Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.42.15
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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dhanuṣaḥ-sthānam
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the place of the bow
Contiguous: dhanuṣa (bow) + sthāna (place). He asks where it is. Gauḍīya note: He knows already, of course — the asking is līlā, drawing the Mathurā-vāsīs into participation. Bhagavān stages even His own omniscience.
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acyutaḥ
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the infallible Supreme Lord
The same name used at Kubjā's straightening (verse 7) is used again as He approaches the bow. The Bhāgavata is binding the two events: the same Acyuta who lifted Kubjā will lift and snap Kaṁsa's bow.
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aindram
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of Lord Indra (or like Indra's)
Possessive adjective of indra. The bow is Indra-class — meant for kings. Gauḍīya note: aiśvarya-grade weapons are about to fall before the simple hands of the cowherd Lord.
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adbhutam
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amazing
From a + √bhū — that which makes one say 'oh.' The Bhāgavata pre-names the scene as adbhuta-rasa. Rūpa Gosvāmī enumerates adbhuta as one of the seven auxiliary rasas; the chapter is staging it for the reader.
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praviṣṭaḥ
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entering
Past participle of pra + √viś. He enters the arena. The Lord's entries are themselves marked events in the Bhāgavata — He never merely arrives; He praviśati, He penetrates the scene.
After showing mercy to the devotees, completely fixed in knowledge and power (acyutaḥ) he asked about the place of the bow, being carried away by amusing pastimes. It was like Indra’s bow (rainbow) because it was colorful with imbedded gems and huge. Thus it was astonishing. Hari-vaṁśa says: sa tayor darśayāmāsa tad dhanuḥ stambha-saṁnibham / anāropyam asaṁbhedyaṁ devair api savāsavaiḥ // The guard showed the two boys the bow which was like a pillar, which could not be strung or broken by the devatās.
A surgeon asking directions to the operating theatre — He has come for one purpose, and even the city-folk's worship cannot delay it. The bow at the dhanur-yāga is the next item on the divine agenda; everything else, however sweet, must wait.
My note
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