Shloka 7
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
बालत्वं चातिवीर्यं च जन्म चास्मासु शोभनम् चिन्त्यमानम् अमेयात्मञ् शङ्कां कृष्ण प्रयच्छति
bālatvaṃ cātivīryaṃ ca janma cāsmāsu śobhanam cintyamānam ameyātmañ śaṅkāṃ kṛṣṇa prayacchati
Your childhood, your surpassing prowess, and your auspicious birth among us—when we ponder these, O Kṛṣṇa of immeasurable Self, a wonder-filled doubt arises within us: who, truly, are You?
Likely a Vraja elder (commonly Nanda or the cowherds) as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To lighten Earth’s burden by destroying adharma and to draw souls into loving devotion through his humanlike līlā.
Leela: Bala
Dharma Restored: Reverent recognition of the Lord’s divinity even while he dwells as a kinsman among devotees.
Concept: The Lord’s humanlike birth and deeds can veil his true nature, prompting devotees to inquire into his immeasurable identity with reverent wonder.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Let spiritual amazement become inquiry—study, contemplate, and pray rather than reducing the sacred to the merely familiar.
Vishishtadvaita: The transcendent Lord remains immeasurable yet becomes intimately accessible within a human community, inviting personal relationship without diminishing divinity.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Sakhya
FAQs
It functions as narrative evidence of avatāra-lakṣaṇa—divine marks—by which ordinary observers begin to infer the presence of the Supreme in a human, childlike form.
He presents it as reflective wonder born from observing incongruous qualities—childhood paired with superhuman might—prompting an intuitive question about Krishna’s true nature.
It signals that Krishna’s inner reality is immeasurable and transcendent, aligning the child of Vraja with Vishnu’s supreme, unlimited nature even while appearing within human society.