Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.47.26
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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putrān patīn dehān
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sons, husbands, bodies
Three accusatives — the most intimate ties. Putra (son), pati (husband), deha (body). Gauḍīyas note that even the deha is given — not just relations, but the very flesh that holds them.
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sva-janān
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relatives
Compound: sva (own) + janān (people). 'Own people' — the village, the gotra, the entire social envelope. Vraja-prema demands tearing it open.
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kṛṣṇa-ākhyam
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named Kṛṣṇa
Compound: kṛṣṇa + ākhyam (named). The name itself is the substance. Gauḍīyas cite this verse for the doctrine that abhidhā (name) and abhidheya (the named) are non-different in nāma.
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puruṣam param
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the supreme male personality
Compound: puruṣam (male, person) + param (supreme). Kṛṣṇa as the only true Puruṣa, all other beings — male or female — being prakṛti to Him. Rūpa Gosvāmī cites this as scriptural warrant for the gopī-bhāva: every soul is feminine in relation to Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the gopīs gave up their sense of possessiveness toward these objects. History shows that the gopīs remained in Vṛndāvana, living in their houses with their families. However, unlike ordinary persons, they entirely renounced the egoistical sense of possession of sons, husbands and so on. They never tried to enjoy them but rather gave their whole heart and mind to the Supreme Lord, as recommended in the great religious scriptures of the world. Following the example of the gopīs, we should love the Supreme Lord with all of our heart, soul and might.
"It is my good fortune that you have given up sons etc who are the objects of extreme attachment, and accepted the form of the Supreme Lord named Krsna as the enjoyer of yourselves."
The process of spreading bhakti is clearly explained in this verse. Since you have given up sons and other things, considering them to be temporary, because of the power of natural love for one object, Kṛṣṇa, you have accepted Kṛṣṇa, the parabrahman with human form (puruṣaṁ param), as your real lover. This is good fortune for all people. Having seen and heard about your actions, others will do the same.
“Lakṣmī should be praised for having such bhakti. Since we however are not independent we cannot perform such worship.” This has been most auspicious. You have up even brothers and sisters (svajanān) and accepted as your lover the supreme person called Kṛṣṇa, who manifests unlimited forms and qualities. Sons and others were rejected by rejecting affectionate relationships with them, or by completely rejecting them. Rejection of bodies means to neglect the body and to attain a death-like state. The order in the list is from more important to less important. Ca means eva. You are superior to Lakṣmī by your type of bhakti.
- What 'items' would your renunciation list contain if you wrote it specifically?
- Where do you generalize renunciation when itemizing would clarify?
Uddhava lists what the gopīs gave up — sons, husbands, bodies, relatives, homes — for one Person. Sons and husbands first, then their own bodies. Gauḍīyas read it as the order of sacrifice: outer relations first, then the self. He calls Kṛṣṇa puruṣaṁ param — the Supreme Male — the technical name only mādhurya-bhaktas can rightly use.
My note
Source: vedabase.io