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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.6.42

ते तत्र वर्णितं गोपै: पूतनागमनादिकम् । श्रुत्वा तन्निधनं स्वस्ति शिशोश्चासन् सुविस्मिता: ॥ ४२ ॥
te tatra varṇitaṁ gopaiḥ
[te tatra varnitam gopaih]
pūtanāgamanādikam
[pootanaagamanaadikam]
śrutvā tan-nidhanaṁ svasti
[shrutvaa tan-nidhanam svasti]
śiśoś cāsan suvismitāḥ
[shishosh chaasan suvismitaah]
Word-for-word
te — all those persons who arrived tatra — there (in the vicinity of Nanda Mahārāja’s estate) varṇitam — described gopaiḥ — by the cowherd men pūtanā - āgamana - ādikam — everything about how Pūtanā the witch had come there and played havoc śrutvā — after hearing tat - nidhanam — and about how Pūtanā had died svasti — all auspiciousness śiśoḥ — for the baby ca — and āsan — offered su - vismitāḥ — being struck with great wonder because of what had happened .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
te tatra varṇitaṁ gopaiḥ
te
all those persons who arrived
tatra
there (in the vicinity of Nanda Mahārāja’s estate)
varṇitam
described
gopaiḥ
by the cowherd men
pūtanāgamanādikam
pūtanā - āgamana - ādikam
everything about how Pūtanā the witch had come there and played havoc
śrutvā tan-nidhanaṁ svasti
śrutvā
after hearing
tat - nidhanam
and about how Pūtanā had died
svasti
all auspiciousness
śiśoś cāsan suvismitāḥ
śiśoḥ
for the baby
ca
and
āsan
offered
su - vismitāḥ
being struck with great wonder because of what had happened .
Important Words
  • śrutvā — after hearing
    Gerund of śru (to hear). The standard verb of bhakti-yoga's first limb. The Bhāgavata's whole pedagogy is structured around śravaṇa — and the verse models the right response to it: vismaya and blessings.
  • svasti — all auspiciousness / blessing
    Indeclinable — 'may there be well-being.' Vedic benediction. Vrajavāsīs offer it to baby Kṛṣṇa. Bhāgavata-tone: the Lord is the source of all svasti and is also blessed by His devotees — acintya-bhedābheda in social form.
  • pūtanā - āgamana - ādikam — (the whole account of) Pūtanā's coming etc.
    Compound — Pūtanā + āgamana (arrival) + ādi (and the rest). Bhāgavata's narrative-suffix: ādi covers the whole following sequence. The villagers receive the story whole, not in pieces.
  • tat - nidhanam — (the news of) her death
    Compound — tat (her) + nidhana (death). The narrative arc: arrival → death. Bhāgavata's līlā-grammar is concise: an asura comes, an asura dies; what changes is what the Vrajavāsīs feel between those two events.
  • su - vismitāḥ — being struck with great wonder
    Compound — su (very) + vismita (amazed) + plural. The proper devotional response to hari-kathā. Caitanya tradition treats adbhuta as a vyabhicāri-bhāva nourishing every other rasa — vismaya is bhakti's reflex, repeated four times in this chapter (vv. 14, 18, 31, 42).
When the inhabitants of Vraja who had come from distant places heard the whole story of how Pūtanā had come and then been killed by Kṛṣṇa, they were certainly astonished, and they offered their blessings to the child for His wonderful deed of killing Pūtanā. Nanda Mahārāja, of course, was very much obliged to Vasudeva, who had foreseen the incident, and simply thanked him, thinking how wonderful Vasudeva was.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the inhabitants of Vraja who had come from distant places heard the whole story of how Pūtanā had come and then been killed by Kṛṣṇa, they were certainly astonished, and they offered their blessings to the child for His wonderful deed of killing Pūtanā. Nanda Mahārāja, of course, was very much obliged to Vasudeva, who had foreseen the incident, and simply thanked him, thinking how wonderful Vasudeva was.
Commentary

The returning cowherd men were very astonished. "Vasudeva has spoken correctly." In discussing amongst themselves they said, "Who else but Narayana could protect the baby?"

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

When Nanda and others returning heard in Vraja the details told by the protectors of Gokula about Pūtanā’s coming, her death, as well as giving her breast and her cries of pain, and as well the blessings given to the child, they were amazed. This increased their parental affection.

Related values & verses
Related values
Abhaya (Fearlessness)Bhakti (Devotion)Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses
SB 10.6.39 SB 10.6.41 SB 10.6.43 SB 10.6.44 BG 4.8 BG 1.1 BG 10.3 BG 9.11 BG 7.8 BG 6.35
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Hearing how the infant Kṛṣṇa slew Pūtanā, Vraja blesses Him and Nanda marvels at Vasudeva — the devotee sees Kṛṣṇa's protection in every averted danger.
Practical Applications
  • Recall one 'near-miss' from your past today and explicitly thank Kṛṣṇa for the protection you did not see at the time.
  • When someone shares good news of a danger averted, respond like the Vrajavāsīs — offer blessings and glorify Kṛṣṇa instead of crediting luck.
  • Speak to an elder devotee this week the way Nanda thanked Vasudeva — acknowledge concretely how their foresight has shielded your bhakti.
Analogy

The Vrajavāsīs hearing the full story and blessing the baby Kṛṣṇa, while Nanda silently thanks Vasudeva, is the village squaring its accounts at evening — one set of blessings up to the Lord who saved them, one quiet hand-clasp across to the friend who warned them. Real bhakti-saṁskṛti always books both entries.

Stories
The Naimiṣāraṇya sages thanking Sūta

After hearing the Bhāgavatam from Sūta Gosvāmī at Naimiṣāraṇya (SB 1.1, 12.13), the assembled ṛṣis blessed the speaker, glorified Kṛṣṇa, and recognized Vyāsa's labor with quiet gratitude. The pattern is the same as in 10.6.42 — bless the child (the līlā), thank the messenger (the foretelling).

Gauḍīya saṁskṛti models itself on Naimiṣāraṇya's manners: receive Hari-kathā, glorify the Lord, then thank the human chain that brought it to you.

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