Shloka 39
Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala
बलिरुवाच नमोऽनन्ताय बृहते नम: कृष्णाय वेधसे । साङ्ख्ययोगवितानाय ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने ॥ ३९ ॥
balir uvāca namo ’nantāya bṛhate namaḥ kṛṣṇāya vedhase sāṅkhya-yoga-vitānāya brahmaṇe paramātmane
Bali said: Obeisances to the unlimited Ananta, the greatest of all. And obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the creator of the universe, who manifests as the impersonal Brahman and as the Paramātmā to spread the principles of sāṅkhya and yoga.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī identifies the supreme Ananta named here as Lord Balarāma, from whom expands the divine serpent Ananta Śeṣa. Impersonal Brahman is the source of the texts belonging to the sāṅkhya philosophers, while the personal representation of the Lord known as Paramātmā disseminates the textbooks of yoga.
FAQs
This verse praises Kṛṣṇa as simultaneously Brahman (the Absolute) and Paramātmā (the indwelling Supreme Soul), showing that the same Supreme Person is realized in multiple aspects.
Bali recognizes Kṛṣṇa as the limitless Supreme who pervades everything (Ananta, bṛhat) and as the ultimate ordainer behind creation and cosmic order (vedhā).
Remembering the Lord within all beings supports ethical living, humility, and compassion—treating others with respect while staying accountable to a higher inner witness.