Shloka 3
Utthāna Ceremony, Śakaṭa-bhañga, Tṛṇāvarta-vadha, and the Vision of the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth
अथान्यदपि कृष्णस्य तोकाचरितमद्भुतम् । मानुषं लोकमासाद्य तज्जातिमनुरुन्धत: ॥ ३ ॥
athānyad api kṛṣṇasya tokācaritam adbhutam mānuṣaṁ lokam āsādya taj-jātim anurundhataḥ
どうか、クリシュナのほかの驚くべき幼児のリーラーも語ってください。彼はバガヴァーンでありながらこの世に来て、人の幼子のように振る舞い、プータナー討伐のような不思議な御業をなされました。
Mahārāja Parīkṣit requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to narrate other childhood pastimes exhibited by Kṛṣṇa while playing as a human child. The Supreme Personality of Godhead incarnates at different times in different planets and universes, and according to the nature of those places, He exhibits His unlimited potency. That a child sitting on the lap of his mother was able to kill the gigantic Pūtanā is extremely wonderful for the inhabitants of this planet, but on other planets the inhabitants are more advanced, and therefore the pastimes the Lord performs there are still more wonderful. Kṛṣṇa’s appearance on this planet like a human being makes us more fortunate than the demigods in the higher planets, and therefore Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very much interested in hearing about Him.
FAQs
This verse introduces another astonishing childhood pastime of Kṛṣṇa, emphasizing that He appears among humans and enacts childlike activities to delight devotees and reveal divine sweetness in a relatable form.
The verse indicates that after entering human society, Kṛṣṇa follows the ways of that community—His līlā is intentionally human-like so devotees can love Him intimately, while His divinity remains fully intact.
See the divine in everyday life: Kṛṣṇa’s example shows that spirituality need not reject ordinary duties and relationships—devotion can be practiced within one’s family, culture, and daily responsibilities.