Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 69
निद्रां भगवतीं विष्णोरतुलां तेजसः प्रभुः ॥ ७१ ॥
nidrāṁ bhagavatīṁ viṣṇōratulāṁ tējasaḥ prabhuḥ || 71 ||
Translation
'The Lord (Brahmā) praised the Divine Goddess, the incomparable sleep of Vishnu, of immense splendor.'
Word by word
- nidrām
- the sleep
- bhagavatīm
- the Divine Goddess
- viṣṇoḥ
- of Vishnu
- atulām
- incomparable
- tejasaḥ
- of energy, splendor
- prabhuḥ
- the Lord (Brahmā)
Meaning
This verse summarizes Brahmā’s action. He is praising (tuṣṭāva) the Goddess who is both the sleep (nidrā) and the splendid energy (tejasaḥ) of Vishnu. She is atulā (incomparable) and bhagavatī (divine), highlighting her supreme status as the energy behind even the divine trinity. This praise, which is the famous Yoganidrā Stuti, is the subject of the next part of the narration.