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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.82.29-30

యద్విశ్రుతి: శ్రుతినుతేదమలం పునాతి పాదావనేజనపయశ్చ వచశ్చ శాస్‍త్రమ్ । భూ: కాలభర్జితభగాపి యదఙ్‍‍ఘ్రిపద్మ- స్పర్శోత్థశక్తిరభివర్షతి నోఽఖిలార్థాన్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥ తద్దర్శనస్పర్శనానుపథప్రజల్ప- శయ్యాసనాశనసయౌనసపిణ్డబన్ధ: । యేషాం గృహే నిరయవర్త్మని వర్తతాం వ: స్వర్గాపవర్గవిరమ: స్వయమాస విష్ణు: ॥ ౩౦ ॥
yad-viśrutiḥ śruti-nutedam alaṁ punāti
[yad-vishrutih shruti-nutedam alam punaati]
pādāvanejana-payaś ca vacaś ca śāstram
[paadaavanejana-payash cha vachash cha shaastram]
bhūḥ kāla-bharjita-bhagāpi yad-aṅghri-padma-
[bhooh kaala-bharjita-bhagaapi yad-anghri-padma-]
sparśottha-śaktir abhivarṣati no ’khilārthān
[sparshottha-shaktir abhivarshati no ’khilaarthaan]
tad-darśana-sparśanānupatha-prajalpa-
[tad-darshana-sparshanaanupatha-prajalpa-]
śayyāsanāśana-sayauna-sapiṇḍa-bandhaḥ
[shayyaasanaashana-sayauna-sapinda-bandhah]
yeṣāṁ gṛhe niraya-vartmani vartatāṁ vaḥ
[yeshaam grihe niraya-vartmani vartataam vah]
svargāpavarga-viramaḥ svayam āsa viṣṇuḥ
[svargaapavarga-viramah svayam aasa vishnuh]
yat — whose viśrutiḥ — fame śruti — by the Vedas nutā — vibrated idam — this (universe) alam — thoroughly punāti — purifies pāda — whose feet avanejana — washing payaḥ — the water ca — and vacaḥ — words ca — and śāstram — the revealed scriptures bhūḥ — the earth kāla — by time bharjita — ravaged bhagā — whose good fortune api — even yat — whose aṅghri — of the feet padma — lotuslike sparśa — by the touch uttha — wakened śaktiḥ — whose energy abhivarṣati — abundantly rains naḥ — upon us akhila — all arthān — objects of desire tat — Him darśana — with seeing sparśana — touching anupatha — walking alongside prajalpa — conversing with śayyā — lying down to take rest āsana — sitting aśana — eating sa - yauna — in relationships through marriage sa - piṇḍa — and in blood relationships bandhaḥ — connections yeṣām — in whose gṛhe — family life niraya — of hell vartmani — upon the path vartatām — who travel vaḥ — your svarga — of (desire for attaining) heaven apavarga — and liberation viramaḥ — the (cause of) cessation svayam — in person āsa — has been present viṣṇuḥ — the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad-viśrutiḥ śruti-nutedam alaṁ punāti
yat
whose
viśrutiḥ
fame
śruti
by the Vedas
nutā
vibrated
idam
this (universe)
alam
thoroughly
punāti
purifies
pādāvanejana-payaś ca vacaś ca śāstram
pāda
whose feet
avanejana
washing
payaḥ
the water
ca
and
vacaḥ
words
ca
and
śāstram
the revealed scriptures
bhūḥ kāla-bharjita-bhagāpi yad-aṅghri-padma-
bhūḥ
the earth
kāla
by time
bharjita
ravaged
bhagā
whose good fortune
api
even
yat
whose
aṅghri
of the feet
padma
lotuslike
sparśottha-śaktir abhivarṣati no ’khilārthān
sparśa
by the touch
uttha
wakened
śaktiḥ
whose energy
abhivarṣati
abundantly rains
tad-darśana-sparśanānupatha-prajalpa-
naḥ
upon us
akhila
all
arthān
objects of desire
śayyāsanāśana-sayauna-sapiṇḍa-bandhaḥ
yeṣāṁ gṛhe niraya-vartmani vartatāṁ vaḥ
tat
Him
darśana
with seeing
sparśana
touching
anupatha
walking alongside
prajalpa
conversing with
svargāpavarga-viramaḥ svayam āsa viṣṇuḥ
śayyā
lying down to take rest
āsana
sitting
aśana
eating
sa - yauna
in relationships through marriage
sa - piṇḍa
and in blood relationships
bandhaḥ
connections
yeṣām
in whose
gṛhe
family life
niraya
of hell
vartmani
upon the path
vartatām
who travel
vaḥ
your
svarga
of (desire for attaining) heaven
apavarga
and liberation
viramaḥ
the (cause of) cessation
svayam
in person
āsa
has been present
viṣṇuḥ
the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu .
  • pāda-avanejana-payaḥ — the water from washing His feet
    Compound: pāda (foot) + avanejana (washing) + payaḥ (water). Caraṇāmṛta — the water that has touched Kṛṣṇa's feet purifies the universe. Gauḍīyas honour caraṇāmṛta as one of the five great offerings (pañcāmṛta-snāna's heart).
  • viśrutiḥ — fame
    From vi-√śru — to be widely heard. Kṛṣṇa's śruti-glorification is itself purifying. Gauḍīyas: hearing the name purifies; this is the doctrine of nāma-prabhāva.
  • niraya-vartmani — upon the path of hell
    Compound: niraya (hell) + vartmani (on the path, locative). The verse names ordinary gṛhastha-life as niraya-vartman — yet declares the Yādavas safe on it because Viṣṇu walks beside them. Gauḍīyas: family life without Kṛṣṇa is the hell-path; with Him, it is Vaikuṇṭha-vartman.
  • svarga-apavarga-viramaḥ — the cessation of (desire for) heaven and liberation
    Compound: svarga (heaven) + apavarga (liberation) + viramaḥ (cessation). Kṛṣṇa's presence ends interest in both svarga and mokṣa — the Gauḍīya signature. Bhakti exceeds liberation; nothing else is needed once He is seen.
  • sa-yauna sa-piṇḍa bandhaḥ — relationships through marriage and blood
    Compound phrase. The Yādavas' relationship to Kṛṣṇa is sa-yauna (marital) and sa-piṇḍa (ancestral). Gauḍīyas note: these are vraja-style sambandhas (sakhya, vātsalya, mādhurya) raised to ontological status — bhakti through the natural ties of life.
  • viṣṇuḥ — the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu in person
    Compound phrase. Svayam — Himself, not by deputy. Echoes SB 1.3.28's kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam. The kings are correctly identifying the Person at Kurukṣetra.
His fame, as broadcast by the Vedas, the water that has washed His feet, and the words He speaks in the form of the revealed scriptures — these thoroughly purify this universe. Although the earth’s good fortune was ravaged by time, the touch of His lotus feet has revitalized her, and thus she is raining down on us the fulfillment of all our desires. The same Lord Viṣṇu who makes one forget the goals of heaven and liberation has now entered into marital and blood relationships with you, who otherwise travel on the hellish path of family life. Indeed, in these relationships you see and touch Him directly, walk beside Him, converse with Him, and together with Him lie down to rest, sit at ease and take your meals.

