Shloka 4
Gopī-Vipralambha: The Search for Kṛṣṇa and the Revelation of Divine Footprints
गायन्त्य उच्चैरमुमेव संहता विचिक्युरुन्मत्तकवद् वनाद् वनम् । पप्रच्छुराकाशवदन्तरं बहि- र्भूतेषु सन्तं पुरुषं वनस्पतीन् ॥ ४ ॥
gāyantya uccair amum eva saṁhatā vicikyur unmattaka-vad vanād vanam papracchur ākāśa-vad antaraṁ bahir bhūteṣu santaṁ puruṣaṁ vanaspatīn
Habang malakas na inaawit ang pangalan ni Kṛṣṇa, sama-sama nilang hinanap Siya sa bawat gubat ng Vṛndāvana na parang pangkat ng mga babaeng baliw sa pag-ibig. Tinanong pa nila ang mga puno tungkol sa Kanya—ang Paramātmā na nasa loob at labas ng lahat ng nilalang, gaya ng kalangitan.
Lost in the madness of love for Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs inquired about Him from even the trees in Vṛndāvana. Of course, there is no actual separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa, since He is the all-pervading Supersoul.
FAQs
In Canto 10, Chapter 30, the Bhāgavatam describes the gopīs singing about Kṛṣṇa and searching from forest to forest in intense love, even questioning the trees as witnesses of His presence.
Overwhelmed by separation, they looked for any sign of Kṛṣṇa and treated the forest as conscious participants in His līlā, asking the trees where the all-pervading Supreme Person had gone.
It encourages seeing the Lord’s presence everywhere—cultivating remembrance, humility, and devotion in daily activities, especially when one feels separation or difficulty.