Shloka 39

Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala

Devanagari script

बलिरुवाच नमोऽनन्ताय बृहते नम: कृष्णाय वेधसे । साङ्ख्ययोगवितानाय ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

balir uvāca namo ’nantāya bṛhate namaḥ kṛṣṇāya vedhase sāṅkhya-yoga-vitānāya brahmaṇe paramātmane

Translation

バリは言った。「無限なるアナンタ、至大の主に礼拝します。宇宙の創造者である主クリシュナに礼拝します。サーンキヤとヨーガの原理を広めるため、無相のブラフマンとして、また内なるパラマートマーとして顕現される御方に。」

Synonyms

baliḥBali

uvācasaid

namaḥsalutation

anantāyato Ananta

bṛhateto the great one

namaḥsalutation

kṛṣṇāyato Kṛṣṇa

vedhaseto the creator/ordainer

sāṅkhya-yoga-vitānāyato the promulgator of Sāṅkhya and Yoga

brahmaṇeto Brahman

paramātmaneto the Supreme Self

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī identifies the supreme Ananta named here as Lord Balarāma, from whom expands the divine serpent Ananta Śeṣa. Impersonal Brahman is the source of the texts belonging to the sāṅkhya philosophers, while the personal representation of the Lord known as Paramātmā disseminates the textbooks of yoga.

Characters & Entities

Bali Maharaja

Krishna (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Ananta (the limitless Supreme Lord)

Paramātmā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kṛṣṇa as Brahman and Paramātmā?

This verse praises Kṛṣṇa as simultaneously Brahman (the Absolute) and Paramātmā (the indwelling Supreme Soul), showing that the same Supreme Person is realized in multiple aspects.

Why did Bali Maharaja offer obeisances to Kṛṣṇa as Ananta and Vedhā (creator)?

Bali recognizes Kṛṣṇa as the limitless Supreme who pervades everything (Ananta, bṛhat) and as the ultimate ordainer behind creation and cosmic order (vedhā).

Practical application of seeing God as Paramātmā in modern life?

Remembering the Lord within all beings supports ethical living, humility, and compassion—treating others with respect while staying accountable to a higher inner witness.