Shloka 27
Rāsa-līlā Begins; Divine Multiplication; Moral Doubt and Its Resolution
श्रीपरीक्षिदुवाच संस्थापनाय धर्मस्य प्रशमायेतरस्य च । अवतीर्णो हि भगवानंशेन जगदीश्वर: ॥ २६ ॥ स कथं धर्मसेतूनां वक्ता कर्ताभिरक्षिता । प्रतीपमाचरद् ब्रह्मन् परदाराभिमर्शनम् ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca saṁsthāpanāya dharmasya praśamāyetarasya ca avatīrṇo hi bhagavān aṁśena jagad-īśvaraḥ
ശ്രീപരീക്ഷിത് പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ! ധർമ്മസ്ഥാപനത്തിനും അധർമ്മശമനത്തിനുമായി ജഗദീശ്വരനായ ഭഗവാൻ തന്റെ അംശത്തോടുകൂടി ഭൂമിയിൽ അവതരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. അവൻ ധർമ്മസേതുക്കളുടെ ഉപദേശകനും ആചരിക്കുന്നവനും രക്ഷകനുമാണ്; എങ്കിൽ, ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മൻ, മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ ഭാര്യമാരെ സ്പർശിക്കുന്നതുപോലുള്ള ധർമ്മവിരുദ്ധ പ്രവർത്തി അവൻ എങ്ങനെ ചെയ്തു?
As Śukadeva Gosvāmī was speaking, King Parīkṣit noticed that some persons seated in the assembly on the bank of the Ganges were harboring doubt about the Lord’s activities. These doubtful persons were karmīs, jñānīs and others who were not devotees of the Lord. To clear up their doubts, King Parīkṣit asks this question on their behalf.
FAQs
Parīkṣit raises the doubt that the Lord establishes dharma, so His intimate dealings with others’ wives seem contrary; the narrative addresses this by distinguishing the Lord’s transcendental līlā from worldly morality and by clarifying His role as the ultimate protector of dharma.
Because Śukadeva was describing the Rāsa-līlā, and Parīkṣit—concerned for dharma—requested a clear reconciliation: how the Lord who sets religious boundaries could act in a way that appears opposed to them.
Do not imitate divine līlās or justify misconduct by quoting them; instead, seek proper understanding from scripture and saintly teachers, and follow dharma while cultivating pure devotion.