Shloka 41
Viśvarūpa’s Death, Vṛtrāsura’s Manifestation, and the Devas’ Surrender to Nārāyaṇa
अस्माकं तावकानां तततत नतानां हरे तव चरणनलिनयुगल ध्यानानुबद्धहृदयनिगडानां स्वलिङ्गविवरणेनात्मसात्कृतानामनुकम्पानुरञ्जितविशदरुचिरशिशिरस्मितावलोकेन विगलित मधुरमुख रसामृत कलया चान्तस्तापमनघार्हसि शमयितुम् ॥ ४१ ॥
asmākaṁ tāvakānāṁ tatatata natānāṁ hare tava caraṇa-nalina-yugala-dhyānānubaddha-hṛdaya-nigaḍānāṁ sva-liṅga-vivaraṇenātmasāt-kṛtānām anukampānurañjita-viśada-rucira-śiśira-smitāvalokena vigalita-madhura-mukha-rasāmṛta-kalayā cāntas tāpam anaghārhasi śamayitum.
O Hari! Wir sind Dir ergeben an Deinen Lotosfüßen; unsere Herzen sind durch Ketten der Liebe an die Meditation Deiner Füße gebunden. Offenbare Deine Inkarnation und nimm uns als Deine ewigen Diener an. Mit Deinem mitleidsvollen, kühlen und klaren Blick, geschmückt mit einem sanften Lächeln, und mit den nektargleichen Worten aus Deinem schönen Antlitz, stille die innere Glut, die Vṛtrāsura in uns entfacht.
Lord Brahmā is considered the father of the demigods, but Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Viṣṇu, is the father of Brahmā because Brahmā took birth from the lotus flower growing from the Lord’s abdomen.
FAQs
This verse says Hari’s compassionate, cooling glance and the nectar-like sweetness of His smiling presence can pacify the devotee’s inner burning (antaḥ-tāpa) and bring relief to the heart.
In the Vṛtrāsura episode, Indra is distressed and seeks divine shelter; he acknowledges that only Hari’s revealed form, mercy, and soothing glance can calm the fear, guilt, and anguish troubling him.
Regularly remember and contemplate the Lord’s lotus feet (through japa, kīrtana, and prayer), and consciously seek a compassionate outlook—this steadies the mind and reduces inner agitation.