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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.59.32

श्रीशुक उवाच इति भूम्यर्थितो वाग्भिर्भगवान् भक्तिनम्रया । दत्त्वाभयं भौमगृहं प्राविशत् सकलर्द्धिमत् ॥ ३२ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti bhūmy-arthito vāgbhir
[iti bhoomy-arthito vaagbhir]
bhagavān bhakti-namrayā
[bhagavaan bhakti-namrayaa]
dattvābhayaṁ bhauma-gṛham
[dattvaabhayam bhauma-griham]
prāviśat sakalarddhimat
[praavishat sakalarddhimat]
śrī - śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said iti — thus bhūmi — by goddess Bhūmi arthitaḥ — prayed to vāgbhiḥ — in those words bhagavān — the Supreme Lord bhakti — with devotion namrayā — humble dattvā — giving abhayam — fearlessness bhauma - gṛham — the residence of Bhaumāsura prāviśat — He entered sakala — all ṛddhi — with opulences mat — endowed .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī - śukaḥ uvāca
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti bhūmy-arthito vāgbhir
iti
thus
bhūmi
by goddess Bhūmi
arthitaḥ
prayed to
vāgbhiḥ
in those words
bhagavān bhakti-namrayā
bhagavān
the Supreme Lord
bhakti
with devotion
namrayā
humble
dattvābhayaṁ bhauma-gṛham
dattvā
giving
abhayam
fearlessness
bhauma - gṛham
the residence of Bhaumāsura
prāviśat sakalarddhimat
prāviśat
He entered
sakala
all
ṛddhi
with opulences
mat
endowed .
  • bhakti - namrayā — humble with devotion
    Compound: bhakti + namra (bent, humble). Bhakti's posture is namrā — bent, not erect. Gauḍīyas distinguish humility-from-fear (asura-style) from humility-from-love (Bhūmi-style); the verse names the latter.
  • abhayam — fearlessness
    A- (not) + bhaya (fear). Abhaya is one of Bhagavān's classical gifts — bestowed by the abhaya-mudrā of His raised right hand. In the Gītā (BG 16.1) abhaya tops the list of divine qualities; here Kṛṣṇa Himself bestows it.
  • ṛddhi - mat — endowed with opulences
    Compound: ṛddhi (prosperity) + mat (possessing). The palace's wealth — Gauḍīya theology recognizes six bhagas of Bhagavān; even an asura's hoard is finally His property, returning to His hand.
  • bhauma - gṛham — Bhaumāsura's residence
    Compound: Bhauma + gṛha (house). The conqueror enters the conquered's home — and finds inside it the 16,100 women whose rescue is the chapter's second movement.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus entreated by Goddess Bhūmi in words of humble devotion, the Supreme Lord bestowed fearlessness upon her grandson and then entered Bhaumāsura’s palace, which was filled with all manner of riches.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus entreated by Goddess Bhūmi in words of humble devotion, the Supreme Lord bestowed fearlessness upon her grandson and then entered Bhaumāsura's palace, which was filled with all manner of riches.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Worshipped by her words, the Lord was pleased. Instead arcitaḥ sometimes arthitaḥ (pleaded) is seen. kiñcit karoty urv api yat sva-dattaṁ suhṛt-kṛtaṁ phalgv api bhūri-kārī mayopaṇītaṁ pṛthukaika-muṣṭiṁ pratyagrahīt prīti-yuto mahātmā The Lord considers even his greatest benedictions to be insignificant, while he magnifies even a small service rendered to him by his well-wishing devotee. Thus with pleasure the Supreme Soul accepted a single palmful of the flat rice I brought him. SB 10.81.35 He was pleased by her respect and offerings. The wealth of the city is described in Hari-vaṁśa: na vai rājñā kubereṇa na śakreṇa yamena ca / ratna-saṁnicayas tādṛg dṛṣṭa-pūrvo na ca śrutaḥ // Never had such quantity of jewels been seen or heard of by any king, Kuvera, Indra or Yama. The demons guarded the jewels. deva-gandharva-ratnāni panna-gānāṁ ca yad vasu / tāni sarvāṇi santīha narakasya niveśane // All the jewels of the devatās and Gandharvas and snakes were in Naraka’s palace.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Worshipped by her words, the Lord was pleased. Instead arcitaḥ sometimes arthitaḥ (pleaded) is seen. By the excellence of her words the Lord was pleased. The words were filled with bhakti. The Lord, full of mercy (bhagavān), bestowed fearlessness to the boy and then entered the palace, to relieve the envy of Satyabhāmā or by getting off Garuḍa. Or he entered with Satyabhāmā, with Garudā, with Bhūmī, with Bhagadatta and with the guardians of the treasury. Because it was the house of the son of Bhūmī it was full of wealth. The wealth of the city is described in Hari-vaṁśa: na vai rājñā kubereṇa na śakreṇa yamena ca ratna-saṁnicayas tādṛg dṛṣṭa-pūrvo na ca śrutaḥ Never had such quantity of jewels been seen or heard of by any king, Kuvera, Indra or Yama. The demons guarded the jewels. deva-gandharva-ratnāni panna-gānāṁ ca yad vasu tāni sarvāṇi santīha narakasya niveśane All the jewels of the devatās and Gandharvas and snakes were in Naraka’s palace.

Related values
Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Bhakti (Devotion)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Apaishunam (Non-slander)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)
Related verses
Entreated by Bhūmi in humble devotion, the Lord bestows fearlessness on her grandson and enters Bhaumāsura's palace, filled with riches. After protection comes recovery; the next act is to enter the palace.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you skip the recovery phase after a protection is granted?
  • What 'palace' awaits entry after current resolution?

The grandfather grants the grandson's safety with a single word — abhayam — and walks into the palace He has just won. The opulence of the asura's house is suddenly the Lord's; sakala-ṛddhi-mat, every wealth, awaits inside. Devotees note: Kṛṣṇa does not refuse mātarial opulence; He claims it, then redistributes it to His own.

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