Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 16
SB 1 16.1
सूत उवाच ततः परीक्षिद्द्विजवर्यशिक्षया महीं महाभागवतः शशास ह यथा हि सूत्याम् अभिजातकोविदाः समादिशन् विप्र महद्गुणस्तथा
sūta uvāca tataḥ parīkṣiddvijavaryaśikṣayā mahīṃ mahābhāgavataḥ śaśāsa ha yathā hi sūtyām abhijātakovidāḥ samādiśan vipra mahadguṇastathā
Sūta said: Then Parīkṣit, the great devotee, ruled the earth under the instruction of the best of the twice-born, and it turned out just as those skilled (in omens) had foretold at his birth, O brāhmaṇa — he was of great qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.2
स उत्तरस्य तनयाम् उपयेम इरावतीम् जनमेजयादींश्चतुरस्तस्याम् उत्पादयत् सुतान्
sa uttarasya tanayām upayema irāvatīm janamejayādīṃścaturastasyām utpādayat sutān
He married Irāvatī, the daughter of Uttara, and begot upon her four sons, Janamejaya and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.3
आजहाराश्वमेधांस्त्रीन् गङ्गायां भूरिदक्षिणान् शारद्वतं गुरुं कृत्वा देवा यत्राक्षिगोचराः
ājahārāśvamedhāṃstrīn gaṅgāyāṃ bhūridakṣiṇān śāradvataṃ guruṃ kṛtvā devā yatrākṣigocarāḥ
He performed three horse-sacrifices on the Ganges, with abundant gifts to the priests, making Śāradvata (Kṛpa) his officiating teacher — sacrifices at which the gods became visible to the eye.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.4
निजग्राहौजसा वीरः कलिं दिग्विजये क्वचित् नृपलिङ्गधरं शूद्रं घ्नन्तं गोमिथुनं पदा
nijagrāhaujasā vīraḥ kaliṃ digvijaye kvacit nṛpaliṅgadharaṃ śūdraṃ ghnantaṃ gomithunaṃ padā
Once, during his conquest of the quarters, the hero forcibly seized Kali, who, wearing the marks of a king though a śūdra, was striking a pair of cattle with his foot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.5
शौनक उवाच कस्य हेतोर्निजग्राह कलिं दिग्विजये नृपः नृदेवचिह्नधृक् शूद्र को ऽसौ गां यः पदाहनत् तत् कथ्यतां महाभाग यदि कृष्णकथाश्रयम्
śaunaka uvāca kasya hetornijagrāha kaliṃ digvijaye nṛpaḥ nṛdevacihnadhṛk śūdra ko 'sau gāṃ yaḥ padāhanat tat kathyatāṃ mahābhāga yadi kṛṣṇakathāśrayam
Śaunaka said: For what reason did the king seize Kali during the conquest of the quarters? Who was that śūdra bearing the insignia of a man-god, who struck the cow with his foot? Tell that, O greatly fortunate one, if it has to do with the stories of Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.6
अथवास्य पदाम्भोज मकरन्दलिहां सताम् किम् अन्यैरसदालापैरायुषो यदसद्व्ययः
athavāsya padāmbhoja makarandalihāṃ satām kim anyairasadālāpairāyuṣo yadasadvyayaḥ
Or rather, for the good who lick the nectar of his lotus feet, what is the use of other worthless talk, by which there is a useless expenditure of life?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.7
क्षुद्रायुषां नृणाम् अङ्ग मर्त्यानाम् ऋतम् इच्छताम् इहोपहूतो भगवान् मृत्युः शामित्रकर्मणि
kṣudrāyuṣāṃ nṛṇām aṅga martyānām ṛtam icchatām ihopahūto bhagavān mṛtyuḥ śāmitrakarmaṇi
O dear one, for men of scant life, mortals who long for the truth, the lord Death has here been invited to the work of the slayer (at the sacrifice).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 16.8
न कश्चिन् म्रियते तावद्यावदास्त इहान्तकः एतदर्थं हि भगवान् आहूतः परमर्षिभिः अहो नृलोके पीयेत हरिलीलामृतं वचः
na kaścin mriyate tāvadyāvadāsta ihāntakaḥ etadarthaṃ hi bhagavān āhūtaḥ paramarṣibhiḥ aho nṛloke pīyeta harilīlāmṛtaṃ vacaḥ
No one dies so long as the Ender remains here; indeed for this very purpose he was summoned by the supreme sages — ah, that in the world of men the nectar of speech that is Hari's play might be drunk!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.9
