Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.46.7
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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sandeśam
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the message
Accusative of sandeśa. The whole chapter from verse 3 onward is now compressed into this one object that Uddhava 'takes' (ādāya). Bhakti tradition treats the sandeśa-vāhaka (message-bearer) as a specific exalted role — preserved in our paramparā-paddhati.
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bhartuḥ
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of his master
Genitive of bhartṛ (one who bears/sustains/lord). Echo of bibharmi in verse 4 — Kṛṣṇa sustains the gopīs, Uddhava serves the Sustainer. The verse uses kinship-of-service language: messenger is to master as wife is to husband.
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ādṛtaḥ
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respectfully
Past participle of ā-√dṛ (to honor). Uddhava does not merely receive an order; he 'takes it with honor.' Gauḍīya messenger-ethics: the sandeśa is held above the head, not in the hand.
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ratham
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chariot
Accusative of ratha. The chariot here is the same kind of vehicle on which Akrūra carried Kṛṣṇa away from Vraja (10.39). The gopīs will, in verse 47, see this gold ratha and immediately remember the chariot of their grief — the same vehicle that took Him is now bringing news of Him.
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nanda - gokulam
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the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja
Compound: Nanda + go (cow) + kula (clan/settlement). Naming the destination by the cow rather than by Kṛṣṇa is theologically deliberate: Vraja is defined by its cows, not by the absence of its Lord. The dhāma has not lost its identity in His leaving.
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prayayau
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went off
Perfect of pra-√yā (to set out). The verb of departure — the same root used of Kṛṣṇa's own departure to Mathurā in chapter 39. Gauḍīya readers feel the symmetry: Kṛṣṇa pra-yayau from Vraja; Uddhava pra-yayau toward it.
The word bhartuḥ (one who carries) suggests that Uddhava carried bhakti, being filled with a similar bhāva as Kṛṣṇa. He mounted his chariot so that he could go quickly. He went with outstanding conduct and desires (pra—yayau). He went to the Gokula of Nanda, who gives joy (nanda). The place was joyful because of prema for Kṛṣṇa.
O king! Śukadeva expresses joy on Kṛṣṇa’s mercy to the people of Vraja. Or having been addressed, shining (rājan) with respect (ādṛtaḥ), he accepted the message. Or being respected with prasāda cloth to send him off, he accepted the message. Or being respected by being entrusted with taking the message, or being respected by his master (bhartuḥ), he accepted the message. This is one reason why he shone. He accepted the message, holding it in his heart. Or he held the written message on his head to protect it. Bhartuḥ means he who nourishes. He mounted the chariot in order to go to Vraja quickly, to fulfil a greater desire than Akrūra’s.
- Where have you accepted a service in principle but not yet 'mounted the chariot'?
- What immediate next step would make your assent visible?
A bow-string drawn taut and then released — the words have been spoken, the messenger lets the arrow fly toward Vraja. The chariot is the bow, Uddhava the arrow, Kṛṣṇa's sandeśa the propelling release.
My note
Source: vedabase.io