Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.71.40

pitṛ-svasur guru-strīṇāḿ

kṛṣṇaś cakre 'bhivādanam

svayaḿ ca kṛṣṇayā rājan

bhaginyā cābhivanditaḥ

SYNONYMS

pitṛ — His father's; svasuḥ — of the sister (Kuntī); guru — of His elders; strīṇām — and of the wives; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; cakre — performed; abhivādanam — offering of obeisances; svayam — Himself; ca — and; kṛṣṇayā — by Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); rājan — 0 King (Parīkṣit); bhaginyā — by His sister (Subhadrā); ca — also; abhivanditaḥ — bowed down to.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa bowed down to His aunt and the wives of His elders, O King, and then Draupadī and the Lord's sister bowed down to Him.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes, "Lord Kṛṣṇa delightfully offered His respectful obeisances to Kuntī and other elderly ladies of the palace. His younger sister, Subhadrā, was also standing there with Draupadī, and both offered their respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of the Lord."

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