मन्दस्य मन्दप्रज्ञस्य वयो मन्दायुषश्च वै निद्रया ह्रियते नक्तं दिवा च व्यर्थकर्मभिः
mandasya mandaprajñasya vayo mandāyuṣaśca vai nidrayā hriyate naktaṃ divā ca vyarthakarmabhiḥ
The lifetime of the sluggish man, dull of understanding and short of life, is carried off at night by sleep and by day by fruitless activities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.10
सूत उवाच यदा परीक्षित् कुरुजाङ्गले ऽवसत् कलिं प्रविष्टं निजचक्रवर्तिते निशम्य वार्ताम् अनतिप्रियां ततः शरासनं संयुगशौण्डिराददे
sūta uvāca yadā parīkṣit kurujāṅgale 'vasat kaliṃ praviṣṭaṃ nijacakravartite niśamya vārtām anatipriyāṃ tataḥ śarāsanaṃ saṃyugaśauṇḍirādade
Sūta said: When Parīkṣit was living in Kurujāṅgala and heard the far from pleasant report that Kali had entered the realm over which he was sovereign, then he, a champion in battle, took up his bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.11
स्वलङ्कृतं श्यामतुरङ्गयोजितं रथं मृगेन्द्रध्वजम् आश्रितः पुरात् वृतो रथाश्वद्विपपत्तियुक्तया स्वसेनया दिग्विजयाय निर्गतः
svalaṅkṛtaṃ śyāmaturaṅgayojitaṃ rathaṃ mṛgendradhvajam āśritaḥ purāt vṛto rathāśvadvipapattiyuktayā svasenayā digvijayāya nirgataḥ
Mounting a well-adorned chariot yoked with dark horses and bearing the lion banner, he went out from the city for the conquest of the quarters, surrounded by his own army made up of chariots, horses, elephants and infantry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.12
भद्राश्वं केतुमालं च भारतं चोत्तरान् कुरून् किम्पुरुषादीनि वर्षाणि विजित्य जगृहे बलिम्
bhadrāśvaṃ ketumālaṃ ca bhārataṃ cottarān kurūn kimpuruṣādīni varṣāṇi vijitya jagṛhe balim
Having conquered Bhadrāśva, Ketumāla, Bhārata, the northern Kurus, Kimpuruṣa and the other regions, he took tribute (from them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.13
नगरांश्च वनांश्चैव नदीश्च विमलोदकाः पुरुषान् देवकल्पांश्च नारीश्च प्रियदर्शनाः
nagarāṃśca vanāṃścaiva nadīśca vimalodakāḥ puruṣān devakalpāṃśca nārīśca priyadarśanāḥ
And cities and forests and rivers of clear water, and men resembling gods, and women of pleasing appearance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.14
अदृष्टपूर्वान् सुभगान् स ददर्श धनञ्जयः सदनानि च शुभ्राणि नारीश्चाप्सरसां निभाः
adṛṣṭapūrvān subhagān sa dadarśa dhanañjayaḥ sadanāni ca śubhrāṇi nārīścāpsarasāṃ nibhāḥ
— such fine things never seen before he, the winner of wealth, beheld, and gleaming mansions, and women like apsarases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.15
तत्र तत्रोपशृण्वानः स्वपूर्वेषां महात्मनाम् प्रगीयमाणं च यशः कृष्णमाहात्म्यसूचकम्
tatra tatropaśṛṇvānaḥ svapūrveṣāṃ mahātmanām pragīyamāṇaṃ ca yaśaḥ kṛṣṇamāhātmyasūcakam
Hearing everywhere the fame of his own great-souled ancestors being sung, which pointed to the greatness of Kṛṣṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.16
आत्मानं च परित्रातम् अश्वत्थाम्नो ऽस्त्रतेजसः स्नेहं च वृष्णिपार्थानां तेषां भक्तिं च केशवे
ātmānaṃ ca paritrātam aśvatthāmno 'stratejasaḥ snehaṃ ca vṛṣṇipārthānāṃ teṣāṃ bhaktiṃ ca keśave
and how he himself had been rescued from the blazing weapon of Aśvatthāman, and the affection between the Vṛṣṇis and the sons of Pṛthā, and their devotion to Keśava —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.17
तेभ्यः परमसन्तुष्टः प्रीत्युज्जृम्भितलोचनः महाधनानि वासांसि ददौ हारान् महामनाः
tebhyaḥ paramasantuṣṭaḥ prītyujjṛmbhitalocanaḥ mahādhanāni vāsāṃsi dadau hārān mahāmanāḥ
