Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.21
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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padātiḥ
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Himself on foot
From pad (foot) + ati (going). The Bhāgavata juxtaposes padāteḥ (Śatadhanvā on foot) with padātiḥ (Kṛṣṇa on foot) — Bhagavān meets the fugitive on his own terms. Gauḍīyas treat this echo as a courtesy of Kṛṣṇa's līlā: He even shares the mode of the chase.
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cakreṇa
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with the disc
Instrumental of cakra — Sudarśana, the Lord's discus. Gauḍīya iconography: the cakra is Bhagavān's own will personified as a weapon. The disc never returns without completing its work.
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utkṛtya
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having cut off
Gerund of ut-√kṛt. The single act that resolves Śatadhanvā's arc — the head separated from the body. Bhāgavata's narrative doesn't dwell; one verb, one verse, complete.
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vyacinot
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He searched
Imperfect of vi-√ci. The Lord searches — Bhagavān 'looking for' a gem inside a corpse's garments. Gauḍīyas read this lokavat-anukaraṇa as central: the omniscient One stages a search to honor the human procedure that the situation calls for.
Though he was full of all knowledge (bhagavān), he searched for the jewel, to fool Balarāma, who was watching at a distance. This was because of his absorption in desiring exciting human pastimes filled with prema for his dear devotees. Not bringing Śatadhanvā to Balarāma, without asking him for news of the jewel, he cut off his head with his cakra. He did this to show his great anger at Śatadhanvā. Though Akrūra was his devotee, the Lord had a desire to punish him after some time by creating a stigma, because he had also schemed due to bad association. He hesitated to do this directly however. Because of the Lord’s desire to fulfill the desires of his devotees, and because Akrūra was qualified to possess the jewel, he also desired to give the jewel to him. Therefore Kṛṣṇa’s intention was “Taking the jewel secretly, let Akrūra flee.” This will be considered later. Hearing this news, those other than my brother will feel sorrow. After that everything will be solved.
Though he was full of all knowledge (bhagavān), he searched for the jewel. He cut off his head, throwing it far away. He wanted to show that he heard from the mouth of Śatadhanvā about the jewel, to fool Balarāma, or he did this out of anger.
Kṛṣṇa runs on foot to meet the foot-running fugitive — equality of mode, asymmetry of outcome. The disc parts the head from the shoulders; the search of the garments finds no jewel. The verse ends in an absence that drives the rest of the chapter.
My note
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