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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.55.34

स एव वा भवेन्नूनं यो मे गर्भे धृतोऽर्भक: । अमुष्मिन् प्रीतिरधिका वाम: स्फुरति मे भुज: ॥ ३४ ॥
sa eva vā bhaven nūnaṁ
[sa eva vaa bhaven noonam]
yo me garbhe dhṛto ’rbhakaḥ
[yo me garbhe dhrito ’rbhakah]
amuṣmin prītir adhikā
[amushmin preetir adhikaa]
vāmaḥ sphurati me bhujaḥ
[vaamah sphurati me bhujah]
Word-for-word
saḥ — He eva — indeed vā — or else bhavet — must be nūnam — for certain yaḥ — who me — my garbhe — in the womb dhṛtaḥ — was carried arbhakaḥ — child amuṣmin — for Him prītiḥ — affection adhikā — great vāmaḥ — left sphurati — trembles me — my bhujaḥ — arm .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa eva vā bhaven nūnaṁ
saḥ
He
eva
indeed
vā
or else
bhavet
must be
nūnam
for certain
yaḥ
who
yo me garbhe dhṛto ’rbhakaḥ
me
my
garbhe
in the womb
dhṛtaḥ
was carried
arbhakaḥ
child
amuṣmin prītir adhikā
amuṣmin
for Him
prītiḥ
affection
adhikā
great
vāmaḥ sphurati me bhujaḥ
vāmaḥ
left
sphurati
trembles
me
my
bhujaḥ
arm .
Important Words
  • garbhe-dhṛtaḥ — carried in the womb
    Compound: garbhe (in the womb, loc.) + dhṛtaḥ (carried, past part.). Same vocabulary as v.31 (jaṭhare … dhṛtaḥ) — she has moved from third-person inquiry ('by what woman') to first-person assertion ('by me'). The grammar tracks her dawning certainty.
  • prītiḥ-adhikā — great affection
    Compound phrase: prītiḥ (love) + adhikā (excessive, surpassing). Rukmiṇī's love for Pradyumna exceeds normal affection-for-a-handsome-stranger; she treats the excess itself as evidence. Vātsalya-rasa is its own attestation.
  • vāmaḥ — my left arm trembles
    Compound: vāmaḥ (left, masc.) + sphurati (trembles, throbs) + bhujaḥ (arm). In śāstric omen-lore, the left arm trembling in a woman signals an auspicious meeting or reunion. The Bhāgavatam respects this folk-Vedic semiotic — Rukmiṇī's body is reading the moment.
Yes, He must be the same child I bore in my womb, since I feel great affection for Him and my left arm is quivering.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Yes, He must be the same child I bore in my womb, since I feel great affection for Him and my left arm is quivering.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Since Rukmiṇī is mother of the universe, she has general affection for all her children. But now she felt additional (adhikā) affection.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Vā indicates questioning. Nūnam indicates certainty. Since Rukmiṇī is mother of the universe, she has general affection for all her children. But now she felt additional (adhikā) affection. Moreover her arm was quivering. She speaks these verses in her mind. Otherwise he would have approached her, introduced himself and bowed to her lotus feet. Or though she spoke aloud, because he arrived so suddenly, she was unable to immediately do or say anything because of doubt.

Related values & verses
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
He must be the child I bore — I feel great affection for Him, and my left arm is quivering. Body signs (left arm quivering) plus emotional response confirm identity; mature devotion trusts both signals.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'left arm quiver' has confirmed a truth for you that pure reason couldn't?
  • How do you give weight to scripture-warranted somatic signals?
Analogy

'Surely He must be the same child I bore — my affection is great, my left arm quivers.' Rukmiṇī treats her body's signs as data: a quivering left arm in śāstric semiotics is auspicious-recognition for a woman. The bhakta's body, when correctly tuned, is itself a śāstra to read.

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