Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.55.38
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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kṛṣṇa-rāmau
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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.
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dam-patī
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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.
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pariṣvajya
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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.
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yayuḥ-mudam
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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 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.
- 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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Source: vedabase.io