Shloka 47
Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation
परं सौख्यं हि नैराश्यं स्वैरिण्यप्याहपिङ्गला । तज्जानतीनां न: कृष्णे तथाप्याशा दुरत्यया ॥ ४७ ॥
paraṁ saukhyaṁ hi nairāśyaṁ svairiṇy apy āha piṅgalā taj jānatīnāṁ naḥ kṛṣṇe tathāpy āśā duratyayā
ຄວາມສຸກສູງສຸດແທ້ໆ ແມ່ນ “ນິຣາຊາ” ຄືການລະທິ້ງຄວາມປາຖະໜາ ດັ່ງທີ່ນາງພິງກະລາ ໂສເພນີ ກ່າວໄວ້. ແຕ່ເຖິງຮູ້ແລ້ວ ຄວາມຫວັງຈະໄດ້ພຣະກຣິດສະນະຂອງພວກເຮົາກໍລະທິ້ງຍາກຫຼາຍ।
The story of Piṅgalā is narrated in the Eleventh Canto, Eighth Chapter, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
FAQs
This verse states that the highest happiness lies in nairāśya—freedom from worldly expectation—an insight famously taught by Piṅgalā; yet the gopīs admit that hope in Kṛṣṇa is uniquely hard to abandon.
They cite Piṅgalā as an example that renunciation of expectation brings peace, but they contrast it with their devotion: even knowing the principle, their longing for Kṛṣṇa persists because it is rooted in love, not mere desire.
Cultivate nairāśya by releasing anxious expectations from outcomes, while keeping a steady, prayerful hope in the Lord—turning longing into devotion rather than frustration.