Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 4
Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son
Prelude to Vāmana
तस्या: प्रादुरभूत्तात भगवानादिपुरुष: । पीतवासाश्चतुर्बाहु: शङ्खचक्रगदाधर: ॥ ४ ॥
tasyāḥ prādurabhūt tāta bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ pīta-vāsāś catur-bāhuḥ śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ
Ô roi, alors Bhagavān, le Puruṣa primordial, apparut devant Aditi : vêtu de jaune, à quatre bras, tenant la conque, le disque, la massue et le lotus.
FAQs
This verse states that the Supreme Lord, the original Person, manifested from Aditi, revealing His divine four-armed form with conch, discus, and mace.
He highlights the unmistakable identity of Bhagavān Viṣṇu—His eternal, transcendental form and royal insignia—showing that the appearance is fully divine, not ordinary birth.
Meditating on the Lord’s revealed form strengthens faith and steadies devotion, reminding one that divine protection and guidance are real and accessible through bhakti.