श्यामा श्याम आये तजि गोलोक धामा।

5Shyama Shyam had to leave Their divine abode Golok

6to descend on this earth. This was the miraculous result

7of the love of the sadhan siddha Gopis* who had appeared

8in Braj. (They had loved Shyamsundar for ages with

9the sentiments of madhurya bhav. For a long time they

10had been waiting for Shyamsundar to descend in Braj

11and grace them with divine love.)

12Sadhan siddha Gopis - These souls had loved Shyamsundar for ages

13with feelings of madhurya bhav, sentiments of a lover for her beloved.

14They had attained the final stage of their devotion, and during His

15descension in Braj, Shyamsundar was supposed to bestow upon

16them the fruit of their devotional practice. This would not have

17been possible if Shyama Shyam had remained in Golok. For a long

18time these souls had hoped that Shyama Shyam would descend in

19Braj to grace them with divine love.