Shloka 12
हरेः पुत्रविस्तारः तथा ऊषानिरुद्धकथा-प्रारम्भः
Kṛṣṇa’s Progeny and the Beginning of the Uṣā–Aniruddha Episode
ततः सकलचित्तज्ञा गौरी ताम् आह भामिनीम् अलम् अत्यर्थतापेन भर्त्रा त्वम् अपि रंस्यसे
tataḥ sakalacittajñā gaurī tām āha bhāminīm alam atyarthatāpena bhartrā tvam api raṃsyase
Then Gaurī, who knows every movement of the mind, spoke to that passionate lady: “Enough of this excessive burning anguish. In due time you too shall find joy and fulfillment with your husband.”
Gaurī (Pārvatī)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Continuation of the Kṛṣṇa-līlā narrative context leading into interpersonal episodes and their dharmic/psychological import.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: narrative and psychologically observant
Concept: Excessive grief and heat of longing should be moderated by patience and trust in the ripening of one’s destined relationship.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When overwhelmed by anxiety in relationships, cultivate steadiness, seek wise counsel, and allow time for outcomes to mature.
Vishishtadvaita: The personal world of emotions is still governed by divine order; grace works through time and counsel rather than negating embodied experience.
FAQs
It highlights divine insight into inner states, allowing Gaurī to counsel rightly—showing that dharma includes mastery over emotion and the guidance of higher wisdom.
As something to be moderated: the verse advises stopping self-consuming grief and trusting that circumstances will realign toward harmony in due time.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purāṇic worldview assumes his sovereignty over order and outcomes; the counsel to endure and restrain grief aligns with the maintenance of dharma under Vishnu’s cosmic governance.