116 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 11
smarams tasya gunams tams tan
nasaknod roddhum isvarah

tat—this (the news of Sitddevi’s entering the earth); Srutvd —hearing;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; raémah—Lord
Ramacandra; rundhan—trying to reject; api—although; dhiya—by in-
telligence; Sucah—grief; smaran—remembering; tasyah—of her;
gundn—qualities; tan tan—under different circumstances; na—not;
asaknot—was able; roddhum—to check; isvarah—although the
supreme controller.

TRANSLATION

After hearing the news of mother Sita’s entering the earth, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead was certainly aggrieved. Al-
though He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, upon remem-
bering the exalted qualities of mother Sita, He could not check His
grief in transcendental love.

PURPORT

Lord Ramacandra’s grief at the news of Sitadevi’s entering the earth is
not to be considered material. In the spiritual world also there are feel-
ings of separation, but such feelings are considered spiritual bliss. Grief
in separation exists even in the Absolute, but such feelings of separation
in the spiritual world are transcendentally blissful. Such feelings are a
sign of tasya prema-vasyatva-svabhava, being under the influence of
hladini-sakti and being controlled by love. In the material world such
feelings of separation are only a perverted reflection.

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airy | CaTeRATA | ATTATAE
aterm yt aTeTeT TEA! 12011
stri-purm-prasanga etadrk
sarvatra trasam-dvahah
apisvardnam kim uta
gramyasya grha-cetasah
