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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.84.60

వసుదేవోఽఞ్జసోత్తీర్య మనోరథమహార్ణవమ్ । సుహృద్ వృత: ప్రీతమనా నన్దమాహ కరే స్పృశన్ ॥ ౬౦ ॥
vasudevo ’ñjasottīrya
[vasudevo ’njasotteerya]
manoratha-mahārṇavam
[manoratha-mahaarnavam]
suhṛd-vṛtaḥ prīta-manā
[suhrid-vritah preeta-manaa]
nandam āha kare spṛśan
[nandam aaha kare sprishan]
vasudevaḥ — Vasudeva añjasā — easily uttīrya — having crossed over manaḥ - ratha — of his desires (to perform Vedic sacrifices) mahā — great arṇavam — the ocean suhṛt — by his well-wishers vṛtaḥ — surrounded prīta — pleased manāḥ — in his mind nandam — to Nanda āha — he spoke kare — his hand spṛśan — touching .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vasudevo ’ñjasottīrya
vasudevaḥ
Vasudeva
manoratha-mahārṇavam
añjasā
easily
uttīrya
having crossed over
manaḥ - ratha
of his desires (to perform Vedic sacrifices)
suhṛd-vṛtaḥ prīta-manā
mahā
great
nandam āha kare spṛśan
arṇavam
the ocean
suhṛt
by his well-wishers
vṛtaḥ
surrounded
prīta
pleased
manāḥ
in his mind
nandam
to Nanda
āha
he spoke
kare
his hand
spṛśan
touching .
  • añjasā — easily
    From √añj (to anoint, smooth). Done smoothly. Gauḍīyas note that yajña done with the right yajamāna feels like nothing — the ease is itself the testimony that Bhagavān was at the receiving end.
  • manaḥ-ratha — of his desires (literally, mind-chariot)
    manas (mind) + ratha (chariot). The chariot of the wishing-mind. Gauḍīyas note the imagery: desire treated as a vehicle that carries one across an ocean — once the destination is reached, the chariot is parked.
  • spṛśan — touching
    Present participle of √spṛś. Vasudeva touches Nanda's hand (kare spṛśan) before speaking. Gauḍīyas note that the Bhāgavatam often signals the gravity of a coming speech by recording a touch — a hand on the arm, dust from feet — before the words begin.
  • uttīrya — having crossed over
    Gerund of ud + √tṝ. To cross up and over. The same root as tīrtha. Gauḍīyas note the structural pun — yajña has been Vasudeva's tīrtha, and he has crossed.
Having so easily crossed over the vast ocean of his ambition, Vasudeva felt fully satisfied. In the company of his many well-wishers, he took Nanda by the hand and addressed him as follows.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Having so easily crossed over the vast ocean of his ambition, Vasudeva felt fully satisfied. In the company of his many well-wishers, he took Nanda by the hand and addressed him as follows.
Commentary

Crossing the great ocean of his desire, the performance of the sacrifice, by completing it successfully, Vasudeva spoke to Nanda.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After the death of Kaṁsa, Vasudeva had the desire that he along with Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma should meet the people of Vraja somewhere and have a huge festival with all friends, sages and kings. He was now pleased to have crossed over very easily that great ocean—something hard to arrange. On another day, surrounded by friends, with all his brothers and elders, he went to Nanda’s residence. Sitting on a seat, facing Nanda and taking his hand in affection, he spoke to him. He had come to pacify Nanda at the upcoming suffering at the time of separating from Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After the death of Kaṁsa, Vasudeva had the desire that he along with Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma should meet the people of Vraja somewhere and have a huge festival with all friends, sages and kings. He was now pleased to have crossed very easily over that great ocean—something hard to arrange. All the Yādavas had gathered there (suhṛd vṛtaḥ). Or though surrounded by friends, he ignored others, and concentrated on his best friend Nanda. Out of affecton, he held Nanda’s hand gently.

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Nishkama Karma (Selfless Action)Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
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Vasudeva has crossed the ocean of his manas-ratha — the wish-chariot of his desires — and the crossing is described as 'easily' (añjasā). Yajña, when actually executed, is not heavy. He takes Nanda's hand: the gesture of a man finished with his own business and ready to attend to the friend whose company outweighs it.

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