Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.47.64
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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anujñāpya
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taking permission
Absolutive of anu + √jñā (to know, permit). Uddhava asks permission — he does not simply leave. Gauḍīyas note: in Vraja the messenger is now subordinate to the residents he was sent to instruct.
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dāśārhaḥ
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Uddhava, descendant of Daśārha
Genitive descendent of Daśārha — Uddhava named by his lineage, like Kṛṣṇa Himself in verse 44. The parallel is poetic: the messenger has become a fitting emissary of his Lord.
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āruruhe ratham
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he mounted the chariot
Perfect of ā + √ruh (to ascend) + accusative ratham. The chariot ascent — the same gesture Akrūra made in chapter 39 when taking Kṛṣṇa from Vraja. The poet rhymes the departures.
Begging their permission (anujnapya), and having bid farewell by touching their hands (amantrya), Uddhava departed.
I offer respects to Uddhava, the best of Kṛṣṇa’s dear devotees, who prayed for birth as grass in order to touch the dust from the gopis’ lotus feet. The word atha indicates another time. The word ca indicates everyone. He asked permission to leave after satisfying everyone’s heart in order of what he perceived was the greatness of their prema: the gopīs, Yaśodā, Nanda, and the cowherds. Since the main purpose was consoling everyone according to the means mentioned previously, he called the cowherds and let them hear Nanda’s permission for him to go. He called out to them, “O cowherd! They have given their permission. Now I am going.” In this way he went to each cowherd and spoke. Uddhava is called the descendant of Dāśārha because he was knowledgeable of all conduct, and could even solve the problems in Vraja.
I offer respects to Uddhava, the best of Kṛṣṇa’s dear devotees, who prayed for birth as grass in order to touch the dust from the gopis’ lotus feet. Atha indicates another time. Eva means api. Ca indicates all others. He said farewell to all the male and female servants, cows and other entities. In order of degree of prema he spoke to each group, starting with the gopīs. To benefit the Yadus (dāśarhaḥ) he departed. By helping all others only, the Yadus would be in danger. Āruruhe means he started to mount the chariot.
Uddhava takes leave — of the gopīs first, then of Yaśodā and Nanda, then the cowherd men, and finally mounts his chariot. He came in a chariot like Akrūra; he leaves in one too. But what he carries back is different from what he brought.
My note
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