Adi-lila, Chapter 6 559
indrah—the lion; iva—like; bhagam—the share; ajg—of the goats; avi—and sheep;
yuthat—from the midst; tat—that; sri-niketana—of the shelter of the goddess of
fortune; caranah—the lotus feet; astu—let there be; mama—my; arcandya—for
worshiping.

TRANSLATION
“When Jarasandha and other kings, bows and arrows upraised, stood ready to
deliver me in charity to Sisupala, He forcibly took me from their midst, as a lion
takes its share of goats and sheep. The dust of His lotus feet is therefore the crown
of inconquerable soldiers. May those lotus feet, which are the shelter of the goddess
of fortune, be the object of my worship.”
PURPORT
This verse is from Srimad-Bhdgavatam (10.83.8).
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tapas caranti majndya
sva-pada-sparsandsa yG@
sakhyopetyagrahit panim
saham tad-grha-marjani
SYNONYMS
tapah—austerity; caranti—performing; md—me; djfidya—knowing; sva-pdda-
sparsana—of touching His feet; aSaya@—with the desire; sakhyd—with His friend
Arjuna; upetya—coming; agrahit— accepted; panim—my hand; s@—that woman; aham
—1; tat—His; gtha-marjani— keeper of the home.
TRANSLATION
“Knowing me to be performing austerities with the desire to touch His feet, He
came with His friend Arjuna and accepted my hand. Yet I am but a maidservant en-
gaged in sweeping the floor of the house of Sri Krsna.”
PURPORT
This verse appears in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.83.11) in connection with the
meeting of the family ladies of the Kuru and Yadu dynasties at Samanta-paficaka.
At the time of that meeting, the queen of Krsna named Kalindi spoke to Draupadf
in this way.
