Shloka 66
वासुदेवस्वरूपनिरूपणं—सर्गक्रमश्च
Vāsudeva’s Nature and the Ordered Process of Creation
स्रष्टा सृजति चात्मानं विष्णुः पाल्यं च पाति च उपसंहरते चान्ते संहर्ता च स्वयं प्रभुः
sraṣṭā sṛjati cātmānaṃ viṣṇuḥ pālyaṃ ca pāti ca upasaṃharate cānte saṃhartā ca svayaṃ prabhuḥ
ਸ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਿਕਰਤਾ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਜਗਤ-ਰੂਪ ਕਰਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਪਾਲਕ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਲਣਯੋਗ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਹਾਰਕ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੀਨ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ—ਉਹੀ ਸਵੈੰ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਹੈ।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse identifies Vishnu as the single supreme reality who performs all three cosmic functions—bringing forth the world, sustaining it, and finally reabsorbing it—showing that the universe depends on Him at every stage.
By saying Vishnu “creates Himself” as the cosmos and later “withdraws” it, Parāśara frames manifestation as Vishnu’s self-expression while maintaining His sovereignty as the one who remains beyond and above the cycles.
Vishnu is presented as svayaṁ prabhuḥ—the independent Lord—supporting Vaishnava philosophy that the Supreme is personal, all-governing, and the ultimate cause of sṛṣṭi, sthiti, and pralaya.