Shloka 66
जातो गत: पितृगृहाद् व्रजमेधितार्थोहत्वा रिपून् सुतशतानि कृतोरुदार: । उत्पाद्य तेषु पुरुष: क्रतुभि: समीजेआत्मानमात्मनिगमं प्रथयञ्जनेषु ॥ ६६ ॥
jāto gataḥ pitṛ-gṛhād vrajam edhitārtho hatvā ripūn suta-śatāni kṛtorudāraḥ utpādya teṣu puruṣaḥ kratubhiḥ samīje ātmānam ātma-nigamaṁ prathayañ janeṣu
The Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the līlā-puruṣottama, though born as Vasudeva’s son, at once left His father’s home for Vraja to expand loving intimacy with His confidential devotees. There He slew many asuras; then, returning to Dvārakā, He married the finest women according to Vedic law, begot hundreds of sons, and performed sacrifices for His own worship, establishing the dharma of household life.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) , vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ: by all the Vedas, it is Kṛṣṇa who is to be known. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, setting an example by His own behavior, performed many ritualistic ceremonies described in the Vedas and established the principles of gṛhastha life by marrying many wives and begetting many children just to show people in general how to be happy by living according to Vedic principles. The center of Vedic sacrifice is Kṛṣṇa ( vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ ). To advance in human life, human society must follow the Vedic principles personally demonstrated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in His householder life. The real purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, however, was to manifest how one can take part in loving affairs with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Reciprocations of loving affairs in ecstasy are possible only in Vṛndāvana. Therefore just after His appearance as the son of Vasudeva, the Lord immediately left for Vṛndāvana. In Vṛndāvana, the Lord not only took part in loving affairs with His father and mother, the gopīs and the cowherd boys, but also gave liberation to many demons by killing them. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.8) , paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām: the Lord appears in order to protect the devotees and kill the demons. This was fully exhibited by His personal behavior. In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord is understood by Arjuna to be puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam — the eternal, transcendental Supreme Person. Here also we find the words utpādya teṣu puruṣaḥ. Therefore it is to be concluded that the Absolute Truth is puruṣa, a person. The impersonal feature is but one of the features of His personality. Ultimately, He is a person; He is not impersonal. And not only is He puruṣa, a person, but He is the līlā-puruṣottama, the best of all persons.
FAQs
This verse describes a righteous ruler who worships the Supreme Person (Puruṣa) through sacrifices, showing that yajña—when centered on the Lord—becomes a means of devotion and spiritual upliftment for society.
Vraja is presented as a sacred destination connected with the Lord’s divine purpose; the verse portrays the figure leaving his paternal home and going to Vraja to fulfill a destined mission, highlighting Vraja’s centrality in Krishna-related tradition.
Live with purpose, overcome inner enemies (like anger and greed), support family and community responsibly, and keep spiritual life centered on the Supreme—spreading uplifting wisdom through example rather than mere instruction.