Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.33
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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bhagavān bhavaḥ
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Lord Bhava (Śiva)
Bhava — 'existence', one of Śiva's eight names (aṣṭa-mūrti). Pairs with bhagavān. The verse pointedly applies bhagavān to Śiva even as he comes to plead — Gauḍīyas read this as upholding Śiva's high rank while clarifying his subordination in the same breath.
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bhakta-anukampī
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compassionate to His devotee
Compound: bhakta (devotee) + anukampin (one who feels with). Śiva is anukampin to his own devotee Bāṇa. Gauḍīyas note: this is the topmost demigod's defining quality — he never abandons his bhaktas, even when their cause is doomed.
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upavrajya
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having approached
Absolutive of upa-√vraj (to approach). The same root as vraja itself. Śiva enters Kṛṣṇa's vicinity to speak — and the moment of approach already encodes the resolution: anyone who steps near Bhagavān to speak ends up reciting His glories.
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cakra-āyudham
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the wielder of the cakra
Compound: cakra + āyudha. Kṛṣṇa is named at this hinge-moment by His pruning weapon — Śiva addresses the cutter to ask him to stop cutting. The form of address is itself the petition.
Should not Siva be ashamed to come forward and praise that person with whom he had fought? No, because Siva is bhagavan, omniscient. He knew that was not at all astonishing to be bewildered by the maya of Krsna who was superior to himself as well as Brahma and others. Therefore why should he be embarrassed in front of his Lord, svayam bhagavan?
Though Śiva had great power and knowledge (bhagavān) he approached Kṛṣṇa, taking shelter of him in surrender. “But Śiva should ignore such a great offender.” But Śiva had great compassion for his followers. He actually fought with Kṛṣṇa to show the Lord’s glories. Śiva offered respects to get relief for his offense to the omniscient Lord but now it was proper that he made effort to remove the offense of his devotee even though it had begun previously. Kṛṣṇa was wielder of the cakra. After cutting off his arms Śiva had fear that the cakra would also kill Bāṇa. Though Śiva should have praised Kṛṣṇa, he merely spoke to him since he could not utter praises, being only able to describe the Lord’s form. He had been afflicted by yawning previously but now he had recovered.
Even when a disciple has lost the fight, the guru does not abandon him — he steps forward and pleads for his student before the higher authority. Śiva does precisely this for Bāṇa, approaching Cakrāyudha not as an opponent but as a guarantor speaking on his ward's behalf.
My note
Source: vedabase.io