Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 82: Krishna and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vrindāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.82.36

rohinī devakī cātha

parishvajya vrajeśvarīm

smarantyau tat-kritām maitrīm

bāshpa-kanthyau samūcatuh

SYNONYMS

rohinīRohinī; devakīDevakī; ca — and; atha — next; parishvajya — embracing; vraja-īśvarīm — the Queen of Vraja (Yaśodā); smarantyau — remembering; tat — by her; kritam — done; maitriīm — friendship; bāshpa — tears; kanthyauin whose throats; samūcatuh — they addressed her.

TRANSLATION

Then Rohinī and Devakī both embraced the Queen of Vraja, remembering the faithful friendship she had shown them. Their throats choking with tears, they addressed her as follows.

PURPORT

At this time, according to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Śrī Vasudeva invited Nanda outside to meet Ugrasena and the other elder Yadus. Taking this opportunity, Rohinī and Devakī talked with Queen Yaśodā.

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