SB 10.41.8
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 8
- tāvad vrajaukasas tatra
- nanda-gopādayo 'grataḥ
- puropavanam āsādya
- pratīkṣanto 'vatasthire
SYNONYMS
tāvat—by then; vraja-okasaḥ—the inhabitants of Vraja; tatra—there; agrataḥ—before; pura—of the city; upavanam—a garden; āsādya—coming upon; pratīkṣantaḥ—waiting; avatasthire—they stayed there.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Nanda Mahārāja and the other residents of Vṛndāvana, having reached Mathurā ahead of the chariot, had stopped at a garden on the outskirts of the city to wait for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
PURPORT
Nanda and the others reached Mathurā first because the chariot carrying Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma was delayed by Akrūra's bathing.