Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.27.3
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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amita-tejasaḥ
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of immeasurable potencies
Compound: a (not) + mita (measured) + tejas (potency). Indra's tejas is measurable — he is the chief of mita-tejas devatās. Kṛṣṇa's is amita. The single negative prefix marks the categorical difference between jīva-devatā and Svayam Bhagavān.
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naṣṭa-tri-loka-īśa-madaḥ
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his intoxication of being lord of the three worlds destroyed
Long compound: naṣṭa (destroyed) + tri-loka (three worlds) + īśa (lord) + mada (intoxication). The whole pathology named in one breath — and named as destroyed, not merely suspended. Gauḍīyas treat mada as the prime enemy of bhakti.
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kṛta-añjaliḥ
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joining his palms in supplication
Compound: kṛta (made) + añjali (folded palms). The mudrā of the surrendered. Indra's hands that wielded the vajra now form a cup to receive — āñjaliḥ is the shape of being a vessel.
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dṛṣṭa-śruta-anubhāvaḥ
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whose power has been seen and heard
Compound: dṛṣṭa (seen) + śruta (heard) + anubhāva (power, experience). Pratyakṣa plus śruti together — Indra has direct sight and the testimony of tradition. The Bhāgavata epistemic order: bhakti needs both.
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āha
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spoke
Simple perfect of √ah. Marks the transition from gesture to stuti. The verses that follow are the recorded prayers — Indra's stuti enters the canon at this verb.
First with his own eyes Indra saw the powers of Krsna. Later, having understood his offense, in order to find a means of alleviating his offense he went to Mount Meru, where he heard from Brahma about Krsna’s powers.
Indra experienced Kṛṣṇa who had unlimited powers, by seeing the supreme Brahman in human form, as Kṛṣṇa, the young cowherd, when he lifted Govardhana and had heard about him from Brahmā. Though he had a brilliant crown, in front of Kṛṣṇa whose toe tips shone with greater brilliance than a million suns, he was like a firefly in the daylight. Immediately he lost his pride in being master of the three worlds. Or because of Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited power, Indra gave up his pride in ruling the three worlds.
Indra experienced Kṛṣṇa who had unlimited powers, by seeing the supreme Brahman in human form, as Kṛṣṇa, the young cowherd, when he lifted Govardhana and had heard about him from Brahmā. Though he had a brilliant crown, in front of Kṛṣṇa, whose toe tips shone with greater brilliance than a million suns, he was like a firefly in the daylight. Immediately he lost his pride in being master of the three worlds. Or because of Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited power, Indra gave up his pride in ruling the three worlds. He had directly experienced Kṛṣṇa’s powers (dṛṣṭa) by Kṛṣṇa lifting Govardhana, or by his coming to Vraja. He had heard of his powers. Thus with folded hands he spoke. Or because he had seen the Govardhana pastime and heard about him through scriptures, he spoke according to that experience. Thus his praise would be excellent.
- Whose direct evidence have I been avoiding because I knew it would dissolve my pride?
- What recent display of His power should have changed my posture and didn't yet?
A small lamp brought before the sun does not light the sun — it is itself lit, and at the same time outshone. Indra, lord of the three worlds, brings his power into Kṛṣṇa's presence and finds it suddenly small; the proud lord becomes a folded-palm petitioner.
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