888 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 22
TRANSLATION
Overjoyed to know of his arrival, his subjects came forth from Brahma-
varta to greet their returning lord with songs, prayers and musical instru-
ments.
PURPORT
It is the custom of the citizens of a kingdom’s capital to receive
the king when he returns from a tour. There is a similar description when
Krsna returned to Dvaraka after the Battle of Kuruksetra. At that time
He was received by all classes of citizens at the gate of the city. Formerly,
capital cities were surrounded by walls, and there were different gates for
regular entrance. Even in Delhi today there are old gates, and some other
old cities have such gates where citizens would gather to receive the king.
Here also the citizens of Barhismati, the capital of Brahmavarta, the
kingdom of Svayambhuva, came nicely dressed to receive the Emperor
with decorations and musical instruments.
TEXTS 29-30
LN
aed am gt aut |
ATTA TA Ta AHCI yeaa: 1281!
EU: TNA TAR Tasha: |
TN Fs TONEY THEA THAT 113 oll
barhismati nama puri
serva-sampat-samanvita
nyapatan yatra romani
yajnasyangam vidhunvatah
kusah kasas ta evasan
§aSvad-dharita-varcasah
rsayo yaih parabhavya
yajna-ghnan yajnam ijire
barhismati—Barhismati; nama—named; puri—city; sarva-sampat—all kinds
of wealth; samanvita—full of; nyapatan—fell down; yatra—where; romani—
the hairs; yajfiasya—of Lord Boar; angam—His body; vidhunvatah —shaking;
kusah—kusa grass; kasah—kasa grass; te—they; eva—certainly; dsan—
became; Sasvat-harita—of evergreen; varcasah—having the color; rsayah—
