Shloka 12
Parīkṣit’s Full Surrender and Śukadeva’s Maṅgalācaraṇa to Kṛṣṇa
Inquiry into Creation, Maintenance, and Dissolution
श्री शुक उवाच नम: परस्मै पुरुषाय भूयसे सदुद्भवस्थाननिरोधलीलया । गृहीतशक्तित्रितयाय देहिना- मन्तर्भवायानुपलक्ष्यवर्त्मने ॥ १२ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca namaḥ parasmai puruṣāya bhūyase sad-udbhava-sthāna-nirodha-līlayā gṛhīta-śakti-tritayāya dehinām antarbhavāyānupalakṣya-vartmane
ശ്രീ ശുകദേവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സൃഷ്ടി-സ്ഥിതി-പ്രളയ ലീലക്കായി പ്രകൃതിയുടെ ത്രിഗുണശക്തി സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നവനും, എല്ലാ ദേഹധാരികളുടെയും അന്തരത്തിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി വസിക്കുന്നവനും, അചിന്ത്യമായ ഗതിയുള്ള പരമപുരുഷനുമായ ഭഗവാനോട് ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു।
This material world is a manifestation of the three modes goodness, passion and ignorance, and the Supreme Lord, for the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material world, accepts three predominating forms as Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śaṅkara (Śiva). As Viṣṇu He enters into every body materially created. As Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu He enters into every universe, and as Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu He enters the body of every living being. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, being the origin of all viṣṇu-tattvas, is addressed here as paraḥ pumān, or Puruṣottama, as described in the Bhagavad-gītā (15.18) . He is the complete whole. The puruṣāvatāras are therefore His plenary expansions. Bhakti-yoga is the only process by which one can become competent to know Him. Because the empiric philosophers and mystic yogīs cannot conceive of the Personality of Godhead, He is called anupalakṣya-vartmane, the Lord of the inconceivable way, or bhakti-yoga.
FAQs
This verse offers obeisances to the Supreme Puruṣa who, by His līlā, causes the universe’s creation, maintenance, and dissolution—showing these cosmic functions as His divine governance.
As he proceeds to describe cosmology and the Lord’s energies, Śukadeva first worshipfully anchors the topic in devotion—affirming that creation is ultimately the Lord’s līlā and not merely an impersonal mechanism.
Cultivate remembrance and humility: even while the Divine is the indwelling guide, His ways surpass ego-based perception—so practice attentive devotion, prayer, and self-discipline to recognize His presence.