yudhiá¹£á¹hirasya bhÄ«masya
ká¹›tvÄ pÄdÄbhivandanam
phÄlgunaá¹ parirabhyÄtha
yamÄbhyÄá¹ cÄbhivanditaḥ
yudhiá¹£á¹hirasya bhÄ«masya - to Yudhiá¹£á¹hira and BhÄ«ma; ká¹›tvÄ - after offering; pÄda - at their feet; abhivandanam - obeisances; phÄlgunam - Arjuna; parirabhya - firmly embracing; atha - then; yamÄbhyÄm - by the twin brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva; ca - and; abhivanditaḥ - greeted respectfully.
After the Lord bowed down at the feet of Yudhiá¹£á¹hira and BhÄ«ma and firmly embraced Arjuna, He accepted obeisances from the twin brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva.
Externally Kṛṣṇa was the PÄṇá¸avas’ cousin, and their relationship was just like that between cousin-brothers. Because Yudhiá¹£á¹hira and BhÄ«ma were externally senior to Kṛṣṇa, the Lord bowed down at their feet, whereas He embraced His peer Arjuna and accepted obeisances from the younger brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva. Sometimes inexperienced devotees think it is sinful to honor or bow down to an elder brother in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. But from Lord Kṛṣṇa’s example here we may conclude that offering all respects to a senior brother in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not sinful.
