Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 44
Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta
भूयस्तत्रापि सोऽद्राक्षीत्स्तूयमानमहीश्वरम् । सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैरसुरैर्नतकन्धरै: ॥ ४४ ॥ सहस्रशिरसं देवं सहस्रफणमौलिनम् । नीलाम्बरं विसश्वेतं शृङ्गै: श्वेतमिव स्थितम् ॥ ४५ ॥
bhūyas tatrāpi so ’drākṣīt stūyamānam ahīśvaram siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvair asurair nata-kandharaiḥ
There Akrūra now saw Ananta Śeṣa, the Lord of the serpents, receiving praise from Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas and demons, who all had their heads bowed. The Personality of Godhead whom Akrūra saw had thousands of heads, thousands of hoods and thousands of helmets. His blue garment and His fair complexion, as white as the filaments of a lotus stem, made Him appear like white Kailāsa Mountain with its many peaks.
FAQs
Ahīśvara refers to Ananta (Śeṣa), the divine serpent-lord, who is glorified by celestial beings and revered even by opponents of the gods.
Because Ananta is a great divine being connected with the Supreme Lord’s cosmic arrangement, so exalted celestial communities naturally offer hymns of praise upon seeing him.
True greatness evokes humility—devotion grows when we learn to honor the divine and the truly saintly, even if our ego resists.