Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.89.45
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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darśaye
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I shall show
Causative future of √dṛś (to see). Kṛṣṇa Himself becomes the darśayitṛ — the one who causes seeing. Gauḍīyas read the verb as the chapter's hinge: bhakta cannot find the sons, but Bhagavān will show them.
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mā-avajña-ātmānam-ātmanā
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do not despise yourself by yourself
Imperative compound: mā (do not) + avajñā (despise). Kṛṣṇa lifts Arjuna from his own self-condemnation. Gauḍīyas read this as the eternal mood of Bhagavān toward His servant — even self-disgust is to be set aside in favor of His mission.
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kīrtim-vimalām
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spotless fame
Compound: kīrti (fame) + vimalā (spotless). Kṛṣṇa announces that what looks like ruined reputation is in fact the seed of pure kīrti. The insulters will themselves do the establishing.
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sthāpayiṣyanti
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they shall establish
Future causative of √sthā. The same people now reviling Arjuna will install the fame. Gauḍīyas note the inversion: Bhagavān routinely uses opposition to publish glory.
"Do not criticize yourself like that (ma avajna)." "Do not stop me. People will criticize me as a ksatriya." "Those who will criticize will certainly establish our glory." Or "Even those who criticize will establish our glory." There is another version yeneha kirtim vimalam, but according to Sridhara Swami this is an interpolation brought about to preserve the correct meter.
I show you the sons. Kṛṣṇa uses the present tense to indicate the near future, in order to pacify Arjuna. He uses the word naḥ (us) to indicate friendship with Arjuna and their non-difference. The devatās know your glory, but men do not. Men who did not know, who criticized, will establish our fame, without the fault of not fulfilling promises (vimalām), by proper knowledge. The Lord breaks the meter because of intense pain for his friend. Another version has yeneha kīrtiṁ vimalāṁ manuṣyā sthāpayanti naḥ. Those (ye te) who criticize will establish our fame. Or all men (ye te) will establish our fame.
- Where have I despised myself instead of asking God for help?
- What current 'failure' could become a doorway when self-hatred steps aside?
Kṛṣṇa's intervention is not consolation but promise: 'I will show you the sons. Do not despise yourself. These same critics will soon establish our spotless fame.' The Bhāgavatam shows Kṛṣṇa orchestrating both the failure and its narrative use — the insults will become the platform of the kīrti.
My note
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