Shloka 14
Chapter 90
ऊचुर्मुकुन्दैकधियो गिर उन्मत्तवज्जडम् ।
चिन्तयन्त्योऽरविन्दाक्षं तानि मे गदतः शृणु ॥
ūcur mukundaika-dhiyo gira unmatta-vaj jaḍam / cintayantyo 'ravindākṣaṃ tāni me gadataḥ śṛṇu //
ด้วยจิตที่ผูกไว้เพียงต่อมุกุนทะ ครั้นระลึกถึงพระผู้มีดวงตาดุจดอกบัวอยู่ไม่ขาด พวกนางจึงกล่าวถ้อยคำราวกับคนคลุ้มคลั่งหรือมึนงง บัดนี้จงฟังถ้อยคำเหล่านั้นจากเรา
Here Śukadeva Gosvāmī introduces the direct speech of Kṛṣṇa’s queens. Absorption in Mukunda (the giver of liberation) can appear, from an external viewpoint, like madness or confusion because it overrides ordinary social calculation and self-interest. The Bhāgavatam repeatedly honors this “divine intoxication” of bhakti: when the heart is seized by remembrance of the Lord, speech becomes spontaneous and intensely personal. By calling Kṛṣṇa “aravindākṣa” (lotus-eyed), the verse highlights His beauty and compassion, the natural focus of loving meditation. Śukadeva’s invitation—“hear from me”—also underlines the central method of the Bhāgavatam: śravaṇa (hearing). Hearing the queens’ realizations is meant to awaken similar single-pointed devotion in the listener, guiding one toward liberation not by dry renunciation but by affectionate attachment to Bhagavān.
FAQs
Because intense absorption in Kṛṣṇa can override ordinary worldly composure; the devotee’s words become spontaneous expressions of love and remembrance.
Mukunda is Kṛṣṇa as the giver of liberation; the verse emphasizes that the queens’ minds were fixed solely on Him, showing bhakti as the path to mokṣa.
Cultivate śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance); as attention becomes centered on Kṛṣṇa, devotion deepens and the mind becomes naturally detached from distractions.