Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.52.6
నీయమానే ధనే గోభిర్నృభిశ్చాచ్యుతచోదితై: ।
ఆజగామ జరాసన్ధస్త్రయోవింశత్యనీకప: ॥ ౬ ॥
nīyamāne dhane gobhir
[neeyamaane dhane gobhir]
nṛbhiś cācyuta-coditaiḥ
[nribhish chaachyuta-choditaih]
ājagāma jarāsandhas
[aajagaama jaraasandhas]
trayo-viṁśaty-anīka-paḥ
[trayo-vimshaty-aneeka-pah]
Word-for-word
nīyamāne
—
as it was being taken
dhane
—
the wealth
gobhiḥ
—
by oxen
nṛbhiḥ
—
by men
ca
—
and
acyuta
—
by Lord Kṛṣṇa
coditaiḥ
—
engaged
ājugāma
—
came there
jarāsandhaḥ
—
Jarāsandha
trayaḥ
—
three
viṁśati
—
plus twenty
anīka
—
of armies
paḥ
—
the leader .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nīyamāne dhane gobhir
nīyamāne
as it was being taken
dhane
the wealth
gobhiḥ
by oxen
nṛbhiś cācyuta-coditaiḥ
nṛbhiḥ
by men
ca
and
acyuta
by Lord Kṛṣṇa
coditaiḥ
engaged
ājagāma jarāsandhas
ājugāma
came there
jarāsandhaḥ
Jarāsandha
trayo-viṁśaty-anīka-paḥ
trayaḥ
three
viṁśati
plus twenty
anīka
of armies
paḥ
the leader .
Important Words
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acyuta-coditaiḥ
—
engaged by the infallible Lord
Compound: acyuta (the infallible one, Kṛṣṇa) + coditaiḥ (engaged, impelled). Even the oxen and porters are 'engaged by Kṛṣṇa' — the verse subtly classifies them as servants of the Lord, not mere laborers. A Gauḍīya note on yukta-vairāgya in action.
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jarāsandhaḥ
—
Jarāsandha
Literally 'joined by Jarā' — the demoness Jarā fused his two halves at birth. King of Magadha and Kaṁsa's father-in-law, he is Kṛṣṇa's recurring antagonist throughout this Mathurā-Dvārakā arc, the very face of asurika persistence.
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trayaḥ-viṁśati-anīka-paḥ
—
the leader of twenty-three armies
Compound: trayaḥ (three) + viṁśati (twenty) + anīka (army) + paḥ (lord). The numerical specificity stresses overwhelming odds — Kṛṣṇa's coming retreat is a chosen pastime, not a forced rout.
As the wealth was being carried by oxen and men under Lord Kṛṣṇa’s direction, Jarāsandha appeared at the head of twenty-three armies.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
As the wealth was being carried by oxen and men under Lord Kṛṣṇa's direction, Jarāsandha appeared at the head of twenty-three armies.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The word ca indicates that camels and other animals were also used. Each time Jarāsandha brought twenty-three akṣauhiṇīs, not more or less since he ordered the various kings to bring that amount.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Men also carried the load. The word ca indicates that camels and other animals were also used. The reason is that the order of the Lord cannot be violated (acyuta).
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Analogy
Jarāsandha arrives like a storm front at the end of a harvest — twenty-three armies darkening the horizon just as the oxen begin their slow walk home. Kṛṣṇa's pastimes always include such weather; the storm is part of the play, not an interruption of it.
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