Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa's Palaces in Dvārakā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.69.13

tasmin samāna-guṇa-rūpa-vayaḥ-su-veṣa-

dāsī-sahasra-yutayānusavaḿ gṛhiṇyā

vipro dadarśa camara-vyajanena rukma-

daṇḍena sātvata-patiḿ parivījayantyā

SYNONYMS

tasmin — therein; samāna — equal; guṇa — whose personal qualities; rūpa — beauty; vayaḥ — youth; su-veṣa — and fine dress; dāsī — by maidservants; sahasraa thousand; yutayā — joined; anusavam — at every moment; gṛhiṇyā — together with His wife; vipraḥ — the learned brāhmaṇa (Nārada); dadarśa — saw; camara — of yak-tail; vyajanena — with a fan; rukma — gold; daṇḍena — whose handle; sātvata-patim — the Lord of the Sātvatas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; parivījayantyā — fanning.

TRANSLATION

In that palace the learned brāhmaṇa saw the Lord of the Sātvatas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, together with His wife, who fanned Him with a gold-handled yak-tail fan. She personally served Him in this way, even though she was constantly attended by a thousand maidservants equal to her in personal character, beauty, youth and fine dress.

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