Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.65.29
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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param
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supreme
Modifies bhāvam. The supreme status. Yamunā concedes the param-tattva — Gauḍīya's highest theological term applied directly to Balarāma.
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bhāvam
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the status
From √bhū (to be). His mode-of-being. In Gauḍīya rasa-śāstra bhāva is also the technical term for the first stage of mature love; the word's polysemy allows the Bhāgavatam to do double duty.
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prapannām
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surrendered
Past participle of pra-√pad (to surrender, take refuge). The Gauḍīya keyword — prapanna is the surrendered soul. Yamunā labels herself with the technical term for the only kind of person Bhagavān must protect.
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ātman
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O soul of the universe
Vocative of ātman. Bhagavān is named the universal Self. Gauḍīyas read this as acintya-bhedābheda: He is the ātmā of all and yet personally distinct — Yamunā addresses both aspects in one breath.
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bhakta
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to Your devotees
From √bhaj (to share, divide, serve). The devotee. The Gauḍīya identity-word. Yamunā places herself into this category as part of her surrender — claiming the class to receive its protection.
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vatsala
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O You who are compassionate
From vatsa (calf) — lit. 'cow-like-toward-calves.' Vātsalya. Yamunā invokes the exact rasa-word that names Nanda and Yaśodā's mood. Gauḍīyas: bhakta-vatsala means Bhagavān is parentally protective of His devotees regardless of their offense.
You should release me as I was ignorant of your status as Mahasankarsana.
You alone know your form as Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa (paraṁ bhāvam). O omniscient lord (bhagavān)! You know everything since you are the Paramātmā (viśvātman). Therefore you should stop pulling me. “Why should I stop pulling you, since you disobeyed my order?” I have surrendered to you. You should be merciful to the surrendered. O Lord, affectionate to the devotees (bhakta-vatsala)!
I did not understand your supreme position (param bhāvam) as bhagavān or your greatness as the Lord full of all powers, other than that you hold up the universe. You know my knowledge since you have full knowledge (bhagavān), being the soul of the universe (viśvātman), Paramātmā. Thus you should free from being pulled. “O angry woman! Why should I free you, since you disobeyed my orders?” I am surrendered to you. You must be merciful to the surrendered. O Lord affectionate to the devotees! Or “You know this. Why do you lie and say you do not know?” You should free me because you are bhagavān. Being omniscient, you should be merciful. Or O merciful Lord (bhagavan)! “But punishment should be given to the offenders.” You are most dear (viśvātman). You should not see offenses. Or you are the inspiration for all acts (viśvātman). I do just as I am engaged by you. What is my offense? “Do you want the world to have no rules at all?” You are affectionate to the devotees. “Are you a devotee if you refuse to follow my order?” I have surrendered to you. Previously I performed bhakti by giving happiness when you played with Kṛṣṇa in the water. Or as a portion of Kālindī, Kṛṣṇa’s queen, I am also your devotee. Or I have come to you in the trench dug by the plough. (This is my surrender.)
- How do I name God when I have offended Him — accurately or evasively?
- What specific quality of God's would I invoke when asking forgiveness?
A junior employee who has just realized she snapped at the company chairman switches register entirely: 'Sir, I did not understand. Please forgive. You are known for being kind to those who serve you.' Yamunā cites the very attribute that will save her — bhakta-vatsalatā.
When the elephant-king Gajendra, his leg seized by a crocodile, finally cried 'oh Hari!' and surrendered, Bhagavān came in person to lift him out. Yamunā here invokes the same bhakta-vatsala name.
Gauḍīyas treat bhakta-vātsalya as one of Bhagavān's most-quoted attributes precisely because devotees cite it back to Him as a kind of legal claim — 'You are called this; therefore now act it.' Yamunā's prayer is a textbook example.
My note
Source: vedabase.io