Shloka 36
Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)
अमूर्तं मूर्तम् अथवा स्थूलं सूक्ष्मतरं स्थितम् तत् सर्वं त्वं जगत्कर्तर् नास्ति किंचित् त्वया विना
amūrtaṃ mūrtam athavā sthūlaṃ sūkṣmataraṃ sthitam tat sarvaṃ tvaṃ jagatkartar nāsti kiṃcit tvayā vinā
ಅಮೂರ್ತವಾಗಿರಲಿ ಮೂರ್ತವಾಗಿರಲಿ; ಸ್ಥೂಲವಾಗಿರಲಿ ಅತಿಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿರಲಿ—ಓ ಜಗತ್ಕರ್ತಾ, ಅದೆಲ್ಲವೂ ನೀನೇ. ನಿನ್ನಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಏನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.
A devotee/praiser addressing Lord Vishnu within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya (stuti context)
FAQs
This verse affirms Vishnu’s transcendence (beyond form) and immanence (present in forms), presenting Him as the one reality who can be approached devotionally while also being the subtlest ground of existence.
In the stuti framework within Parasara’s teaching, the cosmos—gross and subtle—is described as entirely dependent on Vishnu, emphasizing that all entities and states of being exist only through His sustaining presence.
Vishnu is identified as jagat-kartā and the all-inclusive reality: the universe is not independent of Him, reinforcing core Vaishnava metaphysics where the Supreme Lord is both the source and inner support of all.