Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 29
SB 10 29.1
श्री-बादरायणिर् उवाच भगवान् अपि ता रातृईः शारदोत्फुल्ल-मल्लिकाः वीक्ष्य रन्तुं मनश् चक्रे योग-मायाम् उपाश्रितः
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca bhagavān api tā rātṛīḥ śāradotphulla-mallikāḥ vīkṣya rantuṃ manaś cakre yoga-māyām upāśritaḥ
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: The Blessed One too, seeing those nights with the jasmines opened in autumn, set his mind on love-play, having recourse to his yoga-māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.2
तदोडुराजः ककुभः करैर् मुखं प्राच्या विलिम्पन्न् अरुणेन शन्तमैः स चर्षणीनाम् उदगाच् छुचो मृजन् प्रियः प्रियाया इव दीर्घ-दर्शनः
tadoḍurājaḥ kakubhaḥ karair mukhaṃ prācyā vilimpann aruṇena śantamaiḥ sa carṣaṇīnām udagāc chuco mṛjan priyaḥ priyāyā iva dīrgha-darśanaḥ
Then the king of stars (the moon), smearing the face of the eastern quarter with reddish rays, rose, wiping away with his most soothing rays the sorrows of men, like a lover long looked-for by his beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.3
दृष्ट्वा कुमुद्वन्तम् अखण्ड-मण्डलं रमाननाभं नव-कुङ्कुमारुणम् अम्प्;वनं च तत्-कोमल-गोभी रञ्जितं जगौ कलं वाम-दृशां मनोहरम्
dṛṣṭvā kumudvantam akhaṇḍa-maṇḍalaṃ ramānanābhaṃ nava-kuṅkumāruṇam vanaṃ ca tat-komala-gobhī rañjitaṃ jagau kalaṃ vāma-dṛśāṃ manoharam
Seeing (the moon), the friend of the night-lilies, with its disc unbroken, glowing like the face of Ramā, red as fresh saffron, and the forest reddened by its tender rays, he sang sweetly, captivating the minds of the lovely-eyed women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 29.4
निशम्य गीतां तद् अनङ्ग-वर्धनं व्रज-स्त्रियः कृष्ण-गृहीत-मानसाः आजग्मुर् अन्योन्यम् अलक्षितोद्यमाः स यत्र कान्तो जव-लोल-कुण्डलाः
niśamya gītāṃ tad anaṅga-vardhanaṃ vraja-striyaḥ kṛṣṇa-gṛhīta-mānasāḥ ājagmur anyonyam alakṣitodyamāḥ sa yatra kānto java-lola-kuṇḍalāḥ
Hearing that song, which increased (the power of) the bodiless one (Kāma), the women of Vraja, their minds seized by Kṛṣṇa, came—each unnoticed by the others in her setting out—to where the beloved was, their earrings swinging with their haste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.5
दुहन्त्यो ऽभिययुः काश्चिद् दोहं हित्वा समुत्सुकाः पयो ऽधिश्रित्य संयावम् अनुद्वास्यापरा ययुः
duhantyo 'bhiyayuḥ kāścid dohaṃ hitvā samutsukāḥ payo 'dhiśritya saṃyāvam anudvāsyāparā yayuḥ
Some who were milking went off, abandoning the milking in their great eagerness; others, having set the milk on (the fire), went without taking the cooked food off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.6
परिवेषयन्त्यस् तद् धित्वा पाययन्त्यः शिशून् पयः शुश्रूषन्त्यः पतीन् काश्चिद् अश्नन्त्यो ऽपास्य भोजनम्
pariveṣayantyas tad dhitvā pāyayantyaḥ śiśūn payaḥ śuśrūṣantyaḥ patīn kāścid aśnantyo 'pāsya bhojanam
Some, while serving (food), left it; some while giving milk to their children to drink; some while attending on their husbands; some while eating, setting aside their meal (went).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.7
