अथ दूरागतान् शौरि: कौरवान् विरहातुरान् । सन्निवर्त्य दृढं स्निग्धान् प्रायात्स्वनगरीं प्रियै: ॥ ३३ ॥
atha duragatan saurih kauravan virahaturan sannivartya drdham snigdhan prayat sva-nagarim priyaih
- atha
- thus
- duragatan
- having accompanied Him for a long distance
- saurih
- Lord Krsna
- kauravan
- the Pandavas
- virahaturan
- overwhelmed by a sense of separation
- sannivartya
- politely persuaded
- drdham
- determined
- snigdhan
- full of affection
- prayat
- proceeded
- sva-nagarim
- towards His own city (Dvaraka)
- priyaih
- with dear companions.
Out of profound affection for Lord Krsna, the Pandavas, who were of the Kuru dynasty, accompanied Him a considerable distance to see Him off. They were overwhelmed with the thought of future separation. The Lord, however, persuaded them to return home, and He proceeded towards Dvaraka with His dear companions.