Shloka 7
बलरामस्य वारुणी-प्रसङ्गः, यमुनाकर्षणम्, लक्ष्मी-प्रदत्त-विभूषणम्, रेवती-विवाहः
पपौ च गोपगोपीभिः समवेतो मुदान्वितः प्रगीयमानो ललितं गीतवाद्यविशारदैः
papau ca gopagopībhiḥ samaveto mudānvitaḥ pragīyamāno lalitaṃ gītavādyaviśāradaiḥ
Baginda pun minum bersama para gopa dan gopi yang berhimpun, penuh kegembiraan; sementara yang mahir nyanyian dan alat muzik menyanyikan lagu-lagu lembut memuji baginda.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: narrative
FAQs
This verse frames devotion as joyful participation—Krishna is honored through refined song and instrument-play, showing bhakti as an intimate, lived experience rather than mere ritual.
Parāśara narrates Krishna’s lila as the Supreme’s accessible form—he gathers with the community, sharing their simple acts while remaining the one worthy of praise.
Krishna is presented as the Supreme Reality who accepts loving nearness; the community’s songs become a mode of recognizing his divinity through affectionate relationship (bhakti).