Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.43.4
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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mārgam
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way
Kṛṣṇa asks for 'the way' — the same word the Gauḍīyas read in śaraṇāgati: there is one mārga, His. To stand in it is to invite removal.
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apakrama
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move aside
An imperative — Bhagavān gives the mahout a real chance to step out. The Gauḍīya reading: warning precedes punishment in every līlā, just as Prahlāda was offered every chance to denounce Viṣṇu before Hiraṇyakaśipu's death.
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yama-sādanam
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to the abode of Yamarāja
Yama is dharmarāja, the in-house judge — sending the mahout there is not capricious violence but jurisdictional handover. Demonic action against Bhagavān is judged by Yama; surrender to Bhagavān bypasses Yama entirely (cf. Ajāmila, SB 6.1–3). A contiguous-token join of synonyms 'yama' and 'sādanam'.
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sa-kuñjaram
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together with your elephant
The instrument shares the fate of the wielder. A Gauḍīya note: a soul who weaponizes prakṛti against the Lord drags prakṛti to the same destination.
I will send you to the abode of Yama (yama sadanam). It also indicates liberation, as yama can also mean by mind control and sadana means to attain, that which is attained by control of the mind.
Kṛṣṇa addressed the elephant keeper twice, in order to make clear his determination, or to express his anger. He spoke to indicate that blocking the road was a great offense. Move off the road immediately (apakrama). I will send you to the abode of death. Present tense is used to indicate the near future. You have spent up your time. Today I will send you to death. The other meaning of yama-sādanam is “that which is produced (āsādhyate) by control of the mind (yama).” This indicates liberation.
Kṛṣṇa addressed the elephant keeper twice, in order to make clear his determination, or to express his anger. He spoke to indicate that blocking the road was a great offense. Move off the road immediately (apakrama). If you do not, then immediately I will send you to your death. Present tense indicates “right now.” Kuñjaram means he who crumbles the earth (ku) with his tusks and weight.” This indicates the elephant’s strength.
- Whose blocking presence in your life have you not yet addressed with one clear warning?
- Where does mercy require directness rather than further patience?
Kṛṣṇa's warning to the mahout is the same warning embedded in every avatāra — step aside, the road is the Lord's. Yama's abode is not a threat invented for the moment; it is the actual destination of whatever tries to block Kṛṣṇa's path. The verse is mercy: He names the destination before He sends anyone there.
My note
Source: vedabase.io