tat - that; śrutvā - hearing; mahat - great; āścaryam - wonder; kṛṣṇa-antaḥ-pura - of Lord Kṛṣṇa's personal residence; yoṣitaḥ - the women; abhyanandan - they greeted; bahūn - for many; abdān - years; naṣṭam - lost; mṛtam - someone dead; iva - as if; āgatam - returned.

When the women of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s palace heard this most amazing account, they joyfully greeted Pradyumna, who had been lost for many years but who had now returned as if from the dead.