Shloka 21
वासुदेवस्वरूपनिरूपणं—सर्गक्रमश्च
Vāsudeva’s Nature and the Ordered Process of Creation
त्रिगुणं तज् जगद्योनिर् अनादिप्रभवाव्ययम् तेनाग्रे सर्वम् एवासीद् व्याप्तं वै प्रलयाद् अनु
triguṇaṃ taj jagadyonir anādiprabhavāvyayam tenāgre sarvam evāsīd vyāptaṃ vai pralayād anu
त्रिगुणात्मकं तज्जगद्योनिरनादिप्रभवाव्ययम्। तेनाग्रे सर्वमेवासीत् व्याप्तं वै प्रलयानु॥
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse presents the Supreme as associated with the three guṇas, indicating that the manifested cosmos and its qualities arise through these modes, while the Supreme remains the ultimate source and controller.
He states that after pralaya, all existence is found pervaded by the same imperishable source—implying continuity of the Supreme presence even when the cosmos is unmanifest.
Vishnu is affirmed as beginningless, imperishable, and all-pervading—the womb of the universe—supporting a theistic metaphysics where the Supreme is both transcendent and immanent in cosmic processes.