Shloka 55
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
एवं सकृद् ददर्शाज: परब्रह्मात्मनोऽखिलान् । यस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति सचराचरम् ॥ ५५ ॥
evaṁ sakṛd dadarśājaḥ para-brahmātmano ’khilān yasya bhāsā sarvam idaṁ vibhāti sa-carācaram
Như vậy, Phạm Thiên đã thấy Đấng Parabrahman, nhờ năng lực và quang huy của Ngài mà toàn vũ trụ—hữu động và vô động—hiển lộ. Đồng thời, ngài cũng thấy mọi bê con và các cậu bé đều là sự triển hiện của Chúa.
By this incident, Lord Brahmā was able to see how Kṛṣṇa maintains the entire universe in different ways. It is because Kṛṣṇa manifests everything that everything is visible.
FAQs
This verse states that Brahmā directly saw everything as expansions of Kṛṣṇa, who is described as Parabrahman and the Self of all, whose radiance makes the entire cosmos manifest.
After attempting to test Kṛṣṇa by stealing the calves and cowherd boys, Brahmā witnesses Kṛṣṇa’s inconceivable supremacy and understands that Kṛṣṇa alone is the source and basis of all that exists.
See the world as dependent on the Supreme Lord, cultivate humility like Brahmā, and strengthen devotion by remembering that all brilliance, life, and order ultimately arise from Kṛṣṇa.