Shloka 13

गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा हरेर् वाक्यं बद्धमौनास् ततो वनम् ययुर् गोपा महाभाग तस्मिन् प्रणयकोपिनि

Transliteration

iti śrutvā harer vākyaṃ baddhamaunās tato vanam yayur gopā mahābhāga tasmin praṇayakopini

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນພຣະວາຈາຂອງພຣະຫຣິ ພວກຄົນລ້ຽງງົວກໍງຽບງັນ ດັ່ງຖືກຜູກດ້ວຍຄວາມງຽບທີ່ຮິມຝີປາກ. ໂອ ຜູ້ມີບຸນ! ແລ້ວພວກເຂົາໄປສູ່ປ່າ ແຕ່ນາງຜູ້ເປັນທີ່ຮັກຍັງຢູ່ໃນຄວາມງອນອ່ອນຫວານແຫ່ງຄວາມຮັກ

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) + śrutvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• hareḥ: of Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• vākyam: speech, words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• baddha-maunāḥ: keeping silent
• baddha-maunāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baddha (jan/ bandh धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त) + mauna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘बद्धं मौनं येषाम्’ (having silence bound/maintained)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-इत्यव्यय (then/from there)

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yayuḥ: they went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• gopāḥ: the cowherds
• gopāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• praṇaya-kopini: (place) where loving anger was (present)
• praṇaya-kopini: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ‘tasmin’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kopinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-सम्भव); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘प्रणयेन कोपिनी’ (angry due to love)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Progression of the Vraja episode after Hari’s speech—how the gopas depart and the beloved remains in praṇaya-kopa.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: dramatic, psychologically observant

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To draw Vraja into intimate devotion through playful concealment and relational drama that deepens their attachment.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Re-centering hearts on Hari through the pedagogy of separation and reunion (viraha–saṅgama).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Praṇaya-kopa (love’s indignation) and silence in separation can function as bhakti’s intensifier rather than a spiritual failure.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: When devotion feels wounded or distant, transmute emotion into remembrance and steadfastness rather than abandonment.

Vishishtadvaita: Personal relationship with Bhagavān is real and affective; emotions become modes of communion with the supreme Person.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Sri Krishna/Vishnu)
• Gopas (cowherds of Vraja)

FAQs

What is the significance of praṇaya-kopa (loving anger) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse uses praṇaya-kopa to show that intense devotion can express itself as affectionate displeasure—an intimacy where the devotee’s bond with Hari is emotionally immediate rather than merely formal reverence.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the gopas’ response to Krishna’s instruction here?

Parāśara highlights their baddha-mauna (restrained silence) and prompt movement into the forest, portraying disciplined acceptance of Hari’s words and the social-spiritual authority Krishna holds in Vraja.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Hari) in this context?

Hari’s speech functions as decisive command within the lila, reflecting Vishnu/Krishna as the supreme governor of events—whose will establishes order even within playful, intimate devotional settings.