Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 30
Transmission of Bhāgavata Wisdom and Brahmā’s Vision of the Supreme Lord on Ananta
चराचरौको भगवन्महीध्र- महीन्द्रबन्धुं सलिलोपगूढम् । किरीटसाहस्रहिरण्यशृङ्ग- माविर्भवत्कौस्तुभरत्नगर्भम् ॥ ३० ॥
carācarauko bhagavan-mahīdhram ahīndra-bandhuṁ salilopagūḍham kirīṭa-sāhasra-hiraṇya-śṛṅgam āvirbhavat kaustubha-ratna-garbham
भगवान् चर-अचर समस्त जीवों के आश्रय-धाम, महान् पर्वत के समान स्थित थे। वे नागों के मित्र थे, क्योंकि अनन्त-शेष उनके सेवक-सखा हैं। पर्वत की सहस्र स्वर्ण-शिखाओं की भाँति अनन्त के स्वर्ण-मुकुटधारी फण प्रकट थे; और कौस्तुभादि रत्नों से उनका दिव्य शरीर रत्नगर्भित था। प्रलय-जल में वे कभी-कभी निमग्न भी दिखते हैं।
FAQs
This verse describes Bhagavān manifesting from within the waters, revealing His cosmic, mountain-like form as the shelter of all beings—signifying His transcendence and His role as the source and support of creation.
The Kaustubha jewel is a distinctive mark of Viṣṇu’s supreme divinity; its mention emphasizes that the appearing form is not ordinary but the fully opulent Personality of Godhead.
Use the imagery for meditation: remember the Lord as the inner support of all life, and cultivate steadiness in bhakti by contemplating His protective presence even when He seems “hidden,” like within the waters.