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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 30: The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

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.

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