SB 10.30.1
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 1
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- antarhite bhagavati
- sahasaiva vrajāṅganāḥ
- atapyaṁs 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-aṅganāḥ—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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.