Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.49

evaḿ vilapantī bālā

vipine 'nugatā patim

patitā pādayor bhartū

rudaty aśrūṇy avartayat

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; vilapantī — lamenting; bālā — the innocent woman; vipine — in the solitary forest; anugatā — strictly adherent; patim — unto her husband; patitā — fallen down; pādayoḥ — at the feet; bhartuḥ — of her husband; rudatī — while crying; aśrūṇi — tears; avartayat — she shed.

TRANSLATION

That most obedient wife thus fell down at the feet of her dead husband and began to cry pitifully in that solitary forest. Thus the tears rolled down from her eyes.

PURPORT

Just as a devoted wife becomes afflicted at the passing away of her husband, when a spiritual master passes away, the disciple becomes similarly bereaved.

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