Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 23
SB 10 23.1
श्री-गोप ऊचुः राम राम महा-बाहो कृष्ण दुष्ट-निबर्हण एषा वै बाधते क्षुन् नस् तच्-छान्तिं कर्तुम् अर्हथः
śrī-gopa ūcuḥ rāma rāma mahā-bāho kṛṣṇa duṣṭa-nibarhaṇa eṣā vai bādhate kṣun nas tac-chāntiṃ kartum arhathaḥ
The cowherd boys said: Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one! Kṛṣṇa, destroyer of the wicked! This hunger is truly tormenting us; you two ought to put an end to it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.2
श्री-शुक उवाच इति विज्ञापितो गोपैर् भगवान् देवकी-सुतः भक्ताया विप्र-भार्यायाः प्रसीदन्न् इदम् अब्रवीत्
śrī-śuka uvāca iti vijñāpito gopair bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ bhaktāyā vipra-bhāryāyāḥ prasīdann idam abravīt
Śrī Śuka said: Thus informed by the cowherd boys, the Lord, the son of Devakī, wishing to favor the devoted wife of a brāhmaṇa, said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.3
प्रयात देव-यजनं ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म-वादिनः सत्रम् आङ्गिरसं नाम ह्य् आसते स्वर्ग-काम्यया
prayāta deva-yajanaṃ brāhmaṇā brahma-vādinaḥ satram āṅgirasaṃ nāma hy āsate svarga-kāmyayā
Go to the sacrificial arena of the gods. There brāhmaṇas, reciters of the Veda, are engaged in a sacrifice called Āṅgirasa out of desire for heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.4
तत्र गत्वौदनं गोपा याचतास्मद्-विसर्जिताः कीर्तयन्तो भगवत आर्यस्य मम चाभिधाम्
tatra gatvaudanaṃ gopā yācatāsmad-visarjitāḥ kīrtayanto bhagavata āryasya mama cābhidhām
Going there, O cowherds, ask for boiled rice, (saying that you have been) sent by us, proclaiming the names of the Lord, my elder brother, and of me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.5
इत्य् आदिष्टा भगवता गत्वा याचन्त ते तथा कृताञ्जलि-पुटा विप्रान् दण्ड-वत् पतिता भुवि
ity ādiṣṭā bhagavatā gatvā yācanta te tathā kṛtāñjali-puṭā viprān daṇḍa-vat patitā bhuvi
So instructed by the Lord, they went and asked accordingly, with palms joined, having fallen to the ground like rods before the brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.6
हे भूमि-देवाः शृणुत कृष्णस्यादेश-कारिणः प्राप्ताञ् जानीत भद्रं वो गोपान् नो राम-चोदितान्
he bhūmi-devāḥ śṛṇuta kṛṣṇasyādeśa-kāriṇaḥ prāptāñ jānīta bhadraṃ vo gopān no rāma-coditān
O gods on earth, listen! Know that we have come as executors of Kṛṣṇa's command — good fortune to you — we cowherds, sent by Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.7
गाश् चारयन्ताव् अविदूर ओदनं रामाच्युतौ वो लषतो बुभुक्षितौ तयोर् द्विजा ओदनम् अर्थिनोर् यदि श्रद्धा च वो यच्छत धर्म-वित्तमाः
gāś cārayantāv avidūra odanaṃ rāmācyutau vo laṣato bubhukṣitau tayor dvijā odanam arthinor yadi śraddhā ca vo yacchata dharma-vittamāḥ
Rāma and Acyuta, herding the cows not far off, hungry, desire boiled rice from you. O twice-born ones, best knowers of dharma, if you have faith, give rice to those two who are asking for it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.8
दीक्षायाः पशु-संस्थायाः सौत्रामण्याश् च सत्तमाः अन्यत्र दीक्षितस्यापि नान्नम् अश्नन् हि दुष्यति
dīkṣāyāḥ paśu-saṃsthāyāḥ sautrāmaṇyāś ca sattamāḥ anyatra dīkṣitasyāpi nānnam aśnan hi duṣyati
