Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.85.2
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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munīnām
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of the sages
Genitive plural. The sages — Nārada and others — had told Vasudeva that his sons were the Supreme Lord. Vasudeva's recognition is not unmediated; it comes through the paramparā channel of muni-vacana, the Gauḍīya standard.
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dhāma-sūcakam
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indicating Their transcendental position
Compound: dhāma (abode, splendor, status) + sūcakam (indicating). The sages' words pointed not at power but at dhāma — Kṛṣṇa's own identity-region. Gauḍīyas use dhāma precisely for Vṛndāvana and Goloka.
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vīryaiḥ
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by Their valorous deeds
Instrumental plural of vīrya. The killing of Pūtanā, Aghāsura, Keśin, and finally Kaṁsa — these vīryas form the second witness, paired with muni-vacana, that produces Vasudeva's faith.
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jāta-visrambhaḥ
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having developed firm conviction
Compound: jāta (born, arisen) + visrambhaḥ (faith, trust). Visrambha is the very name Rūpa Gosvāmī uses for intimate confidence in rasa-śāstra. Vasudeva's faith is not awestruck distance but intimate trust.
This verse shows the reason for this conception of greatness in his sons: he understood his sons’ greatness through the words of the sages, confirming his previous realizations. He had that knowledge previously: vidito ’si bhavān sākṣāt puruṣaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ kevalānubhavānanda- svarūpaḥ sarva-buddhi-dṛk I know you directly as the Supreme Person beyond material existence, as the impersonal Brahman, as Paramātmā and Bhagavān. SB 10.3.13 He always had faith in their powers. Now, hearing such words of the sages, he called out the names of his sons and spoke.
The cause of his statements is explained, reinforcing his statements. He had heard the words of the sages at Kurukṣetra or who always came to Dvārakā with all knowledge, which indicated to some degree their greatness. It was impossible to enumerate all their unlimited glories, so the sages merely summarized them. “But sages sometimes utter praise out of devotion only.” But Vasudeva had experienced directly the truth of their words. He had developed faith from their remarkable exploits. He addressed them, as in the next verse, or he said, “O supreme Lords!”
- What truth about someone close to me have I needed an outside voice to confirm?
- Where am I waiting for permission to speak honestly about what I already sense?
A father who has watched his son lift a mountain finally sees not the boy he raised but the One the sages described. Like a man holding a lamp who suddenly notices it is the sun, Vasudeva's vision shifts without his son moving an inch.
My note
Source: vedabase.io