Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 40
The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka
तेषां स्वविभूतीनां लोकपालानां च विविधवीर्योपबृंहणाय भगवान् परममहापुरुषो महाविभूतिपतिरन्तर्याम्यात्मनो विशुद्धसत्त्वं धर्मज्ञानवैराग्यैश्वर्याद्यष्टमहासिद्ध्युपलक्षणं विष्वक्सेनादिभि: स्वपार्षदप्रवरै: परिवारितो निजवरायुधोपशोभितैर्निजभुजदण्डै: सन्धारय-माणस्तस्मिन् गिरिवरे समन्तात्सकललोकस्वस्तय आस्ते ॥ ४० ॥
teṣāṁ sva-vibhūtīnāṁ loka-pālānāṁ ca vividha-vīryopabṛṁhaṇāya bhagavān parama-mahā-puruṣo mahā-vibhūti-patir antaryāmy ātmano viśuddha-sattvaṁ dharma-jñāna-vairāgyaiśvaryādy-aṣṭa-mahā-siddhy-upalakṣaṇaṁ viṣvaksenādibhiḥ sva-pārṣada-pravaraiḥ parivārito nija-varāyudhopaśobhitair nija-bhuja-daṇḍaiḥ sandhārayamāṇas tasmin giri-vare samantāt sakala-loka-svastaya āste.
为增长诸象王与诸护世者的种种威力，并赐一切世界众生以安泰，至上人格神——大至尊者、万般超越富饶之主、众生内在的主宰（Antaryāmī）——在彼山之巅以纯净萨特瓦的灵性身显现，不为物质三性所染。祂为毗湿伐克塞那（Viṣvaksena）等最胜随从所环绕，四臂持各类神圣武器，显现祂的圆满德能：法、智、离欲、自在，以及阿尼玛、拉吉玛、摩希玛等神通成就，护持诸界吉祥。
FAQs
This verse describes the Supreme Lord as the antaryāmī—present within as the indwelling Self—who sustains and protects the worlds while empowering the cosmic rulers.
In the cosmological narration, Śukadeva highlights that the universe and its administrators function by the Lord’s power; His purity, opulences, and mystic perfections indicate His supreme capacity to uphold and bless all realms.
Remembering that the Lord sustains everything encourages humility and steadiness: do your duty (dharma), seek true knowledge, practice detachment, and rely on the Divine protector rather than anxiety.