Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 38: Akrūra's Arrival in Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.38.23

kiḿ cāgrajo māvanataḿ yadūttamaḥ

smayan pariṣvajya gṛhītam añjalau

gṛhaḿ praveṣyāpta-samasta-satkṛtaḿ

samprakṣyate kaḿsa-kṛtaḿ sva-bandhuṣu

SYNONYMS

kim ca — furthermore; agra-jaḥ — His elder brother (Lord Balarāma); me; avanatam — who am standing with head bowed; yadu-uttamaḥ — the most exalted of the Yadus; smayan — smiling; pariṣvajya — embracing; gṛhītam — taken hold of; añjalau — by my joined palms; gṛham — His house; praveṣya — bringing into; āpta — who will have received; samasta — all; sat-kṛtam — signs of respect; samprakṣyateHe will inquire; kaḿsa — by Kaḿsa; kṛtam — what has been done; sva-bandhuṣuto His family members.

TRANSLATION

And then Lord Kṛṣṇa's elder brother, the foremost of the Yadus, will grasp my joined hands while I am still standing with my head bowed, and after embracing me He will take me to His house. There He will honor me with all items of ritual welcome and inquire from me about how Kaḿsa has been treating His family members.

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