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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.18
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- vāraṇendraṁ puraskṛtya
- brāhmaṇaiḥ sasumaṅgalaiḥ
- śaṅkha-tūrya-ninādena
- brahma-ghoṣeṇa cādṛtāḥ
- pratyujjagmū rathair hṛṣṭāḥ
- praṇayāgata-sādhvasāḥ
vāraṇaelephants on the auspicious mission-indramelephants on the auspicious mission — elephants on the auspicious mission; puraskṛtyaputting in the front — putting in the front; brāhmaṇaiḥby the brāhmaṇas — by the brāhmaṇas; sawith all-auspicious signs-sumaṅgalaiḥwith all-auspicious signs — with all-auspicious signs; śaṅkhaconchshell — conchshell; tūryabugle — bugle; ninādenaby the sound of — by the sound of; brahmaby chanting the hymns of the Vedas-ghoṣeṇaby chanting the hymns of the Vedas — by chanting the hymns of the Vedas; caand — and; ādṛtāḥglorified — glorified; pratitowards — towards; ujjagmuḥproceeded hurriedly — proceeded hurriedly; rathaiḥon the chariots — on the chariots; hṛṣṭāḥin cheerfulness — in cheerfulness; praṇayāgatasaturated with affection — saturated with affection; sādhvasāḥall-respectful — all-respectful.
They hastened toward the Lord on chariots with brāhmaṇas bearing flowers. Before them were elephants, emblems of good fortune. Conchshells and bugles were sounded, and Vedic hymns were chanted. Thus they offered their respects, which were saturated with affection.
The Vedic way of receiving a great personality creates an atmosphere of respect, which is saturated with affection and veneration for the person received. The auspicious atmosphere of such a reception depends on the paraphernalia described above, including conchshells, flowers, incense, decorated elephants, and the qualified brāhmaṇas reciting verses from the Vedic literatures. Such a program of reception is full of sincerity, on the part of both the receiver and the received.