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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.68.18
tam arcayitvabhiyayuh
SYNONYMS
te -- they; ati -- extremely; pritah -- pleased; tam -- Him; akarnya -- hearing; praptam -- arrived; ramam -- Balarama; suhrt-tamam -- their dearest friend; tam -- him, Uddhava; arcayitva -- after worshiping; abhiyayuh -- went forth; sarve -- all of them; mangala -- auspicious offerings; panayah -- in their hands.
TRANSLATION
Overjoyed to hear that Balarama, their dearmost friend, had come, they first honored Uddhava and then went forth to meet the Lord, carrying auspicious offerings in their hands.
PURPORT
In Krsna, Srila Prabhupada writes, "The leaders of the Kuru dynasty, especially Dhrtarastra and Duryodhana, were very joyful because they knew very well that Lord Balarama was a great well-wisher of their family. There were no bounds to their joy on hearing the news, and so immediately they welcomed Uddhava. In order to properly receive Lord Balarama, they all took in their hands auspicious paraphernalia for His reception and went to see Him outside the city door."
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