Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.42.35
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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parivṛtaḥ
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surrounded
Past participle of pari + √vṛ — to enclose. Surrounded by ministers. Gauḍīya: the asura is always parivṛta — surrounded by counselors who can advise on policy but cannot quiet his hṛdaya. Bhakti, by contrast, is hṛdaya-praveśa — direct entry into the heart.
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amātyaiḥ
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by his ministers
Instrumental plural of amātya. The official advisors. Gauḍīya note: surrounded by mati-givers (amātya means roughly 'fellow-thinker'), Kaṁsa's mati is still durmati.
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rāja-mañce
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on the King's platform
Contiguous compound: rāja (king) + mañca (platform). His elevated dais. Bhāgavata's irony: the rāja-mañca is his last seat; from there he will be pulled down.
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maṇḍala-īśvara
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of secondary rulers of various regions
Compound: maṇḍala (district) + īśvara (lord). The provincial vassals. Gauḍīya parallel: maṇḍala-īśvaras are still īśvaras — but they sit beneath Kaṁsa, who sits beneath the unseen Īśvara about to enter the arena.
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hṛdayena-vidūyatā
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with a trembling heart
Contiguous: hṛdaya (heart) + vidūyatā (trembling, present participle of vi + √dū). The Bhāgavata names the inner state in technical language. Gauḍīya note: the bhakta's hṛdaya also trembles — but with bhāva-sāttvika kampa, not bhaya. Same somatic event, opposite content.
He sat down, while his heart trembled (viduyata).
Hari-vaṁśa describes the king’s pavilion: prākhaṅmuś cāru-niryukto meru-śṛṅga-sama-prabhaḥ / rukma-yantra-nibha-stambhaś citra-niryoga-śobhitaḥ // prekṣāgāraḥ sa kaṁsasya pracakāśe 'dhikaṁ śriyā / śobhito mālya-dāmaiś ca nivāsa-kṛta-lakṣaṇaḥ // The pavilion of Kaṁsa facing east was well constructed and shone like the peak of Meru. It had pillars shining like golden yantras and was decorated with pictures. His pavilion, suitable for living, decorated with garlands, shone with the highest beauty. sa dṛṣṭvā sarva-niryuktaṁ prekṣāgāraṁ nṛpottamaḥ / sottamāgāra-yuktābhir valabhībhir vibhūṣitam / kāñcanībhīr ca pravṛddhābhir eka-stambhaiś ca bhūṣitam // sarvataḥ sāra-nirvyuhaṁ svāyataṁ supratiṣṭhitam / udakpravaṇa-saṁśliṣṭaṁ mañcārohaṇam uttamam // nṛpāsana-parikṣiptaṁ saṁcāra-patha-saṁkulam / channaṁ tad vedikābhiś ca mānavaugha-bhava-kṣayam // Kaṁsa looked at the construction of the pavilion decorated with roofs and the best apartments, with many pillars of one type made of gold. The pavilion was beautiful doors, wide and fixed firmly in all directions. It had steps facing north, a throne, and paths radiating in all directions. It was covered with seats and destroyed saṁsāra for all men. The difference between a mañca and a prekṣāgāra is that the mañca had less covering and the prekṣāgāra had elaborate coverings. He was seated among the provincial rulers so that they could serve him. Others were friendly kings. Or Kaṁsa was seated in one pavilion, which was surrounded by those of other kings. Kaṁsa’s heart trembled since he was in continual fear, having seen the bad omens.
- Where in your own life do you have outward power and inward tremor?
- What would the trembling tell you if you stopped to listen?
A condemned man on the highest throne — surrounded by ministers, dressed for power, his heart shaking like a leaf no one else can see. Kaṁsa's outer pomp and inner trembling are simultaneous: the Bhāgavata refuses to let his costume hide his condition.
My note
Source: vedabase.io