Text 35] Devahuati’s Lamentation 929

tatra caste saha stribhir
yalraste sa prajapatih

yada—when; sasmara—she thought of; rsabham—the foremost; rsinam—
among the rsis; dayitam—dear ; patim—husband ; tatra—there; ca—and ; dste—
she was present; saha—along with; stribhih—the maidservants; yatra—where ;
aste—was present; sah—he; praja-patih—the prajapali (Kardama).

TRANSLATION

When she thought of her great husband, the best of the sages, Kardama
Muni, who was very dear to her, she, along with all the maidservants, at once
appeared where he was.

PURPORT

It appears from this verse that in the beginning Devahuti thought herself
to be dirty and very niggardly dressed. When her husband asked her to.
enter the lake, she saw the maidservants, and they took care of her. Every-
thing was done within the water, and as soon as she thought of her beloved
husband, Kardama, she was brought before him without delay. These are
some of the powers attained by perfect yogis; they can immediately
execute anything they desire.

TEXT 35

ad: geen diaeagd act
faareq aairnfa dad serge 134!

bhartuh purastad atmanam
stri-sahasra-vrtam lada

nisamya tad-yoga-gatimn
samsayam pratyapadyata

bhartuh—of her husband; purastat—in the presence; atmanam—herself;
stri-sahasra—by a thousand maids; vrlam—surrounded; tada—then; nisamya
—seeing; lal—his; yoga-galim—yogic: power; samsayam pratyapadyata—she
was amazed.

TRANSLATION

She was amazed to find herself surrounded by a thousand maids in the
presence of her husband and to witness his yogic power.
