Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 34
Govardhana-pūjā: Kṛṣṇa Redirects Indra-yajña to Worship of Govardhana, Cows, and Brāhmaṇas
अनांस्यनडुद्युक्तानि ते चारुह्य स्वलङ्कृता: । गोप्यश्च कृष्णवीर्याणि गायन्त्य: सद्विजाशिष: ॥ ३४ ॥
anāṁsy anaḍud-yuktāni te cāruhya sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ gopyaś ca kṛṣṇa-vīryāṇi gāyantyaḥ sa-dvijāśiṣaḥ
Rồi các gopī trang sức lộng lẫy đi theo, ngồi trên xe do bò đực kéo. Họ ca hát những chiến công và vinh quang của Śrī Kṛṣṇa; tiếng hát ấy hòa cùng lời chúc phúc cát tường do các bà-la-môn tụng niệm.
FAQs
This verse depicts the gopīs accompanying the Vraja procession while singing Kṛṣṇa’s heroic deeds, showing that glorification (kīrtana) naturally arises from devotion and sanctifies the entire community act.
In the narrative surrounding Govardhana-pūjā, the residents of Vraja set out together in a festive, reverent mood; the decorated wagons and adornments indicate a collective religious celebration centered on Kṛṣṇa’s guidance.
Join devotional gatherings with a respectful, celebratory mood and practice kīrtana—regularly sing or speak Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and virtues—so that spiritual remembrance becomes woven into daily community life.