Text 28
śrī-śuka uvāca
iti vipriyam ākarṇya
gopyo govinda-bhāṣitam
viṣaṇṇā bhagna-saṅkalpāś
cintām āpur duratyayām
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; vipriyam — unpleasant; ākarṇya — hearing; gopyaḥ — the gopīs; govinda-bhāṣitam — the words spoken by Govinda; viṣaṇṇāḥ — becoming morose; bhagna — thwarted; saṅkalpāḥ — their strong desires; cintām — anxiety; āpuḥ — they experienced; duratyayām — insurmountable.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing these unpleasant words spoken by Govinda, the gopīs became morose. Their great hopes were frustrated and they felt insurmountable anxiety.
The gopīs did not know what to do. They considered falling at Kṛṣṇa’s feet and crying for His mercy, or perhaps remaining aloof and going back to their homes. But they could do neither of these things and so felt great anxiety.