Shloka 24
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
गोप्यश् च वृन्दशः कृष्णचेष्टास्व् आयत्तमूर्तयः अन्यदेशं गते कृष्णे चेरुर् वृन्दावनान्तरम्
gopyaś ca vṛndaśaḥ kṛṣṇaceṣṭāsv āyattamūrtayaḥ anyadeśaṃ gate kṛṣṇe cerur vṛndāvanāntaram
And the cowherd women, moving in groups—their very forms and minds held fast upon Krishna’s every act—when Krishna had gone to another place, wandered restlessly through the inner paths of Vrindavana.
Sage Parashara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He enacts līlā that intensifies the gopīs’ exclusive absorption, transforming separation into heightened devotion.
Leela: Bala
Dharma Restored: Models ananya-bhakti—mind and senses fixed on Bhagavān—as the inner discipline of dharma.
Concept: When the Lord is not outwardly present, the devotee’s mind can remain ‘held’ by His actions through constant smaraṇa.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In periods of absence or dryness, sustain practice by recollecting the Lord’s guṇas and līlās rather than chasing novelty.
Vishishtadvaita: Personal Bhagavān remains the object of continuous loving cognition; devotion persists across presence/absence without losing its relational core.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
It highlights viraha-bhakti: separation deepens remembrance, making Krishna the sole inner reference-point even in his physical absence.
Through narrative psychology: the Gopis’ bodies and attention are described as ‘fixed’ on Krishna’s actions, portraying devotion as total absorption rather than mere sentiment.
Krishna is presented as Bhagavan whose presence governs the devotee’s consciousness; even absence becomes a mode of divine attraction and spiritual orientation.