SB 4.9.39-40 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.39-40

सदश्वं रथमारुह्य कार्तस्वरपरिष्कृतम् ब्राह्मणै: कुलवृद्धैश्च पर्यस्तोऽमात्यबन्धुभि: ॥ ३९ ॥ शङ्खदुन्दुभिनादेन ब्रह्मघोषेण वेणुभि: निश्चक्राम पुरात्तूर्णमात्मजाभीक्षणोत्सुक: ॥ ४० ॥

sad-aśvaṁ ratham āruhya

[sad-ashvam ratham aaruhya]

kārtasvara-pariṣkṛtam

[kaartasvara-parishkritam]

brāhmaṇaiḥ kula-vṛddhaiś ca

[braahmanaih kula-vriddhaish cha]

paryasto ’mātya-bandhubhiḥ

[paryasto ’maatya-bandhubhih]

śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena

[shankha-dundubhi-naadena]

brahma-ghoṣeṇa veṇubhiḥ

[brahma-ghoshena venubhih]

niścakrāma purāt tūrṇam

[nishchakraama puraat toornam]

ātmajābhīkṣaṇotsukaḥ

[aatmajaabheekshanotsukah]

Word-for-word

sat-aśvam — drawn by very fine horses ratham — chariot āruhya — getting on kārtasvara-pariṣkṛtam — bedecked with golden filigree brāhmaṇaiḥ — with brāhmaṇas kula-vṛddhaiḥ — along with elderly personalities of the family ca — also paryastaḥ — being surrounded amātya — by officers and ministers bandhubhiḥ — and friends śaṅkha — of conchshells dundubhi — and kettledrums nādena — with the sound brahma-ghoṣeṇa — by the chanting of Vedic mantras veṇubhiḥ — by flutes niścakrāma — he came out purāt — from the city tūrṇam — with great haste ātma-ja — son abhīkṣaṇa — to see utsukaḥ — very eager.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sad-aśvaṁ ratham āruhya

sat-aśvam

drawn by very fine horses

ratham

chariot

āruhya

getting on

kārtasvara-pariṣkṛtam

bedecked with golden filigree

brāhmaṇaiḥ kula-vṛddhaiś ca

brāhmaṇaiḥ

with brāhmaṇas

kula-vṛddhaiḥ

along with elderly personalities of the family

also

paryasto ’mātya-bandhubhiḥ

paryastaḥ

being surrounded

śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena

brahma-ghoṣeṇa veṇubhiḥ

niścakrāma purāt tūrṇam

amātya

by officers and ministers

bandhubhiḥ

and friends

ātmajābhīkṣaṇotsukaḥ

śaṅkha

of conchshells

dundubhi

and kettledrums

nādena

with the sound

brahma-ghoṣeṇa

by the chanting of Vedic mantras

veṇubhiḥ

by flutes

niścakrāma

he came out

purāt

from the city

tūrṇam

with great haste

ātma-ja

son

abhīkṣaṇa

to see

utsukaḥ

very eager.

Then King Uttānapāda, being very eager to see the face of his lost son, mounted a chariot drawn by excellent horses and bedecked with golden filigree. Taking with him many learned brāhmaṇas, all the elderly personalities of his family, his officers, his ministers and his immediate friends, he immediately left the city. As he proceeded in this parade, there were auspicious sounds of conchshells, kettledrums, flutes, and the chanting of Vedic mantras to indicate all good fortune.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Eager to see his son, he hastily came out of the city, riding his chariot ornamented with gold which was drawn by fine horses, surrounded by elders of the family, ministers and friends, to the sounds of conches, drums, and flutes, and the chanting of the Vedas. Paryastaḥ means surrounded.

Personal Guidance

The king mounts his chariot and goes out with brāhmaṇas, family, ministers, and friends to receive Dhruva. The right way to welcome someone you've wronged is publicly, with your whole world arrayed in honor of them.

Reflection Questions

Whose return deserves a full, public welcome from me rather than a private apology?
Where do I scale down a reception out of pride when generosity would heal more?

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io