Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.30
प्रद्युम्न: सर्ववृष्णीनां सुखमास्ते महारथ: ।
गम्भीररयोऽनिरुद्धो वर्धते भगवानुत ॥ ३० ॥
pradyumnaḥ sarva-vṛṣṇīnāṁ
[pradyumnah sarva-vrishneenaam]
sukham āste mahā-rathaḥ
[sukham aaste mahaa-rathah]
gambhīra-rayo ’niruddho
[gambheera-rayo ’niruddho]
vardhate bhagavān uta
[vardhate bhagavaan uta]
Word-for-word
pradyumnaḥ
—
Pradyumna (a son of Lord Kṛṣṇa)
sarva
—
all
vṛṣṇīnām
—
of the members of the Vṛṣṇi family
sukham
—
happiness
āste
—
are in
mahā-rathaḥ
—
the great general
gambhīra
—
deeply
rayaḥ
—
dexterity
aniruddhaḥ
—
Aniruddha (a grandson of Lord Kṛṣṇa)
vardhate
—
flourishing
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
uta
—
must.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pradyumnaḥ sarva-vṛṣṇīnāṁ
pradyumnaḥ
Pradyumna (a son of Lord Kṛṣṇa)
sarva
all
vṛṣṇīnām
of the members of the Vṛṣṇi family
sukham āste mahā-rathaḥ
sukham
happiness
āste
are in
mahā-rathaḥ
the great general
gambhīra-rayo ’niruddho
gambhīra
deeply
rayaḥ
dexterity
vardhate bhagavān uta
aniruddhaḥ
Aniruddha (a grandson of Lord Kṛṣṇa)
vardhate
flourishing
bhagavān
the Personality of Godhead
uta
must.
How is Pradyumna, the great general of the Vṛṣṇi family? Is He happy? And is Aniruddha, the plenary expansion of the Personality of Godhead, faring well?
Purport
Pradyumna and Aniruddha are also expansions of the Personality of Godhead, and thus They are also viṣṇu-tattva. At Dvārakā, Lord Vāsudeva is engaged in His transcendental pastimes along with His plenary expansions, namely Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha, and therefore each and every one of Them can be addressed as the Personality of Godhead, as it is mentioned in connection with the name Aniruddha.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Is Pradyumna, the mahāratha among all the Vṛṣṇis happy? Is Aniruddha, fierce in fighting, prospering?
Commentary
Gambhīra-rayaḥ means “fierce in battle.”
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Personal Guidance
How is Pradyumna, great general? And Aniruddha, plenary expansion? Even cosmic figures get personal inquiry. Holiness doesn't excuse anyone from being asked after.
Reflection Questions
- Whom do I treat as too important to ask after?
- Where could personal inquiry recover an old closeness?
My note
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