Shloka 24
मेरु-प्रमाणम्, सप्त-पाताल-वर्णनम्, तथा अनन्त-शेष-तत्त्वम्
गन्धर्वाप्सरसः सिद्धाः किंनरोरगचारणाः नान्तं गुणानां गच्छन्ति तेनानन्तो ऽयम् अव्ययः
gandharvāpsarasaḥ siddhāḥ kiṃnaroragacāraṇāḥ nāntaṃ guṇānāṃ gacchanti tenānanto 'yam avyayaḥ
گندھرو، اپسرائیں، سدھ، کنّروں، ناگ اور چارن—ان میں سے کوئی بھی اُس کی صفات کی انتہا تک نہیں پہنچ سکتا؛ اسی لیے وہ اَننت (لاانتہا) اور اَویَیَ (ناقابلِ زوال) کہلاتا ہے۔
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse defines ‘Ananta’ as the One whose divine qualities have no end—even the highest celestial beings cannot fathom their limit—so infinity is presented as a theological attribute of Vishnu.
Parāśara argues by contrast: if even perfected and heavenly beings cannot reach the end of His guṇas, then the Lord must be limitless and unchanging—hence Ananta (endless) and Avyaya (imperishable).
Vishnu is positioned as the Supreme Reality whose attributes transcend all cosmic hierarchies, supporting a Vaishnava view where God is not an abstract void but the imperishable Lord known through infinite auspicious qualities.