Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 19
SB 1 19.1
सूत उवाच महीपतिस्त्वथ तत्कर्म गर्ह्यं विचिन्तयन्न् आत्मकृतं सुदुर्मनाः अहो मया नीचम् अनार्यवत् कृतं निरागसि ब्रह्मणि गूढतेजसि
sūta uvāca mahīpatistvatha tatkarma garhyaṃ vicintayann ātmakṛtaṃ sudurmanāḥ aho mayā nīcam anāryavat kṛtaṃ nirāgasi brahmaṇi gūḍhatejasi
Sūta said: But then the lord of the earth, reflecting on that blameworthy deed done by himself, was very much dejected: "Alas, a base thing has been done by me, unworthy of a noble man, to a guiltless brāhmaṇa whose power was concealed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.2
ध्रुवं ततो मे कृतदेवहेलनाद् दुरत्ययं व्यसनं नातिदीर्घात् तदस्तु कामं ह्यघनिष्कृताय मे यथा न कुर्यां पुनरेवम् अद्धा
dhruvaṃ tato me kṛtadevahelanād duratyayaṃ vyasanaṃ nātidīrghāt tadastu kāmaṃ hyaghaniṣkṛtāya me yathā na kuryāṃ punarevam addhā
Surely, therefore, because of my contempt shown to a god, a calamity hard to overcome (will come) upon me before long. Let it come, indeed, willingly, for the expiation of my sin, so that I may not act thus again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.3
अद्यैव राज्यं बलम् ऋद्धकोशं प्रकोपितब्रह्मकुलानलो मे दहत्वभद्रस्य पुनर्न मे ऽभूत् पापीयसी धीर्द्विजदेवगोभ्यः
adyaiva rājyaṃ balam ṛddhakośaṃ prakopitabrahmakulānalo me dahatvabhadrasya punarna me 'bhūt pāpīyasī dhīrdvijadevagobhyaḥ
This very day let the fire of the brāhmaṇa clan, provoked by me, burn up my kingdom, army and rich treasury, so that the sinful thought toward brāhmaṇas, gods and cows may not again arise in me, the inauspicious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.4
स चिन्तयन्न् इत्थम् अथाशृणोद्यथा मुनेः सुतोक्तो निरृतिस्तक्षकाख्यः स साधु मेने न चिरेण तक्षका नलं प्रसक्तस्य विरक्तिकारणम्
sa cintayann ittham athāśṛṇodyathā muneḥ sutokto nirṛtistakṣakākhyaḥ sa sādhu mene na cireṇa takṣakā nalaṃ prasaktasya viraktikāraṇam
While he was thinking thus, he then heard how the death named Takṣaka had been declared by the sage's son. He deemed it good: (that) Takṣaka's fire would before long be a cause of detachment for one who was attached.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.5
अथो विहायेमम् अमुं च लोकं विमर्शितौ हेयतया पुरस्तात् कृष्णाङ्घ्रिसेवाम् अधिमन्यमान उपाविशत् प्रायम् अमर्त्यनद्याम्
atho vihāyemam amuṃ ca lokaṃ vimarśitau heyatayā purastāt kṛṣṇāṅghrisevām adhimanyamāna upāviśat prāyam amartyanadyām
And so, abandoning this world and that one, both already judged as to be rejected, esteeming above all the service of Kṛṣṇa's feet, he sat down to fast until death on the bank of the immortals' river.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.6
या वै लसच्छ्रीतुलसीविमिश्र कृष्णाङ्घ्रिरेण्वभ्यधिकाम्बुनेत्री पुनाति लोकान् उभयत्र सेशान् कस्तां न सेवेत मरिष्यमाणः
yā vai lasacchrītulasīvimiśra kṛṣṇāṅghrireṇvabhyadhikāmbunetrī punāti lokān ubhayatra seśān kastāṃ na seveta mariṣyamāṇaḥ
That (river) which carries water made surpassing by the dust of Kṛṣṇa's feet mingled with bright, lovely tulasī, and purifies the worlds in both (regions) together with their rulers — who, about to die, would not resort to her?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.7
