Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.74.24
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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sarva - bhūta - ātma - bhūtāya
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to Him who comprises the Soul of all beings
Compound: sarva (all) + bhūta (beings) + ātma (Self) + bhūta (become). Kṛṣṇa as antaryāmin in every jīva. Gauḍīyas: this is the Bhāgavatam's strongest statement of Paramātman-tattva inside Canto 10, and it is offered as the reason for agra-pūjā.
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ananya - darśine
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to Him who never sees as separate
Compound: an-anya (not-other) + darśin (seer). Kṛṣṇa's vision does not partition. Gauḍīyas: the Lord's non-othering gaze is the ontological warrant for sama-darśana of all beings (cf. Gītā 5.18) — but it lives in Him, not in us by default.
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śāntāya
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to the peaceful
From √śam (to be at rest). The Lord is fully at rest — never restless, never lacking. Sahadeva offers śānta as a reason for worship — only the complete can rightly receive what we lack.
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pūrṇāya
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to the perfectly complete
From √pṝ (to fill). Pūrṇa — full to the brim, lacking nothing. Cf. Īśopaniṣad invocation. Yet the pūrṇa accepts our partial offerings; that is the wonder.
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ānantyam
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unlimited increase
Abstract noun from ananta (endless). What is given to Kṛṣṇa returns ananta-fold — not in a transactional sense, but because He is the root that returns rivers to whoever waters Him.
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes as follows: “[Sahadeva said:] ‘Ladies and gentlemen, it is superfluous to speak about Kṛṣṇa, because every one of you exalted personalities knows the Supreme Brahman, Lord Kṛṣṇa, for whom there are no material differences between body and soul, between energy and the energetic, or between one part of the body and another. Since everyone is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, there is no qualitative difference between Kṛṣṇa and all living entities. Everything is an emanation of Kṛṣṇa’s energies, the material and spiritual. Kṛṣṇa’s energies are like the heat and light of the fire; there is no difference between the qualities of heat and light and the fire itself.… He should therefore be offered the first worship of this great sacrifice, and no one should disagree.… Kṛṣṇa is present as the Supersoul in every living being, and if we can satisfy Him, then automatically every living being becomes satisfied.’”
This principle applies not only to this time in this kingdom, but to all time and all places, as he is dwelling within all living beings and sees all equally.
“Then what happens?” With longing he then speaks further. He is the soul of all beings. By his nature he is seen as one alone. By knowledge he is peaceful. He is perfect because of no transformations in his self. The quality of his being the object of giving is shown. Or though he is the soul of all beings, he is attached to seeing his devotees (ananya-darśinaḥ). He is without material desires (śāntāya) and perfect. In this way his very astonishing qualities are shown. One who desires unlimited reciprocation should honor him.
As the soul of all beings he is non-different from the jīvas, since they are his aṁśas. Thus he sees all equally (ananya-darśiṇe). And he is always happy (śāntāya) because he is full of all powers (pūrṇāya), because he is directly the supreme Lord (kṛṣṇāya). Or since he has appeared as Kṛṣṇa to reveal his unlimited powers, all great results will arise by from giving (dattasya) to the proper object of worship. Or he should be worshipped first on seeing the philosophical truth. Moreover, by seeing externally, he should be worshipped, since he is most qualified. He is dearest as Paramātmā (ātma-bhūtāya). He attracts all hearts by his good qualities (krṣṇāya). Moreover he is equal to all (ananya-darśiṇe). Or he sees with mercy the devotee with no material desires (ananya). Out of affection for his devotees, he is a householder in many palaces. Moreover he is devoid of greed and other faults. In this list of qualities, the order is with increasing excellence of qualification. Bhīṣma says: ācāryam ṛtvijaṁ caiva saṁyuktaṁ ca yudhiṣṭhira snātakaṁ ca priyaṁ cāhuḥ ṣaḍ arghyārhān nṛpaṁ tathā Listen, O Yudhiṣṭhra, the preceptor, the sacrificial priest, the relative, the snataka, the friend, and the king, are the six that deserve arghya. Mahābhārata One should worship first one of these six.
- What infinite return am I missing because my honoring is calculated?
- Where would unmeasured honor change my situation?
A spring at the head of a valley sends water to every village downstream; offer your gift to the spring, and every village's pot is filled. Kṛṣṇa is sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta — the Soul comprising all souls. Gifts placed at His feet do not stop at His feet; they fan out infinitely.
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