Shloka 10
यत्र देवो महाबाहु: शाश्वतः पुरुषोत्तम: । अनादिनिधनो विप्र किमाश्नर्यमत: परम्
yatra devo mahābāhuḥ śāśvataḥ puruṣottamaḥ | anādinidhano vipra kim āścaryam ataḥ param ||
Nāga berkata: “Wahai brahmana, keajaiban apa yang lebih besar daripada ini: bahwa dalam sinar agung Surya bersemayam Puruṣottama yang kekal, berlengan perkasa, tanpa awal dan tanpa akhir? Darinya lahir beraneka benih kehidupan; oleh penopangnya bumi ini beserta segala yang bergerak dan tak bergerak tersangga. Jika Nārāyaṇa sendiri bersinar dalam cakram Surya, apa yang dapat melampaui itu dalam keajaiban?”
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the supreme, beginningless Lord (Puruṣottama/Nārāyaṇa) as the inner support of cosmic order—so present and powerful that even the Sun’s radiance is portrayed as his abode; recognizing this evokes reverence and wonder.
A Nāga addresses a brāhmaṇa and points to a theological-cosmological marvel: the Supreme Lord is said to dwell in the Sun’s sphere, from whom life’s ‘seeds’ arise and by whose support the earth and all beings are sustained.