Shloka 35
Uddhava’s Counsel: The Jarāsandha Resolution and Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Indraprastha
ऊचु: स्त्रिय: पथि निरीक्ष्य मुकुन्दपत्नी- स्तारा यथोडुपसहा: किमकार्यमूभि: । यच्चक्षुषां पुरुषमौलिरुदारहास- लीलावलोककलयोत्सवमातनोति ॥ ३५ ॥
ūcuḥ striyaḥ pathi nirīkṣya mukunda-patnīs tārā yathoḍupa-sahāḥ kim akāry amūbhiḥ yac cakṣuṣāṁ puruṣa-maulir udāra-hāsa līlāvaloka-kalayotsavam ātanoti
Melihat isteri-isteri Mukunda di jalan bagaikan bintang yang mengiringi bulan, para wanita berseru, “Apakah amalan yang telah mereka lakukan sehingga Yang termulia antara para lelaki menganugerahkan kepada mata mereka kegembiraan laksana pesta, melalui senyuman-Nya yang mulia dan lirikan sisi-Nya yang penuh lila?”
FAQs
This verse praises Kṛṣṇa’s queens as radiant and extraordinary—likened to stars beside the moon—highlighting their spiritual fortune and prominence due to their intimate connection with Mukunda.
They see the queens’ beauty and splendor as naturally enhanced by Kṛṣṇa’s presence—just as stars appear especially glorious when accompanying the moon—emphasizing the queens’ association with the Supreme.
The verse encourages cultivating reverent, attentive darśana—seeing Kṛṣṇa (and His devotees) with devotion—so that spiritual beauty, humility, and remembrance replace mundane, distracted seeing.