Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 1
SB 10 1.1
श्री-राजोवाच कथितो वंश-विस्तारो भवता सोम-सूर्ययोः राज्ञां चोभय-वंश्यानां चरितं परमाद्भुतम्
śrī-rājovāca kathito vaṃśa-vistāro bhavatā soma-sūryayoḥ rājñāṃ cobhaya-vaṃśyānāṃ caritaṃ paramādbhutam
The king said: The extent of the dynasties of the moon and the sun has been narrated by you, and the most wonderful deeds of the kings of both lines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.2
यदोश् च धर्म-शीलस्य नितरां मुनि-सत्तम तत्रांशेनावतीर्णस्य विष्णोर् वीर्याणि शंस नः
yadoś ca dharma-śīlasya nitarāṃ muni-sattama tatrāṃśenāvatīrṇasya viṣṇor vīryāṇi śaṃsa naḥ
And of Yadu, who was of righteous character, O best of sages — tell us in full of the heroic deeds of Viṣṇu, who descended in that line with a portion (of himself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.3
अवतीर्य यदोर् वंशे भगवान् भूत-भावनः कृतवान् यानि विश्वात्मा तानि नो वद विस्तरात्
avatīrya yador vaṃśe bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ kṛtavān yāni viśvātmā tāni no vada vistarāt
Tell us in detail what the Lord, the self of the universe, the creator of beings, did after descending into the line of Yadu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.4
निवृत्त-तर्षैर् उपगीयमानाद् भवौषधाच् छ्रोत्र-मनो-ऽभिरामात् क उत्तमश्लोक-गुणानुवादात् पुमान् विरज्येत विना पशुघ्नात्
nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād bhavauṣadhāc chrotra-mano-'bhirāmāt ka uttamaśloka-guṇānuvādāt pumān virajyeta vinā paśughnāt
What man, except one who slaughters animals, would turn away from the recounting of the qualities of him of excellent renown — sung by those whose thirst has ceased, the medicine for worldly existence, delightful to the ear and the mind?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.5
पितामहा मे समरे ऽमरञ्जयैर् देवव्रताद्यातिरथैस् तिमिङ्गिलैः दुरत्ययं कौरव-सैन्य-सागरं कृत्वातरन् वत्स-पदं स्म यत्-प्लवाः
pitāmahā me samare 'marañjayair devavratādyātirathais timiṅgilaiḥ duratyayaṃ kaurava-sainya-sāgaraṃ kṛtvātaran vatsa-padaṃ sma yat-plavāḥ
My grandfathers, having made him their raft, crossed over the impassable ocean of the Kaurava army — with Devavrata and other great chariot-warriors, conquerors of the gods, as its sea-monsters — as though it were a calf's hoofprint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.6
द्रौण्य्-अस्त्र-विप्लुष्टम् इदं मद्-अङ्गं सन्तान-बीजं कुरु-पाण्डवानाम् जुगोप कुक्षिं गत आत्त-चक्रो मातुश् च मे यः शरणं गतायाः
drauṇy-astra-vipluṣṭam idaṃ mad-aṅgaṃ santāna-bījaṃ kuru-pāṇḍavānām jugopa kukṣiṃ gata ātta-cakro mātuś ca me yaḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāyāḥ
And he who, entering the womb, with his discus taken up, protected this body of mine, scorched by the weapon of Droṇa's son — the seed of the continuation of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas — and (protected) my mother, who had gone to him for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.7
वीर्याणि तस्याखिल-देह-भाजाम् अन्तर् बहिः पूरुष-काल-रूपैः प्रयच्छतो मृत्युम् उतामृतं च माया-मनुष्यस्य वदस्व विद्वन्
vīryāṇi tasyākhila-deha-bhājām antar bahiḥ pūruṣa-kāla-rūpaiḥ prayacchato mṛtyum utāmṛtaṃ ca māyā-manuṣyasya vadasva vidvan
Speak, O learned one, of the heroic deeds of him, the man who appeared human by his māyā, who, within and without all embodied beings, in the forms of the Person and of Time, dispenses death and also immortality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.8
रोहिण्यास् तनयः प्रोक्तो रामः सङ्कर्षणस् त्वया देवक्या गर्भ-सम्बन्धः कुतो देहान्तरं विना
rohiṇyās tanayaḥ prokto rāmaḥ saṅkarṣaṇas tvayā devakyā garbha-sambandhaḥ kuto dehāntaraṃ vinā
Rāma Saṅkarṣaṇa was called by you the son of Rohiṇī; how then (came) his connection with Devakī's womb, without a transfer from one body to another?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.9
कस्मान् मुकुन्दो भगवान् पितुर् गेहाद् व्रजं गतः क्व वासं ज्ञातिभिः सार्धं कृतवान् सात्वतां पतिः
kasmān mukundo bhagavān pitur gehād vrajaṃ gataḥ kva vāsaṃ jñātibhiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtavān sātvatāṃ patiḥ
