Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.56

rathaḿ samāropya suparṇa-lakṣaṇaḿ

rājanya-cakraḿ paribhūya mādhavaḥ

tato yayau rāma-purogamaḥ śanaiḥ

śṛgāla-madhyād iva bhāga-hṛd dhariḥ

SYNONYMS

ratham — onto His chariot; samāropya — lifting her; suparṇaGaruḍa; lakṣaṇam — whose mark; rājanya — of kings; cakram — the circle; paribhūya — defeating; mādhavaḥKṛṣṇa; tataḥ — from there; yayau — went; rāma — by Rāma; puraḥ-gamaḥ — preceded; śanaiḥ — slowly; śṛgāla — of jackals; madhyāt — from the midst; ivaas; bhāga — his portion; hṛt — removing; hariḥa lion.

TRANSLATION

Lifting the princess onto His chariot, whose flag bore the emblem of Garuḍa, Lord Mādhava drove back the circle of kings. With Balarāma in the lead, He slowly exited, like a lion removing his prey from the midst of jackals.

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