Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.71.14
తతో రథద్విపభటసాదినాయకై:
కరాలయా పరివృత ఆత్మసేనయా ।
మృదఙ్గభేర్యానకశఙ్ఖగోముఖై:
ప్రఘోషఘోషితకకుభో నిరక్రమత్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥
tato ratha-dvipa-bhaṭa-sādi-nāyakaiḥ
[tato ratha-dvipa-bhata-saadi-naayakaih]
karālayā parivṛta ātma-senayā
[karaalayaa parivrita aatma-senayaa]
mṛdaṅga-bhery-ānaka-śaṅkha-gomukhaiḥ
[mridanga-bhery-aanaka-shankha-gomukhaih]
praghoṣa-ghoṣita-kakubho nirakramat
[praghosha-ghoshita-kakubho nirakramat]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
then
ratha
—
of His chariots
dvipa
—
elephants
bhaṭa
—
infantry
sādi
—
and cavalry
nāyakaiḥ
—
with leaders
karālayā
—
fearsome
parivṛtaḥ
—
surrounded
ātma
—
personal
senayā
—
by His army
mṛdaṅga
—
by mṛdaṅga drums
bherī
—
bherī horns
ānaka
—
kettledrums
śaṅkha
—
conchshells
go - mukhaiḥ
—
and go-mukha horns
praghoṣa
—
by the resounding
ghoṣita
—
filled with vibrations
kakubhaḥ
—
all directions
nirakramat
—
He went out .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato ratha-dvipa-bhaṭa-sādi-nāyakaiḥ
tataḥ
then
ratha
of His chariots
dvipa
elephants
bhaṭa
infantry
sādi
and cavalry
nāyakaiḥ
with leaders
karālayā parivṛta ātma-senayā
karālayā
fearsome
parivṛtaḥ
surrounded
ātma
personal
senayā
by His army
mṛdaṅga-bhery-ānaka-śaṅkha-gomukhaiḥ
mṛdaṅga
by mṛdaṅga drums
bherī
bherī horns
ānaka
kettledrums
śaṅkha
conchshells
go - mukhaiḥ
and go-mukha horns
praghoṣa-ghoṣita-kakubho nirakramat
praghoṣa
by the resounding
ghoṣita
filled with vibrations
kakubhaḥ
all directions
nirakramat
He went out .
Important Words
-
mṛdaṅga
—
mṛdaṅga drum
The mṛdaṅga is the kīrtana-instrument par excellence in Gauḍīya tradition — Mahāprabhu's saṅkīrtana moves to its beat. Its presence in Kṛṣṇa's own procession sanctifies the instrument forever.
-
śaṅkha
—
conchshell
The conch announces Viṣṇu wherever it blows — Pāñcajanya in Kṛṣṇa's hand, conches at every ārati. The śaṅkha-sound is itself a form of nāma-prakāśa.
-
ātma - senayā
—
by His own personal guard
Ātma-sena — His 'own' army, the inner circle. Devotees note that even the Lord's escort is intimate, not generic — His associates are personal to Him.
-
karālayā
—
fearsome
The guard is fierce because the Lord's progress through the kingdoms of asuras and uncertain kings must be invulnerable. Bhakti does not soften where protection is needed.
As the vibrations resounding from mṛdaṅgas, bherīs, kettledrums, conchshells and gomukhas filled the sky in all directions, Lord Kṛṣṇa set out on His journey. He was accompanied by the chief officers of His corps of chariots, elephants, infantry and cavalry and surrounded on all sides by His fierce personal guard.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
As the vibrations resounding from mṛdaṅgas, bherīs, kettledrums, conchshells and gomukhas filled the sky in all directions, Lord Kṛṣṇa set out on His journey. He was accompanied by the chief officers of His corps of chariots, elephants, infantry and cavalry and surrounded on all sides by His fierce personal guard.
Commentary
Bhattah means infantry. Sadinah means cavalry. Nayakah means those in chariots. . Kakubha in feminine form is also seen sometimes.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
After this (tataḥ) or from the city (tataḥ), with directions were filled with the sounds of instruments, he departed. He was surrounded by his own fierce troops and the palanquins etc. This, along with the devotion, indicates the extraordinary scene. Ānaka is a kettledrum. Gomukha is a type of ānaka.
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Analogy
Kṛṣṇa setting out amid mṛdaṅgas, conches and bherīs is like a river leaving its source in flood-song — the sound goes ahead, the water follows, and every direction is filled before His chariot has even passed.
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