Why did Mukunda, the Lord, go from his father's house to Vraja? And where did the master of the Sātvatas make his dwelling together with his kinsmen?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.10
व्रजे वसन् किम् अकरोन् मधुपुर्यां च केशवः भ्रातरं चावधीत् कंसं मातुर् अद्धातद्-अर्हणम्
vraje vasan kim akaron madhupuryāṃ ca keśavaḥ bhrātaraṃ cāvadhīt kaṃsaṃ mātur addhātad-arhaṇam
What did Keśava do while living in Vraja, and in Madhupurī? And did he kill Kaṃsa, his mother's brother, who did not deserve that (from him)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.11
देहं मानुषम् आश्रित्य कति वर्षाणि वृष्णिभिः यदु-पुर्यां सहावात्सीत् पत्न्यः कत्य् अभवन् प्रभोः
dehaṃ mānuṣam āśritya kati varṣāṇi vṛṣṇibhiḥ yadu-puryāṃ sahāvātsīt patnyaḥ katy abhavan prabhoḥ
Taking on a human body, how many years did the Lord dwell in the city of the Yadus with the Vṛṣṇis? And how many wives did he have?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.12
एतद् अन्यच् च सर्वं मे मुने कृष्ण-विचेष्टितम् वक्तुम् अर्हसि सर्वज्ञ श्रद्दधानाय विस्तृतम्
etad anyac ca sarvaṃ me mune kṛṣṇa-viceṣṭitam vaktum arhasi sarvajña śraddadhānāya vistṛtam
This and all the rest of Kṛṣṇa's doings you ought to tell me at length, O sage, O knower of all, for I am full of faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.13
नैषातिदुःसहा क्षुन् मां त्यक्तोदम् अपि बाधते पिबन्तं त्वन्-मुखाम्भोज- च्युतं हरि-कथामृतम्
naiṣātiduḥsahā kṣun māṃ tyaktodam api bādhate pibantaṃ tvan-mukhāmbhoja- cyutaṃ hari-kathāmṛtam
This hunger, hard as it is to bear, does not trouble me, though I have given up even water, as I drink the nectar of Hari's story that flows from the lotus of your mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.14
सूत उवाच एवं निशम्य भृगु-नन्दन साधु-वादं वैयासकिः स भगवान् अथ विष्णु-रातम् एवं निशम्य भृगु-नन्दन साधु-वादं वैयासकिः स भगवान् अथ विष्णु-रातम् प्रत्यर्च्य कृष्ण-चरितं कलि-कल्मष-घ्नं व्याहर्तुम् आरभत भागवत-प्रधानः
sūta uvāca evaṃ niśamya bhṛgu-nandana sādhu-vādaṃ vaiyāsakiḥ sa bhagavān atha viṣṇu-rātam evaṃ niśamya bhṛgu-nandana sādhu-vādaṃ vaiyāsakiḥ sa bhagavān atha viṣṇu-rātam pratyarcya kṛṣṇa-caritaṃ kali-kalmaṣa-ghnaṃ vyāhartum ārabhata bhāgavata-pradhānaḥ
Sūta said: Having thus heard that fine speech, O son of Bhṛgu, the venerable son of Vyāsa then honoured Viṣṇurāta in return and, foremost among the devotees, began to recount the deeds of Kṛṣṇa, which destroy the taint of Kali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.15
श्री-शुक उवाच सम्यग् व्यवसिता बुद्धिस् तव राजर्षि-सत्तम वासुदेव-कथायां ते यज् जाता नैष्ठिकी रतिः
śrī-śuka uvāca samyag vyavasitā buddhis tava rājarṣi-sattama vāsudeva-kathāyāṃ te yaj jātā naiṣṭhikī ratiḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Your intelligence is rightly resolved, O best of royal sages, since a steadfast delight in the story of Vāsudeva has arisen in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.16
वासुदेव-कथा-प्रश्नः पुरुषांस् त्रीन् पुनाति हि वक्तारं प्रच्छकं श्रोतॄंस् तत्-पाद-सलिलं यथा
vāsudeva-kathā-praśnaḥ puruṣāṃs trīn punāti hi vaktāraṃ pracchakaṃ śrotṝṃs tat-pāda-salilaṃ yathā
Inquiry into the story of Vāsudeva purifies three persons — the speaker, the questioner, and the hearers — as the water from his feet does.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.17
भूमिर् दृप्त-नृप-व्याज- दैत्यानीक-शतायुतैः आक्रान्ता भूरि-भारेण ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययौ
bhūmir dṛpta-nṛpa-vyāja- daityānīka-śatāyutaiḥ ākrāntā bhūri-bhāreṇa brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau
The earth, overrun by hundreds of thousands of armies of demons in the guise of proud kings, and (oppressed) by the great burden, went to Brahmā for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.18
गौर् भूत्वाश्रु-मुखी खिन्ना क्रन्दन्ती करुणं विभोः उपस्थितान्तिके तस्मै व्यसनं समवोचत
gaur bhūtvāśru-mukhī khinnā krandantī karuṇaṃ vibhoḥ upasthitāntike tasmai vyasanaṃ samavocata
Becoming a cow, her face wet with tears, distressed, weeping piteously, she came into the presence of the mighty one and told him her trouble.
