The Gopis lament, “Elderly villagers, Nand and Yashoda have lost their wisdom. Why have they permitted Krishna to leave for Mathura? They haven’t thought clearly how Vraj would be robbed with such act and how people would continue to live without Shree Krishna? Earlier or later, everyone has to die, but it will be most welcome if someone from the village dies today. I would be thankful to such a man, as Krishna will then stay back in Vraj due to such sudden demise.”
Amidst such dialogue, Lord Shree Krishna graces his chariot:
(Look! Krishna is sitting in his chariot. Now run quickly without delay and stop the chariot.)
The Gopis ran to the chariot and held it firmly from all the sides by surrounding it. Some of them pulled it back and some tried to push it from the front. Some Gopis obstructed the road by laying themselves on the ground. They wept and said, “O Krishna. Don’t go to Mathura. Please come out from the chariot. Vrinadavan will look lonesome in your absence. O Govinda! O Madhava! Don’t ruin Gokul.”
Water from the outside is not useful in washing the mind. Only tears can wash the mind. The scene is so melancholic that Akrura too cries profusely with them. Akrura was stunned by the love of the Gopis. The cows were gazing sadly at the chariot. The Gopis would not allow the chariot to move forward.