Shloka 5
Śravaṇa-Mahātmya: The Śravaṇas, Cosmic Testimony, and the Paths of the Puruṣārthas
एकीभूतं यदा सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् / क्षीरोदसागरे पूर्वं मयि सुप्ते जगत्पतौ
ekībhūtaṃ yadā sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam / kṣīrodasāgare pūrvaṃ mayi supte jagatpatau
Tatkala seluruh alam—yang tidak bergerak dan yang bergerak—menjadi satu kesatuan tanpa perbezaan, pada zaman dahulu di Lautan Susu, ketika Aku, Tuhan penguasa dunia, berbaring dalam tidur yoga.
Lord Vishnu
Concept: At pralaya, nāma-rūpa resolves into undifferentiated unity; Īśvara remains as the ground in yogic repose.
Vedantic Theme: Avyakta/undifferentiated state; Brahman/Īśvara as adhishṭhāna of manifestation; cyclic cosmology (sṛṣṭi-sthiti-laya).
Application: Contemplate impermanence of forms and cultivate inner stillness; use meditation on dissolution to reduce attachment and fear.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic ocean
Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmology passages describing pralaya and Viṣṇu’s yoganidrā preceding creation
FAQs
This verse frames the teaching by recalling pralaya, when all beings merge into one state and Vishnu rests in yoga-nidra—showing that creation and dissolution are governed by divine order.
By pointing to the universe’s return to unity during pralaya, it implies that individual states (including embodied life and post-death conditions) are temporary phases within a larger cosmic cycle overseen by Vishnu.
Contemplate impermanence and live dharmically: recognizing that all forms dissolve encourages ethical conduct, detachment, and sincere spiritual practice alongside any traditional rites.