Verse Text
viṣādād, yathā –
baka-sodara-dānavodare
pūrataḥ prekṣya viśantam acyutam |
diviṣan-nikaro viṣaṇṇa-dhīḥ
prakaṭaṁ citrapaṭāyate divi ||26||
Translation
From sorrow: Seeing before them that Kṛṣṇa was entering the stomach of Aghāsura, who was the brother of Bakāsura, the devatās in the sky, overcome with sorrow, became clearly like painted pictures.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Citrapaṭāyate means that the host of devatās (diviṣan-nikaraḥ) became like paintings. Another version of the verse has citratatīyate.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Astonishment caused by lamentation was exemplified when Kṛṣṇa was entering into the belly of the Aghāsura demon and all the demigods from higher planets became stunned with lamentation.