Shloka 15
The Killing of Ariṣṭāsura and Kaṁsa’s Plot to Summon Kṛṣṇa
एवं कुकुद्मिनं हत्वा स्तूयमान: द्विजातिभि: । विवेश गोष्ठं सबलो गोपीनां नयनोत्सव: ॥ १५ ॥
evaṁ kukudminaṁ hatvā stūyamānaḥ dvijātibhiḥ viveśa goṣṭhaṁ sa-balo gopīnāṁ nayanotsavaḥ
ครั้นทรงสังหารอสูรวัวนั้นแล้ว พระศรีกฤษณะผู้เป็นดั่งเทศกาลแก่สายตาของเหล่าโคปี ได้รับการสรรเสริญจากพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย และเสด็จเข้าสู่หมู่บ้านคนเลี้ยงโคพร้อมพระพลราม
This verse exemplifies the sublime contrast of spiritual qualities within Śrī Kṛṣṇa. In one four-line verse we simultaneously learn that Lord Kṛṣṇa killed a powerful and wicked demon and that His boyish beauty gave festive pleasure to His young girlfriends. Lord Kṛṣṇa is as hard as a thunderbolt or as soft as a rose, depending on our attitude toward Him. The demon Ariṣṭa wanted to kill Kṛṣṇa and all His friends, so the Lord beat him into a wet rag and killed him. The gopīs, however, loved Kṛṣṇa, and thus the Lord boyishly reciprocated their conjugal feelings.
FAQs
It means Kṛṣṇa’s return and presence were a “festival for the eyes”—the gopīs experienced devotional joy simply by seeing Him.
After Kṛṣṇa kills the bull-demon and protects Vraja, the learned twice-born glorify Him for restoring dharma and removing fear from the cowherd community.
It teaches that true relief and joy come from remembering and “seeing” Kṛṣṇa—through darśana, hearing His līlā, and keeping holy company—especially after life’s disturbances are removed by His grace.