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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.80.18

तं विलोक्याच्युतो दूरात् प्रियापर्यङ्कमास्थित: । सहसोत्थाय चाभ्येत्य दोर्भ्यां पर्यग्रहीन्मुदा ॥ १८ ॥
taṁ vilokyācyuto dūrāt
[tam vilokyaachyuto dooraat]
priyā-paryaṅkam āsthitaḥ
[priyaa-paryankam aasthitah]
sahasotthāya cābhyetya
[sahasotthaaya chaabhyetya]
dorbhyāṁ paryagrahīn mudā
[dorbhyaam paryagraheen mudaa]
tam — him vilokya — seeing acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa dūrāt — at a distance priyā — of His beloved consort paryaṅkam — on the bed āsthitaḥ — seated sahasā — immediately utthāya — rising ca — and abhyetya — coming forward dorbhyām — in His arms paryagrahīt — embraced mudā — with pleasure .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ vilokyācyuto dūrāt
tam
him
vilokya
seeing
acyutaḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa
dūrāt
at a distance
priyā-paryaṅkam āsthitaḥ
priyā
of His beloved consort
paryaṅkam
on the bed
āsthitaḥ
seated
sahasotthāya cābhyetya
sahasā
immediately
utthāya
rising
ca
and
abhyetya
coming forward
dorbhyāṁ paryagrahīn mudā
dorbhyām
in His arms
paryagrahīt
embraced
mudā
with pleasure .
  • acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa
    From a- + √cyu. 'The never-falling.' Yet the verse delights in showing Acyuta falling — leaping up, running forward, embracing. Gauḍīyas treat this as Kṛṣṇa's bhakta-vatsala self-contradiction: the unfalling falls before His own bhakta.
  • priyā — of His beloved consort
    Adjective: dear, beloved. Rukmiṇī's bed. Gauḍīyas read the detail as deliberate: even Kṛṣṇa's intimate luxury is interrupted for Sudāmā — sakhya momentarily outranks the queen's company.
  • paryaṅkam — on the bed
    From pari-√añj. The royal couch — symbol of Dvārakā's aiśvarya. The verse's contrast is structural: from paryaṅka He rises; in verse 20 He seats Sudāmā on the same paryaṅka. The bed migrates from Kṛṣṇa to His friend.
  • sahasā — immediately
    Adverb: at once, abruptly. Bhāgavatam's choice of word — no pause, no deliberation. The Lord's response to His bhakta's arrival is reflex, not protocol.
  • abhyetya — coming forward
    Gerund of abhi-√i. He went toward Sudāmā — not waited. Gauḍīyas mark this verb: Kṛṣṇa walks to His devotee. The hierarchy of approach is reversed.
  • paryagrahīt — embraced
    Aorist of pari-√grah. Pari- intensifies — He completely embraced. Sākṣāt aṅga-saṅga: physical contact is the verse's culmination, and v.19 will catch the tears that follow.
At that time Lord Acyuta was seated on His consort’s bed. Spotting the brāhmaṇa at some distance, the Lord immediately stood up, went forward to meet him and with great pleasure embraced him.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
At that time Lord Acyuta was seated on His consort's bed. Spotting the brāhmaṇa at some distance, the Lord immediately stood up, went forward to meet him and with great pleasure embraced him.
Commentary

Seeing him, Krsna got up and went to the courtyard. He embraced him (paryagrahit) with his arms in great bliss.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Kṛṣṇa (acyutaḥ) did not deviate from friendship however it originated, from proper behavior and qualities. He was seated on his consort’s bed. He embraced Śrīdāmā.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Kṛṣṇa (acyutaḥ) did not deviate from friendship however it had originated, because of his proper behavior and qualities, even though he was seated on his consort’s bed. Citsukha’s version has āsthitaḥ instead of āśritaḥ. The meaning is the same. The Lord saw clearly (vilokya) him from a distance. Even went Śrīdāma was far off, seeing him, he rose in confusion quickly, went forward and joyfully firmly embraced him with outstretched arms all over his body (paryagrahīt).

Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)
Related verses
Kṛṣṇa, seated on His consort's bed, immediately stood, came forward, and embraced Sudāmā. The Lord does not wait for a friend to come to Him; He rises and goes to meet him.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I rise and go to meet my friends, or wait for them to come?
  • What would change if I imitated the Lord here?

A king on his queen's bed, on seeing his old schoolmate at the door, drops everything mid-rest and runs forward arms outstretched. Acyuta — never-falling — falls upon Sudāmā with embrace. The aiśvarya of the bed is overridden by the sakhya of the friend.

Caitanya falling on Haridāsa Ṭhākura

When Haridāsa Ṭhākura, considered an outcaste, lay in his last hours, Mahāprabhu came running, took him on His own lap, and would not be separated from him at his passing (Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya 11).

The Gauḍīya pair: the Lord runs to the lowly devotee. In Dvārakā, Kṛṣṇa rises from the queen's bed and runs to a torn-cloth brāhmaṇa. The same līlā, the same Person, the same logic.

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