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SB 10.57.24

Devanāgarī

अहं वैदेहमिच्छामि द्रष्टुं प्रियतमं मम । इत्युक्त्वा मिथिलां राजन् विवेश यदुनन्दन: ॥ २४ ॥

Text

ahaṁ vaideham icchāmi draṣṭuṁ priyatamaṁ mama ity uktvā mithilāṁ rājan viveśa yada-nandanaḥ

Synonyms

aham—I;vaideham—the King of Videha;icchāmi—wish;draṣṭum—to see;priya-tamam—who is most dear;mama—to Me;iti—thus;uktvā—saying;mithilām—Mithilā (the capital of the Videha kingdom);rājan—O King (Parīkṣit);viveśa—entered;yadu-nandanaḥ—Lord Balarāma, the descendant of Yadu.

Translation

“I wish to visit King Videha, who is most dear to Me.” O King, having said this, Lord Balarāma, the beloved descendant of Yadu, entered the city of Mithilā.

Purport

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had finally caught up with Śatadhanvā on the outskirts of Mithilā. Since the king of this city was a dear friend of Balarāma’s, the Lord decided to enter the city and spend some time there.
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