Shloka 13
Nārada Sees Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Yoga-māyā in the Palaces of the Queens
Dvāra-kā-līlā
तस्मिन् समानगुणरूपवय:सुवेष- दासीसहस्रयुतयानुसवं गृहिण्या । विप्रो ददर्श चमरव्यजनेन रुक्म- दण्डेन सात्वतपतिं परिवीजयन्त्या ॥ १३ ॥
tasmin samāna-guṇa-rūpa-vayaḥ-su-veṣa- dāsī-sahasra-yutayānusavaṁ gṛhiṇyā vipro dadarśa cāmara-vyajanena rukma- daṇḍena sātvata-patiṁ parivījayantyā
तस्मिन् गृहे विप्रो ददर्श सात्वतपतिं श्रीकृष्णं सह गृहिण्या; सा रुक्मदण्डेन चमरव्यजनेन तं परिवीजयन्ती, सहस्रदासीभिः समानगुणरूपवयःसुवेषाभिः नित्यं सेव्यमाना अपि स्वयमेव परिचचार।
FAQs
This verse shows Kṛṣṇa being personally served by His queen, who fans Him with a golden-handled cāmara while thousands of attendants assist—illustrating that all opulence in Dvārakā is centered on loving service (sevā) to Bhagavān.
To emphasize Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position as Sātvata-pati and to portray the queens’ devotion: even amid immense splendor, their primary identity is as loving servants of the Lord.
Use whatever resources and talents you have—simple or grand—in a spirit of attentive service to Kṛṣṇa, keeping devotion as the center rather than status or display.