Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.53
तत: प्रविष्ट: स्वपुरं हलायुध:
समेत्य बन्धूननुरक्तचेतस: ।
शशंस सर्वं यदुपुङ्गवानां
मध्ये सभायां कुरुषु स्वचेष्टितम् ॥ ५३ ॥
tataḥ praviṣṭaḥ sva-puraṁ halāyudhaḥ
[tatah pravishtah sva-puram halaayudhah]
sametya bandhūn anurakta-cetasaḥ
[sametya bandhoon anurakta-chetasah]
śaśaṁsa sarvaṁ yadu-puṅgavānāṁ
[shashamsa sarvam yadu-pungavaanaam]
madhye sabhāyāṁ kuruṣu sva-ceṣṭitam
[madhye sabhaayaam kurushu sva-cheshtitam]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
then
praviṣṭaḥ
—
having entered
sva
—
His
puram
—
city
hala - āyudhaḥ
—
Lord Balarāma, who has a plow weapon
sametya
—
meeting
bandhūn
—
His relatives
anurakta
—
attached to Him
cetasaḥ
—
whose hearts
śaśaṁsa
—
He related
sarvam
—
everything
yadu - puṅgavānām
—
of the leaders of the Yadus
madhye
—
in the midst
sabhāyām
—
of the assembly
kuruṣu
—
among the Kurus
sva
—
His own
ceṣṭitam
—
action .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ praviṣṭaḥ sva-puraṁ halāyudhaḥ
tataḥ
then
praviṣṭaḥ
having entered
sva
His
puram
city
hala - āyudhaḥ
Lord Balarāma, who has a plow weapon
sametya bandhūn anurakta-cetasaḥ
sametya
meeting
bandhūn
His relatives
anurakta
attached to Him
cetasaḥ
whose hearts
śaśaṁsa sarvaṁ yadu-puṅgavānāṁ
śaśaṁsa
He related
sarvam
everything
yadu - puṅgavānām
of the leaders of the Yadus
madhye sabhāyāṁ kuruṣu sva-ceṣṭitam
madhye
in the midst
sabhāyām
of the assembly
kuruṣu
among the Kurus
sva
His own
ceṣṭitam
action .
Important Words
-
hala - āyudhaḥ
—
Lord Balarāma, whose weapon is a plough
Halāyudha — Balarāma's distinctive epithet. Hala = plough; āyudha = weapon. No other deity bears this title. It marks Him as the cowherd-Lord whose tool is also His weapon.
-
anurakta - cetasaḥ
—
whose hearts were attached (to Him)
Anurakta = loving attachment; cetas = heart-mind. The Yadus' hearts are described as bound to Balarāma in anurāga — the standard Gauḍīya word for the devotee's loving attachment.
-
kuruṣu-sva-ceṣṭitam
—
His own action among the Kurus
Ceṣṭita = activity, deeds. Balarāma's account of His deeds among the Kurus becomes the Bhāgavata's own record — chapter 68 is, in a sense, that very report retold.
Then Lord Halāyudha entered His city [Dvārakā] and met His relatives, whose hearts were all bound to Him in loving attachment. In the assembly hall He reported to the Yadu leaders everything about His dealings with the Kurus.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Then Lord Halāyudha entered His city [Dvārakā] and met His relatives, whose hearts were all bound to Him in loving attachment. In the assembly hall He reported to the Yadu leaders everything about His dealings with the Kurus.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
He entered his own city magnificently (pra—viṣṭaḥ), with singing and auspicious music and met his friends Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva and others because of anurāga always watched the road for his return (anurakta-cetasaḥ). Among the leaders of the Yadus like Ugrasena, he told them all his actions in the assembly in order to give them joy. However, he told only a little about the Kurus’ bad words.
Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Dana (Charity / Generosity)Prema (Divine Love)Svadhyaya (Self-study & Scripture Study)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)
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BG 9.1
BG 4.8
BG 15.20
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BG 2.62
BG 3.11
BG 15.2
BG 12.3
BG 16.1
BG 3.19
BG 3.30
BG 7.1
BG 2.66
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
Returning to Dvārakā, Balarāma reported everything to the Yadu leaders. Devotee community requires honest reporting of what happened — successes, struggles, and how the Lord acted in between.
Reflection Questions
- Do I share what happens in my spiritual life with my community, or keep it private?
- What story from this week would I want to tell honestly to those who care?
Analogy
He who carries the plough returns to His city; relatives gather to hear the news; the elder reports the journey from start to finish — like a captain returning to a council, plain-spoken, holding back nothing.
My note
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