Shloka 27
Nāga–Nāgabhāryā Saṃvāda: Varṇa-Dharma, Gṛhastha-Discipline, and Mokṣa-Self-Inquiry
Mahābhārata 12.347
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा विष्णुमेव यजन्ति ते । अन्तर्गत: स भगवान् सर्वसत्त्वशरीरग:
karmaṇā manasā vācā viṣṇum eva yajanti te | antargataḥ sa bhagavān sarvasattvaśarīragaḥ ||
那罗陀说道：以行为、以心念、以言语而行礼拜者，实则唯在礼拜毗湿奴。因为那位吉祥的主宰内住其中，作为一切有情身中的内在之我而存在。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
True worship is not limited to ritual; honoring beings and duties with mind, speech, and action is ultimately worship of Viṣṇu, because the Lord dwells as the inner Self in all creatures.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Nārada explains a unifying vision of devotion: acts of reverence directed toward socially and spiritually significant recipients (devas, ancestors, teachers, guests, mother, etc.) reach Viṣṇu, who is present within all as the indweller.