Shloka 46
Chapter 90
शय्यासनाटनालाप-
क्रीडास्नानादि-कर्मसु ।
न विदुः सन्तमात्मानं
वृष्णयः कृष्ण-चेतसः ॥
śayyāsanāṭanālāpa- krīḍā-snānādi-karmasu / na viduḥ santam ātmānaṃ vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛṣṇa-cetasaḥ //
Bei Tätigkeiten wie Liegen, Sitzen, Umhergehen, Gespräch, Spiel, Bad und dergleichen nahmen die Vṛṣṇis, deren Geist in Kṛṣṇa versunken war, ihr eigenes Selbst nicht als von Ihm getrennt wahr.
Having stated that Kṛṣṇa was the community’s pramāṇa, the Bhāgavata now reveals the intimate devotional psychology of His devotees. The Vṛṣṇis lived with Kṛṣṇa at the center of ordinary life—rest, talk, recreation, and daily routines. Because their consciousness was “Kṛṣṇa-cetasaḥ” (Kṛṣṇa-filled), they did not feel the isolating self-centeredness that defines conditioned life. Their identity was naturally harmonized with service and relationship to the Lord. This does not deny individual existence; rather, it describes the bhakti state where egoic separateness (the false sense of independence) is dissolved. When Kṛṣṇa is the constant object of remembrance, the devotee’s ‘I’ becomes purified—no longer competing with God, but cooperating with Him. The verse also teaches that devotion is not limited to formal worship; it permeates the simplest bodily and social acts. In Kali-yuga, where distraction dominates, this is a powerful instruction: make remembrance of Kṛṣṇa continuous by linking everyday actions to Him—through gratitude, offering, chanting, and serving—so that life itself becomes sādhana.
FAQs
It means ‘those whose minds are absorbed in Kṛṣṇa’—devotees whose awareness naturally returns to Him in all situations.
No. The verse indicates the loss of egoic separateness—devotees no longer feel independent from Kṛṣṇa, but live in loving dependence and service.
Connect the routine to devotion: chant or hear Kṛṣṇa-kathā, offer actions mentally to Kṛṣṇa, and practice brief moments of remembrance throughout the day.