Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 8
SB 1 8.1
सूत उवाच अथ ते सम्परेतानां स्वानाम् उदकम् इच्छताम् दातुं सकृष्णा गङ्गायां पुरस्कृत्य ययुः स्त्रियः
sūta uvāca atha te samparetānāṃ svānām udakam icchatām dātuṃ sakṛṣṇā gaṅgāyāṃ puraskṛtya yayuḥ striyaḥ
Sūta said: Then they, wishing to offer water to their own departed, went to the Gaṅgā together with Kṛṣṇā, putting the women in front.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.2
ते निनीयोदकं सर्वे विलप्य च भृशं पुनः आप्लुता हरिपादाब्जरजःपूतसरिज्जले
te ninīyodakaṃ sarve vilapya ca bhṛśaṃ punaḥ āplutā haripādābjarajaḥpūtasarijjale
All of them, having offered the water and having lamented much again, bathed in the river's water, purified by the dust of Hari's lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.3
तत्रासीनं कुरुपतिं धृतराष्ट्रं सहानुजम् गान्धारीं पुत्रशोकार्तां पृथां कृष्णां च माधवः
tatrāsīnaṃ kurupatiṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ sahānujam gāndhārīṃ putraśokārtāṃ pṛthāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ ca mādhavaḥ
There sat the lord of the Kurus, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, with his younger brother, and Gāndhārī stricken with grief for her sons, and Pṛthā, and Kṛṣṇā — and Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.4
सान्त्वयाम् आस मुनिभिर्हतबन्धूञ् शुचार्पितान् भूतेषु कालस्य गतिं दर्शयन् न प्रतिक्रियाम्
sāntvayām āsa munibhirhatabandhūñ śucārpitān bhūteṣu kālasya gatiṃ darśayan na pratikriyām
together with the sages consoled them, whose kinsmen were slain and who were overcome by sorrow, showing (them) the course of time among beings, which admits of no counteraction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.5
साधयित्वाजातशत्रोः स्वं राज्यं कितवैर्हृतम् घातयित्वासतो राज्ञः कचस्पर्शक्षतायुषः
sādhayitvājātaśatroḥ svaṃ rājyaṃ kitavairhṛtam ghātayitvāsato rājñaḥ kacasparśakṣatāyuṣaḥ
Having recovered for Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira) his own kingdom, which had been carried off by cheats, and having caused the wicked kings, whose lifespan was cut short by the touching of her hair, to be killed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.6
याजयित्वाश्वमेधैस्तं त्रिभिरुत्तमकल्पकैः तद्यशः पावनं दिक्षु शतमन्योरिवातनोत्
yājayitvāśvamedhaistaṃ tribhiruttamakalpakaiḥ tadyaśaḥ pāvanaṃ dikṣu śatamanyorivātanot
and having had him perform three horse sacrifices of the most excellent arrangement, he spread his purifying fame in all directions, like that of the hundred-sacrificer (Indra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.7
आमन्त्र्य पाण्डुपुत्रांश्च शैनेयोद्धवसंयुतः द्वैपायनादिभिर्विप्रैः पूजितैः प्रतिपूजितः
āmantrya pāṇḍuputrāṃśca śaineyoddhavasaṃyutaḥ dvaipāyanādibhirvipraiḥ pūjitaiḥ pratipūjitaḥ
Having taken leave of the sons of Pāṇḍu, accompanied by Sātyaki and Uddhava, and honoured in return by the brāhmaṇas headed by Dvaipāyana whom he had honoured,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.8
गन्तुं कृतमतिर्ब्रह्मन् द्वारकां रथम् आस्थितः उपलेभे ऽभिधावन्तीम् उत्तरां भयविह्वलाम्
gantuṃ kṛtamatirbrahman dvārakāṃ ratham āsthitaḥ upalebhe 'bhidhāvantīm uttarāṃ bhayavihvalām
having resolved to go to Dvārakā, O brāhmaṇa, he mounted his chariot, and saw Uttarā running toward (him), overwhelmed with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.9
उत्तरोवाच पाहि पाहि महायोगिन् देवदेव जगत्पते नान्यं त्वदभयं पश्ये यत्र मृत्युः परस्परम्
uttarovāca pāhi pāhi mahāyogin devadeva jagatpate nānyaṃ tvadabhayaṃ paśye yatra mṛtyuḥ parasparam
