Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.59.38-39
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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adityai
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to Aditi (Indra's mother)
Aditi — mother of the devas, wife of Kaśyapa. Her earrings, stolen by Bhauma, are now returned. Gauḍīyas note: Kṛṣṇa's first act after the rescue is to restore a mother's ornaments — bhakti recognizes mothers.
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pārijātam
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the pārijāta tree
Pārijāta — one of the five wish-fulfilling trees of heaven, produced from the churning of the milk-ocean. Its uprooting becomes the basis of an entire genre of Vaiṣṇava narrative (the Pārijāta-haraṇa).
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coditaḥ - bhāryayā
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urged by His wife
Compound: codita (impelled) + bhāryā (wife). Bhagavān is moved by Satyabhāmā's wish — a striking image of His responsiveness to His consorts' bhāva, even when (as Gauḍīyas note) the wish provokes war with heaven.
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nirjitya
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defeating
Gerund of nir + √ji (to conquer). Kṛṣṇa defeats Indra and the demigods to remove the tree — and tomorrow Indra will worship Him again. The asymmetric dance of devotee-rebellion and devotee-return is a Bhāgavata staple.
Instigated by Satyabhama, Krsna took the parijata tree.
The details of going to Indra’s abode are given in Viṣṇu Purāṇa: garuḍo vāruṇaṁ chatraṁ tathaiva maṇiparvatam / sabhāryaṁ ca hṛṣīkeśaṁ līlayaiva vahan yayau // tataḥ śaṅkham upādhmāsīt svarga-dvāra-gato hariḥ / upatasthus tathā devāḥ sārghya-pātrā janarjanam // sa devair arcitaḥ kṛṣṇo deva-mātur niveśanam / sitābhra-śikharākāraṁ praviśya dadṛśe 'ditim // sa tāṁ praṇamya śakreṇa saha te kuṇḍalottame / dadau naraka-nāśaṁ ca śaśaṁsāsyai janārdanaḥ // Garuḍa very easily carried the umbrella of Varuṇa, the jeweled mountain, Kṛṣṇa and his wife and went to Svarga. The Lord blew his conch when he arrived at the gate of Svarga. The devatās arrived and worshipped Kṛṣṇa with arghya. After being worshipped, Kṛṣṇa entered Aditi’ṣ abode, which resembled a shining peak, and saw her. He offered her respects along with Indra, and presented her with her excellent earrings. He described to Indra the killing of Naraka. Later it is said: adityā tu kṛtānujño devarājo janārdanam / yathāvatpūjayāmāsa bahumāna-puraḥsaram // Indra, in gratitude, along with Aditi, worshipped Kṛṣṇa sufficiently, showing great respect. Hari-vaṁśa says: so 'rcito deva-rājena ratnaiś ca pratipūjitaḥ / satyabhāmā ca paulomyā yathāvad abhinanditā // He was worshipped by Indra and presented with jewels. Satyabhāmā was welcomed by Indra’s wife properly. Viṣṇu Purāṇa describes how his wife requested the pārijāta. dadarśa ca sugandhāḍhyaṁ mañjarī-puñja-dhāriṇam / śaityāhlādakaraṁ tāmra-bāla-pallava-śobhitam // mathyamāne 'mṛte jātaṁ jāta-rūpamaya-tvacam / pārijātaṁ jagannāthaḥ keśavaḥ keśi-sūdanaḥ // taṁ dṛṣṭvā prāha govindaṁ satyabhāmā dvijottama / kasmān na dvārakām eṣa nīyate kṛṣṇa pādapaḥ // yadi cet tvad vacaḥ satyaṁ satyātyarthaṁ priyeti me / mad geha-niṣkuṭārthāya tad ayaṁ nīyatāṁ taruḥ // // na me jāṁbavatī tādṛg abhīṣṭā na ca rukmiṇī / satye yathā tvam ity uktaṁ tvayā kṛṣṇāsakṛt-priyam // satyaṁ tad yadi govinda nopacāra-kṛtaṁ vacaḥ / tad astu pārijāto 'yaṁ mama geha-vibhūṣaṇam // bibhratī pārijātasya keśa-pakṣeṇa mañjarīm / sapatnīnām ahaṁ madhye śobheyam iti kāmaye // Kṛṣṇa saw that pārijāta, filled with fragrance, laden with masses of buds, producing coolness and joy, decorated with pink, young shoots and golden bark. It has been produced from the churning of the Milk Ocean. On seeing that tree, Satyabhāmā spoke to Kṛṣṇa, O best of the brāhmaṇas! “O Kṛṣṇa! Why can this tree not be brought to Dvārakā? If your words are true and I am really dear to you, please bring that tree for the garden in my house. O Kṛṣṇa! You have many times said that you do not desire Jāmbavatī or Rukmiṇī as much as you desire me. O Govinda! If you have spoken true and your words are not just a decoration, then the pārijāta should decorate my house. Carrying a bud of the pārijāta in my hair, among all the co-wives I will be glorious. This is what I desire.” Completely conquering (ni-jitya) Indra, he brought the tree to Dvārakā as his reward (upa--anayat) for helping Indra.
- Where could you return what is owed and then receive a gift for someone close to you?
- How does the sequence — restitution then gift — model generosity?
Kṛṣṇa returns Aditi's earrings to her face and is worshiped by Indra and Śacī — then, prompted by Satyabhāmā, uproots heaven's prize tree and carries it home on Garuḍa, defeating the very demigods who just worshiped Him. The chapter teaches without saying: heaven's hospitality is conditional; Bhagavān reclaims what is finally His.
Tradition records that Nārada, visiting Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā, brought a single pārijāta flower and offered it to Rukmiṇī. Satyabhāmā, hearing of it, was wounded; Nārada then suggested that Kṛṣṇa bring the whole tree from heaven for her. Whether one accepts this prelude or not, the Bhāgavatam (here, verse 38-39) records the uprooting as 'urged by His wife'.
Gauḍīyas read Satyabhāmā's bhāva as īrṣyā-rasa — the loving jealousy that draws Bhagavān into uncommon feats. Indra resists; Kṛṣṇa wins; the tree comes south. Even celestial flora obey conjugal love.
My note
Source: vedabase.io