VEDABASEAI Bhagavad Gita

Canto & Chapters

Creation of the Fourth Order (31 Chapters)

Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva

Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī

Satī Quits Her Body

Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas

Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

The Story of King Vena

King Pṛthu’s Appearance and Coronation

Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters

Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

Lord Viṣṇu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu

Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras

Mahārāja Pṛthu’s Going Back Home

Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva

The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry

Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana; the Character of Kālakanyā

Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life

Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

The Activities of the Pracetās

Nārada Instructs the Pracetās

SB 4.9 Verses

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Canto 4, Chapter 9

Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

Verse 56 (SB 4.9.56)

SB 4.9.56 • मूल श्लोक

प्राकारैर्गोपुरागारै: शातकुम्भपरिच्छदै: । सर्वतोऽलड़्क़ृतं श्रीमद्विमानशिखरद्युभि: ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

prākārair gopurāgāraiḥ śātakumbha-paricchadaiḥ sarvato ’laṅkṛtaṁ śrīmad- vimāna-śikhara-dyubhiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

prākāraiḥ — with surrounding walls; gopura — city gates; āgāraiḥ — with houses; śātakumbha — golden; paricchadaiḥ — with ornamental work; sarvataḥ — on all sides; alaṅkṛtam — decorated; śrīmat — valuable, beautiful; vimāna — airplanes; śikhara — domes; dyubhiḥ — glittering.

Translation

“In the capital city there were many palaces, city gates and surrounding walls, which were already very, very beautiful, and on this occasion all of them were decorated with golden ornaments. The domes of the city palaces glittered, as did the domes of the beautiful airplanes which hovered over the city.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda

Regarding the mention of airplanes here, it is suggested by Śrīmad Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha that on this occasion the demigods from higher planetary systems also came in their airplanes to bestow their blessings on Dhruva Mahārāja on his arrival at the capital of his father. It also appears that all the domes of the city palaces as well as the pinnacles of the airplanes were decorated with ornamental work in gold, and, being reflected by the sunshine, they were all glittering. We can observe a specific distinction between Dhruva Mahārāja’s time and modern days, for the airplanes in those days were made of gold, whereas at the present moment airplanes are made of base aluminum. This just gives a hint of the opulence of Dhruva Mahārāja’s days and the poverty of modern times.