Shloka 5
Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate
यत्राद्भुतानि सर्वाणि भूमौ वियति वा जले । तं त्वानुपश्यतो ब्रह्मन् किं मे दृष्टमिहाद्भुतम् ॥ ५ ॥
yatrādbhutāni sarvāṇi bhūmau viyati vā jale taṁ tvānupaśyato brahman kiṁ me dṛṣṭam ihādbhutam
ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മൻ, ഭൂമിയിലും ആകാശത്തിലും ജലത്തിലും ഉള്ള എല്ലാ അത്ഭുതങ്ങളും ആരിൽ വസിക്കുന്നുവോ, ആ നിന്നെ ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ ദർശിക്കുന്നു; പിന്നെ ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ഏത് അത്ഭുതം കാണും?
Akrūra has now realized that Lord Kṛṣṇa is not merely his nephew.
FAQs
This verse states that when one is directly beholding Kṛṣṇa—within whom all marvels of earth, sky, and water exist—nothing else can remain truly astonishing, because all wonder is grounded in Him.
As Akrūra approaches Mathurā with Kṛṣṇa, he is overwhelmed by devotion and recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s supreme divinity; he expresses that Kṛṣṇa’s presence eclipses every other ‘miracle.’
It encourages cultivating God-centered vision: when the heart learns to recognize the Divine as the source of all beauty and wonder, anxiety and fascination with lesser spectacles naturally diminish.