Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 24
Bali Mahārāja Upholds Truth; Vāmana Reveals the Universal Form and Takes the Two Steps
सन्ध्यां विभोर्वाससि गुह्य ऐक्षत् प्रजापतीञ्जघने आत्ममुख्यान् । नाभ्यां नभ: कुक्षिषु सप्तसिन्धू- नुरुक्रमस्योरसि चर्क्षमालाम् ॥ २४ ॥
sandhyāṁ vibhor vāsasi guhya aikṣat prajāpatīñ jaghane ātma-mukhyān nābhyāṁ nabhaḥ kukṣiṣu sapta-sindhūn urukramasyorasi carkṣa-mālām
Bali Mahārāja sah unter den Gewändern des Herrn, der wunderbare Taten vollbringt, die Abenddämmerung. In Seinen geheimen Teilen sah er die Prajāpatis; im Hüftbereich sah er sich selbst mit seinen vertrauten Gefährten; im Nabel sah er den Himmel, um die Taille die sieben Ozeane und auf der Brust die Sternencluster.
FAQs
This verse states that various cosmic features are seen as parts of the Lord’s universal form—twilight in His garments, Prajāpatis at His hips, the sky from His navel, the seven oceans in His abdomen, and the stars as a garland on His chest.
Guhya is a celestial being mentioned in this section as an observer of the Lord’s universal form; he is described as beholding how cosmic and divine orders (Prajāpatis, heavens, oceans, stars) are situated within the Lord.
It encourages seeing the universe as sacred and dependent on the Supreme—cultivating reverence, reducing ego, and strengthening bhakti by remembering that all cosmic order rests within the Lord.