Devanagari
क्वापि सन्ध्यामुपासीनं जपन्तं ब्रह्म वाग्यतम् ।
एकत्र चासिचर्माभ्यां चरन्तमसिवर्त्मसु ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
kvāpi sandhyām upāsīnaṁ
japantaṁ brahma vāg-yatam
ekatra cāsi-carmābhyāṁ
carantam asi-vartmasu
Synonyms
kva api
—
somewhere
;
sandhyām
—
the rituals of sunset
;
upāsīnam
—
worshiping
;
japantam
—
quietly chanting
;
brahma
—
the Vedic mantra (Gāyatrī)
;
vāk
—
yatam — controlling His speech
;
ekatra
—
in one place
;
ca
—
and
;
asi
—
with sword
;
carmābhyām
—
and shield
;
carantam
—
moving about
;
asi
—
vartmasu — in the corridors set aside for sword practice .
Translation
Somewhere Lord Kṛṣṇa was observing the rituals for worship at sunset by refraining from speech and quietly chanting the Gāyatrī mantra, and elsewhere He was moving about with sword and shield in the areas set aside for sword practice.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Somewhere Lord Kṛṣṇa was observing the rituals for worship at sunset by refraining from speech and quietly chanting the Gāyatrī mantra, and elsewhere He was moving about with sword and shield in the areas set aside for sword practice.
KB 10.69.25
In another palace Nārada found Kṛṣṇa silently chanting the Gāyatrī mantra, and in a third he found Him practicing fighting with a sword and shield.
Purport
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the words
sandhyām upāsīnam
indicate sunset rituals, whereas the words
asi-carmābhyāṁ carantam
refer to sword practice, which takes place at dawn.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Elsewhere, he was performing sadhya rites, in the twilight. Elsewhere, moving about with his sword and armour, it was early morning again.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
In some places he chanted the gāyatrī silently. This is done at three times of the day. In other places he was practicing the sword.
Purport (Sanatana Goswami)
Performing sandhyā rites was a midday or evening action. Because the Lord revealed his great powers, everything was adjusted. Kṛṣṇa chanted the gāyatrī mantra (brahma) silently (vāg-yatam). Elsewhere he moved about with sword in areas for learning the art of sword fighting.