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SB 10 1.19
ब्रह्मा तद्-उपधार्याथ सह देवैस् तया सह जगाम स-त्रि-नयनस् तीरं क्षीर-पयो-निधेः
brahmā tad-upadhāryātha saha devais tayā saha jagāma sa-tri-nayanas tīraṃ kṣīra-payo-nidheḥ
Then Brahmā, having heard that, went along with her and with the gods, accompanied by the three-eyed one, to the shore of the ocean of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.20
तत्र गत्वा जगन्नाथं देव-देवं वृषाकपिम् पुरुषं पुरुष-सूक्तेन उपतस्थे समाहितः
tatra gatvā jagannāthaṃ deva-devaṃ vṛṣākapim puruṣaṃ puruṣa-sūktena upatasthe samāhitaḥ
Having gone there, with concentrated mind he worshipped, by means of the Puruṣa hymn, the Lord of the universe, the god of gods, Vṛṣākapi, the Puruṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.21
गिरं समाधौ गगने समीरितां निशम्य वेधास् त्रिदशान् उवाच ह गां पौरुषीं मे शृणुतामराः पुनर् विधीयताम् आशु तथैव मा चिरम्
giraṃ samādhau gagane samīritāṃ niśamya vedhās tridaśān uvāca ha gāṃ pauruṣīṃ me śṛṇutāmarāḥ punar vidhīyatām āśu tathaiva mā ciram
Hearing the words uttered in the sky (while he was) in meditation, the creator spoke to the thirty (gods): "Hear from me, O immortals, the word of the Puruṣa, and let it be carried out at once just so, without delay."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.22
पुरैव पुंसावधृतो धरा-ज्वरो भवद्भिर् अंशैर् यदुषूपजन्यताम् स यावद् उर्व्या भरम् ईश्वरेश्वरः स्व-काल-शक्त्या क्षपयंश् चरेद् भुवि
puraiva puṃsāvadhṛto dharā-jvaro bhavadbhir aṃśair yaduṣūpajanyatām sa yāvad urvyā bharam īśvareśvaraḥ sva-kāla-śaktyā kṣapayaṃś cared bhuvi
Long ago the fever of the earth was already perceived by the Puruṣa; let you, as (his) portions, be born among the Yadus, for as long as the Lord of lords moves upon the earth, wearing away the earth's burden by the power of his own time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.23
वसुदेव-गृहे साक्षाद् भगवान् पुरुषः परः जनिष्यते तत्-प्रियार्थं सम्भवन्तु सुर-स्त्रियः
vasudeva-gṛhe sākṣād bhagavān puruṣaḥ paraḥ janiṣyate tat-priyārthaṃ sambhavantu sura-striyaḥ
The Supreme Lord, the Puruṣa himself, will be born in the house of Vasudeva; for his pleasure let the wives of the gods be born (there too).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.24
वासुदेव-कलानन्तः सहस्र-वदनः स्वराट् अग्रतो भविता देवो हरेः प्रिय-चिकीर्षया
vāsudeva-kalānantaḥ sahasra-vadanaḥ svarāṭ agrato bhavitā devo hareḥ priya-cikīrṣayā
Ananta, a portion of Vāsudeva, the thousand-mouthed self-luminous god, will come to be first, wishing to do what is pleasing to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.25
विष्णोर् माया भगवती यया सम्मोहितं जगत् आदिष्टा प्रभुणांशेन कार्यार्थे सम्भविष्यति
viṣṇor māyā bhagavatī yayā sammohitaṃ jagat ādiṣṭā prabhuṇāṃśena kāryārthe sambhaviṣyati
The divine Māyā of Viṣṇu, by whom the world is bewildered, commanded by the Lord, will also come into being with a portion (of herself) for the sake of the task.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.26
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्य् आदिश्यामर-गणान् प्रजापति-पतिर् विभुः आश्वास्य च महीं गीर्भिः स्व-धाम परमं ययौ
śrī-śuka uvāca ity ādiśyāmara-gaṇān prajāpati-patir vibhuḥ āśvāsya ca mahīṃ gīrbhiḥ sva-dhāma paramaṃ yayau
Śrī Śuka said: Having thus instructed the hosts of immortals, and having comforted the earth with words, the mighty lord of the Prajāpatis went to his own supreme abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.27
