ŚB 10.57.24
Canto 10, Chapter 57, Text 24
अहं वैदेहमिच्छामि द्रष्टुं प्रियतमं मम ।
इत्युक्त्वा मिथिलां राजन् विवेश यदुनन्दन: ॥ २४ ॥
इत्युक्त्वा मिथिलां राजन् विवेश यदुनन्दन: ॥ २४ ॥
ahaṁ vaideham icchāmi
draṣṭuṁ priyatamaṁ mama
ity uktvā mithilāṁ rājan
viveśa yada-nandanaḥ
draṣṭuṁ priyatamaṁ mama
ity uktvā mithilāṁ rājan
viveśa yada-nandanaḥ
Word by word
aham — I; vaideham — the King of Videha; icchāmi — wish; draṣṭum — to see; priya-tamam — who is most dear; mama — to Me; iti — thus; uktvā — saying; mithilām — Mithilā (the capital of the Videha kingdom); rājan — O King (Parīkṣit); viveśa — entered; yadu-nandanaḥ — Lord Balarāma, the descendant of Yadu.
Translation
“I wish to visit King Videha, who is most dear to Me.” O King, having said this, Lord Balarāma, the beloved descendant of Yadu, entered the city of Mithilā.
Purport
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had finally caught up with Śatadhanvā on the outskirts of Mithilā. Since the king of this city was a dear friend of Balarāma’s, the Lord decided to enter the city and spend some time there.