Shloka 58
अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः
ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय नमः संकर्षणाय ते प्रद्युम्नाय नमस् तुभ्यम् अनिरुद्धाय ते नमः
oṃ namo vāsudevāya namaḥ saṃkarṣaṇāya te pradyumnāya namas tubhyam aniruddhāya te namaḥ
ໂອມ ຂໍນົບນ້ອມແດ່ ວາສຸເທວະ; ນົບນ້ອມແດ່ພຣະອົງໃນພຣະນາມ ສັງກະຣະຊະນະ, ປຣັດຍຸມນະ, ແລະ ອະນິຣຸດທະ.
Sage Parāśara (continuing instruction to Maitreya in a moksha-focused section; presented as a devotional formula of remembrance)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: As Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu manifests among the Yādavas to protect dharma and grant devotees direct access to the supreme Lord through devotion.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Establishing exclusive refuge (śaraṇāgati) in the one Lord recognized through His fourfold emanations (vyūhas).
Concept: One supreme Viṣṇu is worshipped through His four vyūha-aspects, and reverence offered to each is ultimately reverence to Him alone.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Use a short daily japa or stotra that remembers the Lord’s multiple functions (protection, order, knowledge, power) while keeping one-pointed devotion to the single Supreme.
Vishishtadvaita: The one Brahman (Nārāyaṇa) is personally accessible through differentiated modes/emanations without compromising unity—unity with real attributes and powers.
Vishnu Form: Vasudeva
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Vyuha Form: Vasudeva/Sankarshana/Pradyumna/Aniruddha
FAQs
They function as the Lord’s fourfold manifestation (vyūha), affirming that the one Supreme Vishnu presides through distinct divine modes while remaining a single ultimate reality.
By presenting a compact salutation formula, the teaching emphasizes steady remembrance and reverence toward Vishnu’s supreme forms as a direct support for liberation-oriented contemplation.
The verse centers Vishnu as the supreme object of worship—one Lord addressed through multiple divine names—highlighting sovereignty, unity, and salvific grace within Vaishnava philosophy.