Shloka 8
बलरामस्य वारुणी-प्रसङ्गः, यमुनाकर्षणम्, लक्ष्मी-प्रदत्त-विभूषणम्, रेवती-विवाहः
स मत्तो ऽत्यन्तघर्माम्भःकणिकामौक्तिकोज्ज्वलः आगच्छ यमुने स्नातुम् इच्छामीत्य् आह विह्वलः
sa matto 'tyantagharmāmbhaḥkaṇikāmauktikojjvalaḥ āgaccha yamune snātum icchāmīty āha vihvalaḥ
Maddened with longing, his body glittering with pearl-like droplets of sweat from the intense heat, he cried out in agitation: “Come, O Yamunā—I wish to bathe!”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: narrative
FAQs
In this verse, Yamunā is addressed directly as a living, sacred divine presence—showing how holy geography in the Vishnu Purana participates in the Lord’s līlā and becomes a focus for devotion.
Parāśara narrates Krishna’s emotionally charged, playful moment—his agitation and command to bathe—highlighting līlā where the Supreme Lord acts in human-like intimacy without losing divine sovereignty.
Krishna’s simple wish becomes an expression of supreme lordship within līlā: the Absolute (Vishnu) engages the world lovingly, making devotion and sacred places like Yamunā central to spiritual life.