Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 7
The Lord’s Advent: Yoga-māyā’s Mission, Saṅkarṣaṇa’s Transfer, and the Demigods’ Prayers
गच्छ देवि व्रजं भद्रे गोपगोभिरलङ्कृतम् । रोहिणी वसुदेवस्य भार्यास्ते नन्दगोकुले । अन्याश्च कंससंविग्ना विवरेषु वसन्ति हि ॥ ७ ॥
gaccha devi vrajaṁ bhadre gopa-gobhir alaṅkṛtam rohiṇī vasudevasya bhāryāste nanda-gokule anyāś ca kaṁsa-saṁvignā vivareṣu vasanti hi
The Lord ordered Yoga-māyā: O My potency, who are worshipable for the entire world and whose nature is to bestow good fortune upon all living entities, go to Vraja, where there live many cowherd men and their wives. In that very beautiful land, where many cows reside, Rohiṇī, the wife of Vasudeva, is living at the home of Nanda Mahārāja. Other wives of Vasudeva are also living there incognito because of fear of Kaṁsa. Please go there.
Nanda-gokula, the residence of King Nanda, was itself very beautiful, and when Yoga-māyā was ordered to go there and encourage the devotees with fearlessness, it became even more beautiful and safe. Because Yoga-māyā had the ability to create such an atmosphere, the Lord ordered her to go to Nanda-gokula.
FAQs
Because Vraja (Nanda’s Gokula) is presented as a safer refuge from Kaṁsa’s persecution, where Rohiṇī and other wives are already sheltered.
Rohiṇī is Vasudeva’s wife who resides in Nanda’s Gokula; she is associated with the Yadu family and is sheltered in Vraja during Kaṁsa’s threat.
Seek the shelter of a spiritually safe environment (satsaṅga and dharmic community) when facing fear and pressure, and protect devotion through wise, timely action.