Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 27
The Pracetās Meet Lord Viṣṇu—Benedictions, Pure Prayer, and the Birth of Dakṣa
रूपं भगवता त्वेतदशेषक्लेशसङ्क्षयम् । आविष्कृतं न: क्लिष्टानां किमन्यदनुकम्पितम् ॥ २७ ॥
rūpaṁ bhagavatā tv etad aśeṣa-kleśa-saṅkṣayam āviṣkṛtaṁ naḥ kliṣṭānāṁ kim anyad anukampitam
バガヴァーンよ、この超越の御姿はあらゆる苦悩を余すところなく滅します。無明に覆われ苦しむ束縛された私たちを救うため、あなたはこの姿で顕現されました。これは限りない無因の慈悲の証。まして常に愛顧されるバクタたちへの恩寵は言うまでもありません。
When the Lord appears in His original form, He acts to deliver the pious and annihilate the miscreants ( Bg. 4.8 ). Although He annihilates the demons, He nonetheless benefits them. It is said that all the living entities who died on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra attained their original constitutional position ( svarūpa ) because they had the chance to see Kṛṣṇa face to face riding in the chariot of Arjuna. On the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, superficially two things were going on: the demons were being killed, and the devotee, Arjuna, was being protected. However, the results were the same for everyone. Thus it is said that the appearance of the Lord diminishes all kinds of miserable conditions caused by material existence.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord’s revealed form is itself the destroyer of all distress, and its manifestation to suffering souls is the highest compassion.
Because they were afflicted by material struggle, and the Lord personally revealed His form to them—an act that cuts the root of suffering and awakens devotion.
Turn your attention toward the Lord’s form through sincere prayer, mantra-japa, and hearing Bhagavatam; the verse teaches that remembrance and darshan-oriented devotion reduces distress at its root.