Verse Text
yathā prathame –
yarhy ambujākṣāpasasāra bho bhavān
kurūn madhūn vātha suhṛd-didṛkṣayā
tatrābda-koṭi-pratimaḥ kṣaṇo bhaved
raviṁ vinākṣṇor iva nas tavācyuta ||162||
Translation
An example from the First Canto: O lotus-eyed Lord, whenever You go away to Vṛndāvana or Hastināpura to meet Your friends and relatives, every moment of Your absence seems like a million years. O infallible one, at that time we become bewildered, just like eyes become bewildered when bereft of the sun. SB 1.11.9
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Not only does a moment seem like a million years, but just as the eyes without the sun are bewildered, so we (naḥ), who are Your servants (tava), are bewildered without You.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
As for Kṛṣṇa’s popularity, there is a statement in the First Canto, Eleventh Chapter, verse 9, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, that deals with His returning home from the capital of Hastināpura. While He had been absent from Dvārakā at the Battle of Kurukṣetra, all the citizens of Dvārakā had become morose. Then, when He returned, the citizens joyfully received Him and said, “Dear Lord, while You were absent from the city, we passed our days in the darkness of night. As in the darkness of night every moment appears to be a long duration of time, so while You were gone every moment appeared to us like millions of years. Your separation is completely unbearable to us.” This statement shows how popular Kṛṣṇa was all over the country.