लिम्पन्त्यः प्रमृजन्त्यो ऽन्या अञ्जन्त्यः काश्च लोचने व्यत्यस्त-वस्त्राभरणाः काश्चित् कृष्णान्तिकं ययुः
limpantyaḥ pramṛjantyo 'nyā añjantyaḥ kāśca locane vyatyasta-vastrābharaṇāḥ kāścit kṛṣṇāntikaṃ yayuḥ
Some while anointing themselves, others while wiping (themselves), some while painting their eyes, some with their clothes and ornaments in disarray, went into Kṛṣṇa's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.8
ता वार्यमाणाः पतिभिः पितृभिर् भ्रातृ-बन्धुभिः गोविन्दापहृतात्मानो न न्यवर्तन्त मोहिताः
tā vāryamāṇāḥ patibhiḥ pitṛbhir bhrātṛ-bandhubhiḥ govindāpahṛtātmāno na nyavartanta mohitāḥ
Though restrained by their husbands, fathers, brothers and kinsmen, they did not turn back, for Govinda had stolen their selves away and they were bewildered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.9
अन्तर्-गृह-गताः काश्चिद् गोप्यो ऽलब्ध-विनिर्गमाः कृष्णं तद्-भावना-युक्ता दध्युर् मीलित-लोचनाः
antar-gṛha-gatāḥ kāścid gopyo 'labdha-vinirgamāḥ kṛṣṇaṃ tad-bhāvanā-yuktā dadhyur mīlita-locanāḥ
Some of the gopīs, who were inside their houses and got no chance to slip out, joined themselves to the thought of Kṛṣṇa and meditated on him with their eyes closed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.10
दुःसह-प्रेष्ठ-विरह- तीव्र-ताप-धुताशुभाः ध्यान-प्राप्ताच्युताश्लेष- निर्वृत्या क्षीण-मङ्गलाः
duḥsaha-preṣṭha-viraha- tīvra-tāpa-dhutāśubhāḥ dhyāna-prāptācyutāśleṣa- nirvṛtyā kṣīṇa-maṅgalāḥ
Their impurities were shaken off by the fierce burning of unbearable separation from the beloved, and their (stock of) merit was worn away by the bliss of embracing Acyuta attained in meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.11
तम् एव परमात्मानं जार-बुद्ध्यापि सङ्गताः जहुर् गुण-मयं देहं सद्यः प्रक्षीण-बन्धनाः
tam eva paramātmānaṃ jāra-buddhyāpi saṅgatāḥ jahur guṇa-mayaṃ dehaṃ sadyaḥ prakṣīṇa-bandhanāḥ
Having united with him, that very Supreme Self, even with the notion that he was a paramour, they cast off the body made of the modes, their bonds instantly destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.12
श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच कृष्णं विदुः परं कान्तं न तु ब्रह्मतया मुने गुण-प्रवाहोपरमस् तासां गुण-धियां कथम्
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca kṛṣṇaṃ viduḥ paraṃ kāntaṃ na tu brahmatayā mune guṇa-pravāhoparamas tāsāṃ guṇa-dhiyāṃ katham
Śrī Parīkṣit said: They knew Kṛṣṇa (only) as their supreme lover, not as Brahman, O sage. How then, for those women whose minds were fixed on the modes, did the flood of the modes come to an end?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.13
श्री-शुक उवाच उक्तं पुरस्ताद् एतत् ते चैद्यः सिद्धिं यथा गतः द्विषन्न् अपि हृषीकेशं किम् उताधोक्षज-प्रियाः
śrī-śuka uvāca uktaṃ purastād etat te caidyaḥ siddhiṃ yathā gataḥ dviṣann api hṛṣīkeśaṃ kim utādhokṣaja-priyāḥ
Śrī Śuka said: This was told to you before—how the son of Cedi attained perfection though he hated Hṛṣīkeśa. How much more then those who are dear to the Lord beyond the senses?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.14
