Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.15.14

kvacit krīḍā-pariśrāntaḿ

gopotsańgopabarhaṇam

svayaḿ viśramayaty āryaḿ

pāda-saḿvāhanādibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

kvacit — sometimes; krīḍā — by playing; pariśrāntam — fatigued; gopa — of a cowherd boy; utsańga — the lap; upabarhaṇam — using as His pillow; svayam — personally; viśramayati — relieves Him from His fatigue; āryam — His elder brother; pāda-saḿvāhana-ādibhiḥ — by massaging His feet and offering other services.

TRANSLATION

When His elder brother, fatigued from playing, would lie down with His head upon the lap of a cowherd boy, Lord Kṛṣṇa would help Him relax by personally massaging His feet and offering other services.

PURPORT

The word pāda-saḿvāhanādibhiḥ indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa would massage Balarāma's feet, fan Him and bring Him river water to drink.

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