Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.86.5

ekadā gṛham ānīya

ātithyena nimantrya tam

śraddhayopahṛtaḿ bhaikṣyaḿ

balena bubhuje kila

SYNONYMS

ekadā — once; gṛham — to His (Balarāma's) home; ānīya — bringing; ātithyena — as a guest; nimantrya — inviting; tam — him (Arjuna); śraddhayā — with faith; upahṛtam — presented; bhaikṣyam — food; balena — by Lord Balarāma; bubhuje — he ate; kila — indeed.

TRANSLATION

One day Lord Balarāma brought him to His home as His invited dinner guest, and Arjuna ate the food the Lord respectfully offered him.

PURPORT

From the explanation of Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, it is understood that Arjuna in his sannyāsī role had just finished the four-month vows of the rainy season and could now again accept general invitations from householders. Thus no one would have suspected any unusual motive in his visiting Lord Balarāma at this time.

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