Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.82.36
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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vraja-īśvarīm
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the Queen of Vraja (Yaśodā)
Compound: vraja (the cowherd country) + īśvarīm (queen, feminine). Yaśodā as īśvarī — sovereign of Vraja. Gauḍīyas honour this title: Vraja is her kingdom, and Kṛṣṇa is her subject in vātsalya-rasa.
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maitṛīm
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friendship
Accusative form as printed in the source. Maitrī — friendship rooted in maitra (well-wishing, from mitra). Not mere acquaintance but principled solidarity. Gauḍīya bhakti recognises this between Vraja and Mathurā mothers: shared sevā of one Lord.
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bāṣpa-kaṇṭhyau
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in whose throats were tears
Compound: bāṣpa (tears) + kaṇṭhyau (throats, dual feminine). Repetition of verse 34's gadgada-bhāva — the chapter's recurring sāttvika sign. Vaiṣṇava reunions are wet-eyed by definition.
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samūcatuḥ
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they addressed (her)
Perfect dual of sam-√vac. Speech finally arrives — after the embrace, after the tears, the words form. Gauḍīyas read this order as exact: prema first, language after.
At this time, according to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Śrī Vasudeva invited Nanda outside to meet Ugrasena and the other elder Yadus. Taking this opportunity, Rohiṇī and Devakī talked with Queen Yaśodā.
Then, Nanda, being called by Vasudeva, went outside to meet Ugrasena and others, while Rohini and Devaki met with Yasoda. When they entered, they ( and Subhdra) embraced her as described in this verse.
After Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had come and their parents had recovered somewhat, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma went outside with Nanda and Vasudeva to meet with thousands of other residents of Vraja. Then Rohiṇī and Devakī embraced Yaśodā. Rohiṇī is mentioned before Devakī because Devakī was delayed when Kṛṣṇa lost consciousness from bliss at the meeting and because Rohiṇī had special affection for Yaśodā from living with Yaśodā in Vraja for a long time. Śukadeva calls Yaśodā the queen of Vraja out of his great bhāva, showing greater respect for her than the other two women there. Maitrīm means that she performed actions for their benefit.
- Whose 'second mother' role in my life have I honored?
- What does it mean to recognize the mothering that comes from outside the household?
When two mothers meet who have raised the same child between them, words queue up behind tears and only the simplest praise can get through. Rohiṇī and Devakī acknowledge what Vraja did for what Mathurā could not.
My note
Source: vedabase.io