Shloka 12
Nanda’s Captivity by Varuṇa and the Revelation of the Spiritual World
Brahma-hrada
इति स्वानां स भगवान् विज्ञायाखिलदृक्स्वयम् । सङ्कल्पसिद्धये तेषां कृपयैतदचिन्तयत् ॥ १२ ॥
iti svānāṁ sa bhagavān vijñāyākhila-dṛk svayam saṅkalpa-siddhaye teṣāṁ kṛpayaitad acintayat
Thus Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Bhagavān, who sees everything, automatically understood what the cowherd men were thinking. Wishing, out of compassion, to fulfill their desire, the Lord thought as follows.
FAQs
This verse explains that Kṛṣṇa, the all-seeing Lord, understands the inner intentions of His devotees and, out of compassion, plans how to bring their heartfelt desire to completion.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks, describing how Kṛṣṇa perceived the wishes of the Vrajavāsīs after the episode involving Varuṇa and Nanda Mahārāja, and then arranged to fulfill their devotional longing.
Cultivate sincere devotion and clear intention in spiritual practice; the verse emphasizes that the Lord recognizes genuine inner longing and responds with guidance and mercy in due course.