Shloka 45

Varṣā-Śarad Vṛndāvana-Śobha: The Beauty of the Rainy and Autumn Seasons in Vraja

Devanagari script

आश्लिष्य समशीतोष्णं प्रसूनवनमारुतम् । जनास्तापं जहुर्गोप्यो न कृष्णहृतचेतस: ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

āśliṣya sama-śītoṣṇaṁ prasūna-vana-mārutam janās tāpaṁ jahur gopyo na kṛṣṇa-hṛta-cetasaḥ

Translation

By embracing the breeze from the flower-filled forest—neither hot nor cold—people could forget their distress; but the gopīs, whose hearts had been stolen by Kṛṣṇa, could not forget.

Synonyms

• आश्लिष्य: having embraced
• आश्लिष्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वक्रिया/कृदन्त)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्लिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/त्वान्त), ‘having embraced/after embracing’ (absolutive)

• समशीतोष्णम्: moderately cool and warm (pleasant)
• समशीतोष्णम्: कर्म-विशेषण (कर्म/कर्मणि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम-शीत-उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक); सम (equal) + शीत (cold) + उष्ण (warm)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (शीतं च उष्णं च) ‘balanced cold-and-warm’ (masculine, accusative singular)

• प्रसूनवनमारुतम्: the breeze from flower-groves
• प्रसूनवनमारुतम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसून-वन-मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक); प्रसून (flower) + वन (grove) + मारुत (breeze)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रसूनवनस्य मारुतः) (masculine, accusative singular)

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• तापम्: heat, distress
• तापम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• जहुः: gave up, abandoned
• जहुः: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (they abandoned)

• गोप्यः: the gopīs
• गोप्यः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (feminine, nominative plural)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable negation particle)

• कृष्णहृतचेतसः: whose minds were stolen by Krishna
• कृष्णहृतचेतसः: विशेषण (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-हृत-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक); कृष्ण (Krishna) + हृत (taken away) + चेतस् (mind)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुवचन-स्त्रीलिङ्ग ‘गोप्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘कृष्णेन हृतं चेतो येषाम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (feminine, nominative plural; whose minds were stolen by Krishna)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Gopis

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about separation (viraha) in Krishna bhakti?

This verse shows that while ordinary distress can be relieved by pleasant circumstances, the gopīs’ pain of separation from Kṛṣṇa cannot be eased, highlighting viraha as an intense, exclusive form of devotion.

Why are the gopīs described as unable to give up their suffering even in a pleasant breeze?

Because their consciousness is absorbed in Kṛṣṇa alone—“Kṛṣṇa-hṛta-cetasaḥ”—so external comforts do not touch the inner longing created by separation from Him.

Practical application: what can a devotee learn from Bhagavatam 10.20.45?

It teaches focused devotion: material comforts may soothe the body, but spiritual longing grows when one’s heart is fixed on Kṛṣṇa—encouraging steady remembrance and sincere prayer rather than dependence on external relief.