Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 16
The Killing of Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, and Kaṁsa; Liberation and Restoration of Dharma in Mathurā
प्रातर्व्रजाद् व्रजत आविशतश्च सायंगोभि: समं क्वणयतोऽस्य निशम्य वेणुम् । निर्गम्य तूर्णमबला: पथि भूरिपुण्या:पश्यन्ति सस्मितमुखं सदयावलोकम् ॥ १६ ॥
prātar vrajād vrajata āviśataś ca sāyaṁ gobhiḥ samaṁ kvaṇayato ’sya niśamya veṇum nirgamya tūrṇam abalāḥ pathi bhūri-puṇyāḥ paśyanti sa-smita-mukhaṁ sa-dayāvalokam
清晨圣奎师那与群牛离开弗拉阇，黄昏又与它们归来并吹奏笛音；牧女们听见那笛声，便急忙走出家门。她们在路上得见祂含笑的面容与慈悲的目光——能得此等达尔沙那，必是积累了无量善业。
FAQs
This verse says that when the gopīs hear Kṛṣṇa’s flute as He goes out in the morning and returns at dusk with the cows, they rush to the path and lovingly behold His smiling face and compassionate glance—showing how the flute awakens irresistible devotion.
Because the sound of His veṇu (flute) announces His presence; their hearts, filled with Vraja-prema, draw them immediately to see Him as He passes, smiling and looking upon them with mercy.
Make daily space to “hear” Kṛṣṇa—through nāma-japa, kīrtana, and śravaṇa—so that remembrance becomes spontaneous, like the gopīs rushing to the path when they hear His flute.