नरक-निर्णयः, पाप-कर्म-फल-व्यवस्था, प्रायश्चित्त-क्रमः, तथा हरि-स्मरण-परमत्वम्
वासुदेवे मनो यस्य जपहोमार्चनादिषु तस्यान्तरायो मैत्रेय देवेन्द्रत्वादिकं फलम्
vāsudeve mano yasya japahomārcanādiṣu tasyāntarāyo maitreya devendratvādikaṃ phalam
Hỡi Maitreya, với người có tâm an trụ nơi Vāsudeva nhờ tụng niệm, cúng tế lửa và thờ phụng, thì ngay cả quả báo cao tột như địa vị Indra cũng trở thành chướng ngại trên đường ấy.
Sage Parāśara
This verse teaches that even the highest heavenly status is still a temporary karmic reward; for a devotee focused on Vāsudeva, such rewards distract from the supreme goal of liberation and unbroken God-remembrance.
Parāśara presents these practices as effective when they are anchored in single-minded devotion to Vāsudeva; their purpose is not merely merit or heaven, but steadying the mind in the Supreme.
Vishnu (Vāsudeva) is portrayed as the highest end—so complete that even divine sovereignty within the cosmos (like Indra’s post) is secondary and potentially obstructive to the devotee’s ultimate realization.