Shloka 14
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
इत्युक्त्वाद्रिदरीकुञ्जगह्वरेष्वात्मवत्सकान् । विचिन्वन्भगवान्कृष्ण: सपाणिकवलो ययौ ॥ १४ ॥
ity uktvādri-darī-kuñja- gahvareṣv ātma-vatsakān vicinvan bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ sapāṇi-kavalo yayau
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ഭഗവാൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ—“ഞാൻ കാളക്കുട്ടികളെ തേടി വരാം; നിങ്ങളുടെ ആനന്ദം തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തരുത്” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. കൈയിൽ തൈരും ചോറും പിടിച്ച്, സുഹൃത്തുകളുടെ കാളക്കുട്ടികളെ സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കാൻ മലകൾ, ഗുഹകൾ, കുറ്റിച്ചെടികൾ, ഇടുങ്ങിയ വഴികൾ എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിൽ എല്ലായിടത്തും തിരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് ഉടൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
The Vedas ( Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.8) assert that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has nothing to do personally ( na tasya kāryaṁ karaṇaṁ ca vidyate ) because He is doing everything through His energies and potencies ( parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate ). Nonetheless, here we see that He took personal care to find the calves of His friends. This was Kṛṣṇa’s causeless mercy. Mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram: all the affairs of the entire world and the entire cosmic manifestation are working under His direction, through His different energies. Still, when there is a need to take care of His friends, He does this personally. Kṛṣṇa assured His friends, “Don’t be afraid. I am going personally to search for your calves.” This was Kṛṣṇa’s causeless mercy.
FAQs
This verse shows Kṛṣṇa’s intimate Vraja-līlā: even while taking lunch with His friends, He naturally goes searching for the missing calves, revealing His sweet, humanlike play while remaining Bhagavān.
In this chapter, the calves (and later the cowherd boys) are made to disappear due to Brahmā’s bewilderment-test; Kṛṣṇa goes to find His calves as part of the unfolding Brahmā-vimohana-līlā.
Remember that the Supreme Lord is personally attentive to His own—just as Kṛṣṇa searches for His calves—so a devotee can practice steady trust, sincerity, and remembrance of Kṛṣṇa amid ordinary duties.