Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.84.63
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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śrī-mada-andha-akṣāḥ
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whose eyes are blinded by the intoxication of opulence
śrī (opulence) + mada (intoxication) + andha (blind) + akṣa (eye). Compound diagnosis. Gauḍīyas treat śrī-mada as the principal danger of householder bhakti — opulence dulls smṛti.
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akalpāt
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because of incapacity
From a- + √kḷp (to be able). Past inability. Vasudeva names his earlier failure as inability rather than choice. Gauḍīyas note that he refuses to blame circumstance only — he also confesses the present failure of attention.
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sataḥ
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(who is) present
From sat (existing, present). Genitive: of one who is right in front (puraḥ sataḥ). The image is precise: Nanda is right there. Gauḍīyas read this as the working definition of anādara from verse 31 — refusing to see what is in front.
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na paśyāmaḥ
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we do not see
First-person plural of na + √paś. The confession is in the first person plural — Vasudeva includes himself. Gauḍīyas note that authentic confession is not displaced: he names his own household's failure, not Nanda's neglected status as Nanda's problem.
While living under the tyranny of Kaṁsa, Vasudeva was unable to do anything to help Nanda and his subjects defend themselves against the many demons sent from Mathurā to kill Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
In this verse he describes his ingratitude. Previously I did not repay you because of being imprisoned by Kamsa suddenly. Now, after Kamsa has been killed, even though free, being blind by wealth, I do not see you, being blinded by wealth.
We do not see you even though you are present in front of us. What to speak of when you are far away?
Previously after Kaṁsa was killed and we attained wealth we did not associate witih you in joy (kuṣalam) at all (hi). Now we do not see you, though you are standing in front of us (puraḥ sataḥ) because we are blinded by wealth. Because of the increase in family members, we look elsewhere, ignoring you. Or we do not see you first (puraḥ) though you are proper in conduct (sataḥ). We do not give regard with affection conduct because we have lost knowledge.
- What debt to someone is too large for me to repay — and have I at least acknowledged it?
- Where might honest acknowledgment substitute for impossible reciprocation?
Vasudeva names the wound: kingly opulence has blinded the Yadus to the people in front of them. Even with Nanda standing in the same courtyard, the intoxication of fortune keeps the eye unfocused. The verse is the candid X-ray of what wealth does to vision — even in the company of the Bhagavān Himself.
My note
Source: vedabase.io