SB 10.43.2

Devanāgarī

रङ्गद्वारं समासाद्य तस्मिन् नागमवस्थितम् । अपश्यत्कुवलयापीडं कृष्णोऽम्बष्ठप्रचोदितम् ॥ २ ॥

Text

raṅga-dvāraṁ samāsādya tasmin nāgam avasthitam apaśyat kuvalayāpīḍaṁ kṛṣṇo ’mbaṣṭha-pracoditam

Synonyms

raṅga—of the arena;dvāram—the gate;samāsādya—reaching;tasmin—in that place;nāgam—an elephant;avasthitam—standing;apaśyat—He saw;kuvalayāpīḍam—named Kuvalayāpīḍa;kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa;ambaṣṭha—by his keeper;pracoditam—urged on.

Translation

When Lord Kṛṣṇa reached the entrance to the arena, He saw the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa blocking His way at the urging of his keeper.

Purport