Shloka 33
Uddhava’s Counsel: The Jarāsandha Resolution and Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Indraprastha
प्राप्तं निशम्य नरलोचनपानपात्र- मौत्सुक्यविश्लथितकेशदुकूलबन्धा: । सद्यो विसृज्य गृहकर्म पतींश्च तल्पे द्रष्टुं ययुर्युवतय: स्म नरेन्द्रमार्गे ॥ ३३ ॥
prāptaṁ niśamya nara-locana-pāna-pātram autsukya-viślathita-keśa-dukūla-bandhāḥ sadyo visṛjya gṛha-karma patīṁś ca talpe draṣṭuṁ yayur yuvatayaḥ sma narendra-mārge
Cuando las jóvenes de la ciudad oyeron que había llegado el Señor Śrī Kṛṣṇa, deleite y néctar para los ojos humanos, se apresuraron a salir al camino real para verlo. Abandonaron al instante las labores del hogar e incluso dejaron a sus maridos en el lecho; por la ansiedad, se aflojaron los nudos de su cabello y de sus vestidos.
FAQs
This verse says Kṛṣṇa is so captivating that merely hearing of His arrival makes people drop all engagements and run to see Him—He is described as the very ‘drink’ for the eyes.
Because Kṛṣṇa had arrived in the city; overwhelmed by eagerness to behold Him, they immediately went to the king’s road where His procession would pass.
Prioritize genuine spiritual “darshan” by making time for hearing and seeing Kṛṣṇa—through śāstra, kīrtana, and deity/holy association—even when daily duties compete for attention.