CC Madhya 16.10
TEXT 10
āji-kāli kari’ uṭhāya vividha upāya
yāite sammati nā deya vicchedera bhaya
SYNONYMS
āji-kāli kari’—delaying today and tomorrow; uṭhāya—they put forward; vividha upāya—many devices; yāite—to go; sammati—permission; nā deya—did not give; vicchedera bhaya—because of fearing separation.
TRANSLATION
In this way they both presented many impediments, indirectly not granting the Lord permission to go to Vṛndāvana. They did this because they were afraid of separation from Him.