Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 14
Bharata Mahārāja’s Ideal Kingship and His Transition from Yajña to Exclusive Bhakti at Pulahāśrama
परोरज: सवितुर्जातवेदो देवस्य भर्गो मनसेदं जजान । सुरेतसाद: पुनराविश्य चष्टे हंसं गृध्राणं नृषद्रिङ्गिरामिम: ॥ १४ ॥
paro-rajaḥ savitur jāta-vedo devasya bhargo manasedaṁ jajāna suretasādaḥ punar āviśya caṣṭe haṁsaṁ gṛdhrāṇaṁ nṛṣad-riṅgirām imaḥ
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated in pure goodness. He illuminates the entire universe and bestows all benedictions upon His devotees. The Lord has created this universe from His own spiritual potency. According to His desire, the Lord entered this universe as the Supersoul, and by virtue of His different potencies He is maintaining all living entities desiring material enjoyment. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who is the giver of intelligence.”
The predominating Deity of the sun is another expansion of Nārāyaṇa, who is illuminating the entire universe. The Lord enters the hearts of all living entities as the Supersoul, and He gives them intelligence and fulfills their material desires. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā. Sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ. “I am sitting in everyone’s heart.” ( Bg. 15.15 )
FAQs
This verse describes divine radiance (bharga) entering the purified heart and enabling one to distinguish the saintly, discerning “hamsa” nature from the greedy, materialistic “vulture” tendency.
While narrating Bharata’s inner purification, Śukadeva uses the imagery of Savitṛ’s supreme effulgence to indicate illuminating spiritual knowledge that arises in the mind and then firmly manifests in the cleansed heart.
Cultivate purity through bhakti practices (hearing, chanting, remembrance) so that clear discernment naturally arises—helping you choose saintly association and values over exploitative, distraction-driven habits.