Shloka 33
Akrūra’s Journey to Vraja and His Devotional Vision of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
ददर्श कृष्णं रामं च व्रजे गोदोहनं गतौ । पीतनीलाम्बरधरौ शरदम्बुरुहेक्षणौ ॥ २८ ॥ किशोरौ श्यामलश्वेतौ श्रीनिकेतौ बृहद्भुजौ । सुमुखौ सुन्दरवरौ बलद्विरदविक्रमौ ॥ २९ ॥ ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशाम्भोजैश्चिह्नितैरङ्घ्रिभिर्व्रजम् । शोभयन्तौ महात्मानौ सानुक्रोशस्मितेक्षणौ ॥ ३० ॥ उदाररुचिरक्रीडौ स्रग्विणौ वनमालिनौ । पुण्यगन्धानुलिप्ताङ्गौ स्नातौ विरजवाससौ ॥ ३१ ॥ प्रधानपुरुषावाद्यौ जगद्धेतू जगत्पती । अवतीर्णौ जगत्यर्थे स्वांशेन बलकेशवौ ॥ ३२ ॥ दिशो वितिमिरा राजन्कुर्वाणौ प्रभया स्वया । यथा मारकत: शैलो रौप्यश्च कनकाचितौ ॥ ३३ ॥
dadarśa kṛṣṇaṁ rāmaṁ ca vraje go-dohanaṁ gatau pīta-nīlāmbara-dharau śarad-amburahekṣaṇau
Wahai Raja Parīkṣit, dengan cahaya Mereka sendiri, Mereka menghalau kegelapan ke segala arah. Mereka tampak seperti dua gunung berhias emas—satu zamrud, satu perak.
FAQs
It describes Them as youthful, supremely handsome, compassionately smiling, adorned with garlands and spotless garments, and so radiant that Their presence seems to remove darkness from all directions.
To highlight Their divinity and auspiciousness—emblems like the banner, thunderbolt, goad, and lotus are traditional signs of the Supreme Lord, and their presence ‘beautifies Vraja’ as They walk.
By practicing mindful remembrance (smaraṇa) of the Lord’s form and qualities—seeing divinity with compassion and purity—so the heart becomes “brightened,” like the directions illuminated by Their radiance.