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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.71.18

अथो मुनिर्यदुपतिना सभाजित: प्रणम्य तं हृदि विदधद् विहायसा । निशम्य तद्व्‍यवसितमाहृतार्हणो मुकुन्दसन्दरशननिर्वृतेन्द्रिय: ॥ १८ ॥
atho munir yadu-patinā sabhājitaḥ
[atho munir yadu-patinaa sabhaajitah]
praṇamya taṁ hṛdi vidadhad vihāyasā
[pranamya tam hridi vidadhad vihaayasaa]
niśamya tad-vyavasitam āhṛtārhaṇo
[nishamya tad-vyavasitam aahritaarhano]
mukunda-sandaraśana-nirvṛtendriyaḥ
[mukunda-sandarashana-nirvritendriyah]
atha u — and then muniḥ — the sage (Nārada) yadu - patinā — by Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the Yadus sabhājitaḥ — honored praṇamya — bowing down tam — to Him hṛdi — in his heart vidadhat — placing Him vihāyasā — through the sky niśamya — having heard tat — His vyavasitam — affirmed intention āhṛta — having accepted arhaṇaḥ — worship mukunda — of Lord Kṛṣṇa sandaraśana — by the meeting nirvṛta — peaceful indriyaḥ — whose senses .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atho munir yadu-patinā sabhājitaḥ
atha u
and then
muniḥ
the sage (Nārada)
yadu - patinā
by Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the Yadus
sabhājitaḥ
honored
praṇamya taṁ hṛdi vidadhad vihāyasā
praṇamya
bowing down
tam
to Him
hṛdi
in his heart
vidadhat
placing Him
vihāyasā
through the sky
niśamya tad-vyavasitam āhṛtārhaṇo
niśamya
having heard
tat
His
vyavasitam
affirmed intention
āhṛta
having accepted
arhaṇaḥ
worship
mukunda-sandaraśana-nirvṛtendriyaḥ
mukunda
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
sandaraśana
by the meeting
nirvṛta
peaceful
indriyaḥ
whose senses .
  • hṛdi — in the heart
    Locative — the heart is the destination, not the eye. Nārada interiorises darśana; bhakti always migrates from outer form to inner residence without losing either.
  • mukunda — giver of liberation, Kṛṣṇa
    Mukunda is invoked here even though sannyāsa-style mukti is not Nārada's project. For Gauḍīyas, Mukunda gives mukti so casually that it is a side-effect; the real gift is His own form in the heart.
  • vyavasitam — firm decision
    Vyavasita — well-settled, determined. Kṛṣṇa's decision to travel is irrevocable; Nārada records it and goes, knowing the līlā is now fixed.
Honored by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the chief of the Yadus, Nārada Muni bowed down to the Lord. All of Nārada’s senses were satisfied by his meeting with Lord Kṛṣṇa. Thus, having heard the decision of the Lord and having been worshiped by Him, Nārada placed Him firmly within his heart and departed through the sky.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Honored by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the chief of the Yadus, Nārada Muni bowed down to the Lord. All of Nārada's senses were satisfied by his meeting with Lord Kṛṣṇa. Thus, having heard the decision of the Lord and having been worshiped by Him, Nārada placed Him firmly within his heart and departed through the sky.
Commentary

Narada departed (verb is missing but understood) by the path of the sky (vihayasa).

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After their departure, Kṛṣṇa offered respects to and worshipped Nārada. Nārada then departed through the sky. He was worshipped with many articles of worship (āhṛetārhaṇaḥ). He was also worshipped by all the Yadus. Hearing that his desires concerning the Pāṇḍavas and the imprisoned kings were satisfied, he left, but was continually thinking of Kṛṣṇa in his heart, since his senses were blissful because of dealings with Kṛṣṇa who destroys all suffering, even by just seeing him.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After their departure, Kṛṣṇa offered respects to Nārada and worshipped him. Nārada then departed through the sky. He was worshipped with many articles of worship (āhṛtārhaṇaḥ). He was also worshipped by all the Yadus. Or he received presents with devotion. Why? All his senses were blissful from directly seeing the Lord who bestows the highest bliss (mukunda), or is most beautiful with teeth like kunda flowers in his mouth. From the bliss of seeing him, he lost control. Or in spite of this, placing the Lord in his heart, because his senses were blissful, he departed to Svarga to sing the Lord’s glories. Why did he go? He had heard the decision of the Lord to go to Yudhiṣṭhira’s place, and Uddhava’s advice. Or hearing about the proper treatment of the bṛahmaṇa (when Bhīma disguised himself) from Uddhava or from the questions, he departed. Another version has niśāmya (directly realizing) instead of niśamya. Instead of vyavahṛtam sometimes vyavasitam is seen.

Related values
Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
Related verses
Nārada placed Kṛṣṇa firmly within his heart and departed through the sky. The greatest gift of a meeting with the Lord is the impression we carry afterward; how we 'place Him within' shapes our next steps.
Reflection Questions
  • What impression of Kṛṣṇa am I carrying in my heart today?
  • How does that impression shape where I go next?

Nārada placing Kṛṣṇa in his heart before departing through the sky is like a traveller drawing the well-water into his pot before the journey — the outer Lord becomes the inner Lord, and the road ahead is travelled with Him already drunk.

Nārada's vihāyas-travel

Nārada is the perpetual traveller of the three worlds — his vīṇā, his vihāyas-going, his nāma-saṅkīrtana wherever he lands. In SB 1.5–6 he gives his own life-story to Vyāsa: a previous birth as a maidservant's son, the saṅga of bhakta-brāhmaṇas, the sudden vision of the Lord lost and never recovered — only nāma left.

Here Nārada simply repeats what he has done life after life: he sees Kṛṣṇa, places Him in the heart, and flies on. The śloka models the antaryāmī-darśana that a wandering devotee carries everywhere.

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