Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 20
Varṣā-Śarad Vṛndāvana-Śobha: The Beauty of the Rainy and Autumn Seasons in Vraja
मेघागमोत्सवा हृष्टा: प्रत्यनन्दञ्छिखण्डिन: । गृहेषु तप्तनिर्विण्णा यथाच्युतजनागमे ॥ २० ॥
meghāgamotsavā hṛṣṭāḥ pratyanandañ chikhaṇḍinaḥ gṛheṣu tapta-nirviṇṇā yathācyuta-janāgame
The peacocks became festive and cried out a joyful greeting when they saw the clouds arrive, just as people distressed in household life feel pleasure when the pure devotees of the infallible Supreme Lord visit them.
After the dry summer season, the peacocks become jubilant with the arrival of the first thundering rain clouds, and thus they dance in great happiness. Śrīla Prabhupāda comments, “We have practical experience of this: many of our students were dry and morose previous to their coming to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but having come into contact with devotees they are now dancing like jubilant peacocks.”
FAQs
This verse compares the arrival of Kṛṣṇa’s devotees to cooling rain—just as heat-stricken beings feel relief when clouds come, troubled people feel uplifted when devotees of Acyuta arrive.
He uses Vrindāvana’s rainy-season scenes to teach bhakti through vivid nature analogies, showing how the Lord’s world reflects spiritual emotions—welcome, relief, and renewed life.
Seek sādhus and devotional community when the mind feels “scorched” by stress; genuine devotee association can cool agitation, restore hope, and reawaken spiritual enthusiasm.