Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 10: The Summum Bonum

Chapter 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadra, and Krishna Blesses His Devotees. Text 9

mahatyÄá¹ deva-yÄtrÄyÄá¹
ratha-sthÄá¹ durga-nirgatÄá¹
jahÄrÄnumataḥ pitroḥ
kṛṣṇasya ca mahÄ-rathaḥ

 mahatyÄm - important; deva - for the Supreme Lord; yÄtrÄyÄm - during a festival; ratha - on a chariot; sthÄm - riding; durga - from the fortress; nirgatÄm - having exited; jahÄra - he seized her; anumataḥ - sanctioned; pitroḥ - by her parents; kṛṣṇasya - by Kṛṣṇa; ca - and; mahÄ-rathaḥ - the mighty chariot warrior.


Text

Once, on the occasion of a great temple festival in honor of the Supreme Lord, SubhadrÄ rode out of the fortresslike palace on a chariot, and at that time the mighty chariot warrior Arjuna took the opportunity to kidnap her. SubhadrÄ’s parents and Kṛṣṇa had sanctioned this.

Purport

ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« identifies this festival as the annual Ratha-yÄtrÄ for Lord Viṣṇu on the occasion of His rising from mystic sleep at the end of CÄturmÄsya. SubhadrÄ’s parents are Vasudeva and DevakÄ«.