Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 7
Kṛṣṇa Visits Trivakrā; Akrūra’s Praise and the Hastināpura Mission
सानङ्गतप्तकुचयोरुरसस्तथाक्ष्णो- र्जिघ्रन्त्यनन्तचरणेन रुजो मृजन्ती । दोर्भ्यां स्तनान्तरगतं परिरभ्य कान्त- मानन्दमूर्तिमजहादतिदीर्घतापम् ॥ ७ ॥
sānaṅga-tapta-kucayor urasas tathākṣṇor jighranty ananta-caraṇena rujo mṛjantī dorbhyāṁ stanāntara-gataṁ parirabhya kāntam ānanda-mūrtim ajahād ati-dīrgha-tāpam
Simply by smelling the fragrance of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, Trivakrā cleansed away the burning lust Cupid had aroused in her breasts, chest and eyes. With her two arms she embraced between her breasts her lover, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the personification of bliss, and thus she gave up her long-standing distress.
FAQs
This verse shows that intense longing for Kṛṣṇa can feel like burning pain, yet contact with Him—especially taking shelter of His feet—immediately removes that distress, revealing separation as a powerful form of devotion.
Kṛṣṇa is addressed as Ananta, the Infinite Lord, to emphasize His limitless nature and the transcendental potency of His feet, whose fragrance and shelter dispel the devotee’s suffering.
When emotions feel overwhelming, redirect the heart toward Kṛṣṇa through remembrance, prayer, and devotion to His lotus feet; the Bhagavatam teaches that spiritual shelter transforms inner pain into peace.