Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 35
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
यस्यावतारा ज्ञायन्ते शरीरेष्वशरीरिण: । तैस्तैरतुल्यातिशयैर्वीर्यैर्देहिष्वसङ्गतै: ॥ ३४ ॥ स भवान्सर्वलोकस्य भवाय विभवाय च । अवतीर्णोंऽशभागेन साम्प्रतं पतिराशिषाम् ॥ ३५ ॥
yasyāvatārā jñāyante śarīreṣv aśarīriṇaḥ tais tair atulyātiśayair vīryair dehiṣv asaṅgataiḥ
Kahit magpakita Ka sa mga katawan na tila karaniwang isda, pagong, at baboy-ramo, ipinahahayag Mo ang mga lilang di magagawa ng gayong nilalang—mga gawaing pambihira, walang kapantay, at transendental na may walang-hanggang lakas. Kaya ang mga katawan Mo ay hindi gawa sa materyal na sangkap, kundi mga paglalangkap ng Iyong Kataas-taasang Persona. Ikaw ang Siya ring Panginoong Diyos na ngayon ay bumaba nang may ganap na kapangyarihan para sa kapakinabangan ng lahat ng nilalang sa mundong ito, O Panginoon ng mga pagpapala.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.7-8):
FAQs
This verse explains that although the Lord is essentially bodiless (transcendent), He is recognized through His avatāras in embodied forms, displaying incomparable powers untouched by material association.
They emphasize that Krishna’s visible form is not a product of karma or matter; His appearance is a divine descent, and His potency remains unconditioned even while He plays among embodied beings.
It strengthens faith that the Divine can enter our world without being limited by it—encouraging devotion, surrender, and remembrance rather than reducing God to merely human categories.