Shloka 9
Gopī-gīta Aftermath: Kṛṣṇa Returns and Explains Divine Non-Reciprocation
Rāsa-līlā Dialogue
सर्वास्ता: केशवालोकपरमोत्सवनिर्वृता: । जहुर्विरहजं तापं प्राज्ञं प्राप्य यथा जना: ॥ ९ ॥
sarvās tāḥ keśavāloka- paramotsava-nirvṛtāḥ jahur viraha-jaṁ tāpaṁ prājñaṁ prāpya yathā janāḥ
Al volver a ver a Keśava, todas las gopīs se colmaron del más grande júbilo, como en una fiesta suprema. Abandonaron el ardor de la separación, tal como la gente olvida su pena al asociarse con un sabio iluminado.
FAQs
This verse says the gopīs, simply by seeing Keśava, felt supreme joy and their viraha-born burning anguish disappeared—darśana of Kṛṣṇa itself becomes the remedy.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates to Mahārāja Parīkṣit during the Rāsa-līlā episode, describing how the gopīs’ distress ends when Kṛṣṇa reappears before them.
Deep longing for God can be transformed through sincere remembrance and seeking darśana—keeping steady association with wisdom (sādhu/śāstra) and devotion reduces inner heat and anxiety.