Shloka 1
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā
वसुरुवाच । योऽसौ निरंजनो देवश्चित्स्वरूपी जनार्दनः । ज्योतीरूपो महाभागे कृष्णस्तल्लक्षणं श्रृणु ॥ १ ॥
vasuruvāca | yo'sau niraṃjano devaścitsvarūpī janārdanaḥ | jyotīrūpo mahābhāge kṛṣṇastallakṣaṇaṃ śrṛṇu || 1 ||
Vasu nói: “Đấng Janārdana thanh tịnh không vết nhơ, bản thể là Chân Thức (cit) thuần khiết, mang hình tướng ánh sáng thiêng—hỡi bậc hữu phúc, đó chính là Kṛṣṇa. Hãy nghe những đặc tướng của Ngài.”
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Kṛṣṇa/Janārdana as the transcendent reality—stainless (nirañjana), consciousness itself (cit-svarūpa), and luminous (jyotī-rūpa)—so devotion and contemplation are directed to the highest, impurity-free Brahman-like Lord.
Bhakti here begins with right recognition: the devotee is asked to “hear the lakṣaṇa” of Kṛṣṇa, understanding him as Janārdana beyond material taint; such knowledge stabilizes devotion from mere sentiment into God-centered remembrance and worship.
The verse uses the idea of lakṣaṇa (definition/characteristic marks), a key analytical method emphasized in śāstra study and supported by Vyākaraṇa (grammar/precise meaning) to grasp exact theological terms like nirañjana and cit-svarūpa.