Shloka 19
Hari’s Boon to Muchukunda, Security of the Yādus, and Balarāma’s Consolation in Vraja
Viraha-Bhakti
आमन्त्रितः स कृष्णेति पुनर् दामोदरेति च रुरुदुः सस्वरं गोप्यो हरिणा हृतचेतसः
āmantritaḥ sa kṛṣṇeti punar dāmodareti ca ruruduḥ sasvaraṃ gopyo hariṇā hṛtacetasaḥ
Paulit-ulit nilang tinawag, “Krishna!” at muli, “Damodara!”—at ang mga gopi na ninakaw ni Hari ang puso ay humagulgol nang malakas sa iisang di-mapigil na daing.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It portrays viraha-bhakti: separation intensifies devotion, and the Lord’s names become the direct refuge when His form is not present.
He depicts Hari as the one who ‘steals the mind’—devotion is not merely emotion but the Lord’s sovereign pull that reorients consciousness toward Him.
“Hari” signals Krishna’s identity with Vishnu as the Supreme Lord—He is not only a pastoral beloved but the ultimate Reality who draws all hearts to Himself.