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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.45.49

గురుణైవమనుజ్ఞాతౌ రథేనానిలరంహసా । ఆయాతౌ స్వపురం తాత పర్జన్యనినదేన వై ॥ ౪౯ ॥
guruṇaivam anujñātau
[gurunaivam anujnaatau]
rathenānila-raṁhasā
[rathenaanila-ramhasaa]
āyātau sva-puraṁ tāta
[aayaatau sva-puram taata]
parjanya-ninadena vai
[parjanya-ninadena vai]
guruṇā — by Their spiritual master evam — in this way anujñātau — given leave rathena — in Their chariot anila — like the wind raṁhasā — whose speed āyātau — came sva — to Their own puram — city (Mathurā) tāta — my dear (King Parīkṣit) parjanya — like a cloud ninadena — whose reverberation vai — indeed .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
guruṇaivam anujñātau
guruṇā
by Their spiritual master
evam
in this way
anujñātau
given leave
rathenānila-raṁhasā
rathena
in Their chariot
anila
like the wind
raṁhasā
whose speed
āyātau sva-puraṁ tāta
āyātau
came
sva
to Their own
puram
city (Mathurā)
tāta
my dear (King Parīkṣit)
parjanya-ninadena vai
parjanya
like a cloud
ninadena
whose reverberation
vai
indeed .
  • anujñātau — given leave
    Anu + √jñā — to permit. The grammatical hinge: Bhagavān moves only on the guru's anujñā. Same principle in Gauḍīya dīkṣā: nothing is done before guru-anujñā, after which everything is done.
  • rathena — in (Their) chariot
    Ratha = chariot. The kṣatriya vehicle, taken up now that Their kṣatriya training is complete. Bhagavān returns to public history in His proper conveyance.
  • anila - raṁhasā — of wind-like speed
    Anila = wind; raṁhas = speed. The chariot moves as fast as the wind. Hyperbolic but standard — kavi-samaya, poetic convention, here applied straightforwardly to Bhagavān's chariot.
  • parjanya - ninadena — with cloud-like resounding
    Parjanya = rain-cloud; ninada = sound. The chariot rumbles like thunder. Same epithet later used for Kṛṣṇa's voice and for the conch Pāñcajanya — the home-return sounds like a coming storm of grace.
  • sva - puram — (to) Their own city
    Sva-pura = own city — Mathurā. The chapter's geography closes: starting in Mathurā (v.1), going to Avantī (v.30), then Prabhāsa (v.38), then Saṁyamanī (v.42), and now returning to sva-pura. The circuit completes.
Thus receiving Their guru’s permission to leave, the two Lords returned to Their city on Their chariot, which moved as swiftly as the wind and resounded like a cloud.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus receiving Their guru's permission to leave, the two Lords returned to Their city on Their chariot, which moved as swiftly as the wind and resounded like a cloud.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Anujṣātau sva-guruṇā is another version. Sva-puram (their own city) indicates affection with possessiveness for Mathurā. They arrived swiftly, like the wind, with the sound of the chariot rumbling like a cloud. Hearing the sound from far off, everyone came out to greet them. Śukadeva exclaims, “O son (tāta)!” out of great joy.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses

Receiving the guru's permission, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma return home on a chariot that moves wind-fast and sounds cloud-like — a thunderhead of obedience rolling back to Mathurā. The journey home is announced by sound and speed because permission has been granted; without anujñā, even Bhagavān does not move.

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