इति व्यवच्छिद्य स पाण्डवेयः प्रायोपवेशं प्रति विष्णुपद्याम् दधौ मुकुन्दाङ्घ्रिम् अनन्यभावो मुनिव्रतो मुक्तसमस्तसङ्गः
iti vyavacchidya sa pāṇḍaveyaḥ prāyopaveśaṃ prati viṣṇupadyām dadhau mukundāṅghrim ananyabhāvo munivrato muktasamastasaṅgaḥ
Having thus resolved, that descendant of Pāṇḍu, on the Ganges, with a view to sitting in fast until death, fixed his mind on Mukunda's feet, with no other thought, taking the vow of a sage, free from all attachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.8
तत्रोपजग्मुर्भुवनं पुनाना महानुभावा मुनयः सशिष्याः प्रायेण तीर्थाभिगमापदेशैः स्वयं हि तीर्थानि पुनन्ति सन्तः
tatropajagmurbhuvanaṃ punānā mahānubhāvā munayaḥ saśiṣyāḥ prāyeṇa tīrthābhigamāpadeśaiḥ svayaṃ hi tīrthāni punanti santaḥ
There, purifying the world, great-souled sages came together with their disciples, mostly on the pretext of visiting holy places — for the good themselves purify the holy places.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.9
अत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च्यवनः शरद्वान् अरिष्टनेमिर्भृगुरङ्गिराश्च पराशरो गाधिसुतो ऽथ राम उतथ्य इन्द्रप्रमदेध्मवाहौ
atrirvasiṣṭhaścyavanaḥ śaradvān ariṣṭanemirbhṛguraṅgirāśca parāśaro gādhisuto 'tha rāma utathya indrapramadedhmavāhau
Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Cyavana, Śaradvān, Ariṣṭanemi, Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras, Parāśara, the son of Gādhi (Viśvāmitra), then Rāma, Utathya, Indrapramada and Idhmavāha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.10
मेधातिथिर्देवल आर्ष्टिषेणो भारद्वाजो गौतमः पिप्पलादः मैत्रेय और्वः कवषः कुम्भयोनिर् द्वैपायनो भगवान् नारदश्च
medhātithirdevala ārṣṭiṣeṇo bhāradvājo gautamaḥ pippalādaḥ maitreya aurvaḥ kavaṣaḥ kumbhayonir dvaipāyano bhagavān nāradaśca
Medhātithi, Devala, Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, Bhāradvāja, Gautama, Pippalāda, Maitreya, Aurva, Kavaṣa, the pot-born (Agastya), Dvaipāyana, and the blessed Nārada;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.11
अन्ये च देवर्षिब्रह्मर्षिवर्या राजर्षिवर्या अरुणादयश्च नानार्षेयप्रवरान् समेतान् अभ्यर्च्य राजा शिरसा ववन्दे
anye ca devarṣibrahmarṣivaryā rājarṣivaryā aruṇādayaśca nānārṣeyapravarān sametān abhyarcya rājā śirasā vavande
and others, the foremost of divine sages and brahmin sages, and the foremost of royal sages, Aruṇa and the rest — the king worshipped them, gathered there as the chief men of various sage-lineages, and bowed to them with his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.12
सुखोपविष्टेष्वथ तेषु भूयः कृतप्रणामः स्वचिकीर्षितं यत् विज्ञापयाम् आस विविक्तचेता उपस्थितो ऽग्रे ऽभिगृहीतपाणिः
sukhopaviṣṭeṣvatha teṣu bhūyaḥ kṛtapraṇāmaḥ svacikīrṣitaṃ yat vijñāpayām āsa viviktacetā upasthito 'gre 'bhigṛhītapāṇiḥ
Then, when they were comfortably seated, he bowed again and, standing before them with folded hands, his mind clear, made known what he wished to do.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.13
राजोवाच अहो वयं धन्यतमा नृपाणां महत्तमानुग्रहणीयशीलाः राज्ञां कुलं ब्राह्मणपादशौचाद् दूराद्विसृष्टं बत गर्ह्यकर्म
rājovāca aho vayaṃ dhanyatamā nṛpāṇāṃ mahattamānugrahaṇīyaśīlāḥ rājñāṃ kulaṃ brāhmaṇapādaśaucād dūrādvisṛṣṭaṃ bata garhyakarma
