Vibhūti-yoga in the Bhāgavata: The Lord’s Manifest Opulences and the Discipline of Control
ब्रह्मर्षीणां भृगुरहं राजर्षीणामहं मनु: । देवर्षीणां नारदोऽहं हविर्धान्यस्मि धेनुषु ॥ १४ ॥
brahmarṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ rājarṣīṇām ahaṁ manuḥ devarṣīṇāṁ nārado ’haṁ havirdhāny asmi dhenuṣu
在诸梵仙中,我是婆利古;在诸王仙中,我是摩奴。在诸天仙中,我是那罗陀;在诸母牛中,我是如意神牛迦摩德奴。
It declares that the Lord is the supreme excellence within each category—Bhṛgu among brahmin sages, Manu among royal sages, Nārada among divine sages, and Havirdhānī among cows—showing His presence as the highest principle in all orders of beings.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa teaches Uddhava how to perceive Him everywhere by recognizing His special manifestations (vibhūtis) in the most eminent personalities and representatives of different classes.
Practice seeing God’s hand in excellence and virtue—honor genuine wisdom, righteous leadership, and saintly devotion, and let that remembrance turn admiration into gratitude, humility, and steadier bhakti.