Shloka 28
नरकासुरवधः, अदीतिकुण्डल-प्रत्यर्पणम्, तथा भारावतरण-लीला
परमात्मा त्वम् आत्मा च भूतात्मा चाव्ययो भवान् यदा तदा स्तुतिर् नास्ति किमर्था ते प्रवर्तते
paramātmā tvam ātmā ca bhūtātmā cāvyayo bhavān yadā tadā stutir nāsti kimarthā te pravartate
ଆପଣ ପରମାତ୍ମା, ଅନ୍ତରାତ୍ମା, ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତରେ ବିରାଜିତ ଭୂତାତ୍ମା—ଅବ୍ୟୟ ପ୍ରଭୁ। ଆପଣ ସଦା ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଓ ଅଭାବହୀନ ହେଲେ, ତେବେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସ୍ତୁତି କେଉଁ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟରେ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହୁଏ?
Maitreya (questioning Sage Parāśara’s exposition by turning to the logic of praising the Supreme)
FAQs
This verse identifies Vishnu as both the transcendent Supreme Self (Paramatman) and the immanent indwelling Self in all beings (Bhutatman), framing devotion within a theology where God pervades and sustains all existence.
The question anticipates Parāśara’s teaching that praise is not to supply anything lacking in God, but to purify and orient the devotee’s mind, establishing remembrance and right understanding of the Lord’s sovereignty.
Vishnu is presented as the imperishable, all-pervading reality—both beyond and within the world—so stuti becomes a devotional and contemplative act aligned with recognizing him as the ultimate ground of self and cosmos.