Sri Uddhava instructed Gopa Kumara to leave Maha Vaikuntha in the Spiritual Sky and go to the manifestation of Vraja on this very earth. Why is this earthly Vraja so favourable for bhakti?
tatraivotpadyate dainyam
tat-premāpi sadā satām |
tat-tac-chūnyam ivāranya-
sarid-giry-ādi paśyatām (242)
“There in Gokula, humility (dainya) and prema always arise within the hearts of the sādhus who see the forests [such as Vṛndāvana], the waters [such as the Yamunā], and the mountains [such as Govardhana] as if empty and desolate in the absence of Sri Krsna and his associates. They loudly cry “Hā! Hā! Alas ! Alas!” and burn with intense sorrow at heart as they search for their Beloved.”
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