36 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 6

fragrance; kutah—where does it come from; eva—indeed; iti—in this
way; vadantah—speaking; vrajam—the place of Nanda Maharaja,
Vrajabhimi; adyayuwh—reached.

TRANSLATION

Upon smelling the fragrance of the smoke emanating from
Patana’s burning body, many inhabitants of Vrajabhimi in distant
places were astonished. ‘‘Where is this fragrance coming from?”
they asked. Thus they went to the spot where Pitana’s body was
being burnt.

PURPORT

The aroma of the smoke emanating from a burning fire is not always
very favorable. Therefore upon smelling such a wonderful fragrance,
the inhabitants of Vraja were astonished.

TEXT 42
a aa atid ate: GaanraTeaT |
FAUT Ta Aker Aa eAATTT SAAT AU

te tatra varnitam gopaih
piitandgamanddikam

Srutvad tan-nidhanam svasti
Si§o§ cdsan suvismitah

te—all those persons who arrived; tatra—there (in the vicinity of
Nanda Mahiraja’s estate); varnitam—described; gopaih—by the
cowherd men; piitand-dgamana-ddikam—everything about how Pitana
the witch had come there and played havoc; srutvd—after hearing; tat-
nidhanam—and about how Pitana had died; svasti—all auspiciousness;
Sisoh—for the baby; ca—and; dsan—offered; su-vismitah—being
struck with great wonder because of what had happened.

TRANSLATION

When the inhabitants of Vraja who had come from distant places
heard the whole story of how Pitana had come and then been
