Shloka 28

अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः

Devanagari script

अहो गोपीजनस्यास्य दर्शयित्वा महानिधिम् उद्धृतान्य् अत्र नेत्राणि विधात्राकरुणात्मना

Transliteration

aho gopījanasyāsya darśayitvā mahānidhim uddhṛtāny atra netrāṇi vidhātrākaruṇātmanā

Translation

అయ్యో! గోపికలకు తన సాన్నిధ్యమనే మహానిధిని చూపించి, కరుణలేని విధాత ఇక్కడ వారి కన్నులనే లాగివేశాడు—ఇక వారు ఆయనను చూడలేకుండునట్లు।

Word by Word

अहोalas!/oh!

गोपीजनस्यof the gopīs’ people (of the gopī-folk)

अस्यof this

दर्शयित्वाhaving shown

महानिधिम्a great treasure

उद्धृतानि(were) taken out / removed

अत्रhere

नेत्राणिeyes

विधात्राby the Creator (Brahmā)

अकरुणात्मना(who is) of a merciless nature

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating the gopīs’ lament to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Krishna (implied as the 'mahānidhi'—the supreme treasure)

Vidhātṛ (Creator/Fate)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Kṛṣṇa a “mahānidhi” in the Vishnu Purana?

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.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of fate (vidhātṛ) in the gopīs’ suffering?

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.

What is the theological importance of Lord Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa in this context?

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.