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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.83.2

त एवं लोकनाथेन परिपृष्टा: सुसत्कृता: । प्रत्यूचुर्हृष्टमनसस्तत्पादेक्षाहतांहस: ॥ २ ॥
ta evaṁ loka-nāthena
[ta evam loka-naathena]
paripṛṣṭāḥ su-sat-kṛtāḥ
[pariprishtaah su-sat-kritaah]
pratyūcur hṛṣṭa-manasas
[pratyoochur hrishta-manasas]
tat-pādekṣā-hatāṁhasaḥ
[tat-paadekshaa-hataamhasah]
te — they (Yudhiṣṭhira and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s other relatives) evam — thus loka — of the universe nāthena — by the Lord paripṛṣṭāḥ — questioned su — very much sat - kṛtāḥ — honored pratyūcuḥ — replied hṛṣṭa — joyful manasaḥ — whose minds tat — His pāda — the feet īkṣā — by seeing hata — destroyed aṁhasaḥ — whose sins .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ta evaṁ loka-nāthena
te
they (Yudhiṣṭhira and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s other relatives)
evam
thus
loka
of the universe
nāthena
by the Lord
paripṛṣṭāḥ su-sat-kṛtāḥ
paripṛṣṭāḥ
questioned
su
very much
sat - kṛtāḥ
honored
pratyūcur hṛṣṭa-manasas
pratyūcuḥ
replied
hṛṣṭa
joyful
manasaḥ
whose minds
tat-pādekṣā-hatāṁhasaḥ
tat
His
pāda
the feet
īkṣā
by seeing
hata
destroyed
aṁhasaḥ
whose sins .
  • pāda — the feet (of the Lord)
    Pāda — the constant Gauḍīya object of meditation. Throughout this chapter (verses 8, 11, 15-16, 39, 40, 41-42, 43) the word recurs as the queens' single shared longing. Verse 2 plants it early: even sight of those feet destroys sin.
  • īkṣā — by seeing
    From √īkṣ — to look. Gauḍīya śāstra ranks darśana of the Lord (or of His vigraha, His devotee, His Vraja-bhūmi) as itself purifying — no other sādhana required at the moment the gaze lands.
  • hata — destroyed
    Past participle of √han. The sins are not gradually wiped but struck dead — same root as Kṛṣṇa's slaying of demons. Pāda-darśana is itself a weapon.
  • aṁhasaḥ — whose sins
    Aṁhas — sin, narrowness, distress. The genitive frames the kings: those whose sins are slain. The verse stations the antidote (seeing Kṛṣṇa's feet) immediately beside the disease (aṁhas).
  • hṛṣṭa — joyful
    From √hṛṣ — to bristle, to thrill. Hṛṣṭa-manas describes the precise Gauḍīya symptom of bhāva: the mind itself stands on end before the Lord. The reply that follows is not duty-speech; it is overflowing rasa.
Feeling greatly honored, King Yudhiṣṭhira and the others, freed of all sinful reactions by seeing the feet of the Lord of the universe, gladly answered His inquiries.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Feeling greatly honored, King Yudhiṣṭhira and the others, freed of all sinful reactions by seeing the feet of the Lord of the universe, gladly answered His inquiries.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

In order, they were asked thoroughly by the Lord of all the worlds and honored nicely with various gifts. Then they became joyful in mind by his merciful presence. All their sufferings were destroyed by seeing his lotus feet. Yudhiṣṭhira and others then spoke.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After the gopīs Yudhiṣṭhira and others (te) were thoroughly questioned by the Lord. The main reason was to make them happy since he had first pacified the gopīs. They were worshipped with fragrance and flowers by his mercy (su-sat-kṛtāḥ). Or they were honored by the questions—because he was the protector of the worlds. Or even though Kṛṣṇa was the Lord of the universe, he worshipped them and they were happy. The reason for everything was that they saw the feet of the Lord. By that their remaining prārabdha sins or sufferings were destroyed.

Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)
Related verses
Yudhiṣṭhira and the others, freed of all sinful reactions by seeing the Lord's feet, gladly answered His inquiries. Even before the conversation, the meeting purified them. Encounter precedes content.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in my meetings with the Lord do I focus on content when the encounter itself does the work?
  • What changes when I trust the meeting more than the words?

A traveller's dust is washed off the moment his feet touch the threshold of his own house — likewise the kings' inner stain falls away simply by their eyes resting on Kṛṣṇa's feet. Darśana of those feet is itself the bath; their joy in answering Him is the towel that dries them.

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