All Vedic mantras glorify Lord Viṣṇu; this truth is supported with elaborate evidence by learned ācāryas like Rāmānuja, in his Vedārtha-saṅgraha, and Madhva, in his Ṛg-veda-bhāṣya. The words Viṣṇu Himself speaks, such as the Bhagavad-gītā, are the confidential essence of all scripture. In His manifestation as Vyāsadeva, the Supreme Lord composed both the Vedānta-sutras and Mahābhārata, and this Mahābhārata includes Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s personal statement: vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo/ vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham. “By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. ” ( Bhagavad-gītā 15.15 ) When Lord Viṣṇu appeared before Bali Mahārāja to beg three steps of land, the Lord’s second step pierced the shells of the universe. The water of the transcendental river Virajā, lying just outside the universal egg, thus seeped inside, washing Lord Vāmana’s foot and flowing down to become the Ganges River. Because of the sanctity of its origin, the Ganges is generally considered the most holy of rivers. But even more potent is the water of the Yamunā, where Lord Viṣṇu in His original form of Govinda played with His intimate companions. In these two verses the assembled kings praise the special merit of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Yadu clan. Not only do they see Kṛṣṇa, but they are also directly connected with Him by dual bonds of marital and blood relationships. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī suggests that the word bandha, beside its more obvious meaning of “relation,” can also be understood in the sense of “capture,” expressing that the love the Yadus feel for the Lord obliges Him always to stay with them.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
His fame, as broadcast by the Vedas, the water that has washed His feet, and the words He speaks in the form of the revealed scriptures—these thoroughly purify this universe. Although the earth's good fortune was ravaged by time, the touch of His lotus feet has revitalized her, and thus she is raining down on us the fulfillment of all our desires. The same Lord Viṣṇu who makes one forget the goals of heaven and liberation has now entered into marital and blood relationships with you, who otherwise travel on the hellish path of family life. Indeed, in these relationships you see and touch Him directly, walk beside Him, converse with Him, and together with Him lie down to rest, sit at ease and take your meals.
Commentary

