Shloka 60
वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः
न ह्य् आदिमध्यान्तम् अजस्य यस्य विद्मो वयं सर्वमयस्य धातुः न च स्वरूपं न परं स्वभावं न चैव सारं परमेश्वरस्य
na hy ādimadhyāntam ajasya yasya vidmo vayaṃ sarvamayasya dhātuḥ na ca svarūpaṃ na paraṃ svabhāvaṃ na caiva sāraṃ parameśvarasya
เพราะเรามิอาจรู้ได้แท้จริงถึงเบื้องต้น กลาง และปลายของพระผู้ไม่บังเกิด ผู้เป็นฐานรองรับสรรพสิ่ง ทั้งรูปภาวะ ธรรมชาติอันสูงสุด และแก่นแท้ภายในของพระปรเมศวรก็มิอาจหยั่งถึงได้ครบถ้วน
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The nature of the Supreme (Parameśvara) as beyond full comprehension, even while being the substratum of all.
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: revealing
Concept: The Supreme Unborn is the sustaining ground of all, yet His beginning–middle–end, form, highest nature, and innermost essence are not fully graspable by ordinary cognition.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Hold theological humility: study and contemplate, but temper claims of certainty with reverence and surrender.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as the dhātu (support/ground) of all (immanence) while declaring His nature finally inexhaustible (transcendence), a hallmark of qualified non-dualism.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse stresses Vishnu’s transcendence over time and cosmic processes, establishing Him as the eternal ground of creation rather than a being within creation.
Parāśara states that even the wise cannot fully comprehend the Lord’s true form, highest nature, or essential reality, signaling that scripture guides devotion and understanding but does not exhaust the Infinite.
Vishnu is presented as Parameśvara—unborn, all-pervading, and foundational—supporting later Vishnu Purana teachings where creation and cosmic order proceed from Him while He remains beyond complete definition.