Shloka 10
The Killing of Keśī and Vyomāsura; Nārada’s Prophetic Praise of Kṛṣṇa
कृष्ण कृष्णाप्रमेयात्मन् योगेश जगदीश्वर । वासुदेवाखिलावास सात्वतां प्रवर प्रभो ॥ १० ॥ त्वमात्मा सर्वभूतानामेको ज्योतिरिवैधसाम् । गूढो गुहाशय: साक्षी महापुरुष ईश्वर: ॥ ११ ॥
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇāprameyātman yogeśa jagad-īśvara vāsudevākhilāvāsa sātvatāṁ pravara prabho
[نارد منی نے کہا:] اے کرشن، اے کرشن، اے لا محدود روح! اے یوگیشور، اے جگدیشور! اے واسودیو، سب کے پناہ گاہ اور یدووں میں بہترین! اے پربھو، آپ تمام مخلوقات کی پرماتما ہیں، جیسے لکڑی میں چھپی ہوئی آگ۔ آپ گواہ، مہا پرش اور پرم ایشور ہیں۔
FAQs
This verse directly addresses Kṛṣṇa as “jagadīśvara,” affirming that the cowherd boy of Vraja is also the supreme ruler of the cosmos.
They praise Him with His divine name “Vāsudeva,” recognizing Him as the all-pervading shelter of everything, even while He appears intimately among them in Vraja.
It nurtures steadiness in devotion: in fear or uncertainty, one can remember the Lord as the ultimate refuge and offer prayers with trust rather than panic.