Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 69: Narada Muni Visits Lord Krishna's Palaces in Dvaraka

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.69.27

mantrayantam ca kasmimscin

mantribhis coddhavadibhih

jala-krida-ratam kvapi

varamukhyabalavritam

SYNONYMS

mantrayantam -- consulting; ca -- and; kasmimscit -- somewhere; mantri-bhih -- with advisers; ca -- and; uddhava-adibhih -- Uddhava and others; jala -- watery; krida -- in sports; ratam -- engaged; kva api -- somewhere; vara-mukhya -- by royal dancing girls; abala -- and other women; vritam -- accompanied.

TRANSLATION

Somewhere He was consulting with royal ministers like Uddhava, and somewhere else He was enjoying in the water, surrounded by many society girls and other young women.

PURPORT

This translation is based on Srila Prabhupada's Krishna. According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, Lord Krishna met with His counselors around dusk and enjoyed water sports in the afternoon.

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