त्रिविक्रमस्त्रिलोकेशो वामनः श्रीधरः पुमान् ।हृषीकेशो वासुदेवः पद्मनाभो महाह्रदः॥
trivikramastrilōkēśō vāmanaḥ śrīdharaḥ pumān ·hṛṣīkēśō vāsudēvaḥ padmanābhō mahāhradaḥ
the three-strider, who crossed the worlds in three steps
Vāmana's expansion
As Vāmana-Trivikrama, Viṣṇu covers the three worlds in three steps; Bali recognizes that the dwarf's three steps are nothing less than the Lord's own eternal measurement of space.
lord of the three worlds
the Dwarf
Viṣṇu appears as the dwarf Vāmana at Bali's sacrifice; after taking three steps and covering earth, sky, and heaven, he gently places his third step on Bali's head, pushing him to Pātāla.
bearer of Śrī
Śrī (Lakṣmī) permanently resides on the chest of Viṣṇu as the Śrīvatsa mark; 'śrī-dhara' (bearer of Śrī) indicates not merely an ornament but the Lord's inseparability from divine beauty and auspiciousness.
the Person, the supreme Male principle
master of the senses
Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa as 'Hṛṣīkeśa' (master of the senses) at the beginning of the Bhagavad Gītā; later, in chapter 11, after the viśvarūpa, he uses it again in reverent acknowledgment of Kṛṣṇa's sovereignty.
son of Vasudeva, who dwells in all things
lotus-naveled
The cosmic form with a lotus growing from the navel, from which Brahmā arises, is one of Kṛṣṇa's eternally celebrated manifestations; the Vedas address him in this form in S.B.G 10.87.
the vast lake of being
'Great lake'—the vast reservoir of being; in the Uddhava Gītā, Kṛṣṇa describes himself as the inexhaustible source from which all seekers can drink without diminishing the whole.
