rohiṇī devakÄ« cÄtha
pariṣvajya vrajeśvarīm
smarantyau tat-ká¹›tÄá¹ maitrÄ«á¹
bÄá¹£pa-kaṇá¹hyau samÅ«catuḥ
rohiṇī - Rohiṇī; devakÄ« - DevakÄ«; ca - and; atha - next; pariá¹£vajya - embracing; vraja-Ä«Å›varÄ«m - the Queen of Vraja (YaÅ›odÄ); smarantyau - remembering; tat - by her; ká¹›tam - done; maitṛīm - friendship; bÄá¹£pa - tears; kaṇá¹hyau - in whose throats; samÅ«catuḥ - they addressed her.
Then Rohiṇī and Devakī both embraced the Queen of Vraja, remembering the faithful friendship she had shown them. Their throats choking with tears, they addressed her as follows.
At this time, according to ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ«, ÅšrÄ« Vasudeva invited Nanda outside to meet Ugrasena and the other elder Yadus. Taking this opportunity, Rohiṇī and DevakÄ« talked with Queen YaÅ›odÄ.
