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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.7

శ్రీభగవానువాచ సమ్యగ్ వ్యవసితం రాజన్ భవతా శత్రుకర్శన । కల్యాణీ యేన తే కీర్తిర్లోకానను భవిష్యతి ॥ ౭ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
samyag vyavasitaṁ rājan
[samyag vyavasitam raajan]
bhavatā śatru-karśana
[bhavataa shatru-karshana]
kalyāṇī yena te kīrtir
[kalyaanee yena te keertir]
lokān anubhaviṣyati
[lokaan anubhavishyati]
śrī - bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said samyak — perfectly vyavasitam — determined rājan — O King bhavatā — by you śatru — of enemies karśana — O tormentor kalyāṇī — auspicious yena — by which te — your kīrtiḥ — fame lokān — all the worlds anubhaviṣyati — it will see .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī - bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Lord said
samyag vyavasitaṁ rājan
samyak
perfectly
vyavasitam
determined
rājan
O King
bhavatā śatru-karśana
bhavatā
by you
śatru
of enemies
karśana
O tormentor
kalyāṇī yena te kīrtir
kalyāṇī
auspicious
yena
by which
te
your
kīrtiḥ
fame
lokān anubhaviṣyati
lokān
all the worlds
anubhaviṣyati
it will see .
  • samyak — perfectly, completely
    Adverb. Yudhiṣṭhira's decision is not partially right or politically clever — it is wholly correct. Kṛṣṇa, the witness in every heart, certifies this from inside.
  • vyavasitam — determined, resolved
    From vy-ava-so. Not a passing thought but a settled determination. Cf. Gītā 2.41 vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ — the resolute intelligence in bhakti.
  • śatru-karśana — O tormentor of enemies
    Compound vocative. Kṛṣṇa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira as one who already torments enemies, even though Jarāsandha still lives — Bhagavān speaks the future fact in the present tense.
  • kīrtiḥ — fame
    Not vain glory but the kīrti that flows from doing a sacrifice for Bhagavān. Gauḍīyas connect kīrti to kīrtana — fame that names the Lord glorifies the singer in return.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Your decision is perfect, O King, and thus your noble fame will spread to all the worlds, O tormentor of your enemies.

Lord Kṛṣṇa here concurs with King Yudhiṣṭhira’s decision that the Rājasūya sacrifice should be performed. The Lord further agrees that there is nothing unfair in the fact that one result is achieved by those who worship Him, and another by those who do not. The great Bhāgavatam commentators point out that by addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira as śatru-karśana, “tormentor of enemies,” Lord Kṛṣṇa is imparting to him the potency to conquer all the enemy kings. Thus Kṛṣṇa predicted that King Yudhiṣṭhira’s noble fame would spread to all the worlds, and in fact it has.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Your decision is perfect, O King, and thus your noble fame will spread to all the worlds, O tormentor of your enemies.
Commentary

" O great cloud showering the nectar of my glories! O king! Certainly you have my permission to perform the sacrifice." He says this, taking support of the people. "O killer of enemies!" Calling Yudhisthira in this way, Krsna bestows upon him the power of conquer all kings. "If you cannot cut down the enemies with this power, what can it do? I will make you completely glorious in the eyes of all people."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The Lord’s mercy, which is more profuse than that of the desire tree, is shown by his words. What you decided is very good. The reasons will be explained. O king! Because this is the duty of the king, it is auspicious for the whole world or will produce bhakti to me in all the people. It will spread to all the people (anu lokān).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The Lord announces that he is pleased with what Yudhiṣṭhira said and gives his consent. What you have decided to do or what you want to do is proper. It is suitable to you. O king! This should be done by a king or because you are king upholding dharma, or because you shine with all good qualities. Your superior fame or fame auspicious for the world (kalyāṇī) will spread to the people.

Related values
Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
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When the Lord praises a devotee's decision, He is not flattering — He is signing the order. Yudhiṣṭhira's resolve was perfect (samyak vyavasitam), and Kṛṣṇa's words function like a royal seal pressed onto the document of the Rājasūya: the fame is already in motion before the work begins.

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