The king said: Ah, we are the most fortunate of kings, men of such character as to be favoured by the very greatest; yet the line of kings, because of (neglecting) the washing of brahmins' feet, has been cast far off — alas, a blameworthy deed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 19.14
तस्यैव मे ऽघस्य परावरेशो व्यासक्तचित्तस्य गृहेष्वभीक्ष्णम् निर्वेदमूलो द्विजशापरूपो यत्र प्रसक्तो भयम् आशु धत्ते
tasyaiva me 'ghasya parāvareśo vyāsaktacittasya gṛheṣvabhīkṣṇam nirvedamūlo dvijaśāparūpo yatra prasakto bhayam āśu dhatte
To me, sinful as I am, with my mind constantly attached to household affairs, the Lord of the higher and the lower (has come) in the form of a brahmin's curse, whose root is disgust with the world — by which one who is attached is at once made to feel fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 19.15
तं मोपयातं प्रतियन्तु विप्रा गङ्गा च देवी धृतचित्तम् ईशे द्विजोपसृष्टः कुहकस्तक्षको वा दशत्वलं गायत विष्णुगाथाः
taṃ mopayātaṃ pratiyantu viprā gaṅgā ca devī dhṛtacittam īśe dvijopasṛṣṭaḥ kuhakastakṣako vā daśatvalaṃ gāyata viṣṇugāthāḥ
Let the brahmins, and the goddess Gaṅgā, receive me who have come here with my mind fixed on the Lord. Let the trickster Takṣaka, sent by the brahmin (boy), bite me — enough of that; sing you the songs of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.16
पुनश्च भूयाद्भगवत्यनन्ते रतिः प्रसङ्गश्च तदाश्रयेषु महत्सु यां याम् उपयामि सृष्टिं मैत्र्यस्तु सर्वत्र नमो द्विजेभ्यः
punaśca bhūyādbhagavatyanante ratiḥ prasaṅgaśca tadāśrayeṣu mahatsu yāṃ yām upayāmi sṛṣṭiṃ maitryastu sarvatra namo dvijebhyaḥ
And again let there be delight in the boundless Lord and attachment to the great ones who take refuge in him; whatever birth I go to, let there be friendliness everywhere. Homage to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.17
इति स्म राजाध्यवसाययुक्तः प्राचीनमूलेषु कुशेषु धीरः उदङ्मुखो दक्षिणकूल आस्ते समुद्रपत्न्याः स्वसुतन्यस्तभारः
iti sma rājādhyavasāyayuktaḥ prācīnamūleṣu kuśeṣu dhīraḥ udaṅmukho dakṣiṇakūla āste samudrapatnyāḥ svasutanyastabhāraḥ
So the king, resolute in his determination, steady, sat on kuśa grass with its tips (roots) turned east, facing north, on the southern bank of the ocean's wife (the Gaṅgā), his burden laid upon his own son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.18
एवं च तस्मिन् नरदेवदेवे प्रायोपविष्टे दिवि देवसङ्घाः प्रशस्य भूमौ व्यकिरन् प्रसूनैर् मुदा मुहुर्दुन्दुभयश्च नेदुः
evaṃ ca tasmin naradevadeve prāyopaviṣṭe divi devasaṅghāḥ praśasya bhūmau vyakiran prasūnair mudā muhurdundubhayaśca neduḥ
And when that god among kings had thus sat down to fast until death, the hosts of gods in heaven praised him and joyfully scattered flowers upon the earth, and again and again the kettledrums sounded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.19
महर्षयो वै समुपागता ये प्रशस्य साध्वित्यनुमोदमानाः ऊचुः प्रजानुग्रहशीलसारा यदुत्तमश्लोकगुणाभिरूपम्
maharṣayo vai samupāgatā ye praśasya sādhvityanumodamānāḥ ūcuḥ prajānugrahaśīlasārā yaduttamaślokaguṇābhirūpam
And the great sages who had assembled, praising him and approving with "Well done!", spoke — they whose very essence was the disposition to favour creatures — that which was befitting the qualities of him of excellent renown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.20
