Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 70 Verse 15

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Daily Activities

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.70.15

gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇī

sārathes tam athāruhat

sātyaky-uddhava-saḿyuktaḥ

pūrvādrim iva bhāskaraḥ

SYNONYMS

gṛhītvā — taking; pāṇinā — with His hand; pāṇī — the hands; sāratheḥ — of His chariot driver; tam — it; atha — then; āruhat — He mounted; sātyaki-uddhava — by Sātyaki and Uddhava; saḿyuktaḥ — joined; pūrva — of the east; adrim — the mountain; iva — as if; bhāskaraḥ — the sun.

TRANSLATION

Holding on to His charioteer's hands, Lord Kṛṣṇa would mount the chariot, together with Sātyaki and Uddhava, just like the sun rising over the easternmost mountain.

PURPORT

The ācāryas point out that the Lord's chariot driver would stand with joined palms and that the Lord, holding on to his joined hands with His right hand, would mount the chariot.

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