ojaḥ saho balavatÄá¹
karmÄhaá¹ viddhi sÄtvatÄm
sÄtvatÄá¹ nava-mÅ«rtÄ«nÄm
Ädi-mÅ«rtir ahaá¹ parÄ
ojaḥ - the sensory strength; sahaḥ - and mental strength; balavatÄm - of the strong; karma - the devotional activities; aham - I am; viddhi - please know; sÄtvatÄm - among the devotees; sÄtvatÄm - among those devotees; nava-mÅ«rtÄ«nÄm - who worship Me in nine forms; Ädi-mÅ«rtiḥ - the original form, VÄsudeva; aham - I am; parÄ - the Supreme.
Of the powerful I am bodily and mental strength, and I am the devotional activities of My devotees. My devotees worship Me in nine different forms, among which I am the original and primary VÄsudeva.
Generally, the Vaiṣṇavas worship the Personality of Godhead as VÄsudeva, Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, NÄrÄyaṇa, HayagrÄ«va, VarÄha, Ná¹›siá¹ha and BrahmÄ. It is understood that when a suitable living entity is not available to fill the post of BrahmÄ, the Lord Himself assumes the position; therefore Lord BrahmÄ is mentioned in the list. Lord Viṣṇu sometimes appears as Indra and sometimes as BrahmÄ, and it is Viṣṇu appearing as BrahmÄ who is indicated in this connection.
