Text 18] Departure of Lord Krsna for Dvaraka 529
sita-atapatram—soothing umbrella; jagraha— took up;muk ta-dama— deco-
rated with laces and pearls; vibhiisitam—embroidered: ratna-dandam—with a
handle of jewels; gudakesah— Arjuna, the expert warrior, or one who has
conquered sleep; priyah— 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 um-
brella 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
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sea: areata A TATE |
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faattam: gga Te agafa: af nec
uddhavah satyakis caiva
vyajane paramadbhute
vikiryamanah kusumai
reje madhu-patih pathi
uddhavah—a cousin-brother of Krsna’s; satyakih—His driver; ca—and;
eva—certainly; vyajane—engaged in fanning; parama-adbhute—decorative;
vikiryamanah -seated on scattered; kusumai—flowers all around; reje—
commanded; madhu-patih—master of Madhu (Krsna); pathi—on the road.
TRANSLATION
Uddhava and Satyaki 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.
