SB 10.86.50 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.50

श्रीशुक उवाच तदुक्तमित्युपाकर्ण्य भगवान् प्रणतार्तिहा । गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिं प्रहसंस्तमुवाच ह ॥ ५० ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

[shree-shuka uvaacha]

tad-uktam ity upākarṇya

[tad-uktam ity upaakarnya]

bhagavān praṇatārti-hā

[bhagavaan pranataarti-haa]

gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṁ

[griheetvaa paaninaa paanim]

prahasaṁs tam uvāca ha

[prahasams tam uvaacha ha]

Word-for-word

śrī - śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said tat — by him (Śrutadeva) uktam — what was spoken iti — thus upākarṇya — hearing bhagavān — the Supreme Lord praṇata — of the surrendered ārti — of distress hā — the destroyer gṛhītvā — taking pāṇinā — with His hand pāṇim — his hand prahasan — smiling broadly tam — to him uvāca ha — said .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

śrī-śuka uvāca

śrī - śukaḥ uvāca

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said

tad-uktam ity upākarṇya

tat

by him (Śrutadeva)

uktam

what was spoken

iti

thus

upākarṇya

hearing

bhagavān praṇatārti-hā

bhagavān

the Supreme Lord

praṇata

of the surrendered

ārti

of distress

hā

the destroyer

gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṁ

gṛhītvā

taking

pāṇinā

with His hand

pāṇim

his hand

prahasaṁs tam uvāca ha

prahasan

smiling broadly

tam

to him

uvāca ha

said .

Important Words

praṇata-ārti-hā — the destroyer of the distress of the surrendered
Compound: praṇata (surrendered, bowed) + ārti (distress) + hā (slayer). One of Bhagavān's principal epithets. CC Madhya 19.156 — ārti-hā-bhagavān gauracandra. The same name applies to Kṛṣṇa and to Mahāprabhu in Gauḍīya theology.
pāṇim — his hand
Accusative of pāṇi — hand. The bhakta's hand, grasped by Bhagavān's hand (pāṇinā), is the Vaiṣṇava signature of sakhya — even more intimate, vivāha-like (the wedding rite is pāṇi-grahaṇa). Gauḍīyas note: Kṛṣṇa's hand on a brāhmaṇa's hand equals the highest of upacāras.
prahasan — smiling broadly
Present participle of pra + √has (to laugh, smile). The same prahasya that runs through Kṛṣṇa's līlā in Vraja. Mahāprabhu also is described prahasan. Bhagavān's default expression toward His bhaktas is a smile.

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing Śrutadeva speak these words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who relieves His surrendered devotees’ distress, took Śrutadeva’s hand in His own and, smiling, spoke to him as follows.

Purport

Ācārya Viśvanātha comments that Lord Kṛṣṇa took Śrutadeva’s hand and smiled as a gesture of friendship, to tell Him, “Yes, you know the truth about Me, and I also know all about you. So now I will tell you something special.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing Śrutadeva speak these words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who relieves His surrendered devotees' distress, took Śrutadeva's hand in His own and, smiling, spoke to him as follows.

Commentary

He took Srutadeva’s hand in his, indicating that he would drown him in sakhya rasa when he would hear the Lord’s clever words. The Lord laughed. "You have clearly understood all about me. What should I, knowing all about you, teach you?"

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Hearing his words with great attention (upa—karṇya), the Lord smiled in joy (pra—hasan) and spoke, since he takes away all suffering of his devotees (praṇātārti-hā), even if they only offered respects once. Therefore he took Śrutadeva’s hand. The word ha indicates joy.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Hearing his words with great attention (upa—karṇya), the Lord smiled in joy (pra—hasan) and spoke, since he takes away all suffering of his devotees or all jīvas (praṇātārti-hā), or those who only offered respects once, because he is directly the supreme Lord (bhagavān). Or he was Kṛṣṇa, who manifests unlimited powers. He took Śrutadeva’s hand in his. This shows his special affection for him.

Related values & verses

Related values

Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Daya (Compassion / Mercy)Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Apaishunam (Non-slander)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Asteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)

Concepts

Jiva

Personal Guidance

After hearing Śrutadeva, Kṛṣṇa speaks. The Lord listens fully before responding — even God models that listening precedes teaching.

Reflection Questions

Where do I respond before fully hearing?
How might letting another finish their full prayer reshape my answer?

Analogy

Kṛṣṇa, smiling, takes Śrutadeva's hand in His own. Bhagavān's hand on the bhakta's hand — small contact, infinite content. The chapter's climax is a hand-clasp; what follows is His vacana on brāhmaṇa-mahimā.

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