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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.74.29

इत्थं सभाजितं वीक्ष्य सर्वे प्राञ्जलयो जना: । नमो जयेति नेमुस्तं निपेतु: पुष्पवृष्टय: ॥ २९ ॥
itthaṁ sabhājitaṁ vīkṣya
[ittham sabhaajitam veekshya]
sarve prāñjalayo janāḥ
[sarve praanjalayo janaah]
namo jayeti nemus taṁ
[namo jayeti nemus tam]
nipetuḥ puṣpa-vṛṣṭayaḥ
[nipetuh pushpa-vrishtayah]
ittham — in this manner sabhājitam — honored vīkṣya — seeing sarve — all prāñjalayaḥ — with palms joined in supplication janāḥ — the people namaḥ — “obeisances to You” jaya — “all victory to You” iti — so saying nemuḥ — they bowed down tam — to Him nipetuḥ — fell puṣpa — of flowers vṛṣṭayaḥ — showers .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
itthaṁ sabhājitaṁ vīkṣya
ittham
in this manner
sabhājitam
honored
vīkṣya
seeing
sarve prāñjalayo janāḥ
sarve
all
prāñjalayaḥ
with palms joined in supplication
janāḥ
the people
namo jayeti nemus taṁ
namaḥ
“obeisances to You”
jaya
“all victory to You”
iti
so saying
nemuḥ
they bowed down
tam
to Him
nipetuḥ puṣpa-vṛṣṭayaḥ
nipetuḥ
fell
puṣpa
of flowers
vṛṣṭayaḥ
showers .
  • prāñjalayaḥ — with palms joined in supplication
    Pra + añjali (cupped palms). Añjali-mudrā — the universal Bhāratīya gesture of receiving and offering at once. Gauḍīyas: añjali is the body's posture of bhakti; the verse shows the entire assembly's body recognise Kṛṣṇa even before words.
  • namaḥ — obeisances to You
    From na + mā (not mine) — 'I am not, You are'. The first word of every Vaiṣṇava mantra. Gauḍīyas: namas is the soul's deepest grammar — every breath should be a namas if the ātman has remembered itself.
  • jaya — all victory to You
    From √ji (to conquer). The Vaiṣṇava cheer. The assembly cries jaya after centuries of jaya-cries to lesser kings — Sahadeva's verse has retrained their throats.
  • puṣpa - vṛṣṭayaḥ — showers of flowers
    Compound: puṣpa (flower) + vṛṣṭi (rain). Devas drop flowers when something pleases them — a stock Purāṇic signal. The unseen world ratifies what Sahadeva and Yudhiṣṭhira have done below.
When they saw Lord Kṛṣṇa thus honored, nearly all who were present joined their palms reverentially, exclaiming “Obeisances to You! All victory to You!” and then bowed down to Him. Flowers rained down from above.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When they saw Lord Kṛṣṇa thus honored, nearly all who were present joined their palms reverentially, exclaiming "Obeisances to You! All victory to You!" and then bowed down to Him. Flowers rained down from above.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

This verse indicates that all who saw this loving worship also developed prema. Some said, “I offer respects” and some said “Victory!” Or everyone in joy said “I offer respects. Victory!” From the sky flowers fell, spreading everywhere in the assembly.

Related values
Daya (Compassion / Mercy)Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
Related verses
Concepts
Jiva
Nearly all present joined palms and bowed; flowers rained from above. When one person honors Kṛṣṇa wholeheartedly, others are drawn in, and even unseen beings respond.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom does my honoring of the Lord encourage?
  • What unseen response might be supporting my offering?

When the senior brother is publicly honored, every younger sibling in the room folds hands at once — the relief of seeing the right thing acknowledged. Flowers fall from above because even the unseen world has been waiting for this moment of agra-pūjā.

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