Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa's Palaces in Dvārakā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.69.27
mantrayantaḿ ca kasmiḿścin
mantribhiś coddhavādibhiḥ
jala-krīḍā-rataḿ kvāpi
vāramukhyābalāvṛtam
SYNONYMS
mantrayantam — consulting; ca — and; kasmiḿścit — somewhere; mantri-bhiḥ — with advisers; ca — and; uddhava-ādibhiḥ — Uddhava and others; jala — watery; krīḍā — in sports; ratam — engaged; kva api — somewhere; vāra-mukhyā — by royal dancing girls; abalā — and other women; vṛtam — accompanied.
TRANSLATION
Somewhere He was consulting with royal ministers like Uddhava, and somewhere else He was enjoying in the water, surrounded by many society girls and other young women.
PURPORT
This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda's Kṛṣṇa. According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Lord Kṛṣṇa met with His counselors around dusk and enjoyed water sports in the afternoon.
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