Shloka 21
Gopī-Vipralambha: The Search for Kṛṣṇa and the Revelation of Divine Footprints
आरुह्यैका पदाक्रम्य शिरस्याहापरां नृप । दुष्टाहे गच्छ जातोऽहं खलानां ननु दण्डकृत् ॥ २१ ॥
āruhyaikā padākramya śirasy āhāparāṁ nṛpa duṣṭāhe gaccha jāto ’haṁ khalānām nanu daṇḍa-kṛt
രാജാവേ, ഒരു ഗോപിക മറ്റൊരാളുടെ തോളിൽ കയറി, അവളുടെ തലയിൽ കാൽ വെച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു—“ദുഷ്ട സർപ്പമേ, മാറിപ്പോ! ദുഷ്ടരെ ശിക്ഷിക്കാനാണ് ഞാൻ ജനിച്ചത്.”
Here the gopīs enact Kṛṣṇa’s chastisement of Kāliya.
FAQs
While searching for Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs reenact His pastimes in playful emotion; one gopī climbs on another and jokingly scolds her as if she were punishing the wicked.
It is affectionate, dramatic role-play arising from intense love and separation—her words are not literal hostility, but a spontaneous imitation of heroic chastisement, reflecting how completely their minds are absorbed in Kṛṣṇa’s līlā.
By cultivating steady remembrance of Kṛṣṇa—letting devotion color one’s thoughts and speech—while keeping playfulness and affection in relationships rather than ego or harshness.