SB 10.5.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

id"í"YaA s$aMs$aAr"ca‚e('ismana,
vataRmaAna: paunaBaRva:
opalabDaAe BavaAnaâ
au"laRBaM i'ayad"zARnama,

distya samsara-cakre 'smin

vartamanah punar-bhavah

upalabdho bhavan adya

durlabham priya-darsanam

distya-it is also by great fortune; samsara-cakre asmin-in this world of birth and death; vartamanah-although I was existing; punah-bhavah-my meeting with you is just like another birth; upalabdhah-being obtained by me; bhavan-you; adya-today; durlabham-although it was never to happen; priya-darsanam-to see you again, my very dear friend and brother.

TRANSLATION

It is also by good fortune that I am seeing you. Having obtained this opportunity, I feel as if I have taken birth again. Even though one is present in this world, to meet with intimate friends and dear relatives in this material world is extremely difficult.

PURPORT

Vasudeva had been imprisoned by Kamsa, and therefore, although present in Mathura, he was unable to see Nanda Maharaja for many years. Therefore when they met again, Vasudeva considered this meeting to be another birth.