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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.52.27

ద్వారకాం స సమభ్యేత్య ప్రతీహారై: ప్రవేశిత: । అపశ్యదాద్యం పురుషమాసీనం కాఞ్చనాసనే ॥ ౨౭ ॥
dvārakāṁ sa samabhyetya
[dvaarakaam sa samabhyetya]
pratīhāraiḥ praveśitaḥ
[prateehaaraih praveshitah]
apaśyad ādyaṁ puruṣam
[apashyad aadyam purusham]
āsīnaṁ kāñcanāsane
[aaseenam kaanchanaasane]
dvārakām — at Dvārakā saḥ — he (the brāhmaṇa ) samabhyetya — arriving pratīhāraiḥ — by the gatekeepers praveśitaḥ — brought inside apaśyat — he saw ādyam — the original puruṣam — Supreme Person āsīnam — seated kāñcana — golden āsane — on a throne .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dvārakāṁ sa samabhyetya
dvārakām
at Dvārakā
saḥ
he (the brāhmaṇa )
samabhyetya
arriving
pratīhāraiḥ praveśitaḥ
pratīhāraiḥ
by the gatekeepers
praveśitaḥ
brought inside
apaśyad ādyaṁ puruṣam
apaśyat
he saw
ādyam
the original
puruṣam
Supreme Person
āsīnaṁ kāñcanāsane
āsīnam
seated
kāñcana
golden
āsane
on a throne .
  • ādyam-puruṣam — the original Supreme Person
    Phrase: ādya (first, original) + puruṣa (person). Sūta uses one of the Bhāgavata's high titles for Kṛṣṇa at the moment the brāhmaṇa first sees Him — the verse classes the meeting as a darśana of the Ādi-puruṣa, not merely an audience with Dvārakā's king.
  • pratīhāraiḥ-praveśitaḥ — brought inside by the gatekeepers
    Compound + participle. The dvāra-pālas of Dvārakā are themselves residents of Vaikuṇṭha-rank; their function as gatekeepers is structurally the same as Jaya-Vijaya. The brāhmaṇa is conducted in by qualified servants — Vaiṣṇava etiquette mirrored into the architecture.
  • kāñcana-āsane — on a golden throne
    Compound: kāñcana (gold) + āsana (seat). The verse's aiśvarya-register is foregrounded — Kṛṣṇa receives the brāhmaṇa from a throne of gold. Gauḍīyas read this as the doctrinally correct context for Rukmiṇī's letter, which speaks Bhagavān's full majesty as well as His beauty.
Upon reaching Dvārakā, the brāhmaṇa was brought inside by the gatekeepers and saw the primeval Personality of Godhead sitting on a golden throne.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Upon reaching Dvārakā, the brāhmaṇa was brought inside by the gatekeepers and saw the primeval Personality of Godhead sitting on a golden throne.
Commentary

He entered accompanied by the gate keepers. (pratiharaih).

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He went straight (sam—abhyetyra), not going on a crooked path, and arrived at Dvārakā. This was good fortune. He went through many gates. Thus he was given permission to enter by many gatekeepers (pratīharaiḥ), while seeing the path lined with many persons giving praise to the Lord (pra—veśitaḥ). He saw Kṛṣṇa (puruṣam) who is the source of all forms of the Lord (ādyam). Sitting on a gold throne, his dark form appeared most beautiful.

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The brāhmaṇa walks into Dvārakā and walks straight into the golden throne-room — like a man bringing a folded note to a king, only the king turns out to be the Original Person seated as if waiting for that very note. Gatekeepers, throne, gold — every Vedic mark of majesty is in place precisely so that the messenger can recognize whom he has reached.

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