Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 71 Verse 15

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.71.15

nṛ-vāji-kāñcana-śibikābhir acyutaḿ

sahātmajāḥ patim anu su-vratā yayuḥ

varāmbarābharaṇa-vilepana-srajaḥ

su-saḿvṛtā nṛbhir asi-carma-pāṇibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

nṛ — human; vāji — with powerful carriers; kāñcana — golden; śibikābhiḥ — with palanquins; acyutam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; saha-ātmajāḥ — along with their children; patim — their husband; anu — following; su-vratāḥ — His faithful wives; yayuḥ — went; vara — fine; ambara — whose clothes; ābharaṇa — ornaments; vilepana — fragrant oils and ointments; srajaḥ — and garlands; su — well; saḿvṛtāḥ — encompassed; nṛbhiḥ — by soldiers; asi — swords; carma — and shields; pāṇibhiḥ — in whose hands.

TRANSLATION

Lord Acyuta's faithful wives, along with their children, followed the Lord on golden palanquins carried by powerful men. The queens were adorned with fine clothing, ornaments, fragrant oils and flower garlands, and they were surrounded on all sides by soldiers carrying swords and shields in their hands.

PURPORT

According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word vāji indicates that some of Lord Kṛṣṇa's queens were transported by horse-drawn conveyances.

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