Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.50.49
iti sammantrya bhagavān
durgaḿ dvādaśa-yojanam
antaḥ-samudre nagaraḿ
kṛtsnādbhutam acīkarat
SYNONYMS
iti — thus; sammantrya — consulting; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; durgam — a fortress; dvādaśa-yojanam — twelve yojanas (about one hundred miles); antaḥ — within; samudre — the sea; nagaram — a city; kṛtsna — with everything; adbhutam — wonderful; acīkarat — He had made.
TRANSLATION
After thus discussing the matter with Balarāma, the Supreme Personality of Godhead had a fortress twelve yojanas in circumference built within the sea. Inside that fort He had a city built containing all kinds of wonderful things.
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