Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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vīkṣya tat kadanaṁ svānāṁ
nirūpya pura-rakṣaṇam
saubhaṁ ca śālva-rājaṁ ca
dārukaṁ prāha keśavaḥ

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] After He arrived at Dvārakā and saw how His people were threatened with destruction, and also saw Śālva and his Saubha airship, Lord Keśava arranged for the city’s defense and then addressed Dāruka as follows.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa placed Śrī Balarāma in a strategic position to guard the city, and He also appointed a special guard for Śrī Rukmiṇī and the other queens inside the palaces. According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, by a secret route special soldiers conveyed the queens to safety inside Dvārakā.

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