Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अप्यायास्यति गोविन्द: स्वजनान्सकृदीक्षितुम् । तर्हि द्रक्ष्याम तद्वक्त्रं सुनसं सुस्मितेक्षणम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

apy āyāsyati govindaḥ sva-janān sakṛd īkṣitum tarhi drakṣyāma tad-vaktraṁ su-nasaṁ su-smitekṣaṇam

Translation

ഗോവിന്ദൻ തന്റെ സ്വജനങ്ങളെ ഒരിക്കൽ എങ്കിലും കാണാൻ മടങ്ങിവരുമോ? അവൻ വന്നാൽ, മനോഹരമായ മൂക്കും കണ്ണുകളും മധുരസ്മിതവും ഉള്ള അവന്റെ സുന്ദരമുഖം ഞങ്ങൾ ദർശിക്കും.

Synonyms

अपिperhaps/whether

आयास्यतिwill come

गोविन्दःGovinda (Krishna)

स्वजनान्his own people/kinsmen

सकृत्once

ईक्षितुम्to see

तर्हिthen

द्रक्ष्यामःwe shall see

तत्-वक्त्रम्his face

सु-नसम्with a beautiful nose

सु-स्मित-ईक्षणम्having eyes with a gentle smile

Purport

Now that Kṛṣṇa had become a prince in the great city of Mathurā, Nanda had lost hope that He would come back to live in the simple cowherd village of Vṛndāvana. But he hoped against hope that Kṛṣṇa would come back at least once to visit the simple cowherd folk who had raised Him from birth.

Characters & Entities

Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the gopīs’ separation (viraha) from Krishna?

This verse shows the gopīs’ intense longing for Kṛṣṇa’s return, where even the hope of seeing Him once again becomes their sustaining devotion.

Why do the gopīs speak about seeing Govinda’s face again in Canto 10 Chapter 46?

After Kṛṣṇa leaves Vraja for Mathurā, the gopīs express their heart’s pain to Uddhava, praying for even a single renewed darśana of Kṛṣṇa.

Practical application of viraha-bhakti in modern life?

Channel feelings of absence into remembrance—regular nāma-japa, hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā, and serving devotees—so longing becomes steady, focused devotion rather than despair.