tataḥ—thenmuhūrtam—for a momentprakṛtau—in ordinary (human) natureupaplutaḥ—absorbedsva - bodhaḥ—(although) fully self-cognizantāste—He remainedsva - jana—for His dear onesanuṣaṅgataḥ—due to His affectionmahā - anubhāvaḥ—the possessor of great powers of perceptiontat—thatabudhyat—recognizedāsurīm—demoniacmāyām—the illusory magicsaḥ—Heśālva—by Śālvaprasṛtām—utilizedmaya—by Maya Dānavauditām—developed .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato muhūrtaṁ prakṛtāv upaplutaḥ
tataḥ
then
muhūrtam
for a moment
prakṛtau
in ordinary (human) nature
upaplutaḥ
absorbed
sva-bodha āste sva-janānuṣaṅgataḥ
sva - bodhaḥ
(although) fully self-cognizant
āste
He remained
sva - jana
for His dear ones
anuṣaṅgataḥ
due to His affection
mahānubhāvas tad abudhyad āsurīṁ
mahā - anubhāvaḥ
the possessor of great powers of perception
tat
that
abudhyat
recognized
āsurīm
demoniac
māyāṁ sa śālva-prasṛtāṁ mayoditām
māyām
the illusory magic
saḥ
He
śālva
by Śālva
prasṛtām
utilized
maya
by Maya Dānava
uditām
developed .
Important Words
sva-bodhaḥ—full in His own knowledge
Compound: sva (His own, intrinsic) + bodha (knowledge). The verse plants the doctrinal anchor: Kṛṣṇa is by nature sva-bodha. Whatever appearance of forgetfulness shows next is play, not metaphysical lapse.
sva-jana-anuṣaṅgataḥ—from attachment to His own people
Compound: sva-jana (one's own people) + anuṣaṅga (attachment, association). Gauḍīyas read this as the technical word for Bhagavān's deliberate sneha-ābhāsa — He becomes "attached" only because He has consented to be Vasudeva's son.
āsurīm māyām—demonic illusion
Phrase: āsurī (demonic) + māyā (illusion). The Bhāgavatam carefully distinguishes asurī-māyā (Maya Dānava's) from yoga-māyā (Kṛṣṇa's). One conceals to mislead, the other conceals to invite deeper love.
maya-uditām—engineered by Maya
Compound: maya (the asura-architect Maya Dānava) + udita (issued, produced). Maya is the legendary builder of the Pāṇḍavas' assembly hall and now of Śālva's Saubha — the same craftsman who serves whichever side hires him.
By nature Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in knowledge, and He possesses unlimited powers of perception. Yet for a moment, out of great affection for His loved ones, He remained absorbed in the mood of an ordinary human being. He soon recalled, however, that this was all a demoniac illusion engineered by Maya Dānava and employed by Śālva.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
By nature Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in knowledge, and He possesses unlimited powers of perception. Yet for a moment, out of great affection for His loved ones, He remained absorbed in the mood of an ordinary human being. He soon recalled, however, that this was all a demoniac illusion engineered by Maya Dānava and employed by Śālva.
Commentary
Krsna remained overcome (upaplutah) with the sentiments of an ordinary human (prakrtiau) but then because of his great powers (mahanubhavah) understood that it was a demonic illusion created by Mayadanava and used by Salva
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Śālva cut off his head and took it away because it was only an illusion created by Śālva. How did he get this power? It was taught by Maya.
By nature full in knowledge, possessing unlimited perception, Kṛṣṇa lets Himself be absorbed in the human mood for a moment out of great affection for His own — then He recalls that the whole thing is Maya Dānava's design, employed by Śālva. The Lord's "realization" is staged just long enough to honor the role of son and not a second longer.