Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.51.58
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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sārvabhauma
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O emperor
From sarva (all) + bhauma (earthly). The universal sovereign. Bhagavān restores Mucukunda's royal title at the very moment of his confessed renunciation — true sovereignty is what the bhakta has just become, having surrendered the false sovereignty.
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matiḥ
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mind, intelligence
Same matiḥ word arcing through the chapter (verses 46, 53). Now Bhagavān names it 'vimala' and 'ūrjitā' — spotless and potent. The bhakta's matiḥ, refined by his own confession, is certified by the Lord Himself.
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vimala
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spotless
From vi (away) + mala (impurity). The bhakti-purified intellect. Gauḍīyas read vimala-mati as the diagnostic of advanced sādhana — not absence of feeling, but feeling cleansed of self-reference.
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ūrjitā
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potent
From ūrj — vital energy. The matiḥ is not only pure but strong. Gauḍīyas link ūrja to the rasa-energy of bhāva-bhakti; Mucukunda's prayer has shown both purity (verses 45-50) and energy (verses 55-57).
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pralobhitasya
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of (you) who were enticed
Past participle of pra-√lubh — to entice. Bhagavān admits the entrapment was deliberate. Vaiṣṇava theology: the Lord tests not to discover (He knows) but to display the bhakta's quality.
Your intelligence is strong, not being moved here and there. (urjjita )
O king of all those ruling the world (sārvabhauma mahā-rāja)! Or, O emperor! O king! The repetition is for respect. Your words are those of the Lord himself. This shows the good nature of the Lord. Your mind is devoid of impressions of saṁsāra (vimala) and is endowed with bold nature in rasa (ūrjitā). The reason is that your mind is not overcome with objects of desire--from kingdom up to liberation--like persons afflicted with greed, because of the practice of bhakti. You have stated that you are fully surrendered in the previous verse. Your mind is fully preoccupied with bhakti.
O king of all those ruling the world (sārvabhauma mahā-rāja)! O emperor! O king or person displaying all wealth internally and externally (mahārāja)! Or O great king among all rulers of the earth! Your intelligence is devoid of lust and other faults (vimala) and profound or bold (ūrjjitā). Your mind is not overcome or agitated by desires for enjoyment, desires other than me, or benedictions, of a most greedy person.
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The Lord turns from receiver to authenticator: 'I tempted you with benedictions; your mind was not overcome.' The teacher who set the trap now praises the student for not falling. Vaiṣṇava pedagogy at its sharpest — the test is real, the praise is real, both are mercy.
My note
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