Shloka 188
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
पश्यंतो विष्णुरूपेण जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् । चरंति लीलया पृथ्वद्यंतेऽन्योन्यं मौनमास्थिताः
paśyaṃto viṣṇurūpeṇa jagatsarvaṃ carācaram | caraṃti līlayā pṛthvadyaṃte'nyonyaṃ maunamāsthitāḥ
وہ متحرک و ساکن، سارے جہان کو وشنو ہی کی صورت میں دیکھتے ہیں۔ لیلا کی طرح زمین پر گھومتے پھرتے ہیں، اور زمین کے کناروں تک پہنچ کر بھی آپس میں خاموشی اختیار کیے رہتے ہیں۔
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Concept: Viśvaṃ Viṣṇumayam: the universe as Vishnu’s body; wandering becomes līlā when egoic striving ends; mauna (sacred silence) seals realization.
Application: Practice seeing the divine in ordinary encounters; reduce reactive speech; take short periods of intentional silence while remembering Vishnu; treat travel as mindful pilgrimage.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["ocean hush","wind across cliffs","distant conch","long silence between verses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जगत्सर्वम् = जगत् + सर्वम्; पृथ्वद्यंतेऽन्योन्यं = (पाठानुसार) पृथु + अद्यन्ते + अन्योन्यम्, ‘अद्यन्ते’ पूर्वे ‘ऽ’ सन्धिः; मौनमास्थिताः = मौनम् + आस्थिताः। पाठे ‘पृथ्व’ इत्यादि सम्भवतः मुद्रणदोषः।
FAQs
It teaches a Viṣṇu-centric vision (sarvaṁ viṣṇumayam): seeing all beings and all existence—moving and unmoving—as manifestations of Viṣṇu, which naturally leads to inwardness and silence (mauna).
“Līlā” suggests effortless, unattached movement through the world—action without grasping—arising from a transformed perception where the whole cosmos is divine.
It points to restraint in speech, humility, and contemplative steadiness—practices that support non-harm and clarity when one regards all beings as sacred.