Shloka 10
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
सर्वे मिथो दर्शयन्त: स्वस्वभोज्यरुचिं पृथक् । हसन्तो हासयन्तश्चाभ्यवजह्रु: सहेश्वरा: ॥ १० ॥
sarve mitho darśayantaḥ sva-sva-bhojya-ruciṁ pṛthak hasanto hāsayantaś cā- bhyavajahruḥ saheśvarāḥ
All the cowherd boys ate with Kṛṣṇa, showing one another the distinct tastes of the many dishes they had brought from home. Sampling each other’s offerings, they laughed and made one another laugh.
Sometimes one friend would say, “Kṛṣṇa, see how my food is relishable,” and Kṛṣṇa would take some and laugh. Similarly, Balarāma, Sudāmā and other friends would taste one another’s food and laugh. In this way, the friends very jubilantly began to eat their respective preparations brought from home.
FAQs
This verse describes Kṛṣṇa and the cowherd boys joyfully eating together, sharing their different food tastes, laughing and making one another laugh—showing the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s intimate friendship-līlā.
Śukadeva highlights that although Kṛṣṇa behaves like an equal companion, He remains the Supreme Lord; His divinity does not diminish, but becomes especially lovable through His Vraja intimacy.
Devotion is not only reverence but also loving closeness—cultivating a joyful, personal relationship with God, and sharing happiness with other devotees in simple, pure-hearted association.