Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 24
SB 10 24.1
श्री-शुक उवाच भगवान् अपि तत्रैव बलदेवेन संयुतः अपश्यन् निवसन् गोपान् इन्द्र-याग-कृतोद्यमान्
śrī-śuka uvāca bhagavān api tatraiva baladevena saṃyutaḥ apaśyan nivasan gopān indra-yāga-kṛtodyamān
Śrī Śuka said: The Lord too, staying in that very place together with Baladeva, saw the cowherds making preparations for a sacrifice to Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.2
तद्-अभिज्ञो ऽपि भगवान् सर्वात्मा सर्व-दर्शनः प्रश्रयावनतो ऽपृच्छद् वृद्धान् नन्द-पुरोगमान्
tad-abhijño 'pi bhagavān sarvātmā sarva-darśanaḥ praśrayāvanato 'pṛcchad vṛddhān nanda-purogamān
Although He knew of it—being the Self of all and the seer of all—the Lord, bowing down with deference, asked the elders headed by Nanda:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.3
कथ्यतां मे पितः को ऽयं सम्भ्रमो व उपागतः किं फलं कस्य वोद्देशः केन वा साध्यते मखः
kathyatāṃ me pitaḥ ko 'yaṃ sambhramo va upāgataḥ kiṃ phalaṃ kasya voddeśaḥ kena vā sādhyate makhaḥ
"Tell me, father: what is this excitement that has come over you? What is its fruit, and for whose sake is it intended? By what means is this sacrifice accomplished?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.4
एतद् ब्रूहि महान् कामो मह्यं शुश्रूषवे पितः न हि गोप्यं हि सधूनां कृत्यं सर्वात्मनाम् इह
etad brūhi mahān kāmo mahyaṃ śuśrūṣave pitaḥ na hi gopyaṃ hi sadhūnāṃ kṛtyaṃ sarvātmanām iha
Tell me this, father—it is a great desire of mine, who wish to hear; for here the doings of the good, who regard all as themselves, are surely not to be kept secret.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.5
अस्त्य् अस्व-पर-दृष्टीनाम् अमित्रोदास्त-विद्विषाम् उदासीनो ऽरि-वद् वर्ज्य आत्म-वत् सुहृद् उच्यते
asty asva-para-dṛṣṭīnām amitrodāsta-vidviṣām udāsīno 'ri-vad varjya ātma-vat suhṛd ucyate
For those who do not see (a difference between) their own and another's, there are no enemies, neutrals, or foes; a neutral party is to be shunned like an enemy, while a friend is called (as dear) as oneself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 24.6
ज्ञत्वाज्ञात्वा च कर्माणि जनो ऽयम् अनुतिष्ठति विदुषः कर्म-सिद्धिः स्याद् यथा नाविदुषो भवेत्
jñatvājñātvā ca karmāṇi jano 'yam anutiṣṭhati viduṣaḥ karma-siddhiḥ syād yathā nāviduṣo bhavet
This world of people performs actions both knowing and not knowing (their purpose); for one who knows, there would be success in the action such as would not come to one who does not know.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.7
तत्र तावत् क्रिया-योगो भवतां किं विचारितः अथ वा लौकिकस् तन् मे पृच्छतः साधु भण्यताम्
tatra tāvat kriyā-yogo bhavatāṃ kiṃ vicāritaḥ atha vā laukikas tan me pṛcchataḥ sādhu bhaṇyatām
In this matter, then, is this ritual undertaking of yours one prescribed by scripture and considered, or merely customary? Since I ask, let it be told me properly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.8
श्री-नन्द उवाच पर्जन्यो भगवान् इन्द्रो मेघास् तस्यात्म-मूर्तयः ते ऽभिवर्षन्ति भूतानां प्रीणनं जीवनं पयः
śrī-nanda uvāca parjanyo bhagavān indro meghās tasyātma-mūrtayaḥ te 'bhivarṣanti bhūtānāṃ prīṇanaṃ jīvanaṃ payaḥ
Śrī Nanda said: The rain-giver is Lord Indra; the clouds are his own bodily forms. They pour down water, which delights and gives life to living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.9
तं तात वयम् अन्ये च वार्मुचां पतिम् ईश्वरम् द्रव्यैस् तद्-रेतसा सिद्धैर् यजन्ते क्रतुभिर् नराः
taṃ tāta vayam anye ca vārmucāṃ patim īśvaram dravyais tad-retasā siddhair yajante kratubhir narāḥ
Him, dear father — the lord and controller of the cloud-releasers — we and other men worship with sacrifices, using materials produced from his own seed (the rain).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.10
तच्-छेषेणोपजीवन्ति त्रि-वर्ग-फल-हेतवे पुंसां पुरुष-काराणां पर्जन्यः फल-भावनः
