Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 29
Bali Mahārāja Upholds Truth; Vāmana Reveals the Universal Form and Takes the Two Steps
हृद्यङ्ग धर्मं स्तनयोर्मुरारे- र्ऋतं च सत्यं च मनस्यथेन्दुम् । श्रियं च वक्षस्यरविन्दहस्तां कण्ठे च सामानि समस्तरेफान् ॥ २५ ॥ इन्द्रप्रधानानमरान्भुजेषु तत्कर्णयो: ककुभो द्यौश्च मूर्ध्नि । केशेषु मेघाञ्छ्वसनं नासिकाया- मक्ष्णोश्च सूर्यं वदने च वह्निम् ॥ २६ ॥ वाण्यां च छन्दांसि रसे जलेशं भ्रुवोर्निषेधं च विधिं च पक्ष्मसु । अहश्च रात्रिं च परस्य पुंसो मन्युं ललाटेऽधर एव लोभम् ॥ २७ ॥ स्पर्शे च कामं नृप रेतसाम्भ: पृष्ठे त्वधर्मं क्रमणेषु यज्ञम् । छायासु मृत्युं हसिते च मायां तनूरुहेष्वोषधिजातयश्च ॥ २८ ॥ नदीश्च नाडीषु शिला नखेषु बुद्धावजं देवगणानृषींश्च । प्राणेषु गात्रे स्थिरजङ्गमानि सर्वाणि भूतानि ददर्श वीर: ॥ २९ ॥
hṛdy aṅga dharmaṁ stanayor murārer ṛtaṁ ca satyaṁ ca manasy athendum śriyaṁ ca vakṣasy aravinda-hastāṁ kaṇṭhe ca sāmāni samasta-rephān
王よ、バリ・マハーラージャはムラーリ主のヴィラート（宇宙）身において、心臓にダルマ、胸にṛtaと真実、心に月、胸元に蓮華を持つシュリー・ラクシュミー、喉に一切のヴェーダと聖なる音、腕にインドラを首とする神々、両耳に方角、頭に上界、髪に雲、鼻孔に風、眼に太陽、口に火を見た。御言葉にはヴェーダの韻律と真言があり、舌の味にはヴァルナ、眉には規範、まぶたには昼夜、額には怒り、唇には貪りがあった。触れには欲、精にはあらゆる水、背には不義、歩みには祭祀（ヤジュニャ）の火。影には死、微笑にはマーヤー、体毛には薬草。脈には河川、爪には岩石、知性にはブラフマーと神々と聖仙、そして全身と諸根には動くものも動かぬものも一切の生類—かくしてバリは主の巨大なる姿に万有を見た。
FAQs
This verse states that the universal form contains all aspects of existence—rivers, mountains, Brahmā, demigods, sages, and all moving and nonmoving beings—situated within the Lord’s life-airs and limbs.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this narration to King Parīkṣit, describing the vision of the universal form and what was perceived within it.
By practicing reverence and responsibility—seeing life as sacred and interconnected—one cultivates humility, reduces envy, and strengthens devotion through remembering the Lord as the shelter of all.