Shloka 42
शरद्वर्णनं, योगोपमा, तथा गोवर्धन-यज्ञप्रवर्तनम्
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नन्दाद्यास् ते व्रजौकसः प्रीत्युत्फुल्लमुखा विप्र साधु साध्व् इत्य् अथाब्रुवन्
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā nandādyās te vrajaukasaḥ prītyutphullamukhā vipra sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan
Mendengar kata-kata itu, Nanda dan penduduk Vraja bersinar kerana sukacita; wahai Brahmana, dengan wajah mekar mereka berseru, “Baik sekali! Baik sekali!”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; 'vipra' is the vocative address within the narration)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā and the reorientation of worship in Govardhana episode
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He redirects Vraja’s ritual focus toward Govardhana and away from Indra, protecting the community and revealing true dependence on dharma and the Lord rather than devas’ pride.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Proper orientation of yajña and gratitude toward sustaining forces under Bhagavān’s governance
Concept: When counsel aligned with dharma and devotion is heard, the heart naturally blossoms and assents—true worship is guided by right understanding.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Receive scriptural/devotional guidance with humility and translate it into collective, concrete practice.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān as the accessible personal Lord whose will guides embodied communities through loving relationship (śeṣa-śeṣi orientation).
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Vatsalya
FAQs
It marks wholehearted approval of dharmic, devotion-centered counsel—showing the Vraja community’s unified, joyful assent.
By depicting their faces “blossoming with joy,” Parāśara highlights bhakti as a natural, emotionally luminous response rather than mere ritual compliance.
Within Book 5’s Krishna narrative, the community’s joy and approval function as a devotional atmosphere around Vishnu’s avatāra, underscoring the Purana’s bhakti-centered vision of the Supreme.