Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.70.34
సభాజయిత్వా విధివత్ కృతాసనపరిగ్రహమ్ ।
బభాషే సునృతైర్వాక్యై: శ్రద్ధయా తర్పయన్ మునిమ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥
sabhājayitvā vidhi-vat
[sabhaajayitvaa vidhi-vat]
kṛtāsana-parigraham
[kritaasana-parigraham]
babhāṣe sunṛtair vākyaiḥ
[babhaashe sunritair vaakyaih]
śraddhayā tarpayan munim
[shraddhayaa tarpayan munim]
Word-for-word
sabhājayitvā
—
worshiping
vidhi - vat
—
according to scriptural injunctions
kṛta
—
to him (Nārada) who had done
āsana
—
of a seat
parigraham
—
acceptance
babhāṣe
—
He (Lord Kṛṣṇa) spoke
su - nṛtaiḥ
—
truthful and pleasing
vākyaiḥ
—
with words
śraddhayā
—
with reverence
tarpayan
—
gratifying
munim
—
the sage .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sabhājayitvā vidhi-vat
sabhājayitvā
worshiping
vidhi - vat
according to scriptural injunctions
kṛtāsana-parigraham
kṛta
to him (Nārada) who had done
āsana
of a seat
parigraham
acceptance
babhāṣe sunṛtair vākyaiḥ
babhāṣe
He (Lord Kṛṣṇa) spoke
su - nṛtaiḥ
truthful and pleasing
vākyaiḥ
with words
śraddhayā tarpayan munim
śraddhayā
with reverence
tarpayan
gratifying
munim
the sage .
Important Words
-
vidhi-vat
—
according to scriptural injunction
Vidhi-vat — by the rule. Bhagavān worships Nārada exactly as the śāstra prescribes for honouring a guest-sage. The Lord does not improvise around the Veda; He honours it from inside.
-
su-nṛtaiḥ vākyaiḥ
—
with truthful and pleasing words
Su-nṛta is a Vedic compound (Manu 2.51 and SB elsewhere) for words that are simultaneously sweet and true. The Gauḍīya practical teaching: speech that is true but harsh, or sweet but false, is not su-nṛta. Bhagavān's own speech is the standard.
-
śraddhayā
—
with faith, reverence
Śraddhā — the Bhāgavata's foundational term for the inner condition of bhakti (cf. ādau śraddhā, Rūpa Gosvāmī). Kṛṣṇa Himself approaches His devotee with śraddhā — the model is set.
-
tarpayan
—
satisfying, gratifying
Tarp — to satisfy, related to tarpaṇa, the daily offering to forefathers and devas. Bhagavān performs tarpaṇa toward His devotee Nārada — a sacred reversal.
After Nārada had accepted the seat offered to him, Lord Kṛṣṇa honored the sage according to scriptural injunctions and, gratifying him with His reverence, spoke the following truthful and pleasing words.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After Nārada had accepted the seat offered to him, Lord Kṛṣṇa honored the sage according to scriptural injunctions and, gratifying him with His reverence, spoke the following truthful and pleasing words.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
He worshipped him according to the rules, staring with welcome (svagatam) and ending with nirājana (āratrika). He spoke affectionately (śraddhayā) with truthful words. Or he satisfied him with his faith since he was most worthy of worship (munim). Or, he satisfied the sage who was silent (munim) because of great surprise that Kṛṣṇa worshipped him in this way.
Related values & verses
Related values
Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Daya (Compassion / Mercy)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Apaishunam (Non-slander)Discriminative WisdomAsteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)
Related verses
Concepts
AsanaJiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Analogy
Kṛṣṇa offering Nārada a seat and speaking 'truthful and pleasing words' (su-nṛtaiḥ vākyaiḥ) is like the ocean offering a cup of its own water to a river. The seat, the worship, the words — all His; yet given as if received.
My note
Source: vedabase.io