Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 62
Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation
या वै श्रियार्चितमजादिभिराप्तकामै- र्योगेश्वरैरपि यदात्मनि रासगोष्ठ्याम् । कृष्णस्य तद् भगवत: चरणारविन्दं न्यस्तं स्तनेषु विजहु: परिरभ्य तापम् ॥ ६२ ॥
yā vai śriyārcitam ajādibhir āpta-kāmair yogeśvarair api yad ātmani rāsa-goṣṭhyām kṛṣṇasya tad bhagavataḥ caraṇāravindaṁ nyastaṁ staneṣu vijahuḥ parirabhya tāpam
Ang lotus na paa ni Kṛṣṇa ay sinasamba ni Lakṣmī, ni Brahmā, at ng mga panginoon ng yoga—ngunit sa isip lamang. Subalit sa pagtitipon ng rāsa, inilagay ni Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa ang Kanyang mga paa sa dibdib ng mga gopī; at sa pagyakap sa mga paa ring iyon, iniwan nila ang lahat ng dalamhati at pagdurusa.
FAQs
This verse says Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet are worshiped by Lakṣmī and Brahmā and sought by great yogīs, yet they were intimately placed on the gopīs’ breasts in the rāsa dance—showing the supreme privilege of pure bhakti.
Because the gopīs’ love is utterly selfless and exclusive to Kṛṣṇa; the Bhāgavatam highlights that such prema-bhakti grants the Lord’s closest intimacy beyond what is attained by position, austerity, or yogic power.
Transform longing and emotional pain into remembrance of God—through nāma-japa, hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā, and sincere prayer—so the heart’s “tāpa” becomes a force that deepens devotion rather than despair.