Canto 1, Chapter 14

The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Verse 23 (SB 1.14.23)
SB 1.14.23 • मूल श्लोक

तं पादयोर्निपतितमयथापूर्वमातुरम् । अधोवदनमब्बिन्दून् सृजन्तं नयनाब्जयो: ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ pādayor nipatitam ayathā-pūrvam āturam adho-vadanam ab-bindūn sṛjantaṁ nayanābjayoḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tam — him (Arjuna); pādayoḥ — at the feet; nipatitam — bowing down; ayathā-pūrvam — unprecedented; āturam — dejected; adhaḥ-vadanam — downward face; ap-bindūn — drops of water; sṛjantam — creating; nayana-abjayoḥ — from the lotuslike eyes.

Translation

“When he bowed at his feet, the King saw that his dejection was unprecedented. His head was down, and tears glided from his lotus eyes.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda