Shloka 34
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Austerities and Brahmā’s Boons
The Architecture of ‘Conditional Immortality’
अनन्ताव्यक्तरूपेण येनेदमखिलं ततम् । चिदचिच्छक्तियुक्ताय तस्मै भगवते नम: ॥ ३४ ॥
anantāvyakta-rūpeṇa yenedam akhilaṁ tatam cid-acic-chakti-yuktāya tasmai bhagavate namaḥ
J’offre mes hommages au Bhagavān suprême, qui, dans Sa forme illimitée et non manifestée, a déployé toute la manifestation cosmique. Il possède l’énergie interne (cit-śakti), l’énergie externe (acit-śakti) et l’énergie marginale (taṭasthā), constituée de toutes les jīvas.
The Lord is endowed with unlimited potencies ( parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate ), which are summarized as three, namely external, internal and marginal. The external potency manifests this material world, the internal potency manifests the spiritual world, and the marginal potency manifests the living entities, who are mixtures of internal and external. The living entity, being part and parcel of Parabrahman, is actually internal potency, but because of being in contact with the material energy, he is an emanation of material and spiritual energies. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is above the material energy and is engaged in spiritual pastimes. The material energy is only an external manifestation of His pastimes.
FAQs
This verse says Bhagavān, though unmanifest, pervades the whole universe—everything exists within and is sustained by His presence and power.
During his severe austerities, he addresses the Supreme as the all-pervading source of all energies, offering reverence to gain divine favor (boons) within the narrative.
It helps one distinguish the spiritual self (conscious) from matter (unconscious), encouraging detachment from temporary material identity and deeper devotion to the Lord who empowers both.