Shloka 22
प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः
The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu
शृणु मैत्रेय गोविन्दं यथापूर्वं प्रचेतसः तुष्टुवुस् तन्मयीभूताः समुद्रसलिलेशयाः
śṛṇu maitreya govindaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ pracetasaḥ tuṣṭuvus tanmayībhūtāḥ samudrasalileśayāḥ
शृणु मैत्रेय, यथापूर्वं प्रचेतसो गोविन्दं तुष्टुवुः। तन्मयीभूताः समुद्रसलिलेशयाः॥
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
FAQs
It presents the Pracetas as ideal devotees whose austerity culminates in direct praise of Vishnu, showing that divine realization and cosmic harmony are grounded in devotion to Govinda.
By describing the Pracetas as 'tanmayībhūtāḥ,' Parāśara frames their hymn as arising from single-pointed immersion in Vishnu, where praise flows from sustained contemplation rather than mere ritual.
Govinda is depicted as the supreme focus of sages’ praise—an ultimate reality and sovereign Lord—toward whom devotion leads to inner union and the right ordering of life and creation.