Chapter 86
महत्यां देवयात्रायां रथस्थां दुर्गनिर्गताम् । जहारानुमत: पित्रो: कृष्णस्य च महारथ: ॥ ९ ॥
Transliteration
mahatyāṁ deva-yātrāyāṁ ratha-sthāṁ durga-nirgatāṁ jahārānumataḥ pitroḥ kṛṣṇasya ca mahā-rathaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
mahatyām — important; deva — for the Supreme Lord; yātrāyām — during a festival; ratha — on a chariot; sthām — riding; durga — from the fortress; nirgatām — having exited; jahāra — he seized her; anumataḥ — sanctioned; pitroḥ — by her parents; kṛṣṇasya — by Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; mahā-rathaḥ — the mighty chariot warrior.
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.”