Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 26
Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura
अजानन्त: प्रतिविधिं तूष्णीमासन् सुरेश्वरा: । ततो वैकुण्ठमगमद् भास्वरं तमस: परम् ॥ २५ ॥ यत्र नारायण: साक्षान्न्यासिनां परमो गति: । शान्तानां न्यस्तदण्डानां यतो नावर्तते गत: ॥ २६ ॥
ajānantaḥ prati-vidhiṁ tūṣṇīm āsan sureśvarāḥ tato vaikuṇṭham agamad bhāsvaraṁ tamasaḥ param
Nanatiling tahimik ang mga dakilang diyos sapagkat hindi nila alam ang paraan upang salungatin ang biyayang iyon. Pagkaraan, narating ni Śiva ang maningning na Vaikuṇṭha, lampas sa lahat ng dilim, kung saan hayag ang Kataas-taasang Nārāyaṇa. Iyon ang sukdulang hantungan ng mga mapayapang renunciante na tumalikod sa pananakit; ang makarating doon ay hindi na bumabalik.
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Lord Śiva entered the planet of Śvetadvīpa, a special outpost of the spiritual world within the confines of the material universe. There, on a beautiful white island surrounded by the celestial Ocean of Milk, Lord Viṣṇu rests on the serpent bed of Ananta Śeṣa, making Himself available to the demigods when they need His help.
FAQs
This verse describes Vaikuṇṭha as bhāsvara—self-effulgent—and tamasaḥ param, beyond the darkness of ignorance, indicating a transcendental realm unaffected by material modes.
They were unable to find a pratividhi (countermeasure) to the situation at hand, so they became tūṣṇīm (silent), after which the narrative moves toward Vaikuṇṭha.
When human effort and calculation fail, the Bhagavatam points toward humility and turning to the Lord’s shelter—seeking higher guidance rather than reacting impulsively.