Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.45.24
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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acyutaḥ
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the infallible Lord
Acyuta = He who never falls, never deviates. Used precisely as Kṛṣṇa performs an act that looks like a substitute for Himself (gifts instead of presence). Yet acyuta-name guarantees: His promise of return (v.23) will not fall.
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sāntvayya
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consoling
From √sāntv — to soothe with words. The Bhāgavatam pattern: Bhagavān always combines material gift with sāntvana — gifts alone do not console; words must accompany. Gauḍīya gṛhastha-dharma takes note.
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sa - vrajam
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together with the men of Vraja
Sa-vraja = with the Vraja-people. Nanda is never alone; he stands as their representative. Honoring him is honoring all of Vraja — which the gifts cannot purchase but at least acknowledge.
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vāsaḥ - alaṅkāra - kupya
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clothing, jewelry, vessels
Triplet of householder gifts: clothing for the body, jewelry for ornament, kupya (metal pots) for the kitchen. The honoring is full-spectrum gṛhastha — covering all three sites of daily life.
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arhayām āsa
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He honored
Periphrastic perfect of √arh — to honor, deserve. Same root as arhana (worship). Bhagavān performs arha-pūjā of Nanda — the formal honoring usually due to Bhagavān is here directed at His foster-father.
Krsna consoled Nanda. "If I remain in Mathura a few days longer, you should not worry. My mind is always in Vraja, and I stay here only because of their request." He worshipped Nanda along with the other inhabitants of Vraja, with vessels made of bell metal (kupya), as well as other objects.
He was able to console Nanda because he was able to do anything (bhagavān). As a son, he would not fail to fulfil his promise (acyutaḥ). He worshipped them with gifts to instil faith in his promise. Kṛṣṇa also consoled all those who accompanied him and honoured them with gifts. He also sent messages of consolation to Yaśodā and others who stayed in Vraja and sent them gifts such as bell metal utensils (kupya) for milking the cows etc. The word ādyaiḥ indicates excellent vehicles and other things. Though Vraja already had an abundance of wealth, they valued these gifts because they were given out of affection, like flowers and sandalwood offered out of affection. He worshipped Nanda and others respectfully (sādaram) or he honoured Nanda who was attentive (sādaram) to what he said and what he offered, who was pleased with the offerings because of the affection. He brought Vasudeva, Ugrasena and others and had them do the worship. By proximity he was the cause of the worship.
Kṛṣṇa honoring Nanda with clothing, jewelry, and household vessels is the master-host's farewell gift — except here the 'host' is Bhagavān and the 'guest' is the man who raised Him. Material offerings are not the rasa; the rasa is that Bhagavān must reach for ordinary gifts when the real gift cannot be given (Himself going back).
My note
Source: vedabase.io