O best of the good, apart from the initiation, the slaying of the animal, and the Sautrāmaṇi rite, even one who is initiated does not become polluted by eating food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.9
इति ते भगवद्-याच्ञां शृण्वन्तो ऽपि न शुश्रुवुः क्षुद्राशा भूरि-कर्माणो बालिशा वृद्ध-मानिनः
iti te bhagavad-yācñāṃ śṛṇvanto 'pi na śuśruvuḥ kṣudrāśā bhūri-karmāṇo bāliśā vṛddha-māninaḥ
Thus, though they heard the Lord's request, they did not heed it — men of petty hopes, engaged in many rituals, childish, thinking themselves elders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.10
देशः कालः पृथग् द्रव्यं मन्त्र-तन्त्रर्त्विजो ऽग्नयः देवता यजमानश् च क्रतुर् धर्मश् च यन्-मयः
deśaḥ kālaḥ pṛthag dravyaṃ mantra-tantrartvijo 'gnayaḥ devatā yajamānaś ca kratur dharmaś ca yan-mayaḥ
Place, time, the several implements, mantra and ritual procedure, the priests, the fires, the deity, the sacrificer, and the rite and the dharma — all consist of Him;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.11
तं ब्रह्म परमं साक्षाद् भगवन्तम् अधोक्षजम् मनुष्य-दृष्ट्या दुष्प्रज्ञा मर्त्यात्मानो न मेनिरे
taṃ brahma paramaṃ sākṣād bhagavantam adhokṣajam manuṣya-dṛṣṭyā duṣprajñā martyātmāno na menire
yet those of bad understanding, whose selves are (identified with) the mortal (body), did not regard Him — the supreme Brahman directly present, the Lord Adhokṣaja — (seeing Him) with a human's view.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.12
न ते यद् ओम् इति प्रोचुर् न नेति च परन्तप गोपा निराशाः प्रत्येत्य तथोचुः कृष्ण-रामयोः
na te yad om iti procur na neti ca parantapa gopā nirāśāḥ pratyetya tathocuḥ kṛṣṇa-rāmayoḥ
Since they said neither "yes" nor "no," O scorcher of foes, the cowherds returned disappointed and reported thus to Kṛṣṇa and Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.13
तद् उपाकर्ण्य भगवान् प्रहस्य जगद्-ईश्वरः व्याजहार पुनर् गोपान् दर्शयन् लौकिकीं गतिम्
tad upākarṇya bhagavān prahasya jagad-īśvaraḥ vyājahāra punar gopān darśayan laukikīṃ gatim
Hearing that, the Lord, the master of the universe, laughed and spoke again to the cowherds, showing them the way of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.14
मां ज्ञापयत पत्नीभ्यः स-सङ्कर्षणम् आगतम् दास्यन्ति कामम् अन्नं वः स्निग्धा मय्य् उषिता धिया
māṃ jñāpayata patnībhyaḥ sa-saṅkarṣaṇam āgatam dāsyanti kāmam annaṃ vaḥ snigdhā mayy uṣitā dhiyā
Announce me to the wives (of the brāhmaṇas) — that I have come along with Saṅkarṣaṇa. They will give you all the food you want, for they are affectionate, their minds dwelling on me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.15
गत्वाथ पत्नी-शालायां दृष्ट्वासीनाः स्व्-अलङ्कृताः नत्वा द्विज-सतीर् गोपाः प्रश्रिता इदम् अब्रुवन्
gatvātha patnī-śālāyāṃ dṛṣṭvāsīnāḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ natvā dvija-satīr gopāḥ praśritā idam abruvan
Then, going to the wives' quarters, the cowherds saw the chaste wives of the brāhmaṇas seated, well adorned; bowing to them, humbly they said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.16
नमो वो विप्र-पत्नीभ्यो निबोधत वचांसि नः इतो ऽविदूरे चरता कृष्णेनेहेषिता वयम्
namo vo vipra-patnībhyo nibodhata vacāṃsi naḥ ito 'vidūre caratā kṛṣṇeneheṣitā vayam
