Shloka 55
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
रासगेयं जगौ कृष्णो यावत्तारतरध्वनिः साधु कृष्णेति कृष्णेति तावत् ता द्विगुणं जगुः
rāsageyaṃ jagau kṛṣṇo yāvattārataradhvaniḥ sādhu kṛṣṇeti kṛṣṇeti tāvat tā dviguṇaṃ jaguḥ
Kṛṣṇa sang the melody of the Rāsa, his voice rising ever higher and clearer; and as long as that sweet resonance flowed, the gopīs replied with redoubled fervor: “Sādhu! Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Rāsa-gāna and the doubling of devotional response through the Lord’s lead
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To enchant hearts through rāsa-song, drawing devotees into single-pointed remembrance of his name and form.
Leela: Moksha-dana
Dharma Restored: Nāma-saṅkīrtana as a pure mode of devotion; communal praise that intensifies bhakti
Concept: When Bhagavān initiates praise, devotees naturally respond with intensified nāma and stuti, creating a self-amplifying circle of devotion.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Practice call-and-response kīrtana or japa with attentive listening; let the name lead and your heart answer.
Vishishtadvaita: The divine name is not merely symbolic but participates in the Lord’s presence, aligning with Viśiṣṭādvaita’s concrete, personal Brahman accessible through bhakti.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
It portrays Kṛṣṇa’s līlā as spiritually magnetic—his music draws devotion outwardly as praise and inwardly as remembrance, showing the Lord as the center of all delight.
By describing their praise as “twofold,” Parāśara highlights escalating bhakti: the more Kṛṣṇa reveals sweetness, the more devotion intensifies through repeated nāma—“Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.”
The verse frames Kṛṣṇa’s līlā not as mere romance but as a revelation of the Supreme Lord whose presence naturally awakens loving devotion and constant recitation of his name.