नृणां निःश्रेयसार्थाय व्यक्तिर् भगवतो नृप अव्ययस्याप्रमेयस्य निर्गुणस्य गुणात्मनः
nṛṇāṃ niḥśreyasārthāya vyaktir bhagavato nṛpa avyayasyāprameyasya nirguṇasya guṇātmanaḥ
O king, the manifestation of the Lord—the imperishable, the immeasurable, the one without the modes yet the soul of the modes—is for the sake of the highest good of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.15
कामं क्रोधं भयं स्नेहम् ऐक्यं सौहृदम् एव च नित्यं हरौ विदधतो यान्ति तन्-मयतां हि ते
kāmaṃ krodhaṃ bhayaṃ sneham aikyaṃ sauhṛdam eva ca nityaṃ harau vidadhato yānti tan-mayatāṃ hi te
Those who continually direct desire, anger, fear, affection, a sense of oneness, or friendship toward Hari indeed come to be absorbed in him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.16
न चैवं विस्मयः कार्यो भवता भगवत्य् अजे योगेश्वरेश्वरे कृष्णे यत एतद् विमुच्यते
na caivaṃ vismayaḥ kāryo bhavatā bhagavaty aje yogeśvareśvare kṛṣṇe yata etad vimucyate
And you should feel no such astonishment concerning the unborn Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of the masters of yoga, by whom this (world) is released (from bondage).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.17
ता दृष्ट्वान्तिकम् आयाता भगवान् व्रज-योषितः अवदद् वदतां श्रेष्ठो वाचः पेशैर् विमोहयन्
tā dṛṣṭvāntikam āyātā bhagavān vraja-yoṣitaḥ avadad vadatāṃ śreṣṭho vācaḥ peśair vimohayan
Seeing the women of Vraja who had come near, the Lord, best of speakers, addressed them, bewildering them with the artful turns of his words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.18
श्री-भगवान् उवाच स्वागतं वो महा-भागाः प्रियं किं करवाणि वः व्रजस्यानामयं कच्चिद् ब्रूतागमन-कारणम्
śrī-bhagavān uvāca svāgataṃ vo mahā-bhāgāḥ priyaṃ kiṃ karavāṇi vaḥ vrajasyānāmayaṃ kaccid brūtāgamana-kāraṇam
The Lord said: Welcome to you, greatly fortunate ones! What can I do that would please you? Is all well with Vraja? Tell (me) the reason for your coming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.19
रजन्य् एषा घोर-रूपा घोर-सत्त्व-निषेविता प्रतियात व्रजं नेह स्थेयं स्त्रीभिः सु-मध्यमाः
rajany eṣā ghora-rūpā ghora-sattva-niṣevitā pratiyāta vrajaṃ neha stheyaṃ strībhiḥ su-madhyamāḥ
This night is of dreadful aspect, haunted by dreadful creatures. Go back to Vraja; women should not stay here, O slender-waisted ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.20
मातरः पितरः पुत्रा भ्रातरः पतयश् च वः विचिन्वन्ति ह्य् अपश्यन्तो मा कृढ्वं बन्धु-साध्वसम्
mātaraḥ pitaraḥ putrā bhrātaraḥ patayaś ca vaḥ vicinvanti hy apaśyanto mā kṛḍhvaṃ bandhu-sādhvasam
Your mothers, fathers, sons, brothers and husbands, not seeing you, are surely searching for you. Do not cause your relatives such alarm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.21
दृष्टं वनं कुसुमितं राकेश-कर-रञ्जितम् यमुनानिल-लीलैजत् तरु-पल्लव-शोभितम्
dṛṣṭaṃ vanaṃ kusumitaṃ rākeśa-kara-rañjitam yamunānila-līlaijat taru-pallava-śobhitam
