Shloka 13
The Appearance of Lord Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa) and the Divine Exchange with Yoga-māyā
श्रीवसुदेव उवाच विदितोऽसि भवान् साक्षात्पुरुष: प्रकृते: पर: । केवलानुभवानन्दस्वरूप: सर्वबुद्धिदृक् ॥ १३ ॥
śrī-vasudeva uvāca vidito ’si bhavān sākṣāt puruṣaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ kevalānubhavānanda- svarūpaḥ sarva-buddhi-dṛk
ശ്രീ വസുദേവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പ്രഭോ! നിങ്ങൾ സാക്ഷാൽ പരമപുരുഷൻ, പ്രകൃതിയെ അതിക്രമിച്ചവനും അന്തര്യാമിയായ പരമാത്മാവുമാണ്. നിങ്ങൾ ദിവ്യജ്ഞാനാനുഭവത്തിലൂടെ മാത്രം ഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ആനന്ദസ്വരൂപൻ; സർവ്വബുദ്ധികളുടെ ദ്രഷ്ടാവും. ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ സ്ഥിതിയെ പൂർണ്ണമായി അറിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു।
Within Vasudeva’s heart, affection for his son and knowledge of the Supreme Lord’s transcendental nature both awakened. In the beginning Vasudeva thought, “Such a beautiful child has been born, but now Kaṁsa will come and kill Him.” But when he understood that this was not an ordinary child but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he became fearless. Regarding his son as the Supreme Lord, wonderful in everything, he began offering prayers appropriate for the Supreme Lord. Completely free from fear of Kaṁsa’s atrocities, he accepted the child simultaneously as an object of affection and as an object of worship by prayers.
FAQs
In this verse (10.3.13), Vasudeva addresses Krishna as the Supreme Person who is prakṛteḥ paraḥ—transcendental to material nature—affirming that the Lord is not a product of matter.
Upon seeing the divine child, Vasudeva offers prayers recognizing Krishna’s supreme identity—pure blissful reality and the inner witness—despite the Lord appearing as his newborn son in the prison of Kaṁsa.
Remembering Krishna as sarva-buddhi-dṛk encourages humility and ethical choices: one acts with integrity, knowing the Lord understands one’s intentions and guides the conscience from within.