Shloka 13
Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta
गोप्यस्तास्तदुपश्रुत्य बभूवुर्व्यथिता भृशम् । रामकृष्णौ पुरीं नेतुमक्रूरं व्रजमागतम् ॥ १३ ॥
gopyas tās tad upaśrutya babhūvur vyathitā bhṛśam rāma-kṛṣṇau purīṁ netum akrūraṁ vrajam āgatam
When the young gopīs heard that Akrūra had come to Vraja to take Rāma and Kṛṣṇa to the city, they became intensely distressed.
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Because they heard Akrūra had arrived to take Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa from Vraja to the city (Mathurā), and the thought of separation from Kṛṣṇa caused them intense anguish.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing the gopīs’ reaction upon hearing the news of Kṛṣṇa’s departure.
Their pain shows the depth of loving attachment to God; a devotee can cultivate steady remembrance and sincere longing for Kṛṣṇa, turning separation into intensified devotion rather than distraction.