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SB 10.49.7

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 7

pṛthā tu bhrātaraṁ prāptam
akrūram upasṛtya tam
uvāca janma-nilayaṁ
smaranty aśru-kalekṣaṇā


SYNONYMS

pṛthā — Kuntī; tu — and; bhrātaram — her brother (more exactly, the grandson of Vṛṣṇi, her own and Vasudeva's tenth-generation ancestor); prāptam — obtained; akrūram — Akrūra; upasṛtya — approaching; tam — him; uvāca — she said; janma — of her birth; nilayam — the home (Mathurā); smarantī — remembering; aśru — of tears; kalā — with traces; īkṣaṇā — whose eyes.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda


TRANSLATION

Kuntīdevī, taking advantage of her brother Akrūra's visit, approached him confidentially. While remembering her birthplace, she spoke with tears in her eyes.