Shloka 19
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
काचित् कृष्णेति कृष्णेति प्रोक्त्वा लज्जाम् उपाययौ ययौ च काचित् प्रेमान्धा तत्पार्श्वम् अविलज्जिता
kācit kṛṣṇeti kṛṣṇeti proktvā lajjām upāyayau yayau ca kācit premāndhā tatpārśvam avilajjitā
May isang dalaga na paulit-ulit na sumigaw, “Krishna! Krishna!”, at biglang napahiya kaya umurong; ngunit ang isa pa, bulag sa pag-ibig, lumapit sa Kanya nang walang pag-aalinlangan.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse presents Krishna’s name as an immediate, heart-compelling invocation—so powerful that it reveals each devotee’s inner state, from modest restraint to fearless surrender.
Through contrasting gopīs: one is overtaken by lajjā (social modesty), while another is premāndhā (love-blinded) and moves directly to Krishna—showing how bhakti can surpass conventional limits.
Krishna is depicted as Bhagavan, the supreme center of attraction; devotion is not merely emotion but a soul-level gravitation toward the Highest Reality.