Shloka 15
अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः
विलासिवाक्यपानेषु नागरीणां कृतास्पदम् चित्तम् अस्य कथं भूयो ग्राम्यगोपीषु यास्यति
vilāsivākyapāneṣu nāgarīṇāṃ kṛtāspadam cittam asya kathaṃ bhūyo grāmyagopīṣu yāsyati
His mind has found its dwelling in the playful speech and refined charms of city-bred women—how could that same heart ever again return to the simple cowherd girls of the village?
Vraja gopīs (cowherd maidens) speaking among themselves (as reported within the narrative)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Krishna’s movement to Mathurā continues the avatāric unfolding, while Vraja’s love is tested and deepened through separation.
Leela: Moksha-dana
Dharma Restored: Deepening of ananya-bhakti (single-minded devotion) through the pain of absence.
Concept: True devotion often feels unqualified and ‘simple,’ yet its very humility becomes the ground of surrender that binds Bhagavān.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Transform feelings of spiritual inadequacy into humility and consistent practice instead of self-contempt or envy.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhakti is a real, personal relationship with the Supreme Person; humility (kārpaṇya) supports prapatti within Vishishtadvaita praxis.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
It dramatizes viraha-bhakti: the devotees’ fear of losing Krishna to worldly sophistication becomes a spiritual intensifier of single-minded longing.
Though the larger narration is typically Parasara teaching Maitreya, the text often embeds direct voices (like the gopīs) to convey lived devotion and the inner texture of Krishna-līlā.
Krishna remains the Supreme Reality even when appearing ‘human’; the gopīs’ attachment points beyond social categories to the Lord who governs hearts and reveals Himself through līlā.