Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.24
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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manvānau
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both thinking
Present participle dual of √man (to think, to consider). Both bhaktas, in the same instant, hold the same conviction — that Kṛṣṇa has come for them personally. Gauḍīyas mark this as evidence that priya-bhāva is irreducibly first-person.
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jagat-gurum
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the spiritual master of the universe
Compound: jagat (world) + guru. Echoing v. 21 (tri-loka-guruḥ). The cosmic guru becomes the personal guru in the heart of each bhakta — same Kṛṣṇa, two bhāvas.
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anugrahāya
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for showing mercy
Dative of anugraha — 'for the sake of grace.' From anu + √grah (to take alongside, to favor). The defining word of Bhagavān's motion in this chapter: He moves anugraha-artham, for the purpose of grace, not power.
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petatuḥ
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they both fell
Perfect dual of √pat (to fall). Falling at the Lord's feet is daṇḍavat — body-as-staff. Gauḍīyas note that both men perform daṇḍavat at exactly the same moment in two different houses — a synchronicity arranged by Yogamāyā.
Thinking that the guru of the universe, worshipped by Brahmā and others, had come (praptam) to give mercy, along with the sages (sam), the two fell at the feet of their own Lord, or he who was able to fulfill all their desires (prabhoḥ). The best brāhmaṇa Śrutadeva, is mentioned after the king since out of meekness he remained behind the king out of respect.
- Can I accept being 'specially' loved by God without subtracting from anyone else's specialness?
- Where do I diminish my own chosenness by comparing it to another's?
Two men, on opposite sides of the city, fall at Kṛṣṇa's feet simultaneously — and each thinks Kṛṣṇa has come for him alone. This is the secret of bhāva: Bhagavān's love is undivided even when the bhaktas are many.
After the Viśvarūpa, Arjuna confesses: 'Whatever I said in friendship — calling You Kṛṣṇa, Yādava, sakhe — was said in ignorance of Your majesty.' Like Bahulāśva here, Arjuna had thought Kṛṣṇa was for him personally; the Viśvarūpa revealed Kṛṣṇa is for everyone.
Yet the Gauḍīya reading is that both are true: Kṛṣṇa is for everyone and for each one personally. Bahulāśva and Śrutadeva each think 'He came for me' — and each is correct. Bhagavān's love does not divide when shared.
My note
Source: vedabase.io