शूरसेनो यदुपतिर् मथुराम् आवसन् पुरीम् माथुराञ् छूरसेनांश् च विषयान् बुभुजे पुरा
śūraseno yadupatir mathurām āvasan purīm māthurāñ chūrasenāṃś ca viṣayān bubhuje purā
Formerly Śūrasena, lord of the Yadus, dwelling in the city of Mathurā, enjoyed the territories of the Māthuras and the Śūrasenas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.28
राजधानी ततः साभूत् सर्व-यादव-भूभुजाम् मथुरा भगवान् यत्र नित्यं सन्निहितो हरिः
rājadhānī tataḥ sābhūt sarva-yādava-bhūbhujām mathurā bhagavān yatra nityaṃ sannihito hariḥ
From then on it became the royal capital of all the Yādava kings — Mathurā, where the Lord, Hari, is ever present.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.29
तस्यां तु कर्हिचिच् छौरिर् वसुदेवः कृतोद्वहः देवक्या सूर्यया सार्धं प्रयाणे रथम् आरुहत्
tasyāṃ tu karhicic chaurir vasudevaḥ kṛtodvahaḥ devakyā sūryayā sārdhaṃ prayāṇe ratham āruhat
In that city, at a certain time, Śauri (Vasudeva), having completed his marriage, mounted his chariot to set out together with Devakī, his bride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.30
उग्रसेन-सुतः कंसः स्वसुः प्रिय-चिकीर्षया रश्मीन् हयानां जग्राह रौक्मै रथ-शतैर् वृतः
ugrasena-sutaḥ kaṃsaḥ svasuḥ priya-cikīrṣayā raśmīn hayānāṃ jagrāha raukmai ratha-śatair vṛtaḥ
Kaṃsa, the son of Ugrasena, wishing to do his sister a kindness, took hold of the horses' reins, surrounded by hundreds of golden chariots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.31
चतुः-शतं पारिबर्हं गजानां हेम-मालिनाम् अश्वानाम् अयुतं सार्धं रथानां च त्रि-षट्-शतम्
catuḥ-śataṃ pāribarhaṃ gajānāṃ hema-mālinām aśvānām ayutaṃ sārdhaṃ rathānāṃ ca tri-ṣaṭ-śatam
As a wedding gift Devaka gave four hundred elephants adorned with golden garlands, ten thousand horses, and one thousand eight hundred chariots,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.32
दासीनां सुकुमारीणां द्वे शते समलङ्कृते दुहित्रे देवकः प्रादाद् याने दुहितृ-वत्सलः
dāsīnāṃ sukumārīṇāṃ dve śate samalaṅkṛte duhitre devakaḥ prādād yāne duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
and two hundred well-adorned maidservants, very young — Devaka, fond of his daughter, gave (these) to his daughter as she departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.33
शङ्ख-तूर्य-मृदङ्गाश् च नेदुर् दुन्दुभयः समम् प्रयाण-प्रक्रमे तात वर-वध्वोः सुमङ्गलम्
śaṅkha-tūrya-mṛdaṅgāś ca nedur dundubhayaḥ samam prayāṇa-prakrame tāta vara-vadhvoḥ sumaṅgalam
Conches, trumpets and drums, and kettledrums too, sounded together as the journey began, most auspicious for the bridegroom and the bride, dear (Parīkṣit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.34
पथि प्रग्रहिणं कंसम् आभाष्याहाशरीर-वाक् अस्यास् त्वाम् अष्टमो गर्भो हन्ता यां वहसे ऽबुध
pathi pragrahiṇaṃ kaṃsam ābhāṣyāhāśarīra-vāk asyās tvām aṣṭamo garbho hantā yāṃ vahase 'budha
On the road a bodiless voice spoke, addressing Kaṃsa who was holding the reins: "Fool, the eighth child of this woman whom you are carrying will be your killer."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.35
इत्य् उक्तः स खलः पापो भोजानां कुल-पांसनः भगिनीं हन्तुम् आरब्धं खड्ग-पाणिः कचे ऽग्रहीत्
ity uktaḥ sa khalaḥ pāpo bhojānāṃ kula-pāṃsanaḥ bhaginīṃ hantum ārabdhaṃ khaḍga-pāṇiḥ kace 'grahīt
Thus addressed, that cruel and wicked man, a disgrace to the family of the Bhojas, took hold of his sister by the hair, sword in hand, having set about to kill her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.36
