Shloka 50

Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation

Devanagari script

पुन: पुन: स्मारयन्ति नन्दगोपसुतं बत । श्रीनिकेतैस्तत्पदकैर्विस्मर्तुं नैव शक्नुम: ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

punaḥ punaḥ smārayanti nanda-gopa-sutaṁ bata śrī-niketais tat-padakair vismartuṁ naiva śaknumaḥ

Translation

Tất cả những điều này luôn nhắc chúng tôi về Śrī Kṛṣṇa, con của Nanda. Thấy dấu chân Ngài in các tướng lành thiêng liêng, chúng tôi không sao quên được Ngài.

Synonyms

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• स्मारयन्ति: they remind (us)
• स्मारयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) — ‘cause to remember’

• नन्द-गोप-सुतम्: the son of Nanda the cowherd
• नन्द-गोप-सुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द + गोप + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—नन्दगोपस्य सुतः

• बत: alas/indeed
• बत: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बत (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/खेदसूचक-निपात (particle of exclamation)

• श्री-निकेतैः: by the abodes of beauty (his charming places/features)
• श्री-निकेतैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + निकेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—श्रियाः निकेताः (‘abodes of beauty/fortune’)

• तत्-पदकैः: by his footprints
• तत्-पदकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + पदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—तस्य पदकानि (‘his footprints/footmarks’)

• विस्मर्तुम्: to forget
• विस्मर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-स्मृ (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to forget’

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• शक्नुमः: we are able
• शक्नुमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Nanda-gopa-suta)
• Nanda Maharaja

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.50 say about remembering Krishna in separation?

It teaches that in viraha (separation), remembrance of Kṛṣṇa becomes unavoidable—Vraja itself, marked with His footprints, constantly awakens memory and love for Him.

Why do the gopīs say they cannot forget Krishna when speaking to Uddhava?

Because every beautiful grove, pathway, and sacred spot of Vṛndāvana bears the impressions of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and footprints, making forgetfulness impossible despite His physical absence.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

Create “reminders of Krishna” through sādhana and sacred association—regularly visit temples or tīrthas when possible, keep devotional symbols and routines, and let repeated remembrance replace distraction.