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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.55.38

देवकी वसुदेवश्च कृष्णरामौ तथा स्‍त्रिय: । दम्पती तौ परिष्वज्य रुक्‍मिणी च ययुर्मुदम् ॥ ३८ ॥
devakī vasudevaś ca
[devakee vasudevash cha]
kṛṣṇa-rāmau tathā striyaḥ
[krishna-raamau tathaa striyah]
dampatī tau pariṣvajya
[dampatee tau parishvajya]
rukmiṇī ca yayur mudam
[rukminee cha yayur mudam]
devakī — Devakī vasudevaḥ — Vasudeva ca — and kṛṣṇa - rāmau — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma tathā — also striyaḥ — the women dam - patī — man and wife tau — these two pariṣvajya — embracing rukmiṇī — Rukmiṇī ca — and yayuḥ mudam — they became full of joy .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devakī vasudevaś ca
devakī
Devakī
vasudevaḥ
Vasudeva
ca
and
kṛṣṇa-rāmau tathā striyaḥ
kṛṣṇa - rāmau
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
tathā
also
striyaḥ
the women
dampatī tau pariṣvajya
dam - patī
man and wife
tau
these two
pariṣvajya
embracing
rukmiṇī ca yayur mudam
rukmiṇī
Rukmiṇī
ca
and
yayuḥ mudam
they became full of joy .
  • kṛṣṇa-rāmau — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
    Dvandva: kṛṣṇa (Kṛṣṇa) + rāmau (Balarāma, dual). The two brothers always paired. Gauḍīyas honor Balarāma as Kṛṣṇa's first expansion — His presence at every household event marks the completeness of the Yādava-līlā.
  • dam-patī — husband and wife (as a pair)
    Dvandva: dam (master of the house) + patī (lord, dual). The Vedic term for a wedded couple. Pradyumna and Māyāvatī are received as a unit — the household honors the marriage, not only the prodigal son.
  • pariṣvajya — embracing
    Gerund of pari-√svaj (to embrace fully, around). Same physical vocabulary used at every Bhāgavatam reunion (Nanda and Vasudeva at Kurukṣetra, Canto 10.82; brothers reunited in various cantos). Bhakti's reunions are bodily, not formal.
  • yayuḥ-mudam — they went to joy, became joyful
    Verb + accusative: yayuḥ (they went, perfect of √yā) + mudam (to joy, acc.). The household 'travels into' joy — Sanskrit treats emotion as a destination, not a state. They have arrived in muda.
Devakī, Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma and all the women of the palace, especially Queen Rukmiṇī, embraced the young couple and rejoiced.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Devakī, Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma and all the women of the palace, especially Queen Rukmiṇī, embraced the young couple and rejoiced.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Devakī is mentioned first since she had most affection as the paternal grandmother. Balarāma is mentioned last since he arrived last. The queens with Rukmiṇī are mentioned at the end because they remained behind in order to embrace him for a long time. Or they arrived late because of attachment, which made them helpless from their great affection. Or the women desired to please the couple in front of all the others.

Related values
Bhakti (Devotion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)
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Concepts
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Devakī, Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma and all the women — especially Rukmiṇī — embrace the young couple and rejoice. The whole multigenerational family gathers around the recovered son.
Reflection Questions
  • Where could multigenerational gathering be the right response to a personal recovery in your community?
  • What private joy could become family joy this week?

Devakī, Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma, all the women — especially Rukmiṇī — embrace the young couple and become full of joy. The whole Yādava elder generation gathers around the recovered son and his bride. Bhakti's harvest is communal: when one Lord-aṁśa returns home, an entire dynasty rejoices.

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