Devanagari
इति सम्भाष्य भगवानर्जुनेन सहेश्वर: ।
दिव्यं स्वरथमास्थाय प्रतीचीं दिशमाविशत् ॥ ४६ ॥
Verse text
iti sambhāṣya bhagavān
arjunena saheśvaraḥ
divyaṁ sva-ratham āsthāya
pratīcīṁ diśam āviśat
Synonyms
iti
—
thus
;
sambhāṣya
—
conferring
;
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
;
arjunena saha
—
with Arjuna
;
īśvaraḥ
—
the Supreme Lord
;
divyam
—
divine
;
sva
—
His
;
ratham
—
chariot
;
āsthāya
—
mounting
;
pratīcīm
—
western
;
diśam
—
the direction
;
āviśat
—
He entered .
Translation
Having thus advised Arjuna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead had Arjuna join Him on His divine chariot, and together they set off toward the west.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Having thus advised Arjuna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead had Arjuna join Him on His divine chariot, and together they set off toward the west.
KB 10.89.46
After addressing Arjuna in this way, Lord Kṛṣṇa called for His transcendental chariot. He mounted it along with Arjuna and proceeded north. Lord Kṛṣṇa, the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, could have brought the child back without effort, but we should always remember that He was playing the part of a human being. As a human being has to endeavor to achieve certain results, so Lord Kṛṣṇa, like an ordinary human being, or like His friend Arjuna, left Dvārakā to bring back the brāhmaṇa’s baby. By appearing in human society and exhibiting His pastimes as a human being, Kṛṣṇa definitely showed that there was not a single personality greater than He. “God is great.” That is the definition of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So at least within this material world, while He was present, Kṛṣṇa proved that there was no greater personality within the universe.
Seated on His chariot with Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa proceeded north, …
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
That the vaikuntha horses beyond the material influence, losing their way in the darkness, acted like normal horses, just the Lord acts like a normal human, was for the purpose of increasing the astonishment of the listeners and observers like Arjuna.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Having spoken with a promise (sam—bhāśya), the Lord, though capable of bringing back the child just by his will (bhagavān), mounted his spiritual chariot and went to the west just as Arjuna had done, out of curiosity. Here he showed, not his powers as the Lord, but his astonishing knowledge with pastimes of great human prowess. When he was born, all offered respects with folded hands, since he performed a pastime as the Supreme Lord. But now even his horses which had also come from Vaikuṇṭha would hesitate on approaching the darkness, and he would have to use his cakra to remove the darkness.
Purport (Sanatana Goswami)
He went quickly, facing that direction only (āviśat).