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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.26

ఏవం చిన్తయతీ బాలా గోవిన్దహృతమానసా । న్యమీలయత కాలజ్ఞా నేత్రే చాశ్రుకలాకులే ॥ ౨౬ ॥
evaṁ cintayatī bālā
[evam chintayatee baalaa]
govinda-hṛta-mānasā
[govinda-hrita-maanasaa]
nyamīlayata kāla-jñā
[nyameelayata kaala-jnaa]
netre cāśru-kalākule
[netre chaashru-kalaakule]
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 .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ cintayatī bālā
evam
in this manner
cintayatī
thinking
bālā
the young girl
govinda-hṛta-mānasā
govinda
by Kṛṣṇa
hṛta
stolen
mānasā
whose mind
nyamīlayata kāla-jñā
nyamīlayata
she closed
kāla
the time
jñā
knowing
netre cāśru-kalākule
netre
her eyes
ca
and
aśru - kalā
with tears
ākule
brimming .
  • govinda - hṛta - mānasā — whose mind was stolen by Kṛṣṇa
    Compound: Govinda + hṛta (stolen) + mānasā (mind). The Gauḍīya tradition glosses Govinda as 'the one who gives pleasure to the cows and the senses.' Rukmiṇī's mind is hṛta — He has stolen it before He steals her body, a typical kāvya inversion.
  • kāla - jñā — knowing the time
    Compound: kāla (time) + jñā (knower). Rukmiṇī knows the muhūrta will not pass for several more hours. Gauḍīyas note: even in distress she keeps śāstric awareness — bhakti does not destroy intelligence, it sharpens it.
  • aśru - kalā - ākule — brimming with tears
    Compound: aśru (tear) + kalā (small portion, fragment) + ākula (filled). Tears are an aṣṭa-sāttvika-bhāva sign in Rūpa Gosvāmī's Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. The poet is using the technical vocabulary of rasa-śāstra.
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.

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.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
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.
Commentary

"O fickle mind! Do not prepare to give up your body now, because the time of his coming has not yet passed. Before giving up the body, let me see his face in meditation one time. You should not prevent this, dear mind." Then she closed her eyes.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Her mind had been stolen by Kṛṣṇa, who was the lord of the cows, having the sweetness of Gokula. Though a young girl, she began thinking in this way. In grief she did not think of anything else. Her eyes were filled with tear drops or were agitated with tear drops. Another version has jalākule. She was aware that Govinda had not come even now (kāla-jṣāḥ), when the procession was about to begin.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Her mind was absorbed in Kṛṣṇa, the lord who appeared on earth to display his unlimited powers (govinda). Though she was a young girl (bālāḥ) she thought in this way only, full of lamentation. Her eyes were full of drops of tears or a torrent of tears. She closed her eyes to stop the tears from falling because of great pain. Or though she knew there was still time, she closed her eyes in great pain. This means she fainted. Or desiring to close her eyes, she desired to die. It is later mentioned: dūtas tvayātma-labhane su-vivikta-mantraḥ prasthāpito mayi cirāyati śūnyam etat matvā jihāsa idaṁ aṅgam ananya-yogyaṁ tiṣṭheta tat tvayi vayaṁ pratinandayāmaḥ When you sent the messenger with your most confidential plan and yet I delayed going to you, you began to see the whole world as void and wanted to quit your body, which could never have been given to anyone but me. May this greatness of yours remain with you always; I can do nothing to reciprocate except joyfully thank you for your devotion. SB 10.60.57

Related values
Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Bhakti (Devotion)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)
Related verses

A lover closes her eyes not to sleep but to see better — the inner Kṛṣṇa is more real than the empty road outside. Gauḍīyas call this dhyāna in the mood of vipralambha: the eyes close, the heart opens.

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