Krsna, whose fame (visrutih) is praised by the Vedas, thoroughly purifies this universe (idam alam). He whose foot water, the Ganga also purifies the universe; whose words in the form of scriptures called the Vedas purify the universe, the touch of whose feet revives the energy of the earth, whose glory is burned by time, and which rains upon us all the material needs, is present here (verb is in next verse) . Krsna, with whom you have relation through marriage and descent, which brings about personally seeing him, touching him, walking with him talking with him, sleeping, sitting and eating with him, and who caused distaste for heaven and liberation for the sinless persons (niraya vartma nivartanam), has appeared in your house.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

His fame, his foot water and his words (successively more powerful) purify the universe. Having stated ancient, standard glories of the Lord, they give particulars. The earth’s good fortune was ravaged by Kali, which had entered at that time. Since his feet are soft like the lotus, he should not touch the earth with his feet. But by the touch of his feet the earth has become most fortunate and developed power of giving all things. It now showers us with all things continuously. He is related to you through marriage or he is your relative Otherwise you would going to hell. This is a statement made from the commoner’s viewpoint. (The Vṛṣṇis never go to hell.) He has made you give up the taste for the happiness of Brahman realization and material enjoyment of Svarga by giving special happiness in seeing him without your having to endeavor. Or he is related to you who are on the path of escape from saṁsāra (nirayam). He is directly pervading everything as Bhagavān (viṣṇuḥ).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

His fame, his foot water and his words (successively more powerful) purify the universe. Having stated ancient, standard glories of the Lord, they give particulars. The earth’s good fortune was ravaged by Kali, which had entered at that time. Since Kṛṣṇa’s feet are soft like the lotus, he should not touch the earth with his feet. But by the touch of his feet the earth has become most fortunate and developed the power of giving all things. It now showers us with all things continuously. He is related to you through marriage or he is your relative. Otherwise you would go to hell. This is a statement made from the commoner’s viewpoint. (The Vṛṣṇis never go to hell.) He has made you give up the taste for the happiness of Brahman realization and material enjoyment of Svarga by giving special happiness in seeing him without your having to endeavor (svayam) or directly. He is directly pervading everything as Bhagavān (viṣṇuḥ) by spreading his powers. Or though he is lord of the lords of the universe, he remains as your relative (āsa) in your house (gṛhe). In each of his houses, he causes detachment from Svarga and liberation by seeing him. He separates these things from the devotees by showing them to be insignificant.

Related values
Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)
Related verses

A village famine ends not when the rain falls in distant mountains but when the river touches the parched field. Kṛṣṇa is not the absent monsoon of the Upaniṣads but the actual river — visible, conversing, eating beside you. The kings declare the singular gift of Kṛṣṇa's personal presence.

Ambarīṣa's gṛhastha bhakti

King Ambarīṣa (SB 9.4) ruled his kingdom, raised his family, and observed Ekādaśī — yet Bhāgavata calls his life perfect bhakti. He engaged each sense in Kṛṣṇa: eyes in seeing the Deity, ears in hearing kīrtana, hands in temple sevā.

Gauḍīyas pair Ambarīṣa with this verse's teaching: the kings declare that the Yādavas, though engaged in marriage and family (sa-yauna, sa-piṇḍa), travel a path the niraya-vartman (hellish path of household life) does not touch — because Viṣṇu Himself sits at their dinner. Family life with Him is not bondage; without Him, no renunciation saves.

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