Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.11.31-32
वृद्धान्बालान्स्त्रियो राजन्सर्वोपकरणानि च ।
अन:स्वारोप्य गोपाला यत्ता आत्तशरासना: ॥ ३१ ॥
गोधनानि पुरस्कृत्य शृङ्गाण्यापूर्य सर्वत: ।
तूर्यघोषेण महता ययु: सहपुरोहिता: ॥ ३२ ॥
vṛddhān bālān striyo rājan
[vriddhaan baalaan striyo raajan]
sarvopakaraṇāni ca
[sarvopakaranaani cha]
anaḥsv āropya gopālā
[anahsv aaropya gopaalaa]
yattā ātta-śarāsanāḥ
[yattaa aatta-sharaasanaah]
godhanāni puraskṛtya
[godhanaani puraskritya]
śṛṅgāṇy āpūrya sarvataḥ
[shringaany aapoorya sarvatah]
tūrya-ghoṣeṇa mahatā
[toorya-ghoshena mahataa]
yayuḥ saha-purohitāḥ
[yayuh saha-purohitaah]
Word-for-word
vṛddhān
—
first all the old men
bālān
—
children
striyaḥ
—
women
rājan
—
O King Parīkṣit
sarva - upakaraṇāni ca
—
then all sorts of necessities and whatever belongings they had
anaḥsu
—
on the bullock carts
āropya
—
keeping
gopālāḥ
—
all the cowherd men
yattāḥ
—
with great care
ātta - śara - asanāḥ
—
fully equipped with arrows and bows
go - dhanāni
—
all the cows
puraskṛtya
—
keeping in front
śṛṅgāṇi
—
bugles or horns
āpūrya
—
vibrating
sarvataḥ
—
all around
tūrya - ghoṣeṇa
—
with the resounding of the bugles
mahatā
—
loud
yayuḥ
—
started
saha - purohitāḥ
—
with the priests .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vṛddhān bālān striyo rājan
vṛddhān
first all the old men
bālān
children
striyaḥ
women
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
sarvopakaraṇāni ca
sarva - upakaraṇāni ca
then all sorts of necessities and whatever belongings they had
anaḥsu
on the bullock carts
anaḥsv āropya gopālā
āropya
keeping
gopālāḥ
all the cowherd men
yattā ātta-śarāsanāḥ
yattāḥ
with great care
ātta - śara - asanāḥ
fully equipped with arrows and bows
godhanāni puraskṛtya
go - dhanāni
all the cows
puraskṛtya
keeping in front
śṛṅgāṇy āpūrya sarvataḥ
śṛṅgāṇi
bugles or horns
āpūrya
vibrating
sarvataḥ
all around
tūrya-ghoṣeṇa mahatā
tūrya - ghoṣeṇa
with the resounding of the bugles
mahatā
loud
yayuḥ saha-purohitāḥ
yayuḥ
started
saha - purohitāḥ
with the priests .
Keeping all the old men, women, children and household paraphernalia on the bullock carts and keeping all the cows in front, the cowherd men picked up their bows and arrows with great care and sounded bugles made of horn. O King Parīkṣit, in this way, with bugles vibrating all around, the cowherd men, accompanied by their priests, began their journey.
Purport
In this connection it is to be noted that although the inhabitants of Gokula were mostly cowherd men and cultivators, they knew how to defend themselves from danger and how to give protection to the women, the old men, the cows and the children, as well as to the brahminical purohitas.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Keeping all the old men, women, children and household paraphernalia on the bullock carts and keeping all the cows in front, the cowherd men picked up their bows and arrows with great care and sounded bugles made of horn. O King Parīkṣit, in this way, with bugles vibrating all around, the cowherd men, accompanied by their priests, began their journey.
Commentary
Yatta means carefully.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Having described loading the carts, Śukadeva describes their journey. By calling out to Parīkṣit, he points out the intensity of prema of the people of Vraja.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Having described loading the carts, Śukadeva describes their journey in two verses. They had bows in their hands out of fear of Kaṁsa. They went with priests or priests also went once, not concerned about their houses, since this was a most pure place. By calling out to Parīkṣit, he points out that a king could not suddenly move like this.
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Personal Guidance
Real protection means guarding the vulnerable — cows, children, elders, women, brāhmaṇas — with skill, vigilance, and Kṛṣṇa at the center.
Practical Applications
- Identify the most vulnerable person in your circle today — an elder, a child, someone overlooked — and take one concrete action to shield or serve them.
- Refuse the false split between 'spiritual' and 'practical' life: sharpen one real-world skill (driving, cooking, finances, defense) as an offering to Kṛṣṇa's mission.
- Before any departure or transition today — leaving home, starting a meeting, beginning a task — place Kṛṣṇa and His devotees 'in front' by chanting or remembering Him first.
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