ŚB 10.23.34
Devanagari
श्रीशुक उवाच
इत्युक्ता द्विजपत्न्यस्ता यज्ञवाटं पुनर्गता: ।
ते चानसूयवस्ताभि: स्त्रीभि: सत्रमपारयन् ॥ ३४ ॥
इत्युक्ता द्विजपत्न्यस्ता यज्ञवाटं पुनर्गता: ।
ते चानसूयवस्ताभि: स्त्रीभि: सत्रमपारयन् ॥ ३४ ॥
Verse text
śrī-śuka uvāca
ity uktā dvija-patnyas tā
yajña-vāṭaṁ punar gatāḥ
te cānasūyavas tābhiḥ
strībhiḥ satram apārayan
ity uktā dvija-patnyas tā
yajña-vāṭaṁ punar gatāḥ
te cānasūyavas tābhiḥ
strībhiḥ satram apārayan
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — with these words; uktāḥ — spoken to; dvija-patnyaḥ — the wives of the brāhmaṇas; tāḥ — they; yajña-vāṭam — to the place of sacrifice; punaḥ — again; gatāḥ — went; te — they, their husbands; ca — and; anasūyavaḥ — not inimical; tābhiḥ — together with them; strībhiḥ — their wives; satram — the sacrificial performance; apārayan — they completed.
Translation
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus instructed, the wives of the brāhmaṇas returned to the place of sacrifice. The brāhmaṇas did not find any fault with their wives, and together with them they finished the sacrifice.
Purport
The wives of the brāhmaṇas obeyed Lord Kṛṣṇa’s order and returned to the sacrificial arena of their husbands, whereas the gopīs, although ordered by Kṛṣṇa to go home, remained in the forest to dance with Him through the full-moon night. Both the gopīs and the brāhmaṇas’ wives achieved pure love of Godhead.