As he is bhagavan, possessor of all powers, in front of him the brahmana woman gave up her material body. But as govinda, her senses (ga) attained him (vindati) for pleasure, unseen by others. That is the significance of the word "api" in this verse. With that food, which was actually insufficient to feed the great number of boys (tena eva annena), he (prabhu--most wealthy and merciful) satisfied them all. The ka in gopakan indicates his merciful attitude towards them. Though he had no desire to eat, he also ate to show mercy to the cowherd boys. That is the significance of svayam ca (he also). He had no desire to eat because he was feeling remorse at having made the brahmanas’ wives break their vows.

Kṛṣṇa did not promise that they would attain him soon just to pacify them. He did it as matter of his definite acceptance of them. An example is given. In the sacrificial arena, one of the wives among them was forcibly held back at the back. She embraced Kṛṣṇa, endowed with all qualities as she had heard from others, in her spiritual body made of prema, giving up all limitations such as fear and pain while thinking, “Protect me, as I have surrendered to you.” Her body attained that status following after the Lord’s body since it became related to him because of her prema for him. She gave up that body bound by karma. The prefix vi indicates that she gave up the material body but not the spiritual body attained by embracing the Lord in prema. The prefix vi also indicates that she did not again take a material body in this world. The body related to her husband was given to her husband and she attained the Lord in her body produced by prema. The Lord says, “Whatever you remember when you die you attain” and “Accordingly as you surrender to me I respond.” (BG 8.6 and 4.11) She attained him in Gokula within Goloka. This was explained in relation to Pūtanā’s liberation and will be described later as well.

Seeing the excellent devotion in those wives even before meeting Kṛṣṇa, the husbands developed respect for their wives. Now one among the wives (and there were more) is described as a typical example to show her excellent bhakti. Or considering the Lord’s statement that soon they would attain him, it should not be considered mere consolation. One of them immediately attained this result. At the place of sacrifice, or among the wives (tatra), one of them was restrained forcibly (vi—dhṛtā), by grabbing her hands and tying her feet. She gave up her body so that she had no more birth (vi—jahau). Why? That body was bound by karma. One cannot attain the Lord with a body dependent on karma. She attained a body of eternity, knowledge and bliss at that moment in Gokula. Srīdhara Svāmī comments that she gave up the body related to her husband and attained the Lord with a spiritual body. In this way the special bhakti of the wives is illustrated.