Shloka 17
Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti
श्रीलक्ष्मणोवाच ममापि राज्ञ्यच्युतजन्मकर्म श्रुत्वा मुहुर्नारदगीतमास ह । चित्तं मुकुन्दे किल पद्महस्तया वृत: सुसम्मृश्य विहाय लोकपान् ॥ १७ ॥
śrī-lakṣmaṇovāca mamāpi rājñy acyuta-janma-karma śrutvā muhur nārada-gītam āsa ha cittaṁ mukunde kila padma-hastayā vṛtaḥ su-sammṛśya vihāya loka-pān
Dijo Śrī Lakṣmaṇā: Oh reina, una y otra vez oí a Nārada Muni cantar la gloria de los nacimientos y las hazañas de Acyuta, y así mi corazón también se apegó a Mukunda. En verdad, incluso la diosa Padmahastā (Lakṣmī), tras considerarlo cuidadosamente, rechazó a los grandes semidioses que gobiernan los mundos y lo eligió a Él como esposo.
FAQs
This verse shows that repeatedly hearing Nārada’s narrations of Kṛṣṇa’s birth and deeds fixes the mind on Mukunda and naturally leads to detachment from worldly dependence.
She credits Nārada’s sung teachings about Acyuta’s līlās as the cause of her steady attraction to Kṛṣṇa, highlighting the guru-saint’s role in awakening bhakti.
Make consistent time to hear or read authentic Kṛṣṇa-kathā; with reflection, the mind gains higher taste, reducing anxiety-driven dependence on purely worldly “protectors.”