Obeisances to you, wives of the brāhmaṇas! Hear our words. We have been sent here by Kṛṣṇa, who is roaming not far from here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.17
गाश् चारयन् स गोपालैः स-रामो दूरम् आगतः बुभुक्षितस्य तस्यान्नं सानुगस्य प्रदीयताम्
gāś cārayan sa gopālaiḥ sa-rāmo dūram āgataḥ bubhukṣitasya tasyānnaṃ sānugasya pradīyatām
Herding the cows with the cowherd boys, he has come a long way together with Rāma. Let food be given to him, who is hungry, and to his companions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.18
श्रुत्वाच्युतम् उपायातं नित्यं तद्-दर्शनोत्सुकाः तत्-कथाक्षिप्त-मनसो बभूवुर् जात-सम्भ्रमाः
śrutvācyutam upāyātaṃ nityaṃ tad-darśanotsukāḥ tat-kathākṣipta-manaso babhūvur jāta-sambhramāḥ
Hearing that Acyuta had come near — they who were always eager for the sight of him, their minds carried away by talk of him — they became agitated with excitement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.19
चतुर्-विधं बहु-गुणम् अन्नम् आदाय भाजनैः अभिसस्रुः प्रियं सर्वाः समुद्रम् इव निम्नगाः
catur-vidhaṃ bahu-guṇam annam ādāya bhājanaiḥ abhisasruḥ priyaṃ sarvāḥ samudram iva nimnagāḥ
Taking food of four kinds, rich in fine qualities, in vessels, they all ran to their beloved, as rivers run to the sea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.20
निषिध्यमानाः पतिभिर् भ्रातृभिर् बन्धुभिः सुतैः भगवत्य् उत्तम-श्लोके दीर्घ-श्रुत -धृताशयाः
niṣidhyamānāḥ patibhir bhrātṛbhir bandhubhiḥ sutaiḥ bhagavaty uttama-śloke dīrgha-śruta -dhṛtāśayāḥ
Though forbidden by their husbands, brothers, kinsmen, and sons, their hearts were fixed on the Lord of highest renown, of whom they had long heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.21
यमुनोपवने ऽशोक नव-पल्लव-मण्डिते विचरन्तं वृतं गोपैः साग्रजं ददृशुः स्त्रियः
yamunopavane 'śoka nava-pallava-maṇḍite vicarantaṃ vṛtaṃ gopaiḥ sāgrajaṃ dadṛśuḥ striyaḥ
In a grove by the Yamunā, adorned with the fresh sprouts of aśoka trees, the women saw him wandering, surrounded by the cowherd boys, together with his elder brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.22
श्यामं हिरण्य-परिधिं वनमाल्य-बर्ह- धातु-प्रवाल-नट-वेषम् अनव्रतांसे अम्प्;विन्यस्त-हस्तम् इतरेण धुनानम् अब्जं कर्णोत्पलालक-कपोल-मुखाब्ज-हासम्
śyāmaṃ hiraṇya-paridhiṃ vanamālya-barha- dhātu-pravāla-naṭa-veṣam anavratāṃse vinyasta-hastam itareṇa dhunānam abjaṃ karṇotpalālaka-kapola-mukhābja-hāsam
(They saw him) dark-hued, with a golden garment, dressed like an actor with a forest garland, a peacock feather, colored minerals and fresh shoots, one hand laid upon the shoulder of a companion, twirling a lotus with the other, with lotus flowers at his ears, locks of hair on his cheeks, and a smile on his lotus face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.23
प्रायः-श्रुत-प्रियतमोदय-कर्ण-पूरैर् यस्मिन् निमग्न-मनसस् तम् अथाक्षि-रन्द्रैः प्रायः-श्रुत-प्रियतमोदय-कर्ण-पूरैर् यस्मिन् निमग्न-मनसस् तम् अथाक्षि-रन्द्रैः अन्तः प्रवेश्य सु-चिरं परिरभ्य तापं प्राज्ञं यथाभिमतयो विजहुर् नरेन्द्र
prāyaḥ-śruta-priyatamodaya-karṇa-pūrair yasmin nimagna-manasas tam athākṣi-randraiḥ prāyaḥ-śruta-priyatamodaya-karṇa-pūrair yasmin nimagna-manasas tam athākṣi-randraiḥ antaḥ praveśya su-ciraṃ parirabhya tāpaṃ prājñaṃ yathābhimatayo vijahur narendra
