Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 48
Prahlāda’s Prayers Pacify Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
Prahlāda-stuti and the Lord’s Benediction Offer
त्वं वायुरग्निरवनिर्वियदम्बु मात्रा: प्राणेन्द्रियाणि हृदयं चिदनुग्रहश्च । सर्वं त्वमेव सगुणो विगुणश्च भूमन् नान्यत् त्वदस्त्यपि मनोवचसा निरुक्तम् ॥ ४८ ॥
tvaṁ vāyur agnir avanir viyad ambu mātrāḥ prāṇendriyāṇi hṛdayaṁ cid anugrahaś ca sarvaṁ tvam eva saguṇo viguṇaś ca bhūman nānyat tvad asty api mano-vacasā niruktam
يا ربّنا الأعلى، أنتَ حقًّا الهواءُ والنارُ والأرضُ والسماءُ والماء. وأنتَ موضوعاتُ الحواسّ، وأنفاسُ الحياة (برانا)، والحواسّ، والعقلُ والقلبُ والوعيُ والأنا الكاذبة. يا واسعَ الوجود، اللطيفُ والكثيفُ كلُّه أنت؛ وما يعبّر عنه الذهنُ أو اللسانُ فليس غيرَك.
This is the all-pervasive conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which explains how He spreads everywhere and anywhere. Sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: everything is Brahman — the Supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa. Nothing exists without Him. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.4) :
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord pervades everything as the basis of all elements and faculties (saguṇa), yet He also remains beyond material qualities altogether (viguṇa/nirguṇa).
After Nṛsiṁhadeva protected him and destroyed Hiraṇyakaśipu, Prahlāda offers prayers describing the Lord as the all-pervading reality—nothing exists separate from Him, even within thought or speech.
Practice seeing the Lord’s presence behind all experiences—body, mind, and nature—while remembering He is still greater than what you can control or define; this nurtures humility, steadiness, and devotion.