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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.52.36

ఏవం సమ్పృష్టసమ్ప్రశ్న‍ో బ్రాహ్మణ: పరమేష్ఠినా । లీలాగృహీతదేహేన తస్మై సర్వమవర్ణయత్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥
evaṁ sampṛṣṭa-sampraśno
[evam samprishta-samprashno]
brāhmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinā
[braahmanah parameshthinaa]
līlā-gṛhīta-dehena
[leelaa-griheeta-dehena]
tasmai sarvam avarṇayat
[tasmai sarvam avarnayat]
evam — thus sampṛṣṭa — asked sampraśnaḥ — questions brāhmaṇaḥ — the brāhmaṇa parameṣṭhinā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead līla — as His pastime gṛhīta — who assumes dehena — His bodies tasmai — to Him sarvam — everything avarṇayat — he related .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ sampṛṣṭa-sampraśno
evam
thus
sampṛṣṭa
asked
sampraśnaḥ
questions
brāhmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinā
brāhmaṇaḥ
the brāhmaṇa
parameṣṭhinā
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
līlā-gṛhīta-dehena
līla
as His pastime
gṛhīta
who assumes
dehena
His bodies
tasmai sarvam avarṇayat
tasmai
to Him
sarvam
everything
avarṇayat
he related .
  • līla-gṛhīta-dehena — by Him who has assumed His bodies as His pastime
    Compound: līlā (pastime) + gṛhīta (taken on) + deha (body). A high doctrinal phrase — Bhagavān's bodies are līlā-deha, not karma-deha. He chooses each form for the play; He is never compelled into embodiment.
  • parameṣṭhinā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
    Instrumental of parameṣṭhin — 'situated at the supreme station.' Used in śruti for both Brahmā and Viṣṇu; here unambiguously Kṛṣṇa. The brāhmaṇa is being formally identified as having addressed the Supreme directly.
  • sampṛṣṭa-sampraśnaḥ — (the brāhmaṇa,) asked these inquiries
    Compound: sam-√pṛch (to ask fully) + sampraśna (full question). The doubled prefix sam- registers the completeness of Kṛṣṇa's questioning — the Lord did not interrogate the messenger but asked him 'fully and properly.'
  • sarvam avarṇayat — he related everything
    Phrase: sarvam (everything) + avarṇayat (imperfect of √varṇ, to describe). The full unfolding follows in v. 37-43. The brāhmaṇa now speaks Rukmiṇī's letter verbatim — Gauḍīya tradition reads vv. 37-43 as Rukmiṇī's first-person prema-letter passing through the brāhmaṇa's mouth.
Thus questioned by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who incarnates to perform His pastimes, the brāhmaṇa told Him everything.

The word gṛhīta may be translated as “grasped or caught,” and thus, exactly as in English, may also mean “to perceive or understand something.” Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental body is perceived, understood, or in other words, grasped by the devotees when the Lord comes to exhibit His transcendental pastimes. These pastimes are not whimsical, but are a part of the complex program, structured and executed by the Lord Himself, for awakening the conditioned souls to their natural love and devotion for Him and bringing them back to Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus questioned by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who incarnates to perform His pastimes, the brāhmaṇa told Him everything.
Commentary

".If you have any questions to ask me, please ask.," Saying this, the brahmana was asked questions(samprstha samprasnah) by Krsna, who excepts his body as his own by the agency of lila sakti.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He was asked by the Lord who had all knowledge (parameṣṭhinā). The cause of the Lord asking is that he manifests a human form for human pastimes. Or he has a body served by pastimes. This means he is absorbed in pastimes by his own will since the pastimes are so wonderful. The brāhmaṇa directly described his execution of dharma and his purpose in coming, through Rukmiṇī’s words in the following verses. Śrīdhara Svāmī says that he simply delivered the letter as is described in verse 44. There are three types: amitārthā (self-appointed), nisṛṣṭārthā (appointed) and patra-hārā (message bearer). The message bearer simply carries a message expressing the love of one member of the couple. The brāhmaṇa acted mainly in this capacity.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Prema (Divine Love)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Guru Bhakti (Reverence for Teacher)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)
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The brāhmaṇa unfolds Rukmiṇī's letter as a courier unfolds a queen's writ — the same Lord who asked the question already wrote the answer, but the līlā requires the words to be spoken aloud. The whole prema-letter follows because Bhagavān's pastime needs it to be audible.

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