टीका

Commentary

Krishna begins His magnificent enumeration of divine opulences with the celestial realm. Each example follows the same pattern: in every category, He is the most prominent, the most excellent, the most powerful representative.

Among the twelve Adityas — the sons of Aditi who preside over the months of the year — Krishna is Vishnu, the greatest among them. Among all luminous objects in the sky, He is the radiant sun, the source of light and life for all beings on earth. The Brahma Samhita describes the sun as the eye of the Supreme Lord, and here Krishna confirms that divine connection.

Among the Maruts — the fifty wind gods who travel through the atmosphere — He is Marichi, the chief among them and the presiding deity of the wind. Among the nakshatras — the twenty-seven star constellations of Vedic astronomy — He is the moon. In Vedic understanding, the moon is considered the chief of the nakshatras because the stars appear to revolve around it and derive their light from reflected sunlight, just as the moon does.

This verse establishes the pattern for the entire vibhuti section: wherever there is greatness, prominence, or excellence in any domain of the cosmos, that is a manifestation of Krishna’s opulence. The devotee who understands this sees not just the sun in the sky, but the glory of the Divine shining through it.