Shloka 22
Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation
श्रीशुक उवाच अथोद्धवो निशम्यैवं कृष्णदर्शनलालसा: । सान्त्वयन् प्रियसन्देशैर्गोपीरिदमभाषत ॥ २२ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca athoddhavo niśamyaivaṁ kṛṣṇa-darśana-lālasāḥ sāntvayan priya-sandeśair gopīr idam abhāṣata
ശ്രീശുകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ കേട്ട ശേഷം, കൃഷ്ണദർശനത്തിനായി അത്യന്തം ആകാംക്ഷയുള്ള ഗോപിമാരെ ഉദ്ധവൻ പ്രിയസന്ദേശങ്ങളാൽ ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ചു; പിന്നെ അവരോട് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു.
FAQs
This verse highlights the gopīs’ intense yearning for Kṛṣṇa’s darśana; their separation-love becomes the very fuel of devotion, and it draws Kṛṣṇa’s mercy through remembrance and heartfelt longing.
Uddhava had come as Kṛṣṇa’s envoy to Vṛndāvana; after hearing the gopīs’ sorrow in separation, he tried to console them by delivering Kṛṣṇa’s affectionate words and guidance.
When feeling distance from God, one can turn that emotion into steady remembrance—hearing and reading Kṛṣṇa’s words, seeking saintly association, and letting longing deepen sincerity rather than weaken faith.