न वा इदं राजर्षिवर्य चित्रं भवत्सु कृष्णं समनुव्रतेषु ये ऽध्यासनं राजकिरीटजुष्टं सद्यो जहुर्भगवत्पार्श्वकामाः
na vā idaṃ rājarṣivarya citraṃ bhavatsu kṛṣṇaṃ samanuvrateṣu ye 'dhyāsanaṃ rājakirīṭajuṣṭaṃ sadyo jahurbhagavatpārśvakāmāḥ
This is no wonder at all, best of royal sages, in men like you who faithfully follow Kṛṣṇa, who at once abandoned the throne resorted to by the crowns of kings, desiring the side of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.21
सर्वे वयं तावदिहास्महे ऽथ कलेवरं यावदसौ विहाय लोकं परं विरजस्कं विशोकं यास्यत्ययं भागवतप्रधानः
sarve vayaṃ tāvadihāsmahe 'tha kalevaraṃ yāvadasau vihāya lokaṃ paraṃ virajaskaṃ viśokaṃ yāsyatyayaṃ bhāgavatapradhānaḥ
We shall all remain here so long, until this foremost of devotees of the Lord, leaving the body, goes to the supreme world free of dust and free of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.22
आश्रुत्य तदृषिगणवचः परीक्षित् समं मधुच्युद्गुरु चाव्यलीकम् आभाषतैनान् अभिनन्द्य युक्तान् शुश्रूषमाणश्चरितानि विष्णोः
āśrutya tadṛṣigaṇavacaḥ parīkṣit samaṃ madhucyudguru cāvyalīkam ābhāṣatainān abhinandya yuktān śuśrūṣamāṇaścaritāni viṣṇoḥ
Having heard that speech of the host of sages — even, honey-dripping, weighty and without falsehood — Parīkṣit, welcoming those fit ones, addressed them, desiring to hear the deeds of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.23
समागताः सर्वत एव सर्वे वेदा यथा मूर्तिधरास्त्रिपृष्ठे नेहाथ नामुत्र च कश्चनार्थ ऋते परानुग्रहम् आत्मशीलम्
samāgatāḥ sarvata eva sarve vedā yathā mūrtidharāstripṛṣṭhe nehātha nāmutra ca kaścanārtha ṛte parānugraham ātmaśīlam
You have all assembled from every side, like the Vedas themselves in bodily form on the summit of the three (worlds); for you there is no purpose here or hereafter, apart from favour to others, which is your very nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.24
ततश्च वः पृच्छ्यम् इमं विपृच्छे विश्रभ्य विप्रा इति कृत्यतायाम् सर्वात्मना म्रियमाणैश्च कृत्यं शुद्धं च तत्रामृशताभियुक्ताः
tataśca vaḥ pṛcchyam imaṃ vipṛcche viśrabhya viprā iti kṛtyatāyām sarvātmanā mriyamāṇaiśca kṛtyaṃ śuddhaṃ ca tatrāmṛśatābhiyuktāḥ
And therefore, trusting you, brahmins, I ask you this question that must be asked, concerning what should be done: consider it attentively — what is wholly to be done, and what is pure, by one who is dying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.25
तत्राभवद्भगवान् व्यासपुत्रो यदृच्छया गाम् अटमानो ऽनपेक्षः अलक्ष्यलिङ्गो निजलाभतुष्टो वृतश्च बालैरवधूतवेषः
tatrābhavadbhagavān vyāsaputro yadṛcchayā gām aṭamāno 'napekṣaḥ alakṣyaliṅgo nijalābhatuṣṭo vṛtaśca bālairavadhūtaveṣaḥ
Just then there arrived the blessed son of Vyāsa, wandering the earth at random, indifferent, his marks unrecognizable, content in his own attainment, surrounded by children, in the guise of an avadhūta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.26
तं द्व्यष्टवर्षं सुकुमारपाद करोरुबाह्वंसकपोलगात्रम् चार्वायताक्षोन्नसतुल्यकर्ण सुभ्र्वाननं कम्बुसुजातकण्ठम्
taṃ dvyaṣṭavarṣaṃ sukumārapāda karorubāhvaṃsakapolagātram cārvāyatākṣonnasatulyakarṇa subhrvānanaṃ kambusujātakaṇṭham
