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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.24

స్వానుగ్రహాయ సమ్ప్రాప్తం మన్వానౌ తం జగద్గురుమ్ । మైథిల: శ్రుతదేవశ్చ పాదయో: పేతతు: ప్రభో: ॥ ౨౪ ॥
svānugrahāya samprāptaṁ
[svaanugrahaaya sampraaptam]
manvānau taṁ jagad-gurum
[manvaanau tam jagad-gurum]
maithilaḥ śrutadevaś ca
[maithilah shrutadevash cha]
pādayoḥ petatuḥ prabhoḥ
[paadayoh petatuh prabhoh]
sta — to himself anugrahāya — for showing mercy samprāptam — now manvānau — both thinking tam — Him jagat — of the universe gurum — the spiritual master maithilaḥ — the King of Mithilā śrutadevaḥ — Śrutadeva ca — and pādayoḥ — at the feet petatuḥ — fell prabhoḥ — of the Lord .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
svānugrahāya samprāptaṁ
sta
to himself
anugrahāya
for showing mercy
samprāptam
now
manvānau taṁ jagad-gurum
manvānau
both thinking
tam
Him
jagat
of the universe
gurum
the spiritual master
maithilaḥ śrutadevaś ca
maithilaḥ
the King of Mithilā
śrutadevaḥ
Śrutadeva
ca
and
pādayoḥ petatuḥ prabhoḥ
pādayoḥ
at the feet
petatuḥ
fell
prabhoḥ
of the Lord .
  • manvānau — both thinking
    Present participle dual of √man (to think, to consider). Both bhaktas, in the same instant, hold the same conviction — that Kṛṣṇa has come for them personally. Gauḍīyas mark this as evidence that priya-bhāva is irreducibly first-person.
  • jagat-gurum — the spiritual master of the universe
    Compound: jagat (world) + guru. Echoing v. 21 (tri-loka-guruḥ). The cosmic guru becomes the personal guru in the heart of each bhakta — same Kṛṣṇa, two bhāvas.
  • anugrahāya — for showing mercy
    Dative of anugraha — 'for the sake of grace.' From anu + √grah (to take alongside, to favor). The defining word of Bhagavān's motion in this chapter: He moves anugraha-artham, for the purpose of grace, not power.
  • petatuḥ — they both fell
    Perfect dual of √pat (to fall). Falling at the Lord's feet is daṇḍavat — body-as-staff. Gauḍīyas note that both men perform daṇḍavat at exactly the same moment in two different houses — a synchronicity arranged by Yogamāyā.
Both the King of Mithilā and Śrutadeva fell at the Lord’s feet, each thinking that the spiritual master of the universe had come there just to show him mercy.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Both the King of Mithilā and Śrutadeva fell at the Lord's feet, each thinking that the spiritual master of the universe had come there just to show him mercy.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Thinking that the guru of the universe, worshipped by Brahmā and others, had come (praptam) to give mercy, along with the sages (sam), the two fell at the feet of their own Lord, or he who was able to fulfill all their desires (prabhoḥ). The best brāhmaṇa Śrutadeva, is mentioned after the king since out of meekness he remained behind the king out of respect.

Related values
Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Daya (Compassion / Mercy)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Kritajnata (Gratitude)Svadhyaya (Self-study & Scripture Study)Discriminative WisdomTapas (Austerity / Discipline)
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Concepts
Jiva

Two men, on opposite sides of the city, fall at Kṛṣṇa's feet simultaneously — and each thinks Kṛṣṇa has come for him alone. This is the secret of bhāva: Bhagavān's love is undivided even when the bhaktas are many.

Arjuna at Bhagavad-gītā 11.41

After the Viśvarūpa, Arjuna confesses: 'Whatever I said in friendship — calling You Kṛṣṇa, Yādava, sakhe — was said in ignorance of Your majesty.' Like Bahulāśva here, Arjuna had thought Kṛṣṇa was for him personally; the Viśvarūpa revealed Kṛṣṇa is for everyone.

Yet the Gauḍīya reading is that both are true: Kṛṣṇa is for everyone and for each one personally. Bahulāśva and Śrutadeva each think 'He came for me' — and each is correct. Bhagavān's love does not divide when shared.

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