Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.44.6
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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bala - abala
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strong and weak
Compound: bala (strength) + abala (weakness). The asymmetry is the indictment. Dharma sees it; rāja-sabhā pretends not to. The women refuse the pretense.
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yoṣitaḥ
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women
Plural of yoṣit. Throughout the Bhāgavatam, the moral compass is most often female: Kuntī, Draupadī, the gopīs, the queens — and here, the anonymous women of Mathurā. Gauḍīyas honor this as a feature, not a footnote.
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sa - anukampāḥ
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filled with compassion
Compound: sa (with) + anukampā (sympathy). Anukampā is the compassion that bends toward the suffering one — the same word Mahāprabhu's biographers use for Caitanya's posture toward conditioned souls.
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varūthaśaḥ
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in groups
From varūtha (a cluster, a troop) + adverbial -śas. The compassion forms a small troop — bhakti's voice, even when ignored, finds others; the women do not lament alone.
The women began to discuss about the unfairness of the match between the strong Canura and Mustika and weak Krsna and Balarama. The reason was their compassion. This was a symptom of their natural affection for Krsna. Because of that they did not recollect Krsna and Balarama’s superior strength.
The women said that the match was unequal. They gathered in different group. They are praised for having compassion because of their pure prema.
The words “having seen this” should be added. Or they speak this way about him without knowing about him as residents of Mathurā. They were full of affection by their nature and spoke without examining the issues closely (sānukampā). Śukadeva calls to Parīkṣit. You as a king understand this. They were in groups. Out of prema, they were all in agreement and their words were attractive.
- When have you suppressed shared concern that should have been spoken?
- What 'women's circle' of conscience could you join in your community?
The women of Mathurā gather around the arena like the wives of caravan-merchants who hear that their husbands' loads are being weighed by a cheat. Their compassion is the chorus of the Bhāgavatam — never the warriors, always the women, naming what the men's politics will not say.
My note
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