Shloka 71
कालियदमना: यमुनाशुद्धिः, करुणा-निग्रहः, स्तुति-तत्त्वम्
यथाहं भवता सृष्टो जात्या रूपेण चेश्वर स्वभावेन च संयुक्तस् तथेदं चेष्टितं मया
yathāhaṃ bhavatā sṛṣṭo jātyā rūpeṇa ceśvara svabhāvena ca saṃyuktas tathedaṃ ceṣṭitaṃ mayā
O Lord, just as You created me—endowed with a particular birth, a particular form, and joined to a particular innate disposition—so have I acted. My conduct has merely followed the nature You assigned.
A created being addressing the Supreme Lord (Īśvara/Vishnu) within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya
Creation Stage: Secondary
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To be addressed as Īśvara while the speaker links embodiment (birth/form/nature) to action, prompting reflection on agency under divine creation.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Ethical discernment about karma, svabhāva, and responsibility within the Lord’s governance.
Concept: Actions are portrayed as following the embodied configuration bestowed by the Lord—birth, form, and disposition—raising the need to reconcile divine causality with moral effort.
Vedantic Theme: Karma
Application: Acknowledge conditioning yet choose corrective practices (restraint, mantra, service); treat svabhāva as a starting point, not a verdict.
Vishishtadvaita: Dependence (śeṣatva) on the Lord for one’s endowments, while retaining meaningful agency to reorient conduct through devotion and discipline.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It frames behavior as arising from an inborn disposition granted at creation—birth, form, and temperament shape how a being naturally acts.
The verse emphasizes divine determination in the formation of nature and capacities; actions are portrayed as flowing from that created constitution, highlighting dependence on Ishvara.
Vishnu is presented as the sovereign creator who assigns the conditions of embodiment, making Him the ultimate ground of cosmic order and the diversity of living beings.