Shloka 26
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā
यः कृष्णो राधिकानाथः स लक्ष्मीशः प्रकीर्तितः । स एव ब्रह्मरूपश्च धर्मो नारायणस्तथा ॥ २६ ॥
yaḥ kṛṣṇo rādhikānāthaḥ sa lakṣmīśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | sa eva brahmarūpaśca dharmo nārāyaṇastathā || 26 ||
Celui qui est Kṛṣṇa, le Seigneur de Rādhikā, est aussi célébré comme le Seigneur de Lakṣmī. Lui seul est de la nature de Brahman ; il est Dharma, et il est également Nārāyaṇa.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It asserts the unity of divine identities: Krishna (Radha’s Lord) is the same Supreme as Lakshmi’s Lord (Vishnu/Narayana), and that very Supreme is also Brahman and Dharma—linking personal devotion with the highest metaphysical truth.
By equating Krishna with Narayana and Brahman, the verse validates Krishna-bhakti as worship of the Supreme Lord Himself, showing that loving devotion to Krishna reaches the same ultimate reality praised in Vedantic and Vaishnava traditions.
No specific Vedanga practice is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is theological clarity for mantra-japa and worship—one may worship Krishna as Narayana, the Supreme Brahman, without contradiction in doctrine.