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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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guptā nṛbhir niragamann upalabdhum etad devyo yathā divi vimāna-varair nṛ-devyo tā mātuleya-sakhibhiḥ pariṣicyamānāḥ sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vikasad-vadanā virejuḥ
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TRANSLATION
| Surrounded by guards, King Yudhiṣṭhira’s queens came out on their chariots to see the fun, just as the demigods’ wives appeared in the sky in celestial airplanes. As maternal cousins and intimate friends sprinkled the queens with liquids, the ladies’ faces bloomed with shy smiles, enhancing the queens’ splendid beauty.
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PURPORT
| The maternal cousins referred to here are Lord Kṛṣṇa and such brothers of His as Gada and Sāraṇa, and the friends mentioned are such persons as Bhīma and Arjuna.
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