ahaá¹ vaideham icchÄmi
draá¹£á¹uá¹ priyatamaá¹ mama
ity uktvÄ mithilÄá¹ rÄjan
viveśa yada-nandanaḥ
aham - I; vaideham - the King of Videha; icchÄmi - wish; draá¹£á¹um - to see; priya-tamam - who is most dear; mama - to Me; iti - thus; uktvÄ - saying; mithilÄm - MithilÄ (the capital of the Videha kingdom); rÄjan - O King (ParÄ«ká¹£it); viveÅ›a - entered; yadu-nandanaḥ - Lord BalarÄma, the descendant of Yadu.
“I wish to visit King Videha, who is most dear to Me.†O King, having said this, Lord BalarÄma, the beloved descendant of Yadu, entered the city of MithilÄ.
Kṛṣṇa and BalarÄma had finally caught up with ÅšatadhanvÄ on the outskirts of MithilÄ. Since the king of this city was a dear friend of BalarÄma’s, the Lord decided to enter the city and spend some time there.
