Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 10
The Killing of Keśī and Vyomāsura; Nārada’s Prophetic Praise of Kṛṣṇa
कृष्ण कृष्णाप्रमेयात्मन् योगेश जगदीश्वर । वासुदेवाखिलावास सात्वतां प्रवर प्रभो ॥ १० ॥ त्वमात्मा सर्वभूतानामेको ज्योतिरिवैधसाम् । गूढो गुहाशय: साक्षी महापुरुष ईश्वर: ॥ ११ ॥
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇāprameyātman yogeśa jagad-īśvara vāsudevākhilāvāsa sātvatāṁ pravara prabho
[Nārada Muni said:] O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, unlimited Lord, source of all mystic power, Lord of the universe! O Vāsudeva, shelter of all beings and best of the Yadus! O master, You are the Supreme Soul of all created beings, sitting unseen within the cave of the heart like the fire dormant within kindling wood. You are the witness within everyone, the Supreme Personality and the ultimate controlling Deity.
FAQs
This verse directly addresses Kṛṣṇa as “jagadīśvara,” affirming that the cowherd boy of Vraja is also the supreme ruler of the cosmos.
They praise Him with His divine name “Vāsudeva,” recognizing Him as the all-pervading shelter of everything, even while He appears intimately among them in Vraja.
It nurtures steadiness in devotion: in fear or uncertainty, one can remember the Lord as the ultimate refuge and offer prayers with trust rather than panic.