तं जुगुप्सित-कर्माणं नृशंसं निरपत्रपम् वसुदेवो महा-भाग उवाच परिसान्त्वयन्
taṃ jugupsita-karmāṇaṃ nṛśaṃsaṃ nirapatrapam vasudevo mahā-bhāga uvāca parisāntvayan
To him, of abominable deed, savage and shameless, greatly fortunate Vasudeva spoke, seeking to pacify him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.37
श्री-वसुदेव उवाच श्लाघनीय-गुणः शूरैर् भवान् भोज-यशस्करः स कथं भगिनीं हन्यात् स्त्रियम् उद्वाह-पर्वणि
śrī-vasudeva uvāca ślāghanīya-guṇaḥ śūrair bhavān bhoja-yaśaskaraḥ sa kathaṃ bhaginīṃ hanyāt striyam udvāha-parvaṇi
Śrī Vasudeva said: You possess qualities praised by heroes, and you bring fame to the Bhojas. How should such a one kill his sister, a woman, and on the occasion of her wedding?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.38
मृत्युर् जन्मवतां वीर देहेन सह जायते अद्य वाब्द-शतान्ते वा मृत्युर् वै प्राणिनां ध्रुवः
mṛtyur janmavatāṃ vīra dehena saha jāyate adya vābda-śatānte vā mṛtyur vai prāṇināṃ dhruvaḥ
O hero, for those who are born, death is born along with the body. Whether today or at the end of a hundred years, death is certain for living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.39
देहे पञ्चत्वम् आपन्ने देही कर्मानुगो ऽवशः देहान्तरम् अनुप्राप्य प्राक्तनं त्यजते वपुः
dehe pañcatvam āpanne dehī karmānugo 'vaśaḥ dehāntaram anuprāpya prāktanaṃ tyajate vapuḥ
When the body has met dissolution, the embodied one, helpless, following his karma, attains another body and gives up the former form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.40
व्रजंस् तिष्ठन् पदैकेन यथैवैकेन गच्छति यथा तृण-जलौकैवं देही कर्म-गतिं गतः
vrajaṃs tiṣṭhan padaikena yathaivaikena gacchati yathā tṛṇa-jalaukaivaṃ dehī karma-gatiṃ gataḥ
Just as one who is walking, standing on one foot, moves with the other, and just as a grass-leech (moves), so does the embodied one who has come under the course of his karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.41
स्वप्ने यथा पश्यति देहम् ईदृशं मनोरथेनाभिनिविष्ट-चेतनः दृष्ट-श्रुताभ्यां मनसानुचिन्तयन् प्रपद्यते तत् किम् अपि ह्य् अपस्मृतिः
svapne yathā paśyati deham īdṛśaṃ manorathenābhiniviṣṭa-cetanaḥ dṛṣṭa-śrutābhyāṃ manasānucintayan prapadyate tat kim api hy apasmṛtiḥ
As in a dream one sees a body like this one, his awareness absorbed in the imaginings of the mind, and, thinking with the mind upon what has been seen and heard, he takes on some (other body) — for there is forgetfulness (of the former).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 1.42
यतो यतो धावति दैव-चोदितं मनो विकारात्मकम् आप पञ्चसु गुणेषु माया-रोचितेषु देह्य् असौ प्रपद्यमानः सह तेन जायते
yato yato dhāvati daiva-coditaṃ mano vikārātmakam āpa pañcasu guṇeṣu māyā-rociteṣu dehy asau prapadyamānaḥ saha tena jāyate
To whatever object the mind, impelled by fate and consisting of modifications, runs, that this embodied one obtains among the five sense-objects fashioned by māyā; and, taking it on, he is born together with it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 1.43
ज्योतिर् यथैवोदक-पार्थिवेष्व् अदः समीर-वेगानुगतं विभाव्यते अम्प्;एवं स्व-माया-रचितेष्व् असौ पुमान् गुणेषु रागानुगतो विमुह्यति
jyotir yathaivodaka-pārthiveṣv adaḥ samīra-vegānugataṃ vibhāvyate evaṃ sva-māyā-raciteṣv asau pumān guṇeṣu rāgānugato vimuhyati
Just as a luminary is seen (reflected) below in water and in earthen (surfaces), appearing to follow the movement of the wind, so does this person, following his attachment, become deluded among the qualities fashioned by his own māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.44
