Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.56.17

bhagavāḿs tad upaśrutya

duryaśo liptam ātmani

mārṣṭuḿ prasena-padavīm

anvapadyata nāgaraiḥ

SYNONYMS

bhagavān — the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa; tat — that; upaśrutya — coming to hear; duryaśaḥ — infamy; liptam — smeared; ātmani — upon Himself; mārṣṭumin order to clean away; prasena-padavīm — the path taken by Prasena; anvapadyataHe followed; nāgaraiḥ — together with people of the city.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Kṛṣṇa heard this rumor, He wanted to remove the stain on His reputation. So He took some of Dvārakā's citizens with Him and set out to retrace Prasena's path.

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