exceedingly pleased with them, his eyes wide with delight, the great-minded one gave great riches, garments and necklaces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.18
सारथ्यपारषदसेवनसख्यदौत्य वीरासनानुगमनस्तवनप्रणामान् अम्प्;स्निग्धेषु पाण्डुषु जगत्प्रणतिं च विष्णोर् भक्तिं करोति नृपतिश्चरणारविन्दे
sārathyapāraṣadasevanasakhyadautya vīrāsanānugamanastavanapraṇāmān snigdheṣu pāṇḍuṣu jagatpraṇatiṃ ca viṣṇor bhaktiṃ karoti nṛpatiścaraṇāravinde
Hearing of Viṣṇu's acting as charioteer, attending the assembly, his friendship, his going as envoy, his sitting armed on guard at night, his following behind, his praising and his bowing, all toward the affectionate Pāṇḍavas, and of the whole world's obeisance to him, the king renders devotion to his lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 16.19
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य पूर्वेषां वृत्तिम् अन्वहम् नातिदूरे किलाश्चर्यं यदासीत् तन् निबोध मे
tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya pūrveṣāṃ vṛttim anvaham nātidūre kilāścaryaṃ yadāsīt tan nibodha me
While he was thus daily following the conduct of his forefathers, there occurred not far off a marvel — hear that from me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.20
धर्मः पदैकेन चरन् विच्छायाम् उपलभ्य गाम् पृच्छति स्माश्रुवदनां विवत्साम् इव मातरम्
dharmaḥ padaikena caran vicchāyām upalabhya gām pṛcchati smāśruvadanāṃ vivatsām iva mātaram
Dharma, walking on one foot, came upon the cow (the earth), who had lost her lustre, and questioned her, tears on her face, like a mother bereft of her calf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.21
धर्म उवाच कच्चिद्भद्रे ऽनामयम् आत्मनस्ते विच्छायासि म्लायतेषन् मुखेन आलक्षये भवतीम् अन्तराधिं दूरे बन्धुं शोचसि कञ्चनाम्ब
dharma uvāca kaccidbhadre 'nāmayam ātmanaste vicchāyāsi mlāyateṣan mukhena ālakṣaye bhavatīm antarādhiṃ dūre bandhuṃ śocasi kañcanāmba
Dharma said: Is all well with you, good lady? Are you not ill? You are without lustre and seem somewhat faded in the face. I detect in you, madam, some inward affliction. Are you grieving, mother, for some kinsman who is far away?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.22
पादैर्न्यूनं शोचसि मैकपादम् आत्मानं वा वृषलैर्भोक्ष्यमाणम् आहो सुरादीन् हृतयज्ञभागान् प्रजा उत स्विन् मघवत्यवर्षति
pādairnyūnaṃ śocasi maikapādam ātmānaṃ vā vṛṣalairbhokṣyamāṇam āho surādīn hṛtayajñabhāgān prajā uta svin maghavatyavarṣati
Do you grieve because I am reduced in my feet, being one-footed? Or for yourself, about to be enjoyed by low men? Or for the gods and others whose shares of sacrifice have been taken away? Or for the creatures, when the lord of rain does not rain?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.23
अरक्ष्यमाणाः स्त्रिय उर्वि बालान् शोचस्यथो पुरुषादैरिवार्तान् वाचं देवीं ब्रह्मकुले कुकर्मण्यब्रह्मण्ये राजकुले कुलाग्र्यान्
arakṣyamāṇāḥ striya urvi bālān śocasyatho puruṣādairivārtān vācaṃ devīṃ brahmakule kukarmaṇyabrahmaṇye rājakule kulāgryān
Do you grieve, O broad earth, for women left unprotected, and for children afflicted as if by cannibals; for the divine Word (Speech) in a brahmin household given over to evil deeds; for the foremost of families in a royal house that is unfriendly to brahmins?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.24
किं क्षत्रबन्धून् कलिनोपसृष्टान् राष्ट्राणि वा तैरवरोपितानि इतस्ततो वाशनपानवासः स्नानव्यवायोन्मुखजीवलोकम्
kiṃ kṣatrabandhūn kalinopasṛṣṭān rāṣṭrāṇi vā tairavaropitāni itastato vāśanapānavāsaḥ snānavyavāyonmukhajīvalokam
