Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 12
Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths
तुभ्यं नमस्ते त्वविषक्तदृष्टये सर्वात्मने सर्वधियां च साक्षिणे । गुणप्रवाहोऽयमविद्यया कृत: प्रवर्तते देवनृतिर्यगात्मसु ॥ १२ ॥
tubhyaṁ namas te tv aviṣakta-dṛṣṭaye sarvātmane sarva-dhiyāṁ ca sākṣiṇe guṇa-pravāho ’yam avidyayā kṛtaḥ pravartate deva-nṛ-tiryag-ātmasu
I offer My obeisances to You, who as the Supreme Soul of all beings witness everyone’s consciousness with unbiased vision. The current of Your material modes, produced by the force of ignorance, flows strongly among the living beings who assume identities as demigods, humans and animals.
FAQs
This verse declares Krishna as the witness of all minds and the Soul of all beings—fully aware of every thought yet never entangled by them.
In the mood of humility and devotion, Uddhava glorifies Krishna’s transcendence—unattached, all-pervading, and the inner witness—while acknowledging how ignorance drives conditioned life through the guṇas.
Recognize moods and habits as movements of the guṇas rather than the true self, and cultivate devotion and inner detachment by remembering the Lord as the steady witness within.