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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.82.28

అహో భోజపతే యూయం జన్మభాజో నృణామిహ । యత్ పశ్యథాసకృత్ కృష్ణం దుర్దర్శమపి యోగినామ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
aho bhoja-pate yūyaṁ
[aho bhoja-pate yooyam]
janma-bhājo nṛṇām iha
[janma-bhaajo nrinaam iha]
yat paśyathāsakṛt kṛṣṇaṁ
[yat pashyathaasakrit krishnam]
durdarśam api yoginām
[durdarsham api yoginaam]
aho — ah bhoja - pate — O master of the Bhojas, Ugrasena yūyam — you janma - bhājaḥ — having taken a worthwhile birth nṛṇām — among men iha — in this world yat — because paśyatha — you see asakṛt — repeatedly kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa durdarśam — rarely seen api — even yoginām — by great mystics .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aho bhoja-pate yūyaṁ
aho
ah
bhoja - pate
O master of the Bhojas, Ugrasena
yūyam
you
janma-bhājo nṛṇām iha
janma - bhājaḥ
having taken a worthwhile birth
nṛṇām
among men
iha
in this world
yat paśyathāsakṛt kṛṣṇaṁ
yat
because
paśyatha
you see
asakṛt
repeatedly
kṛṣṇam
Lord Kṛṣṇa
durdarśam api yoginām
durdarśam
rarely seen
api
even
yoginām
by great mystics .
  • janma-bhājaḥ — having taken a worthwhile birth
    Compound: janma (birth) + bhājaḥ (partaker of). A 'birth that shares in something worthwhile' — Gauḍīyas read this as proximity to bhagavad-bhaktas or Bhagavān Himself. Mere human birth is not enough.
  • durdarśam — rarely seen
    Compound: dur (difficult) + darśam (seeing). Kṛṣṇa is durdarśa even for yogīs — they see Paramātmā within, but not the full Person. The Vṛṣṇis see Him in His Bhagavān-form. Bhāgavata's three-tier realisation (Brahman, Paramātmā, Bhagavān) is operative here.
  • asakṛt — repeatedly
    Compound: a (not) + sakṛt (once). Not once but again and again. The everyday continuity of darśana — Vraja's gift to its residents, Dvārakā's gift to the Bhojas. Gauḍīyas long for this same nitya-darśana.
  • bhoja-pate — O master of the Bhojas
    Vocative compound: bhoja (the clan) + pate (lord). Ugrasena addressed. His clan name 'Bhoja' shares its root with bhoga — but the verse subtly redirects: real bhoga is having Kṛṣṇa, not enjoyment of the world.
[The kings said:] O King of the Bhojas, you alone among men have achieved a truly exalted birth, for you continually behold Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is rarely visible even to great yogīs.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
[The kings said:] O King of the Bhojas, you alone among men have achieved a truly exalted birth, for you continually behold Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is rarely visible even to great yogīs.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The kings address Ugrasena since he was recognized as the leader, being the king of the Yadus, or because they treated him with respect as a king, equal to themselves. Aho indicates respect or amazement. It is rare that yogīs like the Kumāras can see Kṛṣṇa directly even once, and after great difficulties.

Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tapas (Austerity / Discipline)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)Shaucha (Cleanliness / Purity)Dhriti (Resilience / Steadfastness / Fortitude)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Dhairya (Composure / Courage)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)
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Concepts
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Yogis climb the mountain for decades hoping for one glimpse of the summit's flag; the king of Bhojas walks his own house and sees Bhagavān every morning. Birth in His circle is more valuable than any yogic attainment.

Ugrasena restored to his throne

Ugrasena, Kaṁsa's father, had been deposed and imprisoned by his own son. When Kṛṣṇa killed Kaṁsa (SB 10.44), He immediately restored Ugrasena to the throne of Mathurā and offered Him daily respect as His elder.

Gauḍīyas read this verse as the kings' recognition that Ugrasena's birth, on which he himself never reflected, was extraordinarily blessed — he sees Kṛṣṇa repeatedly, durdarśam api yoginām. The yogīs' object of distant meditation is Ugrasena's son-in-law's nephew, sitting next to him at dinner.

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