Or do you grieve for the so-called kṣatriyas beset by Kali, or for the kingdoms brought low by them; or for the world of living beings, bent this way and that upon food, drink, clothing, bathing and sexual union?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.25
यद्वाम्ब ते भूरिभरावतार कृतावतारस्य हरेर्धरित्रि अन्तर्हितस्य स्मरती विसृष्टा कर्माणि निर्वाणविलम्बितानि
yadvāmba te bhūribharāvatāra kṛtāvatārasya harerdharitri antarhitasya smaratī visṛṣṭā karmāṇi nirvāṇavilambitāni
Or, mother earth, are you remembering—abandoned as you are—Hari, who took birth to remove the great burden and has now disappeared, and his deeds, which delay (even) liberation?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 16.26
इदं ममाचक्ष्व तवाधिमूलं वसुन्धरे येन विकर्शितासि कालेन वा ते बलिनां बलीयसा सुरार्चितं किं हृतम् अम्ब सौभगम्
idaṃ mamācakṣva tavādhimūlaṃ vasundhare yena vikarśitāsi kālena vā te balināṃ balīyasā surārcitaṃ kiṃ hṛtam amba saubhagam
Tell me this, O earth, the root of your affliction, by which you have been made emaciated; or has time, mightier than the mighty, taken from you, mother, your good fortune that was honoured by the gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.27
धरण्युवाच भवान् हि वेद तत् सर्वं यन् मां धर्मानुपृच्छसि चतुर्भिर्वर्तसे येन पादैर्लोकसुखावहैः
dharaṇyuvāca bhavān hi veda tat sarvaṃ yan māṃ dharmānupṛcchasi caturbhirvartase yena pādairlokasukhāvahaiḥ
The Earth said: Indeed you know all that about which you ask me, O Dharma—you who stand upon four feet by which happiness is brought to the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.28
सत्यं शौचं दया क्षान्तिस्त्यागः सन्तोष आर्जवम् शमो दमस्तपः साम्यं तितिक्षोपरतिः श्रुतम्
satyaṃ śaucaṃ dayā kṣāntistyāgaḥ santoṣa ārjavam śamo damastapaḥ sāmyaṃ titikṣoparatiḥ śrutam
Truth, purity, compassion, forbearance, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, calm, self-control, austerity, equality, endurance, cessation (of craving), sacred learning;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.29
ज्ञानं विरक्तिरैश्वर्यं शौर्यं तेजो बलं स्मृतिः स्वातन्त्र्यं कौशलं कान्तिर्धैर्यं मार्दवम् एव च
jñānaṃ viraktiraiśvaryaṃ śauryaṃ tejo balaṃ smṛtiḥ svātantryaṃ kauśalaṃ kāntirdhairyaṃ mārdavam eva ca
knowledge, detachment, lordship, valour, splendour, strength, memory, independence, skill, beauty, steadfastness, and gentleness too;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.30
प्रागल्भ्यं प्रश्रयः शीलं सह ओजो बलं भगः गाम्भीर्यं स्थैर्यम् आस्तिक्यं कीर्तिर्मानो ऽनहङ्कृतिः
prāgalbhyaṃ praśrayaḥ śīlaṃ saha ojo balaṃ bhagaḥ gāmbhīryaṃ sthairyam āstikyaṃ kīrtirmāno 'nahaṅkṛtiḥ
boldness, modesty, good character, vigour, energy, power, fortune, gravity, firmness, faith, fame, honour, and freedom from egotism—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.31
एते चान्ये च भगवन् नित्या यत्र महागुणाः प्रार्थ्या महत्त्वम् इच्छद्भिर्न वियन्ति स्म कर्हिचित्
ete cānye ca bhagavan nityā yatra mahāguṇāḥ prārthyā mahattvam icchadbhirna viyanti sma karhicit
these and other eternal, great qualities, O lord, in whom they are sought by those desiring greatness, never at all depart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.32
तेनाहं गुणपात्रेण श्रीनिवासेन साम्प्रतम् शोचामि रहितं लोकं पाप्मना कलिनेक्षितम्
tenāhaṃ guṇapātreṇa śrīnivāsena sāmpratam śocāmi rahitaṃ lokaṃ pāpmanā kalinekṣitam
Therefore I grieve now for the world bereft of him, the vessel of (all) qualities, the abode of Śrī, and looked upon by sinful Kali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.33
