Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.24.30
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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matam
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my opinion
Past participle of √man — thought, considered. Kṛṣṇa softens the proposal to one word: 'mata' — opinion. Bhakti's gentleness even in command: the Lord names His own will as a mere mata to be considered.
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kriyatām
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let it be done
Passive imperative of √kṛ. Again the passive — He does not say 'do this' (active) but 'let it be done.' The voice keeps the elders as agents and Kṛṣṇa as one who only asks.
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rocate
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pleases
Present from √ruc — to shine, to please. 'If it pleases you.' Gauḍīya signature: bhakti runs on prīti, not on coercion. Even Bhagavān submits His proposals to the ruci of His devotees.
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go - brāhmaṇa - adrīṇām
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of the cows, brāhmaṇas, and the hill
Compound: go (cow) + brāhmaṇa (brāhmaṇa) + adri (hill), genitive plural. The verse fuses the three into one beloved object. Gauḍīya practice: this triad is invoked in daily Hare Kṛṣṇa prayers (go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca) — its first appearance in scripture is here.
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dayitaḥ
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dear
Past participle of √day — that which is loved. Kṛṣṇa says the sacrifice is dayita to Him. Gauḍīya weight: the same root yields 'dayitā' — beloved — used in mādhurya-rasa for the gopīs. Whatever Kṛṣṇa calls dayita, the Vraja-vāsīs rush to bring.
Whatever is pleasing to the brāhmaṇas, the cows and the Supreme Lord Himself is auspicious and beneficial for the entire world. Spiritually blind “modern” people do not understand this and instead adopt a “scientific” approach to life that is rapidly destroying the entire earth.
This sacrifice will be dear to me (mahyam).
O father! If you have affection for me, then do this ceremony. That is the deep meaning of addressing Nanda. Do it, if it pleases you. Since such words are suitable for respectable persons, by being polite he hopes to accomplish the ceremony. This worship of the cows, the brāhmaṇas and the hill is beneficial for me. Dative case (mahyam) indicates giving benefit. He makes certain that it is not only a reasonable request but asks this of Nanda who should realize that he must do it for Kṛṣṇa’s benefit as well as understanding it is for his own benefit.
O father! If you have affection for me, then do this ceremony. That is the deep meaning of addressing Nanda. Do it, if it pleases you. Since such words are suitable for respectable persons, by being polite he hopes to accomplish the ceremony. Or it expresses his lack of inner control (out of affection for his father.) It is not only out of respect for me, due to affection, but to please all beings. This sacrifice is pleasing to me and the cows and all beings (ca). Or the sacrifice for the cows and others is pleasing to me. Another version and brhāmaṇādīnām. Ādi in this case refers to all the people of Vraja. This version is approved by Śrīdhara Svāmī. He says, “This sacrifice will give pleasure to all beings while they shake their heads.” If it were the version with ādrīnām (mountains) the mountains could not shake their heads.
A young son tells his father: 'I have an idea — try it if you like it.' The conditional is real; the gravity of who is speaking is what gives the suggestion its weight. Kṛṣṇa retains the form of suggestion to the very end, even as His proposal has, by this verse, completely replaced the indra-yāga in everyone's heart. He never compels; the elders consent because what He has said is self-evidently right.
My note
Source: vedabase.io