Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
बिभ्राणं गोसहस्रैर्वृतममरपतिं प्रौढहस्तैककुंभप्रश्चोतत्सौधधारास्नपितमभिनवांभोजपत्राभनेत्रम् ॥ ६८ ॥
bibhrāṇaṃ gosahasrairvṛtamamarapatiṃ prauḍhahastaikakuṃbhapraścotatsaudhadhārāsnapitamabhinavāṃbhojapatrābhanetram || 68 ||
उसने देवों के स्वामी को देखा—हज़ारों गौओं से घिरा हुआ, ऊँचे भवन से बहती धाराओं द्वारा स्नान कराया जा रहा था, जब बलवान हाथ एक ही कलश को उँडेल रहा था; और जिनके नेत्र नव-विकसित कमल-पत्रों के समान थे।
Narada (narration within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
The verse uses auspicious visual markers—lotus-like eyes, ceremonial bathing, and sacred cattle—to signal divine majesty and purity, presenting a darśana (vision) that elevates the mind toward reverence and dharmic order.
Though not a direct bhakti instruction, it models bhakti’s inner posture: attentive contemplation of divine qualities (śrī-lakṣaṇa) such as purity (snāna/abhiṣeka imagery) and auspicious beauty (lotus eyes), which naturally awakens devotion and faith.
The verse primarily highlights chandas-style poetic compounding and alaṅkāra (imagery) rather than a specific Vedāṅga rule; it exemplifies how Sanskrit compounds (samāsa) compress ritual and iconographic detail into a single metrical statement.
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