प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुमयता, विष्णोः दर्शनं, वरदानं, तथा चरितश्रवण-फलम्
यः स्थूलसूक्ष्मः प्रकटप्रकाशो यः सर्वभूतो न च सर्वभूतः विश्वं यतश् चैतद् अविश्वहेतोर् नमो ऽस्तु तस्मै पुरुषोत्तमाय
yaḥ sthūlasūkṣmaḥ prakaṭaprakāśo yaḥ sarvabhūto na ca sarvabhūtaḥ viśvaṃ yataś caitad aviśvahetor namo 'stu tasmai puruṣottamāya
ସେହି ପୁରୁଷୋତ୍ତମଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର—ଯିଏ ସ୍ଥୂଳ ଓ ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମ; ଯାହାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପ୍ରକଟ ଓ ସ୍ୱୟଂଜ୍ୟୋତି। ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତରେ ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ, ତଥାପି କୌଣସି ଭୂତରେ ବନ୍ଧିତ ନୁହେଁ; ଯାହାଠାରୁ ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ବିଶ୍ୱ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ, ଯଦ୍ୟପି ସେ ବିଶ୍ୱାତୀତ କାରଣ।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya, within a hymn of praise to Vishnu)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How the Supreme is both immanent (gross/subtle; pervading beings) and transcendent (cause beyond the universe)
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Creation Stage: Primary
Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda
Concept: The Puruṣottama is simultaneously the gross and subtle, self-luminous, all-pervading yet not limited by beings, and the transcendent cause from whom the universe proceeds.
Vedantic Theme: Atman
Application: Meditate on the Lord as the light of awareness itself and as the sustaining presence in all forms, while remembering His freedom from limitation—supporting both devotion and discernment.
Vishishtadvaita: Balances immanence and transcendence: the universe truly proceeds from Him (real effect), yet He remains ‘aviśva-hetu’—not exhausted by the world, preserving His supremacy.
Vishnu Form: Puruṣottama
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
This verse presents Vishnu as the ground of both manifest matter and subtle principles—He pervades all levels of reality, from tangible forms to imperceptible causes.
Parāśara frames Vishnu as sarva-bhūta (all-pervading) while also “not” a finite entity among entities—affirming divine immanence without reducing the Supreme to the world’s limitations.
“Puruṣottama” identifies Vishnu as the highest Person and ultimate cause—worthy of worship as the transcendent yet present Lord who originates the cosmos.