Him, sixteen years old, with tender feet, hands, thighs, arms, shoulders, cheeks and limbs, with lovely long eyes, a raised nose and matching ears, a face with beautiful brows, and a well-formed conch-like neck —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.27
निगूढजत्रुं पृथुतुङ्गवक्षसम् आवर्तनाभिं वलिवल्गूदरं च दिगम्बरं वक्त्रविकीर्णकेशं प्रलम्बबाहुं स्वमरोत्तमाभम्
nigūḍhajatruṃ pṛthutuṅgavakṣasam āvartanābhiṃ valivalgūdaraṃ ca digambaraṃ vaktravikīrṇakeśaṃ pralambabāhuṃ svamarottamābham
with hidden collarbones, a broad and high chest, a whorled navel, a belly charming with folds, naked as the directions, hair scattered over his face, long arms, with the splendour of the best of gods —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.28
श्यामं सदापीव्यवयोऽङ्गलक्ष्म्या स्त्रीणां मनोज्ञं रुचिरस्मितेन प्रत्युत्थितास्ते मुनयः स्वासनेभ्यस् तल्लक्षणज्ञा अपि गूढवर्चसम्
śyāmaṃ sadāpīvyavayo'ṅgalakṣmyā strīṇāṃ manojñaṃ rucirasmitena pratyutthitāste munayaḥ svāsanebhyas tallakṣaṇajñā api gūḍhavarcasam
Dark-complexioned, charming to women by the beauty of his ever-fresh youthful body and by his lovely smile — the sages, though they knew his marks, rose from their seats before him whose splendor was concealed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.29
स विष्णुरातो ऽतिथय आगताय तस्मै सपर्यां शिरसाजहार ततो निवृत्ता ह्यबुधाः स्त्रियो ऽर्भका महासने सोपविवेश पूजितः
sa viṣṇurāto 'tithaya āgatāya tasmai saparyāṃ śirasājahāra tato nivṛttā hyabudhāḥ striyo 'rbhakā mahāsane sopaviveśa pūjitaḥ
He, Viṣṇurāta (Parīkṣit), offered worship with his head bowed to that guest who had come; then the ignorant, the women and the children, withdrew, and he, being honored, sat down on the high seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.30
स संवृतस्तत्र महान् महीयसां ब्रह्मर्षिराजर्षिदेवर्षिसङ्घैः व्यरोचतालं भगवान् यथेन्दुर् ग्रहर्क्षतारानिकरैः परीतः
sa saṃvṛtastatra mahān mahīyasāṃ brahmarṣirājarṣidevarṣisaṅghaiḥ vyarocatālaṃ bhagavān yathendur graharkṣatārānikaraiḥ parītaḥ
There, surrounded by throngs of brahmarṣis, rājarṣis and devarṣis, that great one among the great, the blessed lord (Śuka), shone exceedingly, like the moon encircled by the multitude of planets, lunar mansions and stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.31
प्रशान्तम् आसीनम् अकुण्ठमेधसं मुनिं नृपो भागवतो ऽभ्युपेत्य प्रणम्य मूर्ध्नावहितः कृताञ्जलिर् नत्वा गिरा सूनृतयान्वपृच्छत्
praśāntam āsīnam akuṇṭhamedhasaṃ muniṃ nṛpo bhāgavato 'bhyupetya praṇamya mūrdhnāvahitaḥ kṛtāñjalir natvā girā sūnṛtayānvapṛcchat
Approaching the sage, who sat serene and of unblunted intelligence, the king, a devotee of the Lord, bowed with his head, and attentive, with joined palms, having made obeisance, asked with pleasing speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.32
परीक्षिदुवाच अहो अद्य वयं ब्रह्मन् सत्सेव्याः क्षत्रबन्धवः कृपयातिथिरूपेण भवद्भिस्तीर्थकाः कृताः
parīkṣiduvāca aho adya vayaṃ brahman satsevyāḥ kṣatrabandhavaḥ kṛpayātithirūpeṇa bhavadbhistīrthakāḥ kṛtāḥ
Parīkṣit said: Ah, today, O brāhmaṇa, we unworthy kṣatriyas have become worthy of the good; by your grace, in the form of a guest, we have been made holy places by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.33
