Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.15.17

pāda-saḿvāhanaḿ cakruḥ

kecit tasya mahātmanaḥ

apare hata-pāpmāno

vyajanaiḥ samavījayan

SYNONYMS

pāda-saḿvāhanam — the massaging of the feet; cakruḥ — did; kecit — some of them; tasya — of Him; mahā-ātmanaḥ — great souls; apare — others; hata-pāpmānaḥ — who were free from all sins; vyajanaiḥ — with fans; samavījayan — perfectly fanned Him.

TRANSLATION

Some of the cowherd boys, who were all great souls, would then massage His lotus feet, and others, qualified by being free of all sin, would expertly fan the Supreme Lord.

PURPORT

The word samavījayan indicates that the cowherd boys fanned the Lord very carefully and expertly, creating gentle and cooling breezes.

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