Mundaka 6.01
sa vedaitat paramaṁ brahmadhāma yatra viśvaṁ nihitaṁ bhāti śubhram। upāsate puruṣaṁ ye hyakāmāste śukrametadati vartanti dhīrāḥ ॥1॥
He knows this supreme abode of Brahman, where the entire universe is placed and shines in its purity. Those wise and courageous ones who worship the Purusha without desires, they transcend and reach the bright one. Lord Vishnu is addressed as 'śukram' i.e. the bright one, substantiated through a testimonial from the Varaha Purana.
Bhāshya 6.01
The chief abode of Lord Viṣṇu is indeed declared as 'prāṇa' i.e. life-force. The Lord is continuously situated in the breath. The wise are always illuminated by the knowledge through the gateway of breath.
sa ātmajñārcako brahmaṇo dhāma prāṇaṃ veda। yatra viśvaṃ pūrṇaṃ brahma nihitam।
'sa' means He, who worships knowledge of Ātmān, who knows the abode of Brahman as the life-force, where the entire universe is situated in Brahman.
"pradhānaṁ dhāma viṣṇostu prāṇa eva prakīrtitaḥ। upāyairyo vijānīyāt prāṇasthaṁ parameśvaram। tasya prāṇe harirnityamāviṣṭo bhavati dhruvam॥
"The chief abode of Lord Viṣṇu is indeed declared as 'prāṇa' i.e. life-force. Whoever knows the Supreme Lord situated in the life-force, in his life-force Hari always certainly becomes entered.
nityaṁ prāṇasthitasyaiva viṣṇorāveśa eva hi। prāṇadvāreṇa yajjñāna dīpanaṁ jñāninaḥ sadā॥
Indeed, he is continuously situated in the breath, possessed with Lord Vishnu. The wise are always illuminated by the knowledge through the gateway of breath.
sannidhānaṃ yathā prāptāḥ piśācāḥ puruṣeṣvapi। tatra sthitvā'pi bhuñjanta āviśeyuḥ punaśca te॥
The demons, once they arrive in men, even after staying there and enjoying, would have to enter again.
mantrādibhis tathā viṣṇuḥ sadā prāṇasthito'pi san। jñānadīptyādikaṃ kuryāj jñāninaḥ punar eva tu॥"
Thus, Lord Viṣṇu, though always present in the life-breath, through mantras and other means, may once again bestow knowledge and illumination upon the wise."
iti ca॥
- stated thus, as well.
"etacchukraṃ pratyanyadativartante। sarvaṁ tīrtvā hariṁ śukraṁ prativṛttirbhavetpunaḥ। jñāninaḥ sā hi muktiḥ syāt tannaivātyeti kaścana॥"
"This bright one surpasses the other. After crossing everything, one returns to the pure essence of Lord Hari. For the wise, this is indeed liberation; no one surpasses this state."
iti mahāvārāhe।
- stated thus, in the mahāvārāha Purana.
