Shloka 25
Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Nārāyaṇa and the Lord’s Empowering Instructions for Creation
सोऽसावदभ्रकरुणो भगवान् विवृद्ध- प्रेमस्मितेन नयनाम्बुरुहं विजृम्भन् । उत्थाय विश्वविजयाय च नो विषादं माध्व्या गिरापनयतात्पुरुष: पुराण: ॥ २५ ॥
so ’sāv adabhra-karuṇo bhagavān vivṛddha- prema-smitena nayanāmburuhaṁ vijṛmbhan utthāya viśva-vijayāya ca no viṣādaṁ mādhvyā girāpanayatāt puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ
वही पुराण-पुरुष भगवान् मेघ-रहित करुणा के सागर हैं। वे प्रेम-भरे स्मित से अपने कमल-नेत्रों को खोलकर मुझ पर वरदान बरसाएँ। वे उठकर समस्त विश्व को उन्नत कर सकते हैं और मधुर वाणी से हमारे विषाद को दूर कर दें—ऐसी मेरी अभिलाषा है।
The Lord is ever increasingly merciful upon the fallen souls of this material world. The whole cosmic manifestation is a chance for all to improve themselves in devotional service to the Lord, and everyone is meant for that purpose. The Lord expands Himself into many personalities who are either self-expansions or separated expansions. The personalities of the individual souls are His separated expansions, whereas the self-expansions are the Lord Himself. The self-expansions are predominators, and the separated expansions are predominated for reciprocation of transcendental bliss with the supreme form of bliss and knowledge. The liberated souls can join in this blissful reciprocation of predominator and predominated without materially concocted ideas. The typical example of such a transcendental exchange between the predominator and the predominated is the Lord’s rāsa-līlā with the gopīs. The gopīs are predominated expansions of the internal potency, and therefore the Lord’s participation in the rāsa-līlā dance is never to be considered like the mundane relationship of man and woman. It is, rather, the highest perfectional stage of the exchange of feelings between the Lord and the living entities. The Lord gives the fallen souls the chance for this highest perfection of life. Lord Brahmā is entrusted with the management of the complete cosmic show, and therefore he prays that the Lord bestow His blessings upon him so that he may execute its purpose.
FAQs
This verse depicts the primeval Lord as boundlessly compassionate, dispelling devotees’ despondency through His sweet, heart-lifting words and loving presence.
In this chapter Brahmā seeks divine empowerment for creation; facing the weight of cosmic responsibility, he prays that the Lord’s merciful guidance will remove all inner doubt and grief.
Remember the Lord as compassionate and attentive (lotus-eyed), seek His guidance through śāstra and prayer, and replace despair with steady bhakti and trust in His sweet instruction.