Shloka 12
Gopī-gīta in Separation: The Flute’s Call and Vraja’s Ecstatic Response
सहबल: स्रगवतंसविलास: सानुषु क्षितिभृतो व्रजदेव्य: । हर्षयन् यर्हि वेणुरवेण जातहर्ष उपरम्भति विश्वम् ॥ १२ ॥ महदतिक्रमणशङ्कितचेता मन्दमन्दमनुगर्जति मेघ: । सुहृदमभ्यवर्षत् सुमनोभि- श्छायया च विदधत् प्रतपत्रम् ॥ १३ ॥
saha-balaḥ srag-avataṁsa-vilāsaḥ sānuṣu kṣiti-bhṛto vraja-devyaḥ harṣayan yarhi veṇu-raveṇa jāta-harṣa uparambhati viśvam
O goddesses of Vraja, when Kṛṣṇa enjoys with Balarāma upon the mountain slopes, playfully wearing a flower garland upon His head, He gladdens all beings with the resonant call of His flute, and the whole world is filled with joy.
FAQs
This verse says Kṛṣṇa’s veṇu (flute) sound awakens joy—first in the Vraja-gopīs, and through them it is described as enlivening the entire universe.
The verse highlights Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā as shared with His brother Balarāma—showing the sweetness of their companionship while Kṛṣṇa delights the residents of Vraja.
By hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa with attention—especially His Vraja pastimes—one can feel the heart ‘awaken’ toward devotion, similar to how the gopīs are stirred by His flute.