Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 28
SB 10 28.1
श्री-बादरायणिर् उवाच एकादश्यां निराहारः समभ्यर्च्य जनार्दनम् स्नातुं नन्दस् तु कालिन्द्यां द्वादश्यां जलम् आविशत्
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ samabhyarcya janārdanam snātuṃ nandas tu kālindyāṃ dvādaśyāṃ jalam āviśat
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Fasting on the eleventh day, having duly worshipped Janārdana, Nanda entered the water of the Kālindī on the twelfth day in order to bathe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.2
तं गृहीत्वानयद् भृत्यो वरुणस्यासुरो ऽन्तिकम् अवज्ञायासुरीं वेलां प्रविष्टम् उदकं निशि
taṃ gṛhītvānayad bhṛtyo varuṇasyāsuro 'ntikam avajñāyāsurīṃ velāṃ praviṣṭam udakaṃ niśi
A demon servant of Varuṇa seized him and brought him into his master's presence, since he had entered the water at night, disregarding the hour belonging to demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.3
चुक्रुशुस् तम् अपश्यन्तः कृष्ण रामेति गोपकाः भगवांस् तद् उपश्रुत्य पितरं वरुणाहृतम् तद्-अन्तिकं गतो राजन् स्वानाम् अभय-दो विभुः
cukruśus tam apaśyantaḥ kṛṣṇa rāmeti gopakāḥ bhagavāṃs tad upaśrutya pitaraṃ varuṇāhṛtam tad-antikaṃ gato rājan svānām abhaya-do vibhuḥ
Not seeing him, the cowherds cried out, "Kṛṣṇa! Rāma!" Hearing that his father had been carried off by Varuṇa, the Blessed Lord, the mighty one who gives fearlessness to his own, went into his presence, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.4
प्राप्तं वीक्ष्य हृषीकेशं लोक-पालः सपर्यया महत्या पूजयित्वाह तद्-दर्शन-महोत्सवः
prāptaṃ vīkṣya hṛṣīkeśaṃ loka-pālaḥ saparyayā mahatyā pūjayitvāha tad-darśana-mahotsavaḥ
Seeing that Hṛṣīkeśa had arrived, the guardian of the world, for whom the sight of him was a great festival, worshipped him with elaborate homage and spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.5
श्री-वरुण उवाच अद्य मे निभृतो देहो ऽद्यैवार्थो ऽधिगतः प्रभो त्वत्-पाद-भाजो भगवन्न् अवापुः पारम् अध्वनः
śrī-varuṇa uvāca adya me nibhṛto deho 'dyaivārtho 'dhigataḥ prabho tvat-pāda-bhājo bhagavann avāpuḥ pāram adhvanaḥ
Śrī Varuṇa said: Today my body has (borne) fruit, today itself my purpose is attained, O Lord; those who share in your feet, O Blessed One, have reached the end of the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 28.6
नमस् तुभ्यं भगवते ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने न यत्र श्रूयते माया लोक-सृष्टि-विकल्पना
namas tubhyaṃ bhagavate brahmaṇe paramātmane na yatra śrūyate māyā loka-sṛṣṭi-vikalpanā
Homage to you, the Blessed One, the Absolute, the Supreme Self, in whom no māyā, that fashioning of world-creation, is heard of.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.7
अजानता मामकेन मूढेनाकार्य-वेदिना आनीतो ऽयं तव पिता तद् भवान् क्षन्तुम् अर्हति
ajānatā māmakena mūḍhenākārya-vedinā ānīto 'yaṃ tava pitā tad bhavān kṣantum arhati
By a man of mine, ignorant, foolish, not knowing what should not be done, this father of yours was brought (here); therefore you should forgive (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.8
ममाप्य् अनुग्रहं कृष्ण कर्तुम् अर्हस्य् अशेष-दृक् गोविन्द नीयताम् एष पिता ते पितृ-वत्सल
mamāpy anugrahaṃ kṛṣṇa kartum arhasy aśeṣa-dṛk govinda nīyatām eṣa pitā te pitṛ-vatsala
You should show favour to me too, Kṛṣṇa, O you of unlimited sight; O Govinda, let this father of yours be led away, O you who are fond of your father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.9
श्री-शुक उवाच एवं प्रसादितः कृष्णो भगवान् ईश्वरेश्वरः आदायागात् स्व-पितरं बन्धूनां चावहन् मुदम्
