BRS 2.1.376

BRS 2.1.376

Verse Text

atha kambuḥ – kambus tu dakṣiṇāvartaḥ pāṣcajanyatayocyate ||376||

Translation

The conch: The conch with its spiral turning to the right is called Pāṣcajanya.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

Kambus tu dakṣiṇāvartaḥ is the correct text.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

Kṛṣṇa's Conchshell Kṛṣṇa’s conchshell is known as Pāṣcajanya. This Pāṣcajanya conch is also mentioned in Bhagavad-gītā. Kṛṣṇa sounded it before the Battle of Kurukṣetra.