Shloka 8
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
कृष्णस्य विष्वक् पुरुराजिमण्डलै- रभ्यानना: फुल्लदृशो व्रजार्भका: । सहोपविष्टा विपिने विरेजु- श्छदा यथाम्भोरुहकर्णिकाया: ॥ ८ ॥
kṛṣṇasya viṣvak puru-rāji-maṇḍalair abhyānanāḥ phulla-dṛśo vrajārbhakāḥ sahopaviṣṭā vipine virejuś chadā yathāmbhoruha-karṇikāyāḥ
在林中，弗拉阇的牧童们围绕奎师那分列而坐，人人面向祂，双目欢喜明亮。他们宛如莲花的花心被花瓣与叶片环绕般，映衬着居中的奎师那而显得格外美丽。
To a pure devotee, Kṛṣṇa is always visible, as stated in the Brahma- saṁhitā ( santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti ) and as indicated by Kṛṣṇa Himself in Bhagavad-gītā ( sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham ). If by accumulating pious activities ( kṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ ) one is raised to the platform of pure devotional service, Kṛṣṇa is always visible in the core of one’s heart. One who has attained such perfection is all-beautiful in transcendental bliss. The present Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an attempt to keep Kṛṣṇa in the center, for if this is done all activities will automatically become beautiful and blissful.
FAQs
This verse describes the Vraja boys seated all around Kṛṣṇa, gazing at Him with delighted, blossoming eyes, forming rings around Him like lotus petals around the lotus whorl—highlighting their intimate, natural love for Him.
The imagery conveys Kṛṣṇa as the radiant center and the boys as the surrounding beauty—showing how all charm and harmony in Vraja life naturally circles around Him as the heart of their affection.
Keep Kṛṣṇa at the center—through remembrance, kīrtana, and service—and let relationships and daily activities “circle” around that spiritual focus, cultivating joy and simplicity like the Vraja boys.