Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 23: The Brāhmaṇas' Wives Blessed

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.23.24

tās tathā tyakta-sarvāśāḥ

prāptā ātma-didṛkṣayā

vijñāyākhila-dṛg-draṣṭā

prāha prahasitānanaḥ

SYNONYMS

tāḥ — those ladies; tathāin such a state; tyakta-sarva-āśāḥ — having given up all material desires; prāptāḥ — arrived; ātma-didṛkṣayā — with the desire of seeing Himself; vijñāya — understanding; akhila-dṛk — of the vision of all creatures; draṣṭā — the seer; prāhaHe spoke; prahasita-ānanaḥ — with a smile upon His face.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa, who witnesses the thoughts of all creatures, understood how those ladies had abandoned all worldly hopes and come there simply to see Him. Thus He addressed them as follows with a smile upon His face.

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