Shloka 72

Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

Devanagari script

स एवं भगवान्‌ विष्णु: कृष्णेति परिकीर्त्यते । अनाट्यन्तमजं देवं प्रभुं लोकनमस्कृतम्‌ ७२ ।। “राजन! वे ही भगवान्‌ विष्णु दुष्टोंका दमन और धर्मका संरक्षण करनेके लिये मनुष्योंके बीच यदुकुलमें अवतीर्ण हुए हैं। उन्हींको श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं। वे अनादि, अनन्त, अजन्मा, दिव्यस्वरूप, सर्वसमर्थ और विश्ववन्दित हैं

Transliteration

sa eva bhagavān viṣṇuḥ kṛṣṇeti parikīrtyate | anādyantam ajaṃ devaṃ prabhuṃ lokanamaskṛtam || 72 ||

Translation

That very Lord Viṣṇu is celebrated by the name “Kṛṣṇa.” He is the divine one without beginning or end, unborn, the sovereign Lord, and revered by all the worlds. In this, Bhīmasena underscores that Kṛṣṇa is not merely a human ally but the cosmic protector of dharma, worthy of universal reverence and trust.

Word by Word

• {'saḥ': 'he

• that one', 'eva': 'indeed

• precisely', 'bhagavān': 'the Blessed Lord

• the divine, possessor of supreme excellences', 'viṣṇuḥ': 'Viṣṇu

• the all-pervading Lord', 'kṛṣṇa-iti': 'as “Kṛṣṇa”', 'parikīrtyate': 'is proclaimed

• is widely celebrated', 'anādi-antam': 'without beginning and without end (eternal)', 'ajam': 'unborn', 'devam': 'the god

• the radiant divine being', 'prabhum': 'the mighty lord

• sovereign, fully capable', 'loka-namaskṛtam': 'saluted/revered by the worlds

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Viṣṇu
• Kṛṣṇa
• loka (the worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms Kṛṣṇa’s supreme divine identity: he is none other than Lord Viṣṇu—eternal, unborn, and universally worthy of reverence—thereby grounding ethical confidence in his role as protector of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīmasena speaks in praise, identifying Kṛṣṇa with Viṣṇu and describing his timeless, sovereign nature, strengthening the listeners’ understanding that Kṛṣṇa’s guidance and actions serve the preservation of righteousness.