Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 26
Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Varṇāśrama’s Purpose, Ritualism’s Fall, and Yuga-Avatāras with Kali-yuga Saṅkīrtana
विष्णुर्यज्ञ: पृश्निगर्भ: सर्वदेव उरुक्रम: । वृषाकपिर्जयन्तश्च उरुगाय इतीर्यते ॥ २६ ॥
viṣṇur yajñaḥ pṛśnigarbhaḥ sarvadeva urukramaḥ vṛṣākapir jayantaś ca urugāya itīryate
త్రేతా యుగంలో ప్రభువును విష్ణు, యజ్ఞ, పృశ్నిగర్భ, సర్వదేవ, ఉరుక్రమ, వృషాకపి, జయంత, ఉరుగాయ అనే నామాలతో స్తుతిస్తారు।
Pṛśnigarbha refers to Kṛṣṇa’s incarnation as the son of Pṛśnidevī and Prajāpati Sutapā. Vṛṣākapi indicates that if the living entities simply remember the Lord, He is inclined to shower all benedictions upon them, thus satisfying their desires and removing their miseries. Since the Lord is always victorious, He is called Jayanta.
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It lists prominent names by which the Supreme Lord is remembered in Tretā-yuga—such as Viṣṇu, Yajña, Pṛśnigarbha, Sarvadeva, Urukrama, Vṛṣākapi, Jayanta, and Urugāya—emphasizing devotional remembrance through His divine epithets.
Nārada explains yuga-wise devotion and worship; by giving the Lord’s names for each age, he teaches how people can properly remember and approach the same Supreme Lord according to the yuga’s religious culture.
By regularly remembering and chanting the Lord’s names and qualities—understanding that His many names reveal His many merciful aspects—one strengthens bhakti through daily nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of the holy names).