Shloka 7
The Gopīs Glorify the Song of Kṛṣṇa’s Flute
Veṇu-gīta
श्रीगोप्य ऊचु: अक्षण्वतां फलमिदं न परं विदाम: सख्य: पशूननु विवेशयतोर्वयस्यै: । वक्त्रं व्रजेशसुतयोरनवेणु जुष्टं यैर्वा निपीतमनुरक्तकटाक्षमोक्षम् ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-gopya ūcuḥ akṣaṇvatāṁ phalam idaṁ na paraṁ vidāmaḥ sakhyaḥ paśūn anuviveśayator vayasyaiḥ vaktraṁ vrajeśa-sutayor anaveṇu-juṣṭaṁ yair vā nipītam anurakta-kaṭākṣa-mokṣam
Les gopīs dirent : Amies, nous ne connaissons pas de fruit plus grand pour les yeux que ceci : contempler le beau visage des deux fils de Mahārāja Nanda lorsqu’ils entrent dans la forêt, entourés de leurs compagnons, menant les vaches devant eux, portant la flûte à leurs lèvres et jetant sur les habitants de Vṛndāvana des regards pleins d’amour ; celui qui les voit est béni.
This translation is quoted from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Ādi-līlā 4.155).
FAQs
Veṇu-gīta is the gopīs’ poetic glorification of Kṛṣṇa’s flute and His forest pastimes; here they declare that the greatest ‘fruit’ of having eyes is to behold Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, especially their faces adorned by the flute’s charm and their loving sidelong glances.
Because witnessing Their cowherding līlā—Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma going with friends and cows—reveals the sweetest form of divine intimacy, where even a glance from Them feels like the highest liberation and fulfillment.
Cultivate “darśana-bhāva”: seek Kṛṣṇa’s presence through attentive worship, hearing, and remembrance, valuing loving connection over mere attainment—seeing life as fulfilled when it becomes oriented toward beholding and serving the Divine.