Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.71.36

tatra tatropasańgamya

paurā mańgala-pāṇayaḥ

cakruḥ saparyāḿ kṛṣṇāya

śreṇī-mukhyā hatainasaḥ

SYNONYMS

tatra tatrain various places; upasańgamya — approaching; paurāḥ — citizens of the city; mańgala — auspicious offerings; pāṇayaḥin their hands; cakruḥ — performed; saparyām — worship; kṛṣṇāya — for Lord Kṛṣṇa; śreṇī — of occupational guilds; mukhyāḥ — the leaders; hata — eradicated; enasaḥ — whose sins.

TRANSLATION

In various places citizens of the city came forward holding auspicious offerings for Lord Kṛṣṇa, and sinless leaders of occupational guilds came forward to worship the Lord.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes, "While Lord Kṛṣṇa was thus passing on the road, at intervals some of the opulent citizens, who were all rich, respect able and freed from sinful activities, presented auspicious articles to the Lord, just to offer Him a reception to the city. Thus they worshiped Him as humble servitors."

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