Shloka 50

Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions

Devanagari script

एवं ह्यनादिनिधनो भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: । कल्पे कल्पे स्वमात्मानं व्यूह्य लोकानवत्यज: ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ hy anādi-nidhano bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ kalpe kalpe svam ātmānaṁ vyūhya lokān avaty ajaḥ

Translation

So entfaltet der Bhagavān Hari, der höchste Herr, ohne Anfang und ohne Ende, ungeboren, in jedem Kalpa Seine persönlichen Erscheinungsformen, um alle Welten zu schützen.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ (emphasis/indeed)

• अनादिनिधनः: beginningless and endless
• अनादिनिधनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि + निधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of bhagavān); द्वन्द्व (itaretara): अनादिः च निधनः च (beginningless and endless)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समनाधिकरण (apposition to bhagavān)

• ईश्वरः: the Lord, ruler
• ईश्वरः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समनाधिकरण (apposition)

• कल्पे: in a kalpa
• कल्पे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कल्पे: (in) each kalpa
• कल्पे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (repetition: ‘kalpe kalpe’ = in every kalpa)

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of ātmānam)

• आत्मानम्: self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of vyūhya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यूह्य: having arranged/expanded
• व्यूह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यूह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having arranged/emanated’

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अवति: protects
• अवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अजः: the unborn
• अजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समनाधिकरण (apposition to bhagavān)

Purport

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Twelfth Canto, Eleventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa.”

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Bhagavān
• Īśvara

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord being without beginning and end?

This verse states that Bhagavān Hari is anādi-nidhana—eternal, with no origin or termination—yet He actively maintains creation by His own divine arrangement.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe the Lord as unborn yet protecting the worlds?

He emphasizes that the Lord’s guardianship is not forced by karma or birth; though aja (unborn), He voluntarily manifests His expansions in every kalpa to sustain and protect all beings.

Practical application of trusting the Lord’s protection in modern life?

Remembering that Hari continuously protects the worlds can strengthen steadiness in bhakti—encouraging daily prayer, disciplined practice, and calm reliance on divine order during uncertainty.