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ŚB 10.71.12

Devanagari

अथादिशत् प्रयाणाय भगवान् देवकीसुत: ।
भृत्यान् दारुकजैत्रादीननुज्ञाप्य गुरून् विभु: ॥ १२ ॥

Text

athādiśat prayāṇāya
bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ
bhṛtyān dāruka-jaitrādīn
anujñāpya gurūn vibhuḥ

Synonyms

atha — then; ādiśat — ordered; prayāṇāya — in preparation for leaving; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; devakī-sutaḥ — the son of Devakī; bhṛtyān — His servants; dāruka-jaitra-ādīn — headed by Dāruka and Jaitra; anujñāpya — taking permission; gurūn — from His superiors; vibhuḥ — the almighty one.

Translation

The almighty Personality of Godhead, the son of Devakī, begged His superiors for permission to leave. Then He ordered His servants, headed by Dāruka and Jaitra, to prepare for departure.

Purport

The superiors mentioned here are personalities such as Vasudeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s father.