You have seen the forest in flower, tinted by the rays of the lord of the full moon, and made lovely by the tree-leaves trembling in the play of the breeze from the Yamunā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.22
तद् यात मा चिरं गोष्ठं शुश्रूषध्वं पतीन् सतीः क्रन्दन्ति वत्सा बालाश् च तान् पाययत दुह्यत
tad yāta mā ciraṃ goṣṭhaṃ śuśrūṣadhvaṃ patīn satīḥ krandanti vatsā bālāś ca tān pāyayata duhyata
So go back to the cow-village without delay; serve your husbands, you chaste women. The calves and the children are crying: give them milk, do the milking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.23
अथ वा मद्-अभिस्नेहाद् भवत्यो यन्त्रिताशयाः आगता ह्य् उपपन्नं वः प्रीयन्ते मयि जन्तवः
atha vā mad-abhisnehād bhavatyo yantritāśayāḥ āgatā hy upapannaṃ vaḥ prīyante mayi jantavaḥ
Or else, if you ladies have come with your hearts bound by love for me—that is fitting on your part, for living beings do feel affection for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.24
भर्तुः शुश्रूषणं स्त्रीणां परो धर्मो ह्य् अमायया तद्-बन्धूनां च कल्याणः प्रजानां चानुपोषणम्
bhartuḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ strīṇāṃ paro dharmo hy amāyayā tad-bandhūnāṃ ca kalyāṇaḥ prajānāṃ cānupoṣaṇam
Serving one's husband without deceit is the highest duty of women, and (so is) kindness to his relatives and the nurturing of one's children.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.25
दुःशीलो दुर्भगो वृद्धो जडो रोग्य् अधनो ऽपि वा पतिः स्त्रीभिर् न हातव्यो लोकेप्सुभिर् अपातकी
duḥśīlo durbhago vṛddho jaḍo rogy adhano 'pi vā patiḥ strībhir na hātavyo lokepsubhir apātakī
Even if he is ill-natured, luckless, old, dull, sick or poor, a husband who is not a great sinner must not be abandoned by women who desire the (higher) worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.26
अस्वर्ग्यम् अयशस्यं च फल्गु कृच्छ्रं भयावहम् जुगुप्सितं च सर्वत्र ह्य् औपपत्यं कुल-स्त्रियः
asvargyam ayaśasyaṃ ca phalgu kṛcchraṃ bhayāvaham jugupsitaṃ ca sarvatra hy aupapatyaṃ kula-striyaḥ
For a woman of good family, adultery brings no heaven, no fame; it is trifling, painful, fearful, and everywhere despised.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.27
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 meditation, from repeated glorification—not so much from close proximity. Therefore go back home from here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.28
श्री-शुक उवाच इति विप्रियम् आकर्ण्य गोप्यो गोविन्द-भाषितम् विषण्णा भग्न-सङ्कल्पाश् चिन्ताम् आपुर् दुरत्ययाम्
śrī-śuka uvāca iti vipriyam ākarṇya gopyo govinda-bhāṣitam viṣaṇṇā bhagna-saṅkalpāś cintām āpur duratyayām
Śrī Śuka said: Hearing this unwelcome speech of Govinda's, the gopīs, dejected and their hopes shattered, fell into an anxiety hard to overcome.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.29
कृत्वा मुखान्य् अव शुचः श्वसनेन शुष्यद् बिम्बाधराणि चरणेन भुवः लिखन्त्यः अम्प्;अस्रैर् उपात्त-मसिभिः कुच-कुङ्कुमानि तस्थुर् मृजन्त्य उरु-दुःख-भराः स्म तूष्णीम्
kṛtvā mukhāny ava śucaḥ śvasanena śuṣyad bimbādharāṇi caraṇena bhuvaḥ likhantyaḥ asrair upātta-masibhiḥ kuca-kuṅkumāni tasthur mṛjantya uru-duḥkha-bharāḥ sma tūṣṇīm
