Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 66 Verses 12-14

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.66.12-14

tasya kāśī-patir mitraḿ

pārṣṇi-grāho 'nvayān nṛpa

akṣauhiṇībhis tisṛbhir

apaśyat pauṇḍrakaḿ hariḥ

śańkhāry-asi-gadā-śārńga-

śrīvatsādy-upalakṣitam

bibhrāṇaḿ kaustubha-maṇiḿ

vana-mālā-vibhūṣitam

kauśeya-vāsasī pīte

vasānaḿ garuḍa-dhvajam

amūlya-mauly-ābharaṇaḿ

sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam

SYNONYMS

tasya — his (Pauṇḍraka's); kāśī-patiḥ — the master of Kāśi; mitram — friend; pārṣṇi-grāhaḥ — as the rear guard; anvayāt — followed; nṛpa — O King (Parīkṣit); akṣauhiṇībhiḥ — with divisions; tisṛbhiḥ — three; apaśyat — saw; pauṇḍrakam — Pauṇḍraka; hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; śańkha — with conchshell; ari — disc; asi — sword; gadā — club; śārńga — Śārńga bow; śrīvatsa — with the Śrīvatsa sign of hair on His chest; ādi — and other symbols; upalakṣitam — marked; bibhrāṇam — bearing; kaustubha-maṇim — the Kaustubha gem; vana-mālā — with a garland of forest flowers; vibhūṣitam — decorated; kauśeya — of fine silk; vāsasī — a pair of garments; pīte — yellow; vasānam — wearing; garuḍa-dhvajam — his banner marked with the image of Garuḍa; amūlya — valuable; mauli — a crown; ābharaṇam — whose ornament; sphurat — gleaming; makara — shark-shaped; kuṇḍalam — with earrings.

TRANSLATION

Pauṇḍraka's friend, the King of Kāśī, followed behind, O King, leading the rear guard with three akṣauhiṇī divisions. Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that Pauṇḍraka was carrying the Lord's own insignia, such as the conchshell, disc, sword and club, and also an imitation Śārńga bow and Śrīvatsa mark. He wore a mock Kaustubha gem, was decorated with a garland of forest flowers and was dressed in upper and lower garments of fine yellow silk. His banner bore the image of Garuḍa, and he wore a valuable crown and gleaming, shark-shaped earrings.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda comments in Kṛṣṇa: "When the two kings came before Lord Kṛṣṇa to oppose Him, Kṛṣṇa saw Pauṇḍraka face to face for the first time."

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