तस्मान् न कस्यचिद् द्रोहम् आचरेत् स तथा-विधः आत्मनः क्षेमम् अन्विच्छन् द्रोग्धुर् वै परतो भयम्
tasmān na kasyacid droham ācaret sa tathā-vidhaḥ ātmanaḥ kṣemam anvicchan drogdhur vai parato bhayam
Therefore one who is of such (understanding), seeking his own welfare, should do injury to no one; for the injurer has fear from others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.45
एषा तवानुजा बाला कृपणा पुत्रिकोपमा हन्तुं नार्हसि कल्याणीम् इमां त्वं दीन-वत्सलः
eṣā tavānujā bālā kṛpaṇā putrikopamā hantuṃ nārhasi kalyāṇīm imāṃ tvaṃ dīna-vatsalaḥ
This is your younger sister, a girl, helpless, like your own daughter. You, who are kind to the wretched, ought not to kill this auspicious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.46
श्री-शुक उवाच एवं स सामभिर् भेदैर् बोध्यमानो ऽपि दारुणः न न्यवर्तत कौरव्य पुरुषादान् अनुव्रतः
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ sa sāmabhir bhedair bodhyamāno 'pi dāruṇaḥ na nyavartata kauravya puruṣādān anuvrataḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Though thus instructed with conciliatory words and with arguments that divided (his purpose), that harsh one did not turn back, O descendant of Kuru, for he was a follower of the man-eaters (Rākṣasas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.47
निर्बन्धं तस्य तं ज्ञात्वा विचिन्त्यानकदुन्दुभिः प्राप्तं कालं प्रतिव्योढुम् इदं तत्रान्वपद्यत
nirbandhaṃ tasya taṃ jñātvā vicintyānakadundubhiḥ prāptaṃ kālaṃ prativyoḍhum idaṃ tatrānvapadyata
Knowing that determination of his, Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva) reflected, and resorted to this (means) there, in order to ward off the danger that had arrived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.48
मृत्युर् बुद्धिमतापोह्यो यावद् बुद्धि-बलोदयम् यद्य् असौ न निवर्तेत नापराधो ऽस्ति देहिनः
mṛtyur buddhimatāpohyo yāvad buddhi-balodayam yady asau na nivarteta nāparādho 'sti dehinaḥ
Death is to be warded off by an intelligent man so long as intelligence and strength arise (in him); if it will not be turned back, there is no fault in the embodied one (who tried).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.49
प्रदाय मृत्यवे पुत्रान् मोचये कृपणाम् इमाम् सुता मे यदि जायेरन् मृत्युर् वा न म्रियेत चेत्
pradāya mṛtyave putrān mocaye kṛpaṇām imām sutā me yadi jāyeran mṛtyur vā na mriyeta cet
By handing over (my) sons to (this) death, let me set free this poor woman — that is, if sons should be born to me, or if this death should not (first) die.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.50
विपर्ययो वा किं न स्याद् गतिर् धातुर् दुरत्यया उपस्थितो निवर्तेत निवृत्तः पुनर् आपतेत्
viparyayo vā kiṃ na syād gatir dhātur duratyayā upasthito nivarteta nivṛttaḥ punar āpatet
Or why should the reverse not happen? The course of the Ordainer is hard to fathom. What has come near may turn away, and what has turned away may fall upon (one) again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.51
अग्नेर् यथा दारु-वियोग-योगयोर् अदृष्टतो ऽन्यन् न निमित्तम् अस्ति एवं हि जन्तोर् अपि दुर्विभाव्यः शरीर-संयोग-वियोग-हेतुः
agner yathā dāru-viyoga-yogayor adṛṣṭato 'nyan na nimittam asti evaṃ hi jantor api durvibhāvyaḥ śarīra-saṃyoga-viyoga-hetuḥ
Just as, in the case of fire, there is no cause for its separation from and union with wood other than the unseen (destiny), so too for a creature the cause of the joining with and separation from a body is hard to make out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.52
