Shloka 18
Gopī-gīta: The Song of the Gopīs in Separation
Viraha-bhakti
व्रजवनौकसां व्यक्तिरङ्ग ते वृजिनहन्त्र्यलं विश्वमङ्गलम् । त्यज मनाक् च नस्त्वत्स्पृहात्मनां स्वजनहृद्रुजां यन्निषूदनम् ॥ १८ ॥
vraja-vanaukasāṁ vyaktir aṅga te vṛjina-hantry alaṁ viśva-maṅgalam tyaja manāk ca nas tvat-spṛhātmanāṁ sva-jana-hṛd-rujāṁ yan niṣūdanam
Wahai Kekasih, penampakan-Mu yang serba berkat ini menghapus derita para penghuni rimba Vraja dan membawa kesejahteraan bagi alam. Hati kami merindukan kebersamaan dengan-Mu; mohon kurniakan sedikit ubat itu—yang memusnahkan penyakit di hati para bhakta-Mu.
According to the ācāryas, the gopīs repeatedly entreat Lord Kṛṣṇa to place His lotus feet on their breasts. The gopīs are not victims of material lust, but rather they are absorbed in pure love of Godhead and thus want to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet by offering their beautiful breasts to Him. Materialistic persons, who are victims of mundane sex desire, will not be able to understand how these conjugal dealings take place on a pure, spiritual platform, and that is the materialists’ great misfortune.
FAQs
It means Kṛṣṇa’s very presence destroys misfortune (vṛjina) and is fully sufficient to create auspiciousness for the entire world—His darśana is inherently purifying and благоприятный.
In the Gopī-gīta context of separation (viraha), the gopīs’ hearts ache without Kṛṣṇa. They call Him the remover of His devotees’ heart-pain and plead that He not withdraw His presence from those who live only by longing for Him.
It teaches that remembrance and seeking the Lord’s presence—through sincere prayer, kīrtana, and darśana—heals inner suffering and brings auspiciousness, especially when one feels separation, anxiety, or spiritual dryness.