tac-cheṣeṇopajīvanti tri-varga-phala-hetave puṃsāṃ puruṣa-kārāṇāṃ parjanyaḥ phala-bhāvanaḥ
By the remnant of that (offering) people live, for the sake of the fruit of the three aims of life; for men whose undertakings depend on human effort, it is the rain-god who brings about the fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.11
य एनं विसृजेद् धर्मं परम्पर्यागतं नरः कामाद् द्वेषाद् भयाल् लोभात् स वै नाप्नोति शोभनम्
ya enaṃ visṛjed dharmaṃ paramparyāgataṃ naraḥ kāmād dveṣād bhayāl lobhāt sa vai nāpnoti śobhanam
That man who abandons this duty, come down through the succession (of ancestors), out of desire, hatred, fear or greed, surely does not obtain what is good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.12
श्री-शुक उवाच वचो निशम्य नन्दस्य तथान्येषां व्रजौकसाम् इन्द्राय मन्युं जनयन् पितरं प्राह केशवः
śrī-śuka uvāca vaco niśamya nandasya tathānyeṣāṃ vrajaukasām indrāya manyuṃ janayan pitaraṃ prāha keśavaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Having heard the words of Nanda and likewise of the other residents of Vraja, Keśava, generating anger toward Indra, spoke to his father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.13
श्री-भगवान् उवाच कर्मणा जायते जन्तुः कर्मणैव प्रलीयते सुखं दुःखं भयं क्षेमं कर्मणैवाभिपद्यते
śrī-bhagavān uvāca karmaṇā jāyate jantuḥ karmaṇaiva pralīyate sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ kṣemaṃ karmaṇaivābhipadyate
The Blessed Lord said: By action a creature is born, and by action alone it dissolves; happiness, misery, fear and security are attained by action alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.14
अस्ति चेद् ईश्वरः कश्चित् फल-रूप्य् अन्य-कर्मणाम् कर्तारं भजते सो ऽपि न ह्य् अकर्तुः प्रभुर् हि सः
asti ced īśvaraḥ kaścit phala-rūpy anya-karmaṇām kartāraṃ bhajate so 'pi na hy akartuḥ prabhur hi saḥ
Even if there be some controller who is the embodiment of the fruit of others' actions, he too depends upon the doer; for he has no power over one who does not act.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.15
किम् इन्द्रेणेह भूतानां स्व-स्व-कर्मानुवर्तिनाम् अनीशेनान्यथा कर्तुं स्वभाव-विहितं नृणाम्
kim indreṇeha bhūtānāṃ sva-sva-karmānuvartinām anīśenānyathā kartuṃ svabhāva-vihitaṃ nṛṇām
What has Indra to do here with beings, who each follow their own actions? He has no power to make otherwise what is ordained for men by their own nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.16
स्वभाव-तन्त्रो हि जनः स्वभावम् अनुवर्तते स्वभाव-स्थम् इदं सर्वं स-देवासुर-मानुषम्
svabhāva-tantro hi janaḥ svabhāvam anuvartate svabhāva-stham idaṃ sarvaṃ sa-devāsura-mānuṣam
For a person is subject to his own nature and follows his own nature; this whole world, together with gods, demons and men, rests upon (its own) nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.17
देहान् उच्चावचाञ् जन्तुः प्राप्योत्सृजति कर्मणा शत्रुर् मित्रम् उदासीनः कर्मैव गुरुर् ईश्वरः
dehān uccāvacāñ jantuḥ prāpyotsṛjati karmaṇā śatrur mitram udāsīnaḥ karmaiva gurur īśvaraḥ
By action a creature obtains and gives up bodies high and low; action itself is (his) enemy, friend, neutral party, teacher and controller.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.18
तस्मात् सम्पूजयेत् कर्म स्वभाव-स्थः स्व-कर्म-कृत् अन्जसा येन वर्तेत तद् एवास्य हि दैवतम्
tasmāt sampūjayet karma svabhāva-sthaḥ sva-karma-kṛt anjasā yena varteta tad evāsya hi daivatam
Therefore one should duly honor action, remaining fixed in one's own nature and performing one's own work; that by which one directly maintains oneself — that indeed is his deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.19
आजीव्यैकतरं भावं यस् त्व् अन्यम् उपजीवति न तस्माद् विन्दते क्षेमं जारान् नार्य् असती यथा
ājīvyaikataraṃ bhāvaṃ yas tv anyam upajīvati na tasmād vindate kṣemaṃ jārān nāry asatī yathā
