Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.41.41
nānā-lakṣaṇa-veṣābhyāḿ
kṛṣṇa-rāmau virejatuḥ
sv-alańkṛtau bāla-gajau
parvaṇīva sitetarau
SYNONYMS
nānā — various; lakṣaṇa — having fine qualities; veṣābhyām — with Their individual clothes; kṛṣṇa-rāmau — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; virejatuḥ — appeared resplendent; su-alańkṛtau — nicely decorated; bāla — young; gajau — elephants; parvaṇi — during a festival; iva — as if; sita — white; itarau — and the opposite (black).
TRANSLATION
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma looked resplendent, each in His own unique, wonderfully ornamented outfit. They resembled a pair of young elephants, one white and the other black, decorated for a festive occasion.
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