वेदः प्रणव एवाग्रे धर्मोऽहं वृषरूपधृक् । उपासते तपोनिष्ठा हंसं मां मुक्तकिल्बिषाः ॥
vedaḥ praṇava evāgre dharmo'haṃ vṛṣarūpadhṛk | upāsate taponiṣṭhā haṃsaṃ māṃ muktakilbiṣāḥ ||
In the beginning the Veda was only Om; I was dharma in the form of a bull. Steadfast in austerity and free from sin, people worshipped me as the Swan.
उस आरंभ में वेद केवल प्रणव (ॐ) था; मैं वृषभ रूप धारण किए धर्म था। तप में स्थिर और पापरहित लोग हंसरूप मेरी उपासना करते थे।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Before elaborate rituals, the practice was simple: Om, discipline and a pure life. Simplicity can be the deepest form of worship.
विस्तृत कर्मकांड से पहले साधना सरल थी: ॐ, संयम और शुद्ध जीवन। सरलता ही उपासना का सबसे गहरा रूप हो सकती है।
Krishna continues to Uddhava on Krita Yuga: the Veda was then only the syllable Om, he himself was dharma in the form of a bull, and the pure worshipped him as Hamsa through austerity.