Shloka 42

Devanagari script

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नन्दाद्यास् ते व्रजौकसः प्रीत्युत्फुल्लमुखा विप्र साधु साध्व् इत्य् अथाब्रुवन्

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā nandādyās te vrajaukasaḥ prītyutphullamukhā vipra sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำนั้น ชาววรชะมีนันทะเป็นต้นก็เปล่งปลั่งด้วยปีติ; ข้าแต่พราหมณ์ ด้วยใบหน้าเบิกบานจึงอุทานว่า “ดีแล้ว! ดีแล้ว!”

Word by Word

इतिthus; ‘so’

तस्यof him

वचःspeech; words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

नन्दाद्याःNanda and others

तेthey

व्रजौकसःinhabitants of Vraja

प्रीत्युत्फुल्लमुखाःwith faces brightened by joy

विप्रO brāhmaṇa

साधुwell done; good

साधुexcellent

इतिthus

अथthen

अब्रुवन्they said

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; 'vipra' is the vocative address within the narration)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā and the reorientation of worship in Govardhana episode

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He redirects Vraja’s ritual focus toward Govardhana and away from Indra, protecting the community and revealing true dependence on dharma and the Lord rather than devas’ pride.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Proper orientation of yajña and gratitude toward sustaining forces under Bhagavān’s governance

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When counsel aligned with dharma and devotion is heard, the heart naturally blossoms and assents—true worship is guided by right understanding.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Receive scriptural/devotional guidance with humility and translate it into collective, concrete practice.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān as the accessible personal Lord whose will guides embodied communities through loving relationship (śeṣa-śeṣi orientation).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Vatsalya

Characters & Entities

Nanda

Vraja (Gokula/Vrindavana residents)

FAQs

What is the significance of “sādhu sādhu” in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks wholehearted approval of dharmic, devotion-centered counsel—showing the Vraja community’s unified, joyful assent.

How does Sage Parāśara present devotion (bhakti) through Vraja’s reaction here?

By depicting their faces “blossoming with joy,” Parāśara highlights bhakti as a natural, emotionally luminous response rather than mere ritual compliance.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Within Book 5’s Krishna narrative, the community’s joy and approval function as a devotional atmosphere around Vishnu’s avatāra, underscoring the Purana’s bhakti-centered vision of the Supreme.