SB 1.15.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

पत्न्यास्तवाधिमखकॢप्तमहाभिषेक श्लाघिष्ठचारुकबरं कितवैः सभायाम् ।
स्पृष्टं विकीर्य पदयोः पतिताश्रुमुख्या यस्तत्स्त्रियो ऽकृतहतेशविमुक्तकेशाः ॥ १० ॥

patnyas tavadhimakha-klpta-maha-bhiseka-

slaghistha-caru-kabaram kitavaih sabhayam

sprstam vikirya padayoh patitasrumukhya

yas tat-striyo 'krta-hatesa-vimukta-kesah

patnyah-of the wife; tava-your; adhimakha-during the great sacrificial ceremony; klpta-dressed; maha-bhiseka-greatly sanctified; slaghistha-thus glorified; caru-beautiful; kabaram-clustered hair; kitavaih-by the miscreants; sabhayam-in the great assembly; sprstam-being caught; vikirya-being loosened; padayoh-on the feet; patita-asru-mukhyah-of the one who fell down with tears in the eyes; yah-He; tat-their; striyah-wives; akrta-became; hatesa-bereft of husbands; vimukta-kesah-loosened hair.

TRANSLATION

It was He only who loosened the hair of all the wives of the miscreants who dared open the cluster of your Queen's hair when she was nicely dressed and sanctified for the great Rajasuya sacrificial ceremony. At that time she fell down at the feet of Lord Krsna with tears in her eyes.

PURPORT

Queen Draupadi had a beautiful bunch of hair which was sanctified in the ceremonial function of Rajasuya-yajna. But when she was lost in the bet, Duhsasana touched her glorified hair to insult her. Draupadi then fell down at the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, and Lord Krsna decided that all the wives of Duhsasana and company should have their hair loosened as a result of the Battle of Kuruksetra. Thus after the Battle of Kuruksetra, after all the sons and grandsons of Dhrtarastra died in battle, all the wives of the family were obliged to loosen their hair as widows. In other words, all the wives of the Kuru family became widows because of Duhsasana's insulting a great devotee of the Lord. The Lord can tolerate insults upon Himself by any miscreant because the father tolerates even insults from the son. But He never tolerates insults upon His devotees. By insulting a great soul, one has to forego all the results of pious acts and benediction also.

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