Shloka 36
अनुग्रहाय भक्तानां मानुषं देहमास्थित: । भजते तादृशी: क्रीडा या: श्रुत्वा तत्परो भवेत् ॥ ३६ ॥
anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ bhajate tādṛśīḥ krīḍa yāḥ śrutvā tat-paro bhavet
Um Seinen Geweihten Gnade zu erweisen, nimmt der Herr einen menschenähnlichen Körper an und vollbringt solche Spiele, dass jeder, der davon hört, Ihm ganz hingegeben wird.
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains in this connection that when Lord Kṛṣṇa descends to this world in His original two-handed form, out of kindness He manifests that form in a way His devotees conditioned in human society can perceive and understand. Thus here it is stated, mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ: “He assumes a humanlike body.” Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura glorifies the Lord’s conjugal pastimes, stating that these romantic affairs have an inconceivable spiritual potency to attract the polluted heart of conditioned souls. It is an undeniable fact that any pure- or simple-hearted person who hears narrations of the loving affairs of Kṛṣṇa will be attracted to the lotus feet of the Lord and gradually become His devotee.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord performs such pastimes out of mercy, and simply hearing them can make a listener become fully devoted to Him (tat-paro bhavet).
He clarifies that Krishna’s seemingly human activities are not ordinary; they are divine acts of compassion meant to uplift devotees through hearing and remembrance.
Regularly hear or study Krishna’s pastimes with a devotional attitude—this practice nurtures absorption in the Lord and strengthens steady bhakti amid daily life.