Text 18]
Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
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sita-ātapatram —soothing umbrella;  jagrāha —took up;  muktā-dāma —decorated with laces and pearls;  vibhūṣitam —embroidered:  ratna-daṇḍam —with a handle of jewels;  guḍākeśaḥ —Arjuna, the expert warrior, or one who has conquered sleep;  priyaḥ —most beloved;  priyatamasya —of the most beloved;  ha —so he did.
TRANSLATION
At that time Arjuna, the great warrior and conquerer of sleep, who is the intimate friend of the most beloved Supreme Lord, took up an umbrella which had a handle of jewels and was embroidered with lace and pearls.
PURPORT
Gold, jewels, pearls, and valuable stones were used in the luxurious royal ceremonies. They are all nature's gifts and are produced by the hills, oceans, etc., by the order of the Lord, when man does not waste his valuable time in producing unwanted things in the name of necessities. By so-called development of industrial enterprises, they are using now pots of gutta-percha instead of metals like gold, silver, brass and copper. They are using margarine instead of purified butter, and one fourth of the city population has no shelter.
TEXT 18
उद्धवः सात्यकिश्चैव व्यजने परमाद्भुते । विकीर्यमाणः कुसुमै रेजे मधुपतिः पथि ॥१८॥
uddhavaḥ sātyakiś caiva vyajane paramādbhute vikīryamāṇaḥ kusumai reje madhu-patiḥ pathi
uddhavaḥ —a cousin-brother of Kṛṣṇa's;  sātyakiḥ —His driver;  ca —and;  eva —certainly;  vyajane —engaged in fanning;  parama-adbhute —decorative;  vikīryamāṇaḥ —seated on scattered;  kusumai —flowers all around;  reje —commanded;  madhu-patiḥ —master of Madhu (Kṛṣṇa);  pathi —on the road.
TRANSLATION
Uddhava and Sātyaki began to fan the Lord with a decorated fan, and the Lord, as the master of Madhu, seated on scattered flowers, commanded them along the road.