आत्मानं चानुशोचामि भवन्तं चामरोत्तमम् देवान् पितॄन् ऋषीन् साधून् सर्वान् वर्णांस्तथाश्रमान्
ātmānaṃ cānuśocāmi bhavantaṃ cāmarottamam devān pitṝn ṛṣīn sādhūn sarvān varṇāṃstathāśramān
And I grieve for myself, and for you, best of the immortals, and for the gods, the fathers, the sages, the good, and for all the classes and the stages of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.34
ब्रह्मादयो बहुतिथं यदपाङ्गमोक्ष कामास्तपः समचरन् भगवत्प्रपन्नाः अम्प्;सा श्रीः स्ववासम् अरविन्दवनं विहाय यत्पादसौभगम् अलं भजते ऽनुरक्ता
brahmādayo bahutithaṃ yadapāṅgamokṣa kāmāstapaḥ samacaran bhagavatprapannāḥ sā śrīḥ svavāsam aravindavanaṃ vihāya yatpādasaubhagam alaṃ bhajate 'nuraktā
Brahmā and the others, surrendered to the Lord, practised austerity for a very long time, desiring the release of his sidelong glance; and Śrī herself, leaving her own dwelling, the lotus grove, devotedly worships the beauty of his feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.35
तस्याहम् अब्जकुलिशाङ्कुशकेतुकेतैः श्रीमत्पदैर्भगवतः समलङ्कृताङ्गी तस्याहम् अब्जकुलिशाङ्कुशकेतुकेतैः श्रीमत्पदैर्भगवतः समलङ्कृताङ्गी त्रीन् अत्यरोच उपलभ्य ततो विभूतिं लोकान् स मां व्यसृजदुत्स्मयतीं तदन्ते
tasyāham abjakuliśāṅkuśaketuketaiḥ śrīmatpadairbhagavataḥ samalaṅkṛtāṅgī tasyāham abjakuliśāṅkuśaketuketaiḥ śrīmatpadairbhagavataḥ samalaṅkṛtāṅgī trīn atyaroca upalabhya tato vibhūtiṃ lokān sa māṃ vyasṛjadutsmayatīṃ tadante
With my body fully adorned by his glorious footprints marked with the signs of lotus, thunderbolt, goad and banner—having thereby obtained (such) splendour, I outshone the three worlds; but at the end of that he abandoned me as I was smiling with pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 16.36
यो वै ममातिभरम् आसुरवंशराज्ञाम् अक्षौहिणीशतम् अपानुददात्मतन्त्रः यो वै ममातिभरम् आसुरवंशराज्ञाम् अक्षौहिणीशतम् अपानुददात्मतन्त्रः त्वां दुःस्थम् ऊनपदम् आत्मनि पौरुषेण सम्पादयन् यदुषु रम्यम् अबिभ्रदङ्गम्
yo vai mamātibharam āsuravaṃśarājñām akṣauhiṇīśatam apānudadātmatantraḥ yo vai mamātibharam āsuravaṃśarājñām akṣauhiṇīśatam apānudadātmatantraḥ tvāṃ duḥstham ūnapadam ātmani pauruṣeṇa sampādayan yaduṣu ramyam abibhradaṅgam
He, self-dependent, who removed my excessive burden—the hundred akṣauhiṇīs of kings of demonic lineage—and who, by his heroism, restored you, who were in distress and short of feet, within himself, bearing his delightful body among the Yadus;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 16.37
का वा सहेत विरहं पुरुषोत्तमस्य प्रेमावलोकरुचिरस्मितवल्गुजल्पैः का वा सहेत विरहं पुरुषोत्तमस्य प्रेमावलोकरुचिरस्मितवल्गुजल्पैः स्थैर्यं समानम् अहरन् मधुमानिनीनां रोमोत्सवो मम यदङ्घ्रिविटङ्कितायाः
kā vā saheta virahaṃ puruṣottamasya premāvalokarucirasmitavalgujalpaiḥ kā vā saheta virahaṃ puruṣottamasya premāvalokarucirasmitavalgujalpaiḥ sthairyaṃ samānam aharan madhumāninīnāṃ romotsavo mama yadaṅghriviṭaṅkitāyāḥ
Who could endure separation from the Supreme Person, who by his loving glances, lovely smiles and charming talk took away the composure of the proud women of Mathurā—at whose footprints upon me my hair stands up in festival?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 16.38
तयोरेवं कथयतोः पृथिवीधर्मयोस्तदा परीक्षिन् नाम राजर्षिः प्राप्तः प्राचीं सरस्वतीम्
tayorevaṃ kathayatoḥ pṛthivīdharmayostadā parīkṣin nāma rājarṣiḥ prāptaḥ prācīṃ sarasvatīm
While the two of them, Earth and Dharma, were talking thus, the royal sage named Parīkṣit reached the eastward-flowing Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition