Shloka 39
Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas
मोहिन्युवाच । का राधा भवता प्रोक्ता गुरो लोकप्रसूः सती । तस्यास्तत्वं समाख्याहि श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ॥ ३९ ॥
mohinyuvāca | kā rādhā bhavatā proktā guro lokaprasūḥ satī | tasyāstatvaṃ samākhyāhi śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || 39 ||
ໂມຫິນີ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ຄູອາຈານ, ຣາທາ ທີ່ທ່ານໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າເປັນແມ່ຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ ຜູ້ໃຫ້ກຳເນີດໂລກທັງປວງ ນັ້ນແມ່ນໃຜ? ຂໍທ່ານຈົ່ງບອກສະພາບແທ້ຂອງນາງໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍຟັງ, ເພາະຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຂອງຂ້ອຍແຮງກົດ.”
Mohinī
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse frames Rādhā as a profound cosmic principle (“lokaprasūḥ”) and invites a tattva-level (metaphysical) explanation, signaling that devotion is grounded in understanding the divine reality, not merely storytelling.
By asking to hear Rādhā’s true nature from the Guru, the verse emphasizes śravaṇa (devotional hearing) and guru-upadeśa as primary means for deepening Vaiṣṇava bhakti and grasping the inner meaning behind divine names and forms.
The verse highlights the Vedāṅga-aligned discipline of precise inquiry and definition (nirvacana/tattva-vicāra), a foundational method used alongside Vyākaraṇa and śāstra-pramāṇa to understand sacred terms like “Rādhā” and “lokaprasūḥ.”