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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.41.24

तां सम्प्रविष्टौ वसुदेवनन्दनौ वृतौ वयस्यैर्नरदेववर्त्मना । द्रष्टुं समीयुस्त्वरिता: पुरस्त्रियो हर्म्याणि चैवारुरुहुर्नृपोत्सुका: ॥ २४ ॥
tāṁ sampraviṣṭau vasudeva-nandanau
[taam sampravishtau vasudeva-nandanau]
vṛtau vayasyair naradeva-vartmanā
[vritau vayasyair naradeva-vartmanaa]
draṣṭuṁ samīyus tvaritāḥ pura-striyo
[drashtum sameeyus tvaritaah pura-striyo]
harmyāṇi caivāruruhur nṛpotsukāḥ
[harmyaani chaivaaruruhur nripotsukaah]
Word-for-word
tām — that (Mathurā) sampraviṣṭau — entering vasudeva — of Vasudeva nandanau — the two sons vṛtau — surrounded vayasyaiḥ — by Their young friends nara - deva — of the King vartmanā — by the road draṣṭum — to see samīyuḥ — came forward together tvaritāḥ — hurriedly pura — of the city striyaḥ — the women harmyāṇi — their houses ca — and eva — also āruruhuḥ — they climbed on top of nṛpa — O King (Parīkṣit) utsukāḥ — eager .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāṁ sampraviṣṭau vasudeva-nandanau
tām
that (Mathurā)
sampraviṣṭau
entering
vasudeva
of Vasudeva
nandanau
the two sons
vṛtau vayasyair naradeva-vartmanā
vṛtau
surrounded
vayasyaiḥ
by Their young friends
nara - deva
of the King
vartmanā
by the road
draṣṭuṁ samīyus tvaritāḥ pura-striyo
draṣṭum
to see
samīyuḥ
came forward together
tvaritāḥ
hurriedly
pura
of the city
striyaḥ
the women
harmyāṇi caivāruruhur nṛpotsukāḥ
harmyāṇi
their houses
ca
and
eva
also
āruruhuḥ
they climbed on top of
nṛpa
O King (Parīkṣit)
utsukāḥ
eager .
Important Words
  • vasudeva-nandanau — the two sons of Vasudeva
    Compound: Vasudeva + nandana (son, joy-bringer). Vasudeva is named here, not Nanda — the Mathurā women know the political genealogy, not the Vraja one. Yogamāyā's veil is still partly in place even at the city's edge.
  • vayasyaiḥ — by Their young friends
    Instrumental plural of vayasya — agemate, peer-friend. The Vraja-sakhās. Sakhya-rasa walks into Mathurā with Him; aiśvarya never displaces it. Gauḍīyas emphasize: Kṛṣṇa's surrounding is constitutive of His Person, not decorative.
  • tvaritāḥ — hurriedly
    Past participle of √tvar — to hasten. The same word the gopīs are described by when running to the rāsa-dance (10.29). Mathurā's women receive a small foretaste of the gopī-impulse — but they will return home; the gopīs never could.
  • utsukāḥ — eager
    From ut + √suc — burning-out, with great longing. The technical bhāva-word for the longing that drives one to abandon dharma. Mathurā's women feel it; the gopīs feel it absolutely.
The women of Mathurā hurriedly assembled and went forth to see the two sons of Vasudeva as They entered the city on the King’s road, surrounded by Their cowherd boyfriends. Some of the women, my dear King, eagerly climbed to the roofs of their houses to see Them.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The women of Mathurā hurriedly assembled and went forth to see the two sons of Vasudeva as They entered the city on the King's road, surrounded by Their cowherd boyfriends. Some of the women, my dear King, eagerly climbed to the roofs of their houses to see Them.
Commentary

In order to see Krsna and Balaram enter Mathura on the wide road, the women of Mathura came forward in groups (samiyuh). Others climbed onto the roof tops.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Three verses describe the scene as the two boys entered completely (sampraviṣṭa) into the city. The women came close (samīyuḥ) to see them as they entered but because of the crowds they climbed on the roofs. Though some tried to prevent them they could not stop them because of their zeal. Śukadeva calls out to Parīkṣit with the same zeal.

Related values & verses
Related values
Dana (Charity / Generosity)Prema (Divine Love)Asteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Yajña (Sacrifice / Spirit of Offering)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)Santosha (Contentment)Bhakti (Devotion)
Related verses
BG 17.20 BG 16.1 BG 7.1 BG 8.2 BG 17.4 BG 13.8 BG 8.1 BG 18.1
Concepts
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Personal Guidance
Mathurā's women hurriedly gather to see the two sons of Vasudeva; some climb their roofs in eagerness. Even in a city of fear, the news of Kṛṣṇa's arrival mobilizes ordinary women to undignified urgency.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'roof' would you climb today for one more glimpse of Kṛṣṇa?
  • Where do you maintain the dignity of indifference when eagerness would be more honest?
Analogy

The women of Mathurā move toward Kṛṣṇa the way iron filings move toward a magnet — abandoning whatever was in their hands. Aiśvarya-puri reacts to mādhurya the moment it walks through the gate.

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