Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.64.7
पप्रच्छ विद्वानपि तन्निदानं
जनेषु विख्यापयितुं मुकुन्द: ।
कस्त्वं महाभाग वरेण्यरूपो
देवोत्तमं त्वां गणयामि नूनम् ॥ ७ ॥
papraccha vidvān api tan-nidānaṁ
[paprachcha vidvaan api tan-nidaanam]
janeṣu vikhyāpayituṁ mukundaḥ
[janeshu vikhyaapayitum mukundah]
kas tvaṁ mahā-bhāga vareṇya-rūpo
[kas tvam mahaa-bhaaga varenya-roopo]
devottamaṁ tvāṁ gaṇayāmi nūnam
[devottamam tvaam ganayaami noonam]
Word-for-word
papraccha
—
He asked
vidvān
—
well aware
api
—
although
tat
—
of this
nidānam
—
the cause
janeṣu
—
among people in general
vikhyāpayitum
—
to make it known
mukundaḥ
—
Lord Kṛṣṇa
kaḥ
—
who
tvam
—
you
mahā - bhāga
—
O fortunate one
vareṇya
—
excellent
rūpaḥ
—
whose form
deva - uttamam
—
an exalted demigod
tvām
—
You
gaṇayāmi
—
I should consider
nūnam
—
certainly .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
papraccha vidvān api tan-nidānaṁ
papraccha
He asked
vidvān
well aware
api
although
tat
of this
nidānam
the cause
janeṣu vikhyāpayituṁ mukundaḥ
janeṣu
among people in general
vikhyāpayitum
to make it known
mukundaḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa
kas tvaṁ mahā-bhāga vareṇya-rūpo
kaḥ
who
tvam
you
mahā - bhāga
O fortunate one
vareṇya
excellent
rūpaḥ
whose form
devottamaṁ tvāṁ gaṇayāmi nūnam
deva - uttamam
an exalted demigod
tvām
You
gaṇayāmi
I should consider
nūnam
certainly .
Important Words
-
vidvān api
—
although fully aware
Vidvān (knower) + api (although). The Bhāgavata pattern of antaryāmin-līlā: Kṛṣṇa, the inner witness, plays the role of inquirer for the benefit of His audience. Gauḍīyas call this vyāpaka-līlā — the Lord teaches by withholding His omniscience.
-
janeṣu vikhyāpayitum
—
to make it known among the people
Jana (people) + vi-khyāpayitum (to publicly proclaim). The whole point of the līlā: not Nṛga's rehabilitation alone, but the public sūtra about brāhmaṇa-aparādha that the dialogue is designed to deliver.
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mukundaḥ
—
Lord Kṛṣṇa, the giver of liberation
Mukti (liberation) + da (giver). The name is chosen with care: He who gives mukti is the very one staging this lesson, so that even those listening may be delivered.
-
mahā - bhāga
—
O greatly fortunate one
Mahā (great) + bhāga (fortune, share). Kṛṣṇa addresses the freshly lifted soul with honour — Gauḍīya etiquette: even a soul just out of a lizard-body, once touched by the Lord, is to be addressed as bhāgavān-prāṇī.
Lord Kṛṣṇa understood the situation, but to inform people in general He inquired as follows: “Who are you, O greatly fortunate one? Seeing your excellent form, I think you must surely be an exalted demigod.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Lord Kṛṣṇa understood the situation, but to inform people in general He inquired as follows: "Who are you, O greatly fortunate one? Seeing your excellent form, I think you must surely be an exalted demigod.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Kṛṣṇa had freed him from the lizard body (mukundaḥ). O greatly fortunate one! His good fortune is described: you have a fine form with great beauty. I think you must be the best of devatās. Nūnam indicates conjecture.
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Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Asteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
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Personal Guidance
Though Kṛṣṇa understood the situation, He asked the being's identity for the benefit of onlookers — an exalted demigod, surely, from this excellent form. The Lord shapes pastimes so the audience can learn, not just the principal.
Reflection Questions
- When I share my spiritual story, who is the audience the Lord wants to reach through me?
- How can my own answered prayer become a teaching device for someone nearby?
Analogy
A father already knows his child's mischief but asks the question aloud — not for information, but so the household will hear the confession together. Kṛṣṇa knows Nṛga; the question is staged for the Yadus and for us.
My note
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