Shloka 22
Prahlāda Instructs the Sons of Demons: Begin Bhakti from Childhood; Household Attachment as Bondage; Nārāyaṇa as the All-Pervading Supersoul
परावरेषु भूतेषु ब्रह्मान्तस्थावरादिषु । भौतिकेषु विकारेषु भूतेष्वथ महत्सु च ॥ २० ॥ गुणेषु गुणसाम्ये च गुणव्यतिकरे तथा । एक एव परो ह्यात्मा भगवानीश्वरोऽव्यय: ॥ २१ ॥ प्रत्यगात्मस्वरूपेण दृश्यरूपेण च स्वयम् । व्याप्यव्यापकनिर्देश्यो ह्यनिर्देश्योऽविकल्पित: ॥ २२ ॥ केवलानुभवानन्दस्वरूप: परमेश्वर: । माययान्तर्हितैश्वर्य ईयते गुणसर्गया ॥ २३ ॥
parāvareṣu bhūteṣu brahmānta-sthāvarādiṣu bhautikeṣu vikāreṣu bhūteṣv atha mahatsu ca
तो स्वतः अंतःस्थित प्रत्यगात्मा रूपाने आणि दृश्य जगत् रूपानेही प्रकटतो; ‘व्याप्य’ व ‘व्यापक’ असे म्हणतात, तरी तो खरेतर अवर्णनीय, निर्विकल्प, अविकारी व अखंड आहे.
Not only is the Supreme Personality of Godhead present as the Supersoul of all living entities; at the same time, He pervades everything in the entire creation. He exists in all circumstances and at all times. He exists in the heart of Lord Brahmā and also in the cores of the hearts of the hogs, dogs, trees, plants and so on. He is present everywhere. He is present not only in the heart of the living entity, but also in material things, even in the atoms, protons and electrons being explored by material scientists.
FAQs
Prahlada explains that the Supreme is present within all beings—from Brahmā to immovable life—and within all material elements and transformations, including the mahat-tattva.
Because his classmates were being trained in demoniac values, Prahlada taught them devotional and philosophical truth: the Lord is the inner reality pervading all existence, worthy of remembrance and worship.
It encourages humility, nonviolence, respect for all life, and steady devotion—treating every encounter as connected to the Lord’s presence.