Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.10.23

śrī-śuka uvāca

evam uktvā sa devarṣir

gato nārāyaṇāśramam

nalakūvara-maṇigrīvāv

āsatur yamalārjunau

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued to speak; evam uktvā — thus uttering; saḥ — he; devarṣiḥ — the greatest saintly person, Nārada; gataḥ — left that place; nārāyaṇa-āśramam — for his own āśrama, known as Nārāyaṇa-āśrama; nalakūvara — Nalakūvara; maṇigrīvau — and Maṇigrīva; āsatuḥ — remained there to become; yamala-arjunau — twin arjuna trees.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Having thus spoken, the great saint Devarṣi Nārada returned to his āśrama, known as Nārāyaṇa-āśrama, and Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva became twin arjuna trees.

PURPORT

Arjuna trees are still found in many forests, and their skin is used by cardiologists to prepare medicine for heart trouble. This means that even though they are trees, they are disturbed when skinned for medical science.

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