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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
<< Canto 10, The Summum Bonum >>
<< 86 - Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees >>
<< VERSE 9 >>
mahatyāṁ deva-yātrāyāṁ
ratha-sthāṁ durga-nirgatāṁ
jahārānumataḥ pitroḥ
kṛṣṇasya ca mahā-rathaḥ
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
 | Once, on the occasion of a great temple festival in honor of the Supreme Lord, Subhadrā rode out of the fortresslike palace on a chariot, and at that time the mighty chariot warrior Arjuna took the opportunity to kidnap her. Subhadrā’s parents and Kṛṣṇa had sanctioned this.
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PURPORT
| | Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī identifies this festival as the annual Ratha-yātrā for Lord Viṣṇu on the occasion of His rising from mystic sleep at the end of Cāturmāsya. Subhadrā’s parents are Vasudeva and Devakī.
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