te 'ti-prītās tam ākarṇya
prāptaḿ rāmaḿ suhṛt-tamam
tam arcayitvābhiyayuḥ
sarve mańgala-pāṇayaḥ
te -- they; ati -- extremely; pritah -- pleased; tam -- Him; akarnya -- hearing; praptam -- arrived; ramam -- Balarama; suhrit-tamam -- their dearest friend; tam -- him, Uddhava; arcayitva -- after worshiping; abhiyayuh -- went forth; sarve -- all of them; mangala -- auspicious offerings; panayah -- in their hands.
Overjoyed to hear that Balarama, their dearmost friend, had come, they first honored Uddhava and then went forth to meet the Lord, carrying auspicious offerings in their hands.
In Krishna, Srila Prabhupada writes, "The leaders of the Kuru dynasty, especially Dhritarashtra and Duryodhana, were very joyful because they knew very well that Lord Balarama was a great well-wisher of their family. There were no bounds to their joy on hearing the news, and so immediately they welcomed Uddhava. In order to properly receive Lord Balarama, they all took in their hands auspicious paraphernalia for His reception and went to see Him outside the city door."
