Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 38: Akrūra's Arrival in Vrindāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.38.23

kim cāgrajo māvanatam yadūttamah

smayan parishvajya grihītam añjalau

griham praveshyāpta-samasta-satkritam

samprakshyate kamsa-kritam sva-bandhushu

SYNONYMS

kim ca — furthermore; agra-jah — His elder brother (Lord Balarāma); me; avanatam — who am standing with head bowed; yadu-uttamah — the most exalted of the Yadus; smayan — smiling; parishvajya — embracing; grihītam — taken hold of; añjalau — by my joined palms; griham — His house; praveshya — bringing into; āpta — who will have received; samasta — all; sat-kritam — signs of respect; samprakshyateHe will inquire; kamsa — by Kamsa; kritam — what has been done; sva-bandhushuto His family members.

TRANSLATION

And then Lord Krishna's elder brother, the foremost of the Yadus, will grasp my joined hands while I am still standing with my head bowed, and after embracing me He will take me to His house. There He will honor me with all items of ritual welcome and inquire from me about how Kamsa has been treating His family members.

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