Shloka 10
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
मत्संबन्धेन वो गोपा यदि लज्जा न जायते श्लाघ्यो वाहं ततः किं वो विचारेण प्रयोजनम्
matsaṃbandhena vo gopā yadi lajjā na jāyate ślāghyo vāhaṃ tataḥ kiṃ vo vicāreṇa prayojanam
O gopīs—if, through your bond with me, no sense of shame arises in you, then I am indeed worthy of praise; if so, what need have you of further deliberation?
Sri Krishna (as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: revealing
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To draw the Vraja community into fearless intimacy with the divine, making their bond itself the measure of blessedness.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Bhakti grounded in purity of relationship—freedom from socially anxious shame when one’s attachment is spiritually rightful.
Concept: When devotion is free from inner shame and duplicity, the relationship with the Lord is self-validating and needs no further anxious scrutiny.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Examine whether your spiritual life is driven by fear of others’ judgment; cultivate integrity so devotion becomes natural and unforced.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord permits and even invites intimate access; such intimacy is not a breach but an authorized mode of communion between the dependent self and the Supreme.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Sakhya
FAQs
Here lajjā marks social convention and self-conscious restraint; Krishna tests whether the gopīs’ devotion is governed by worldly norms or by single-minded bhakti.
In the narrative flow, Parāśara presents Krishna’s speech as a spiritual examination: when devotion is steady and pure, excessive calculation loses its necessity compared to surrender.
The verse frames Krishna as the supreme object of devotion who can both command and refine the devotee’s heart, showing Vishnu’s sovereignty even within intimate līlā.