Shloka 55
Manifestation of the Śrī Vāsudeva Hymn in the Glory of Guru-tīrtha
Cyavana Narrative within the Vena Episode
क्षुधानिधानं विमलं सुरूपमानंदमानेन विराजमानम् । यं प्राप्य जीवंति सुरादिलोकास्तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
kṣudhānidhānaṃ vimalaṃ surūpamānaṃdamānena virājamānam | yaṃ prāpya jīvaṃti surādilokāstaṃ vāsudevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye
Je prends refuge en Vāsudeva : trésor pour les affamés ; le Pur à la forme splendide ; resplendissant de la mesure de la béatitude ; l’ayant atteint, les mondes, à commencer par ceux des dieux, vivent véritablement.
Unspecified (a devotional narrator/reciter within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुरूपमानंदमानेन = सुरूपम् + आनंदमानेन (स्वर-सन्धि). सुरादिलोकाः = सुर + आदि + लोकाः (समास). लोकास्तम् = लोकाः + तम् (विसर्ग/व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: आः + त -> आस्त).
FAQs
Vāsudeva is a primary name of Viṣṇu (also used for Kṛṣṇa), praised here as the pure, beautiful refuge whose attainment sustains all beings, including the gods.
It culminates in śaraṇāgati—“śaraṇaṃ prapadye” (I take refuge)—presenting surrender to Vāsudeva as the essential devotional act and source of life and flourishing.
True nourishment and well-being—material and spiritual—are found by seeking the divine refuge; the verse frames God as the sustainer of all worlds and encourages reliance on purity, devotion, and surrender.