Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.7
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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samyak
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perfectly, completely
Adverb. Yudhiṣṭhira's decision is not partially right or politically clever — it is wholly correct. Kṛṣṇa, the witness in every heart, certifies this from inside.
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vyavasitam
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determined, resolved
From vy-ava-so. Not a passing thought but a settled determination. Cf. Gītā 2.41 vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ — the resolute intelligence in bhakti.
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śatru-karśana
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O tormentor of enemies
Compound vocative. Kṛṣṇa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira as one who already torments enemies, even though Jarāsandha still lives — Bhagavān speaks the future fact in the present tense.
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kīrtiḥ
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fame
Not vain glory but the kīrti that flows from doing a sacrifice for Bhagavān. Gauḍīyas connect kīrti to kīrtana — fame that names the Lord glorifies the singer in return.
Lord Kṛṣṇa here concurs with King Yudhiṣṭhira’s decision that the Rājasūya sacrifice should be performed. The Lord further agrees that there is nothing unfair in the fact that one result is achieved by those who worship Him, and another by those who do not. The great Bhāgavatam commentators point out that by addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira as śatru-karśana, “tormentor of enemies,” Lord Kṛṣṇa is imparting to him the potency to conquer all the enemy kings. Thus Kṛṣṇa predicted that King Yudhiṣṭhira’s noble fame would spread to all the worlds, and in fact it has.
" O great cloud showering the nectar of my glories! O king! Certainly you have my permission to perform the sacrifice." He says this, taking support of the people. "O killer of enemies!" Calling Yudhisthira in this way, Krsna bestows upon him the power of conquer all kings. "If you cannot cut down the enemies with this power, what can it do? I will make you completely glorious in the eyes of all people."
The Lord’s mercy, which is more profuse than that of the desire tree, is shown by his words. What you decided is very good. The reasons will be explained. O king! Because this is the duty of the king, it is auspicious for the whole world or will produce bhakti to me in all the people. It will spread to all the people (anu lokān).
The Lord announces that he is pleased with what Yudhiṣṭhira said and gives his consent. What you have decided to do or what you want to do is proper. It is suitable to you. O king! This should be done by a king or because you are king upholding dharma, or because you shine with all good qualities. Your superior fame or fame auspicious for the world (kalyāṇī) will spread to the people.
- Whose good decision could I encourage out loud today?
- What encouragement from the Lord am I refusing to take in?
When the Lord praises a devotee's decision, He is not flattering — He is signing the order. Yudhiṣṭhira's resolve was perfect (samyak vyavasitam), and Kṛṣṇa's words function like a royal seal pressed onto the document of the Rājasūya: the fame is already in motion before the work begins.
My note
Source: vedabase.io