Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.5.22
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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pūjitaḥ
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having been welcomed
Past participle of √pūj ('to honor, to worship'). The verb is normally used for the worship of a deity — the Vaiṣṇava reception of a Vaiṣṇava guest uses deity-language. Bhagavān is in the guest; the welcome is pūjā.
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sukham āsīnaḥ
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comfortably seated
The verse pauses to note Vasudeva's comfort — Nanda's hospitality has done its work. Only after this physical settling does the mind's deeper question emerge. Bhakti respects bodily preconditions.
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anāmayam
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well-being, freedom from disease
An + āmaya ('disease'). The standard Vedic inquiry — 'are you free from affliction?' — is the proper opening of any meeting between elders. The verse models civility as the entrance to deeper conversation.
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prasakta-dhīḥ
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whose mind was attached
Pra + sakta + dhī. The intelligence (dhī) is named as 'attached' — to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Vaiṣṇava attachment to one's own children, when those children are Bhagavān, is not material āsakti but the precondition of vātsalya-rasa.
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sva-ātmajayoḥ
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to his own two sons
Sva ('own') + ātmaja ('born of one's self') + dual case. Vasudeva is the biological father of both Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma (Balarāma transferred to Rohiṇī's womb). The dual case grammatically holds both sons in one inquiry.
Vasudeva, being welcomed by Nanda, spoke.
Nanda offered water for washing his feet and other items since Vasudeva had just come from his house. Nanda skillfully (anāymayam) inquired from him and respected him with kind words. Vasudeva then spoke as follows (idam) in the next verse. He had great attachment for his two sons. Though Vasudeva thought of Kṛṣṇa as the Lord, here he shows great affection for him as a son because of the nature of Nanda’s association. All his words in the following verses indicate his attachment to his son. Śukadeva indicates his agreement with this mood by saying to Parīkṣit “O lord of progeny!”
Vasudeva was welcomed by Nanda by washing his feet etc. and asking about his health. Because of attachment he asked about his sons. This was his whole intention in coming and speaking. He did not think of his (sva) sons as the supreme lords, but only as his sons (svātmajayoḥ) and he thought of them equally. Or being attached to his sons who were splendid (su) he inquired. O lord of progeny (viśāmpate)!
- Notice when you arrive somewhere and let small talk crowd out the one real question your heart came to ask — and ask it.
- Receive hospitality today without performing detachment; sit peacefully (sukham āsīnaḥ) and let affection guide your first inquiry.
- Speak to a child or dependent in your care today and ask, with Vasudeva's prasakta-dhīḥ, after their actual well-being — not their performance.
A father at any banquet table will eat with one hand and ask after his children with the other — Vasudeva, seated comfortably in Nanda's quarters, cannot wait through the welcome. The body sits; the mind has already run to Vraja, where his sons are.
My note
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