Shloka 20
The Gopīs Glorify the Song of Kṛṣṇa’s Flute
Veṇu-gīta
एवंविधा भगवतो या वृन्दावनचारिण: । वर्णयन्त्यो मिथो गोप्य: क्रीडास्तन्मयतां ययु: ॥ २० ॥
evaṁ-vidhā bhagavato yā vṛndāvana-cāriṇaḥ varṇayantyo mitho gopyaḥ krīḍās tan-mayatāṁ yayuḥ
ఇలా వృందావనంలో సంచరించే భగవంతుని లీలలను పరస్పరం వర్ణించుకుంటూ గోపికలు పూర్తిగా ఆయన ధ్యానంలో తల్లీనమయ్యారు.
In this regard Śrīla Prabhupāda comments, “This is the perfect example of Kṛṣṇa consciousness: to somehow or other remain always engrossed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa. The vivid example is always present in the behavior of the gopīs; therefore Lord Caitanya declared that no one can worship the Supreme Lord by any method that is better than the method of the gopīs. The gopīs were not born in very high brāhmaṇa or kṣatriya families; they were born in the families of vaiśyas, and not in big mercantile communities but in the families of cowherd men. They were not very well educated, although they heard all sorts of knowledge from the brāhmaṇas, the authorities of Vedic knowledge. The gopīs’ only purpose was to remain always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa.”
FAQs
This verse states that by mutually describing Krishna’s Vṛndāvana pastimes, the gopīs entered tan-mayatā—complete absorption in Him—showing that Krishna-kathā naturally draws the heart into deep devotional identification with the Lord.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing the gopīs’ inner state as they discuss Krishna’s flute and His Vṛndāvana līlās.
Regularly hear, read, and discuss Krishna’s pastimes with other devotees; such shared remembrance (kīrtana and sādhusaṅga) deepens focus, reduces distraction, and strengthens loving devotion.