Shloka 54
Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta
सुनन्दनन्दप्रमुखै: पर्षदै: सनकादिभि: । सुरेशैर्ब्रह्मरुद्राद्यैर्नवभिश्च द्विजोत्तमै: ॥ ५३ ॥ प्रह्रादनारदवसुप्रमुखैर्भागवतोत्तमै: । स्तूयमानं पृथग्भावैर्वचोभिरमलात्मभि: ॥ ५४ ॥ श्रिया पुष्ट्या गिरा कान्त्या कीर्त्या तुष्ट्येलयोर्जया । विद्ययाविद्यया शक्त्या मायया च निषेवितम् ॥ ५५ ॥
sunanda-nanda-pramukhaiḥ parṣadaiḥ sanakādibhiḥ sureśair brahma-rudrādyair navabhiś ca dvijottamaiḥ
มหาบุรุษเหล่านั้นบูชาพระผู้เป็นเจ้าด้วยถ้อยคำอันบริสุทธิ์ ตามภาวะแห่งภักติที่แตกต่างกันของแต่ละท่าน. ประหลาทะ นารท และท่านอื่นๆ ขับร้องพระคุณของพระองค์ตามรสะแห่งตน และทุกคนร่วมกันรายล้อมรับใช้พระปรเมศวรด้วยความเคารพยิ่ง.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains the Lord’s potencies mentioned in these verses: “Śrī is the potency of wealth; Puṣṭi that of strength; Gīr, knowledge; Kānti, beauty; Kīrti, fame; and Tuṣṭi, renunciation. These are the Lord’s six opulences. Ilā is His bhū-śakti, also known as sandhinī, the internal potency of whom the element earth is an expansion. Ūrjā is His internal potency for performing pastimes; she expands as the tulasī plant in this world. Vidyā and Avidyā [knowledge and ignorance] are external potencies who cause the living entities’ liberation and bondage, respectively. Śakti is His internal pleasure potency, hlādinī, and Māyā is an internal potency who is the basis of Vidyā and Avidyā. The word ca implies the presence of the Lord’s marginal energy, the jīva-śakti, who is subordinate to Māyā. Lord Viṣṇu was being served by all these personified potencies.”
FAQs
This verse names Prahlāda, Nārada, and the Vasus as exemplary devotees who glorify the Lord with pure words and devotion.
Pṛthag-bhāva indicates that devotees praise the Lord in distinct devotional moods—different rasas such as reverence, friendship, parental affection, or loving devotion—according to their relationship with Him.
Cultivate “amala” (purity) in intention and speech, and engage in regular glorification of the Lord—through prayer, kīrtana, or reading—offering devotion in the mood that naturally awakens in your heart.