SB 10.53.26

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

SB 10.53.25

SB 10.53.27

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 26

evaṁ cintayatī bālā
govinda-hṛta-mānasā
nyamīlayata kāla-jñā
netre cāśru-kalākule

SYNONYMS

evam—in this manner; cintayatī—thinking; bālā—the young girl; govinda—by Kṛṣṇa; hṛta—stolen; mānasā—whose mind; nyamīlayata—she closed; kāla—the time; jñā—knowing; netre—her eyes; ca—and; aśru-kalā—with tears; ākule—brimming.

TRANSLATION

As she thought in this way, the young maiden, whose mind had been stolen by Kṛṣṇa, closed her tear-filled eyes, remembering that there was still time.

PURPORT

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains the word kāla-jñā as follows: "[Rukmiṇī thought,] 'It is not even the right time yet for Govinda to come,' and thus she felt a bit consoled."