Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.29.28

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti vipriyam ākarṇya

gopyo govinda-bhāṣitam

viṣaṇṇā bhagna-sańkalpāś

cintām āpur duratyayām

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; vipriyam — unpleasant; ākarṇya — hearing; gopyaḥ — the gopīs; govinda-bhāṣitam — the words spoken by Govinda; viṣaṇṇāḥ — becoming morose; bhagna — thwarted; sańkalpāḥ — their strong desires; cintām — anxiety; āpuḥ — they experienced; duratyayām — insurmountable.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing these unpleasant words spoken by Govinda, the gopīs became morose. Their great hopes were frustrated and they felt insurmountable anxiety.

PURPORT

The gopīs did not know what to do. They considered falling at Kṛṣṇa's feet and crying for His mercy, or perhaps remaining aloof and going back to their homes. But they could do neither of these things and so felt great anxiety.

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