Shloka 3
The Appearance of Lord Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa) and the Divine Exchange with Yoga-māyā
श्रीशुक उवाच अथ सर्वगुणोपेत: काल: परमशोभन: । यर्ह्येवाजनजन्मक्षन शान्तर्क्षग्रहतारकम् ॥ १ ॥ दिश: प्रसेदुर्गगनं निर्मलोडुगणोदयम् । मही मङ्गलभूयिष्ठपुरग्रामव्रजाकरा ॥ २ ॥ नद्य: प्रसन्नसलिला ह्रदा जलरुहश्रिय: । द्विजालिकुलसन्नादस्तवका वनराजय: ॥ ३ ॥ ववौ वायु: सुखस्पर्श: पुण्यगन्धवह: शुचि: । अग्नयश्च द्विजातीनां शान्तास्तत्र समिन्धत ॥ ४ ॥ मनांस्यासन् प्रसन्नानि साधूनामसुरद्रुहाम् । जायमानेऽजने तस्मिन् नेदुर्दुन्दुभय: समम् ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca atha sarva-guṇopetaḥ kālaḥ parama-śobhanaḥ yarhy evājana-janmarkṣaṁ śāntarkṣa-graha-tārakam
ندیاں صاف اور خوشگوار پانی کے ساتھ بہنے لگیں، اور تالاب و جھیلیں کنول اور نیلوفر کی رونق سے نہایت حسین ہو گئیں۔ پھولوں اور پتّوں سے بھرے درختوں اور بیلوں میں پرندوں اور شہد کی مکھیوں کی شیریں آوازیں گونج اٹھیں؛ کوئل وغیرہ نے مدھر راگ چھیڑا اور بھنوروں کے جھنڈ گنگنانے لگے۔
As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord says that His appearance, birth, and activities are all transcendental and that one who factually understands them is immediately eligible to be transferred to the spiritual world. The Lord’s appearance or birth is not like that of an ordinary man, who is forced to accept a material body according to his past deeds. The Lord’s appearance is explained in the previous chapter: He appears out of His own sweet pleasure.
FAQs
The verse describes calm and favorable stars and planets, clear directions and sky, an auspicious earth, pleasing rivers and lotus-filled lakes, sweet bird sounds, pure fragrant breezes, steady sacrificial fires, joyful minds of saints, and spontaneous celestial drumbeats.
To show that Bhagavān’s descent is not ordinary: the cosmos itself becomes harmonious, reflecting the Lord’s auspicious presence and the relief felt by saintly devotees when the divine protector appears.
By remembering Krishna’s appearance (Janmāṣṭamī, daily kīrtana and śravaṇa), one cultivates inner calm and purity—mirroring the verse’s theme that divine remembrance brings harmony to the mind and environment.