of vast might and glory
Verse 63
महाप्रभावनः पूर्ववत्सवत्सपदर्शकः ।कृष्णयादवगोपालो गोपालोकनहर्षितः॥
mahāprabhāvanaḥ pūrvavatsavatsapadarśakaḥ ·kṛṣṇayādavagopālo gopālokanaharṣitaḥ
The Names in This Verse (4)
who showed forth the original calves and boys
revealing the truth to Brahmā
Who showed the original calves and cowherd boys (before Brahmā restored them) — Brahmā returns to find the original boys all present; the seamless transition is one of the vimohana's key mysteries.
Kṛṣṇa, the Yādava cowherd
Kṛṣṇa the Yādava cowherd — Brahmā in his hymn uses this triple identification: the divine person (Kṛṣṇa), the Yādava clan-member, the cowherd; all three are simultaneous.
gladdened by, and gladdening, the gaze of the cowherds
Gladdened by the gaze of the cowherd boys — when Brahmā restores them and they look at Kṛṣṇa (their friend) again, his joy at their love is described.