Shloka 2

Balarāma Visits Vraja: Consoling the Gopīs and Dragging the Yamunā

Devanagari script

परिष्वक्तश्चिरोत्कण्ठैर्गोपैर्गोपीभिरेव च । रामोऽभिवाद्य पितरावाशीर्भिरभिनन्दित: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

pariṣvaktaś cirotkaṇṭhair gopair gopībhir eva ca rāmo ’bhivādya pitarāv āśīrbhir abhinanditaḥ

Translation

久受离别之苦的牧人和牧女拥抱了罗摩；随后他向父母致敬，父母以祈祷与祝福欢喜迎接他。

Synonyms

• pariṣvaktaḥ: embraced
• pariṣvaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√svaj > pariṣvakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Rāmaḥ): 'embraced'

• cirotkaṇṭhaiḥ: by those long yearning
• cirotkaṇṭhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira + utkaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('long-eager/longing for long'); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of gopaiḥ)

• gopaiḥ: by the cowherd men
• gopaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• gopībhiḥ: by the cowherd women
• gopībhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic: 'indeed/just')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma (Balarāma)
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhivādya: having paid respects
• abhivādya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having greeted'

• pitarau: (his) two parents
• pitarau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन (Accusative dual)

• āśīrbhiḥ: with blessings
• āśīrbhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• abhinanditaḥ: welcomed, congratulated
• abhinanditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√nand > abhinandita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Rāmaḥ): 'congratulated/received with joy'

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī gives the following verse regarding this situation:

Characters & Entities

• Balarāma (Rāma)
• Nanda Mahārāja
• Yaśodā
• Gopas
• Gopīs

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about reunion after long separation in Vraja?

This verse describes the Vrajavāsīs—gopas and gopīs—embracing Balarāma after long longing, showing the depth of their loving attachment (bhakti) and the sweetness of reunion in Krishna’s pastimes.

Why did Balarama offer obeisance to Nanda and Yashoda in Canto 10 Chapter 65?

Although divine, Balarāma honors Vraja’s parental elders by bowing to Nanda and Yaśodā, illustrating ideal conduct (maryādā) and the sanctity of familial devotion in Vraja-līlā.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Maintain humility and gratitude toward parents and elders, and value sincere relationships—longing, remembrance, and respectful reunion deepen love and devotion rather than weakening it.