Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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tasya kāśī-patir mitraṁ
pārṣṇi-grāho ’nvayān nṛpa
akṣauhiṇībhis tisṛbhir
apaśyat pauṇḍrakaṁ hariḥ
śaṅkhāry-asi-gadā-śārṅga-
śrīvatsādy-upalakṣitam
bibhrāṇaṁ kaustubha-maṇiṁ
vana-mālā-vibhūṣitam
kauśeya-vāsasī pīte
vasānaṁ garuḍa-dhvajam
amūlya-mauly-ābharaṇaṁ
sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam

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TRANSLATION

Pauṇḍraka’s friend, the King of Kāśī, followed behind, O King, leading the rear guard with three akṣauhiṇī divisions. Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that Pauṇḍraka was carrying the Lord’s own insignia, such as the conchshell, disc, sword and club, and also an imitation Śārṅga bow and Śrīvatsa mark. He wore a mock Kaustubha gem, was decorated with a garland of forest flowers and was dressed in upper and lower garments of fine yellow silk. His banner bore the image of Garuḍa, and he wore a valuable crown and gleaming, shark-shaped earrings.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda comments in Kṛṣṇa:

“When the two kings came before Lord Kṛṣṇa to oppose Him, Kṛṣṇa saw Pauṇḍraka face to face for the first time.”



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