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Gopi Geet (Gopi Gita) is part of
Srimad Bhagavat. It is contained in the first half of book ten, chapter
31, verses 1 to 19 of Bhagavat Purana.
In these nineteen tender
verses, Gopis, female consort of Lord Krishna, narrates his glory at the
time of his disappearance during the Rāsa play. Sri Krishna planned
Rāsa lilā (Rāsa -a popular dance carried out by men and women
together in circle and lilā - a divine play) to lift Gopis'
to a higher spiritual state. However, Lord Krishna was perturbed by the
introvert pursuit of Gopis and in order to teach them a lesson, he
disappeared deep into the forest.
When Gopis did not find
Krishna, they became breathless. Bemused Gopis' looked all
over, but in vain. Then, with their body, mind and soul in unison with
Krishna's memories, they arrived at the banks of river Yamuna.
Immersed in his unfathomable love and earnestly longing for his heavenly vision,
Gopis' started singing the
glory of his divine grace and the very tunes became known as Gopi Geet -
cries for Krishna.
"O beloved! please reveal
Yourself and see how your sweethearts, who have centered their life
around you, are longing for you... You have saved us time and again from
death through poisonous water, from the clutches of demon disguised as a
snake and in the form of a calf, from showers and storm, from strokes of
lightning, from all sort of menaces... We believe that You are not
merely son of a cowherd woman but essence of all embodied souls... You
have manifested for the protection of the universe... O beloved, Our
mind grows uneasy thinking about your lotus-feet getting pricked with
blades of grass and sprouts when You go out pasturing the cattle... Our
minds are infatuated and we are longing to be one with You. Please
appear before us."
Shri Yogeshwarji,
noted Gujarati saint and literate, translated these exquisitely crafted
part of Bhagavat into an easy to understand language for the benefit
of Gujarati people.
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Year 2003 marked the release of 'Pooja Na
Phool', an audio album by legendary Gujarati singer duo - Asit and Hema
Desai. 'Pooja Na Phool' contains Shri Yogeshwarji's poetic
rendering of Gopi Geet in Gujarati language. With their enchanting voice
and spellbound
music, they made it immortal.
Extraordinary in composition and full of divine meaning, Gopi Geet is a
feast to ears.
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Explore verses of Gopi Geet
with its Gujarati translation
