Shloka 45
Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude
अनन्तांशैः संयुतत्वेपि तांश्च निरंशिनो भ्रान्तिदृष्ट्या वदन्ति / तस्मात्परा (रमा) णोः परमाणुत्वमस्ति तदंशानां विनतागर्भजात
anantāṃśaiḥ saṃyutatvepi tāṃśca niraṃśino bhrāntidṛṣṭyā vadanti / tasmātparā (ramā) ṇoḥ paramāṇutvamasti tadaṃśānāṃ vinatāgarbhajāta
แม้จะประกอบด้วยส่วนย่อยนับไม่ถ้วน ผู้คนด้วยทัศนะอันหลงผิดกลับกล่าวว่าสิ่งนั้นไร้ส่วนย่อย ดังนั้น โอ้ผู้กำเนิดจากครรภ์วินตา (ครุฑ) แม้สิ่งที่ละเอียดกว่าละเอียดก็ยังมีสภาวะเป็นปรมาณู และส่วนย่อยของมันก็ละเอียดล้ำยิ่ง
Lord Vishnu
Concept: What is taken as ‘partless’ is often a product of deluded perception; even the subtlest admits conceptual ‘atomicity’ and finer sub-parts in analysis.
Vedantic Theme: Epistemic humility: perception and conceptualization can mislead; ultimate reality is not exhausted by simplistic ‘partless’ assertions.
Application: Examine assumptions behind ‘indivisible’ claims—whether in philosophy, science, or personal beliefs; cultivate pramāṇa-awareness (limits of perception/inference).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.3.44 (atomism mentioned); Garuda Purana 3.3.46-47 (Hari present in each being; aṇor aṇīyān/mahato mahīyān)
FAQs
This verse uses ‘paramāṇutva’ to emphasize that the subtlest principles are extremely minute and not grasped correctly by ordinary perception, which leads to mistaken claims of “partlessness.”
By stressing extreme subtlety, the verse supports the idea that subtle realities (like the soul’s subtle condition) cannot be judged by gross sensory perception, which often misreads them as having no parts or structure.
Cultivate humility in metaphysical claims: rely on disciplined study and practice rather than sense-based assumptions when reflecting on the soul, karma, and unseen realities.