Shloka 44
Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation
एवं निशा सा ब्रुवतोर्व्यतीता नन्दस्य कृष्णानुचरस्य राजन् । गोप्य: समुत्थाय निरूप्य दीपान् वास्तून् समभ्यर्च्य दधीन्यमन्थन् ॥ ४४ ॥
evaṁ niśā sā bruvator vyatītā nandasya kṛṣṇānucarasya rājan gopyaḥ samutthāya nirūpya dīpān vāstūn samabhyarcya daudhīny amanthun
Wahai Raja, ketika utusan Kṛṣṇa berbicara dengan Nanda, malam pun berlalu. Para gopī bangun, menyalakan pelita, memuja dewa-dewa rumah tangga, lalu mula mengacau dadih untuk membuat mentega.
FAQs
This verse shows the gopīs turning ordinary duties—lighting lamps, honoring the home, and churning yogurt—into devotional, sanctified activity within Krishna’s Vraja atmosphere.
Uddhava, as Krishna’s messenger and intimate associate, stays with Nanda in Vraja; Śukadeva describes how their night of conversation passes, setting the scene for the gopīs’ morning routines amid separation from Krishna.
Treat daily responsibilities as seva: begin the day with purity and remembrance, keep a sacred atmosphere at home, and offer routine work to Krishna with a devotional intention.