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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Daily Activities

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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muhūrtaṁ taṁ tu vaidarbhī
nāmṛṣyad ati-śobhanam
parirambhaṇa-viśleṣāt
priya-bāhv-antaraṁ gatā

SYNONYMS

muhūrtam—time of the day; tam—that; tu—but; vaidarbhī—Queen Rukmiṇī; na amṛṣyat—did not like; ati—very; śobhanam—auspicious; parirambhaṇa—of His embrace; viśleṣāt—because of the loss; priya—of her beloved; bāhu—the arms; antaram—between; gatā—situated.

TRANSLATION

Lying in her beloved's arms, Queen Vaidarbhī did not like this most auspicious hour, for it meant she would lose His embrace.

PURPORT

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the reaction of Queen Vaidarbhī, Rukmiṇī-devī, shows the attitude of all the queens.