Delivering the Message of Krṣṇa to the Gopīs
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give up the expectation of Krṣṇa's coming back again. Who can forget a solitary conversation with Krṣṇa, on whose breast the goddess of fortune always remains, in spite of Krṣṇa's not desiring her? My dear Uddhava, Vṛndāvana is the land of rivers, forests and cows. Here the vibration of the flute is heard, and Krṣṇa, along with His elder brother, Śrī Balarāma, enjoyed the atmosphere in our company. Thus the environment of Vṛndāvana is constantly reminding us of Krṣṇa and Balarāma. The impression of His footprints is on the land of Vṛndāvana, which is the residential place of the goddess of fortune, but such signs cannot help us to get Krṣṇa."
The  gopīs  further expressed that Vṛndāvana was still full of all pulence and good fortune; there was no scarcity or want in Vṛndāvana as far as material necessities were concerned, but in spite of such pulence they could not forget Krṣṇa and Balarāma.
"We are constantly remembering various attractive features of beautiful Krṣṇa, His walking, His smiling and His joking words. We have all become lost by the dealings of Krṣṇa, and it is impossible for us to forget Him. We are always praying for Him, exclaiming, 'Dear Lord, dear husband of the goddess of fortune, dear Lord of Vṛndāvana and deliverer of the distressed devotees! We are now fallen and merged into an ocean of distress. Please, therefore, come back again to Vṛndāvana and deliver us from this pitiable condition.'"
Uddhava mixutely studied the transcendental abnormal condition of the  gopīs  in their separation from Krṣṇa, and he thought it wise to repeat all the pastimes of Śrī Krṣṇa over and over again. Materialistic persons are always in a burning condition on account of the blazing fire of material miseries. The  gopīs  also were burning in a transcendental blazing fire due to separation from Krṣṇa. The blazing fire which was exasperating the  gopīs , however, is different from the fire of the material world. The  gopīs  constantly want the association of Krṣṇa, whereas the materialistic person wants the advantage of material comforts.
It is stated by Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākur that Krṣṇa saved the cowherd boys from the blazing forest fire within a second, while their eyes were closed. Similarly, Uddhava advised the  gopīs  that they could be saved from the fire of separation by closing their eyes and meditating on the activities of Krṣṇa from the very beginning of their association with Him. From the outside, the  gopīs  could visualize all the pastimes of Krṣṇa by hearing the descriptions of Uddhava, and from inside they could remember those pastimes. From the instruction of Uddhava, the  gopīs  could understand that Krṣṇa was not separate from them. As they were constantly thinking of Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa was also thinking of them constantly while at Mathurā.