Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.87.45
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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ātma-vān
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self-possessed
Compound: ātman + matup. Possessing oneself — established in the self. Gauḍīyas: ātmavān is the qualification BG 2.45 also names (nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna... ātmavān bhava). It is the precondition for transmission.
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vīra-vrataḥ
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whose vow is as heroic as a warrior's
Compound: vīra (hero, warrior) + vrata (vow). Bhakti is not soft; it is martial. Gauḍīyas: Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu's qualification utsāha — fervent enthusiasm — is the same thing in different vocabulary.
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pūrṇaḥ
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successful in all his purposes
From √pṝ (to fill). Full. Gauḍīyas: pūrṇa is one of the Lord's standing epithets (Brahma-saṁhitā 5.39 — kṛṣṇaḥ svayaṁ samabhavat paramaḥ pumān yo). Nārada is pūrṇa derivatively — full because the source has filled him.
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śruta-dharaḥ
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meditating upon what he had heard
Compound: śruta (heard) + dhara (holding). One who holds what he hears. Gauḍīyas: śruta-dhṛk is a qualification of the ideal listener — what enters the ear must be held in the heart, not leak out.
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ādiṣṭam
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ordered
Past participle of ā + √diś. Receiving an order. Gauḍīyas: paramparā is structured as ājñā — order-giving from the previous teacher. The disciple's task is execution, not deliberation.
Holding the meaning of what he had heard in his mind (sruta dharah), holding strongly to his promise (vira vratah), Narada spoke.
Nārada had an undisturbed heart because he was a naiṣṭhika-brahmacārī (vīra-vrataḥ). By hearing once he remembered (śruti-dharaḥ) since he was inclined to contemplation (muniḥ) and fixed completely on the Lord (ātmavān). Therefore he accepted the order given by his guru Nārāyaṇa, with convinced intelligence immediately (śraddhayā) in the subject. With all his desires fulfilled, he then spoke. Instead of ṛṣiṇā sometimes guruṇā is seen. O king! Śukadeva encourages Parīkṣit after answering his question.
Receiving the instruction and goal in this way, Nārada spoke. Sometimes the word gurunā is seen, this indicates that Nārada took instructions previously from Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi. Or now he accepted him with faith because of such instructions. Or having learned the intructions, he was now a disciple. He was intelligent (ātmavān) and inclined to contemplation (muniḥ) because he was strong in his vows (vīra-vrataḥ). Thus he was good at listening and perfect. O king (rājan)! You are fortunate to have great guru. Or Nārada shone (rājan). Or accepting the instructions, holding to his heart, Nārada was completely satisfied. How could he receive them immediately? He was intelligent (ātmavān) and leard just by hearing (śruti-dharaḥ).
- Where could a steel-firm vow actually free rather than constrain me?
- What commitment have I been postponing because I feared it would feel grim?
Nārada receives the command with the firmness of a kṣatriya holding a vow — vīra-vrata. He is described as ātma-vān (self-possessed) and pūrṇa (full). Like a soldier who has finished his campaign, he turns back homeward — but the campaign for Nārada is to broadcast the chapter further.
My note
Source: vedabase.io