Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 32
The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
बिभ्रच्चतुर्भुजं रूपं भ्राजिष्णु प्रभया स्वया । दिशो वितिमिरा: कुर्वन् विधूम इव पावक: ॥ २८ ॥ श्रीवत्साङ्कं घनश्यामं तप्तहाटकवर्चसम् । कौशेयाम्बरयुग्मेन परिवीतं सुमङ्गलम् ॥ २९ ॥ सुन्दरस्मितवक्त्राब्जं नीलकुन्तलमण्डितम् । पुण्डरीकाभिरामाक्षं स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलम् ॥ ३० ॥ कटिसूत्रब्रह्मसूत्रकिरीटकटकाङ्गदै: । हारनूपुरमुद्राभि: कौस्तुभेन विराजितम् ॥ ३१ ॥ वनमालापरीताङ्गं मूर्तिमद्भिर्निजायुधै: । कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे पादमासीनं पङ्कजारुणम् ॥ ३२ ॥
bibhrac catur-bhujaṁ rūpaṁ bhrājiṣṇu prabhayā svayā diśo vitimirāḥ kurvan vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
主は自らの光輝により燦然とする四臂の御姿を現し、煙なき火のごときその輝きは四方の闇を払い去った。胸にはシュリーヴァツァの印があり、御身は濃青の雲の色、光彩は溶けた黄金のようで、吉祥なる絹衣を二枚まとっておられた。蓮華の御顔には麗しい微笑み、青黒き髪が頭を飾り、蓮華のように魅惑的な御眼、マカラ形の耳飾りがきらめいた。腰帯、聖糸、兜、腕輪と臂飾り、カウストゥバ宝珠、首飾り、足輪などの王者の徽章により、いよいよ輝いておられた。御身は花鬘に囲まれ、具現した御自身の武器が侍立し、坐しては蓮紅の足裏をもつ左足を右の腿の上に置いておられた。
FAQs
This verse presents a vivid meditation on Śrī Kṛṣṇa seated in majesty—adorned with a forest garland and attended by His personified weapons—guiding devotees toward rupa-dhyāna (contemplation of the Lord’s form), especially His lotus-like, reddish feet.
Śukadeva describes the Lord’s supreme sovereignty: even His weapons are not inert objects but divine energies that can appear personally, emphasizing that everything connected to Kṛṣṇa is conscious, sacred, and under His control.
Daily remembrance of the Lord’s lotus feet—through japa, prayer, or reading these descriptions—steadies the mind, reduces anxiety, and reorients one’s choices toward devotion, humility, and dharma.