Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.69.26

aśvair gajai rathaiḥ kvāpi

vicarantaḿ gadāgrajam

kvacic chayānaḿ paryańke

stūyamānaḿ ca vandibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

aśvaiḥ — on horses; gajaiḥ — on elephants; rathaiḥ — on chariots; kva api — somewhere; vicarantam — riding; gada-agrajam — Lord Kṛṣṇa, the elder brother of Gada; kvacit — somewhere; śayānam — lying; paryańke — on His bed; stūyamānam — being praised; ca — and; vandibhiḥ — by bards.

TRANSLATION

In one place Lord Gadāgraja was riding on horses, elephants and chariots, and in another place He was resting on His bed while bards recited His glories.

PURPORT

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out that riding on horses and elephants is a noon activity, whereas one lies down during the latter part of night.

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