tat -- that; srutva -- hearing; mahat -- great; ascaryam -- wonder; krishna-antah-pura -- of Lord Krishna's personal residence; yoshitah -- the women; abhyanandan -- they greeted; bahun -- for many; abdan -- years; nashtam -- lost; mritam -- someone dead; iva -- as if; agatam -- returned.

When the women of Lord Krishna'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.