With their faces cast down in grief, their bimba-red lips drying from their sighing, scratching the ground with their toes, wiping away with their tears—which took up the kohl (from their eyes)—the kuṅkuma on their breasts, they stood silent, bearing a great burden of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.30
प्रेष्ठं प्रियेतरम् इव प्रतिभाषमाणं कृष्णं तद्-अर्थ-विनिवर्तित-सर्व-कामाः प्रेष्ठं प्रियेतरम् इव प्रतिभाषमाणं कृष्णं तद्-अर्थ-विनिवर्तित-सर्व-कामाः नेत्रे विमृज्य रुदितोपहते स्म किञ्चित् संरम्भ-गद्गद-गिरो ऽब्रुवतानुरक्ताः
preṣṭhaṃ priyetaram iva pratibhāṣamāṇaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tad-artha-vinivartita-sarva-kāmāḥ preṣṭhaṃ priyetaram iva pratibhāṣamāṇaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tad-artha-vinivartita-sarva-kāmāḥ netre vimṛjya ruditopahate sma kiñcit saṃrambha-gadgada-giro 'bruvatānuraktāḥ
To Kṛṣṇa, their dearest, who was answering them as though he were someone other than dear, they—having turned back all their desires for his sake—wiping their eyes that were red from weeping, spoke somewhat, their voices choked with agitation, being in love (with him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.31
श्री-गोप्य ऊचुः मैवं विभो ऽर्हति भवान् गदितुं नृ-शंसं सन्त्यज्य सर्व-विषयांस् तव पाद-मूलम् मैवं विभो ऽर्हति भवान् गदितुं नृ-शंसं सन्त्यज्य सर्व-विषयांस् तव पाद-मूलम् भक्ता भजस्व दुरवग्रह मा त्यजास्मान् देवो यथादि-पुरुषो भजते मुमुक्षून्
śrī-gopya ūcuḥ maivaṃ vibho 'rhati bhavān gadituṃ nṛ-śaṃsaṃ santyajya sarva-viṣayāṃs tava pāda-mūlam maivaṃ vibho 'rhati bhavān gadituṃ nṛ-śaṃsaṃ santyajya sarva-viṣayāṃs tava pāda-mūlam bhaktā bhajasva duravagraha mā tyajāsmān devo yathādi-puruṣo bhajate mumukṣūn
The gopīs said: O all-pervading one, you ought not to speak so cruelly. Having renounced all objects (of enjoyment), we have resorted to the soles of your feet and are devoted (to you); love us in return, O stubborn one, do not abandon us—as the primeval divine Person favours those who seek liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.32
यत् पत्य्-अपत्य-सुहृदाम् अनुवृत्तिर् अङ्ग स्त्रीणां स्व-धर्म इति धर्म-विदा त्वयोक्तम् यत् पत्य्-अपत्य-सुहृदाम् अनुवृत्तिर् अङ्ग स्त्रीणां स्व-धर्म इति धर्म-विदा त्वयोक्तम् अस्त्व् एवम् एतद् उपदेश-पदे त्वयीशे प्रेष्ठो भवांस् तनु-भृतां किल बन्धुर् आत्मा
yat paty-apatya-suhṛdām anuvṛttir aṅga strīṇāṃ sva-dharma iti dharma-vidā tvayoktam yat paty-apatya-suhṛdām anuvṛttir aṅga strīṇāṃ sva-dharma iti dharma-vidā tvayoktam astv evam etad upadeśa-pade tvayīśe preṣṭho bhavāṃs tanu-bhṛtāṃ kila bandhur ātmā
That which you, knower of dharma, have said—that the following of husbands, children and relatives is women's own duty—let it be so, dear one; but let this instruction apply to you, the Lord, for you are the dearest of embodied beings, indeed their kinsman and very self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.33
