Shloka 5
Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti
श्रीऋषिरुवाच इत्युत्तम:श्लोकशिखामणिं जने- ष्वभिष्टुवत्स्वन्धककौरवस्त्रिय: । समेत्य गोविन्दकथा मिथोऽगृणं- स्त्रिलोकगीता: शृणु वर्णयामि ते ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca ity uttamaḥ-śloka-śikhā-maṇiṁ janeṣv abhiṣṭuvatsv andhaka-kaurava-striyaḥ sametya govinda-kathā mitho ’gṛnaṁs tri-loka-gītāḥ śṛṇu varṇayāmi te
The sage said: As Yudhiṣṭhira and the others were praising Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the crest-jewel of all who are supremely glorified, the women of the Andhaka and Kaurava clans gathered together and began speaking among themselves the tales of Govinda, sung throughout the three worlds. Listen, and I shall relate them to you.
FAQs
This verse shows that when devotees meet, they naturally exchange Govinda-kathā, and such glorification becomes celebrated even in the three worlds—highlighting Krishna-katha as spiritually potent and universally praised.
Because their mutual glorification of Govinda reveals the devotional mood of exalted devotees at Kurukṣetra; Śukadeva presents their words as exemplary, “sung in the three worlds,” and worthy for Parīkṣit to hear.
Seek satsanga—meet with devotees—and replace ordinary talk with Krishna-katha: share, hear, and remember the Lord’s qualities and pastimes, making daily conversation a form of bhakti.