Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.83.36

tataḥ purīḿ yadu-patir aty-alańkṛtāḿ

ravi-cchada-dhvaja-paṭa-citra-toraṇām

kuśasthalīḿ divi bhuvi cābhisaḿstutāḿ

samāviśat taraṇir iva sva-ketanam

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; purīm — His city; yadu-patiḥ — the Lord of the Yadus; ati — profusely; alańkṛtām — decorated; ravi — the sun; chada — blocking; dhvaja — upon flagpoles; paṭa — with banners; citra — wonderful; toraṇām — and with archways; kuśasthalīm — Dvārakā; divi — in heaven; bhuvi — on the earth; ca — and; abhisaḿstutām — glorified; samāviśat — He entered; taraṇiḥ — the sun; iva — as if; sva — his own; ketanam — abode.

TRANSLATION

The Lord of the Yadus then entered His capital city, Kuśasthalī [Dvārakā], which is glorified in heaven and on earth. The city was elaborately decorated with flagpoles carrying banners that blocked the sun, and also with splendid archways. As Lord Kṛṣṇa entered, He appeared like the sun-god entering his abode.

PURPORT

The abode of the sun is in the western mountains, where he sets each evening.

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