Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.77.11
ఇత్యుక్తశ్చోదయామాస రథమాస్థాయ దారుక: ।
విశన్తం దదృశు: సర్వే స్వే పరే చారుణానుజమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥
ity uktaś codayām āsa
[ity uktash chodayaam aasa]
ratham āsthāya dārukaḥ
[ratham aasthaaya daarukah]
viśantaṁ dadṛśuḥ sarve
[vishantam dadrishuh sarve]
sve pare cāruṇānujam
[sve pare chaarunaanujam]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
uktaḥ
—
told
codayām āsa
—
he drove forward
ratham
—
the chariot
āsthāya
—
taking control of it
dārukaḥ
—
Dāruka
viśantam
—
entering
dadṛśuḥ
—
saw
sarve
—
everyone
sve
—
His own men
pare
—
the opposite party
ca
—
also
aruṇa - anujam
—
the younger brother of Aruṇa (Garuḍa, on Lord Kṛṣṇa’s flag) .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity uktaś codayām āsa
iti
thus
uktaḥ
told
codayām āsa
he drove forward
ratham āsthāya dārukaḥ
ratham
the chariot
āsthāya
taking control of it
dārukaḥ
Dāruka
viśantaṁ dadṛśuḥ sarve
viśantam
entering
dadṛśuḥ
saw
sarve
everyone
sve pare cāruṇānujam
sve
His own men
pare
the opposite party
ca
also
aruṇa - anujam
the younger brother of Aruṇa (Garuḍa, on Lord Kṛṣṇa’s flag) .
Important Words
-
aruṇa-anujam
—
the younger brother of Aruṇa
Compound: aruṇa (the dawn, charioteer of Sūrya) + anuja (younger brother) — i.e. Garuḍa. Kṛṣṇa's chariot-banner is the king of birds, eternal carrier of Viṣṇu. To see the banner is already to know which Lord is approaching.
-
viśantam
—
entering
Present active participle of √viś. The chariot's entry is the verse's pivot — both armies stop to watch. Devotional appearance carries this same weight: when bhakti openly enters a conflict, all eyes turn, friend and foe.
-
sve pare ca
—
own and others alike
Idiomatic — His own people (Yadus) and the enemy (Śālvas). Kṛṣṇa's arrival is registered identically by both camps, though the emotion differs — hope on one side, dread on the other. The same Bhagavān, two opposite responses, by adhikāra.
Thus ordered, Dāruka took command of the Lord’s chariot and drove forth. As the chariot entered the battlefield, everyone there, both friend and foe, caught sight of the emblem of Garuḍa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus ordered, Dāruka took command of the Lord's chariot and drove forth. As the chariot entered the battlefield, everyone there, both friend and foe, caught sight of the emblem of Garuḍa.
Commentary
Both sides saw Garuda (aruna anujam) on the flag of his chariot.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Everyone saw the chariot with the Garuḍa emblem enter the battle.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The Yadus and the enemy saw the chariot enter the city or battlefield, with the emblem of Garuḍa from far off, since the flag was above the chariot.
Related values & verses
Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)
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Personal Guidance
Analogy
Dāruka takes up the reins, the chariot enters the field, and at once friend and foe alike see the Garuḍa-emblem rising above the dust. Bhakti, once it actually enters a situation, declares itself visibly — the flag of Vaiṣṇava allegiance does not stay folded in the chariot box.
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