tatra tatra tam āyāntaḿ
paurā jānapadā nṛpa
upatasthuḥ sārghya-hastā
grahaiḥ sūryam ivoditam
tatra tatra -- in each place; tam -- Him; ayantam -- as He was coming; paurah -- city residents; janapadah -- and village residents; nripa -- O King (Parikshit); upatasthuh -- came forward to greet Him; sa -- with; arghya -- water to offer as a token of respect; hastah -- in their hands; grahaih -- by the planets; suryam -- the sun; iva -- as; uditam -- risen.
In every city and town the Lord passed along the way, O King, the people came forward to worship Him with offerings of arghya water in their hands, as if to worship the risen sun surrounded by planets.
Here the sages traveling with Krishna on His chariot are likened to planets around the sun.
