Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Glories

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.90.11

kṛṣṇas tu tat-stana-viṣajjita-kuńkuma-srak

krīḍābhiṣańga-dhuta-kuntala-vṛnda-bandhaḥ

siñcan muhur yuvatibhiḥ pratiṣicyamāno

reme kareṇubhir ivebha-patiḥ parītaḥ

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; tu — and; tat — their; stana — from the breasts; viṣajjita — becoming attached; kuńkuma — the kuńkuma powder; srak — on whose flower garland; krīḍāin the sport; abhiṣańga — due to His absorption; dhuta — shaken; kuntala — of the locks of hair; vṛnda — of the mass; bandhaḥ — the arrangement; siñcan — sprinkling; muhuḥ — repeatedly; yuvatibhiḥ — by the young women; pratiṣicyamānaḥ — being sprinkled in return; remeHe enjoyed; kareṇubhiḥ — by she-elephants; ivaas; ibha-patiḥ — the king of elephants; parītaḥ — surrounded.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa's flower garland would become smeared with kuńkuma from their breasts, and His abundant locks of hair would become disheveled as a result of His absorption in the game. As the Lord repeatedly sprayed His young consorts and they sprayed Him in turn, He enjoyed Himself like the king of elephants enjoying in the company of his bevy of she-elephants.

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