strīṇām evaḿ rudantīnām
udite savitary atha
akrūraś codayām āsa
kṛta-maitrādiko ratham
strinam -- the women; evam -- in this manner; rudantinam -- while they were crying; udite -- rising; savitari -- the sun; atha -- then; akrurah -- Akrura; codayam asa -- started; krita -- having performed; maitra-adikah -- his morning worship and other regular duties; ratham -- the chariot.
But even as the gopis cried out in this way, Akrura, having at sunrise performed His morning worship and other duties, began to drive the chariot.
According to some Vaishnava authorities, Akrura offended the gopis by not consoling them when he took Krishna to Mathura, and because of this offense Akrura was later forced to leave Dvaraka and be separated from Krishna during the episode of the Syamantaka jewel. At that time Akrura had to take up an ignoble residence in Varanasi.
Apparently, mother Yasoda and the other residents of Vrindavana were not crying like the gopis, for they sincerely believed Krishna would be coming back within a few days.
