Text 24] Lord Krsna’s Entrance in Dvaraka 58]

TRANSLATION

Then the Lord personally entered the city accompanied by elderly
relatives and invalid brahmanas with their wives, all offering benedictions
and singing the glories of the Lord. Others also praised the glories of the
Lord.

PURPORT

The brahmanas in society were never attentive in banking money for
future retired life. When they were old invalids, they used to approach the
assembly of the kings, and simply by praising the glorious deeds performed
by the kings, along with their wives, they would be provided with all
necessities of life. Such brahmanas were not, so to speak, flatterers of the
kings, but the kings were actually glorified by their actions, and they were
sincerely still more encouraged in pious acts by such brahmanas in a
dignified way. Lord Sri Krsna is worthy of all glories, and the praying
brahmanas and others were glorified themselves by chanting the glories of
the Lord.

TEXT 24

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raja-margam gate krsne
dvarakayah kula-striyah

harmyany druruhur vipra
tad-iksana-mahotsavah

raja-margam—the public roads; gate—while passing over; krsne—by
Lord Krsna; dvdrakayah—of the city of Dvaraka; kula-striyah—ladies of
the respectable families; harmyapi—on the palaces; druruhuh—got up;
vipra—O brahmanas; tat-iksana—just to look upon Him (Krsna); maha-
utsavah—accepted as the greatest festival.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Krsna passed over the public roads, all the ladies from the
respectable families of Dvaraka went up to the roofs of their palaces just
to have a look at the Lord. They considered this to be the greatest festival.
