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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.41.30

దధ్యక్షతై: సోదపాత్రై: స్రగ్గన్ధైరభ్యుపాయనై: । తావానర్చు: ప్రముదితాస్తత్ర తత్ర ద్విజాతయ: ॥ ౩౦ ॥
dadhy-akṣataiḥ soda-pātraiḥ
[dadhy-akshataih soda-paatraih]
srag-gandhair abhyupāyanaiḥ
[srag-gandhair abhyupaayanaih]
tāv ānarcuḥ pramuditās
[taav aanarchuh pramuditaas]
tatra tatra dvijātayaḥ
[tatra tatra dvijaatayah]
Word-for-word
dadhi — with yogurt akṣataiḥ — unbroken barleycorns sa — and uda - pātraiḥ — with pots filled with water srak — with garlands gandhaiḥ — and fragrant substances abhyupāyanaiḥ — and also with other items of worship tau — the two of Them ānarcuḥ — worshiped pramuditāḥ — joyful tatra tatra — in various places dvi - jātayaḥ — brāhmaṇas. .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dadhy-akṣataiḥ soda-pātraiḥ
dadhi
with yogurt
akṣataiḥ
unbroken barleycorns
sa
and
srag-gandhair abhyupāyanaiḥ
tāv ānarcuḥ pramuditās
uda - pātraiḥ
with pots filled with water
srak
with garlands
gandhaiḥ
and fragrant substances
abhyupāyanaiḥ
and also with other items of worship
tau
the two of Them
ānarcuḥ
worshiped
pramuditāḥ
joyful
tatra tatra dvijātayaḥ
tatra tatra
in various places
dvi - jātayaḥ
brāhmaṇas. .
Important Words
  • dvi-jātayaḥ — brāhmaṇas (the twice-born)
    Compound: dvi (two) + jāti (birth). The technical term for those whose upanayana has given them their second birth. Their recognition of Kṛṣṇa here outweighs Kaṁsa's hostility — Mathurā's varṇāśrama instinctively bows to its true king.
  • akṣataiḥ — unbroken barleycorns
    Instrumental plural of akṣata — un-broken (privative a- + √kṣad). The standard auspicious offering. Akṣata is itself a Vaiṣṇava emblem — Bhagavān is the akṣara whose substance never breaks.
  • uda-pātraiḥ — with pots of water
    Compound: udaka (water) + pātra (vessel). Welcome-water. The same hospitality offered to a son-in-law arriving for a wedding. Kṛṣṇa receives in public street what every Yadu wedding receives in the courtyard.
  • pramuditāḥ — joyful
    Past participle of pra + √mud — to rejoice intensely. The brāhmaṇas' joy is itself an offering — bhāva is more precious to Bhagavān than rice or sandalwood. Gauḍīyas: the dravya is secondary; the bhāva is primary.
Brāhmaṇas standing along the way honored the two Lords with presentations of yogurt, unbroken barleycorns, pots full of water, garlands, fragrant substances such as sandalwood paste, and other items of worship.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brāhmaṇas standing along the way honored the two Lords with presentations of yogurt, unbroken barleycorns, pots full of water, garlands, fragrant substances such as sandalwood paste, and other items of worship.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

How the women with special bhāva respected Kṛṣṇa with completely soft hearts has been described. Now the actions of the brāhmaṇas are described. They worshipped the two with offerings like yogurt, full water pots and other auspicious items like fruit (abhyupāyanaiḥ). Why were they not afraid of Kaṁsa? They were overjoyed (pramuditāḥ). “He is the Supreme Lord!” In great joy their fear disappeared. Here dvijātayaḥ means brāhmaṇas, since they are described later.

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Analogy

The brāhmaṇas line the road with their pots, barleycorns, and sandalwood — performing on the open street the welcome-ritual normally done inside a temple. The road has become the altar; Kṛṣṇa is the deity being installed in Mathurā.

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