Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 33
Viśvarūpa’s Death, Vṛtrāsura’s Manifestation, and the Devas’ Surrender to Nārāyaṇa
ॐ नमस्तेऽस्तु भगवन्नारायण वासुदेवादिपुरुष महापुरुष महानुभाव परममङ्गल परमकल्याण परमकारुणिक केवल जगदाधार लोकैकनाथ सर्वेश्वर लक्ष्मीनाथ परमहंसपरिव्राजकै: परमेणात्मयोगसमाधिना परिभावितपरिस्फुटपारमहंस्यधर्मेणोद्घाटिततम:कपाट द्वारे चित्तेऽपावृत आत्मलोके स्वयमुपलब्धनिजसुखानुभवो भवान् ॥ ३३ ॥
oṁ namas te ’stu bhagavan nārāyaṇa vāsudevādi-puruṣa mahā-puruṣa mahānubhāva parama-maṅgala parama-kalyāṇa parama-kāruṇika kevala jagad-ādhāra lokaika-nātha sarveśvara lakṣmī-nātha paramahaṁsa-parivrājakaiḥ parameṇātma-yoga-samādhinā paribhāvita-parisphuṭa-pāramahaṁsya-dharmeṇodghāṭita-tamaḥ-kapāṭa-dvāre citte ’pāvṛta ātma-loke svayam upalabdha-nija-sukhānubhavo bhavān.
O Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, Vāsudeva, original Person! O Mahāpuruṣa—supreme auspiciousness, supreme welfare, supremely merciful! You are the sole support of the universe, the one Lord of all worlds, the master of all, and the consort of Lakṣmī. The foremost paramahaṁsa sannyāsīs, absorbed in the samādhi of bhakti-yoga, realize Your personal form within the purified heart; when the darkness there is fully dispelled, You reveal Yourself, and the transcendental bliss they taste is Your own divine form. Therefore we offer You our reverent obeisances.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead has numerous transcendental names pertaining to different grades of revelation to various grades of devotees and transcendentalists. When He is realized in His impersonal form He is called the Supreme Brahman, when realized as the Paramātmā He is called antaryāmī, and when He expands Himself in different forms for material creation He is called Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. When He is realized as Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha — the Caturvyūha, who are beyond the three forms of Viṣṇu — He is the Vaikuṇṭha Nārāyaṇa. Above realization of Nārāyaṇa is realization of Baladeva, and above that is realization of Kṛṣṇa. All these realizations are possible when one engages fully in devotional service. The covered core of one’s heart is then completely open to receiving an understanding of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various forms.
FAQs
This verse addresses Nārāyaṇa/Vāsudeva as jagad-ādhāra—the sole foundation and maintainer of all worlds—affirming Him as the ultimate shelter for all beings.
Because Vṛtrāsura is expressing the Bhagavata teaching that the darkness of ignorance in the heart is removed when renounced sages cultivate the highest samādhi and paramahaṁsa-dharma, revealing direct realization of the Lord as self-evident bliss.
Practice steady devotion, introspection, and disciplined meditation; reduce distractions and ego-centered habits so clarity and inner peace can arise, leading to a lived experience of spiritual happiness and guidance.