Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.68.17

so 'bhivandyambika-putram

bhismam dronam ca bahlikam

duryodhanam ca vidhi-vad

ramam agatam abravit

SYNONYMS

sah -- he, Uddhava; abhivandya -- offering respects; ambika-putram -- to Dhrtarastra, the son of Ambika; bhismam dronam ca -- to Bhisma and Drona; bahlikam duryodhanam ca -- and to Bahlika and Duryodhana; vidhi-vat -- according to scriptural injunctions; ramam -- Lord Balarama; agatam -- has arrived; abravit -- he said.

TRANSLATION

After he had offered proper respects to the son of Ambika [Dhrtarastra] and to Bhisma, Drona, Bahlika and Duryodhana, Uddhava informed them that Lord Balarama had arrived.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out that there is no reference here to Uddhava offering respect to Yudhisthira and his associates, since at that time the Pandavas were staying in Indraprastha.

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