Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 49
Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation
सरिच्छैलवनोद्देशा गावो वेणुरवा इमे । सङ्कर्षणसहायेन कृष्णेनाचरिता: प्रभो ॥ ४९ ॥
saric-chaila-vanoddeśā gāvo veṇu-ravā ime saṅkarṣaṇa-sahāyena kṛṣṇenācaritāḥ prabho
Dear Uddhava Prabhu, when Kṛṣṇa was here in the company of Saṅkarṣaṇa, He enjoyed all these rivers, hills, forests, cows and flute sounds.
FAQs
This verse states that the rivers, mountains, forests, cows, and even the flute-sound of Vraja are made sacred because Krishna enacted His divine pastimes there, along with Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma).
In separation from Krishna, the gopīs see every feature of Vraja as a living reminder of Him; they speak to Uddhava to express how intensely the entire landscape is tied to Krishna’s presence and memories.
Associate everyday sights and sounds—rivers, hills, trees, animals, music—with Krishna’s qualities and pastimes, turning ordinary perception into remembrance (smaraṇa) that nourishes devotion.