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śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
ity udīrya gato jīvo
jñātayas tasya te tadā
vismitā mumucuḥ śokaṁ
chittvātma-sneha-śṛṅkhalām
Synonyms
sri-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti—in this way; udīrya—speaking; gatah—went; jivah—the living entity (who had appeared as the son of Mahārāja Citraketu); jñātayaḥ—the relatives and family members; tasya—of him; te—they; tadā—at that time; vismitah—being astonished; mumucuḥ—gave up; śokam—lamentation; chittvā—cutting off; atma-sneha—of affection due to a relationship; śṛṅkhalām—the iron shackles. ¶
Translation
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When the conditioned soul [jīva] in the form of Mahārāja Citraketu’s son had spoken in this way and then left, Citraketu and the other relatives of the dead son were all astonished. Thus they cut off the shackles of their affection, which was due to their relationship with him, and gave up their lamentation. ¶