Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.37.14
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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diṣṭyā
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by good fortune, thankfully
From diṣ — to point out, allot. An exclamation of gratitude. Gauḍīyas read diṣṭyā in stutis as the devotee's habit of attributing every good thing to Kṛṣṇa's mercy rather than to fate or effort.
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līlayā
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as play, sportively
Līlā — divine play. Nārada insists Keśī was killed in līlā, not in struggle. The whole Gauḍīya theology of pastime hangs on this word: the Lord's actions are not karma but līlā.
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animiṣāḥ
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the demigods (the unblinking ones)
A-nimiṣa — without blinking. Demigods do not blink. The epithet emphasizes their elevated status precisely so that their flight from heaven becomes more humiliating: even the unblinking ones could not look at Keśī.
You have destroyed this demon for the benefit of the people (distya).
The demons such as Pūtanā you killed previously were evil, but Keśī was most difficult to kill. He (ayam) has appeared just at this time. Because you killed him you are called Keśava. Viṣṇu Purāṇa says: yasmāt tvayāiṣa duṣṭātmā hataḥ keśī janārdana tasmāt keśava-nāmā tvaṁ loke geyo bhaviṣyasi Because you killed the evil Keśī, O Janārdana, You will be called Keśava in the world.
You do not accept offenses and have given benefit to persons like me. You will do that in the future also. That is explained in eight verses. Just now the horse demon (ayam) was killed easily by you and was given liberation (ni-hataḥ). He will not return to give trouble. This produced good fortune (diṣṭyā). You also should kill others like Cāṇura. Keśīs evil nature is shown. The devatās were in terror just because of his neighing, though they are free of fear of time (animiṣā). Or fearing his coming, the devatās always glanced here and there with unblinking eyes (animiṣā). Thus you are called Keśava. yasmāt tvayāiṣa duṣṭātmā hataḥ keśī janārdana tasmāt keśava-nāmā tvaṁ loke geyo bhaviṣyasi Because you killed the evil Keśī, O Janārdana, You will be called Keśava in the world. Viṣṇu Purāṇa This is also mentioned in Hari-vaṁśa. Since it is clear and well known, it is not mentioned in the verse.
- What terrifies you that Kṛṣṇa would treat as sport if you offered it to Him?
- How does naming His response 'sport' change your reading of your fear?
The demigods had abandoned heaven at the mere sound of Keśī's neighing. Kṛṣṇa killed him like a child kicking aside a toy. Nārada uses one word — diṣṭyā, 'by our good fortune' — to mark the asymmetry: what terrified the upper worlds was a game in the cowherd field.
My note
Source: vedabase.io