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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.33.23

సోఽమ్భస్యలం యువతిభి: పరిషిచ్యమాన: ప్రేమ్ణేక్షిత: ప్రహసతీభిరితస్తతోఽఙ్గ । వైమానికై: కుసుమవర్షిభిరీడ్యమానో రేమే స్వయం స్వరతిరత్ర గజేన్ద్రలీల: ॥ ౨౩ ॥
so ’mbhasy alaṁ yuvatibhiḥ pariṣicyamānaḥ
[so ’mbhasy alam yuvatibhih parishichyamaanah]
premṇekṣitaḥ prahasatībhir itas tato ’ṅga
[premnekshitah prahasateebhir itas tato ’nga]
vaimānikaiḥ kusuma-varṣibhir īdyamāno
[vaimaanikaih kusuma-varshibhir eedyamaano]
reme svayaṁ sva-ratir atra gajendra-līlaḥ
[reme svayam sva-ratir atra gajendra-leelah]
saḥ — He ambhasi — in the water alam — very much yuvatibhiḥ — by the girls pariṣicyamānaḥ — being splashed premṇā — with love īkṣitaḥ — glanced upon prahasatībhiḥ — by them, who were laughing itaḥ tataḥ — here and there aṅga — my dear King vaimānikaiḥ — by those traveling in their airplanes kusuma — flowers varṣibhiḥ — who were raining down īḍyamānaḥ — being worshiped reme — enjoyed svayam — personally sva - ratiḥ — satisfied within Himself atra — here gaja - indra — of a king of the elephants līlaḥ — whose playing .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’mbhasy alaṁ yuvatibhiḥ pariṣicyamānaḥ
premṇekṣitaḥ prahasatībhir itas tato ’ṅga
saḥ
He
vaimānikaiḥ kusuma-varṣibhir īdyamāno
ambhasi
in the water
reme svayaṁ sva-ratir atra gajendra-līlaḥ
alam
very much
yuvatibhiḥ
by the girls
pariṣicyamānaḥ
being splashed
premṇā
with love
īkṣitaḥ
glanced upon
prahasatībhiḥ
by them, who were laughing
itaḥ tataḥ
here and there
aṅga
my dear King
vaimānikaiḥ
by those traveling in their airplanes
kusuma
flowers
varṣibhiḥ
who were raining down
īḍyamānaḥ
being worshiped
reme
enjoyed
svayam
personally
sva - ratiḥ
satisfied within Himself
atra
here
gaja - indra
of a king of the elephants
līlaḥ
whose playing .
  • sva-ratiḥ — satisfied within Himself
    Sva (own) + rati (delight). Bhagavān's rati is internal, ātma-ārāma. Gauḍīyas: even when the gopīs splash Him, His delight is internally sourced — but He freely lets it appear externally elicited, as līlā.
  • gaja-indra-līlaḥ — whose playing was like a king of elephants
    Gaja (elephant) + indra (chief) + līlā (play). The royal-elephant frame returns from v.22. Gauḍīyas: the recurrence is deliberate — Śuka anchors the water-līlā in dignified register before Parīkṣit's question.
  • vaimānikaiḥ — by those traveling in airplanes
    Vimāna = celestial chariot. Devas observing from above — the upper worlds are spectators to Vraja, not its judges. Gauḍīyas: heaven looks down on Vraja and worships; the moral order is settled at v.23 before v.26's doubt.
My dear King, in the water Kṛṣṇa found Himself being splashed on all sides by the laughing gopīs, who looked at Him with love. As the demigods worshiped Him by showering flowers from their airplanes, the self-satisfied Lord took pleasure in playing like the king of the elephants.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
My dear King, in the water Kṛṣṇa found Himself being splashed on all sides by the laughing gopīs, who looked at Him with love. As the demigods worshiped Him by showering flowers from their airplanes, the self-satisfied Lord took pleasure in playing like the king of the elephants.
Commentary

There are two versions premneksita glancing with prema, and premnoksita, moistened with prema. Being splashed with water by the loudly laughing gopis, who gazed at with love, or who moistened him with love, he, the treasure of pastimes (sva ratih), worshipped by showers of flowers from the devatas, enjoyed with them.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He sprinkled with water by the young women (yuvatibhiḥ), who were expert at this, absorbed in the rasa of playing in the water. He was sprinkled with water, in the water, from all directions (itas tataḥ), even though they looked at him with prema. Premṇokṣitaḥ (showered with prema) is another version. This indicates that internally and externally he was absorbed in that play. The gopīs laughed loudly because of hāsya-rasa, while he enjoyed (reme). They also were internally and externally absorbed in this play. In this way he enjoyed within himself (sva-ratiḥ). How is this described? He was like the king of the elephants in his pastimes, a person whose pastimes are full of power. How is this described? He was praised with showers of flowers from airplanes. This means he had evident, supreme glory to be praised at all times everywhere. This phrase cannot be explained otherwise, because the devatās were not qualified for this pastime. Śukadeva calls out to Parīkṣit in joy (aṅga). Or, sva-ratiḥ can mean “he had attachment for his own gopīs (sva).” Thus even if he was victorious in the games, they were satisfied with his victory. Or, “Please describe the water pastimes in detail.” He had extraordinary (sva) pastimes (ratiḥ). The pastimes are impossible to describe without giving an example.

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Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Asteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
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A herd of female elephants splashing the king-elephant — even royalty surrenders to play in the cool water. The gopīs splash the Lord of all worlds and He responds with laughter; this is the only sovereignty in the universe that consents to be drenched.

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