गोपी गीत

Gopī Gīta

The Gopī Gīta is the song of the gopīs of Vraja in the thirty-first chapter of the Bhāgavatam's tenth skandha, part of the Rāsa-pañcādhyāyī. When Kṛṣṇa vanishes from the moonlit dance, the gopīs pour out their longing in nineteen verses of exquisite poetry, remembering his beauty, his deeds and his love. Revered as one of the highest expressions of viraha-bhakti, devotion in separation, it is studied here in Sanskrit with Hindi and English meaning, verse by verse.

What you will learn

• The Rāsa-līlā setting of the Gopī Gīta
• The meaning and poetic beauty of each verse
• Viraha-bhakti: the theology of love in separation

Lessons

1. 1Orientation: the Rāsa-pañcādhyāyī🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
2. 2Why Kṛṣṇa disappears: the story's setting🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
3. 3Verses of longing and remembrance🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
4. 4Kṛṣṇa's beauty and deeds in the song🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
5. 5Viraha-bhakti: love in separation🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
6. 6Chanting and contemplating the Gopī Gīta🔒 Unlocks after enrolment