Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 13
Gopī-gīta Aftermath: Kṛṣṇa Returns and Explains Divine Non-Reciprocation
Rāsa-līlā Dialogue
तद्दर्शनाह्लादविधूतहृद्रुजो मनोरथान्तं श्रुतयो यथा ययु: । स्वैरुत्तरीयै: कुचकुङ्कुमाङ्कितै- रचीक्लृपन्नासनमात्मबन्धवे ॥ १३ ॥
tad-darśanāhlāda-vidhūta-hṛd-rujo manorathāntaṁ śrutayo yathā yayuḥ svair uttarīyaiḥ kuca-kuṅkumāṅkitair acīkḷpann āsanam ātma-bandhave
Their heartache vanquished by the ecstasy of seeing Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs, like the personified Vedas before them, felt their desires completely fulfilled. For their dear friend Kṛṣṇa they arranged a seat with their shawls which were smeared with the kuṅkuma powder from their breasts.
In the Eighty-seventh Chapter of this canto (text 23), the śrutis, or personified Vedas, pray as follows:
FAQs
This verse says that merely seeing Kṛṣṇa flooded the gopīs with bliss and removed their inner pain of separation, fulfilling the very purpose of their longing.
It implies that just as the Vedas ultimately aim at realizing the Supreme Truth, the gopīs’ devotion culminated in direct encounter and service to Kṛṣṇa—their supreme goal.
It teaches that sincere longing for God culminates in inner relief and fulfillment, and that devotion naturally expresses itself as simple, heartfelt service—offering one’s best to the Lord.