Shloka 1
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā
वसुरुवाच । योऽसौ निरंजनो देवश्चित्स्वरूपी जनार्दनः । ज्योतीरूपो महाभागे कृष्णस्तल्लक्षणं श्रृणु ॥ १ ॥
vasuruvāca | yo'sau niraṃjano devaścitsvarūpī janārdanaḥ | jyotīrūpo mahābhāge kṛṣṇastallakṣaṇaṃ śrṛṇu || 1 ||
वसु म्हणाले—जो तो निर्मळ देव जनार्दन, ज्यांचे स्वरूप शुद्ध चैतन्य आहे आणि जे ज्योतीरूप आहेत; हे महाभागे! तोच कृष्ण आहे—त्याची लक्षणे ऐक.
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Kṛṣṇa/Janārdana as the transcendent reality—stainless (nirañjana), consciousness itself (cit-svarūpa), and luminous (jyotī-rūpa)—so devotion and contemplation are directed to the highest, impurity-free Brahman-like Lord.
Bhakti here begins with right recognition: the devotee is asked to “hear the lakṣaṇa” of Kṛṣṇa, understanding him as Janārdana beyond material taint; such knowledge stabilizes devotion from mere sentiment into God-centered remembrance and worship.
The verse uses the idea of lakṣaṇa (definition/characteristic marks), a key analytical method emphasized in śāstra study and supported by Vyākaraṇa (grammar/precise meaning) to grasp exact theological terms like nirañjana and cit-svarūpa.