Shloka 27
Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Brahmā-stuti) and the Restoration of Vraja’s Lunch Pastime
त्वामात्मानं परं मत्वा परमात्मानमेव च । आत्मा पुनर्बहिर्मृग्य अहोऽज्ञजनताज्ञता ॥ २७ ॥
tvām ātmānaṁ paraṁ matvā param ātmānam eva ca ātmā punar bahir mṛgya aho ’jña-janatājñatā
Behold the folly of the ignorant: they take You to be some separate display of illusion, and they take the self—which is truly You—to be something else, the material body. Thus they imagine the Supreme Soul must be sought somewhere outside Your supreme Personality.
Lord Brahmā is amazed at the gross ignorance of conditioned souls who consider Lord Kṛṣṇa’s supreme spiritual body to be material. Ignorant of the spiritual form of the Lord, such persons also consider their own material bodies to be the self, and therefore they conclude that spiritual reality is to be found somewhere beyond the supreme personality of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Sometimes such fools consider Lord Kṛṣṇa to be one of many individual souls who together constitute a single impersonal spiritual entity. Unfortunately, such speculators are not inclined to hear from the Lord Himself or from the Lord’s authorized representatives, such as Lord Brahmā. Because they whimsically speculate on the nature of the Supreme, their ultimate result is confusion and ignorance, which they euphemistically describe as “the mystery of life.”
FAQs
It says that although Kṛṣṇa is the supreme Self and Paramātmā, ignorant people still look externally for the self—mistaking outward pursuits for true self-realization.
After being humbled by Kṛṣṇa’s Brahma-vimohana-līlā, Brahmā offers prayers acknowledging Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Reality and laments the ignorance of those who seek truth and fulfillment apart from Him.
It advises turning inward through bhakti—remembering and serving Kṛṣṇa—rather than expecting lasting identity, peace, or happiness from external achievements and possessions.