Shloka 42
शरद्वर्णनं, योगोपमा, तथा गोवर्धन-यज्ञप्रवर्तनम्
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नन्दाद्यास् ते व्रजौकसः प्रीत्युत्फुल्लमुखा विप्र साधु साध्व् इत्य् अथाब्रुवन्
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā nandādyās te vrajaukasaḥ prītyutphullamukhā vipra sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan
Hearing his words, Nanda and the other dwellers of Vraja shone with joy; O Brahmana, their faces blossoming with gladness, they cried, “Well spoken! Well spoken!”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; 'vipra' is the vocative address within the narration)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā and the reorientation of worship in Govardhana episode
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He redirects Vraja’s ritual focus toward Govardhana and away from Indra, protecting the community and revealing true dependence on dharma and the Lord rather than devas’ pride.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Proper orientation of yajña and gratitude toward sustaining forces under Bhagavān’s governance
Concept: When counsel aligned with dharma and devotion is heard, the heart naturally blossoms and assents—true worship is guided by right understanding.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Receive scriptural/devotional guidance with humility and translate it into collective, concrete practice.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān as the accessible personal Lord whose will guides embodied communities through loving relationship (śeṣa-śeṣi orientation).
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Vatsalya
FAQs
It marks wholehearted approval of dharmic, devotion-centered counsel—showing the Vraja community’s unified, joyful assent.
By depicting their faces “blossoming with joy,” Parāśara highlights bhakti as a natural, emotionally luminous response rather than mere ritual compliance.
Within Book 5’s Krishna narrative, the community’s joy and approval function as a devotional atmosphere around Vishnu’s avatāra, underscoring the Purana’s bhakti-centered vision of the Supreme.