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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.58.55

पारिबर्हमुपागृह्य द्वारकामेत्य सत्यया । रेमे यदूनामृषभो भगवान् देवकीसुत: ॥ ५५ ॥
pāribarham upāgṛhya
[paaribarham upaagrihya]
dvārakām etya satyayā
[dvaarakaam etya satyayaa]
reme yadūnām ṛṣabho
[reme yadoonaam rishabho]
bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ
[bhagavaan devakee-sutah]
pāribarham — the dowry upāgṛhya — taking dvārakām — at Dvārakā etya — arriving satyayā — with Satyā reme — enjoyed yadūnām — of the Yadus ṛṣabhaḥ — the chief bhagavān — the Supreme Lord devakī - sutaḥ — the son of Devakī .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pāribarham upāgṛhya
pāribarham
the dowry
upāgṛhya
taking
dvārakām etya satyayā
dvārakām
at Dvārakā
etya
arriving
satyayā
with Satyā
reme yadūnām ṛṣabho
reme
enjoyed
yadūnām
of the Yadus
ṛṣabhaḥ
the chief
bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Lord
devakī - sutaḥ
the son of Devakī .
  • pāribarham — the dowry
    Repeated from verse 50 — the gift travels. Gauḍīya: the Bhāgavatam tracks the gift to its destination, reminding us that Nagnajit's giving has continuing reality in Dvārakā's stores.
  • satyayā — with Satyā
    Instrumental — with Satyā as companion. Her name reappears now in the Dvārakā context, marking her transition. Gauḍīya: she remains the same Satyā; the household has changed.
  • reme — enjoyed
    From √ram — to delight. Kṛṣṇa enjoys with Satyā in Dvārakā. Gauḍīya: ramaṇa is the verb of Lord Rāma's name and of Bhagavān's enjoyment with His consorts; the same root names the relish that runs through every kṛṣṇa-līlā.
  • devakī - sutaḥ — the son of Devakī
    Compound — Devakī's son. The Bhāgavatam shifts to His mother-bond at the closing of this marriage-story. Gauḍīya: Kṛṣṇa always remains Devakī-suta even as queens are added; the mother is constitutive.
Lord Devakī-suta, the chief of the Yadus, then took His dowry and Satyā to Dvārakā and continued to live there happily.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lord Devakī-suta, the chief of the Yadus, then took His dowry and Satyā to Dvārakā and continued to live there happily.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Holding the all wealth closely (upa—ā--gṛhya) he went with Satyā to Dvārakā. Kṛṣṇa did not personally involve himself in the fight.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Holding the wealth closely (upa—ā--gṛhya), he went with Satyā to Dvārakā. The kings could not prevent him from taking the wealth. The best of the Yadus, he was served by them. He was cared for by Devakī (devakī-sūtaḥ) since he appeared on earth for various pastimes (bhagavān) as the supreme Lord. Or endowed will all powers (bhagavān), he enjoyed.

Related values
Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Bhakti (Devotion)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Apaishunam (Non-slander)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Satya (Truthfulness)
Related verses
Devakī's son takes His dowry and Satyā to Dvārakā and continues to live happily. Even after dramatic acquisition, the Lord settles into ordinary continued happiness; events lead to stable life.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you treat dramatic acquisitions as needing more drama to follow?
  • How could ordinary happy continuation be the real reward?

A new wife in Dvārakā joins a household where Lakṣmī is already settled — and yet the household has the strange wealth that no new arrival ever displaces another. Satyā's entry adds to a rasa that does not subtract.

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