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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.23

तत आह बलो नूनं स मणि: शतधन्वना । कस्मिंश्चित् पुरुषे न्यस्तस्तमन्वेष पुरं व्रज ॥ २३ ॥
tata āha balo nūnaṁ
[tata aaha balo noonam]
sa maṇiḥ śatadhanvanā
[sa manih shatadhanvanaa]
kasmiṁścit puruṣe nyastas
[kasmimshchit purushe nyastas]
tam anveṣa puraṁ vraja
[tam anvesha puram vraja]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — then āha — said balaḥ — Lord Balarāma nūnam — certainly saḥ — that maṇiḥ — jewel śatadhanvanā — by Śatadhanvā kasmiṁścit — with some particular puruṣe — person nyastaḥ — left tam — him anveṣa — search out puram — to the city vraja — go .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tata āha balo nūnaṁ
tataḥ
then
āha
said
balaḥ
Lord Balarāma
nūnam
certainly
sa maṇiḥ śatadhanvanā
saḥ
that
maṇiḥ
jewel
śatadhanvanā
by Śatadhanvā
kasmiṁścit puruṣe nyastas
kasmiṁścit
with some particular
puruṣe
person
nyastaḥ
left
tam anveṣa puraṁ vraja
tam
him
anveṣa
search out
puram
to the city
vraja
go .
Important Words
  • nūnam — certainly, surely
    Adverb of confident inference. Balarāma's tone in the verse: assured, decisive. Gauḍīya tradition associates Balarāma with the buddhi-aspect of Bhagavān's līlā — He supplies the clarity Kṛṣṇa wants supplied.
  • kasmiṁścit puruṣe — with some particular person
    Indefinite pronoun kasmiṁścit (locative) + puruṣa (person). The verse names no name yet; the inference is structural. Bhāgavata builds suspense even while Bhagavān internally already knows.
  • nyastaḥ — deposited, entrusted
    Past participle of ni-√as — repeating the verb from verse 18 where Śatadhanvā made the deposit. The narrative reuses the technical term to close the inferential loop. Gauḍīyas observe Bhāgavata's word-economy: the same verb opens the question and answers it.
  • anveṣa — search out
    Imperative of anu-√iṣ. Balarāma instructs Kṛṣṇa to investigate — the brother who can give instructions to the Supreme is one of the Bhāgavata's structural marvels. Gauḍīyas frame this as Kṛṣṇa's consent to be junior in certain rasas.
To this Lord Balarāma replied, “Indeed, Śatadhanvā must have placed the jewel in the care of someone. You should return to Our city and find that person.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
To this Lord Balarāma replied, "Indeed, Śatadhanvā must have placed the jewel in the care of someone. You should return to Our city and find that person.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Balarāma speaks with affectionate anger. He speculated that Akrūra must have it since he was qualified for it. “Search for him.”

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After that (tataḥ), after a few moments, because he was fooled by the Lord who favored Akrūra, he spoke with great intelligence. He was internally angry, with strong affection (balaḥ) for Kṛṣṇa. Probably (nūnam) the jewel was left with some person, some devotee of yours. He speaks out of angry affection.

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Personal Guidance
Balarāma replies: Śatadhanvā must have placed it with someone; return to the city and find that person. Each step that 'fails' yields the next clue; the elder brother reads next move from current data.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you treat a failed step as ending the project when it might be data?
  • Whose 'elder brother' wisdom could read the next step?
Analogy

Balarāma reads the situation cleanly: a man fleeing for his life will deposit valuables along the way. Bhagavān's elder brother contributes the deductive step — Gauḍīyas read these joint deliberations as the rasa of sakhya layered onto kinship.

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