Shloka 40
कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः
महोत्सवम् इवासाद्य पुत्राननविलोकनम् युवेव वसुदेवो ऽभूद् विहायाभ्यागतां जराम्
mahotsavam ivāsādya putrānanavilokanam yuveva vasudevo 'bhūd vihāyābhyāgatāṃ jarām
As though he had come upon a great festival, Vasudeva—upon gazing again upon the faces of his sons—became as if young once more, casting off the old age that had crept upon him.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: compassionate
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: By returning to Vasudeva and revealing himself, Krishna grants renewal of hope and joy to his devotees, strengthening dharma through familial restoration.
Leela: Bala
Dharma Restored: Restoration of familial and social harmony through the Lord’s auspicious presence.
Concept: Darśan of the Lord renews the devotee’s inner life, as if age and weariness fall away before divine presence.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Use regular darśan (temple, icon, japa) as a disciplined practice for inner rejuvenation amid fatigue and grief.
Vishishtadvaita: Grace operates through concrete encounter (darśan) within embodied relationships, sanctifying the world rather than negating it.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Vatsalya
FAQs
The verse treats the reunion as an auspicious, life-renewing event—so powerful that it is likened to a “great festival,” restoring Vasudeva’s vitality and dispelling the weight of age.
Through vivid human experience: Parāśara frames Vasudeva’s renewed youth as a natural consequence of auspicious reunion, showing how dharmic happiness and divine protection in Krishna’s time re-order suffering into celebration.
Even when not named in the verse, the setting is Krishna’s (Vishnu’s) avatāra-era: the restoration of joy and the easing of “jarā” reflect the protective sovereignty of Vishnu, who sustains beings and turns hardship toward auspicious ends.