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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.39.39

తత్రోపస్పృశ్య పానీయం పీత్వా మృష్టం మణిప్రభమ్ । వృక్షషణ్డముపవ్రజ్య సరామో రథమావిశత్ ॥ ౩౯ ॥
tatropaspṛśya pānīyaṁ
[tatropasprishya paaneeyam]
pītvā mṛṣṭaṁ maṇi-prabham
[peetvaa mrishtam mani-prabham]
vṛkṣa-ṣaṇḍam upavrajya
[vriksha-shandam upavrajya]
sa-rāmo ratham āviśat
[sa-raamo ratham aavishat]
Word-for-word
tatra — there upaspṛśya — touching the water pānīyam — in His hand pītvā — drinking mṛṣṭam — sweet maṇi — like jewels prabham — effulgent vṛkṣa — of trees ṣaṇḍam — a grove upavrajya — moving up to sa - rāmaḥ — with Balarāma ratham — the chariot āviśat — He mounted .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatropaspṛśya pānīyaṁ
tatra
there
pītvā mṛṣṭaṁ maṇi-prabham
vṛkṣa-ṣaṇḍam upavrajya
upaspṛśya
touching the water
pānīyam
in His hand
pītvā
drinking
mṛṣṭam
sweet
sa-rāmo ratham āviśat
maṇi
like jewels
prabham
effulgent
vṛkṣa
of trees
ṣaṇḍam
a grove
upavrajya
moving up to
sa - rāmaḥ
with Balarāma
ratham
the chariot
āviśat
He mounted .
Important Words
  • upaspṛśya — having touched (the water for purification)
    Upaspṛśya = the prescribed touching of water for ritual ācamana. Even Bhagavān performs the brāhmaṇical śauca-rite by His own example — establishing dharma through enactment.
  • mṛṣṭam — sweet
    Mṛṣṭa = polished, sweet. The Yamunā's water is described as gem-bright and sweet — physical features that mark her as a sacred living being, not merely H₂O. The river is a devotee.
  • vṛkṣa - ṣaṇḍam — to a grove of trees
    Ṣaṇḍa = a cluster, grove. Kṛṣṇa moves the chariot under shade — practical care for the animals and Himself. Gauḍīya purport-writers note: even Bhagavān manages logistics on the road.
  • sa - rāmaḥ — together with Balarāma
    Sa-Rāma — with Rāma. The two brothers stay together throughout. Their physical proximity in the chariot will matter in v.41, where Akrūra sees them not in the chariot but in the river — and then realizes They are everywhere.
The river’s sweet water was more effulgent than brilliant jewels. After Lord Kṛṣṇa had touched it for purification, He drank some from His hand. Then He had the chariot moved near a grove of trees and climbed back on, along with Balarāma.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The river's sweet water was more effulgent than brilliant jewels. After Lord Kṛṣṇa had touched it for purification, He drank some from His hand. Then He had the chariot moved near a grove of trees and climbed back on, along with Balarāma.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He performed ācamana (upaspṛśya) and then drank the water. He then climbed back on the chariot (āviśat).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

At the Yamunā he did ācamāna after descending from the chariot to purify himself of saliva and tears produced by separation from the gopīs. He drank water because of fatigue from the journey or to refresh himself because he had dried up from pain of separation, being controlled by the gopīs’ prema. The water shone like jewels. This indicates its purity and depth and thus its coolness. Balarāma felt the same (sarāmaḥ). He ascended the chariot and entered its canopy to avoid the noon sun.

Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)
Related verses
BG 15.9 BG 17.14 BG 18.64 BG 2.62 BG 3.11 BG 12.3 SB 4.29.2 BG 9.11 BG 7.8 BG 10.3 BG 13.1 BG 5.18 BG 6.5 BG 1.1 BG 16.4 BG 1.41
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Personal Guidance
Analogy

Like a king at a wayside pool who steps down to sip from his cupped palm — Kṛṣṇa, the source of the river, performs the courtesy of touching her water for purification and drinking from His hand. The Lord submits to His own rivers' rituals. Then He and Balarāma board the chariot again and rest in a grove.

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