Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.56
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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suparṇa - lakṣaṇam
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whose mark is Garuḍa
Compound: suparṇa (beautiful-winged, Garuḍa) + lakṣaṇa (sign, emblem). The Garuḍa-dhvaja is Viṣṇu's flag, named in Mahābhārata at Kurukṣetra and in SB throughout. The chariot is identified as Viṣṇu's vehicle — the flag declares the act is Bhagavān's, not merely Yadu's.
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samāropya
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lifting her
Absolutive of sam-ā-√ruh (causative). Same root as āropya in verse 6 (Kṛṣṇa seating the brāhmaṇa). The chapter rhymes structurally: He āropya-ed the messenger; He samāropya-s the bride. Each act lifts a devotee onto His vehicle.
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śṛgāla - madhyāt iva bhāga - hṛt hariḥ
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like a lion (hari) removing his portion from the midst of jackals
Compound: śṛgāla (jackal) + madhyāt (from the midst) + iva (like) + bhāga (portion) + hṛt (taker) + hariḥ (lion / Kṛṣṇa). The pun on hari (lion / Kṛṣṇa) is the chapter's hinge — Kṛṣṇa is the haraṇa-kāra named Hari, and He is also the lion. Gauḍīya readers savor this as Vyāsa's signature wordplay.
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rāma - puraḥ - gamaḥ
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preceded by Rāma (Balarāma)
Compound: Rāma + puraḥ (in front) + gama (going). Balarāma leads; Kṛṣṇa follows with the bride. Gauḍīyas note: the elder brother always goes ahead to clear the path — Nityānanda's eternal function with respect to Caitanya.
Suddenly everyone became stunned with fear on seeing the symbol of the Lord, Garuḍa, on the chariot. It also added to the beauty of the chariot. He went slowly, without fear.
He put her quickly and comfortably on the chariot in the seat (sam-āropya). The symbol of Garuḍa indicates defeat of others and moving quickly. Mādhava means the husband of Lakṣmī, who was non-different from Rukmiṇī. Or it means he was born in the Madhu dynasty to manifest his unlimited powers. Defeating the kings, putting Balarāma in from, he slowly departed with the Yadus from that place (tataḥ), without fear. An example is given. The lion by force takes the meat (bhaga-hrṭ) though surrounded by jackals.
A lion walks unhurriedly out of a circle of jackals carrying his portion. Bhagavān does not run, does not strike — He simply lifts and exits. The image is one of the Bhāgavata's most quoted: the master of the field walks through opposition as if it were not there.
Caitanya-caritāmṛta records that the Māyāvāda sannyāsīs of Kāśī, hostile to His kīrtana, surrounded Him at Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī's gathering. Mahāprabhu sat quietly, refused argument, and within hours had turned the whole assembly into devotees by sheer presence.
Gauḍīyas pair this with SB 10.53.56. Bhagavān among hostile kings does not require violence; presence is sufficient. The lion image fits both: the Lord walks out of the jackal-circle with His prize, unhurried.
My note
Source: vedabase.io