Shloka 34
Uddhava’s Counsel: The Jarāsandha Resolution and Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Indraprastha
तस्मिन् सुसङ्कुल इभाश्वरथद्विपद्भि: कृष्णं सभार्यमुपलभ्य गृहाधिरूढा: । नार्यो विकीर्य कुसुमैर्मनसोपगुह्य सुस्वागतं विदधुरुत्स्मयवीक्षितेन ॥ ३४ ॥
tasmin su-saṅkula ibhāśva-ratha-dvipadbhiḥ kṛṣṇam sa-bhāryam upalabhya gṛhādhirūḍhāḥ nāryo vikīrya kusumair manasopaguhya su-svāgataṁ vidadhur utsmaya-vīkṣitena
With the royal road crowded by elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers, the city women climbed to their rooftops and from there caught sight of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa together with His queens. They showered the Lord with flowers, embraced Him within their hearts, and offered heartfelt welcome through broad, smiling glances.
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī comments that the ladies communicated through their affectionate glances their eager inquiries as to the comfort of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s trip, and so on. In other words, in their ecstasy they intensely desired to serve the Lord.
FAQs
It means “embracing within the mind/heart”—the women internally held Kṛṣṇa with loving devotion even as they outwardly honored Him by showering flowers.
Because the streets were packed with a grand royal procession—elephants, horses, chariots, and soldiers—so they climbed onto rooftops to get darśana of Kṛṣṇa and offer their reverent welcome.
Bhakti is both inner and outer: one may offer simple external worship (flowers, respectful greetings) while cultivating the deeper inner embrace—remembering and holding the Lord lovingly in the heart.