NCERT · Class 10 · Hindi · Kshitij Poetry: Pad (Surdas)What sarcastic comments do the Gopis make about Shri Krishna studying politics in Mathura in the fourth pad?

In the fourth pad of Surdas's Bhramargeet, the Gopis express their deep disappointment and anger by taking sharp political jibes at Shri Krishna. They remark that Krishna was already extremely clever and witty from his childhood, but now that he has moved to Mathura, he has formally studied politics and become even more shrewd. They sarcastically state that his intellect has expanded so much through political training that he now sends abstract messages of Yoga to innocent milkmaids who are madly in love with him. By sending Uddhav with the message of Yoga instead of coming himself, Krishna is displaying diplomatic trickery and avoiding his personal commitments. The Gopis remark that earlier people used to help others, but now Krishna, despite being a ruler, is practicing injustice on those who love him selflessly.