SB 10.71.28
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 28
- arjunena pariṣvakto
- yamābhyām abhivāditaḥ
- brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtya
- vṛddhebhyaś ca yathārhataḥ
- mānino mānayām āsa
- kuru-sṛñjaya-kaikayān
SYNONYMS
arjunena — by Arjuna; pariṣvaktaḥ — embraced; yamābhyām — by the twins; abhivāditaḥ — offered obeisances; brāhmaṇebhyaḥ — to the brāhmaṇas; namaskṛtya — bowing down; vṛddhebhyaḥ — to the elders; ca — and; yathā-arhataḥ — according to etiquette; māninaḥ — the honorable ones; mānayām āsa — He honored; kuru-sṛñjaya-kaikayān — the Kurus, Sṛñjayas and Kaikayas.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
After Arjuna had embraced Him once more and Nakula and Sahadeva had offered Him their obeisances, Lord Kṛṣṇa bowed down to the brāhmaṇas and elders present, thus properly honoring the respectable members of the Kuru, Sṛñjaya and Kaikaya clans.
PURPORT
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī mentions that since Arjuna was considered Lord Kṛṣṇa's social equal, when Arjuna tried to bow down to Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa held Arjuna by his arms so that he could only embrace Him. The twins, however, being junior cousins, bowed down and grasped Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet.