Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.5

sa cāśvaiḥ śaibya-sugrīva-

meghapuṣpa-balāhakaiḥ

yuktaḿ ratham upānīya

tasthau prāñjalir agrataḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, Dāruka; ca — and; aśvaiḥ — with the horses; śaibya-sugrīva-meghapuṣpa-balāhakaiḥ — named Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka; yuktam — yoked; ratham — the chariot; upānīya — bringing; tasthau — stood; prāñjaliḥ — with palms joined in reverence; agrataḥ — in front.

TRANSLATION

Dāruka brought the Lord's chariot, yoked with the horses named Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka. He then stood before Lord Kṛṣṇa with joined palms.

PURPORT

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī quotes the following text of the Padma Purāṇa describing Lord Kṛṣṇa's chariot horses:

śaibyas tu śuka-patrābhaḥ

sugrīvo hema-pińgalaḥ

meghapuṣpas tu meghābhaḥ

pāṇḍuro hi balāhakaḥ

"Śaibya was green like a parrot's wings, Sugrīva yellow-gold, Meghapuṣpa the color of a cloud, and Balāhaka whitish."

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