Shloka 25
Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Dvārakā
Dvārakā-praveśa and Bhakta-vātsalya
नित्यं निरीक्षमाणानां यदपि द्वारकौकसाम् । न वितृप्यन्ति हि दृश: श्रियो धामाङ्गमच्युतम् ॥ २५ ॥
nityaṁ nirīkṣamāṇānāṁ yad api dvārakaukasām na vitṛpyanti hi dṛśaḥ śriyo dhāmāṅgam acyutam
দ্বাৰকাবাসীয়ে নিত্য অচ্যুত প্ৰভু—সৰ্ব সৌন্দৰ্যৰ ধাম—ক দৰ্শন কৰিলেও, তেওঁলোকৰ দৃষ্টি কেতিয়াও তৃপ্ত নহ’ল।
When the ladies of the city of Dvārakā got up on the roofs of their palaces, they never thought that they had previously many times seen the beautiful body of the infallible Lord. This indicates that they had no satiation in desiring to see the Lord. Anything material seen for a number of times ultimately becomes unattractive by the law of satiation. The law of satiation acts materially, but there is no scope for it in the spiritual realm. The word infallible is significant here, because although the Lord has mercifully descended to the earth, He is still infallible. The living entities are fallible because when they come in contact with the material world they lack their spiritual identity, and thus the body materially obtained becomes subjected to birth, growth, transformation, situation, deterioration and annihilation under the laws of nature. The Lord’s body is not like that. He descends as He is and is never under the laws of the material modes. His body is the source of everything that be, the reservoir of all beauties beyond our experience. No one, therefore, is satiated by seeing the transcendental body of the Lord because there are always manifestations of newer and newer beauties. The transcendental name, form, qualities, entourage, etc., are all spiritual manifestations, and there is no satiation in chanting the holy name of the Lord, there is no satiation in discussing the qualities of the Lord, and there is no limitation of the entourage of the Lord. He is the source of all and is limitless.
FAQs
This verse explains that even the Dvārakā-vāsīs, who saw Kṛṣṇa daily, never felt their eyes satisfied, because His form is unlimitedly beautiful and is the very abode of Śrī (divine fortune).
In narrating Kṛṣṇa’s presence in Dvārakā, Śukadeva highlights the unique sweetness of Bhagavān: direct sight of Him does not lead to familiarity or boredom, but to ever-increasing devotion and longing.
Cultivate regular “darśana” through daily śravaṇa and smaraṇa—reading Kṛṣṇa’s līlās, chanting His names, and keeping His form in mind—so devotion deepens rather than becoming routine.