Shloka 43
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
काचिद् आलोक्य गोविन्दम् आयान्तम् अतिहर्षिता कृष्ण कृष्णेति कृष्णेति प्राह नान्यद् उदीरयत्
kācid ālokya govindam āyāntam atiharṣitā kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti kṛṣṇeti prāha nānyad udīrayat
One gopī, seeing Govinda draw near, was overwhelmed with joy; she kept crying, “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa!” and spoke nothing else.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Gopīs’ ecstatic responses upon seeing Govinda
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To draw the hearts of the Vraja-gopīs into single-pointed remembrance, revealing bhakti as immediate union through nāma and darśana.
Leela: Bala
Dharma Restored: Establishment of nāma-smaraṇa and exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) as a living dharma.
Concept: When the heart is seized by Bhagavān’s presence, the tongue naturally clings to his Name alone, showing nāma as direct devotional absorption.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Practice simple, repeated nāma-japa/kīrtana to cultivate one-pointed attention and reduce scattered speech and thought.
Vishishtadvaita: Personal Bhagavān is approached through loving address; the soul’s dependence and intimacy are real, not illusory, within divine unity.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
This verse presents nāma-ucchāra (uttering the Lord’s name) as an immediate, overflowing response of bhakti—so absorbing that nothing else remains to be said.
By narrating a simple scene: the devotee’s mind fixes on Govinda’s presence, and speech naturally becomes exclusive remembrance—expressed as repeated Krishna-nāma.
Krishna is shown as Govinda, the supreme object of love and refuge; His mere approach evokes total-hearted joy and single-pointed remembrance, a hallmark of Vaishnava devotion.