Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.25
तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय मैथिल: प्रीतमानस: ।
अर्हयामास विधिवदर्हणीयं समर्हणै: ॥ २५ ॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya
[tam drishtvaa sahasotthaaya]
maithilaḥ prīta-mānasaḥ
[maithilah preeta-maanasah]
arhayāṁ āsa vidhi-vad
[arhayaam aasa vidhi-vad]
arhaṇīyaṁ samarhaṇaiḥ
[arhaneeyam samarhanaih]
Word-for-word
tam
—
Him, Lord Balarāma
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
sahasā
—
immediately
utthāya
—
rising
maithilaḥ
—
the King of Mithilā
prīta - mānasaḥ
—
feeling affection
arhayām āsa
—
he honored Him
vidhi - vat
—
in accordance with scriptural injunctions
arhaṇīyam
—
worshipable
samarhaṇaiḥ
—
with elaborate paraphernalia of worship .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya
tam
Him, Lord Balarāma
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
sahasā
immediately
utthāya
rising
maithilaḥ prīta-mānasaḥ
maithilaḥ
the King of Mithilā
prīta - mānasaḥ
feeling affection
arhayāṁ āsa vidhi-vad
arhayām āsa
he honored Him
vidhi - vat
in accordance with scriptural injunctions
arhaṇīyaṁ samarhaṇaiḥ
arhaṇīyam
worshipable
samarhaṇaiḥ
with elaborate paraphernalia of worship .
Important Words
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sahasā
—
immediately, at once
Adverb. The promptness is doctrinal: a bhakta-king does not weigh decorum when Bhagavān appears. Gauḍīyas read sahasā as a marker of spontaneous bhāva — the rāja-ṛṣi's body responds before his protocol can.
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prīta - mānasaḥ
—
with affectionate mind
Compound: prīta (delighted, loving) + mānasa (mind). Bhāgavatam grammar of bhakti: not 'pleased to see' but 'a mind made of pleasure.' Gauḍīyas link prīti to one of the technical names of the sthāyi-bhāva that grows into prema.
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vidhi - vat
—
according to scriptural injunction
Compound: vidhi (rule, injunction) + vat (like, according to). The worship is not improvised but follows śāstra. Gauḍīyas note: bhakti and vidhi are not opposed when the heart is right — Janaka offers worship that is at once spontaneous and scriptural.
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arhaṇīyam
—
the worshipable one
Gerundive of √arh. Balarāma is the proper object of worship — Bhāgavata insists on Bhagavān's worshipability even at the moment He is receiving the worship. Gauḍīyas regard Balarāma as the original ārādhya for those in the sakhya-mood of His associates.
The King of Mithilā immediately rose from his seat when he saw Lord Balarāma approaching. With great love the King honored the supremely worshipable Lord by offering Him elaborate worship, as stipulated by scriptural injunctions.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The King of Mithilā immediately rose from his seat when he saw Lord Balarāma approaching. With great love the King honored the supremely worshipable Lord by offering Him elaborate worship, as stipulated by scriptural injunctions.
Commentary
Understanding that Krsna, who was omniscient, was fooling him, Balarama, with covered anger, said, "I will go to Mithila. You go to Dvaraka and give the jewel to your beloved, but I will not go to Dvaraka."
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The king rose suddenly because Balarāma came unexpectedly and alone. He worshipped him with the best articles (samarhaṇaiḥ) worthy for honoring someone (arhanīyam). Instead of arhaṇīyaṁ sometimes arhaṇam vai is seen. Vai means famous.
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Personal Guidance
Janaka rises immediately upon seeing Balarāma, honoring Him with elaborate worship as scripture stipulates. Royal protocol honors divine arrival fully; no abbreviation when the Supreme visits.
Reflection Questions
- Where do you abbreviate proper protocol when the Lord visits?
- What elaborate welcome could you actually offer?
Analogy
Janaka rises the instant he sees Balarāma — the body of a true bhakta does not need its mind's permission to stand for Bhagavān. Gauḍīyas treat this rising as the somatic signature of sajātīya-prīti, recognition by a like-natured soul.
My note
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