Shloka 39
Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Dvārakā
Dvārakā-praveśa and Bhakta-vātsalya
तं मेनिरेऽबला मूढा: स्त्रैणं चानुव्रतं रह: । अप्रमाणविदो भर्तुरीश्वरं मतयो यथा ॥ ३९ ॥
taṁ menire ’balā mūḍhāḥ straiṇaṁ cānuvrataṁ rahaḥ apramāṇa-vido bhartur īśvaraṁ matayo yathā
สตรีผู้เรียบง่ายและอ่อนโยนเหล่านั้นคิดว่า พระศรีกฤษณะผู้เป็นสวามีอันเป็นที่รักทรงตามใจและอยู่ใต้อำนาจของตน แต่แท้จริงพวกนางไม่รู้พระสิริอานุภาพของสวามี ดังที่ผู้ไม่ศรัทธาไม่รู้จักพระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้ทรงเป็นผู้ควบคุมสูงสุด
Even the transcendental wives of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa did not know completely the unfathomable glories of the Lord. This ignorance is not mundane because there is some action of the internal potency of the Lord in the exchange of feelings between Him and His eternal associates. The Lord exchanges transcendental relations in five ways, as proprietor, master, friend, son and lover, and in each of these pastimes He plays fully by the potency of yogamāyā, the internal potency. He plays exactly like an equal friend with the cowherd boys or even with friends like Arjuna. He plays exactly like a son in the presence of Yaśodāmātā, He plays exactly like a lover in the presence of the cowherd damsels, and He plays exactly like a husband in the presence of the queens of Dvārakā. Such devotees of the Lord never think of the Lord as the Supreme, but think of Him exactly as a common friend, a pet son, or a lover or husband very much dear to heart and soul. That is the relation between the Lord and His transcendental devotees, who act as His associates in the spiritual sky, where there are innumerable Vaikuṇṭha planets. When the Lord descends, He does so along with His entourage to display a complete picture of the transcendental world, where pure love and devotion for the Lord prevail without any mundane tinge of lording it over the creation of the Lord. Such devotees of the Lord are all liberated souls, perfect representations of the marginal or internal potency in complete negation of the influence of the external potency. The wives of Lord Kṛṣṇa were made to forget the immeasurable glories of the Lord by the internal potency so that there might not be any flaw of exchange, and they took it for granted that the Lord was a henpecked husband, always following them in lonely places. In other words, even the personal associates of the Lord do not know Him perfectly well, so what do the thesis writers or mental speculators know about the transcendental glories of the Lord? The mental speculators present different theses as to His becoming the cause of the creation, the ingredients of the creation, or the material and efficient causes of the creation, etc., but all this is but partial knowledge about the Lord. Factually they are as ignorant as the common man. The Lord can be known by the mercy of the Lord only, and by no other means. But since the dealings of the Lord with His wives are based on pure transcendental love and devotion, the wives are all on the transcendental plane without material contamination.
FAQs
Because Kṛṣṇa performs human-like pastimes and shows affectionate compliance, deluded observers mistake His loving reciprocity for weakness, not recognizing Him as the supreme controller.
It warns that material perception leads to false conclusions—seeing the Lord’s intimate līlā as ordinary—whereas devotion recognizes His divinity even in seemingly human behavior.
Avoid shallow judgments based on external appearances; cultivate humility and seek proper spiritual understanding before forming strong opinions about sacred persons, relationships, or traditions.