Uttarā said: Protect (me), protect (me), great yogin, god of gods, lord of the world! I see no other giver of safety than you, here where death comes from one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.10
अभिद्रवति माम् ईश शरस्तप्तायसो विभो कामं दहतु मां नाथ मा मे गर्भो निपात्यताम्
abhidravati mām īśa śarastaptāyaso vibho kāmaṃ dahatu māṃ nātha mā me garbho nipātyatām
An arrow of red-hot iron rushes upon me, O Lord, O all-pervading one. Let it burn me if it will, my master, but let not my unborn child be struck down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.11
सूत उवाच उपधार्य वचस्तस्या भगवान् भक्तवत्सलः अपाण्डवम् इदं कर्तुं द्रौणेरस्त्रम् अबुध्यत
sūta uvāca upadhārya vacastasyā bhagavān bhaktavatsalaḥ apāṇḍavam idaṃ kartuṃ drauṇerastram abudhyata
Sūta said: Having attended to her words, the Lord, who is fond of his devotees, understood that this was the weapon of Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā), meant to make (the world) Pāṇḍava-less.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.12
तर्ह्येवाथ मुनिश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवाः पञ्च सायकान् आत्मनो ऽभिमुखान् दीप्तान् आलक्ष्यास्त्राण्युपाददुः
tarhyevātha muniśreṣṭha pāṇḍavāḥ pañca sāyakān ātmano 'bhimukhān dīptān ālakṣyāstrāṇyupādaduḥ
Just then, O best of sages, the Pāṇḍavas, seeing five blazing arrows coming straight at them, took up their own weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.13
व्यसनं वीक्ष्य तत् तेषाम् अनन्यविषयात्मनाम् सुदर्शनेन स्वास्त्रेण स्वानां रक्षां व्यधाद्विभुः
vyasanaṃ vīkṣya tat teṣām ananyaviṣayātmanām sudarśanena svāstreṇa svānāṃ rakṣāṃ vyadhādvibhuḥ
Seeing that peril of theirs, whose minds had no other object (than him), the almighty one made protection for his own people with his own weapon, the Sudarśana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.14
अन्तःस्थः सर्वभूतानाम् आत्मा योगेश्वरो हरिः स्वमाययावृणोद्गर्भं वैराट्याः कुरुतन्तवे
antaḥsthaḥ sarvabhūtānām ātmā yogeśvaro hariḥ svamāyayāvṛṇodgarbhaṃ vairāṭyāḥ kurutantave
Hari, the Self standing within all beings, the lord of yoga, covered with his own māyā the womb of Virāṭa's daughter, for the continuation of the Kuru line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.15
यद्यप्यस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरस्त्वमोघं चाप्रतिक्रियम् वैष्णवं तेज आसाद्य समशाम्यद्भृगूद्वह
yadyapyastraṃ brahmaśirastvamoghaṃ cāpratikriyam vaiṣṇavaṃ teja āsādya samaśāmyadbhṛgūdvaha
Although the weapon called Brahmaśiras is unfailing and cannot be countered, on meeting the Vaiṣṇava energy it was extinguished, O scion of Bhṛgu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.16
मा मंस्था ह्येतदाश्चर्यं सर्वाश्चर्यमये ञ्च्युते य इदं मायया देव्या सृजत्यवति हन्त्यजः
mā maṃsthā hyetadāścaryaṃ sarvāścaryamaye ñcyute ya idaṃ māyayā devyā sṛjatyavati hantyajaḥ
Do not think this a marvel in Acyuta, who is made of all marvels — he who, unborn, by his divine māyā creates, preserves and destroys this (universe).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.17
ब्रह्मतेजोविनिर्मुक्तैरात्मजैः सह कृष्णया प्रयाणाभिमुखं कृष्णम् इदम् आह पृथा सती
brahmatejovinirmuktairātmajaiḥ saha kṛṣṇayā prayāṇābhimukhaṃ kṛṣṇam idam āha pṛthā satī
Together with her sons, released from the fire of the brahma-weapon, and with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), the chaste Pṛthā spoke this to Kṛṣṇa, who was facing departure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.18
कुन्त्युवाच नमस्ये पुरुषं त्वाद्यम् ईश्वरं प्रकृतेः परम् अलक्ष्यं सर्वभूतानाम् अन्तर्बहिरवस्थितम्
kuntyuvāca namasye puruṣaṃ tvādyam īśvaraṃ prakṛteḥ param alakṣyaṃ sarvabhūtānām antarbahiravasthitam