O best of kings, having their minds already sunk in him through the ear-ornaments of repeatedly heard (tales of) the rise of the dearest one, they then brought him inside through the openings of their eyes and, embracing him a long while, gave up their distress, as the notions (of duality) leave the wise man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 23.24
तास् तथा त्यक्त-सर्वाशाः प्राप्ता आत्म-दिदृक्षया विज्ञायाखिल-दृग्-द्रष्टा प्राह प्रहसिताननः
tās tathā tyakta-sarvāśāḥ prāptā ātma-didṛkṣayā vijñāyākhila-dṛg-draṣṭā prāha prahasitānanaḥ
When they had thus come, having given up every other hope, wishing to see him, the seer of all sight, understanding (this), spoke with a smiling face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.25
स्वागतं वो महा-भागा आस्यतां करवाम किम् यन् नो दिदृक्षया प्राप्ता उपपन्नम् इदं हि वः
svāgataṃ vo mahā-bhāgā āsyatāṃ karavāma kim yan no didṛkṣayā prāptā upapannam idaṃ hi vaḥ
"Welcome to you, greatly fortunate ones! Be seated. What may we do (for you)? Since you have come out of a wish to see us, this is indeed fitting of you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.26
नन्व् अद्धा मयि कुर्वन्ति कुशलाः स्वार्थ-दर्शिनः अहैतुक्य् अव्यवहितां भक्तिम् आत्म-प्रिये यथा
nanv addhā mayi kurvanti kuśalāḥ svārtha-darśinaḥ ahaituky avyavahitāṃ bhaktim ātma-priye yathā
"Surely the skilled ones who see their own true interest render to me devotion that is direct, without ulterior motive and without interruption, as (one does) to the self, which is dear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.27
प्राण-बुद्धि-मनः-स्वात्म दारापत्य-धनादयः यत्-सम्पर्कात् प्रिया आसंस् ततः को न्व् अपरः प्रियः
prāṇa-buddhi-manaḥ-svātma dārāpatya-dhanādayaḥ yat-samparkāt priyā āsaṃs tataḥ ko nv aparaḥ priyaḥ
"Life-breath, intellect, mind, one's own body, wife, children, wealth and the rest became dear by contact with which (self)—than that, what other thing could be dear?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.28
तद् यात देव-यजनं पतयो वो द्विजातयः स्व-सत्रं पारयिष्यन्ति युष्माभिर् गृह-मेधिनः
tad yāta deva-yajanaṃ patayo vo dvijātayaḥ sva-satraṃ pārayiṣyanti yuṣmābhir gṛha-medhinaḥ
"Therefore go to the place of sacrifice to the gods. Your husbands, the twice-born householders, will complete their sacrificial rite together with you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.29
श्री-पत्न्य ऊचुः मैवं विभो ऽर्हति भवान् गदितुं न्र्-शंसं सत्यं कुरुष्व निगमं तव पद-मूलम् मैवं विभो ऽर्हति भवान् गदितुं न्र्-शंसं सत्यं कुरुष्व निगमं तव पद-मूलम् प्राप्ता वयं तुलसि-दाम पदावसृष्टं केशैर् निवोढुम् अतिलङ्घ्य समस्त-बन्धून्
śrī-patnya ūcuḥ maivaṃ vibho 'rhati bhavān gadituṃ nr-śaṃsaṃ satyaṃ kuruṣva nigamaṃ tava pada-mūlam maivaṃ vibho 'rhati bhavān gadituṃ nr-śaṃsaṃ satyaṃ kuruṣva nigamaṃ tava pada-mūlam prāptā vayaṃ tulasi-dāma padāvasṛṣṭaṃ keśair nivoḍhum atilaṅghya samasta-bandhūn
The wives said: "Do not speak thus, O mighty one; it is not fit for you to say something so cruel. Make true (your) scriptural promise: (that) your feet's sole (is the refuge). We have come, transgressing all our relatives, to bear on our hair the tulasī garland cast off from your feet."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 23.30
