Shloka 43
Viśvarūpa’s Death, Vṛtrāsura’s Manifestation, and the Devas’ Surrender to Nārāyaṇa
अत एव स्वयं तदुपकल्पयास्माकं भगवत: परमगुरोस्तव चरणशतपलाशच्छायां विविधवृजिन संसारपरिश्रमोपशमनीमुपसृतानां वयं यत्कामेनोपसादिता: ॥ ४३ ॥
ata eva svayaṁ tad upakalpayāsmākaṁ bhagavataḥ parama-guros tava caraṇa-śata-palāśac-chāyāṁ vividha-vṛjina-saṁsāra-pariśramopaśamanīm upasṛtānāṁ vayaṁ yat-kāmenopasāditāḥ.
अत एव, सर्वज्ञ भगवन् परमगुरो, विविधवृजिनसंसारपरिश्रमोपशमनीं तव चरणशतपलाशच्छायाम् उपसृतान् अस्मान् यत्कामेनोपसादितान् स्वयमेव जानासि; अस्माकं वर्तमानदुःखं प्रतिहत्य प्रसादं देहि, त्वच्चरणौ शरणं नः।
One need only seek shelter of the shade of the Lord’s lotus feet. Then all the material tribulations that disturb him will be subdued, just as when one comes under the shadow of a big tree, the disturbances caused by the heat of the scorching sun are immediately mitigated, without one’s asking for relief. Therefore the whole concern of the conditioned soul should be the lotus feet of the Lord. The conditioned soul suffering from various tribulations because of existing in this material world can be relieved only when he seeks shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord’s lotus feet are a cooling “shade” that pacifies the varied miseries and exhaustion of saṁsāra; devotees approach Him seeking that shelter above all else.
Facing an overwhelming crisis in the Vṛtrāsura episode, they acknowledge their dependence and ask Viṣṇu, the supreme master, to personally arrange the right solution, taking refuge at His feet.
Consciously place your anxieties and outcomes in the Lord’s hands, keep steady devotional practice (hearing, chanting, prayer), and seek decisions that align with dharma rather than fear or ego.