Shloka 27
Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana
Northern Sacred Places Enumeration
अव्ययात्मा व्ययात्मा च क्षेत्रज्ञ: परमेश्वर: । आस्ते हरिरचिन्त्यात्मा तत्रैव मधुसूदन:,भगवान् गोविन्द पवित्रोंको भी पावन करनेवाले परम पवित्र कहे जाते हैं। वे पुण्योंके भी पुण्य और मंगलोंके भी मंगल हैं। कमलनयन देवाधिदेव सनातन श्रीहरि अविनाशी परमात्मा, व्ययात्मा (क्षरपुरुष), क्षेत्रज्ष और परमेश्वर हैं। वे अचिन्त्यस्वरूप भगवान् मधुसूदन वहीं द्वारकापुरीमें विराजमान हैं
avyayātmā vyayātmā ca kṣetrajñaḥ parameśvaraḥ | āste harir acintyātmā tatraiva madhusūdanaḥ ||
Dhaumya said: “He is the imperishable Self, and also the perishable embodied principle; He is the Knower of the Field and the Supreme Lord. That Hari—of inconceivable nature—Madhusūdana, abides there indeed (in Dvārakā).” The verse frames Kṛṣṇa as the highest purifier and auspicious refuge, uniting transcendence and immanence, thereby grounding devotion in a comprehensive vision of divinity.
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Kṛṣṇa/Hari as the Supreme Lord who encompasses both the imperishable (avyaya) and the perishable (vyaya) dimensions, and as the kṣetrajña—the conscious knower within all fields (bodies/experiences). Ethically, it supports devotion and surrender to a divinity who is both beyond change and present within worldly life, making Him the ultimate purifier and source of auspiciousness.
Dhaumya is praising and identifying the nature of Hari (Kṛṣṇa), stating that the inconceivable Madhusūdana is residing there in Dvārakā. The statement functions as a theological affirmation within the Vana Parva context, highlighting where Kṛṣṇa is and why He is worthy of reverence.