Shloka 11
Ambikā-vana Śiva-pūjā; Nanda Saved from the Serpent; Śaṅkhacūḍa Slain
को भवान् परया लक्ष्म्या रोचतेऽद्भुतदर्शन: । कथं जुगुप्सितामेतां गतिं वा प्रापितोऽवश: ॥ ११ ॥
ko bhavān parayā lakṣmyā rocate ’dbhuta-darśanaḥ kathaṁ jugupsitām etāṁ gatiṁ vā prāpito ’vaśaḥ
[Tuhan Kṛṣṇa bersabda:] Wahai tuan, engkau tampak menakjubkan, bersinar dengan keindahan yang agung. Siapakah engkau? Dan siapakah yang memaksamu mengambil tubuh ular yang mengerikan ini?
FAQs
This verse highlights that true perception notices inner spiritual radiance (lakṣmī, adbhuta-darśana) even when someone appears to be in a degraded or pitiable state, prompting compassion rather than contempt.
Kṛṣṇa addresses a being whose extraordinary splendor does not match the degraded condition he is in, indicating the contrast between the soul’s inherent dignity and the covering effects of karma or circumstance within the līlā narrative.
Train yourself to look beyond external downfall—poverty, illness, addiction, disgrace—and respond with discernment and compassion, remembering that a person’s essential worth can be greater than their present condition.