Kuntī said: I bow to you, the primal Person, the Lord beyond primordial nature, imperceptible, present within and outside all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.19
मायाजवनिकाच्छन्नम् अज्ञाधोक्षजम् अव्ययम् न लक्ष्यसे मूढदृशा नटो नाट्यधरो यथा
māyājavanikācchannam ajñādhokṣajam avyayam na lakṣyase mūḍhadṛśā naṭo nāṭyadharo yathā
Concealed by the curtain of māyā, Adhokṣaja unknown to the ignorant, imperishable — you are not discerned by dull sight, as an actor in stage costume (is not recognised).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.20
तथा परमहंसानां मुनीनाम् अमलात्मनाम् भक्तियोगविधानार्थं कथं पश्येम हि स्त्रियः
tathā paramahaṃsānāṃ munīnām amalātmanām bhaktiyogavidhānārthaṃ kathaṃ paśyema hi striyaḥ
So too, (you appear) for the sake of laying down the discipline of bhakti-yoga for the paramahaṃsa sages of spotless mind — how then could we women see (you)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.21
कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः
kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya devakīnandanāya ca nandagopakumārāya govindāya namo namaḥ
To Kṛṣṇa, to Vāsudeva, and to the delight of Devakī, to the boy of Nanda the cowherd, to Govinda — homage, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.22
नमः पङ्कजनाभाय नमः पङ्कजमालिने नमः पङ्कजनेत्राय नमस्ते पङ्कजाङ्घ्रये
namaḥ paṅkajanābhāya namaḥ paṅkajamāline namaḥ paṅkajanetrāya namaste paṅkajāṅghraye
Homage to him whose navel is a lotus, homage to him who wears a garland of lotuses, homage to him whose eyes are lotuses, homage to you whose feet are lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.23
यथा हृषीकेश खलेन देवकी कंसेन रुद्धातिचिरं शुचार्पिता विमोचिताहं च सहात्मजा विभो त्वयैव नाथेन मुहुर्विपद्गणात्
yathā hṛṣīkeśa khalena devakī kaṃsena ruddhāticiraṃ śucārpitā vimocitāhaṃ ca sahātmajā vibho tvayaiva nāthena muhurvipadgaṇāt
As, O Hṛṣīkeśa, Devakī, imprisoned for a very long time by the wicked Kaṃsa and steeped in grief, (was freed), so also I with my sons, O all-pervading one, have been freed again and again from a host of calamities by you alone as our protector.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.24
विषान् महाग्नेः पुरुषाददर्शनाद् असत्सभाया वनवासकृच्छ्रतः मृधे मृधे ऽनेकमहारथास्त्रतो द्रौण्यस्त्रतश्चास्म हरे ऽभिरक्षिताः
viṣān mahāgneḥ puruṣādadarśanād asatsabhāyā vanavāsakṛcchrataḥ mṛdhe mṛdhe 'nekamahārathāstrato drauṇyastrataścāsma hare 'bhirakṣitāḥ
From poison, from the great fire, from the sight of the man-eater, from the assembly of the wicked, from the hardship of dwelling in the forest, in battle after battle from the weapons of many great chariot-warriors, and from the weapon of Drauṇi — we have been fully protected, O Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.25
विपदः सन्तु ताः शश्वत् तत्र तत्र जगद्गुरो भवतो दर्शनं यत् स्यादपुनर्भवदर्शनम्
vipadaḥ santu tāḥ śaśvat tatra tatra jagadguro bhavato darśanaṃ yat syādapunarbhavadarśanam
Let those calamities be ours constantly, here and there, O teacher of the world, if there would be sight of you, which is the sight that brings no rebirth again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.26
जन्मैश्वर्यश्रुतश्रीभिरेधमानमदः पुमान् नैवार्हत्यभिधातुं वै त्वाम् अकिञ्चनगोचरम्
janmaiśvaryaśrutaśrībhiredhamānamadaḥ pumān naivārhatyabhidhātuṃ vai tvām akiñcanagocaram
A man whose pride swells with birth, lordship, learning and beauty is truly not fit even to address you, who are within reach only of those who have nothing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.27
नमो ऽकिञ्चनवित्ताय निवृत्तगुणवृत्तये आत्मारामाय शान्ताय कैवल्यपतये नमः
namo 'kiñcanavittāya nivṛttaguṇavṛttaye ātmārāmāya śāntāya kaivalyapataye namaḥ
Homage to him who is the wealth of the destitute, in whom the working of the guṇas has ceased, who takes delight in himself, who is at peace; homage to the lord of absolute release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.28
मन्ये त्वां कालम् ईशानम् अनादिनिधनं विभुम् समं चरन्तं सर्वत्र भूतानां यन् मिथः कलिः
manye tvāṃ kālam īśānam anādinidhanaṃ vibhum samaṃ carantaṃ sarvatra bhūtānāṃ yan mithaḥ kaliḥ
I consider you to be Time, the ruler, without beginning or end, all-pervading, moving impartially everywhere — you through whom arises the mutual strife of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 8.29
न वेद कश्चिद्भगवंश्चिकीर्षितं तवेहमानस्य नृणां विडम्बनम् न यस्य कश्चिद्दयितो ऽस्ति कर्हिचिद् द्वेष्यश्च यस्मिन् विषमा मतिर्नृणाम्
na veda kaścidbhagavaṃścikīrṣitaṃ tavehamānasya nṛṇāṃ viḍambanam na yasya kaściddayito 'sti karhicid dveṣyaśca yasmin viṣamā matirnṛṇām
No one knows what you intend, O Lord, as you act out an imitation of human ways; for you no one is ever dear, nor hateful — the notion of unevenness (partiality) is men's own.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.30
जन्म कर्म च विश्वात्मन्न् अजस्याकर्तुरात्मनः तिर्यङ्नॄषिषु यादःसु तदत्यन्तविडम्बनम्
janma karma ca viśvātmann ajasyākarturātmanaḥ tiryaṅnṝṣiṣu yādaḥsu tadatyantaviḍambanam
Birth and action, O Self of the universe, in one who is unborn and non-acting, the Self — among beasts, men, sages and water creatures: that is the utmost imitation (of worldly ways).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.31
गोप्याददे त्वयि कृतागसि दाम तावद् या ते दशाश्रुकलिलाञ्जनसम्भ्रमाक्षम् वक्त्रं निनीय भयभावनया स्थितस्य सा मां विमोहयति भीरपि यद्बिभेति
gopyādade tvayi kṛtāgasi dāma tāvad yā te daśāśrukalilāñjanasambhramākṣam vaktraṃ ninīya bhayabhāvanayā sthitasya sā māṃ vimohayati bhīrapi yadbibheti
When you had done wrong, the cowherd woman took up a rope; and that state of yours—your face lowered, eyes smeared with tears and mixed collyrium, agitated, as you stood in the mood of fear—that bewilders me: that (you) should be afraid, who are (himself) the fear (of fear itself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.32
केचिदाहुरजं जातं पुण्यश्लोकस्य कीर्तये यदोः प्रियस्यान्ववाये मलयस्येव चन्दनम्
kecidāhurajaṃ jātaṃ puṇyaślokasya kīrtaye yadoḥ priyasyānvavāye malayasyeva candanam
Some say that the unborn one was born for the glory of the meritoriously renowned, in the lineage of Yadu who was dear (to you), as sandalwood (is born) of Malaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.33
अपरे वसुदेवस्य देवक्यां याचितो ऽभ्यगात् अजस्त्वम् अस्य क्षेमाय वधाय च सुरद्विषाम्
apare vasudevasya devakyāṃ yācito 'bhyagāt ajastvam asya kṣemāya vadhāya ca suradviṣām
Others (say) that, being entreated, you, the unborn, came to Vasudeva, in Devakī, for the welfare of this (world) and for the slaying of the enemies of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.34
भारावतारणायान्ये भुवो नाव इवोदधौ सीदन्त्या भूरिभारेण जातो ह्यात्मभुवार्थितः
bhārāvatāraṇāyānye bhuvo nāva ivodadhau sīdantyā bhūribhāreṇa jāto hyātmabhuvārthitaḥ
Others (say) that, requested by the self-born (Brahmā), you were born in order to remove the burden of the earth, which was sinking under its great load like a boat in the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.35
भवे ऽस्मिन् क्लिश्यमानानाम् अविद्याकामकर्मभिः श्रवणस्मरणार्हाणि करिष्यन्न् इति केचन
bhave 'smin kliśyamānānām avidyākāmakarmabhiḥ śravaṇasmaraṇārhāṇi kariṣyann iti kecana
And some (say) that you came intending to do deeds worth hearing and remembering for those tormented in this existence by ignorance, desire and action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.36
