Canto 11, Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Verse 30 (SB 11.15.30)
SB 11.15.30 • मूल श्लोक

मद्विभूतीरभिध्यायन् श्रीवत्सास्‍त्रविभूषिता: । ध्वजातपत्रव्यजनै: स भवेदपराजित: ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

mad-vibhūtīr abhidhyāyan śrīvatsāstra-vibhūṣitāḥ dhvajātapatra-vyajanaiḥ sa bhaved aparājitaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

mat — My; vibhūtīḥ — opulent incarnations; abhidhyāyan — meditating upon; śrīvatsa — with the Lord’s Śrīvatsa opulence; astra — and weapons; vibhūṣitāḥ — decorated; dhvaja — with flags; ātapatra — with ceremonial umbrellas; vyajanaiḥ — and different types of fans; saḥ — he, the devotee-yogī; bhavet — becomes; aparājitaḥ — unconquerable by others.

Translation

“My devotee becomes unconquerable by meditating on My opulent incarnations, which are decorated with Śrīvatsa and various weapons and are endowed with imperial paraphernalia such as flags, ornamental umbrellas and fans.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
The imperial paraphernalia of the Lord’s opulent incarnations indicates His omnipotency, and the devotees become unconquerable by meditating on the Lord’s powerful, royally equipped incarnations. As stated by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura in Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, verse 107: bhaktis tvayi sthiratarā bhagavan yadi syāddaivena naḥ phalati divya-kiśora-mūrtiḥmuktiḥ svayaṁ mukulitāñjaliḥ sevate ’smāndharmārtha-kāma-gatayaḥ samaya-pratīkṣāḥ “My dear Lord, if we develop unflinching devotional service unto You, then automatically Your transcendental, youthful form is revealed to us. Thus liberation herself waits with folded hands to serve us, and the ultimate goals of religiosity, economic development and sense gratification patiently wait to render service to us.”