Shloka 41
निवृत्तास् तास् ततो गोप्यो निराशाः कृष्णदर्शने यमुनातीरम् आगम्य जगुस् तच्चरितं तदा
nivṛttās tās tato gopyo nirāśāḥ kṛṣṇadarśane yamunātīram āgamya jagus taccaritaṃ tadā
तब वे गोपियाँ, कृष्ण-दर्शन की आशा टूट जाने से, लौट आईं। यमुना-तट पर पहुँचकर उन्होंने उसी क्षण उनके चरित्र का गान किया—स्मरण ही उनका दर्शन बन गया।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How the gopīs respond to separation—turning to song at the Yamunā bank.
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Kṛṣṇa draws the gopīs from frustrated seeking into kīrtana, making remembrance itself the mode of encounter.
Leela: Moksha-dana
Dharma Restored: Kīrtana/smaraṇa as sustaining dharma in separation; devotion transforms loss into worship.
Concept: When direct vision fails, bhakti converts separation into presence through singing and remembrance of the Lord’s līlā.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Use kīrtana, stotra-recitation, and narrative remembrance as steady supports during spiritual dryness or absence of ‘felt’ presence.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is personally accessible through loving remembrance; relationship (sambandha) is real and persists beyond sensory contact.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
It shows that when direct darśana is denied, devotion transforms into kīrtana and smaraṇa—remembering and singing Krishna becomes a living encounter with him.
Parāśara frames their disappointment not as mere loss but as a narrative turn: separation intensifies love, and that intensified love expresses itself as song recounting Krishna’s līlā.
Krishna’s apparent absence highlights divine sovereignty: the Supreme draws the heart beyond sensory contact into steadfast bhakti, where remembrance and praise become a path to communion.