येषां संस्मरणात् पुंसां सद्यः शुद्ध्यन्ति वै गृहाः किं पुनर्दर्शनस्पर्श पादशौचासनादिभिः
yeṣāṃ saṃsmaraṇāt puṃsāṃ sadyaḥ śuddhyanti vai gṛhāḥ kiṃ punardarśanasparśa pādaśaucāsanādibhiḥ
By the mere remembrance of whom the houses of men are at once purified — how much more so by seeing, touching, washing the feet, offering a seat and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.34
सान्निध्यात् ते महायोगिन् पातकानि महान्त्यपि सद्यो नश्यन्ति वै पुंसां विष्णोरिव सुरेतराः
sānnidhyāt te mahāyogin pātakāni mahāntyapi sadyo naśyanti vai puṃsāṃ viṣṇoriva suretarāḥ
By your presence, O great yogin, even great sins of men are at once destroyed, as the enemies of the gods are by Viṣṇu's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.35
अपि मे भगवान् प्रीतः कृष्णः पाण्डुसुतप्रियः पैतृष्वसेयप्रीत्यर्थं तद्गोत्रस्यात्तबान्धवः
api me bhagavān prītaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pāṇḍusutapriyaḥ paitṛṣvaseyaprītyarthaṃ tadgotrasyāttabāndhavaḥ
Is the Lord Kṛṣṇa, dear to the sons of Pāṇḍu, pleased with me — he who, for the sake of pleasing his father's sister's sons, became the kinsman of their line?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.36
अन्यथा ते ऽव्यक्तगतेर्दर्शनं नः कथं नृणाम् नितरां म्रियमाणानां संसिद्धस्य वनीयसः
anyathā te 'vyaktagaterdarśanaṃ naḥ kathaṃ nṛṇām nitarāṃ mriyamāṇānāṃ saṃsiddhasya vanīyasaḥ
Otherwise, how could there be for us men this sight of you, whose movements are unmanifest, of you who are perfected and a wanderer (beggar), especially when we are dying?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.37
अतः पृच्छामि संसिद्धिं योगिनां परमं गुरुम् पुरुषस्येह यत् कार्यं म्रियमाणस्य सर्वथा
ataḥ pṛcchāmi saṃsiddhiṃ yogināṃ paramaṃ gurum puruṣasyeha yat kāryaṃ mriyamāṇasya sarvathā
Therefore I ask you, the supreme teacher of yogins, about perfect attainment: what in every way ought to be done here by a man who is dying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.38
यच् छ्रोतव्यम् अथो जप्यं यत् कर्तव्यं नृभिः प्रभो स्मर्तव्यं भजनीयं वा ब्रूहि यद्वा विपर्ययम्
yac chrotavyam atho japyaṃ yat kartavyaṃ nṛbhiḥ prabho smartavyaṃ bhajanīyaṃ vā brūhi yadvā viparyayam
What is to be heard, and what is to be muttered (in recitation), what is to be done by men, O lord, what remembered or worshipped — tell it, and also what is the opposite of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.39
नूनं भगवतो ब्रह्मन् गृहेषु गृहमेधिनाम् न लक्ष्यते ह्यवस्थानम् अपि गोदोहनं क्वचित्
nūnaṃ bhagavato brahman gṛheṣu gṛhamedhinām na lakṣyate hyavasthānam api godohanaṃ kvacit
Surely, O brāhmaṇa, your reverence is never seen to stay in the houses of householders, even for the time of milking a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 19.40
सूत उवाच एवम् आभाषितः पृष्टः स राज्ञा श्लक्ष्णया गिरा प्रत्यभाषत धर्मज्ञो भगवान् बादरायणिः
sūta uvāca evam ābhāṣitaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ sa rājñā ślakṣṇayā girā pratyabhāṣata dharmajño bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ
Sūta said: Thus addressed and questioned by the king with gentle speech, he, the knower of dharma, the blessed son of Bādarāyaṇa, replied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition