SB 10.49.7

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 49: Akrūra's Mission in Hastināpura

SB 10.49.6

SB 10.49.8

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 7

pṛthā tu bhrātaraṁ prāptam
akrūram upasṛtya tam
uvāca janma-nilayaṁ
smaranty aśru-kalekṣaṇā

SYNONYMS

pṛthā—Kuntī; tu—and; bhrātaram—her brother (more exactly, the grandson of Vṛṣṇi, her own and Vasudeva's tenth-generation ancestor); prāptam—obtained; akrūram—Akrūra; upasṛtya—approaching; tam—him; uvāca—she said; janma—of her birth; nilayam—the home (Mathurā); smarantī—remembering; aśru—of tears; kalā—with traces; īkṣaṇā—whose eyes.

TRANSLATION

Kuntīdevī, taking advantage of her brother Akrūra's visit, approached him confidentially. While remembering her birthplace, she spoke with tears in her eyes.