Shloka 3
Gopī-gīta in Separation: The Flute’s Call and Vraja’s Ecstatic Response
श्रीगोप्य ऊचु: वामबाहुकृतवामकपोलो वल्गितभ्रुरधरार्पितवेणुम् । कोमलाङ्गुलिभिराश्रितमार्गं गोप्य ईरयति यत्र मुकुन्द: ॥ २ ॥ व्योमयानवनिता: सह सिद्धै- र्विस्मितास्तदुपधार्य सलज्जा: । काममार्गणसमर्पितचित्ता: कश्मलं ययुरपस्मृतनीव्य: ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-gopya ūcuḥ vāma-bāhu-kṛta-vāma-kapolo valgita-bhrur adharārpita-veṇum komalāṅgulibhir āśrita-mārgaṁ gopya īrayati yatra mukundaḥ
Các gopī nói: Khi Mukunda tựa má trái lên cánh tay trái, dùng những ngón tay mềm mại bịt các lỗ sáo và làm đôi mày như đang múa, Ngài thổi lên tiếng sáo thiêng liêng. Khi ấy các thiên nữ du hành trên không trung cùng các Siddha đều kinh ngạc. Nghe âm thanh ấy, họ thẹn thùng vì tâm trí nghiêng về con đường dục vọng; trong cơn bối rối họ cũng không hay dây thắt lưng y phục đang lỏng ra.
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī states that this chapter consists of a collection of statements the gopīs made at various times as they stood in small groups here and there in Vṛndāvana.
FAQs
In this verse, the gopīs vividly describe how Kṛṣṇa rests His cheek on His arm, places the flute to His lips, and makes it sing through the movement of His soft fingers—showing the flute-song as a direct expression of His irresistible divine charm.
Because their love is absorbed in remembering Kṛṣṇa’s every gesture; in separation, His posture, eyebrows, lips, and flute become the focus of their meditation and the language of their devotion.
Use it as a meditation: visualize Kṛṣṇa’s form and flute-playing to steady the mind, transform longing into remembrance (smaraṇa), and deepen loving attention in daily sādhana.