Shloka 16
Garuḍa, Saubhari’s Curse, Kāliya’s Refuge, and Kṛṣṇa Saves Vraja from Forest Fire
रामश्चाच्युतमालिङ्ग्य जहासास्यानुभाववित् । प्रेम्णा तमङ्कमारोप्य पुन: पुनरुदैक्षत । गावो वृषा वत्सतर्यो लेभिरे परमां मुदम् ॥ १६ ॥
rāmaś cācyutam āliṅgya jahāsāsyānubhāva-vit premṇā tam aṅkam āropya punaḥ punar udaikṣata gāvo vṛṣā vatsataryo lebhire paramāṁ mudam
Balarāma embraced His infallible brother Acyuta and laughed, knowing well the vastness of Kṛṣṇa’s potency. In love He lifted Kṛṣṇa onto His lap and gazed at Him again and again; the cows, bulls, and young heifers too attained the highest joy.
FAQs
This verse says that even the cows, bulls, and calves attained supreme joy simply by Krishna being among them and by witnessing His divine actions.
Balarama understood Krishna’s extraordinary potency (His divine power displayed in the līlā) and, overwhelmed with affectionate love, embraced Him, laughed, and repeatedly gazed upon Him.
Cultivate loving remembrance and repeated contemplation of Krishna’s qualities and pastimes; the verse emphasizes that sincere affection and attentive ‘looking again and again’ nourishes spiritual joy.