Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 39
The Fall of Purañjana and the Supersoul as the Eternal Friend
Purañjana-Upākhyāna Culmination
आस्ते स्थाणुरिवैकत्र दिव्यं वर्षशतं स्थिर: । वासुदेवे भगवति नान्यद्वेदोद्वहन् रतिम् ॥ ३९ ॥
āste sthāṇur ivaikatra divyaṁ varṣa-śataṁ sthiraḥ vāsudeve bhagavati nānyad vedodvahan ratim
ଏଭଳି ସେ ଏକ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ସ୍ଥାଣୁ ପରି ଅଚଳ ହୋଇ ଦେବଗଣନାନୁସାରେ ଶତବର୍ଷ ରହିଲେ। ତାପରେ ଭଗବାନ ବାସୁଦେବ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ପ୍ରତି ତାଙ୍କର ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଭକ୍ତି-ରତି ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହେଲା ଏବଂ ସେ ତାହାରେ ଦୃଢ଼ ରହିଲେ।
bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ
FAQs
This verse describes single-pointed devotion: remaining steady and absorbed in Lord Vāsudeva alone, without interest in anything else.
To emphasize unwavering steadiness (sthira-bhāva) in devotion—firm absorption in God that does not waver with time or circumstance.
Practice consistent daily bhakti—japa, hearing Bhāgavatam, and remembrance—so that devotion becomes the primary inner attachment amid changing routines.