Thread by @DefiledGod

@rapid_rar To understand this clearly, let le translate the concluding lines of that kriti here.

He describes all these forms below:

sirula mimu E alpa buddhi dalacina vAriki alpambakuduvu karimala ninu ghanamani dalacina ghana buddhulaku ghanuDavu+

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Meaning: You are indeed limited in your wealth (vibhUtIs) for those of little intellect; To those of great intellect who think of you as great , you are indeed great.

This shows the focus of krithi is on the *forms* and not *systems of thought*+

Also, if "parabrahma" denoted "Brahman of another system", how can it be "limited" form of Vishnu? It's got to be viShNu himself, or Shiva/Shakti which are already mentioned. It cannot be nirguNa Brahman which doesn't exist. If acknowledged to exist, NB cannot be "limited form".+

Thus, it represents the jIva. Made further clear here,

nIlavana Emi koradE lEdu mari nIru koladi tAmaravu Avala bhAgIrathIgani bhAvulu A kaNamE mArinayaTlu+

Meaning: Because you exist (everywhere), there is no deficiency (in the innerselves of those forms). Just as presence of water allows lotuses to grow in a pond. It is like the water of Ganga springing forth in the wells on its path+

Here he says, though the forms maybe limited, Brahman (viShNu) does not get limited. "neha nAnAsti kincana". Even the form of "viShNu" as shanka-chakradhAri is a limited form in the sense of being clearly defined by size, shape etc. Others are limited as they are jIvAs+

This proves "parabrahma" refers to the jIvAtma. Hope this clarifies.//

If anything, this kriti is mocking those of his times who argued that Lord venkateShvara was Shiva, Skanda, Devi etc. by saying even if he is all those deities they claim, he is still viShNu as their essence! Hence the focus is on the forms only.