Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.86.20

ānarta-dhanva-kuru-jāńgala-kańka-matsya-

pāñcāla-kunti-madhu-kekaya-kośalārṇāḥ

anye ca tan-mukha-sarojam udāra-hāsa-

snigdhekṣaṇaḿ nṛpa papur dṛśibhir nr-nāryaḥ

SYNONYMS

ānarta — the people of Ānarta (the region in which Dvārakā is situated); dhanva — the desert (of Gujarat and Rajasthan); kuru-jāńgala — the region of the Kuru forests (the districts of Thaneswar and Kurukṣetra); kańkaKańka; matsyaMatsya (the kingdoms of Jaipur and Aloyar); pāñcāla — the districts surrounding both banks of the Ganges; kunti — Mālava; madhuMathurā; kekayain northeast Punjab, the region between the Śatadru and Vipāśā rivers; kośala — the ancient kingdom of Lord Rāmacandra, stretching from the northern border of Kāśī to the Himalayas; arṇāḥ — and the kingdom bordering Mithilā on the east; anye — others; ca — also; tat — His; mukha — face; sarojam — lotus; udāra — generous; hāsa — with its smiles; snigdha — and affectionate; īkṣaṇam — glances; nṛpaO King; papuḥ — drank; dṛśibhiḥ — with their eyes; nṛ-nāryaḥ — the men and women.

TRANSLATION

The men and women of Ānarta, Dhanva, Kuru-jāńgala, Kańka, Matsya, Pañcāla, Kunti, Madhu, Kekaya, Kośala, Arṇa and many other kingdoms drank with their eyes the nectarean beauty of Lord Kṛṣṇa's lotuslike face, which was graced with generous smiles and affectionate glances.

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