Shloka 53
Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama
प्रजापतिपतिर्देव: सुरनाथो महाबल: । श्रीवत्साड्को हृषीकेश: सर्वदैवतपूजित:,जो प्रजापतियोंके भी पति, दिव्यस्वरूप, देवताओंके रक्षक, महाबली, श्रीवत्सचिह्नसे सुशोभित, इन्द्रियोंके अधिष्ठाता तथा सम्पूर्ण देवताओंद्वारा पूजित हैं
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | prajāpati-patir devaḥ sura-nātho mahā-balaḥ | śrīvatsāṅko hṛṣīkeśaḥ sarva-daivata-pūjitaḥ |
毗舍摩波耶那说道：他乃诸生主（Prajāpati）之主，具神圣本性，为天众之护持与统领，威力无边；胸有室利伐蹉（Śrīvatsa）之瑞相，号赫利湿计沙（Hṛṣīkeśa）——诸根之主——为一切神祇所礼敬。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True devotion is directed toward the highest divine principle—one who stands above even the cosmic progenitors and is acknowledged by all gods—thereby aligning reverence with dharmic hierarchy and cosmic order.
Vaiśaṃpāyana offers a laudatory description (stuti) of Hṛṣīkeśa/Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, listing epithets that establish his supremacy, protective role, and universal worship.