Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.38
योऽन्त: प्रविश्य भूतानि भूतैरत्त्यखिलाश्रय: ।
स विष्ण्वाख्योऽधियज्ञोऽसौ काल: कलयतां प्रभु: ॥ ३८ ॥
yo ’ntaḥ praviśya bhūtāni
[yo ’ntah pravishya bhootaani]
bhūtair atty akhilāśrayaḥ
[bhootair atty akhilaashrayah]
sa viṣṇv-ākhyo ’dhiyajño ’sau
[sa vishnv-aakhyo ’dhiyajno ’sau]
kālaḥ kalayatāṁ prabhuḥ
[kaalah kalayataam prabhuh]
Word-for-word
yaḥ
—
He who
antaḥ
—
within
praviśya
—
entering
bhūtāni
—
living entities
bhūtaiḥ
—
by living entities
atti
—
annihilates
akhila
—
of everyone
āśrayaḥ
—
the support
saḥ
—
He
viṣṇu
—
Viṣṇu
ākhyaḥ
—
named
adhiyajñaḥ
—
the enjoyer of all sacrifices
asau
—
that
kālaḥ
—
time factor
kalayatām
—
of all masters
prabhuḥ
—
the master.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo ’ntaḥ praviśya bhūtāni
yaḥ
He who
antaḥ
within
bhūtair atty akhilāśrayaḥ
sa viṣṇv-ākhyo ’dhiyajño ’sau
kālaḥ kalayatāṁ prabhuḥ
praviśya
entering
bhūtāni
living entities
bhūtaiḥ
by living entities
atti
annihilates
akhila
of everyone
āśrayaḥ
the support
saḥ
He
viṣṇu
Viṣṇu
ākhyaḥ
named
adhiyajñaḥ
the enjoyer of all sacrifices
asau
that
kālaḥ
time factor
kalayatām
of all masters
prabhuḥ
the master.
Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the enjoyer of all sacrifices, is the time factor and the master of all masters. He enters everyone’s heart, He is the support of everyone, and He causes every being to be annihilated by another.
Purport
Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is clearly described in this passage. He is the supreme enjoyer, and all others are working as His servants. As stated in the Caitanya caritāmṛta ( Ādi 5.14), ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa: the only Supreme Lord is Viṣṇu. Āra saba bhṛtya: all others are His servants. Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and other demigods are all servants. The same Viṣṇu enters everyone’s heart as Paramātmā, and He causes the annihilation of every being through another being.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Time, the shelter of all beings, the master of those controlled, who, having entered all beings, destroys them through other living entities, is called Viṣṇu, the giver of results of sacrifices.
This verse describes the method of creating fear. Entering into all beings, he destroys them by other living beings. Time called Viṣṇu is the giver of results of sacrifice since he is the controller of sacrifice (adhiyajñaḥ). He is the master of those controlled.
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Personal Guidance
The verse points beyond impersonal abstraction to a Lord who hears, acts, and relates. Spiritual life gets real once we stop talking about Him and start talking to Him. The verse anchors this in Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
- Where does your idea of God blur into a generic 'higher power' that asks nothing of you?
- How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
My note
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