āji-kāli kari' uṭhāya vividha upāya
yāite sammati nā deya vicchedera bhaya

 āji-kāli kari' - delaying today and tomorrow; uṭhāya - they put forward; vividha upāya - many devices; yāite - to go; sammati - permission; nā deya - did not give; vicchedera bhaya - because of fearing separation.


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In this way they both presented many impediments, indirectly not granting the Lord permission to go to Vṛndāvana. They did this because they were afraid of separation from Him.

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