Shloka 69
Kurukṣetra Pilgrimage: Sages Praise Kṛṣṇa; Vasudeva Inquires on Karma; Viṣṇu-yajña Performed
नन्दो गोपाश्च गोप्यश्च गोविन्दचरणाम्बुजे । मन: क्षिप्तं पुनर्हर्तुमनीशा मथुरां ययु: ॥ ६९ ॥
nando gopās’ ca gopyaś ca govinda-caraṇāmbuje manaḥ kṣiptaṁ punar hartum anīśā mathurāṁ yayuḥ
നന്ദനും ഗോപന്മാരും ഗോപികമാരും—ഗോവിന്ദന്റെ പാദപദ്മങ്ങളിൽ മനസ്സ് സമർപ്പിച്ചവർ—അത് വീണ്ടും പിൻവലിക്കാൻ കഴിയാതെ മഥുരയിലേക്കു മടങ്ങി പോയി.
FAQs
This verse says Nanda, the gopas, and the gopīs had thrown their minds into Govinda’s lotus feet and could not withdraw them—showing how pure bhakti naturally overwhelms ordinary mental control.
Śukadeva describes that, with their hearts fixed on Govinda, they went to Mathurā—indicating their continued movement around Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and their inability to live without connection to Him, even in separation.
Aim to “cast the mind” into Kṛṣṇa’s feet through steady nāma-japa, kīrtana, and remembrance; over time, devotion becomes the mind’s natural resting place, reducing distraction and anxiety.