Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.26
evaḿ 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."
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