Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.35-36
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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vijñāta - akhila - citta
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fully aware of (his) entire heart
Compound: vi-jñāta (fully known) + akhila (entire) + citta (heart, mind). The chapter began with vijñāta (verse 1) — Bhagavān aware of the Pāṇḍavas' rescue. It returns to vijñāta now — Bhagavān aware of Akrūra's secret. The frame closes.
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smayamānaḥ
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smiling
Present participle of √smi. The Bhāgavata's tell for Bhagavān-about-to-reveal. Gauḍīyas treat the smile as one of Kṛṣṇa's signatures: He never confronts without the smile of one who already loves the confronted.
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dāna - pate
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O master of charity
Vocative compound: dāna (charity) + pati (master). Akrūra was famed for his charity — Kṛṣṇa addresses him by his greatest virtue at the moment of confronting his concealment. Gauḍīyas: Bhagavān names what is great in a devotee even while pointing to what is small.
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nyastaḥ tvayi āste
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is present, deposited with you
Past participle + present verb. The Bhāgavata's quiet syntactic exposure: 'it sits with you.' The very verb of trust-deposit from verse 18 now returns in Bhagavān's mouth. Gauḍīyas: the language of Akrūra's complicity is his own.
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viditaḥ pūrvam eva naḥ
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known to Us beforehand indeed
Past participle + adverb + plural pronoun. Bhagavān's mild claim: We knew. The verse closes on omniscience, gently. Gauḍīyas treat such admissions as Bhagavān's way of saving the devotee the longer humiliation of exposure-by-investigation.
Lord Kṛṣṇa’s treatment of Akrūra here confirms that he is actually a great devotee of the Lord.
Not only is Krsna , as paramatma, the knower of all atmas, but he is the knower of all paramatmas in everyones heart (vijnata akhila atma jna). Therefore what is so remarkable if he knows Akrura’s heart? Smiling, Krsna said, "You are not Satrajit’s enemy. You did not steal the jewel. You are not greedy for wealth. You are the greatest devotee. Do I not know your mind? I know even the paramatma in your mind. Why are you afraid of me? What can I ask you? I already know everything."
What he said is now described. He spoke asking polite questions. He spoke dear topics (priya-kathāḥ) concerning the glories of devotion and devotees, how Akrūra had stayed near Vasudeva and others, worrying about their safety, and had then followed Kaṁsa’s orders, with the aim of having him killed, by coming to Vraja to see Kṛṣṇa and bringing Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā to kill Kaṁsa. He also spoke to Akrūra about the recent lamentable events. He spoke with joy (ha) while smiling with deep intention, to show that he knew Akrūra had the jewel. I know this jewel which gives wealth (śrīmān) or which shines is with you. Because of this, it cannot be hidden for long. It is not possible to hide it now also since I have known you have it from long before even before the death of Śatadhanvā. All of us know this.
What he said is now described. He spoke asking polite questions. He spoke dear topics (priya-kathāḥ) concerning the glories of devotion and devotees. He spoke with joy (ha), comforting Akrūa so that he would give the jewel or happy that he had come. He smiled with deep intention, to show that he knew Akrūra had the jewel. His smile arose slightly because he spoke for Akrūra’s benefit, though he had arranged the events himself. Nanu indicates affection or certainty. O lord of wealth! This is uttered with respect. Or we understand the jewel is with you because of your piles of wealth. This will be clarified later. What has been left with me? Out of embarrassment, Kṛṣṇa does not mention the jewel in the beginning. By naming it Syamantaka, no other jewel is meant. Or is Syamantaka a person’s name? No, it is a gem (maniḥ). I know this jewel which gives wealth (śrīmān) or which shines is with you. Because of this, it cannot be hidden for long. It is not possible to hide it now also, since I have known you have it from long before the death of Śatadhanvā. All of us know this. Kṛṣṇa was skillful at covering his favoritism towards Akrūra.
- Where do you greet the complicit coldly when warmth would unlock honesty?
- How does Kṛṣṇa's smile model truth-telling without shaming?
Kṛṣṇa smiles before He speaks — the Bhāgavata's signature gesture for Bhagavān about to gently expose what He already knows. Honor first, sweet words second, smile third, the truth fourth. Gauḍīyas read this sequence as Kṛṣṇa's diplomatic vocabulary, taught to the cosmos through Akrūra.
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