But one who, while living by one particular occupation, lives off another, does not obtain welfare from it, just as an unchaste woman (gets none) from her paramour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.20
वर्तेत ब्रह्मणा विप्रो राजन्यो रक्षया भुवः वैश्यस् तु वार्तया जीवेच् छूद्रस् तु द्विज-सेवया
varteta brahmaṇā vipro rājanyo rakṣayā bhuvaḥ vaiśyas tu vārtayā jīvec chūdras tu dvija-sevayā
A brahmin should live by the Veda, a member of the royal class by protecting the earth, a vaiśya by trade, and a śūdra by service to the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.21
कृषि-वाणिज्य-गो-रक्षा कुसीदं तूर्यम् उच्यते वार्ता चतुर्-विधा तत्र वयं गो-वृत्तयो ऽनिशम्
kṛṣi-vāṇijya-go-rakṣā kusīdaṃ tūryam ucyate vārtā catur-vidhā tatra vayaṃ go-vṛttayo 'niśam
Farming, trade and cow-keeping — lending at interest is said to be the fourth; thus livelihood is of four kinds, and among these we live always by the cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.22
सत्त्वं रजस् तम इति स्थित्य्-उत्पत्त्य्-अन्त-हेतवः रजसोत्पद्यते विश्वम् अन्योन्यं विविधं जगत्
sattvaṃ rajas tama iti sthity-utpatty-anta-hetavaḥ rajasotpadyate viśvam anyonyaṃ vividhaṃ jagat
Sattva, rajas and tamas — these are the causes of maintenance, origination and end; by rajas the universe is generated, this manifold world (arising) from one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.23
रजसा चोदिता मेघा वर्षन्त्य् अम्बूनि सर्वतः प्रजास् तैर् एव सिध्यन्ति महेन्द्रः किं करिष्यति
rajasā coditā meghā varṣanty ambūni sarvataḥ prajās tair eva sidhyanti mahendraḥ kiṃ kariṣyati
Impelled by rajas the clouds pour down waters everywhere, and by these alone the people prosper; what will the great Indra do?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.24
न नः पुरोजनपदा न ग्रामा न गृहा वयम् वनौकसस् तात नित्यं वन-शैल-निवासिनः
na naḥ purojanapadā na grāmā na gṛhā vayam vanaukasas tāta nityaṃ vana-śaila-nivāsinaḥ
We have no cities, no provinces, no villages, no houses; we are forest-dwellers, dear father, always living in the woods and hills.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.25
तस्माद् गवां ब्राह्मणानाम् अद्रेश् चारभ्यतां मखः य इन्द्र-याग-सम्भारास् तैर् अयं साध्यतां मखः
tasmād gavāṃ brāhmaṇānām adreś cārabhyatāṃ makhaḥ ya indra-yāga-sambhārās tair ayaṃ sādhyatāṃ makhaḥ
Therefore let a sacrifice be begun for the cows, the brahmins and the mountain; with whatever materials there are for the sacrifice to Indra, let this sacrifice be accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.26
पच्यन्तां विविधाः पाकाः सूपान्ताः पायसादयः संयावापूप-शष्कुल्यः सर्व-दोहश् च गृह्यताम्
pacyantāṃ vividhāḥ pākāḥ sūpāntāḥ pāyasādayaḥ saṃyāvāpūpa-śaṣkulyaḥ sarva-dohaś ca gṛhyatām
Let various dishes be cooked, from rice-pudding and the rest down to broths; let cakes of wheat, sweet cakes and fried cakes (be made), and let all the milk be collected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.27
हूयन्ताम् अग्नयः सम्यग् ब्राह्मणैर् ब्रह्म-वादिभिः अन्नं बहु-गुणं तेभ्यो देयं वो धेनु-दक्षिणाः
hūyantām agnayaḥ samyag brāhmaṇair brahma-vādibhiḥ annaṃ bahu-guṇaṃ tebhyo deyaṃ vo dhenu-dakṣiṇāḥ
Let the fires be duly offered into by brahmins who recite the Veda; food of many kinds should be given by you to them, and cows as their fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.28
अन्येभ्यश् चाश्व-चाण्डाल- पतितेभ्यो यथार्हतः यवसं च गवां दत्त्वा गिरये दीयतां बलिः
anyebhyaś cāśva-cāṇḍāla- patitebhyo yathārhataḥ yavasaṃ ca gavāṃ dattvā giraye dīyatāṃ baliḥ
And to others too — to dogs, to caṇḍālas and to the fallen — (let food be given) as each deserves; and having given fodder to the cows, let the offering be presented to the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.29
स्व्-अलङ्कृता भुक्तवन्तः स्व्-अनुलिप्ताः सु-वाससः प्रदक्षिणां च कुरुत गो-विप्रानल-पर्वतान्
sv-alaṅkṛtā bhuktavantaḥ sv-anuliptāḥ su-vāsasaḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ ca kuruta go-viprānala-parvatān