गृह्णन्ति नो न पतयः पितरौ सुता वा न भ्रातृ-बन्धु-सुहृदः कुत एव चान्ये गृह्णन्ति नो न पतयः पितरौ सुता वा न भ्रातृ-बन्धु-सुहृदः कुत एव चान्ये तस्माद् भवत्-प्रपदयोः पतितात्मनां नो नान्या भवेद् गतिर् अरिन्दम तद् विधेहि
gṛhṇanti no na patayaḥ pitarau sutā vā na bhrātṛ-bandhu-suhṛdaḥ kuta eva cānye gṛhṇanti no na patayaḥ pitarau sutā vā na bhrātṛ-bandhu-suhṛdaḥ kuta eva cānye tasmād bhavat-prapadayoḥ patitātmanāṃ no nānyā bhaved gatir arindama tad vidhehi
"Our husbands will not accept us, nor our parents, nor our sons, nor brothers, kinsmen or friends—how then would others? Therefore, O subduer of enemies, for us whose selves have fallen at the tips of your feet, there could be no other goal: so make provision (for us)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.31
श्री-भगवान् उवाच पतयो नाभ्यसूयेरन् पितृ-भ्रातृ-सुतादयः लोकाश् च वो मयोपेता देवा अप्य् अनुमन्वते
śrī-bhagavān uvāca patayo nābhyasūyeran pitṛ-bhrātṛ-sutādayaḥ lokāś ca vo mayopetā devā apy anumanvate
The Lord said: "Your husbands will not be resentful, nor your fathers, brothers, sons and the rest; the worlds too, and even the gods, approve of you, since I have (thus) come to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.32
न प्रीतये ऽनुरागाय ह्य् अङ्ग-सङ्गो नृणाम् इह तन् मनो मयि युञ्जाना अचिरान् माम् अवाप्स्यथ
na prītaye 'nurāgāya hy aṅga-saṅgo nṛṇām iha tan mano mayi yuñjānā acirān mām avāpsyatha
"For bodily contact is not (needed) here for men's delight and love. Therefore, joining your minds to me, you will attain me before long."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.33
श्रवणाद् दर्शनाद् ध्यानान् मयि भावो ऽनुकीर्तनात् न तथा सन्निकर्षेण प्रतियात ततो गृहान्
śravaṇād darśanād dhyānān mayi bhāvo 'nukīrtanāt na tathā sannikarṣeṇa pratiyāta tato gṛhān
"Love for me (arises) from hearing, from seeing, from meditating, from repeated glorification—not so from physical nearness. So go back home from here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.34
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्य् उक्ता द्विज-पत्न्यस् ता यज्ञ-वाटं पुनर् गताः ते चानसूयवस् ताभिः स्त्रीभिः सत्रम् अपारयन्
śrī-śuka uvāca ity uktā dvija-patnyas tā yajña-vāṭaṃ punar gatāḥ te cānasūyavas tābhiḥ strībhiḥ satram apārayan
Śrī Śuka said: Thus addressed, those wives of the brāhmaṇas went back to the sacrificial enclosure; and they (the husbands), harboring no resentment, completed the rite together with those women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.35
तत्रैका विधृता भर्त्रा भगवन्तं यथा-श्रुतम् हृडोपगुह्य विजहौ देहं कर्मानुबन्धनम्
tatraikā vidhṛtā bhartrā bhagavantaṃ yathā-śrutam hṛḍopaguhya vijahau dehaṃ karmānubandhanam
There one of them, held back by her husband, embracing the Lord in her heart just as she had heard of him, gave up her body, which was the bondage of (her past) work.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.36
भगवान् अपि गोविन्दस् तेनैवान्नेन गोपकान् चतुर्-विधेनाशयित्वा स्वयं च बुभुजे प्रभुः
bhagavān api govindas tenaivānnena gopakān catur-vidhenāśayitvā svayaṃ ca bubhuje prabhuḥ
And Lord Govinda, the master, having fed the cowherd boys with that very food of four kinds, himself ate as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.37
एवं लीला-नर-वपुर् न्र्-लोकम् अनुशीलयन् रेमे गो-गोप-गोपीनां रमयन् रूप-वाक्-कृतैः
