4.66
sattvam visuddham vasudeva-sabditam
yad iyate tatra puman apavrtah
sattve ca tasmin bhagavan vasudevo
hy adhoksajo me manasa vidhiyate
SYNONYMS
sattvam—existence; visuddham—pure; vasudeva-sabditam—named vasudeva; yat—from which; iyate—appears; tatra—in that; puman—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; apavrtah—without any covering; sattve—in goodness; ca—and; tasmin—that; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vasudevah—Vasudeva; hi—certainly; adhoksajah—who is beyond the senses; me—my; manasa—by the mind; vidhiyate—is procured “The condition of pure goodness (suddha-sattva), in which the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed without any covering, is called vasudeva.
In that pure state the Supreme Godhead, who is beyond the material senses and who is known as Vasudeva, is perceived by my mind.”
PURPORT
This text from Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.3.23), spoken by Lord Siva when he condemned Daksa, the father of Sati, as an opponent of Visnu, confirms beyond a doubt that Lord Krsna, His name, His fame, His qualities and everything in connection with His paraphernalia exist in the sandhini-sakti of the Lord’s internal potency.