Shloka 28
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
वैदेह कं शूद्रमुदाहरन्ति द्विजा महाराज श्रुतोपपन्ना: । अहं हि पश्यामि नरेन्द्र देवं विश्वस्य विष्णुं जगत: प्रधानम्
vaideha kaṁ śūdram udāharanti dvijā mahārāja śrutopapannāḥ | ahaṁ hi paśyāmi narendra devaṁ viśvasya viṣṇuṁ jagataḥ pradhānam ||
波罗舍罗说道：“噢，毗提诃之王！通晓圣学、依凭经典权威的再生者称首陀罗可比于生主（Prajāpati），因为他以服事之业支撑并维系整个共同体。然而，噢，人中之君！我却见他为宇宙之毗湿奴——世间最上之守护者——因为护持与维养之业本是毗湿奴自身之业；他履行这维系众生的职责，便以行动礼敬哈利（Hari），并由此得至于祂。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates sustaining service (pālana through paricaryā) as a sacred act: when one supports society through one’s duty, that action itself becomes worship of Viṣṇu/Hari, and the doer is to be regarded with divine dignity rather than social contempt.
Parāśara addresses the Videha king, reporting how learned dvijas traditionally compare the Śūdra to Prajāpati because he supports the people through service; Parāśara then intensifies the valuation by declaring that he sees such a sustainer as Viṣṇu, the world’s foremost protector.