Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.20
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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papuḥ
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they drank
Perfect plural of √pā (to drink). The same verb Bhāgavatam uses for the gopīs drinking Kṛṣṇa's beauty in Vraja (e.g., 10.21.7 — gāyantyā uccaiḥ amum). Beauty is drunk, not seen — Gauḍīyas mark drinking-by-eye as the highest form of dṛṣṭi-saṅga.
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mukha-sarojam
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lotus face
Compound: mukha (face) + saroja (lotus, lit. 'born in a pond'). The single most-used image of Kṛṣṇa's beauty in the Bhāgavatam. Saroja signals fragrance, gentleness, sun-tracking — qualities the rasika finds in Kṛṣṇa's face.
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snigdha-īkṣaṇam
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affectionate glances
Compound: snigdha (oily, smooth, affectionate) + īkṣaṇam (glance). Snigdha is the technical word for the 'oiled' or melted-with-prema quality of Kṛṣṇa's look. The same word names the gopīs' bhāva for Him in CC.
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udāra-hāsa
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generous smiles
Compound: udāra (generous, magnanimous) + hāsa (smile). Kṛṣṇa's smile is named generous because it gives — every smile is prasāda. Gauḍīyas savor Kṛṣṇa-hāsya as the entry-point to mādhurya-rasa.
Those who were on the path, from Anarta and other places, and others (anye) who were far from the path but came and gathered along the route, drank with their eyes the lotus of his face, tasting its sweetness.
The people of Ānarta and other places, all the men and women, saw Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face with great attraction. The provinces are listed in order when travelling from Dvārakā to Videha. Some in the list are neighboring states. He went out of longing to some places even though the places were far. He went to other places to give them mercy. And to all the places he went one after the other to give them bliss. The next verse says that he finally arrived at Videha. This verse also mentions that he met the people of Vraja (madhu). He did this by entering into the aprakaṭa pastimes there (since the residents had by that time disappeared).
This is list of places on the way from Dvārakā to Videha. The other places were between Koṣala and Ānarta. Their eyes were like bees in drinking with greed the rasa produced on seeing him. This means that they saw him with great attachment. The people of those places, men and women saw him. O king! Śukadeva becomes emotional because of their eagerness to drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s form by seeing him. Or he feels pain on not attaining that situation. Women are mentioned last to indicate their special position. Others can also refer to animals. They drank his face which was smiling broadly and had affectionate glances.
- What devotees from very different backgrounds could I learn from?
- Where do I assume God only travels in 'my kind' of devotional culture?
Twelve kingdoms drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa's smile — the same drink the gopīs once drank in Vraja, here distributed publicly along the highway. The chapter is widening: from one Subhadrā to one chariot to twelve nations to one bhakta in a hut.
My note
Source: vedabase.io