Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 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-rāmauKṛṣṇa and Balarāma; virejatuḥ — appeared resplendent; su-alańkṛtau — nicely decorated; bāla — young; gajau — elephants; parvaṇi — during a festival; ivaas 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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