Shloka 21
Vibhūti-yoga in the Bhāgavata: The Lord’s Manifest Opulences and the Discipline of Control
धिष्ण्यानामस्म्यहं मेरुर्गहनानां हिमालय: । वनस्पतीनामश्वत्थ ओषधीनामहं यव: ॥ २१ ॥
dhiṣṇyānām asmy ahaṁ merur gahanānāṁ himālayaḥ vanaspatīnām aśvattha oṣadhīnām ahaṁ yavaḥ
နေထိုင်ရာအမျိုးအစားများအနက် ငါသည် မေရုတောင် ဖြစ်၏၊ မဝင်ရောက်လွယ်သော နေရာများအနက် ငါသည် ဟိမဝန္တာတောင်တန်း ဖြစ်၏။ သစ်ပင်များအနက် ငါသည် ပဝါန် အရှွတ္ထ (ပိပယ်) ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ ဆေးဘက်ဝင် အပင်များအနက် ငါသည် ယဝ—သီးနှံပင် ဖြစ်၏။
Oṣadhīnām here indicates those plants that fructify once and then die. Among them, those that give grains, which sustain human life, represent Kṛṣṇa. Without grains it is not possible to produce milk products, nor can one properly perform Vedic fire sacrifices without offerings of grains.
FAQs
In this verse, Kṛṣṇa teaches that His presence can be recognized through outstanding manifestations in creation—such as Meru, the Himalayas, the aśvattha tree, and barley—helping a devotee remember Him everywhere.
Kṛṣṇa is instructing Uddhava in His vibhūtis (divine opulences), so that Uddhava can deepen constant remembrance (smaraṇa) by perceiving the Lord’s greatness reflected in prominent features of the world.
Practice mindful remembrance: when you see extraordinary natural grandeur (mountains, ancient trees, nourishing grains), consciously connect it to Kṛṣṇa as the source—turning everyday observation into bhakti.