Shloka 10
Bhīṣmadeva’s Passing Away in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
कृष्णं च तत्प्रभावज्ञ आसीनं जगदीश्वरम् । हृदिस्थं पूजयामास माययोपात्तविग्रहम् ॥ १० ॥
kṛṣṇaṁ ca tat-prabhāva-jña āsīnaṁ jagad-īśvaram hṛdi-sthaṁ pūjayām āsa māyayopātta-vigraham
Bhīṣmadeva, der Seine Herrlichkeit kannte, verehrte Śrī Kṛṣṇa, den Herrn des Universums, der in jedermanns Herzen weilt und doch durch Seine innere Potenz Seine transzendente Gestalt offenbart, als Er vor ihm saß.
The Lord’s omnipotency is displayed by His simultaneous presence in every place. He is present always in His eternal abode Goloka Vṛndāvana, and still He is present in everyone’s heart and even within every invisible atom. When He manifests His eternal transcendental form in the material world, He does so by His internal potency. The external potency, or the material energy, has nothing to do with His eternal form. All these truths were known to Śrī Bhīṣmadeva, who worshiped Him accordingly.
FAQs
This verse states that Kṛṣṇa is hṛdi-stha—present within the heart as the indwelling Lord—yet He can also be seen and worshiped directly.
Because Bhīṣma fully understood Kṛṣṇa’s supreme power and identity as Jagadīśvara, and therefore offered worship to Him as he lay on the bed of arrows in the Lord’s presence.
It supports sincere worship of the Lord’s personal form (such as in deity worship and prayer), understanding that the divine form is not material but mercifully manifested for devotion.