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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.46

శ్రీభగవానువాచ యదాత్థ భగవంస్త్వం న: కరవామ ప్రియం తవ । భవతో యద్ వ్యవసితం తన్మే సాధ్వనుమోదితమ్ ॥ ౪౬ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
yad āttha bhagavaṁs tvaṁ naḥ
[yad aattha bhagavams tvam nah]
karavāma priyaṁ tava
[karavaama priyam tava]
bhavato yad vyavasitaṁ
[bhavato yad vyavasitam]
tan me sādhv anumoditam
[tan me saadhv anumoditam]
śrī - bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said yat — what āttha — have spoken bhagavan — O lord tvam — you naḥ — to Us karavāma — We should do priyam — the gratifying tava — of you bhavataḥ — by you yat — what vyavasitam — determined tat — that me — by Me sādhu — well anumoditam — agreed with .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī - bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Lord said
yad āttha bhagavaṁs tvaṁ naḥ
yat
what
āttha
have spoken
bhagavan
O lord
tvam
you
naḥ
to Us
karavāma priyaṁ tava
karavāma
We should do
priyam
the gratifying
tava
of you
bhavato yad vyavasitaṁ
bhavataḥ
by you
yat
what
vyavasitam
determined
tan me sādhv anumoditam
tat
that
me
by Me
sādhu
well
anumoditam
agreed with .
  • yat āttha bhagavan tvam — what you have said, O Lord
    Vocative: bhagavan addressed to Śiva. Kṛṣṇa returns the title Śiva has been carrying throughout the chapter. Gauḍīyas read this as Bhagavān's gracious form of address — He honors Śiva's bhagavān-status even as the chapter has just settled the rank below it.
  • naḥ karavāma priyam tava — We shall do what is dear to you
    Plural verb (naḥ, karavāma) — Kṛṣṇa speaking in the royal/inclusive plural, as the avatāra including Balarāma and the Sātvatas in the decision. Gauḍīyas note: the priyaṁ tava form encodes affectionate compliance, not concession under pressure.
  • vyavasitam — resolved (conclusion)
    From vi-ava-√so (to determine). Śiva's vyavasita — his settled conclusion — is approved. Kṛṣṇa underscores that bhakti-based resolution by His devotee aligns with His own will. Devotee's vyavasita and Lord's will coincide.
  • sādhu anumoditam — well approved
    Compound: sādhu (well) + anumodita (consented to). Anumodana — the formal Sanskrit term for endorsement. Gauḍīyas note: Bhagavān's anumodana of His devotee's request is the seal that turns a wish into a fact.
The Supreme Lord said: My dear lord, for your pleasure We must certainly do what you have requested of Us. I fully agree with your conclusion.

We should not think it strange that the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, here addresses Lord Śiva as bhagavan, “lord.” All living beings are part and parcel of the Lord, qualitatively one with Him, and Lord Śiva is an especially powerful, pure entity who possesses many of the Supreme Lord’s qualities. Just as a father is happy to share his riches with a beloved son, so the Supreme Lord happily invests pure living beings with some of His potency and opulence. And just as a father proudly and happily observes the good qualities of his children, the Lord is most happy to glorify the pure living beings who are powerful in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Thus the Supreme Lord is pleased to glorify Lord Śiva by addressing him as bhagavān.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: My dear lord, for your pleasure We must certainly do what you have requested of Us. I fully agree with your conclusion.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Śiva, you are omniscient (bhagavan)! You know I should respect him because of his relationship with Prahlāda. You know it is glorious for me to give mercy to him. You know I took pleasure in fighting with him. You know that I would be fully satisfied in just cutting off his arms. You have ascertained all of this (vyavasitam). I must do what you have requested me since you have affection for him. I cannot ignore your request. I will fulfill what you have concluded by your intelligence. I have agreed (anumoditam) that it is good, since you have concluded in this way. He uses the past tense to make the statement stronger. The Lord uses the plural (naḥ) to indicate Prahlāda and others as well. Among us, what you requested to a particular individual will be done by him. Later he uses the singular (me). It is accepted by me personally as well as all others.

Related values
Prema (Divine Love)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Kritajnata (Gratitude)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)
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Jiva

When the senior speaks, the senior is given his way. Kṛṣṇa accepts Śiva's request as a beloved deva's, not as an adversary's — 'whatever You have resolved, that is approved by Me.' Bhagavān's prasāda extends to honoring His own devotee's prasāda-act.

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