Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.10.24
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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bhāgavata-mukhyasya
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of the topmost of devotees
Compound: bhāgavata (devotee of Bhagavān) + mukhya (foremost). The verse names Nārada with his Vaiṣṇava qualification, not his demigod station. Bhāgavata-mukhya is the chapter's structural counterpoint to dhana-stambha — what truly entitles a being to Kṛṣṇa's action.
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satyam
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truthful
From √as, 'to be.' Satya is what is, what endures. Kṛṣṇa makes the devotee's word satya — the Lord lends His own being to confirm what His pure devotee has spoken. The hierarchy of truth: Kṛṣṇa supports the devotee's word; the devotee supports the disciple's word.
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hariḥ
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Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Nominative of Hari — 'one who removes.' He removes sins, illusions, and bondage. The naming is deliberate: it is Hari who walks to the trees, because the action is removal — of the curse-as-tree, of the long-standing material covering.
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śanakaiḥ
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very slowly
Instrumental plural used adverbially. The toddler's pace. Gauḍīya commentators (Sanātana, Viśvanātha) dwell on this word: omnipotence walking slowly, because slowness is what the līlā requires for Yaśodā to chase, for the rope to lengthen, for the trees to be reached at the right moment.
The preparations for fulfilling the curse are related in this verse.
Having described the history, Śukadeva now shows what Kṛṣṇa did when he remembered that the two sons of Kuvera were trees, which was described previously. (SB 10.9.23) It was proper that Nārada’s words should come true. Kṛṣṇa began to make this happen. Another version has bhāgavatas tasya instead of bhāgavata-mukhyasya. Nārada is called thus because he is most worthy of worship for having the highest type of knowledge, bhakti. Hariḥ (to take away) indicates that the Lord wanted to deliver the two from the curse. He went slowly because he feared the sound that he produced would bring his mother and others. Or he did this slowly because he was a small child. Also the mortar would not come loose if it was pulled gently. He crawled so that he could pull the mortar strongly. This is mentioned in the Second Canto: yad riṅgatāntara-gatena divi-spṛśor vā unmūlanam: simply by his crawling between the two arjuna trees which touched the heavens, he uprooted them. (SB 2.7.27)
Kṛṣṇa wanted to fulfil the words of his great devotee. He would deliver the two from the curse (hariḥ). He moved quickly because he feared that the sound of dragging the mortar would bring Yaśodā and others. Or he did not want to show his quick movements in pulling the huge mortar, since he was still a small child. He was also crawling while pulling the mortar with strength yad riṅgatāntara-gatena divi-spṛśor vā unmūlanaṁ tv itarathārjunayor na bhāvyam || Simply by his crawling between the two Arjuna trees which touched the heavens, he uprooted them. (SB 2.7.27)
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- Today, keep one small word you have given — to a parent, child, or friend — and recognize Kṛṣṇa's pleasure in honoring a devotee's speech.
- Notice where you treat your own promises as negotiable, and refuse to let convenience break what your tongue has committed.
- When you read or hear a sādhu's instruction, act on it that same day — trust that Kṛṣṇa Himself moves to fulfill the words of His devotees.
A young king, knowing the gardener has promised to receive him at noon, slows his walk so the gardener's word will be made true at the appointed hour. Kṛṣṇa, omnipotent, walks śanakaiḥ — slowly — across Yaśodā's courtyard so Nārada's curse can ripen exactly into its prophesied moment. The Lord is His devotee's footman.
On His diplomatic mission to Hastināpura, Kṛṣṇa was offered lavish feasts by Duryodhana and refused them all. He went instead to Vidura's modest hut and ate simple meal — and according to one tradition, in His absorption He ate even the banana skins Vidura's wife handed Him by mistake.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead arranged His own movements to honor His devotee's hospitality. SB 10.10.24 shows the same protocol on a larger scale: Kṛṣṇa walks slowly so Nārada's word will be fulfilled. The Lord's omnipotence has a single rule it submits to — bhakta-vānī.
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