Shloka 34
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
यस्यावतारा ज्ञायन्ते शरीरेष्वशरीरिण: । तैस्तैरतुल्यातिशयैर्वीर्यैर्देहिष्वसङ्गतै: ॥ ३४ ॥ स भवान्सर्वलोकस्य भवाय विभवाय च । अवतीर्णोंऽशभागेन साम्प्रतं पतिराशिषाम् ॥ ३५ ॥
yasyāvatārā jñāyante śarīreṣv aśarīriṇaḥ tais tair atulyātiśayair vīryair dehiṣv asaṅgataiḥ
وإن ظهرت تجسّداتُك في أبدانٍ كالسّمك والسلحفاة والخنزير البري، فأنتَ مع ذلك متعالٍ عن الجسد المادّي؛ ويُعرَفُ شأنُك ببطولاتٍ وقوّةٍ لا نظير لها، يعجز عنها المخلوق العادي. أنتَ نفسُك قد نزلتَ الآن لخيرِ جميع العوالم ولإظهارِ مجدِك، يا سيّدَ البركات.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.7-8):
FAQs
This verse says the Lord’s descents are known by their incomparable, extraordinary divine powers, which remain unattached even while appearing in embodied forms.
They praise Him as the Supreme beyond material embodiment, who can still manifest within the world through avatāras without becoming materially bound.
It encourages discernment: judge spiritual authenticity by transformative, selfless, unattached qualities—not by external display or mere claims.