śrī-śuka uvāca
anvicchantyo bhagavato
mārgaṁ gopyo 'vidūritaḥ
dadṛśuḥ priya-viśleṣān
mohitāṁ duḥkhitāṁ sakhīm

 śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; anvicchantyaḥ - searching out; bhagavataḥ - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mārgam - the path; gopyaḥ - the gopīs; avidūritaḥ - not far away; dadṛśuḥ - saw; priya - from Her beloved; viśleṣāt - because of the separation; mohitām - bewildered; duḥkhitām - unhappy; sakhīm - their friend.


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Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While continuing to search out Kṛṣṇa’s path, the gopīs discovered their unhappy friend close by. She was bewildered by separation from Her lover.

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