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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.62.14

द‍ृष्ट: कश्चिन्नर: स्वप्ने श्याम: कमललोचन: । पीतवासा बृहद्ब‍ाहुर्योषितां हृदयंगम: ॥ १४ ॥
dṛṣṭaḥ kaścin naraḥ svapne
[drishtah kashchin narah svapne]
śyāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥ
[shyaamah kamala-lochanah]
pīta-vāsā bṛhad-bāhur
[peeta-vaasaa brihad-baahur]
yoṣitāṁ hṛdayaṁ-gamaḥ
[yoshitaam hridayam-gamah]
Word-for-word
dṛṣṭaḥ — seen kaścit — a certain naraḥ — man svapne — in my dream śyāmaḥ — dark blue kamala — lotuslike locanaḥ — whose eyes pīta — yellow vāsāḥ — whose clothing bṛhat — mighty bāhuḥ — whose arms yoṣitām — of women hṛdayam — the hearts gamaḥ — touching .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dṛṣṭaḥ kaścin naraḥ svapne
dṛṣṭaḥ
seen
kaścit
a certain
naraḥ
man
svapne
in my dream
śyāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥ
śyāmaḥ
dark blue
kamala
lotuslike
locanaḥ
whose eyes
pīta-vāsā bṛhad-bāhur
pīta
yellow
vāsāḥ
whose clothing
bṛhat
mighty
bāhuḥ
whose arms
yoṣitāṁ hṛdayaṁ-gamaḥ
yoṣitām
of women
hṛdayam
the hearts
gamaḥ
touching .
Important Words
  • śyāmaḥ — dark blue (in complexion)
    Nominative of śyāma. The defining hue of Kṛṣṇa (nava-jaladhara-śyāma). That Aniruddha shares it confirms what the catur-vyūha doctrine teaches: He is non-different from Kṛṣṇa in tattva, distinguished only by function.
  • kamala-locanaḥ — lotus-eyed
    Compound: kamala (lotus) + locanaḥ (eyed). Padma-nayana is the Viṣṇu-tattva ocular signature. Whoever has 'lotus eyes' in the Bhāgavatam wears a Vaiṣṇava seal — the poet is naming Aniruddha's divinity through His features.
  • pīta-vāsāḥ — yellow-garmented
    Compound: pīta (yellow) + vāsāḥ (clothing). Pītāmbara is Kṛṣṇa's iconographic mark. Brahma-saṁhitā 5.30 fixes Kṛṣṇa in pītāmbara; the cloth becomes a recognition-token, like Joseph's coat — Ūṣā's listing is already a confession of who He really is.
  • hṛdayam-gamaḥ — going (straight) to the heart
    Compound: hṛdayam (heart) + gamaḥ (going to). The same epithet Vraja-poets give to Kṛṣṇa. Gauḍīyas distinguish two registers: in Vraja it points to nirupādhi prema; here it is the same magnetism heard at a lower octave.
[Ūṣā said:] In my dream I saw a certain man who had a darkblue complexion, lotus eyes, yellow garments and mighty arms. He was the kind who touches women’s hearts.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
[Ūṣā said:] In my dream I saw a certain man who had a darkblue complexion, lotus eyes, yellow garments and mighty arms. He was the kind who touches women's hearts.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Though not mentioned, it is understood that he was youthful, and thus was attractive to women.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He is someone with a human form. The descriptive terms indicate an excellent lover. Though not mentioned, it is understood that he was youthful, and thus was attractive to women.

Related values & verses
Related values
Prema (Divine Love)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Kritajnata (Gratitude)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)
Related verses
BG 12.13 BG 10.4 BG 12.3 BG 16.1 BG 7.1 BG 12.2 BG 9.26 BG 4.1 BG 13.8 BG 7.8 BG 16.2
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Ūṣā described her dream lover — dark-blue complexion, lotus eyes, yellow garments, mighty arms — the very form that touches women's hearts. The features of Kṛṣṇa's lineage are unmistakable, even in glimpses through the veil of dreams.
Reflection Questions
  • What features of the Lord's beauty have I recognized in unexpected places in my life?
  • How does describing a longing clearly to someone else help me understand it?
Analogy

Like someone who has glimpsed a face in a flash of lightning and can describe it only by its color, eyes, garments, arms — Ūṣā lists Aniruddha by the same iconographic register the Bhāgavatam uses for Kṛṣṇa Himself: śyāma, lotus-eyed, yellow-robed. The vyūha shares the Lord's signature.

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