Shloka 76
आत्यन्तिक-लयहेतुः: तापत्रय-विवेचनम् तथा ‘भगवान्/वासुदेव’ शब्दार्थः
Threefold Suffering and the Path to Final Liberation; Meaning of Bhagavān and Vāsudeva
एवम् एष महाशब्दो भगवान् इति सत्तम परमब्रह्मभूतस्य वासुदेवस्य नान्यगः
evam eṣa mahāśabdo bhagavān iti sattama paramabrahmabhūtasya vāsudevasya nānyagaḥ
اے سَتّم! “بھگوان” کا یہ عظیم لقب صرف واسودیو ہی کے لیے ہے جو پرم برہمن کی حقیقت ہے؛ کسی اور کے لیے نہیں۔
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
Here it is presented as a “mahāśabda” (supreme designation) reserved for Vāsudeva, indicating the unique fullness of divine excellence and supreme lordship.
Parāśara identifies Vāsudeva as “paramabrahmabhūta”—the one whose very being is the Supreme Brahman—thereby grounding theology in the claim that Vishnu is the highest metaphysical principle.
The verse asserts Vishnu (as Vāsudeva) as the singular Supreme Lord, supporting a Vaishnava framework where ultimate reality and divine sovereignty culminate in him alone.