Shloka 61
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
यथा समस्तभूतेषु नभो ऽग्निः पृथिवी जलम् वायुश् चात्मा तथैवासौ व्याप्य सर्वम् अवस्थितः
yathā samastabhūteṣu nabho 'gniḥ pṛthivī jalam vāyuś cātmā tathaivāsau vyāpya sarvam avasthitaḥ
Assim como em todos os seres residem o espaço, o fogo, a terra, a água e o vento como seu fundamento interior, assim também Vishnu permeia tudo e permanece estabelecido em tudo.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
They serve as an analogy: as the elements are present throughout embodied existence, Vishnu is present in and through all things as their sustaining inner reality.
By describing Vishnu as vyāpaka—one who pervades all—Parāśara frames the cosmos as filled with the Lord, who abides within everything rather than remaining distant from creation.
The verse affirms Vishnu as the Supreme Principle who is both transcendent and immanent—present as the inner Self of all beings and the ground of cosmic order.