Shloka 29
Vibhūti-yoga in the Bhāgavata: The Lord’s Manifest Opulences and the Discipline of Control
वासुदेवो भगवतां त्वं तु भागवतेष्वहम् । किम्पुरुषाणां हनुमान् विद्याध्राणां सुदर्शन: ॥ २९ ॥
vāsudevo bhagavatāṁ tvaṁ tu bhāgavateṣv aham kimpuruṣānāṁ hanumān vidyādhrāṇāṁ sudarśanaḥ
‘ဘဂဝန်’ ဟူသော နာမကို ခံယူထိုက်သူများအနက် ငါသည် ဝါစုဒေဝ ဖြစ်၏၊ ဘက္တများအနက် အို ဥဒ္ဓဝ၊ သင်သည် ငါ၏ ကိုယ်စားလှယ် ဖြစ်၏။ ကിംပုရုಷများအနက် ငါသည် ဟနုမာန် ဖြစ်၍၊ ဝိဒ္ယာဓရများအနက် ငါသည် စုဒർശန ဖြစ်၏။
The Vedic literatures state that one who possesses perfect knowledge of the creation and destruction of all entities and who is completely situated in omniscience is to be known as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavān. Although many great personalities are sometimes called Bhagavān, ultimately Bhagavān is the one supreme entity who possesses unlimited opulences. Throughout history, many important personalities have been addressed as “lord,” but ultimately there is only one Supreme Lord. In the Lord’s catur-vyūha, or quadruple expansion, the first manifestation is Vāsudeva, who here represents all of the Lord’s expansions in the viṣṇu-tattva category.
FAQs
In Canto 11, Krishna lists His vibhutis by identifying the foremost representatives in various categories, teaching that all excellence ultimately points back to Him.
Krishna cites Hanuman as His prominent manifestation among the Kimpuruṣas, highlighting Hanuman’s unmatched devotion and service as a divine exemplar of bhakti.
See greatness as a reminder of God and cultivate devotion by honoring exemplary devotees (like Hanuman) and aligning daily choices with service, humility, and remembrance of Krishna.