Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.23
దృష్ట్వా త ఉత్తమ:శ్లోకం ప్రీత్యుత్ఫులాననాశయా: ।
కైర్ధృతాఞ్జలిభిర్నేము: శ్రుతపూర్వాంస్తథా మునీన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥
dṛṣṭvā ta uttamaḥ-ślokaṁ
[drishtvaa ta uttamah-shlokam]
prīty-utphulānanāśayāḥ
[preety-utphulaananaashayaah]
kair dhṛtāñjalibhir nemuḥ
[kair dhritaanjalibhir nemuh]
śruta-pūrvāṁs tathā munīn
[shruta-poorvaams tathaa muneen]
Word-for-word
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
te
—
they
uttamaḥ - ślokam
—
Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is praised in sublime poetry
prīti
—
with love
utphulla
—
broadly blossoming
ānana
—
their faces
āśayāḥ
—
and hearts
kaiḥ
—
on their heads
dhṛta
—
held
añjalibhiḥ
—
with joined palms
nemuḥ
—
they bowed down
śruta
—
heard of
pūrvān
—
before
tathā
—
also
munīn
—
to the sages .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dṛṣṭvā ta uttamaḥ-ślokaṁ
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
te
they
uttamaḥ - ślokam
Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is praised in sublime poetry
prīty-utphulānanāśayāḥ
prīti
with love
utphulla
broadly blossoming
ānana
their faces
āśayāḥ
and hearts
kair dhṛtāñjalibhir nemuḥ
kaiḥ
on their heads
dhṛta
held
añjalibhiḥ
with joined palms
nemuḥ
they bowed down
śruta-pūrvāṁs tathā munīn
śruta
heard of
pūrvān
before
tathā
also
munīn
to the sages .
Important Words
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uttamaḥ-ślokam
—
Kṛṣṇa, who is praised in sublime poetry
Compound: uttamaḥ (highest) + ślokam (verse, praise). 'He whose praises are the highest verses.' A signature Bhāgavata name — anyone who composes a verse in His glorification participates in the uttamaḥ category.
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añjalibhiḥ
—
with joined palms
Instrumental plural of añjali (the gesture of joined palms). The bodily form of namaskāra. Gauḍīyas teach that the hands-joined gesture itself is dāsya-bhāva — even before words, the body speaks 'I am Yours.'
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śruta-pūrvān
—
heard of before
Compound: śruta (heard) + pūrva (previously). The villagers had heard of the sages in story; now they see them. Gauḍīyas read this as the precise transition śravaṇa → darśana that bhakti-sādhana effects.
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nemuḥ
—
they bowed down
Perfect plural of √nam (to bow). The same verb the Bhagavad-gītā uses (11.14, BG 11.35). Bowing is the body's confession of dependence — the first and last gesture of the bhakta.
As soon as the people saw Lord Uttamaḥśloka, their faces and hearts blossomed with affection. Joining their palms above their heads, they bowed down to the Lord and to the sages accompanying Him, whom they had previously only heard about.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
As soon as the people saw Lord Uttamaḥśloka, their faces and hearts blossomed with affection. Joining their palms above their heads, they bowed down to the Lord and to the sages accompanying Him, whom they had previously only heard about.
Commentary
Placing their hands above their heads they offered their respects to Krsna and the sages.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Having heard of Kṛṣṇa glories from far off, they had desired to see him for a long time. They thought that by seeing him they would be successful. Now they directly saw Kṛṣṇa, praised because of his glories. They placed their hands above their heads so that they could see his beautiful face. They bowed to the sages because they knew of their glories from previously hearing about them. Thus they were excited on seeing them.
Related values & verses
Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)
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Personal Guidance
Analogy
Faces and hearts bloom together — the verse pairs them with the same verb utphulla. Where Bhagavān is seen, even the face of the body and the face of the heart open the same lotus.
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