SB 10.86.9
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 9
- mahatyāṁ deva-yātrāyāṁ
- ratha-sthāṁ durga-nirgatāṁ
- jahārānumataḥ pitroḥ
- kṛṣṇasya ca mahā-rathaḥ
SYNONYMS
mahatyām — important; deva — for the Supreme Lord; yātrāyām — during a festival; ratha — on a chariot; sthām — riding; durga — from the fortress; nirgatām — having exited; jahāra — he seized her; anumataḥ — sanctioned; pitroḥ — by her parents; kṛṣṇasya — by Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; mahā-rathaḥ — the mighty chariot warrior.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Once, on the occasion of a great temple festival in honor of the Supreme Lord, Subhadrā rode out of the fortresslike palace on a chariot, and at that time the mighty chariot warrior Arjuna took the opportunity to kidnap her. Subhadrā's parents and Kṛṣṇa had sanctioned this.
PURPORT
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī identifies this festival as the annual Rathayātrā for Lord Viṣṇu on the occasion of His rising from mystic sleep at the end of Cāturmāsya. Subhadrā's parents are Vasudeva and Devakī.