Shloka 35
Parīkṣit Confronts Kali; Dharma and Bhūmi Lament Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
का वा सहेत विरहं पुरुषोत्तमस्य प्रेमावलोकरुचिरस्मितवल्गुजल्पै: । स्थैर्यं समानमहरन्मधुमानिनीनां रोमोत्सवो मम यदङ्घ्रिविटङ्किताया: ॥ ३५ ॥
kā vā saheta virahaṁ puruṣottamasya premāvaloka-rucira-smita-valgu-jalpaiḥ sthairyaṁ samānam aharan madhu-māninīnāṁ romotsavo mama yad-aṅghri-viṭaṅkitāyāḥ
ใครเล่าจะทนความเจ็บปวดแห่งการพรากจากปุรุโษตตมะได้? ด้วยสายตาเปี่ยมรัก รอยยิ้มอันงาม และถ้อยคำหวาน พระองค์ทรงพิชิตความดื้อดึงและความโกรธของเหล่าคู่รัก เช่น สัตยภามา เมื่อพระองค์เสด็จย่างบนผืนดินของข้า ข้าก็จมอยู่ในธุลีแห่งพระบาทดอกบัว ถูกหญ้าปกคลุมราวกับขนลุกด้วยปีติ
There were chances of separation between the Lord and His thousands of queens because of the Lord’s being absent from home, but as far as His connection with earth was concerned, the Lord would traverse the earth with His lotus feet, and therefore there was no chance of separation. When the Lord left the surface of the earth to return to His spiritual abode, the earth’s feelings of separation were therefore more acute.
FAQs
This verse teaches that separation from Puruṣottama is almost unbearable for devotees, because His loving glances, smiles, and sweet speech captivate the heart and remove all composure—an intensification of bhakti rather than mere sorrow.
While describing her distress and spiritual condition, Earth glorifies Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s irresistible sweetness, implying that the world’s suffering in Kali-yuga is linked to His departure and the loss of His direct presence.
Channel feelings of absence into remembrance—regular hearing, chanting, and study—so longing becomes steady devotion, not despair, and the heart stays connected to Kṛṣṇa through His names and teachings.