tato 'bhivādya te vṛddhān
yaviṣṭhair abhivāditāḥ
sv-āgataḿ kuśalaḿ pṛṣṭvā
cakruḥ kṛṣṇa-kathā mithaḥ
tatah -- then; abhivadya -- offering obeisances; te -- they; vriddhan -- to their elders; yavishthaih -- by their younger relatives; abhivaditah -- offered obeisances; su-agatam -- comfortable arrival; kusalam -- and well-being; prishtva -- inquiring about; cakruh -- they made; krishna -- about Krishna; kathah -- conversation; mithah -- among one another.
They all then offered obeisances to their elders and received respect in turn from their younger relatives. After inquiring from one another about the comfort of their trip and their well-being, they proceeded to talk about Krishna.
These are the special dealings of Vaishnavas. Even the family entanglements that delude ordinary conditioned souls are no encumbrance for those whose family members are all pure devotees of the Lord. Impersonalists have no capacity for appreciating these intimate dealings, since their philosophy condemns as illusory any kind of personal, emotional existence. When followers of impersonalism pretend to understand the loving relationships of Krishna and His devotees, they only create havoc for themselves and whoever listens to them.
