सोमचक्रः, ग्रह-रथाः, ध्रुवबन्धनं, शिशुमारसंनिवेशः, विष्णु-सर्वात्मकता
Moon, Planets, Dhruva-Tethering, Śiśumāra, and Vishnu as All
सद्भाव एषो भवतो मयोक्तो ज्ञानं यथा सत्यम् असत्यम् अन्यत् एतत् तु यत् संव्यवहारभूतं तत्रापि चोक्तं भुवनाश्रितं ते
sadbhāva eṣo bhavato mayokto jñānaṃ yathā satyam asatyam anyat etat tu yat saṃvyavahārabhūtaṃ tatrāpi coktaṃ bhuvanāśritaṃ te
Như vậy, ta đã giải thích cho con nguyên lý của thực tại chân chính: rằng chỉ có tri kiến là thực, và bất cứ điều gì khác ngoài nó là hư ảo. Tuy nhiên, giao dịch thế gian này—phạm vi trải nghiệm thông thường này—cũng đã được (các bậc hiền triết) nói đến như là có cơ sở trong vũ trụ trật tự; và vì vậy, ngay cả ở đó, một thực tại phụ thuộc cũng được thừa nhận để con hiểu.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How ‘knowledge alone is real’ relates to ordinary worldly transaction (saṃvyavahāra) and the ordered universe as its basis.
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: nuanced, reconciling
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: Pure knowledge is ultimately real, yet the domain of worldly dealings has a dependent, ordered reality grounded in the cosmos and its governing principle.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Hold a ‘two-level’ perspective: act responsibly within the world while remembering its dependence on the Supreme and its non-ultimate status.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms dependent reality (paratantra-sattā) of the world—aligning with Vishishtadvaita’s satya-jagat doctrine where the universe is real as the Lord’s mode, not an absolute illusion.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
This verse frames true reality as rooted in authentic knowledge, while treating what is “other than that” as ultimately unreal—guiding readers to discriminate ultimate truth from appearances.
He concedes that everyday transactions function in practice, but describes them as dependent—grounded in the cosmic order (bhuvana)—rather than being absolute reality.
Even when the verse speaks in philosophical terms, the Vishnu Purana’s broader framework treats ultimate reality and cosmic order as sustained by the Supreme—Vishnu—so empirical life is meaningful yet subordinate to the highest truth.