Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 24
Kṛṣṇa Leads Kālayavana to Mucukunda; The Yavana Is Burned; Mucukunda’s Prayers and Boon of Bhakti
तमालोक्य घनश्यामं पीतकौशेयवाससम् । श्रीवत्सवक्षसं भ्राजत्कौस्तुभेन विराजितम् ॥ २३ ॥ चतुर्भुजं रोचमानं वैजयन्त्या च मालया । चारुप्रसन्नवदनं स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलम् ॥ २४ ॥ प्रेक्षणीयं नृलोकस्य सानुरागस्मितेक्षणम् । अपीव्यवयसं मत्तमृगेन्द्रोदारविक्रमम् ॥ २५ ॥ पर्यपृच्छन्महाबुद्धिस्तेजसा तस्य धर्षित: । शङ्कित: शनकै राजा दुर्धर्षमिव तेजसा ॥ २६ ॥
tam ālokya ghana-śyāmaṁ pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam śrīvatsa-vakṣasaṁ bhrājat kaustubhena virājitam
凝望主时，国王看见祂如密云般深蓝，身披黄丝；胸有室利瓦特萨圣纹，颈佩灿然的考斯图巴宝珠。祂四臂庄严，戴着毗阇延提花环，面容俊美安宁，鲨形耳环闪耀，含情含笑的目光摄取人间众目。祂青春之美无与伦比，步履威仪如怒狮，光辉不可侵犯。大智的穆楚昆达被这威光所压，心怀疑惧，便迟疑地向圣主室利·克里希纳发问。
It is significant that text 24 states, catur-bhujaṁ rocamānam: “The Lord was seen in the beauty of His four-armed form.” Throughout this great work, we find Lord Kṛṣṇa manifesting His various transcendental forms, most prominently the two-armed form of Kṛṣṇa and the four-armed form of Nārāyaṇa or Viṣṇu. Thus there is no doubt that Kṛṣṇa and Viṣṇu are nondifferent, or that Kṛṣṇa is the original form of the Lord. These things are sometimes misunderstood, but the great ācāryas, experts in spiritual science, have clarified the matter for us. God in His original form is not merely the creator, maintainer and destroyer, or the punisher of conditioned souls, but rather the infinitely beautiful Godhead, enjoying in His own right, in His own abode. This is the form of Kṛṣṇa, the same Kṛṣṇa who expands Himself into Viṣṇu forms for the maintenance of our bumbling world.
FAQs
This verse describes the Lord appearing with four arms, a classic Viṣṇu feature, emphasizing His supreme divinity even while He performs human-like pastimes.
In the narrative, Mucukunda receives direct darśana of the Lord; the Vaijayantī garland marks the Lord’s divine majesty and auspicious presence.
Contemplating the Lord’s serene face and divine ornaments helps steady the mind, reduce anxiety, and cultivate devotion through personal, form-based remembrance (smaraṇa).