Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.83.5
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
ity uttamaḥ-śloka-śikhā-maṇiḿ janeṣv
abhiṣṭuvatsv andhaka-kaurava-striyaḥ
sametya govinda-kathā mitho 'gṛnaḿs
tri-loka-gītāḥ śṛṇu varṇayāmi te
SYNONYMS
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca — the great sage, Śukadeva, said; iti — thus; uttamaḥ-śloka — of great personalities who are glorified in choice poetry; śikhā-maṇim — the crest jewel (Lord Kṛṣṇa); janeṣu — His devotees; abhiṣṭuvatsu — while they were glorifying; andhaka-kaurava — of the Andhaka and Kaurava clans; striyaḥ — the women; sametya — meeting; govinda-kathāḥ — topics of Lord Govinda; mithaḥ — among one another; agṛṇan — spoke; tri — three; loka — in the worlds; gītāḥ — sung; śṛṇu — please hear; varṇayāmi — I will describe; te — to you (Parīkṣit Mahārāja).
TRANSLATION
The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: As Yudhiṣṭhira and the others were thus praising Lord Kṛṣṇa, the crest jewel of all sublimely glorified personalities, the women of the Andhaka and Kaurava clans met with one another and began discussing topics about Govinda that are sung throughout the three worlds. Please listen as I relate these to you.
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