एवं विमृश्य तं पापं यावद्-आत्मनि-दर्शनम् पूजयाम् आस वै शौरिर् बहु-मान-पुरःसरम्
evaṃ vimṛśya taṃ pāpaṃ yāvad-ātmani-darśanam pūjayām āsa vai śaurir bahu-māna-puraḥsaram
Having reflected thus, as far as his own insight reached, Śauri (Vasudeva) honored that wicked man, putting great deference foremost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.53
प्रसन्न-वदनाम्भोजो नृशंसं निरपत्रपम् मनसा दूयमानेन विहसन्न् इदम् अब्रवीत्
prasanna-vadanāmbhojo nṛśaṃsaṃ nirapatrapam manasā dūyamānena vihasann idam abravīt
With his lotus face serene, though his mind was tormented, he smiled and said this to that cruel, shameless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.54
श्री-वसुदेव उवाच न ह्य् अस्यास् ते भयं सौम्य यद् वै साहाशरीर-वाक् पुत्रान् समर्पयिष्ये ऽस्या यतस् ते भयम् उत्थितम्
śrī-vasudeva uvāca na hy asyās te bhayaṃ saumya yad vai sāhāśarīra-vāk putrān samarpayiṣye 'syā yatas te bhayam utthitam
Śrī Vasudeva said: You have no cause for fear from her, gentle one, in what the bodiless voice said. I shall deliver over to you the sons of hers from whom your fear has arisen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.55
श्री-शुक उवाच स्वसुर् वधान् निववृते कंसस् तद्-वाक्य-सार-वित् वसुदेवो ऽपि तं प्रीतः प्रशस्य प्राविशद् गृहम्
śrī-śuka uvāca svasur vadhān nivavṛte kaṃsas tad-vākya-sāra-vit vasudevo 'pi taṃ prītaḥ praśasya prāviśad gṛham
Śrī Śuka said: Kaṃsa, grasping the pith of his words, desisted from killing his sister; and Vasudeva too, pleased, praised him and entered his house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.56
अथ काल उपावृत्ते देवकी सर्व-देवता पुत्रान् प्रसुषुवे चाष्टौ कन्यां चैवानुवत्सरम्
atha kāla upāvṛtte devakī sarva-devatā putrān prasuṣuve cāṣṭau kanyāṃ caivānuvatsaram
Then, when the time came round, Devakī, (in whom) all the deities (dwelt), bore eight sons and one daughter as well, one each year.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.57
कीर्तिमन्तं प्रथमजं कंसायानकदुन्दुभिः अर्पयाम् आस कृच्छ्रेण सो ऽनृताद् अतिविह्वलः
kīrtimantaṃ prathamajaṃ kaṃsāyānakadundubhiḥ arpayām āsa kṛcchreṇa so 'nṛtād ativihvalaḥ
Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva) handed over the firstborn, named Kīrtimān, to Kaṃsa with great difficulty, being utterly distraught at (the prospect of) untruth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.58
किं दुःसहं नु साधूनां विदुषां किम् अपेक्षितम् किम् अकार्यं कदर्याणां दुस्त्यजं किं धृतात्मनाम्
kiṃ duḥsahaṃ nu sādhūnāṃ viduṣāṃ kim apekṣitam kim akāryaṃ kadaryāṇāṃ dustyajaṃ kiṃ dhṛtātmanām
What indeed is unbearable for the good? What is sought after by the wise? What is not to be done by the base? What is hard to give up for those who have mastered themselves?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.59
दृष्ट्वा समत्वं तच् छौरेः सत्ये चैव व्यवस्थितिम् कंसस् तुष्ट-मना राजन् प्रहसन्न् इदम् अब्रवीत्
dṛṣṭvā samatvaṃ tac chaureḥ satye caiva vyavasthitim kaṃsas tuṣṭa-manā rājan prahasann idam abravīt
Seeing that even-mindedness of Śauri and his steadfastness in truth, Kaṃsa, pleased in mind, O king, laughed and said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.60
प्रतियातु कुमारो ऽयं न ह्य् अस्माद् अस्ति मे भयम् अष्टमाद् युवयोर् गर्भान् मृत्युर् मे विहितः किल
pratiyātu kumāro 'yaṃ na hy asmād asti me bhayam aṣṭamād yuvayor garbhān mṛtyur me vihitaḥ kila
