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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.64.30

इत्युक्त्वा तं परिक्रम्य पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा स्वमौलिना । अनुज्ञातो विमानाग्र्‍यमारुहत् पश्यतां नृणाम् ॥ ३० ॥
ity uktvā taṁ parikramya
[ity uktvaa tam parikramya]
pādau spṛṣṭvā sva-maulinā
[paadau sprishtvaa sva-maulinaa]
anujñāto vimānāgryam
[anujnaato vimaanaagryam]
āruhat paśyatāṁ nṛṇām
[aaruhat pashyataam nrinaam]
Word-for-word
iti — thus uktvā — having spoken tam — Him parikramya — circumambulating pādau — His feet spṛṣṭvā — touching sva — with his maulinā — crown anujñātaḥ — given leave vimāna — a celestial airplane agryam — excellent āruhat — he boarded paśyatām — as they watched nṛṇām — humans .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity uktvā taṁ parikramya
iti
thus
uktvā
having spoken
tam
Him
parikramya
circumambulating
pādau spṛṣṭvā sva-maulinā
pādau
His feet
spṛṣṭvā
touching
sva
with his
maulinā
crown
anujñāto vimānāgryam
anujñātaḥ
given leave
vimāna
a celestial airplane
agryam
excellent
āruhat paśyatāṁ nṛṇām
āruhat
he boarded
paśyatām
as they watched
nṛṇām
humans .
Important Words
  • parikramya — circumambulating
    Pari-√kram (to walk around). The traditional gesture of reverence — keeping the Lord on one's right. Gauḍīya temple etiquette preserves it; Nṛga performs it before he ever performs the touch of feet.
  • pādau spṛṣṭvā sva - maulinā — touching His feet with his own crown
    Pādau (feet) + spṛṣṭvā (touching) + svamauli (own crown). The crown — symbol of royal pride — is placed on Kṛṣṇa's feet. Gauḍīyas treat the gesture as the verse's silent thesis: aiśvarya recedes, mādhurya advances.
  • anujñātaḥ — given leave
    Anu-√jñā (to give permission). Departure requires Kṛṣṇa's consent — even to ascend to svarga. Bhakti's economy is permission-based; the devotee does not move except by ājñā.
  • paśyatām nṛṇām — as the people watched
    Paśyat (looking) + nṛ (man). The Yadu boys and the Dvārakā public all witness the ascent. The poet emphasises the public character — the whole pastime is a teaching staged for an audience.
Having spoken thus, Mahārāja Nṛga circumambulated Lord Kṛṣṇa and touched his crown to the Lord’s feet. Granted permission to depart, King Nṛga then boarded a wonderful celestial airplane as all the people present looked on.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Having spoken thus, Mahārāja Nṛga circumambulated Lord Kṛṣṇa and touched his crown to the Lord's feet. Granted permission to depart, King Nṛga then boarded a wonderful celestial airplane as all the people present looked on.
Commentary

Krsna gave him permission to leave, instructing him by saying "After enjoying you will attain me."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He departed while people looked on in astonishment (paśyatāṁ nṛṇām).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He mounted the best vehicle, given by the Lord, as people looked on in astonishment. Still, he immediately departed. “He should have delayed at that time.” He was sent by the Lord.

Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses
BG 15.9 BG 9.1 BG 4.8 BG 10.1 BG 18.64 BG 15.7 BG 2.62 BG 3.11 BG 10.4 BG 12.3 BG 15.2 SB 4.29.2 BG 2.21 BG 16.1 BG 9.11 BG 3.30 BG 7.1 BG 2.66
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Nṛga circumambulated Kṛṣṇa, touched his crown to the Lord's feet, took leave and boarded a celestial airplane as all watched. The deliverance of one soul becomes visible testimony for the entire community.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose deliverance in my own circle have I witnessed and have I let myself be moved by it?
  • How can my own farewell from a lower state be honored with proper ritual?
Analogy

A crown that bowed to His feet in v. 9 now touches them. Circumambulation, sparśa, departure — the Bhāgavatam's choreography of a sanctified leave-taking, performed in full view of an assembly so that the gesture itself becomes the teaching.

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