Well adorned, well anointed and finely dressed, having eaten, make also a circumambulation of the cows, the brāhmaṇas, the fire and the mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.30
एतन् मम मतं तात क्रियतां यदि रोचते अयं गो-ब्राह्मणाद्रीणां मह्यं च दयितो मखः
etan mama mataṃ tāta kriyatāṃ yadi rocate ayaṃ go-brāhmaṇādrīṇāṃ mahyaṃ ca dayito makhaḥ
This is my view, dear father; let it be done if it pleases (you). This sacrifice is dear to the cows, the brāhmaṇas and the mountain, and to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.31
श्री-शुक उवाच कालात्मना भगवता शक्र-दर्प-जिघांसया प्रोक्तं निशम्य नन्दाद्याः साध्व् अगृह्णन्त तद्-वचः
śrī-śuka uvāca kālātmanā bhagavatā śakra-darpa-jighāṃsayā proktaṃ niśamya nandādyāḥ sādhv agṛhṇanta tad-vacaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Having heard what was spoken by the Lord, who is the Self of time, out of a wish to destroy Indra's pride, Nanda and the others accepted his words as good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.32
तथा च व्यदधुः सर्वं यथाह मधुसूदनः वाचयित्वा स्वस्त्य्-अयनं तद्-द्रव्येण गिरि-द्विजान्
tathā ca vyadadhuḥ sarvaṃ yathāha madhusūdanaḥ vācayitvā svasty-ayanaṃ tad-dravyeṇa giri-dvijān
And they carried out everything just as Madhusūdana had said: having had the benedictory recitation performed, (they worshipped) the mountain and the brāhmaṇas with those goods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.33
उपहृत्य बलीन् सम्यग् आदृता यवसं गवाम् गो-धनानि पुरस्कृत्य गिरिं चक्रुः प्रदक्षिणम्
upahṛtya balīn samyag ādṛtā yavasaṃ gavām go-dhanāni puraskṛtya giriṃ cakruḥ pradakṣiṇam
Having duly offered the oblations and, with respect, the fodder for the cows, they placed the herds of cattle in front and made a circumambulation of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.34
अनांस्य् अनडुद्-युक्तानि ते चारुह्य स्व्-अलङ्कृताः गोप्यश् च कृष्ण-वीर्याणि गायन्त्यः स-द्विजाशिषः
anāṃsy anaḍud-yuktāni te cāruhya sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ gopyaś ca kṛṣṇa-vīryāṇi gāyantyaḥ sa-dvijāśiṣaḥ
And they, well adorned, mounted the carts yoked with bullocks, and the gopīs sang of Kṛṣṇa's mighty deeds, along with the blessings of the brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.35
कृष्णस् त्व् अन्यतमं रूपं गोप-विश्रम्भणं गतः शैलो ऽस्मीति ब्रुवन् भूरि बलिम् आदद् बृहद्-वपुः
kṛṣṇas tv anyatamaṃ rūpaṃ gopa-viśrambhaṇaṃ gataḥ śailo 'smīti bruvan bhūri balim ādad bṛhad-vapuḥ
But Kṛṣṇa, assuming another form so as to inspire the cowherds' trust, saying "I am the mountain," consumed the abundant offering with a huge body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.36
तस्मै नमो व्रज-जनैः सह चक्र आत्मनात्मने अहो पश्यत शैलो ऽसौ रूपी नो ऽनुग्रहं व्यधात्
tasmai namo vraja-janaiḥ saha cakra ātmanātmane aho paśyata śailo 'sau rūpī no 'nugrahaṃ vyadhāt
Together with the people of Vraja he made obeisance to him — by himself to himself: "Oh, look, this mountain, taking a form, has shown us his favour!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.37
एषो ऽवजानतो मर्त्यान् काम-रूपी वनौकसः हन्ति ह्य् अस्मै नमस्यामः शर्मणे आत्मनो गवाम्
eṣo 'vajānato martyān kāma-rūpī vanaukasaḥ hanti hy asmai namasyāmaḥ śarmaṇe ātmano gavām
"For this one, assuming a form at will, kills the mortals dwelling in the forest who slight him; therefore let us bow to him for the safety of ourselves and of the cows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 24.38
इत्य् अद्रि-गो-द्विज-मखं वासुदेव-प्रचोदिताः यथा विधाय ते गोपा सह-कृष्णा व्रजं ययुः
ity adri-go-dvija-makhaṃ vāsudeva-pracoditāḥ yathā vidhāya te gopā saha-kṛṣṇā vrajaṃ yayuḥ
Thus, urged on by Vāsudeva, those cowherds, having performed the sacrifice to the mountain, the cows and the brāhmaṇas as prescribed, went to Vraja along with Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition