Shloka 28
अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः
अहो गोपीजनस्यास्य दर्शयित्वा महानिधिम् उद्धृतान्य् अत्र नेत्राणि विधात्राकरुणात्मना
aho gopījanasyāsya darśayitvā mahānidhim uddhṛtāny atra netrāṇi vidhātrākaruṇātmanā
ਹਾਇ! ਗੋਪੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਾਨਿਧ੍ਯ-ਰੂਪ ਮਹਾਨ ਖ਼ਜ਼ਾਨੇ ਦਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਾ ਕੇ, ਕਰੁਣਾ-ਹੀਣ ਵਿਧਾਤਾ ਨੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਹੀ ਛੀਨ ਲਈਆਂ—ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਮੁੜ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਵੇਖ ਸਕਣ।
Sage Parāśara (narrating the gopīs’ lament to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Krishna manifests to draw the Vraja-devotees into the highest prema-bhakti and to advance His larger līlā leading to the destruction of oppressive powers.
Leela: Moksha-dana
Dharma Restored: Establishing bhakti as the supreme means, showing that divine presence alone is the soul’s true wealth.
Concept: Having once tasted Bhagavān’s presence, separation (viraha) intensifies devotion and makes worldly supports feel unbearable.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Cultivate remembrance (smaraṇa) and kīrtana in times of absence or dryness, treating longing as fuel for steady practice.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is personally accessible and reciprocates with devotees; their real ‘treasure’ is communion with Him, not impersonal absorption.
Vishnu Form: Krishna
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
FAQs
It frames Kṛṣṇa as the supreme treasure—more valuable than any worldly good—so the gopīs’ grief becomes a theological statement about Bhagavān as the highest Reality and fulfillment.
Through the gopīs’ voice, fate is depicted as “without compassion,” emphasizing the human experience of loss; yet the narrative context uses that pain to deepen devotion and constant remembrance of the Lord.
Darśana of Kṛṣṇa is treated as salvific and supreme; even separation highlights His sovereignty, because the heart becomes fixed on Him alone—an essential Vaishnava bhakti principle.