Eternally in Vraja, But Why Viraha?
In reality, Krsna is eternally in Vrndavana and never leaves. So then what is this viraha that we see in pastimes such as these and those that follow? We know that there was so much pain on both Krsna’s side and the gopis’ side while Krsna resided in Mathura and Dvaraka. In this viraha the gopis remembered Krsna constantly. Their meditation was strengthened and they continuously served Him and met with Him in internal consciousness, antardasa, as they constantly did kirtana of His names, forms, qualities, and pastimes. Our Guru-varga have manifested many commentaries on this mysterious topic.
[Quote from a text and PDF file of recently compiled lectures titled, “The Life of the Vrajavasis’ Departs” available on patreon.com/bhaktabandhav. When speaking on the chapters of the Bhagavatam where Krsna leaves Vrndavan, Prabhuji became ill for some days. This regularly happens whenever he speaks on the pastimes of Krsna and the Vrajavasis’ separation. The following text is from that hari-katha spoken in July, 2017.]
