Shloka 58
इति नन्दादयो गोपा: कृष्णरामकथां मुदा । कुर्वन्तो रममाणाश्च नाविन्दन् भववेदनाम् ॥ ५८ ॥
iti nandādayo gopāḥ kṛṣṇa-rāma-kathāṁ mudā kurvanto ramamāṇāś ca nāvindan bhava-vedanām
Thus Nanda and the other cowherd men joyfully spoke of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; absorbed in transcendental delight, they did not even notice worldly distress.
Here is an instruction about the result of studying or discussing the kṛṣṇa-līlās that appear in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate ’tra kṛtibhiḥ śuśrūṣubhis tat-kṣaṇāt ( Bhāg. 1.1.2 ). Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodā in Vṛndāvana appeared like ordinary persons of this material world, but they never felt the tribulations of this world, although they sometimes met many dangerous situations created by the demons. This is a practical example. If we follow in the footsteps of Nanda Mahārāja and the gopas, we can all be happy simply by discussing the activities of Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
This verse says that Nanda and the other gopas, absorbed in joyful discussion of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, did not feel the pain of worldly existence—showing Hari-kathā’s power to dissolve saṁsāra-anxiety.
Because their minds and hearts were immersed in Kṛṣṇa–Rāma narrations; that devotional absorption (smaraṇa and śravaṇa in community) naturally eclipsed the distress that comes from material identification.
Regularly hear, read, and discuss Śrīmad Bhāgavatam—especially Kṛṣṇa-līlā—in good association; replacing anxious rumination with devotional remembrance reduces the felt burden of daily stress and suffering.