Shloka 45
Viśvarūpa’s Death, Vṛtrāsura’s Manifestation, and the Devas’ Surrender to Nārāyaṇa
हंसाय दह्रनिलयाय निरीक्षकाय कृष्णाय मृष्टयशसे निरुपक्रमाय । सत्सङ्ग्रहाय भवपान्थनिजाश्रमाप्ता- वन्ते परीष्टगतये हरये नमस्ते ॥ ४५ ॥
haṁsāya dahra-nilayāya nirīkṣakāya kṛṣṇāya mṛṣṭa-yaśase nirupakramāya sat-saṅgrahāya bhava-pāntha-nijāśramāptāv ante parīṣṭa-gataye haraye namas te
ഹേ ഹംസസ്വരൂപാ, ഹൃദയഗുഹയിൽ വസിക്കുന്നവനേ, എല്ലാം നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന സാക്ഷിയേ! ഹേ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണാ, നിർമ്മല യശസ്സുള്ളവനേ, ആരംഭമില്ലാത്ത ആദികാരണമേ! സത്സംഗത്തിന്റെ ആശ്രയവും ഭവപഥയാത്രികരുടെ സ്വന്തം ആശ്രമവും ആയ നിന്റെ പദ്മപാദങ്ങളിൽ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ച മുക്തർ പരമഗതി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; ഹേ ഹരി, നമസ്കാരം।
The demigods certainly wanted Lord Viṣṇu to relieve their anxiety, but now they directly approach Lord Kṛṣṇa, for although there is no difference between Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa descends to this planet in His Vāsudeva feature for the purpose of paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām — protecting His devotees and annihilating the miscreants. Demons, or atheists, always disturb the demigods, or devotees, and therefore Kṛṣṇa descends to punish the atheists and demons and fulfill the desire of His devotees. Kṛṣṇa, being the original cause of everything, is the Supreme Person, above even Viṣṇu and Nārāyaṇa, although there is no difference between these different forms of the Lord. As explained in Brahma-saṁhitā (5.46) :
FAQs
This verse praises Hari as “nirīkṣaka,” the all-seeing overseer who dwells in the subtle heart-abode, indicating the Supreme Lord’s presence as the inner witness guiding the soul toward Him.
Although appearing as an asura in battle, Vṛtrāsura is a great devotee; he turns to Hari as the spotless, unobstructed Supreme Goal, expressing pure devotion beyond bodily identity.
See life’s struggles as a “bhava-pāntha” (journey through the world) and consciously take shelter of devotion—seeking saintly association and remembering that Hari is the ultimate aim behind every pursuit.