Shloka 68
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
यथा हि कदली नान्या त्वक्पत्रान् नाथ दृश्यते एवं विश्वस्य नान्यस् त्वं त्वत्स्थायीश्वर दृश्यते
yathā hi kadalī nānyā tvakpatrān nātha dṛśyate evaṃ viśvasya nānyas tvaṃ tvatsthāyīśvara dṛśyate
ಓ ನಾಥನೇ! ಬಾಳೆಗಿಡವು ಅದರ ಪರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಎಲೆಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಬೇರೆಯಾಗಿ ಕಾಣದಿರುವಂತೆ, ಈ ಜಗತ್ತು ನಿನ್ನಿಂದ ಬೇರೆಯಾಗಿ ಕಾಣುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅದು ನಿನ್ನಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ನೀನೊಬ್ಬನೇ ಅದರ ಒಡೆಯನಾಗಿ ಕಾಣುತ್ತೀಯೆ.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; voiced as a hymn-like assertion to the Lord)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How the universe is non-separate from the Lord and abides in Him
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: revealing
Concept: As the banana plant is nothing apart from its sheathing layers, the universe is not other than the Lord, for it stands established in Him as its abiding ruler.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Practice seeing all names and forms as resting in the divine presence; reduce egoic separation by offering actions as service to the indwelling Lord.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms apr̥thak-siddhi (inseparable dependence): the world and selves are real modes (prakāra) of the Lord, who remains the sovereign substratum.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It illustrates non-separateness: the universe is not an independent reality apart from Vishnu, but a dependent manifestation resting in Him as its support.
He presents Vishnu as the abiding Īśvara in whom the cosmos stands—everything is perceived through its dependence on the Lord, not as a separate ultimate principle.
Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality and indwelling sovereign: the world’s order, existence, and continuity are grounded in Him alone.