Text 16] Departure of Lord Krsna for Dvaraka 527
mrdanga—sweet sounding drum: samkha—conchshell; bheryah—brass
band; ca—and; vinad—string band; panava—a kind of flute: gomukhah—
another flute; dhundhuri—another drum; dnaka—kettle; ghanta—bell;
adyah—others; neduh—sounded: dundubhayah—other different types of
drums; tatha-at that time.
TRANSLATION
While the Lord was departing from the palace of Hastinapura, different
types of drums—like the mrdanga, dhole, nagra, dhundhuri and dundubhi
—and flutes of different types, the vina, gomukha, and bheri, all sounded
together to show Him honor.
TEXT 16
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prasada-sikhararidhah
kuru-naryo didrksaya
vavrsuh kusumaih krsnam
prema-vrida-smitek sanah
prasdda—palace; sikhara—the roof; @ridhah—ascending; kuru-naryah—
the ladies of the Kuru royalty; didrksaya—seeing: vavrsuh—showered;
kusumath—\ey flowers: krsnam—upon Lord Krsna: prema—out of affection
and love; vrida-smita-iksanah —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 Mahabharata, 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
