Shloka 37

Nārada Sees Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Yoga-māyā in the Palaces of the Queens

Dvāra-kā-līlā

Devanagari script

अथोवाच हृषीकेशं नारद: प्रहसन्निव । योगमायोदयं वीक्ष्य मानुषीमीयुषो गतिम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

athovāca hṛṣīkeśaṁ nāradaḥ prahasann iva yoga-māyodayaṁ vīkṣya mānuṣīm īyuṣo gatim

Translation

ครั้นนารทได้เห็นการสำแดงโยคมายาของพระผู้เป็นเจ้าแล้ว ก็หัวเราะเบา ๆ และกราบทูลพระหฤษีเกศ ผู้ทรงแสดงกิริยาเยี่ยงมนุษย์

Synonyms

अथthen

उवाचsaid

हृषीकेशम्Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses)

नारदःNārada

प्रहसन्smiling/laughing

इवas if

योगमायोदयम्the manifestation of Yogamāyā

वीक्ष्यhaving seen

मानुषीम्human

ईयुषःof him who had assumed/gone to

गतिम्state/condition, course

Purport

According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Nārada fully understood the Lord’s omniscience, and thus when he saw the Lord trying to find out the mood of His ministers, moving about in disguise, Nārada could not help laughing. But remembering the Lord’s supreme position, he somewhat constrained his laughter.

Characters & Entities

Hṛṣīkeśa (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Nārada

Yogamāyā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Yogamāyā and Krishna’s human-like pastimes?

This verse indicates that Nārada witnessed Yogamāyā’s manifestation, by which Lord Kṛṣṇa—though supreme—moves and acts in a seemingly human manner to relish and reveal His līlā.

Why did Nārada smile when speaking to Krishna in Bhagavatam 10.69?

Nārada smiled because he had just observed the astonishing arrangement of Yogamāyā—how the one Lord appears in many places and roles in Dvārakā, behaving like a human while remaining fully divine.

How can Yogamāyā teachings be applied in modern devotional life?

The verse reminds devotees not to reduce Kṛṣṇa to an ordinary human; instead, one should approach His apparent “ordinary” actions as divine līlā, cultivating reverence, humility, and steady bhakti.