Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.30.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

antarhite bhagavati

sahasaiva vrajāńganāḥ

atapyaḿs tam acakṣāṇāḥ

kariṇya iva yūthapam

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; antarhite — when He disappeared; bhagavati — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sahasā eva — quite suddenly; vraja-ańganāḥ — the young ladies of Vraja; atapyan — felt great remorse; tam — Him; acakṣāṇāḥ — not seeing; kariṇyaḥ — female elephants; iva — just as; yūthapam — their male leader.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Lord Kṛṣṇa disappeared so suddenly, the gopīs felt great sorrow at losing sight of Him, like a group of female elephants who have lost their mate.

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