Shloka 30
The Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa from Hastināpura
एता: परं स्त्रीत्वमपास्तपेशलं निरस्तशौचं बत साधु कुर्वते । यासां गृहात्पुष्करलोचन: पति- र्न जात्वपैत्याहृतिभिर्हृदि स्पृशन् ॥ ३० ॥
etāḥ paraṁ strītvam apāstapeśalaṁ nirasta-śaucaṁ bata sādhu kurvate yāsāṁ gṛhāt puṣkara-locanaḥ patir na jātv apaity āhṛtibhir hṛdi spṛśan
ഈ സ്ത്രീകൾക്ക് സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും ബാഹ്യശുചിതയും കുറവായിരുന്നാലും അവർ തങ്ങളുടെ ജീവിതം പരമ മംഗളമാക്കി. പുഷ്കരലോചനനായ ഭഗവാൻ തന്നെയായിരുന്നു അവരുടെ ഭർത്താവ്; അവൻ അവരെ വീട്ടിൽ ഒരിക്കലും ഒറ്റയ്ക്കാക്കി വിടാതെ, അമൂല്യ സമ്മാനങ്ങളാൽ അവരുടെ ഹൃദയം നിത്യവും സന്തോഷിപ്പിച്ചു.
The devotees of the Lord are purified souls. As soon as the devotees surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord sincerely, the Lord accepts them, and thus the devotees at once become free from all material contaminations. Such devotees are above the three modes of material nature. There is no bodily disqualification of a devotee, just as there is no qualitative difference between the Ganges water and the filthy drain water when they are amalgamated. Women, merchants and laborers are not very intelligent, and thus it is very difficult for them to understand the science of God or to be engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. They are more materialistic, and less than them are the Kirātas, Hūṇas, Āndhras, Pulindas, Pulkaśas, Ābhīras, Kaṅkas, Yavanas, Khasas, etc., but all of them can be delivered if they are properly engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. By engagement in the service of the Lord, the designative disqualifications are removed, and as pure souls they become eligible to enter into the kingdom of God.
FAQs
This verse teaches that even when Krishna is physically away, He does not leave the devotee’s heart; intense remembrance in separation is presented as a powerful form of bhakti.
Their overwhelming love and absorption in Krishna makes social decorum insignificant; their single-minded devotion is portrayed as “proper” because it is centered on Him.
When you feel distance from God, convert it into remembrance—through chanting, hearing, and prayer—so the heart stays connected even if circumstances feel separating.