SB 10.54.57

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

SB 10.54.56 - SB 10.54.58

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 57

sikta-mārgā mada-cyudbhir

āhūta-preṣṭha-bhūbhujām

gajair dvāḥsu parāmṛṣṭa-

rambhā-pūgopaśobhitā

SYNONYMS

sikta—sprinkled; mārgā—its streets; mada—a secretion that flows from the foreheads of excited elephants; cyudbhiḥ—exuding; āhūta—invited; preṣṭha—beloved; bhū-bhujām—of the kings; gajaiḥ—by the elephants; dvāḥsu—in the doorways; parāmṛṣṭa—handled; rambhā—by plantain trees; pūga—and betel-nut trees; upaśobhitā—beautified.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

The city's streets were cleansed by the intoxicated elephants belonging to the beloved kings who were guests at the wedding, and these elephants further enhanced the beauty of the city by placing trunks of plantain and betel-nut trees in all the doorways.

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