evaṃ līlā-nara-vapur nr-lokam anuśīlayan reme go-gopa-gopīnāṃ ramayan rūpa-vāk-kṛtaiḥ
Thus, having a human form for play, imitating the ways of the human world, he took delight, delighting the cows, the cowherd men and the cowherd women by his beauty, his words and his deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.38
अथानुस्मृत्य विप्रास् ते अन्वतप्यन् कृतागसः यद् विश्वेश्वरयोर् याच्ञाम् अहन्म नृ-विडम्बयोः
athānusmṛtya viprās te anvatapyan kṛtāgasaḥ yad viśveśvarayor yācñām ahanma nṛ-viḍambayoḥ
Then those brāhmaṇas, recalling (what had happened), felt remorse at the offense they had committed: that they had refused the request of the two lords of the universe, who were imitating human beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.39
दृष्ट्वा स्त्रीणां भगवति कृष्णे भक्तिम् अलौकिकीम् आत्मानं च तया हीनम् अनुतप्ता व्यगर्हयन्
dṛṣṭvā strīṇāṃ bhagavati kṛṣṇe bhaktim alaukikīm ātmānaṃ ca tayā hīnam anutaptā vyagarhayan
Seeing the unworldly devotion of their wives to Lord Kṛṣṇa, and themselves bereft of it, they were remorseful and reproached themselves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.40
धिग् जन्म नस् त्रि-वृद् यत् तद् धिग् व्रतं धिग् बहु-ज्ञताम् धिक् कुलं धिक् क्रिया-दाक्ष्यं विमुखा ये त्व् अधोक्षजे
dhig janma nas tri-vṛd yat tad dhig vrataṃ dhig bahu-jñatām dhik kulaṃ dhik kriyā-dākṣyaṃ vimukhā ye tv adhokṣaje
"Damn our threefold birth, damn our vow, damn our great learning, damn our lineage, damn our skill in ritual acts—for we are turned away from the one beyond the senses."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.41
नूनं भगवतो माया योगिनाम् अपि मोहिनी यद् वयं गुरवो नृणां स्वार्थे मुह्यामहे द्विजाः
nūnaṃ bhagavato māyā yoginām api mohinī yad vayaṃ guravo nṛṇāṃ svārthe muhyāmahe dvijāḥ
Surely the Lord's illusory power bewilders even the yogis, since we—brahmins, the teachers of men—are bewildered about our own true interest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.42
अहो पश्यत नारीणाम् अपि कृष्णे जगद्-गुरौ दुरन्त-भावं यो ऽविध्यन् मृत्यु-पाशान् गृहाभिधान्
aho paśyata nārīṇām api kṛṣṇe jagad-gurau duranta-bhāvaṃ yo 'vidhyan mṛtyu-pāśān gṛhābhidhān
Ah, look at the boundless love that even these women have for Kṛṣṇa, the guru of the world—a love that has cut through the bonds of death that go by the name of household life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.43
नासां द्विजाति-संस्कारो न निवासो गुराव् अपि न तपो नात्म-मीमांसा न शौचं न क्रियाः शुभाः
nāsāṃ dvijāti-saṃskāro na nivāso gurāv api na tapo nātma-mīmāṃsā na śaucaṃ na kriyāḥ śubhāḥ
They have no twice-born initiation, no residence with a teacher, no austerity, no inquiry into the self, no ritual purity, no auspicious rites—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.44
तथापि ह्य् उत्तमः-श्लोके कृष्णे योगेश्वरेश्वरे भक्तिर् दृढा न चास्माकं संस्कारादिमताम् अपि
tathāpi hy uttamaḥ-śloke kṛṣṇe yogeśvareśvare bhaktir dṛḍhā na cāsmākaṃ saṃskārādimatām api
and yet they have firm devotion to Kṛṣṇa, who is praised in the highest verses, the lord of the lords of yoga—while we, who possess the initiations and the rest, do not.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.45
