Shloka 13
गोप्यस्तास्तदुपश्रुत्य बभूवुर्व्यथिता भृशम् । रामकृष्णौ पुरीं नेतुमक्रूरं व्रजमागतम् ॥ १३ ॥
gopyas tās tad upaśrutya babhūvur vyathitā bhṛśam rāma-kṛṣṇau purīṁ netum akrūraṁ vrajam āgatam
Nang marinig ng mga gopi na dumating si Akrura sa Vraja upang dalhin sina Rama at Krishna sa lungsod, sila’y labis na nabagabag at nagdalamhati.
FAQs
Because they heard Akrūra had arrived to take Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa from Vraja to the city (Mathurā), and the thought of separation from Kṛṣṇa caused them intense anguish.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing the gopīs’ reaction upon hearing the news of Kṛṣṇa’s departure.
Their pain shows the depth of loving attachment to God; a devotee can cultivate steady remembrance and sincere longing for Kṛṣṇa, turning separation into intensified devotion rather than distraction.