Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.18.30
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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dṛṣṭvā
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seeing
Absolutive of √dṛś — having seen. Vraja's bhāvas arise primarily through darśana — the eye that sees the līlā is the organ of rasa. Gauḍīyas place darśana at the centre of devotional epistemology.
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bala-śālinā
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who is by nature very powerful
Bala (strength) + śālin (possessing, characterized by). The verse names Balarāma's strength as an essential characteristic, not a borrowed asset. Gauḍīyas note the wordplay — Balarāma is bala-śālī, and bala is His very name.
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su-vismitāḥ
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most astonished
Su (very) + vismita (astonished). Even Vraja's sakhās — who play with Bhagavān daily — are surprised when His full power shows. Gauḍīyas treat ongoing astonishment (camatkāra) as a permanent feature of nitya-līlā.
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sādhu sādhu
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'very wonderful, very wonderful'
Echo of verse 13. The same syllables that Kṛṣṇa said to His friends are now said back to Him through Balarāma. Gauḍīyas read the repetition as the call-and-response of prema.
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vādinaḥ
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speaking
Plural present participle of √vad. The boys speak — sakhya is verbal, demonstrative, not silent reverence. Vraja's rasa is loud.
Balarāma showed special powers. Thus he is called balaśālinā. Hari-vaṁśa says: balaṁ tu baldevasya tadā bhuvi janā viduḥ pralmbe nihate daitye devair api durāsade People on earth know the power of Balarāma, since he killed Pralamba who could not be killed by the devatās. The boys were astonished because the demon had disguised himself as a cowherd boy.
Balarāma showed special powers in killing the best of strong demons. Thus he is called balaśālinā. Hari-vaṁśa says: balaṁ tu baldevasya tadā bhuvi janā viduḥ pralmbe nihate daitye devair api durāsade People on earth know the power of Balarāma, since he killed Pralamba who could not be killed by the devatās. The boys were astonished because the demon had disguised himself as a cowherd boy. Or bala-śālinā means “by Balarāma who had the quality of praising Kṛṣṇa’s strength.” He thought, “I have killed this demon because of Kṛṣṇa’s powers.” The cowherd boys were amazed at his great devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
The boys exclaim 'sādhu sādhu' — the same words Kṛṣṇa Himself said to them in verse 13. Praise circulates in Vraja both directions. Bhagavān praises His friends; His friends praise Him. The grammar of prema is symmetrical even when the ontology is not.
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