Shloka 7
बलरामस्य वारुणी-प्रसङ्गः, यमुनाकर्षणम्, लक्ष्मी-प्रदत्त-विभूषणम्, रेवती-विवाहः
पपौ च गोपगोपीभिः समवेतो मुदान्वितः प्रगीयमानो ललितं गीतवाद्यविशारदैः
papau ca gopagopībhiḥ samaveto mudānvitaḥ pragīyamāno lalitaṃ gītavādyaviśāradaiḥ
And he drank with them, gathered with the cowherds and cowherd-women, filled with joy, while those skilled in song and instruments sang delicate praises.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: narrative
FAQs
This verse frames devotion as joyful participation—Krishna is honored through refined song and instrument-play, showing bhakti as an intimate, lived experience rather than mere ritual.
Parāśara narrates Krishna’s lila as the Supreme’s accessible form—he gathers with the community, sharing their simple acts while remaining the one worthy of praise.
Krishna is presented as the Supreme Reality who accepts loving nearness; the community’s songs become a mode of recognizing his divinity through affectionate relationship (bhakti).