Shloka 5
कालियदमना: यमुनाशुद्धिः, करुणा-निग्रहः, स्तुति-तत्त्वम्
तम् अतीव महारौद्रं मृत्युवक्त्रम् इवापरम् विलोक्य चिन्तयाम् आस भगवान् मधुसूदनः
tam atīva mahāraudraṃ mṛtyuvaktram ivāparam vilokya cintayām āsa bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ
उस अत्यन्त भयानक दृश्य को—मानो मृत्यु का दूसरा मुख—देखकर भगवान् मधुसूदन विचार में लीन हो गए।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It heightens the sense of cosmic threat: the danger is portrayed as death itself, underscoring that only Vishnu’s sovereign will can contain such annihilating power.
Parāśara’s narration depicts Vishnu as fully sovereign and deliberate: his reflection signals purposeful governance of the cosmos, not impulsive reaction—action aligned with sustaining universal order.
Vishnu is shown as the supreme preserver whose awareness and resolve stand above death and terror, affirming a Vaishnava view of the Lord as the ultimate ground of protection and cosmic stability.