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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.25

न्यमन्त्रयेतां दाशार्हमातिथ्येन सह द्विजै: । मैथिल: श्रुतदेवश्च युगपत् संहताञ्जली ॥ २५ ॥
nyamantrayetāṁ dāśārham
[nyamantrayetaam daashaarham]
ātithyena saha dvijaiḥ
[aatithyena saha dvijaih]
maithilaḥ śrutadevaś ca
[maithilah shrutadevash cha]
yugapat saṁhatāñjalī
[yugapat samhataanjalee]
nyamantrayetām — they both invited dāśārham — Kṛṣṇa, the descendant of Daśārha ātithyena — to be their guest saha — along with dvijaiḥ — the brāhmaṇas maithilaḥ — Bahulāśva śrutadevaḥ — Śrutadeva ca — and yugapat — simultaneously saṁhata — held firmly together añjalī — whose palms .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nyamantrayetāṁ dāśārham
nyamantrayetām
they both invited
dāśārham
Kṛṣṇa, the descendant of Daśārha
ātithyena saha dvijaiḥ
ātithyena
to be their guest
saha
along with
dvijaiḥ
the brāhmaṇas
maithilaḥ śrutadevaś ca
maithilaḥ
Bahulāśva
śrutadevaḥ
Śrutadeva
ca
and
yugapat saṁhatāñjalī
yugapat
simultaneously
saṁhata
held firmly together
añjalī
whose palms .
  • nyamantrayetām — they both invited
    Imperfect dual middle of ni + √mantr (to invite, to advise). The dual is the verse's secret: two persons act as one in inviting Bhagavān. Gauḍīyas read it as the unity of bhakti — different stations, identical bhāva.
  • yugapat — simultaneously
    Adverb: 'at the same moment.' This word is the hinge for v. 26 — only yugapat invitations could give Kṛṣṇa the occasion for His yugapat presence. The bhaktas' synchronicity is the cue Bhagavān has been waiting for.
  • ātithyena — to be their guest
    Instrumental of ātithya (hospitality). The host-guest relation is, in the Vedas, the model of dharma between unequals. By accepting both invitations, Kṛṣṇa formalizes equal honor to king and to poor brāhmaṇa.
  • dāśārham — Kṛṣṇa, the descendant of Daśārha
    From Daśārha — an ancestor of the Yadu line. The dynastic epithet is used here precisely because the verse is about Kṛṣṇa's family-side identity entering both homes as kin. Bhagavān is invoked as 'one of us' by both bhaktas.
At exactly the same time, King Maithila and Śrutadeva each went forward with joined palms and invited the Lord of the Daśārhas to be his guest, along with the brāhmaṇa sages.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
At exactly the same time, King Maithila and Śrutadeva each went forward with joined palms and invited the Lord of the Daśārhas to be his guest, along with the brāhmaṇa sages.
Commentary

The form of the verb nyamantrayetam (atmanepada) is poetic license. The form nyamantrayatam (parasmaipada), as the invitation was for Krsna, not themselves.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

They both invited the Lord along with the sages (dvijaiḥ) to their houses.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

At the same time, with folded hands, they invited the Lord who appeared in the Yadu dynasty to show his great powers (dāśārham), along with the sages.

Related values
Shanti (Peace / Tranquility)Tapas (Austerity / Discipline)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)Prema (Divine Love)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)
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Concepts
JivaMantra
At the same moment, both invite Him home. The Lord's devotees often act simultaneously, drawn by the same magnet. Synchronicity around divine presence is normal.
Reflection Questions
  • What synchronicity have I dismissed as coincidence that was actually grace?
  • Where could noticing simultaneity sharpen my recognition of divine arrangement?

Two invitations rise into the air simultaneously — one from a palace, one from a hut. The Lord must answer both. Kṛṣṇa's first solution is no human's solution: He goes to both, at once, fully, in each.

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