Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.28
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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kṛṣṇa - vinirdiṣṭaḥ
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ordered by Lord Kṛṣṇa
Compound: Kṛṣṇa + vinirdiṣṭa (specifically directed). The brāhmaṇa moves under Bhagavān's direct instruction. Gauḍīyas treat his role as paramparā in miniature: a brāhmaṇa carries Kṛṣṇa's word to the awaiting devotee.
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dvija - sat - tamaḥ
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the most pure of brāhmaṇas
Compound: dvija (twice-born) + sat (true, real) + tama (superlative). Vyāsa rates the messenger at the top of brāhmaṇa-quality. The Gauḍīya signature: bhakti's intermediaries are themselves saintly, never mere couriers.
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devīm
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the goddess, Rukmiṇī
Accusative of devī. The Bhāgavata calls Rukmiṇī devī because she is Lakṣmī Herself. Gauḍīyas insist that the bride here is not a mortal princess being elevated; she is the eternal consort of Bhagavān taking the līlā-form.
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Śrī Kṛṣṇa had reached the gardens outside the city, and out of concern for Rukmiṇī He had instructed the brāhmaṇa to tell her of His arrival.
The brahmana was instructed particularly (vi nirdistah), by Krsna, "Tell her that I have come to a garden in the city." He saw Rukmini, who was radiant (devi) due to bliss, having seen Krsna in meditation. She was about to leave her chambers to come to Krsna influenced by her meditation.
The brāhmaṇa had been ordered by Kṛṣṇa, and no one else, since he was qualified. “Tell her that she has attained me. I will take her away.” First he saw her. She did not see him first, because she was moving about here and there with restless heart within the palace to see if the brāhmaṇa had come. She was shining with the ornaments for marriage (devīm). Ha indicates joy. He was wondering while coming whether he would be able to see Rukmiṇī or not, since Rukmī was so devious. Therefore he was joyous when he saw her.
- When has a messenger arrived exactly as you couldn't bear more?
- What gratitude could you offer for grace arriving at the limit?
A messenger walks back through the same gates he left, this time carrying not a question but an answer. The brāhmaṇa's return is the structural turn of the chapter: Rukmiṇī's prayer has been heard.
My note
Source: vedabase.io