Shloka 1
Adhyaya 6 — Balarama’s Dilemma, Drunken Wanderings in Revata’s Grove, and the Slaying of the Suta
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे इन्द्रविक्रियानाम पञ्चमोऽध्यायः ।
षष्ठोऽध्यायः ।
पक्षिण ऊचुः—
रामः पार्थे परां प्रीतिं ज्ञात्वा कृष्णस्य लाङ्गली ।
चिन्तयामास बहुधा किं कृतं सुकृतं भवेत् ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe indravikriyānāma pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ | ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ | pakṣiṇa ūcuḥ— rāmaḥ pārthe parāṃ prītiṃ jñātvā kṛṣṇasya lāṅgalī | cintayāmāsa bahudhā kiṃ kṛtaṃ sukṛtaṃ bhavet ||
Die Vögel sprachen: Balarāma (der Pflugträger), nachdem er Kṛṣṇas höchste Zuneigung zu Arjuna erkannt hatte, sann auf vielerlei Weise: „Welche Tat wurde vollbracht, dass ein solches Verdienst (sukṛta) entstanden ist?“
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FAQs
The verse frames divine favor not as arbitrary, but as connected to prior causes—one’s sukṛta (meritorious action) and character. Balarāma’s reflection models a dhārmic attitude: when witnessing another’s exalted fortune, one inquires into the ethical and karmic roots rather than envy or dismissal.
This verse is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita/Carita (narrative of eminent persons) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa proper. It functions as a moral-narrative hinge that motivates an explanation of past deeds (karmic causation) within the purāṇic storytelling framework.
Esoterically, Kṛṣṇa’s ‘parā prīti’ toward Arjuna symbolizes the soul’s eligibility (adhikāra) for divine intimacy: grace is drawn by inner fitness shaped through sukṛta. Balarāma (strength, discipline, and dharma-supporting power) contemplating the cause suggests that even spiritual power seeks the law of righteousness behind divine preference.