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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.48.3

गृहं तमायान्तमवेक्ष्य सासनात् सद्य: समुत्थाय हि जातसम्भ्रमा । यथोपसङ्गम्य सखीभिरच्युतं सभाजयामास सदासनादिभि: ॥ ३ ॥
gṛhaṁ tam āyāntam avekṣya sāsanāt
[griham tam aayaantam avekshya saasanaat]
sadyaḥ samutthāya hi jāta-sambhramā
[sadyah samutthaaya hi jaata-sambhramaa]
yathopasaṅgamya sakhībhir acyutaṁ
[yathopasangamya sakheebhir achyutam]
sabhājayām āsa sad-āsanādibhiḥ
[sabhaajayaam aasa sad-aasanaadibhih]
gṛham — to her house tam — Him āyāntam — arrived avekṣya — seeing sā — she āsanāt — from her seat sadyaḥ — suddenly samutthāya — rising hi — indeed jāta - sambhramā — being in a flurry yathā — properly upasaṇgamya — coming toward sakhībhiḥ — with her female companions acyutam — Lord Kṛṣṇa sabhājayām āsa — respectfully greeted sat - āsana — with an excellent seat ādibhiḥ — and so on .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gṛhaṁ tam āyāntam avekṣya sāsanāt
gṛham
to her house
tam
Him
āyāntam
arrived
avekṣya
seeing
sā
she
āsanāt
from her seat
sadyaḥ samutthāya hi jāta-sambhramā
sadyaḥ
suddenly
samutthāya
rising
hi
indeed
jāta - sambhramā
being in a flurry
yathopasaṅgamya sakhībhir acyutaṁ
yathā
properly
upasaṇgamya
coming toward
sakhībhiḥ
with her female companions
acyutam
Lord Kṛṣṇa
sabhājayām āsa sad-āsanādibhiḥ
sabhājayām āsa
respectfully greeted
sat - āsana
with an excellent seat
ādibhiḥ
and so on .
  • jāta-sambhramā — being in a flurry, suddenly flustered
    Compound: jāta (arisen) + sambhrama (agitation, confused haste). The body recognizes Bhagavān before the mind composes itself. Gauḍīyas mark this as the symptom of bhāva trying to break through even an obstructed heart.
  • acyutam — Lord Kṛṣṇa, the infallible one
    From a + cyuta (not fallen). Even as He enters a room arranged for kāma, He is acyuta — never displaced from His own position. The name is a doctrinal anchor placed exactly where the reader might fear the Lord could slip.
  • sabhājayām āsa — she respectfully greeted
    Periphrastic perfect of sabhāj — to honor with formal welcome. Even kāmic intention, when it touches the Lord, must pass through the form of arcana. The form is the conversion.
  • sat-āsana — an excellent seat
    Compound: sat (true, fine) + āsana (seat). Hospitality's first gesture. The serving-girl gives Kṛṣṇa what the four-armed Vaikuṇṭha Lord receives from Lakṣmī — the proper seat — because bhakti's grammar is the same in every house that opens to Him.
When Trivakrā saw Him arriving at her house, she at once rose from her seat in a flurry. Coming forward graciously with her girlfriends, she respectfully greeted Lord Acyuta by offering Him an excellent seat and other articles of worship.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When Trivakrā saw Him arriving at her house, she at once rose from her seat in a flurry. Coming forward graciously with her girlfriends, she respectfully greeted Lord Acyuta by offering Him an excellent seat and other articles of worship.
Commentary

She offered him a suitable (yatha) seat and other objects of worship.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Seeing him coming from a distance, she got up from her seat immediately, filled with joy (sam--utthāya). The word hi is added to complete the meter. She got up because she was filled with excitement (jāta-sambhramāḥ). The excitement arose from her joy. He did not deviate from his promise (acyutam).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Seeing him from far off, she left her seat with trembling. Though (hi) agitated (jāta-saṁbhramāḥ) she came forward, closely (upa-saṅgamya), with her friends. Or being extremely (hi) agitated, and unable by herself, with friends she welcomed Kṛṣṇa, with a seat, foot washing etc. He came because he does not fail to uphold his word (acyutam).

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Tyaga (Renunciation / Letting Go)
Related verses
Concepts
Maya
Seeing Him, Trivakrā rises in a flurry, comes forward graciously with her girlfriends, offers Him an excellent seat and articles of worship. Even those of mixed motives know how to receive Him with appropriate honor when He actually arrives.
Reflection Questions
  • Where would you welcome Kṛṣṇa if He showed up at your home today?
  • What 'seat' is reserved in your house for unexpected divinity?

When the Lord arrives, even an awkward host knows to rise. Trivakrā's flurry of rising — half-formal, half-frantic — is the body's honest confession that the Person standing at the door outranks every plan she had for the evening.

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