Shloka 6
धारयन्त्यतिकृच्छ्रेण प्राय: प्राणान् कथञ्चन । प्रत्यागमनसन्देशैर्बल्लव्यो मे मदात्मिका: ॥ ६ ॥
dhārayanty ati-kṛcchreṇa prāyaḥ prāṇān kathañcana pratyāgamana-sandeśair ballavyo me mad-ātmikāḥ
Para ballavi yang menyatu dengan-Ku itu, hanya dengan sandaran pesanan bahawa Aku akan kembali, mereka dengan amat sukar menahan nyawa mereka entah bagaimana.
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, although the gopīs of Vṛndāvana were apparently married, their husbands actually had no contact whatsoever with their supremely attractive qualities of form, taste, fragrance, sound, touch and so on. Rather, their husbands merely presumed, “These are our wives.” In other words, by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s spiritual potency, the gopīs existed entirely for His pleasure, and Kṛṣṇa loved them in the mood of a paramour. In fact, the gopīs were manifestations of Kṛṣṇa’s internal nature, His supreme pleasure potency, and on the spiritual platform they attracted the Lord by their pure love.
FAQs
This verse says they sustain their lives only with extreme difficulty, somehow holding on through messages that give hope of Kṛṣṇa’s return.
In the context of sending Uddhava to Vraja, Kṛṣṇa reveals the depth of the gopīs’ love and their dependence on Him, preparing Uddhava to understand and honor their mood of separation.
Even when one cannot feel closeness to the Lord, one can remain steady by hearing, remembering, and taking shelter of authentic messages about Him—keeping hope and devotion alive.