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ prasāditaḥ kṛṣṇo bhagavān īśvareśvaraḥ ādāyāgāt sva-pitaraṃ bandhūnāṃ cāvahan mudam
Śrī Śuka said: Thus propitiated, Kṛṣṇa, the Blessed One, the Lord of lords, took his own father and went (back), bringing joy to his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.10
नन्दस् त्व् अतीन्द्रियं दृष्ट्वा लोक-पाल-महोदयम् कृष्णे च सन्नतिं तेषां ज्ञातिभ्यो विस्मितो ऽब्रवीत्
nandas tv atīndriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā loka-pāla-mahodayam kṛṣṇe ca sannatiṃ teṣāṃ jñātibhyo vismito 'bravīt
But Nanda, having seen the great splendour of the world-guardian, beyond the senses, and their deference to Kṛṣṇa, astonished, spoke to his relatives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.11
ते चौत्सुक्य-धियो राजन् मत्वा गोपास् तम् ईश्वरम् अपि नः स्व-गतिं सूक्ष्माम् उपाधास्यद् अधीश्वरः
te cautsukya-dhiyo rājan matvā gopās tam īśvaram api naḥ sva-gatiṃ sūkṣmām upādhāsyad adhīśvaraḥ
And they, the cowherds, O King, their minds full of eagerness, thinking him to be the Lord, (said:) "Will the supreme Lord grant us too his own subtle destination?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.12
इति स्वानां स भगवान् विज्ञायाखिल-दृक् स्वयम् सङ्कल्प-सिद्धये तेषां कृपयैतद् अचिन्तयत्
iti svānāṃ sa bhagavān vijñāyākhila-dṛk svayam saṅkalpa-siddhaye teṣāṃ kṛpayaitad acintayat
Knowing this of his own people, he, the Blessed One, himself the all-seeing, out of compassion thought of this, for the fulfilment of their resolve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.13
जनो वै लोक एतस्मिन्न् अविद्या-काम-कर्मभिः उच्चावचासु गतिषु न वेद स्वां गतिं भ्रमन्
jano vai loka etasminn avidyā-kāma-karmabhiḥ uccāvacāsu gatiṣu na veda svāṃ gatiṃ bhraman
Indeed a person in this world, (driven) by ignorance, desire and actions, wandering among high and low destinations, does not know his own destination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.14
इति सञ्चिन्त्य भगवान् महा-कारुणिको हरिः दर्शयाम् आस लोकं स्वं गोपानां तमसः परम्
iti sañcintya bhagavān mahā-kāruṇiko hariḥ darśayām āsa lokaṃ svaṃ gopānāṃ tamasaḥ param
Having thus reflected, the Blessed One, Hari, greatly compassionate, showed to the cowherds his own realm, which is beyond darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.15
सत्यं ज्ञानम् अनन्तं यद् ब्रह्म-ज्योतिः सनातनम् यद् धि पश्यन्ति मुनयो गुणापाये समाहिताः
satyaṃ jñānam anantaṃ yad brahma-jyotiḥ sanātanam yad dhi paśyanti munayo guṇāpāye samāhitāḥ
(That realm) which is real, knowledge, endless—the eternal light of Brahman—which indeed the sages behold, concentrated, when the guṇas have ceased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.16
ते तु ब्रह्म-ह्रदम् नीता मग्नाः कृष्णेन चोद्धृताः ददृशुर् ब्रह्मणो लोकं यत्राक्रूरो ऽध्यगात् पुरा
te tu brahma-hradam nītā magnāḥ kṛṣṇena coddhṛtāḥ dadṛśur brahmaṇo lokaṃ yatrākrūro 'dhyagāt purā
But they, led to the Brahmā-pool, and immersed and lifted out by Kṛṣṇa, saw the realm of Brahman, where Akrūra had gone before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 28.17
नन्दादयस् तु तं दृष्ट्वा परमानन्द-निवृताः कृष्णं च तत्र च्छन्दोभिः स्तूयमानं सु-विस्मिताः
nandādayas tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramānanda-nivṛtāḥ kṛṣṇaṃ ca tatra cchandobhiḥ stūyamānaṃ su-vismitāḥ
Nanda and the others, however, seeing it, were overwhelmed with supreme bliss, and (seeing) Kṛṣṇa there being praised by the Vedic hymns, were greatly amazed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition