Shloka 33
Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power
योऽनुग्रहार्थं भजतां पादमूल- मनामरूपो भगवाननन्त: । नामानि रूपाणि च जन्मकर्मभि- र्भेजे स मह्यं परम: प्रसीदतु ॥ ३३ ॥
yo ’nugrahārthaṁ bhajatāṁ pāda-mūlam anāma-rūpo bhagavān anantaḥ nāmāni rūpāṇi ca janma-karmabhir bheje sa mahyaṁ paramaḥ prasīdatu
योऽनुग्रहार्थं भजतां पादमूलं, अनामरूपोऽपि भगवाननन्तः; स नामरूपाणि जन्मकर्मभिः भक्तानां हिताय भजते। स सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहः परमः भगवान् मह्यं प्रसीदतु।
In regard to the significant word anāma-rūpaḥ, Śrī Śrīdhara Svāmī says, prākṛta-nāma-rūpa-rahito ’pi. The word anāma, which means “having no name,” indicates that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has no material name. Simply by chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa to call his son, Ajāmila attained salvation. This means that Nārāyaṇa is not an ordinary mundane name; it is nonmaterial. The word anāma, therefore, indicates that the names of the Supreme Lord do not belong to this material world. The vibration of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is not a material sound, and similarly the form of the Lord and His appearance and activities are all nonmaterial. To show His causeless mercy to the devotees, as well as to the nondevotees, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appears in this material world with names, forms and pastimes, all of which are transcendental. Unintelligent men who cannot understand this think that these names, forms and pastimes are material, and therefore they deny that He has a name or a form.
FAQs
This verse states that the Supreme Lord is inherently beyond all material names and forms (anāma-rūpaḥ), yet He mercifully accepts names and forms to be approachable to His devotees.
Daksha acknowledges the Lord’s compassion: although transcendental, the Lord takes accessible identities and manifests pastimes so worshipers at His lotus feet can relate to Him and receive grace.
Approach the Divine through sincere devotion—chanting His names and remembering His pastimes—understanding these are merciful bridges to the transcendent reality beyond limited concepts.