Text 16]
Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
527
mṛdaṅga —sweet sounding drum;  śaṅkha —conchshell;  bheryaḥ —brass band;  ca —and;  vīṇā —string band;  paṇava —a kind of flute;  gomukhāḥ —another flute;  dhundhurī —another drum;  ānaka —kettle;  ghaṇṭa —bell;  ādyāḥ —others;  neduḥ —sounded;  dundubhayaḥ —other different types of drums;  tathā —at that time.
TRANSLATION
While the Lord was departing from the palace of Hastināpura, different types of drums—like the  mṛdaṅga ,  dhole ,  nagra ,  dhundhurī  and  dundubhi —and flutes of different types, the  vīṇā ,  gomukha , and  bheri , all sounded together to show Him honor.
TEXT 16
प्रासादशिखरारूढाः कुरुनायो दिद्ध्या । ववृषुः कुसुमैः कृष्णं प्रेमत्रीडास्मितेक्षणाः ॥१६॥
prāsāda-śikharārūḍhāḥ kuru-nāryo didṛkṣayā vavṛṣuḥ kusumaiḥ kṛṣṇam prema-vrīḍā-smitekṣaṇāḥ
prāsāda —palace;  śikhara —the roof;  ārūḍhāḥ —ascending;  kuru-nāryaḥ —the ladies of the Kuru royalty;  didṛkṣayā —seeing;  vavṛṣuḥ —showered;  kusumaiḥ —by flowers;  kṛṣṇam —upon Lord Kṛṣṇa;  prema —out of affection and love;  vrīḍā-smita-īkṣaṇāḥ —glancing with shy smiles.
TRANSLATION
Out of a loving desire to see the Lord, the royal ladies of the Kurus got up on top of the palace, and smiling with affection and shyness, they showered flowers upon the Lord.
PURPORT
Shyness is a particular extra-natural beauty of the fair sex, and it commands respect from the opposite sex. This custom was observed even during the days of the  Mahābhārata ,  i.e. , more than five thousand years ago. It is only the less intelligent persons who are not well versed in the history of the world who say that observance of separation of female from