TEXT 16
tac chrutva bhagavan ramo
rundhann api dhiya sucah
smarams tasya gunams tams tan
nasaknod roddhum isvarah
SYNONYMS
tatthis (the news of Sitadevis entering the earth); srutvahearing; bhagavanthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; ramahLord Ramacandra; rundhantrying to reject; apialthough; dhiyaby intelligence; sucahgrief; smaranremembering; tasyahof her; gunanqualities; tan tanunder different circumstances; nanot; asaknotwas able; roddhumto check; isvarahalthough the supreme controller.
TRANSLATION
After hearing the news of mother Sitas entering the earth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead was certainly aggrieved. Although He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, upon remembering the exalted qualities of mother Sita, He could not check His grief in transcendental love.
PURPORT
Lord Ramacandras grief at the news of Sitadevis entering the earth is not to be considered material. In the spiritual world also there are feelings of separation, but such feelings are considered spiritual bliss. Grief in separation exists even in the Absolute, but such feelings of separation in the spiritual world are transcendentally blissful. Such feelings are a sign of tasya prema-vasyatva-svabhava, being under the influence of hladini-sakti and being controlled by love. In the material world such feelings of separation are only a perverted reflection.

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