शृण्वन्ति गायन्ति गृणन्त्यभीक्ष्णशः स्मरन्ति नन्दन्ति तवेहितं जनाः त एव पश्यन्त्यचिरेण तावकं भवप्रवाहोपरमं पदाम्बुजम्
śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇantyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ smaranti nandanti tavehitaṃ janāḥ ta eva paśyantyacireṇa tāvakaṃ bhavapravāhoparamaṃ padāmbujam
People hear, sing, recite again and again, remember and rejoice in your doings; those very ones soon behold your lotus feet, which put an end to the flow of worldly existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.37
अप्यद्य नस्त्वं स्वकृतेहित प्रभो जिहाससि स्वित् सुहृदो ऽनुजीविनः येषां न चान्यद्भवतः पदाम्बुजात् परायणं राजसु योजितांहसाम्
apyadya nastvaṃ svakṛtehita prabho jihāsasi svit suhṛdo 'nujīvinaḥ yeṣāṃ na cānyadbhavataḥ padāmbujāt parāyaṇaṃ rājasu yojitāṃhasām
Will you now, O Lord whose deeds are self-willed, abandon us, your friends and dependents, for whom there is no other refuge than your lotus feet, when we have been made the object of enmity among kings?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 8.38
के वयं नामरूपाभ्यां यदुभिः सह पाण्डवाः भवतो ऽदर्शनं यर्हि हृषीकाणाम् इवेशितुः
ke vayaṃ nāmarūpābhyāṃ yadubhiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥ bhavato 'darśanaṃ yarhi hṛṣīkāṇām iveśituḥ
Who are we, the Pāṇḍavas together with the Yādavas, in name and form, when you become unseen — as (are) the senses (without) their controlling lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.39
नेयं शोभिष्यते तत्र यथेदानीं गदाधर त्वत्पदैरङ्किता भाति स्वलक्षणविलक्षितैः
neyaṃ śobhiṣyate tatra yathedānīṃ gadādhara tvatpadairaṅkitā bhāti svalakṣaṇavilakṣitaiḥ
This (earth) will not then be as lovely as it is now, O bearer of the mace, when it shines marked by your feet, distinguished by their own auspicious signs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.40
इमे जनपदाः स्वृद्धाः सुपक्वौषधिवीरुधः वनाद्रिनद्युदन्वन्तो ह्येधन्ते तव वीक्षितैः
ime janapadāḥ svṛddhāḥ supakvauṣadhivīrudhaḥ vanādrinadyudanvanto hyedhante tava vīkṣitaiḥ
These lands are richly prosperous, with well-ripened herbs and plants, with forests, mountains, rivers and seas — they flourish indeed by your glances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.41
अथ विश्वेश विश्वात्मन् विश्वमूर्ते स्वकेषु मे स्नेहपाशम् इमं छिन्धि दृढं पाण्डुषु वृष्णिषु
atha viśveśa viśvātman viśvamūrte svakeṣu me snehapāśam imaṃ chindhi dṛḍhaṃ pāṇḍuṣu vṛṣṇiṣu
Now then, O Lord of the universe, Self of the universe, form of the universe, cut this bond of affection of mine for my own people, firm as it is, for the Pāṇḍavas and the Vṛṣṇis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.42
त्वयि मे ऽनन्यविषया मतिर्मधुपते ऽसकृत् रतिम् उद्वहतादद्धा गङ्गेवौघम् उदन्वति
tvayi me 'nanyaviṣayā matirmadhupate 'sakṛt ratim udvahatādaddhā gaṅgevaugham udanvati
May my mind, having no other object than you, O Lord of the Madhus, constantly bear love (toward you) directly, as the Ganges (bears) its stream to the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.43
श्रीकृष्ण कृष्णसख वृष्ण्यृषभावनिध्रुग् राजन्यवंशदहनानपवर्गवीर्य गोविन्द गोद्विजसुरार्तिहरावतार योगेश्वराखिलगुरो भगवन् नमस्ते
śrīkṛṣṇa kṛṣṇasakha vṛṣṇyṛṣabhāvanidhrug rājanyavaṃśadahanānapavargavīrya govinda godvijasurārtiharāvatāra yogeśvarākhilaguro bhagavan namaste
O Śrī Kṛṣṇa, friend of Arjuna, bull of the Vṛṣṇis, destroyer of the earth-harming royal dynasties, of never-failing valour, Govinda, you who descend to remove the distress of cows, brahmins and gods, lord of yoga, teacher of all, O Lord, homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.44
