Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.44
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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parama-pūruṣaḥ
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the supreme person
Compound: parama (highest) + pūruṣa (person). The same term BG 8.22 uses (puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha). Gauḍīyas insist on the personal: Bhagavān is Person, not principle. Śrutadeva's stuti begins by naming Kṛṣṇa as Person.
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śaktibhiḥ
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with His energies
Instrumental plural of śakti — power, potency. Bhagavān creates by His śaktis — Gauḍīya doctrine of acintya-bhedābheda. He is the source; the world is His śakti-pariṇāma, transformation of His own energy. The Bhāgavata's plural acknowledges para-śakti, jīva-śakti, and māyā-śakti.
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praviṣṭaḥ
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entered
Past participle of pra + √viś. The same verb as v. 26 (āviśat). The Lord 'enters' His creation in His transcendental form — antaryāmī-praveśa. Gauḍīyas link this with Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu's entry into each universe (SB 3.6, 10.13).
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ātma-sattayā
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in His own state of existence
Compound: ātma (own) + sattā (being, existence). Bhagavān enters but remains in His own sattā — He is not contaminated by what He enters. Gauḍīyas: He is bhinna (different) and abhinna (non-different) simultaneously — acintya-bhedābheda.
"O best of the brahmanas, Srutadeva, how is it that I have the good fortune of meeting you today?" When the Lord says this, Srutadeva replies with clever use of words. "O Supreme Lord, not only today did you get to see us. When you create the universe and enter it by your own presence, starting from that time, up until today, we, your tastha sakti, enjoying the fruits of our karma, have been observed by you. But only today do we see you." This is an example of uttara alankara, where a statement infers the question.
Pleased at suddenly seeing the Lord he praises him. I have been able to see you only today, when you have made your appearance on earth. Beginning from the time when you created the universe and entered it as Paramātmā (ātma-sattayā), I have not seen you. Seeing you suddenly is your great mercy. It is understood from this that the brāhmaṇa never went to Dvārakā. He says this out of feeling lowly. His statement is his supposition.
Pleased at suddenly seeing the Lord, he praises him. Having created the universe, you enter as antaryāmī (ātmanaḥ sattayā), existing everywhere. This is because you are Paramātma (parama-puruṣa). Or today we have attained you because you’re the great Lord (parama-puruṣa), revealing unlimited qualities as bhagavān. Or we have not just seen you today, but have received special mercy. Or having seen the Lord I am blissful on attaining the unobtainable. It was previously very rare. When you entered the universe you could not been seen since as antaryāmī you are invisible. But today suddenly I see you. I am most fortunate.
- Where have I been with God all along without noticing?
- What 'first meeting' might really be the recognition of a long companionship?
Śrutadeva opens a vista: 'It is not that we are meeting You today for the first time — we have been with You since You first entered Your own creation.' Bhakti's perspective is sanātana. Today's darśana is a remembered reunion, not a debut.
Brahmā-saṁhitā 5.37 — ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhis tābhir ya eva nija-rūpatayā kalābhiḥ — describes Bhagavān as always with His parikara. Gauḍīyas extend this: the jīva is also nitya-Kṛṣṇa-dāsa, eternally a servant.
Śrutadeva voices this exact theology in the Bhāgavatam itself. The meeting today is the recovery of memory, not the formation of a new acquaintance. Vaiṣṇava-vedānta is built on this principle: relationship is older than birth.
My note
Source: vedabase.io