Shloka 31
वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation
जयेश्वराणां परमेश केशव प्रभो गदाशङ्खधरासिचक्रधृक् प्रसूतिनाशस्थितिहेतुर् ईश्वरस् त्वम् एव नान्यत् परमं च यत् पदम्
jayeśvarāṇāṃ parameśa keśava prabho gadāśaṅkhadharāsicakradhṛk prasūtināśasthitihetur īśvaras tvam eva nānyat paramaṃ ca yat padam
வெற்றி உமக்கே—ஈசவர்களுக்கும் ஈசனாய், பரமேசனாய், கேசவா! கதா, சங்கம், வாள், சக்கரம் தாங்கும் ஆண்டவனே! படைப்பு, அழிவு, நிலைபேறு ஆகியவற்றின் காரணமான ஈசன் நீயே; உம்மைத் தவிர வேறு பரமம் இல்லை. அதுவே உமது பரமபதம்।
Sage Parāśara (instructing Maitreya; voiced as a stuti/hymn within the discourse)
FAQs
This verse identifies Vishnu as the ultimate sovereign principle behind the entire cosmic cycle—origination, continuance, and dissolution—placing all powers under His supremacy.
Through devotional and philosophical praise, Parāśara presents Vishnu (Keśava) as the one Lord beyond whom nothing exists, and as the “parama padam,” the final refuge and goal.
The weapons function as a theological marker of divine sovereignty—Vishnu is not only transcendent as the highest abode, but also the active ruler who sustains order and removes disorder in the cosmos.