Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 39: Akrūra's vision

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.39.36

yāvad ālakṣyate ketur

yāvad reṇū rathasya ca

anuprasthāpitātmāno

lekhyānīvopalakṣitāḥ

SYNONYMS

yāvatas long as; ālakṣyate — was visible; ketuḥ — the flag; yāvatas long as; reṇuḥ — the dust; rathasya — of the chariot; ca — and; anuprasthāpita — sending after; ātmānaḥ — their minds; lekhyāni — painted figures; iva — like; upalakṣitāḥ — they appeared.

TRANSLATION

Sending their minds aher Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs stood as motionless as figures in a painting. They remained there as long as the flag atop the chariot was visible, and even until they could no longer see the dust raised by the chariot wheels.

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