Let this boy go back; I have no fear from him. It is from the eighth conception of you two that my death has been ordained, so they say.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.61
तथेति सुतम् आदाय ययाव् आनकदुन्दुभिः नाभ्यनन्दत तद्-वाक्यम् असतो ऽविजितात्मनः
tatheti sutam ādāya yayāv ānakadundubhiḥ nābhyanandata tad-vākyam asato 'vijitātmanaḥ
Saying "so be it," Ānakadundubhi took the son and went away; he did not rejoice at those words of that wicked man of unconquered self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.62
नन्दाद्या ये व्रजे गोपा याश् चामीषां च योषितः वृष्णयो वसुदेवाद्या देवक्य्-आद्या यदु-स्त्रियः
nandādyā ye vraje gopā yāś cāmīṣāṃ ca yoṣitaḥ vṛṣṇayo vasudevādyā devaky-ādyā yadu-striyaḥ
Nanda and the other cowherds who were in Vraja, and the women of these; the Vṛṣṇis headed by Vasudeva, and the Yadu women headed by Devakī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.63
सर्वे वै देवता-प्राया उभयोर् अपि भारत ज्ञातयो बन्धु-सुहृदो ये च कंसम् अनुव्रताः
sarve vai devatā-prāyā ubhayor api bhārata jñātayo bandhu-suhṛdo ye ca kaṃsam anuvratāḥ
all of these, of both groups, were as good as gods, O Bhārata — kinsmen, relatives and friends, and those too who followed Kaṃsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.64
एतत् कंसाय भगवाञ् छशंसाभ्येत्य नारदः भूमेर् भारायमाणानां दैत्यानां च वधोद्यमम्
etat kaṃsāya bhagavāñ chaśaṃsābhyetya nāradaḥ bhūmer bhārāyamāṇānāṃ daityānāṃ ca vadhodyamam
The lord Nārada came and reported this to Kaṃsa, and (also) the undertaking to slay the demons who were becoming a burden to the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.65
ऋषेर् विनिर्गमे कंसो यदून् मत्वा सुरान् इति देवक्या गर्भ-सम्भूतं विष्णुं च स्व-वधं प्रति
ṛṣer vinirgame kaṃso yadūn matvā surān iti devakyā garbha-sambhūtaṃ viṣṇuṃ ca sva-vadhaṃ prati
When the sage had departed, Kaṃsa, thinking that the Yadus were gods in this way, and that Viṣṇu would be born from Devakī's womb for his own killing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.66
देवकीं वसुदेवं च निगृह्य निगडैर् गृहे जातं जातम् अहन् पुत्रं तयोर् अजन-शङ्कया
devakīṃ vasudevaṃ ca nigṛhya nigaḍair gṛhe jātaṃ jātam ahan putraṃ tayor ajana-śaṅkayā
having bound Devakī and Vasudeva with fetters in the house, killed each son of theirs as he was born, out of suspicion that (one of them) was the Unborn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.67
मातरं पितरं भ्रातॄन् सर्वांश् च सुहृदस् तथा घ्नन्ति ह्य् असुतृपो लुब्धा राजानः प्रायशो भुवि
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ bhrātṝn sarvāṃś ca suhṛdas tathā ghnanti hy asutṛpo lubdhā rājānaḥ prāyaśo bhuvi
For kings on earth, greedy and gratifying their own lives, mostly kill mother, father, brothers, and all their friends as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.68
आत्मानम् इह सञ्जातं जानन् प्राग् विष्णुना हतम् महासुरं कालनेमिं यदुभिः स व्यरुध्यत
ātmānam iha sañjātaṃ jānan prāg viṣṇunā hatam mahāsuraṃ kālanemiṃ yadubhiḥ sa vyarudhyata
Knowing himself to have been born here (as one) who was formerly the great demon Kālanemi, slain by Viṣṇu, he became hostile to the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 1.69
उग्रसेनं च पितरं यदु-भोजान्धकाधिपम् स्वयं निगृह्य बुभुजे शूरसेनान् महा-बलः
ugrasenaṃ ca pitaraṃ yadu-bhojāndhakādhipam svayaṃ nigṛhya bubhuje śūrasenān mahā-balaḥ
And the mighty one, having himself seized his father Ugrasena, the lord of the Yadus, Bhojas and Andhakas, enjoyed (rule over) the Śūrasena realms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition