Shloka 30
Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude
सूक्ष्मेण रूपेण च कारणं स्यात् तर्हि प्रपञ्चस्य च कारणं वद / अविद्याया वशतो विष्णुरेव नानारूपैर्दृश्यते विष्णुरेव
sūkṣmeṇa rūpeṇa ca kāraṇaṃ syāt tarhi prapañcasya ca kāraṇaṃ vada / avidyāyā vaśato viṣṇureva nānārūpairdṛśyate viṣṇureva
หากเหตุมีอยู่ในรูปอันละเอียด ก็จงบอกเหตุของจักรวาลที่ปรากฏเถิด ภายใต้อำนาจแห่งอวิทยา พระวิษณุเท่านั้นที่ถูกเห็นเป็นรูปนานา—แท้จริงคือพระวิษณุเท่านั้น।
Garuda (Vinata-putra), questioning Lord Vishnu
Concept: The manifested universe’s apparent plurality is a perception under avidyā; ultimately Vishnu alone appears as many forms.
Vedantic Theme: Non-duality/abheda tendency: nāmarūpa-bheda as avidyā-kṛta; Brahman/Vishnu as the sole reality underlying appearances.
Application: Practice discernment: when overwhelmed by multiplicity, recollect the underlying unity; reduce reactivity by seeing forms as expressions of one sustaining reality.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.31-32 (avidyā destroyed by śāstra-jñāna; ignorance cannot belong to Hari)
FAQs
The verse states that multiplicity is perceived due to avidya; when ignorance dominates, the one reality (Vishnu) appears as many names and forms.
It points to a subtle causal basis and concludes that the apparent universe is not separate—Vishnu alone is the underlying cause and the reality appearing as the world.
Practice seeing unity behind differences—reduce ego-driven division, cultivate devotion and discernment, and respond ethically by remembering the same divine reality pervades all beings.