Nārada Sees Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Yoga-māyā in the Palaces of the Queens
Dvāra-kā-līlā
तत्राप्यचष्ट गोविन्दं लालयन्तं सुतान् शिशून् । ततोऽन्यस्मिन् गृहेऽपश्यन्मज्जनाय कृतोद्यमम् ॥ २३ ॥
tatrāpy acaṣṭa govindaṁ lālayantaṁ sutān śiśūn tato ’nyasmin gṛhe ’paśyan majjanāya kṛtodyamam
అక్కడ కూడా ఆయన గోవిందుడు చిన్న చిన్న పిల్లలను స్నేహపూర్వక తండ్రిలా లాలిస్తున్నాడని చూశాడు. అక్కడి నుంచి మరో గృహంలోకి వెళ్లి, శ్రీకృష్ణుడు స్నానానికి సిద్ధమవుతున్నాడని చూశాడు।
This translation is from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
This verse shows Kṛṣṇa as Govinda tenderly caring for His infant children and performing ordinary royal-household routines, revealing His sweet humanlike pastimes while remaining the Supreme Lord.
In this Dvārakā episode, Nārada witnesses Kṛṣṇa simultaneously engaged in varied activities across many palaces, demonstrating the Lord’s inconceivable potency and His intimate reciprocation with each queen and household.
It teaches that devotion includes sanctifying daily duties—caring for family and maintaining cleanliness—by remembering Kṛṣṇa and offering one’s ordinary routines as service.