Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 24
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
द्विजऋषभ स एष ब्रह्मयोनि: स्वयंदृक् स्वमहिमपरिपूर्णो मायया च स्वयैतत् । सृजति हरति पातीत्याख्ययानावृताक्षो विवृत इव निरुक्तस्तत्परैरात्मलभ्य: ॥ २४ ॥
dvija-ṛṣabha sa eṣa brahma-yoniḥ svayaṁ-dṛk sva-mahima-paripūrṇo māyayā ca svayaitat sṛjati harati pātīty ākhyayānāvṛtākṣo vivṛta iva niruktas tat-parair ātma-labhyaḥ
O best of brāhmaṇas, He alone is the self-luminous, original source of the Vedas, perfect and complete in His own glory. By His material energy He creates, destroys and maintains this entire universe. Because He is the performer of various material functions, He is sometimes described as materially divided, yet He always remains transcendentally situated in pure knowledge. Those who are dedicated to Him in devotion can realize Him to be their true Soul.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura recommends that we become humble by practicing the following meditation: “The earth, which is always visible to me, is the expansion of the lotus feet of my Lord, who is always to be meditated upon. All moving and nonmoving living beings have taken shelter of the earth and are thus sheltered at the lotus feet of my Lord. For this reason I should respect every living being and not envy anyone. In fact, all living entities constitute the Kaustubha gem on My Lord’s chest. Therefore I should never envy or deride any living entity.” By practicing this meditation one can achieve success in life.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord is the source of Brahman and is truly realized not merely by description, but by single-minded devotion (tat-paraiḥ), through which He becomes directly attainable within.
Because God can be spoken about through names and explanations, but His direct vision is not obtained by words alone; He is actually known by devotees whose consciousness is fixed on Him.
Move from only intellectual spirituality to steady devotional practice—hearing, chanting, and remembrance—so realization becomes experiential rather than merely conceptual.