Shloka 56
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
शिरो नागैर्महाभोगै: परिकीर्ण महात्मभि: । भविष्यति महाबाहो: सर्वलोके श्चरस्य च,सर्वलोकेश्वर महाबाहु बलरामजीका मस्तक बड़े-बड़े फनवाले विशालकाय सर्पोंसे घिरा हुआ होगा
śiro nāgair mahābhogaiḥ parikīrṇaṁ mahātmabhiḥ | bhaviṣyati mahābāhoḥ sarvalokeśvarasya ca ||
ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—സകലലോകങ്ങളുടെയും ഈശ്വരനായ മഹാബാഹു ബലരാമന്റെ ശിരസ് മഹാഫണങ്ങളുള്ള മഹാഭോഗികളായ മഹാത്മ നാഗങ്ങൾ ചുറ്റും വളഞ്ഞ് മൂടിയിരിക്കും।
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the exalted, cosmic status of Balarāma as “Lord of all worlds,” conveyed through protective and reverential imagery: mighty nāgas encircle his head, suggesting divine sovereignty upheld by powerful beings aligned with cosmic order.
Īśvara describes a future (or destined) scene in which Balarāma’s head is encircled by immense, hooded serpents (nāgas), portraying him as a supreme figure attended and honored by formidable beings.