Shloka 47
Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation
भगवत्युदिते सूर्ये नन्दद्वारि व्रजौकस: । दृष्ट्वा रथं शातकौम्भं कस्यायमिति चाब्रुवन् ॥ ४७ ॥
bhagavaty udite sūrye nanda-dvāri vrajaukasaḥ dṛṣṭvā rathaṁ śātakaumbhaṁ kasyāyam iti cābruvan
神なる太陽が昇ると、ヴラジャの人々はナンダ・マハーラージャの門前に黄金の車を見て、「これは誰のものだ？」と尋ねた。
FAQs
It indicates the arrival of an important visitor to Vraja—Uddhava—whose presence will trigger the Vraja-vāsīs to inquire and soon hear news connected to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Because an unfamiliar, splendid chariot appeared at Nanda’s gate at sunrise, and the simple village residents of Vraja naturally wondered who had come and for what purpose.
It teaches attentiveness and eagerness for saintly association and divine messages—when something connected to Kṛṣṇa arrives, a devotee becomes alert, inquisitive, and ready to hear.