tam Ätmajair dṛṣá¹ibhir antarÄtmanÄ
duranta-bhÄvÄḥ parirebhire patim
niruddham apy Äsravad ambu netrayor
vilajjatÄ«nÄá¹ bhá¹›gu-varya vaiklavÄt
Krsna entered each of the palaces of the queens simultaneously in many forms. When each saw him, they thought “Krsna has come to me first.†This verse describes the reactions of the queens. Their mind became filled with great joy (sanjata-mano-mahotsavah). This is the initial desire. Then they rose from their seats (asanaa) and from their hearts (asayat). Then they glanced at him from the sides of their eyes with bent heads (vridita-locanananah). This means that they first gave up their seats to embrace their Lord, using the body. They then noticed an obstacle in the form of their bashfulness. They therefore gave up their minds, which were the dwelling place of that bashfulness, and embraced him with their souls. They completely overlooked their bodies and minds. Seeing their beloved, suddenly they fainted out of the bliss of prema arising from desire to touch him, because in fainting, as with deep sleep and loss of consciousness, there is no obstruction of the mind. Yajnavalkya speaks of vratas:
kridam sarira-samskaram samajotsava-darsanam |
hasyam para-grhe yanam tyajet prosita-bhartrka ||
In absence from her husband the wife should give up recreation, cleaning the body, seeing festivals in society, laughing and going to other houses.
They rose along with their vratas. Though it was improper for them to be seen by their husband in a state of vrata, because they could not suddenly give up those vratas, they rose along with their vratas. Seeing them in an unkempt state because of separation, he became more affectionate to them.