Shloka 5
पारिजातहरणम्, द्वारकाप्रवेशः, षोडशसहस्रविवाहः
Pārijāta, Return to Dvārakā, and the Lord’s Many Forms
विमोहयसि माम् ईश मर्त्यो ऽहम् इति किं वदन् जानीमस् त्वां भगवतो न तु सूक्ष्मविदो वयम्
vimohayasi mām īśa martyo 'ham iti kiṃ vadan jānīmas tvāṃ bhagavato na tu sūkṣmavido vayam
اے اِیش! آپ مجھے حیرت و فریب میں ڈال دیتے ہیں۔ میں ‘میں تو فانی بشر ہوں’ کہہ کر آپ کے بارے میں کیا جان سکتا ہوں؟ اے بھگوان، ہم آپ کو نہیں جانتے؛ ہم آپ کی حقیقتِ لطیف کے عارف نہیں۔
A devotee/supplicant addressing Bhagavān (within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: revealing
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To lighten the earth’s burden by removing asuric forces and re-establishing dharma through His līlā among mortals.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Humility before Bhagavān and recognition of His inconceivable (acintya) nature beyond mortal comprehension.
Concept: Bhagavān’s true nature is subtle and ultimately beyond the grasp of mortal ego and discursive knowing, calling for reverent surrender.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Cultivate humility in study and prayer, replacing spiritual pride with surrender (śaraṇāgati) and steady remembrance.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms Bhagavān’s transcendence (paratva) while the jīva remains a dependent knower whose access is through grace and devotion.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that a mortal’s intellect cannot fully grasp Bhagavān’s subtle, transcendent nature, encouraging humility and devotional receptivity.
Through a prayerful voice, the narrative underscores that divine reality is “subtle” and not comprehended by ordinary analysis alone—pointing toward reverence, grace, and disciplined insight.
Vishnu is presented as Bhagavān/Ishvara whose true nature exceeds mortal categories, aligning with Vaishnava theology that the Supreme is knowable primarily through devotion and divine disclosure.