Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.46.34
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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āgamiṣyati
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He will return
Third-person singular future of ā-√gam. Directly answers Nanda's āyāsyati in verse 19 — same root family, future tense. The Bhāgavatam closes the question Nanda opened. Whether Kṛṣṇa fulfills this promise in this canto is debated; Gauḍīya tradition reads various dhāma-meetings, especially Kurukṣetra, as the fulfillment.
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adīrgheṇa-kālena
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in not-long time
Instrumental compound: a (not) + dīrgha (long) + kāla. Uddhava's diplomatic 'soon.' Gauḍīya tīkā: adīrgheṇa is open-ended; the consolation works because the duration is unspecified. The chapter knows what it is doing.
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acyutaḥ
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the infallible
Past participle of a-√cyu (not-falling). One of Viṣṇu's standing names. Uddhava chooses the name whose meaning is itself the guarantee: an Acyuta cannot fail a promise. The name does the work the syntax does not.
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priyam-vidhāsyate
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He will give satisfaction
Compound future: priya (the dear thing) + vidhāsyate (will arrange). Uddhava promises the giving of priya — the very priya Kṛṣṇa Himself sent him to convey (3, prītim āvaha). The errand is being closed.
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sātvatām-patiḥ
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master of the devotees
Compound: sātvata (the Yadu-Vaiṣṇavas, the devotees) + pati (lord). The title that names Kṛṣṇa's commitment to His own devotees as a matter of His office, not merely His mood. Gauḍīya: bhakti's first guarantee is the Lord's title, not the bhakta's qualification.
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bhagavān
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the Supreme Lord
Uddhava places bhagavān right next to vrajam — Bhagavān will return to Vraja. Gauḍīya theology of dhāma: Vraja is where Bhagavān is, eternally, and any 'return' is the unveiling of an unbroken presence.
Here Uddhava begins to deliver Lord Kṛṣṇa’s message.
"O dear Uddhava! I have heard you are very intelligent, but now I see you are foolish because you have simply praised us. Oh, who is there in the three worlds more unfortunate than us, from whose house such a wonderful son has gone away? We are the object of scorn for all!" Anticipating this statement, Uddhava says, "Acyuta (not falling from, not breaking his promise), will come very soon to Vraja. Functioning just as protector of the Yadus (satvanam patih), he will remain here, and fulfill all of your desires (priyam vidhasyate)."
But still Nanda and Yaśodā did not become peaceful. Rather, by thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s qualities when his excellence was praised, they became filled with pain. Seeing them in this state, Uddhava then spoke, touched by their agony. “He will return.” Unfailing in his promise (acyutaḥ), he will soon return and create happiness by continual association (priyam). He must create happiness because you are his parent. He is controlled by your great prema filled with parental love and acts as your son. He will respond appropriately to you who are his parents. ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham: as the surrender to me I respond to them. (BG 4.11) He will do this since, though he is Bhagavān, he is the protector of the devotees (sātvatām patiḥ), fulfilling their desires. Or though he is Bhagavān and even lord of the Yadus, he is controlled by your love.
Seeing that Nanda did not become peaceful but was full of pain because of affection arising from hearing the excellence of Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava pacifies him by confirming that Kṛṣna will return. Kṛṣṇa does not fail to keep his word (acyutah). And in coming he will not be indifferent but will stay. He will stay for a long time and make you two happy. He will do this because you are his parents (pitroh). He is most merciful (bhagavān) and moreover the protector of the devotees (sātvatām patiḥ). Or “Why will he not come now?” He must please his parents Vasudeva and Deavkī. He must protect the Yadus (sātvatām patiḥ) since he has appeared to help the devotees (bhagavān). He must finish up some remaining work.
- Where do you need philosophy before reassurance lands?
- What promise of Kṛṣṇa to you needs to be repeated to your heart now?
After the cosmology, the message: 'He will come.' The chapter does not abandon its consolation-task in the height of its tattva-flight. Uddhava remembers his commission and delivers — acyuta will return to satisfy His parents. The word acyuta means 'never-falling': His coming is as reliable as His name.
My note
Source: vedabase.io