Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.12
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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pāribarhāṇi
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as wedding gifts
From pari + √barh (to expand, to honor around). The technical śāstric term for marriage-gifts presented by the bride's side. The Bhāgavata uses the precise word — Balarāma performs vivāha-saṁskāra-dharma in full, retroactively legitimizing the abduction.
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mudā
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with pleasure
Instrumental of mud (joy). Balarāma sends gifts in joy, not in grudging acceptance. Gauḍīyas note: when Bhagavān is reconciled, the reconciliation is complete — no residue. The mood passes from kṣubdha (v. 11) to mudā (v. 12) in two verses.
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mahā-dhana
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greatly valuable
Compound: mahā + dhana (wealth). Wealth in Dvārakā is endless because the source is Lakṣmī's own husband. The verse anchors aiśvarya-rasa — gifts are large because Bhagavān is rich, not because the act is costly.
Balarama offered him many gifts as a sign of affection (paibarhani).
Then Balarāma, who was most powerful (balaḥ), sent gifts in joy. He understood from friends that she had been taken by Arjuna with the consent of Kṛṣṇa. He sent most valuable ornaments and cots and other things.
Then Balarāma, who was most capable or most intelligent (balaḥ), sent gifts in joy: he understood from friends that she had been taken by Arjuna with the consent of Kṛṣṇa. He sent most valuable ornaments and cots, foot soldiers and maid servants. Or he sent great treasures like gold and jewels and furnishings. The order is from greater to lesser in value, or to greater numbers.
- Where could I respond to a conflict with generosity that converts it?
- What gift would close a chapter I have been holding open by resentment?
Balarāma's gifts arrive like the second half of a sentence — the elder brother's blessing completing what Kṛṣṇa had silently begun. Elephants, chariots, horses: dowry is not loss; it is delight in dharma's reconciliation.
My note
Source: vedabase.io