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
她们齐声高唱克里希纳之名，宛如痴狂的女子成群结队，在弗林达文的林间一处又一处地寻觅他。她们甚至询问树木：那位如虚空般遍在、作为至上灵（Paramātmā）内外住于一切众生之中的至上人格在哪里。
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.