Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.21.1
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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acyutaḥ
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the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead
From a- (not) + cyuta (fallen). Kṛṣṇa never falls from His position, His promise, or His devotees. Gauḍīyas hear in this name the rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāsa of śaraṇāgati — the confidence that the one who steps into Vṛndāvana with the cows is the one who will never let His own slip.
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padma-ākara
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from the lake filled with lotus flowers
A compound naming Vṛndāvana's lotus-ponds as the source of the fragrance Kṛṣṇa enters into. The lotus is His emblem (padmanābha, padma-pāṇi); Vṛndāvana literally exhales His own iconography back at Him.
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gopālakaḥ
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the cowherd boys
Diminutive of gopāla — 'little cowherds.' Gauḍīyas treat the sakhā companions as eternal associates, not bystanders; Acyuta enters the forest only sa-gopālakaḥ, with them, because His mādhurya is incomplete without His parikara.
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nyaviśat
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He entered
Aorist of ni-√viś — 'sat down into,' settled inside. Not a visit; Kṛṣṇa enters Vṛndāvana the way a heart enters a home. The Bhāgavatam's whole rāsa-arc hangs on this small verb.
The twenty first chapter describes how the gopis, afflicted by their love of Krsna on hearing his flute, began to praise the flute, Vrndavana, the female animals and the female devatas. The gopis describe the pastimes which Krsna performed in the forest, which they viewed from the village with loving eyes. Sukadeva, after describing the autumn season, in order to begin the description of the pastimes of the song of the flute which is intimately related to it, first describes the entrance of Krsna into Vrndavana decorated with the sweetness of autumn. By touching the groves of lotuses, the wind became fragrant and cool (padmakara sugandhina). Krsna, along with the cows and cowherd boys, entered the forest pervaded (vatam) by this fragrant, cool wind. Wind is in the singular instead of the plural to indicate a very gentle breeze. The word madhu pati of the next verse is the subject of this verse if the alternate reading of the verse substitutes vanam instead of acyutah.
After describing autumn, the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in autumn are described just as his pastimes in the monsoon season were described. This description continues until the end of the chapter. The forest is described as attractive by its nature, with attractive water and breezes, as an ingredient of his pastimes in one and half verses. Ittham means “he did generally as I have described.” Another version has vanam instead of acyutaḥ. Citsukha accepts the version with acyutaḥ. In that case the word vanam should be understood in the sentence. The word sa -go-gopālakaḥ modified madhu-patiḥ in the next verse, if the version with vanam is accepted. Or Śukadeva did not mention his name since he did not have the ability to say his name, being overcome with emotion because of the attractive descriptions of Kṛṣṇa’s form and pastimes. Thus the word Kṛṣṇa could be added after sa -go-gopālakaḥ as this was his intention. The same explanation can be given for verse 5.
After describing autumn, the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in autumn are described just as his pastimes in the monsoon season were described. This description continues until the end of the chapter. The forest is described as attractive by its nature, with attractive water and breezes, as an ingredient of his pastimes in one and half verses. The natural quality of water—clarity and attractiveness-- manifested because it was pure. The wind was cool, blowing gently and fragrant because of the lakes filled with blossoming lotuses in the forest.
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- What small clearing of my environment today might invite Him in more fully?
- Where am I trying to host the Lord in spaces I haven't bothered to scent or settle?
Vṛndāvana is not a backdrop but a beloved — she has bathed in clear autumn water, perfumed her breath with lotus-fragrance, and hushed her breeze to a soft fan, all so that Acyuta and His cows may walk into her. Bhakti makes the place ready before the Lord ever sets His foot.
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