Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 47: The Song of the Bee

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.47.54

uvāsa katicin māsān

gopīnām vinudan śucah

krishna-līlā-kathām gāyan

ramayām āsa gokulam

SYNONYMS

uvāsahe resided; katicit — for some; māsān — months; gopīnām — of the cowherd girls; vinudan — dispelling; śucah — the unhappiness; krishna-līlā — of the pastimes of Lord Krishna; kathām — the topics; gāyan — singing; ramayām āsahe gave joy; gokulamto Gokula.

TRANSLATION

Uddhava remained there for several months, dispelling the gopīs' sorrow by chanting the topics of Lord Krishna's pastimes. Thus he brought joy to all the people of Gokula.

PURPORT

The great ācārya Jīva Gosvāmī comments in this regard that Uddhava, during his stay in Vrindāvana, certainly took special care to enliven Krishna's foster parents, Nanda and Yaśodā.

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