SB 10.71.15
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 15
- nṛ-vāji-kāñcana-śibikābhir acyutaṁ
- sahātmajāḥ patim anu su-vratā yayuḥ
- varāmbarābharaṇa-vilepana-srajaḥ
- su-saṁvṛtā 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; saṁvṛtāḥ — encompassed; nṛbhiḥ — by soldiers; asi — swords; carma — and shields; pāṇibhiḥ — in whose hands.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.