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
Enardecido hasta el delirio, con el cuerpo resplandeciente por gotas de sudor como perlas bajo el intenso calor, exclamó turbado: «¡Ven, oh Yamunā; deseo bañarme!»
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.