Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.13.63
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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utthāya utthāya
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rising and rising again
Reduplicated participle of ut-√sthā. The Sanskrit doubling marks repetition: he rises, rises, rises. Gauḍīyas treasure the reduplicative form as the grammar of unstoppable devotion — the body keeps repeating because the heart keeps overflowing.
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smṛtvā smṛtvā
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remembering and remembering
Reduplicated participle of √smṛ. The chapter's closing verb: smaraṇa, repeated. Gauḍīyas hold smaraṇa as one of the nine limbs of bhakti (SB 7.5.23). Brahmā ends the chapter in smaraṇa, which is also the chapter's perfect lesson.
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punaḥ punaḥ
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again and again
Adverb doubled. The third reduplication in the verse, intensifying the picture. Gauḍīyas note: three reduplications in a single verse — uttering uttering, remembering remembering, again again — the verse itself enacts what it describes.
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mahitvam
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(His) greatness
From mahat (great). Brahmā meditates on Kṛṣṇa's mahitva — the very glory he had tried, fifty verses earlier, to test. Gauḍīyas treasure this completion: the chapter ends where Brahmā's pride began, but now turned to surrender.
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prāk-dṛṣṭam
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what he had just seen
Compound: prāk (before) + dṛṣṭa (seen). The Vaikuṇṭha-darśana was just before; now Brahmā remembers it. Gauḍīyas note this temporal precision — the chapter closes on memory of the immediate, not on long-past remembrance.
As stated in one prayer, śrutim apare smṛtim itare bhāratam anye bhajantu bhava-bhītāḥ aham iha nandaṁ vande yasyālinde paraṁ brahma “Let others study the Vedas, smṛti and Mahābhārata, fearing material existence, but I shall worship Nanda Mahārāja, in whose courtyard is crawling the Supreme Brahman. Nanda Mahārāja is so great that the Parabrahman is crawling in his yard, and therefore I shall worship him.” ( Padyāvalī 126) Brahmā was falling down in ecstasy. Because of the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who exactly resembled a human child, Brahmā was naturally astonished. Therefore with a faltering voice he offered prayers, understanding that here was the Supreme Person.
He remained on the ground after paying obeisances many times because the intense bliss. The verse is in the present tense because Sukadeva was directly experiencing the pastime.
He rose and fell repeatedly for a long time. The verbs are repeated for meter’s sake. Or Śukadeva speaks as if directly seeing him perform the repeated actions. Or the use of repetition is metaphorical. He fell to the ground because of remembering Kṛṣṇa’s greatness. He rose up again to see the beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s face.
He offered respects many times (ciram) out of bliss on seeing Kṛṣṇa’s face. Or punaḥ punaḥ indicates the repetition and utthāya utthaya and smṛtvā smṛtvā indicate great joy. Or on seeing the power of Kṛṣna he offered respects at his feet and then out of greed to see his face he stood up. Again remembering his greatness he offered respects and again desiring his face he stood up. He continued this for a long time. ‘
A man unable to stop bowing — rising, then collapsing again, rising and collapsing, hour after hour — because every time he stands he remembers what he just saw, and remembrance bends him back down. Brahmā at Kṛṣṇa's feet is the body of anusmṛti: repeated remembrance writes repeated obeisance into the limbs.
My note
Source: vedabase.io