Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.22
tatra suhṛdaḥ –
[tatra suhridah –]
vātsalya-gandhi-sakhyāṁ tu kiñcit te vayasādhikāḥ |
[vaatsalya-gandhi-sakhyaam tu kinchit te vayasaadhikaah |]
sāyudhās tasya duṣṭebhyaḥ sadā rakṣā-parāyaṇāḥ ||22||
[saayudhaas tasya dushtebhyah sadaa rakshaa-paraayanaah ||22||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra suhṛdaḥ –
vātsalya-gandhi-sakhyāṁ tu kiñcit te vayasādhikāḥ |
sāyudhās tasya duṣṭebhyaḥ sadā rakṣā-parāyaṇāḥ ||22||
The suhṛts have friendship mixed with a tinge of vatsala. They are slightly older than Kṛṣṇa, and, carrying weapons, they are always ready to protect Kṛṣṇa from demons.
Purport
Kṛṣṇa’s well-wisher friends are a little bit older than Kṛṣṇa, and they have some parental affection for Him. Because of their being older than Kṛṣṇa, they always try to protect Him from any harm. As such, they sometimes bear weapons so that they can chastise any mischievous persons who want to do harm to Kṛṣṇa.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
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