Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.53.5

sa casvaih saibya-sugriva-

meghapuspa-balahakaih

yuktam ratham upaniya

tasthau pranjalir agratah

SYNONYMS

sah -- he, Daruka; ca -- and; asvaih -- with the horses; saibya-sugriva-meghapuspa-balahakaih -- named Saibya, Sugriva, Meghapuspa and Balahaka; yuktam -- yoked; ratham -- the chariot; upaniya -- bringing; tasthau -- stood; pranjalih -- with palms joined in reverence; agratah -- in front.

TRANSLATION

Daruka brought the Lord's chariot, yoked with the horses named Saibya, Sugriva, Meghapuspa and Balahaka. He then stood before Lord Krsna with joined palms.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti quotes the following text of the Padma Purana describing Lord Krsna's chariot horses:

saibyas tu suka-patrabhah

sugrivo hema-pingalah

meghapuspas tu meghabhah

panduro hi balahakah

"Saibya was green like a parrot's wings, Sugriva yellow-gold, Meghapuspa the color of a cloud, and Balahaka whitish."

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