Shloka 44
The Solar Eclipse at Samanta-pañcaka and the Great Reunion of Yādavas, Pāṇḍavas, and Vraja
मयि भक्तिर्हि भूतानाममृतत्वाय कल्पते । दिष्ट्या यदासीन्मत्स्नेहो भवतीनां मदापन: ॥ ४४ ॥
mayi bhaktir hi bhūtānām amṛtatvāya kalpate diṣṭyā yad āsīn mat-sneho bhavatīnāṁ mad-āpanaḥ
నాపై భక్తి జీవులకు అమృతత్వాన్ని ప్రసాదిస్తుంది. మీ భాగ్యవశాత్తు నాపై ప్రత్యేక స్నేహం కలిగి, ఆ స్నేహంతోనే మీరు నన్ను పొందారు।
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the gopīs then replied, “But that Supreme Lord You are blaming is none other than Yourself, O most clever of speakers. Everyone in the world knows this! Why should we be ignorant of this fact?” “All right,” Lord Kṛṣṇa then told them, “if this is true, I must be God, but still I am conquered by your loving affection.”
FAQs
This verse states that devotion to Krishna (mayi bhaktiḥ) is what makes immortality possible for living beings—liberation is attained through loving devotion to Him.
When Krishna met the Vraja gopis at Kurukshetra, He affirmed that their deep love for Him is supremely fortunate and is itself the means of attaining Him.
Cultivate steady devotion—remembering Krishna, praying, chanting His names, and serving with love—because sincere attachment to Him is presented here as the direct path to transcend fear of death.