Shloka 63

Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation

Devanagari script

वन्दे नन्दव्रजस्‍त्रीणां पादरेणुमभीक्ष्णश: । यासां हरिकथोद्गीतं पुनाति भुवनत्रयम् ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

vande nanda-vraja-strīṇāṁ pāda-reṇum abhīkṣṇaśaḥ yāsāṁ hari-kathodgītaṁ punāti bhuvana-trayam

Translation

Again and again I bow to the dust of the feet of the women of Nanda Mahārāja’s Vraja. When they sing aloud the narrations of Hari, that sacred sound purifies the three worlds.

Synonyms

• vande: I bow to / I praise
• vande: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vand (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• nanda-vraja-strīṇām: of the women of Nanda’s Vraja
• nanda-vraja-strīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nanda (प्रातिपदिक) + vraja (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; 'of the women of Nanda’s Vraja'

• pāda-reṇum: the dust of (their) feet
• pāda-reṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + reṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'dust of the feet'

• abhīkṣṇaśaḥ: again and again
• abhīkṣṇaśaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhīkṣṇaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'repeatedly/constantly'

• yāsām: whose
• yāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; relative pronoun referring to strīṇām

• hari-kathā-udgītam: the singing of Hari’s tales
• hari-kathā-udgītam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक) + udgīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'Hari’s story sung aloud'

• punāti: purifies
• punāti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pū (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• bhuvana-trayam: the three worlds
• bhuvana-trayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; dvigu: 'three worlds'

Purport

Śrī Uddhava, having established the glories of the gopīs in the previous verses, now directly offers his obeisances to them. According to the Śrī Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī, Śrī Uddhava did not offer such respect even to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s queens in Dvārakā.

Characters & Entities

• Nanda
• Vraja-gopīs (Nanda-vraja-strīḥ)
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the glory of the Vraja-gopīs?

This verse declares that even the dust of the gopīs’ feet is worshipable, because their Hari-kathā—sung in pure love—purifies all three worlds.

Who is praising the women of Nanda’s Vraja in Bhagavatam 10.47?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī praises the Nanda-vraja-strīḥ (the gopīs), presenting their devotion and Krishna-centered speech as supremely purifying.

Practical application of Hari-kathā in modern life according to this shloka?

Make regular time to hear, chant, or sing authentic narrations of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; the verse teaches that Krishna-kathā itself is a powerful purifier for one’s mind and life.