Shloka 44

Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation

Devanagari script

अप्येष्यतीह दाशार्हस्तप्ता: स्वकृतया शुचा । सञ्जीवयन् नु नो गात्रैर्यथेन्द्रो वनमम्बुदै: ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

apy eṣyatīha dāśārhas taptāḥ sva-kṛtayā śucā sañjīvayan nu no gātrair yathendro vanam ambudaiḥ

Translation

พระกฤษณะผู้สืบสายทศารหะจะเสด็จกลับมาที่นี่หรือ และด้วยการสัมผัสแห่งพระวรกายจะชุบชีวิตพวกเราที่กำลังไหม้ด้วยความโศกซึ่งพระองค์เองก่อไว้? ดุจพระอินทร์ชุบชีวิตป่าด้วยเมฆฝน

Synonyms

• api: indeed/also (perhaps)
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), concessive/emphatic

• eṣyati: will come
• eṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ/गम्) धातु
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• dāśārhaḥ: the Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa)
• dāśārhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśārha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• taptāḥ: afflicted/burning
• taptāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapta (तप्त) < tap (तप्) धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; agrees with implied gopīḥ

• sva-kṛtayā: by (his) own doing
• sva-kṛtayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व) + kṛta (कृत) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (स्वेन कृतया), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrument/means

• śucā: with sorrow/grief
• śucā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuc (शुच्) / śucā (शुचा) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• sañjīvayan: reviving
• sañjīvayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sañ-jīv (सञ्जीव्) धातु, शतृ-प्रत्यय
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; modifies dāśārhaḥ

• nu: indeed?/surely
• nu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), interrogative/emphatic

• naḥ: of us/our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) सर्वनाम
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन (gen pl) (enclitic)

• gātraiḥ: with (his) limbs/body
• gātraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra (गात्र) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative adverb (उपमानवाचक अव्यय)

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (इन्द्र) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vanam: the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (वन) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ambudaiḥ: with clouds
• ambudaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambuda (अम्बुद) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Indra

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the gopīs’ suffering in separation from Krishna?

This verse shows the gopīs describing their viraha (separation) as burning grief, and expressing that only Krishna’s return and personal presence can revive their lives—like rain revives a dried forest.

Why do the gopīs call Krishna “Dāśārha” in this verse?

“Dāśārha” is an epithet for Krishna as a descendant of the Daśārha/Yadu line; the gopīs invoke Him by a royal lineage-name while longing for the same Krishna who once lived intimately among them in Vraja.

How can this teaching of viraha-bhakti be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages a devotee to turn pain of distance into intensified remembrance—seeking revival through Krishna’s presence via sincere nāma-japa, hearing Bhāgavatam, and steady longing rather than distraction.