इति स्वाघमनुस्मृत्य कृष्णे ते कृतहेलना: । दिदृक्षवो व्रजमथ कंसाद् भीता न चाचलन् ॥ ५२ ॥
iti svāgham anusmṛtya kṛṣṇe te kṛta-helanāḥ didṛkṣavo vrajam atha kaṁsād bhītā na cācalan
- iti
- thus
- sva-agham
- their own offense
- anusmṛtya
- thinking back upon
- kṛṣṇe
- against Lord Kṛṣṇa
- te
- they
- kṛta-helanāḥ
- having shown contempt
- didṛkṣavaḥ
- wishing to see
- vrajam
- to the village of Nanda Mahārāja
- atha
- then
- kaṁsāt
- of Kaṁsa
- bhītāḥ
- afraid
- na
- not
- ca
- and
- acalan
- they went
Thus reflecting on the sin they had committed by neglecting Lord Kṛṣṇa, they became very eager to see Him. But being afraid of King Kaṁsa, they did not dare go to Vraja.