Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 23
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
अङ्गोपाङ्गायुधाकल्पैर्भगवांस्तच्चतुष्टयम् । बिभर्ति स्म चतुर्मूर्तिर्भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ॥ २३ ॥
aṅgopāṅgāyudhākalpair bhagavāṁs tac catuṣṭayam bibharti sma catur-mūrtir bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ പരമേശ്വരനായ ഹരി നാലു മൂർത്തികളായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നു; ഓരോ മൂർത്തിയും പ്രധാനാംഗങ്ങൾ, ഉപാംഗങ്ങൾ, ആയുധങ്ങൾ, ആഭരണങ്ങൾ എന്നീ പ്രത്യേക ലക്ഷണങ്ങളോടെ ആ ചതുഷ്ടയത്തെ ധരിക്കുന്നു. ഈ വ്യത്യസ്ത സവിശേഷതകളാൽ പ്രഭു സത്തയുടെ നാലു ഘട്ടങ്ങളെ നിലനിർത്തുന്നു.
The Lord’s spiritual body, weapons, ornaments and associates are all pure transcendental existence, identical with Him.
FAQs
This verse states that Lord Hari Himself manifests as the fourfold Lord and sustains that fourfold expansion, fully endowed with divine limbs, weapons, and ornaments—affirming His supreme, personal, and complete nature.
Śukadeva highlights that the Lord’s forms are not abstract; they are fully personal and complete, marked by divine insignia and attributes that devotees meditate upon to deepen devotion and proper understanding of the Supreme Controller.
Remembering the Lord as the supreme protector and controller—visualized with His divine attributes—steadies the mind, strengthens faith during uncertainty, and supports a disciplined, devotional life centered on remembrance (smaraṇa) and surrender.