Shloka 8
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
कृष्णस्य विष्वक् पुरुराजिमण्डलै- रभ्यानना: फुल्लदृशो व्रजार्भका: । सहोपविष्टा विपिने विरेजु- श्छदा यथाम्भोरुहकर्णिकाया: ॥ ८ ॥
kṛṣṇasya viṣvak puru-rāji-maṇḍalair abhyānanāḥ phulla-dṛśo vrajārbhakāḥ sahopaviṣṭā vipine virejuś chadā yathāmbhoruha-karṇikāyāḥ
森の中で、ヴラジャの牧童たちはクリシュナを中心にして列をなして座り、皆その御顔に向かい、目を喜びに輝かせていた。彼らは、蓮華の花托を花弁と葉が取り囲むように、いっそう美しく映えていた。
To a pure devotee, Kṛṣṇa is always visible, as stated in the Brahma- saṁhitā ( santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti ) and as indicated by Kṛṣṇa Himself in Bhagavad-gītā ( sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham ). If by accumulating pious activities ( kṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ ) one is raised to the platform of pure devotional service, Kṛṣṇa is always visible in the core of one’s heart. One who has attained such perfection is all-beautiful in transcendental bliss. The present Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an attempt to keep Kṛṣṇa in the center, for if this is done all activities will automatically become beautiful and blissful.
FAQs
This verse describes the Vraja boys seated all around Kṛṣṇa, gazing at Him with delighted, blossoming eyes, forming rings around Him like lotus petals around the lotus whorl—highlighting their intimate, natural love for Him.
The imagery conveys Kṛṣṇa as the radiant center and the boys as the surrounding beauty—showing how all charm and harmony in Vraja life naturally circles around Him as the heart of their affection.
Keep Kṛṣṇa at the center—through remembrance, kīrtana, and service—and let relationships and daily activities “circle” around that spiritual focus, cultivating joy and simplicity like the Vraja boys.