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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.71.39

गोविन्दं गृहमानीय देवदेवेशमाद‍ृत: । पूजायां नाविदत्कृत्यं प्रमोदोपहतो नृप: ॥ ३९ ॥
govindaṁ gṛham ānīya
[govindam griham aaneeya]
deva-deveśam ādṛtaḥ
[deva-devesham aadritah]
pūjāyāṁ nāvidat kṛtyaṁ
[poojaayaam naavidat krityam]
pramodopahato nṛpaḥ
[pramodopahato nripah]
Word-for-word
govindam — Lord Kṛṣṇa gṛham — to His quarters ānīya — bringing deva — of all gods deva - īśam — the Supreme God and controller ādṛtaḥ — reverential pūjāyām — in the ritual worship na avidat — did not know kṛtyam — the details of performance pramoda — by his great joy upahataḥ — overwhelmed nṛpaḥ — the King .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
govindaṁ gṛham ānīya
govindam
Lord Kṛṣṇa
gṛham
to His quarters
ānīya
bringing
deva-deveśam ādṛtaḥ
deva
of all gods
deva - īśam
the Supreme God and controller
ādṛtaḥ
reverential
pūjāyāṁ nāvidat kṛtyaṁ
pūjāyām
in the ritual worship
na avidat
did not know
kṛtyam
the details of performance
pramodopahato nṛpaḥ
pramoda
by his great joy
upahataḥ
overwhelmed
nṛpaḥ
the King .
Important Words
  • deva - deva - īśam — Lord of the gods of the gods
    Triple intensification — God of the gods of the gods. Yudhiṣṭhira knows the metaphysical rank of his guest yet is undone by joy. Gauḍīyas read: knowledge of His Lordship deepens, never blocks, the prema-vivaśatā (love-overwhelm).
  • pramoda - upahataḥ — overcome by joy
    Upahata — struck down, undone. Pramoda is so great it disables ritual memory; the heart is too full for hands to remember mantra-sequence.
  • kṛtyam — the act to be done, ritual detail
    Kṛtya — the protocol of worship. The king forgets it. Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu treats this as a positive sign — vivaśa-bhāva, where love eclipses procedure.
King Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully brought Lord Govinda, the Supreme God of gods, to his personal quarters. The King was so overcome with joy that he could not remember all the rituals of worship.
Purport

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “As he brought Kṛṣṇa within the palace, King Yudhiṣṭhira became so confused in his jubilation that he practically forgot what he was to do at that time in order to receive Kṛṣṇa and worship Him properly.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
King Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully brought Lord Govinda, the Supreme God of gods, to his personal quarters. The King was so overcome with joy that he could not remember all the rituals of worship.
Commentary

Overcome with joy, the king did not know the proper way of worshipping.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Though he was to be known only by words, Kṛṣṇa was now visible to the senses (govindam). He was most rare, lord of Brahmā and other devatās (deva-deveśam). Yudhiṣṭhira respected him. Or “Why are you so confused, running here and there? I am dependent on you. Enough of this attempt at worshipping me! Just sit comfortably and let me gaze at you for a long time.” In this manner, in many ways, he was respected (ādṛtaḥ) by Kṛṣṇa. As a king (nṛpaḥ) he possessed all assistance to perform worship properly with all its elements. But he could not remember what to do, since he was overcome with joy.

Related values & verses
Related values
Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)
Related verses
BG 2.60 BG 14.12 BG 18.37 BG 13.5 BG 12.3 BG 15.1 BG 12.2 BG 5.7 BG 5.4 BG 16.2 BG 6.1 BG 15.7 BG 6.17 BG 5.8 BG 5.1
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Yudhiṣṭhira was so joyful he forgot the rituals. There is a stage where love overflows protocol; the Lord does not measure us by perfect performance but by overflowing heart.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I worry too much about getting the ritual right and miss the joy?
  • What would it mean to err on the side of overflowing rather than precision today?
Analogy

Yudhiṣṭhira, overcome with joy, forgetting the rituals of worship as he leads Govinda inside, is like a host who, finding his beloved at the door, drops the lamp he was carrying — the welcome bypasses procedure because love is louder than method.

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