SB 10.82.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.82.14

अन्योन्यसन्दर्शनहर्षरंहसा प्रोत्फुल्ल‍हृद्वक्त्रसरोरुहश्रिय: । आश्लिष्य गाढं नयनै: स्रवज्जला हृष्यत्त्वचो रुद्धगिरो ययुर्मुदम् ॥ १४ ॥

anyonya-sandarśana-harṣa-raṁhasā

[anyonya-sandarshana-harsha-ramhasaa]

protphulla-hṛd-vaktra-saroruha-śriyaḥ

[protphulla-hrid-vaktra-saroruha-shriyah]

āśliṣya gāḍhaṁ nayanaiḥ sravaj-jalā

[aashlishya gaadham nayanaih sravaj-jalaa]

hṛṣyat-tvaco ruddha-giro yayur mudam

[hrishyat-tvacho ruddha-giro yayur mudam]

Word-for-word

anyonya — of each other sandarśana — from the seeing harṣa — of the joy raṁhasā — by the impulse protphulla — blooming hṛt — of their hearts vaktra — and faces saroruha — of the lotuses śriyaḥ — whose beauty āśliṣya — embracing gāḍham — tightly nayanaiḥ — from their eyes sravat — pouring jalāḥ — water (tears) hṛṣyat — erupting with hair standing on end tvacaḥ — whose skin ruddha — choked giraḥ — whose speech yayuḥ — they experienced mudam — delight .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

anyonya-sandarśana-harṣa-raṁhasā

anyonya

of each other

sandarśana

from the seeing

harṣa

of the joy

raṁhasā

by the impulse

protphulla-hṛd-vaktra-saroruha-śriyaḥ

protphulla

blooming

hṛt

of their hearts

vaktra

and faces

saroruha

of the lotuses

śriyaḥ

whose beauty

āśliṣya gāḍhaṁ nayanaiḥ sravaj-jalā

āśliṣya

embracing

gāḍham

tightly

nayanaiḥ

from their eyes

sravat

pouring

jalāḥ

water (tears)

hṛṣyat-tvaco ruddha-giro yayur mudam

hṛṣyat

erupting with hair standing on end

tvacaḥ

whose skin

ruddha

choked

giraḥ

whose speech

yayuḥ

they experienced

mudam

delight .

Important Words

protphulla-hṛt-vaktra-saroruha-śriyaḥ — whose hearts and faces had the beauty of fully blooming lotuses
Long compound: protphulla (fully blooming) + hṛt (heart) + vaktra (face) + saroruha (lotus) + śriyaḥ (beauty). The Bhāgavatam's signature bahuvrīhi style. Both the inner hṛdaya-padma and the outer mukha-padma bloom together — bhāva is never merely internal.
harṣa-raṁhasā — by the impulse of joy
Compound: harṣa (joy) + raṁhasā (instrumental of raṁhas, force, speed). Joy here has momentum — it propels bodies into embrace. Gauḍīyas note: bhāva that does not move the body is suspect; sāttvika-bhāvas always show outwardly.
hṛṣyat-tvacaḥ — whose skin erupted in horripilation
Compound: hṛṣyat (thrilling) + tvacaḥ (skin). Romāñca — hair standing on end — is one of the eight sāttvika-bhāvas catalogued in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 2.3. Visible bodily signs of prema, not merely felt emotion.
ruddha-giraḥ — whose speech was choked
Compound: ruddha (obstructed) + giraḥ (speech). Vaivarṇya (loss of voice) and gadgada (choking) — two more sāttvika-bhāvas. The reunion verse showcases prema's physiology. Mahāprabhu's biographies record the same signs in him.
mudam — delight
Accusative of mud — joy specifically tied to union, in contrast to harṣa (sudden joy) or ānanda (settled bliss). The Gauḍīya rasa-vocabulary distinguishes these with care.

As the great joy of seeing one another made the lotuses of their hearts and faces bloom with fresh beauty, the men embraced one another enthusiastically. With tears pouring from their eyes, the hair on their bodies standing on end and their voices choked up, they all felt intense bliss.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

First a general description of the happiness of all the male devotees meeting is given. Because of the force of joy on directly meeting each other, their hearts, hands, faces and forms became beautiful like fully blooming lotuses and they embraced each other deeply. They felt great joy. Their bliss was manifest in more and more intense degrees-- first in tears, then in hairs standing on end and finally by choked voices.

Related values & verses

Related values

Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom

Concepts

Jiva

Personal Guidance

Men embraced with tears pouring, hair standing on end, voices choked. Devotional reunions allow full bodily ecstasy; we do not have to be composed when love returns to us.

Reflection Questions

When was the last time I let myself be physically overcome by love?
What in me resists that surrender?

Analogy

Lotus buds remain closed in the night of separation; sunrise unfurls them all at once. The men's faces, long held tight by years of vipralambha, bloom open the moment they see one another at Kurukṣetra.

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