Shloka 19
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
काचित् कृष्णेति कृष्णेति प्रोक्त्वा लज्जाम् उपाययौ ययौ च काचित् प्रेमान्धा तत्पार्श्वम् अविलज्जिता
kācit kṛṣṇeti kṛṣṇeti proktvā lajjām upāyayau yayau ca kācit premāndhā tatpārśvam avilajjitā
ഒരു ഗോപിക ‘കൃഷ്ണാ! കൃഷ്ണാ!’ എന്നു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും വിളിച്ച് ലജ്ജയിൽ ഒതുങ്ങി; മറ്റൊരാൾ പ്രേമാന്ധയായി, ലജ്ജയില്ലാതെ നേരെ അവന്റെ അരികിലേക്കു ചെന്നു।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He receives the gopīs’ unmediated cries of love, demonstrating that divine intimacy can transcend social hesitation when directed to the Supreme Beloved.
Leela: Moksha-dana
Dharma Restored: Reorientation of modesty and social fear toward the higher law of wholehearted surrender to Bhagavān.
Concept: When love for Bhagavān becomes consuming, conventional self-consciousness alternately resurfaces as modesty or dissolves in fearless surrender.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Notice where spiritual aspiration is held back by fear of opinion; redirect that energy into sincere prayer and disciplined devotion.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is the supreme ‘puruṣārtha’; social roles are not denied but are relativized before the soul’s ultimate dependence on Bhagavān.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
This verse presents Krishna’s name as an immediate, heart-compelling invocation—so powerful that it reveals each devotee’s inner state, from modest restraint to fearless surrender.
Through contrasting gopīs: one is overtaken by lajjā (social modesty), while another is premāndhā (love-blinded) and moves directly to Krishna—showing how bhakti can surpass conventional limits.
Krishna is depicted as Bhagavan, the supreme center of attraction; devotion is not merely emotion but a soul-level gravitation toward the Highest Reality.