Shloka 6
Balarāma Visits Vraja: Consoling the Gopīs and Dragging the Yamunā
गोपवृद्धांश्च विधिवद् यविष्ठैरभिवन्दित: । यथावयो यथासख्यं यथासम्बन्धमात्मन: ॥ ४ ॥ समुपेत्याथ गोपालान् हास्यहस्तग्रहादिभि: । विश्रान्तं सुखमासीनं पप्रच्छु: पर्युपागता: ॥ ५ ॥ पृष्टाश्चानामयं स्वेषु प्रेमगद्गदया गिरा । कृष्णे कमलपत्राक्षे सन्न्यस्ताखिलराधस: ॥ ६ ॥
gopa-vṛddhāṁś ca vidhi-vad yaviṣṭhair abhivanditaḥ yathā-vayo yathā-sakhyaṁ yathā-sambandham ātmanaḥ
バララーマ主は、年長の牧人たちに作法どおり敬礼し、年少の者たちもまた恭しく挨拶した。年齢、親しさ、親族関係に応じて、主は微笑みや握手などで一人ひとりに親しく会われた。やがて休息して心地よい座に着くと、皆が周りに集まった。蓮華の眼をもつクリシュナにすべてを捧げた牧人たちは、愛ゆえに声を震わせつつドヴァーラカーの身内の安否を尋ね、バララーマもまた牧人たちの無事を問いかけた。
FAQs
This verse describes devotees whose voices become faltering and choked due to intense affection, showing that genuine bhakti naturally expresses itself through emotion-centered remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.
Because Kṛṣṇa is their very life and refuge; the verse states they entrusted all their ‘rādhas’—their means, efforts, and inner burdens—unto the lotus-eyed Lord.
Do your duties responsibly, but mentally offer outcomes and anxieties to Kṛṣṇa through prayer and remembrance—treating Him as the ultimate shelter while acting with sincerity.