ÄsÄm aho caraṇa-reṇu-juá¹£Äm ahaá¹ syÄá¹
vá¹›ndÄvane kim api gulma-latauá¹£adhÄ«nÄm
yÄ dustyajaá¹ sva-janam Ärya-pathaá¹ ca hitvÄ
bhejur mukunda-padavÄ«á¹ Å›rutibhir vimá¹›gyÄm
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ÄsÄm - of the gopÄ«s; aho - oh; caraṇa-reṇu - the dust of the lotus feet; juá¹£Äm - devoted to; aham syÄm - let me become; vá¹›ndÄvane - in Vá¹›ndÄvana; kim api - anyone; gulma-latÄ-auá¹£adhÄ«nÄm - among bushes, creepers and herbs; yÄ - those who; dustyajam - very difficult to give up; sva-janam - family members; Ärya-patham - the path of chastity; ca - and; hitvÄ - giving up; bhejuḥ - worshiped; mukunda-padavÄ«m - the lotus feet of Mukunda, Kṛṣṇa; Å›rutibhiḥ - by the Vedas; vimá¹›gyÄm - to be searched for.
“ ‘The gopÄ«s of Vá¹›ndÄvana have given up the association of their husbands, sons and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, Kṛṣṇa, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh, let me be fortunate enough to become one of the bushes, creepers or herbs in Vá¹›ndÄvana, for the gopÄ«s trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet.’
This verse from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.47.61) was spoken by Uddhava. When Uddhava was sent by Kṛṣṇa to see the condition of the gopÄ«s in Vá¹›ndÄvana, he stayed there for a few months in their association and always talked with them about Kṛṣṇa. Although this greatly pleased the gopÄ«s and other residents of VrajabhÅ«mi, Vá¹›ndÄvana, Uddhava saw that the gopÄ«s were severely afflicted by their separation from Kṛṣṇa. Their hearts were so disturbed that their minds were sometimes deranged. Observing the unalloyed devotion and love of the gopÄ«s for Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava desired to become a creeper, a blade of grass or an herb in Vá¹›ndÄvana so that sometimes the gopÄ«s would trample him and he would receive the dust of their lotus feet on his head.
