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ŚB 1.11.18

वारणेन्द्रं पुरस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणै: ससुमङ्गलै: ।
शङ्खतूर्यनिनादेन ब्रह्मघोषेण चाद‍ृता: ।
प्रत्युज्जग्मू रथैर्हृष्टा: प्रणयागतसाध्वसा: ॥ १८ ॥

vāraṇendraṁ puraskṛtya
brāhmaṇaiḥ sasumaṅgalaiḥ
śaṅkha-tūrya-ninādena
brahma-ghoṣeṇa cādṛtāḥ
pratyujjagmū rathair hṛṣṭāḥ
praṇayāgata-sādhvasāḥ

Synonyms

vāraṇa-indram — elephants on the auspicious mission; puraskṛtya — putting in the front; brāhmaṇaiḥ — by the brāhmaṇas; sa-sumaṅgalaiḥ — with all-auspicious signs; śaṅkha — conchshell; tūrya — bugle; ninādena — by the sound of; brahma-ghoṣeṇa — by chanting the hymns of the Vedas; ca — and; ādṛtāḥ — glorified; prati — towards; ujjagmuḥ — proceeded hurriedly; rathaiḥ — on the chariots; hṛṣṭāḥ — in cheerfulness; praṇayāgata — saturated with affection; sādhvasāḥ — all-respectful.

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Upon reaching the border of His most prosperous metropolis, known as the country of the Ānartas [Dvārakā], the Lord sounded His auspicious conchshell, heralding His arrival and apparently pacifying the dejection of the inhabitants.

Purport

The Vedic way of receiving a great personality creates an atmosphere of respect, which is saturated with affection and veneration for the person received. The auspicious atmosphere of such a reception depends on the paraphernalia described above, including conchshells, flowers, incense, decorated elephants, and the qualified brāhmaṇas reciting verses from the Vedic literatures. Such a program of reception is full of sincerity, on the part of both the receiver and the received.

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