Shloka 4
Gopī-Vipralambha: The Search for Kṛṣṇa and the Revelation of Divine Footprints
गायन्त्य उच्चैरमुमेव संहता विचिक्युरुन्मत्तकवद् वनाद् वनम् । पप्रच्छुराकाशवदन्तरं बहि- र्भूतेषु सन्तं पुरुषं वनस्पतीन् ॥ ४ ॥
gāyantya uccair amum eva saṁhatā vicikyur unmattaka-vad vanād vanam papracchur ākāśa-vad antaraṁ bahir bhūteṣu santaṁ puruṣaṁ vanaspatīn
Громко воспевая Кришну, они, собравшись вместе, искали Его по лесам Вриндавана, словно обезумевшие от любви женщины. Они даже расспрашивали деревья о Нём — о Пуруше, пребывающем как Параматма внутри и вне всех существ, подобно небу.
Lost in the madness of love for Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs inquired about Him from even the trees in Vṛndāvana. Of course, there is no actual separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa, since He is the all-pervading Supersoul.
FAQs
In Canto 10, Chapter 30, the Bhāgavatam describes the gopīs singing about Kṛṣṇa and searching from forest to forest in intense love, even questioning the trees as witnesses of His presence.
Overwhelmed by separation, they looked for any sign of Kṛṣṇa and treated the forest as conscious participants in His līlā, asking the trees where the all-pervading Supreme Person had gone.
It encourages seeing the Lord’s presence everywhere—cultivating remembrance, humility, and devotion in daily activities, especially when one feels separation or difficulty.