Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.5
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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śaibya - sugrīva - meghapuṣpa - balāhakaiḥ
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(with the horses) Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka
Compound of four proper names. The horses themselves are personal — eternal associates with names, not anonymous beasts. In Vaikuṇṭha and Dvārakā even the animals are nitya-siddha; the divine world is fully populated.
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prāñjaliḥ
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with palms joined in reverence
Compound: pra + añjali (cupped palms). The bodily mudrā of surrender. Gauḍīyas link it to praṇāma and to the añjali-mudrā of arcana: the body speaks bhakti before the lips do.
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yuktam
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yoked
Past participle of √yuj. Same root as yoga. The chariot already yukta names the readiness of the servant: when Bhagavān decides to act, His instruments are not still being prepared.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī quotes the following text of the Padma Purāṇa describing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s chariot horses: śaibyas tu śuka-patrābhaḥ sugrīvo hema-piṅgalaḥ meghapuṣpas tu meghābhaḥ pāṇḍuro hi balāhakaḥ “Śaibya was green like a parrot’s wings, Sugrīva yellow-gold, Meghapuṣpa the color of a cloud, and Balāhaka whitish.”
The colors of the horses are described in the Padma Purana: saibya was the color of a sirisa tree leaf. Sugriva was golden. Meghapuspa was the color of a cloud. Balahaka was white.
The word ca indicates that the chariot appeared immediately. Sometimes saibya is seen instead of śaibya. The colors of the horses are described in Padma Purāṇa. śaibyas tu śuka-patrābhaḥ sugrīvo hema-piṅgalaḥ meghapuṣpas tu meghābhaḥ pāṇḍuro hi balāhakaḥ Śaibya was green like a parrot’s wings, Sugrīva yellow-gold, Meghapuṣpa the color of a cloud, and Balāhaka whitish. The horses were yoked the chariot called Sugrīva-puṣpaka. Dāruka brought the chariot near to Kṛṣṇa. He placed his hands on his head with devotion (pra—aṣjaliḥ).
A devotee approaches the deity with hands joined, holding nothing for himself — the body itself the only offering. Dāruka brings the chariot already yoked and stands with añjali, the model servant: prepare what the master needs, then stand silent.
When Rāma was crowned at Ayodhyā, Hanumān stood at His feet with palms joined — refusing throne, kingdom, even a separate dwelling. Asked what he wanted, he said only 'service.'
The Gauḍīyas place Dāruka in this lineage: the devotee whose añjali is the whole prayer. The horses are ready, the master will mount, nothing else needs to be said.
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Source: vedabase.io