Devanagari
श्रीभगवानुवाच
तात सौम्यागत: कच्च्त्स्विगतं भद्रमस्तु व: ।
अपि स्वज्ञातिबन्धूनामनमीवमनामयम् ॥ ४ ॥
Verse text
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
tāta saumyāgataḥ kaccit
sv-āgataṁ bhadram astu vaḥ
api sva-jṣāti-bandhūnām
anamīvam anāmayam
Synonyms
śrī
—
bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
;
tāta
—
O uncle
;
saumya
—
O gentle one
;
āgataḥ
—
arrived
;
kaccit
—
whether
;
su
—
āgatam — welcome
;
bhadram
—
all good
;
astu
—
may there be
;
vaḥ
—
for you
;
api
—
whether
;
sva
—
for your well-wishing friends
;
jṣāti
—
intimate relatives
;
bandhūnām
—
and other family members
;
anamīvam
—
freedom from unhappiness
;
anāmayam
—
freedom from disease .
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: My dear, gentle Uncle Akrūra, was your trip here comfortable? May all good fortune be yours. Are our well-wishing friends and our relatives, both close and distant, happy and in good health?
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The Supreme Lord said: My dear, gentle Uncle Akrūra, was your trip here comfortable? May all good fortune be yours. Are our well-wishing friends and our relatives, both close and distant, happy and in good health?
KB 10.39.4
The Supreme Personality of Godhead then informed Akrūra that his presence was very welcome. Kṛṣṇa inquired from him whether all their relatives and friends were well and free from all kinds of ailments.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Sva indicates friends, jnati indicates relatives of direct kinship through mother and father for seven generations. Bandhu indicates those without direct kinship. Are they all without sin (anamivam) and healthy (anamayam)?
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
As a paternal uncle Kṛṣṇa addresses him like a father (tāta). O gentle one (saumya), possessing good qualities! Both names indicate great respect. The plural verb āgataḥ (you came) and plural pronoun vaḥ (you) also indicate respect. Another version has āgatah in the singular. May you have auspiciousness? The question and the blessing are according to proper conduct but are also meant to pacify Akrūra, who has come with feeling of lowliness. Are you free of sorrow and ill health? These two are general and particular questions about lack of suffering. Or, his coming was actually impossible. Kṛṣṇa satisfies him by being joyful that he could succeed. This will be expressed also in verse 7 where he says “By good fortune you have come”. In this verse he says “Having you come here in comfort (svātam kāccit āgataḥ)?”