SB 10.71.20
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 20
- ity uktaḥ prasthito dūto
- yathā-vad avadan nṛpān
- te 'pi sandarśanaṁ śaureḥ
- pratyaikṣan yan mumukṣavaḥ
SYNONYMS
iti—thus; uktaḥ—addressed; prasthitaḥ—departed; dūtaḥ—the messenger; yathā-vat—accurately; avadat—he told; nṛpān—the kings; te—they; api—and; sandarśanam—the audience; śaureḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; pratyaikṣan—awaited; yat—because; mumukṣavaḥ—being eager for liberation.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Thus addressed, the messenger departed and accurately relayed the Lord's message to the kings. Eager for freedom, they then waited expectantly for their meeting with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
PURPORT
The great Vaiṣṇava scholar Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī comments here that by force of circumstances the kings began focusing their attention on Lord Kṛṣṇa alone.