Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.52.34
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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kuśalam
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well-being
From √kṛ + suffix; literally 'doing well.' The standard Vedic greeting-inquiry. Kṛṣṇa's question shifts from individual santoṣa (v. 31-33) to civic kuśala — the brāhmaṇa's well-being is also a function of the polity that houses him.
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viṣaye-pālyamānāḥ
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being protected in (his) realm
Phrase: viṣaya (realm, territory) + pālyamāna (present passive participle of √pā, to protect). Kṣatriya-dharma in one phrase — the king's whole occupation is the active protection of his subjects.
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me priyaḥ
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dear to Me
Phrase: me (to Me) + priya (dear). Bhagavān's own affective preference, voiced. Gauḍīyas read me priyaḥ formulas across the Gītā and Bhāgavata as Kṛṣṇa's open accounting of His own pleasures — to be His priya is the bhakta's highest fortune.
That king is dear to me in whose country (visaye) the people live happily.
Though considering that the brāhmaṇa was fixed in dharma by being satisfied in spite of undergoing difficulties, he asks about the mercy of the king as a cause of his coming, since the brāhmaṇa had nothing to desire for himself. The king should assist so that there is no calamity for the brāhmana.
The king who protects the citizens is dear to me. Or dharma is accomplished by brāhmaṇas who are protected by the kings. Is there assistance from the king so there is no danger for you and your relatives? O brāhmaṇa! By your welfare, the Vedas are safe, since you are directly the Vedas. Hi means only or certainly.
Kṛṣṇa asks after the brāhmaṇa's king the way a father asks after his daughter-in-law's family — not detached politeness but real concern, because the dharma of the kingdom is the dharma of His devotee's daily life. A good king is dear to Kṛṣṇa because a good king protects the brāhmaṇas who are dear to Kṛṣṇa.
My note
Source: vedabase.io