Shloka 6
Nanda’s Captivity by Varuṇa and the Revelation of the Spiritual World
Brahma-hrada
नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने । न यत्र श्रूयते माया लोकसृष्टिविकल्पना ॥ ६ ॥
namas tubhyaṁ bhagavate brahmaṇe paramātmane na yatra śrūyate māyā loka-sṛṣṭi-vikalpanā
Obeisances unto You, O Bhagavān, the Supreme Brahman and Paramātmā. Within You there is not the slightest trace of māyā, which arranges the manifold creation of this world.
The word śrūyate is significant here. Śruti, or Vedic literature, consists of authorized statements made by the Lord Himself or His enlightened representatives. Thus neither the Lord nor recognized spiritual authorities would ever say that within the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, there is the fault of illusion. Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī points out that the word brahmaṇe here indicates the Lord is full in Himself, and that the term paramātmane indicates He is the controller of all living entities.
FAQs
This verse offers direct praise that in the Supreme Lord—identified as Brahman and Paramātmā—māyā is not present; He is the transcendental reality beyond the illusory power that frames worldly creation.
In the context of Krishna’s extraordinary līlā that reveals His divinity, the cowherd men respond with reverent prayers, acknowledging Him as the Supreme Absolute Truth beyond the world-creating māyā.
By remembering that ultimate reality is spiritual and unchanging, one can reduce anxiety over shifting circumstances and cultivate steadiness through bhakti—regular remembrance, prayer, and aligning choices with dharma.