arjunena pariṣvakto

yamābhyām abhivāditaḥ

brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtya

vṛddhebhyaś ca yathārhataḥ

mānino mānayām āsa

kuru-sṛñjaya-kaikayān

arjunena -- by Arjuna; parishvaktah -- embraced; yamabhyam -- by the twins; abhivaditah -- offered obeisances; brahmanebhyah -- to the brahmanas; namaskritya -- bowing down; vriddhebhyah -- to the elders; ca -- and; yatha-arhatah -- according to etiquette; maninah -- the honorable ones; manayam asa -- He honored; kuru-srinjaya-kaikayan -- the Kurus, Srinjayas and Kaikayas.


Texto

After Arjuna had embraced Him once more and Nakula and Sahadeva had offered Him their obeisances, Lord Krishna bowed down to the brahmanas and elders present, thus properly honoring the respectable members of the Kuru, Srinjaya and Kaikaya clans.

Significado

Srila Sridhara Svami mentions that since Arjuna was considered Lord Krishna's social equal, when Arjuna tried to bow down to Him, Lord Krishna held Arjuna by his arms so that he could only embrace Him. The twins, however, being junior cousins, bowed down and grasped Lord Krishna's feet.