Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 26
Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son
Prelude to Vāmana
नमस्ते पृश्निगर्भाय वेदगर्भाय वेधसे । त्रिनाभाय त्रिपृष्ठाय शिपिविष्टाय विष्णवे ॥ २६ ॥
namas te pṛśni-garbhāya veda-garbhāya vedhase tri-nābhāya tri-pṛṣṭhāya śipi-viṣṭāya viṣṇave
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, the all-pervading Lord Viṣṇu, who have entered the cores of the hearts of all living entities. All the three worlds reside within Your navel, yet You are above the three worlds. Formerly You appeared as the son of Pṛśni. To You, the supreme creator, who are understood only through Vedic knowledge, I offer my respectful obeisances.
FAQs
This verse models bhakti through reverent stuti—Aditi addresses Viṣṇu by His divine names and cosmic attributes, expressing surrender to the Lord as the source of the Vedas and the all-pervading protector.
Aditi glorifies Viṣṇu’s transcendence and immanence: as Trivikrama He measures the worlds, and as śipiviṣṭa He pervades and enters all beings—invoking the Lord’s power to intervene in the Devas’ crisis.
Remember the Divine through meaningful names and qualities, and cultivate trust that the Supreme both transcends the world and supports it from within—turning anxiety into prayerful dependence and steadiness.