Shloka 11
गर्भ-व्यवस्था, देवकी-गर्भ-स्तुति (गर्भस्तुतिः), जगदन्तर्गत-हरि-प्रतिपादनम्
कामगर्भा तथेच्छा त्वं त्वं तुष्टिस् तोषगर्भिणी मेधा च बोधगर्भासि धैर्यगर्भोद्वहा धृतिः
kāmagarbhā tathecchā tvaṃ tvaṃ tuṣṭis toṣagarbhiṇī medhā ca bodhagarbhāsi dhairyagarbhodvahā dhṛtiḥ
You are desire itself, bearing desire within; you are will, pregnant with resolve. You are contentment, the womb of satisfaction; you are intelligence, bearing awakening within. You are steadfastness, carrying fortitude in your very core; you are endurance, the bearer of patience and strength.
Sage Parasara (addressing the Divine as the inner source of all faculties, within his discourse to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: As Krishna, the Supreme is praised as the ground of inner life—desire, will, contentment, intelligence, steadfastness, and endurance—by which beings act and mature.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Psychological order: harmonizing desire with resolve and endurance under divine sovereignty.
Concept: Even the faculties that seem purely personal—desire, will, intellect, and patience—are divine energies; aligning them with the Lord transforms bondage into devotion.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Offer your desires and decisions as sankalpa to the Lord; practice contentment and endurance as acts of bhakti in daily duties.
Vishishtadvaita: The self’s capacities are real and meaningful yet dependent on the Lord as their inner support (śeṣa-śeṣi relation), fitting Viśiṣṭādvaita’s devotional ontology.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse frames Vishnu as the inner ground of all human faculties—desire, volition, contentment, intelligence, and endurance—showing that even psychological powers ultimately arise from the Supreme.
By attributing these qualities to the Divine directly, Parasara implies that individual virtues and capacities are expressions dependent on Vishnu, who sustains and pervades them as their inner essence.
Vishnu is presented not merely as a deity among others, but as the all-pervading Supreme who contains and empowers every form of knowing, willing, and persevering—supporting core Vaishnava metaphysics.