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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.10.9-10
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 9-10
- subhadrā draupadī kuntī
- virāṭa-tanayā tathā
- gāndhārī dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca
- yuyutsur gautamo yamau
- vṛkodaraś ca dhaumyaś ca
- striyo matsya-sutādayaḥ
- na sehire vimuhyanto
- virahaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
subhadrāthe sister of Kṛṣṇa — the sister of Kṛṣṇa; draupadīthe wife of the Pāṇḍavas — the wife of the Pāṇḍavas; kuntīthe mother of the Pāṇḍavas — the mother of the Pāṇḍavas; virāṭathe daughter of Virāṭa (Uttarā)-tanayāthe daughter of Virāṭa (Uttarā) — the daughter of Virāṭa (Uttarā); tathāalso — also; gāndhārīthe mother of Duryodhana — the mother of Duryodhana; dhṛtarāṣṭraḥthe father of Duryodhana — the father of Duryodhana; caand — and; yuyutsuḥthe son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra by his vaiśya wife — the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra by his vaiśya wife; gautamaḥKṛpācārya — Kṛpācārya; yamauthe twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva — the twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva; vṛkodaraḥBhīma — Bhīma; caand — and; dhaumyaḥDhaumya — Dhaumya; caand — and; striyaḥalso other ladies of the palace — also other ladies of the palace; matsyathe daughter of a fisherman (Satyavatī, Bhīṣma's stepmother)-sutāthe daughter of a fisherman (Satyavatī, Bhīṣma's stepmother)-ādayaḥthe daughter of a fisherman (Satyavatī, Bhīṣma's stepmother) — the daughter of a fisherman (Satyavatī, Bhīṣma's stepmother); nacould not — could not; sehiretolerate — tolerate; vimuhyantaḥalmost fainting — almost fainting; virahamseparation — separation; śārṅgaof Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who bears the bow śārṅga in His hand-dhanvanaḥof Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who bears the bow śārṅga in His hand — of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who bears the bow śārṅga in His hand.
At that time Subhadrā, Draupadī, Kuntī, Uttarā, Gāndhārī, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Yuyutsu, Kṛpācārya, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhīmasena, Dhaumya and Satyavatī all nearly fainted because it was impossible for them to bear separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is so attractive for the living beings, especially for the devotees, that it is impossible for them to tolerate separation. The conditioned soul under the spell of illusory energy forgets the Lord, otherwise he cannot. The feeling of such separation cannot be described, but it can simply be imagined by devotees only. After His separation from Vṛndāvana and the innocent rural cowherd boys, girls, ladies and others, they all felt shock throughout their lives, and the separation of Rādhārāṇī, the most beloved cowherd girl, is beyond expression. Once they met at Kurukṣetra during a solar eclipse, and the feeling which was expressed by them is heartrending. There is, of course, a difference in the qualities of the transcendental devotees of the Lord, but none of them who have ever contacted the Lord by direct communion or otherwise can leave Him for a moment. That is the attitude of the pure devotee.