526 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 10

nyarundhan—checking with great difficulty; udgalat—overflowing;
baspam—tears; autkanthyat—because of great anxiety; devaki-sute—unto
the son of Devaki; niryati— having come out;agarat—from the palace; nah—
not; abhadram—inauspiciousness; iti—thus; syat—may happen; bandhava—
relative; striyah—ladies.

TRANSLATION

The female relatives, whose eyes were flooded with tears out of anxiety
for Krsna, came out of the palace. They could only stop their tears with
great difficulty. They feared that tears would cause misfortune at the time
of departure.

PURPORT

There were hundreds of ladies in the palace of Hastinapura. All of them
were affectionate to Krsna. All of them were relatives also. When they saw
that Krsna was going away from the palace for His native place, they were
very anxious for Him, and as usual tears began to roll down their cheeks.
They thought, at the same time, that tears at that moment might be a
cause of misfortune for Krsna; therefore they wanted to check them. It
was very difficult for them because they could not be checked. Therefore,
they smeared their tears in their eyes, and their hearts throbbed. Therefore
ladies who were the wives and daughters-in-law of those who died in the
battlefield never came in direct contact with Krsna. But all of them heard
of Him and His great activities, and thus they thought of Him, talked of
Him, His name, fame, etc., and thus they became affectionate also like
those who were in direct contact. Therefore directly or indirectly anyone
who thinks of Krsna, talks of Krsna or worships Krsna becomes attached
to Him. Because Krsna is absolute, there is no difference between His
name, form, quality, etc. Our intimate relation with Krsna can be confi-
dentially revived by talking of, hearing of, or remembering Him. It is so
done due to spiritual potency.

TEXT 15

BeRTE NA TRA: |
TENTHS «=| ASeSATAT IPI

mrdanga-sankha-bheryas ca
vina-panava-gomukhah

dhundhury-anaka-ghantadya
nedur dundubhayas tatha
