Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
evaá¹ bruvÄá¹‡Ä virahÄturÄ bhṛśaá¹
vraja-striyaḥ kṛṣṇa-viá¹£akta-mÄnasÄḥ
visá¹›jya lajjÄá¹ ruruduḥ sma su-svaraá¹
govinda dÄmodara mÄdhaveti
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; evam - thus; bruvÄṇÄḥ - speaking; viraha - by feelings of separation; ÄturÄḥ - distraught; bhṛśam - thoroughly; vraja-striyaḥ - the ladies of Vraja; kṛṣṇa - to Kṛṣṇa; viá¹£akta - attached; mÄnasÄḥ - their minds; visá¹›jya - abandoning; lajjÄm - shame; ruruduḥ sma - they cried; su-svaram - loudly; govinda dÄmodara mÄdhava iti - O Govinda, O DÄmodara, O MÄdhava.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: After speaking these words, the ladies of Vraja, who were so attached to Kṛṣṇa, felt extremely agitated by their imminent separation from Him. They forgot all shame and loudly cried out, “O Govinda! O DÄmodara! O MÄdhava!â€
For a long time the gopīs had carefully hidden their conjugal love for Kṛṣṇa. But now that Kṛṣṇa was leaving, the gopīs were so distressed that they could no longer hide their feelings.