सूत उवाच पृथयेत्थं कलपदैः परिणूताखिलोदयः मन्दं जहास वैकुण्ठो मोहयन्न् इव मायया
sūta uvāca pṛthayetthaṃ kalapadaiḥ pariṇūtākhilodayaḥ mandaṃ jahāsa vaikuṇṭho mohayann iva māyayā
Sūta said: Thus praised by Pṛthā in sweet words, he whose glories are entire, Vaikuṇṭha, smiled gently, as if bewildering (her) by his māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.45
तां बाढम् इत्युपामन्त्र्य प्रविश्य गजसाह्वयम् स्त्रियश्च स्वपुरं यास्यन् प्रेम्णा राज्ञा निवारितः
tāṃ bāḍham ityupāmantrya praviśya gajasāhvayam striyaśca svapuraṃ yāsyan premṇā rājñā nivāritaḥ
Assenting to her with "So be it," and entering the city named after the elephant, he took leave of the women too; but as he was about to go to his own city, he was held back by the king out of love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.46
व्यासाद्यैरीश्वरेहाज्ञैः कृष्णेनाद्भुतकर्मणा प्रबोधितो ऽपीतिहासैर्नाबुध्यत शुचार्पितः
vyāsādyairīśvarehājñaiḥ kṛṣṇenādbhutakarmaṇā prabodhito 'pītihāsairnābudhyata śucārpitaḥ
Though awakened by Vyāsa and the others, who know the Lord's doings, and by Kṛṣṇa of wondrous deeds, with old tales, he did not come to himself, sunk in grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.47
आह राजा धर्मसुतश्चिन्तयन् सुहृदां वधम् प्राकृतेनात्मना विप्राः स्नेहमोहवशं गतः
āha rājā dharmasutaścintayan suhṛdāṃ vadham prākṛtenātmanā viprāḥ snehamohavaśaṃ gataḥ
The king, the son of Dharma, brooding on the slaughter of his friends, spoke, O brahmins, with an ordinary man's mind, fallen under the sway of the delusion of affection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.48
अहो मे पश्यताज्ञानं हृदि रूढं दुरात्मनः पारक्यस्यैव देहस्य बह्व्यो मे ऽक्षौहिणीर्हताः
aho me paśyatājñānaṃ hṛdi rūḍhaṃ durātmanaḥ pārakyasyaiva dehasya bahvyo me 'kṣauhiṇīrhatāḥ
Ah, look at the ignorance of me, an evil-minded one, rooted in my heart: for the sake of this body, which belongs to others, many akṣauhiṇīs have been killed by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.49
बालद्विजसुहृन्मित्र पितृभ्रातृगुरुद्रुहः न मे स्यान् निरयान् मोक्षो ह्यपि वर्षायुतायुतैः
bāladvijasuhṛnmitra pitṛbhrātṛgurudruhaḥ na me syān nirayān mokṣo hyapi varṣāyutāyutaiḥ
(I am) one who has done violence to boys, brahmins, well-wishers and friends, to fathers, brothers and teachers; there would be no release for me from hell even in tens of thousands of years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.50
नैनो राज्ञः प्रजाभर्तुर्धर्मयुद्धे वधो द्विषाम् इति मे न तु बोधाय कल्पते शासनं वचः
naino rājñaḥ prajābharturdharmayuddhe vadho dviṣām iti me na tu bodhāya kalpate śāsanaṃ vacaḥ
"There is no sin for a king who supports his subjects when he kills enemies in a righteous war" — but that authoritative statement does not serve to enlighten me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.51
स्त्रीणां मद्धतबन्धूनां द्रोहो यो ऽसाविहोत्थितः कर्मभिर्गृहमेधीयैर्नाहं कल्पो व्यपोहितुम्
strīṇāṃ maddhatabandhūnāṃ droho yo 'sāvihotthitaḥ karmabhirgṛhamedhīyairnāhaṃ kalpo vyapohitum
That enmity of the women whose kinsmen were slain by me, which has arisen here — I am not able to wipe it away by the rites of a householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 8.52
यथा पङ्केन पङ्काम्भः सुरया वा सुराकृतम् भूतहत्यां तथैवैकां न यज्ञैर्मार्ष्टुम् अर्हति
yathā paṅkena paṅkāmbhaḥ surayā vā surākṛtam bhūtahatyāṃ tathaivaikāṃ na yajñairmārṣṭum arhati
Just as muddy water (cannot be cleansed) with mud, or what is made of liquor with liquor, so too the killing of even a single creature cannot be wiped away by sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition