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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.44.34

एवं विकत्थमाने वै कंसे प्रकुपितोऽव्यय: । लघिम्नोत्पत्य तरसा मञ्चमुत्तुङ्गमारुहत् ॥ ३४ ॥
evaṁ vikatthamāne vai
[evam vikatthamaane vai]
kaṁse prakupito ’vyayaḥ
[kamse prakupito ’vyayah]
laghimnotpatya tarasā
[laghimnotpatya tarasaa]
mañcam uttuṅgam āruhat
[mancham uttungam aaruhat]
Word-for-word
evam — thus vikatthamāne — exclaiming with audacity vai — indeed kaṁse — Kaṁsa prakupitaḥ — becoming extremely angry avyayaḥ — the infallible Lord laghimnā — with ease utpatya — jumping up tarasā — swiftly mañcam — the royal platform uttuṅgam — tall āruhat — climbed onto .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ vikatthamāne vai
evam
thus
vikatthamāne
exclaiming with audacity
vai
indeed
kaṁse prakupito ’vyayaḥ
kaṁse
Kaṁsa
prakupitaḥ
becoming extremely angry
avyayaḥ
the infallible Lord
laghimnotpatya tarasā
laghimnā
with ease
mañcam uttuṅgam āruhat
utpatya
jumping up
tarasā
swiftly
mañcam
the royal platform
uttuṅgam
tall
āruhat
climbed onto .
Important Words
  • vikatthamāne — while (he was) boasting
    Locative present participle of vi + √katth — to brag. The exact verb the Bhāgavatam uses of demons in their final speeches — Hiraṇyakaśipu, Rāvaṇa, now Kaṁsa. Demoniac courage exhausts itself as words just before the body fails.
  • avyayaḥ — the imperishable one
    From a (not) + vyaya (decline, decay). One of the Lord's standard epithets — He does not diminish. The Bhāgavatam places it next to laghimnā: He who never diminishes shows His lightness.
  • laghimnā — by laghimā (the power of becoming light)
    Instrumental of laghimā — one of the eight mystic siddhis. The Lord uses the wrestler's discipline (the eight siddhis are also yogi's) to leap onto the dais. The grammar: He owns the powers His enemies imitate.
  • mañcam-uttuṅgam — the high dais
    Compound: mañca (platform) + uttuṅga (lofty). The same platform from which Kaṁsa has watched the wrestling. The Bhāgavatam loves spatial inversions: the watcher becomes the watched, the throne becomes the killing floor.
As Kaṁsa thus raved so audaciously, the infallible Lord Kṛṣṇa, intensely angry, quickly and easily jumped up onto the high royal dais.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
As Kaṁsa thus raved so audaciously, the infallible Lord Kṛṣṇa, intensely angry, quickly and easily jumped up onto the high royal dais.
Commentary

Hearing the offense to his devotees, Krsna who is without injury (avyaya), unlike all the jivas, became very angry (prakupitah). He jumped so quickly on the king’s platform that no one saw him do it.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

His babbling consisted of criticizing others and praising himself. Since Kṛṣṇa was famous as being inexhaustible (avyayaḥ), he did not become exhausted by leaping on the stage, so quickly that no one could see it (laghimnā). With great impetus (tarasā) he ascended the platform. Aruhat should be arohat.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Vai means certainly. Kṛṣṇa became very angry at the proud words of Kaṁsa which were more and more offensive. Quickly he jumped on the platform though it was high.

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Personal Guidance
As Kaṁsa rants, the infallible Kṛṣṇa, intensely angry, quickly jumps onto the royal dais. The Lord doesn't argue; He climbs.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you debate when climbing decisively is the move?
  • What 'dais' is yours to ascend right now?
Analogy

As Kaṁsa rants, Kṛṣṇa leaps onto the high royal dais — laghimnā, with the lightness of mystic power. The grammar of avyaya (infallible) and laghima (lightness) makes the leap weightless. He does not climb the throne; He arrives on it.

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