Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.71.16
नरोष्ट्रगोमहिषखराश्वतर्यन:-
करेणुभि: परिजनवारयोषित: ।
स्वलङ्कृता: कटकुटिकम्बलाम्बरा-
द्युपस्करा ययुरधियुज्य सर्वत: ॥ १६ ॥
naroṣṭra-go-mahiṣa-kharāśvatary-anaḥ
[naroshtra-go-mahisha-kharaashvatary-anah]
kareṇubhiḥ parijana-vāra-yoṣitaḥ
[karenubhih parijana-vaara-yoshitah]
sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ kaṭa-kuṭi-kambalāmbarādy-
[sv-alankritaah kata-kuti-kambalaambaraady-]
upaskarā yayur adhiyujya sarvataḥ
[upaskaraa yayur adhiyujya sarvatah]
Word-for-word
nara
—
by human carriers
uṣṭra
—
camels
go
—
bulls
mahiṣa
—
buffalo
khara
—
donkeys
aśvatarī
—
mules
anaḥ
—
bullock carts
kareṇubhiḥ
—
and female elephants
parijana
—
of the household
vāra
—
and of public use
yoṣitaḥ
—
the women
su - alaṅkṛtāḥ
—
well decorated
kaṭa
—
made of grass
kuṭi
—
huts
kambala
—
blankets
ambara
—
clothing
ādi
—
and so on
upaskarāḥ
—
whose paraphernalia
yayuḥ
—
they went
adhiyujya
—
having loaded
sarvataḥ
—
on all sides .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
naroṣṭra-go-mahiṣa-kharāśvatary-anaḥ
nara
by human carriers
uṣṭra
camels
go
bulls
mahiṣa
buffalo
khara
donkeys
aśvatarī
mules
anaḥ
bullock carts
kareṇubhiḥ parijana-vāra-yoṣitaḥ
kareṇubhiḥ
and female elephants
parijana
of the household
vāra
and of public use
yoṣitaḥ
the women
su - alaṅkṛtāḥ
well decorated
sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ kaṭa-kuṭi-kambalāmbarādy-
kaṭa
made of grass
kuṭi
huts
kambala
blankets
ambara
clothing
ādi
and so on
upaskarā yayur adhiyujya sarvataḥ
upaskarāḥ
whose paraphernalia
yayuḥ
they went
adhiyujya
having loaded
sarvataḥ
on all sides .
Important Words
-
parijana
—
household attendants
Parijana — those near Him. The grammar of nearness: every layer of the Lord's retinue is named. Even attendants of attendants are recorded.
-
kareṇubhiḥ
—
with female elephants
Specific feminine plural — the female elephants carry the women. Bhāgavatam pays attention to gendered detail; the procession is not abstract pageantry but a registered, ordered movement.
-
upaskarāḥ
—
paraphernalia, equipment
Upaskara — what is gathered around. Devotional service in its outer life is upaskara — robes, lamps, drums, deity-ornaments — all gathered around the Lord, never independent of Him.
On all sides proceeded finely adorned women-attendants of the royal household, as well as courtesans. They rode on palanquins and camels, bulls and buffalo, donkeys, mules, bullock carts and elephants. Their conveyances were fully loaded with grass tents, blankets, clothes and other items for the trip.
Purport
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the household attendants mentioned here included washerwomen and other helpers.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
On all sides proceeded finely adorned women-attendants of the royal household, as well as courtesans. They rode on palanquins and camels, bulls and buffalo, donkeys, mules, bullock carts and elephants. Their conveyances were fully loaded with grass tents, blankets, clothes and other items for the trip.
Commentary
Female servants such as washerwomen went, tying firmly on the camels household goods (upaskara) such as houses made of usira grass.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Nara means palanquins carried by me. Go means bulls. Parimana means attendants like washermen. The equipment was loaded on the carts.
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Personal Guidance
Even the attendants and helpers were given conveyances — camels, bulls, bullock carts. No one was left to walk while others rode. Care for the support cast is the test of a leader's heart.
Reflection Questions
- Whose comfort in my projects is invisible to me?
- How could I make those who help me feel honored, not used?
Analogy
The maids and courtesans loaded onto camels, mules and elephants with tents and blankets are like a great household lifting its hearth-fire onto wheels — the city travels with its kitchen, because where Kṛṣṇa moves, daily life moves with Him.
My note
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