gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇī

sārathes tam athāruhat

sātyaky-uddhava-saḿyuktaḥ

pūrvādrim iva bhāskaraḥ

grihitva -- taking; panina -- with His hand; pani -- the hands; saratheh -- of His chariot driver; tam -- it; atha -- then; aruhat -- He mounted; satyaki-uddhava -- by Satyaki and Uddhava; samyuktah -- joined; purva -- of the east; adrim -- the mountain; iva -- as if; bhaskarah -- the sun.


Texto

Holding on to His charioteer's hands, Lord Krishna would mount the chariot, together with Satyaki and Uddhava, just like the sun rising over the easternmost mountain.

Significado

The acaryas point out that the Lord's chariot driver would stand with joined palms and that the Lord, holding on to his joined hands with His right hand, would mount the chariot.