ननु स्वार्थ-विमूढानां प्रमत्तानां गृहेहया अहो नः स्मारयाम् आस गोप-वाक्यैः सतां गतिः
nanu svārtha-vimūḍhānāṃ pramattānāṃ gṛhehayā aho naḥ smārayām āsa gopa-vākyaiḥ satāṃ gatiḥ
Indeed, for us who are deluded about our own interest and intoxicated by the effort of household life—ah, through the words of cowherds He, the goal of the good, has reminded us!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.46
अन्यथा पूर्ण-कामस्य कैवल्याद्य्-अशिषां पतेः ईशितव्यैः किम् अस्माभिर् ईशस्यैतद् विडम्बनम्
anyathā pūrṇa-kāmasya kaivalyādy-aśiṣāṃ pateḥ īśitavyaiḥ kim asmābhir īśasyaitad viḍambanam
Otherwise, what would the Lord—whose desires are all fulfilled, the master of the blessings beginning with final liberation—have to do with us, who are among the things to be ruled? This is His mockery (of us).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.47
हित्वान्यान् भजते यं श्रीः पाद-स्पर्शाशयासकृत् स्वात्म-दोषापवर्गेण तद्-याच्ञा जन-मोहिनी
hitvānyān bhajate yaṃ śrīḥ pāda-sparśāśayāsakṛt svātma-doṣāpavargeṇa tad-yācñā jana-mohinī
He whom Śrī serves repeatedly, abandoning all others in the hope of touching His feet, having given up her own faults—His begging (from us) is what bewilders people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.48
देशः कालः पृथग् द्रव्यं मन्त्र-तन्त्रर्त्विजो ऽग्नयः देवता यजमानश् च क्रतुर् धर्मश् च यन्-मयः
deśaḥ kālaḥ pṛthag dravyaṃ mantra-tantrartvijo 'gnayaḥ devatā yajamānaś ca kratur dharmaś ca yan-mayaḥ
Place, time, the various substances, mantra and ritual procedure, the priests, the fires, the deity, the sacrificer, and the sacrifice and its law—all consist of Him;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.49
स एव भगवान् साक्षाद् विष्णुर् योगेश्वरेश्वरः जातो यदुष्व् इत्य् आशृण्म ह्य् अपि मूढा न विद्महे
sa eva bhagavān sākṣād viṣṇur yogeśvareśvaraḥ jāto yaduṣv ity āśṛṇma hy api mūḍhā na vidmahe
that very Lord, Viṣṇu Himself, the lord of the lords of yoga, has been born among the Yadus—so we have heard, yet in our folly we do not recognize Him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.50
तस्मै नमो भगवते कृष्णायाकुण्ठ-मेधसे यन्-माया-मोहित-धियो भ्रमामः कर्म-वर्त्मसु
tasmai namo bhagavate kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase yan-māyā-mohita-dhiyo bhramāmaḥ karma-vartmasu
Homage to Him, the Lord Kṛṣṇa of unblunted intelligence, by whose māyā our minds are bewildered so that we wander on the paths of ritual action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.51
स वै न आद्यः पुरुषः स्व-माया-मोहितात्मनाम् अविज्ञतानुभावानां क्षन्तुम् अर्हत्य् अतिक्रमम्
sa vai na ādyaḥ puruṣaḥ sva-māyā-mohitātmanām avijñatānubhāvānāṃ kṣantum arhaty atikramam
He indeed, the primeval Person, ought to forgive our transgression, since our selves are bewildered by His own māyā and we have not understood His power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 23.52
इति स्वाघम् अनुस्मृत्य कृष्णे ते कृत-हेलनाः दिदृक्षवो व्रजम् अथ कंसाद् भीता न चाचलन्
iti svāgham anusmṛtya kṛṣṇe te kṛta-helanāḥ didṛkṣavo vrajam atha kaṃsād bhītā na cācalan
Thus recalling their own offense, they who had shown contempt for Kṛṣṇa wished to see Him in Vraja; but, afraid of Kaṃsa, they did not go.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition