Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

अन्यथा गोव्रजे तस्य स्मरणीयं न चक्ष्महे । स्‍नेहानुबन्धो बन्धूनां मुनेरपि सुदुस्त्यज: ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

anyathā go-vraje tasya smaraṇīyaṁ na cakṣmahe snehānubandho bandhūnāṁ muner api su-dustyajaḥ

Translation

在弗拉贾的牧场里，我们看不出还有什么值得祂记念。确实，对亲族的爱恋之结，连圣者也难以割舍。

Synonyms

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• go-vraje: in Gokula/Vraja
• go-vraje: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go + vraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (gāṃ/vā gopānāṃ vrajaḥ)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• smaraṇīyam: something to be remembered
• smaraṇīyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smaraṇīya (प्रातिपदिक; √smṛ + अनीय)
• Form: अनीय-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• cakṣmahe: we see/find
• cakṣmahe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• sneha-anubandhaḥ: the bond of affection
• sneha-anubandhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha + anubandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (attachment following from affection)

• bandhūnām: of relatives
• bandhūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• muneḥ: of a sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha-bhāva (सम्बन्धार्थक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि (also/even)

• su-dustyajaḥ: very hard to give up
• su-dustyajaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + dustyaja (प्रातिपदिक; dur + √tyaj + खल्/अ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; उपसर्ग/उपपद: सु (intensifier) + दुस्त्यज (hard to abandon)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Gokula (Vraja)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attachment being hard to give up?

This verse states that the bond created by affection for one’s relatives is extremely difficult to abandon—even for a sage—highlighting how powerful emotional ties can be.

Why does Radharani speak dismissively about explaining anything memorable in Gokula about Krishna?

In the mood of intense separation (viraha), she speaks with wounded love and irony, expressing that without Krishna’s presence, nothing in Vraja feels worth remembering.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Recognize the strength of emotional attachment, and consciously redirect affection toward higher, lasting values—especially devotion—rather than pretending detachment is easy.