Shloka 24

गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः

Devanagari script

गोप्यश् च वृन्दशः कृष्णचेष्टास्व् आयत्तमूर्तयः अन्यदेशं गते कृष्णे चेरुर् वृन्दावनान्तरम्

Transliteration

gopyaś ca vṛndaśaḥ kṛṣṇaceṣṭāsv āyattamūrtayaḥ anyadeśaṃ gate kṛṣṇe cerur vṛndāvanāntaram

Translation

เหล่าโคปีเดินกันเป็นหมู่ ๆ กายใจผูกไว้กับทุกอิริยาบถของกฤษณะ; ครั้นกฤษณะเสด็จไปยังที่อื่น นางทั้งหลายก็พเนจรอย่างกระสับกระส่ายไปตามทางลับภายในวฤนทาวัน

Word by Word

• गोप्यः: the gopīs
• गोप्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः (conjunction)

• वृन्दशः: in groups, in clusters
• वृन्दशः: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृन्दशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/समूह-अर्थे (adverb: in groups)

• कृष्णचेष्टासु: in Krishna’s actions/gestures
• कृष्णचेष्टासु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + चेष्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (कृष्णस्य चेष्टाः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम्

• आयत्तमूर्तयः: whose forms were absorbed/intent (fixed)
• आयत्तमूर्तयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयत्त + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (आयत्ता मूर्तिः यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘गोप्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अन्यदेशम्: to another place
• अन्यदेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (अन्यः देशः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गमनस्य कर्म (destination)

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• कृष्णे: when Krishna (was)
• कृष्णे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (with ‘गते’)

• चेरुः: they wandered/moved about
• चेरुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वृन्दावनान्तरम्: within/through the interior of Vṛndāvana
• वृन्दावनान्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (वृन्दावनस्य अन्तरम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गमनस्य कर्म (place traversed)

Speaker

Sage Parashara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He enacts līlā that intensifies the gopīs’ exclusive absorption, transforming separation into heightened devotion.

Leela: Bala

Dharma Restored: Models ananya-bhakti—mind and senses fixed on Bhagavān—as the inner discipline of dharma.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When the Lord is not outwardly present, the devotee’s mind can remain ‘held’ by His actions through constant smaraṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: In periods of absence or dryness, sustain practice by recollecting the Lord’s guṇas and līlās rather than chasing novelty.

Vishishtadvaita: Personal Bhagavān remains the object of continuous loving cognition; devotion persists across presence/absence without losing its relational core.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vrindavana

FAQs

What is the significance of the Gopis wandering in Vrindavana when Krishna leaves?

It highlights viraha-bhakti: separation deepens remembrance, making Krishna the sole inner reference-point even in his physical absence.

How does Sage Parashara frame devotion here—emotion or philosophy?

Through narrative psychology: the Gopis’ bodies and attention are described as ‘fixed’ on Krishna’s actions, portraying devotion as total absorption rather than mere sentiment.

What is the theological importance of Krishna in this context of the Vishnu Purana?

Krishna is presented as Bhagavan whose presence governs the devotee’s consciousness; even absence becomes a mode of divine attraction and spiritual orientation.