Shloka 21
Kāliya-damana: Kṛṣṇa Subdues the Serpent and Purifies the Yamunā
ता: कृष्णमातरमपत्यमनुप्रविष्टां तुल्यव्यथा: समनुगृह्य शुच: स्रवन्त्य: । तास्ता व्रजप्रियकथा: कथयन्त्य आसन् कृष्णाननेऽर्पितदृशो मृतकप्रतीका: ॥ २१ ॥
tāḥ kṛṣṇa-mātaram apatyam anupraviṣṭāṁ tulya-vyathāḥ samanugṛhya śucaḥ sravantyaḥ tās tā vraja-priya-kathāḥ kathayantya āsan kṛṣṇānane ’rpita-dṛśo mṛtaka-pratīkāḥ
Walaupun mereka turut menanggung derita yang sama dan mencurahkan air mata, para gopī itu menahan serta menyokong ibu Kṛṣṇa yang kesedarannya sepenuhnya tenggelam pada puteranya. Dengan mata terpaku pada wajah Kṛṣṇa, bagaikan mayat yang kaku, mereka bergilir-gilir menceritakan kisah-kisah lila Sang Kekasih Vraja.
FAQs
This verse shows the Vraja women weeping, trying to console Yaśodā, yet remaining utterly fixed on Kṛṣṇa—so absorbed in love that they seem almost lifeless without His safety.
Because they shared the same grief and tried to comfort Yaśodā by recalling dear, intimate memories of Vraja and Kṛṣṇa, even while their attention stayed on Kṛṣṇa’s face.
It teaches steady remembrance of Kṛṣṇa in crisis—supporting others with compassion while keeping one’s mind and “gaze” (attention) anchored in the Lord.