कुर्वन्ति हि त्वयि रतिं कुशलाः स्व आत्मन् नित्य-प्रिये पति-सुतादिभिर् आर्ति-दैः किम् कुर्वन्ति हि त्वयि रतिं कुशलाः स्व आत्मन् नित्य-प्रिये पति-सुतादिभिर् आर्ति-दैः किम् तन् नः प्रसीद परमेश्वर मा स्म छिन्द्या आशां धृतां त्वयि चिराद् अरविन्द-नेत्र
kurvanti hi tvayi ratiṃ kuśalāḥ sva ātman nitya-priye pati-sutādibhir ārti-daiḥ kim kurvanti hi tvayi ratiṃ kuśalāḥ sva ātman nitya-priye pati-sutādibhir ārti-daiḥ kim tan naḥ prasīda parameśvara mā sma chindyā āśāṃ dhṛtāṃ tvayi cirād aravinda-netra
For the wise direct their love to you, the very Self, ever dear; what use are husbands, sons and the rest, who only give pain? Therefore be gracious to us, supreme Lord; do not cut off the hope long held in you, O lotus-eyed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.34
चित्तं सुखेन भवतापहृतं गृहेषु यन् निर्विशत्य् उत कराव् अपि गृह्य-कृत्ये चित्तं सुखेन भवतापहृतं गृहेषु यन् निर्विशत्य् उत कराव् अपि गृह्य-कृत्ये पादौ पदं न चलतस् तव पाद-मूलाद् यामः कथं व्रजम् अथो करवाम किं वा
cittaṃ sukhena bhavatāpahṛtaṃ gṛheṣu yan nirviśaty uta karāv api gṛhya-kṛtye cittaṃ sukhena bhavatāpahṛtaṃ gṛheṣu yan nirviśaty uta karāv api gṛhya-kṛtye pādau padaṃ na calatas tava pāda-mūlād yāmaḥ kathaṃ vrajam atho karavāma kiṃ vā
Our minds, which used to be absorbed in household affairs, have been carried off by you with ease, and our hands too (used to be busy) with domestic work; our feet do not move a single step from the soles of your feet—how shall we go to Vraja, and what shall we do (there)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.35
सिञ्चाङ्ग नस् त्वद्-अधरामृत-पूरकेण हासावलोक-कल-गीत-ज-हृच्-छयाग्निम् सिञ्चाङ्ग नस् त्वद्-अधरामृत-पूरकेण हासावलोक-कल-गीत-ज-हृच्-छयाग्निम् नो चेद् वयं विरहजाग्न्य्-उपयुक्त-देहा ध्यानेन याम पदयोः पदवीं सखे ते
siñcāṅga nas tvad-adharāmṛta-pūrakeṇa hāsāvaloka-kala-gīta-ja-hṛc-chayāgnim siñcāṅga nas tvad-adharāmṛta-pūrakeṇa hāsāvaloka-kala-gīta-ja-hṛc-chayāgnim no ced vayaṃ virahajāgny-upayukta-dehā dhyānena yāma padayoḥ padavīṃ sakhe te
Sprinkle, dear one, upon us with the flood of the nectar of your lips the fire of desire in our hearts, born of your smiling glances and your sweet song; if not, we, our bodies consumed by the fire born of separation, shall go by meditation to the place of your feet, O friend.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.36
यर्ह्य् अम्बुजाक्ष तव पाद-तलं रमाया दत्त-क्षणं क्वचिद् अरण्य-जन-प्रियस्य यर्ह्य् अम्बुजाक्ष तव पाद-तलं रमाया दत्त-क्षणं क्वचिद् अरण्य-जन-प्रियस्य अस्प्राक्ष्म तत्-प्रभृति नान्य-समक्षम् अञ्जः स्थातुंस् त्वयाभिरमिता बत पारयामः
yarhy ambujākṣa tava pāda-talaṃ ramāyā datta-kṣaṇaṃ kvacid araṇya-jana-priyasya yarhy ambujākṣa tava pāda-talaṃ ramāyā datta-kṣaṇaṃ kvacid araṇya-jana-priyasya asprākṣma tat-prabhṛti nānya-samakṣam añjaḥ sthātuṃs tvayābhiramitā bata pārayāmaḥ
O lotus-eyed one, since the moment we touched the sole of your foot—which grants a festive instant to Ramā, though you are dear to forest folk—since then, delighted by you, alas, we cannot stand at ease in the presence of anyone else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.37
श्रीर् यत् पदाम्बुज-रजश् चकमे तुलस्या लब्ध्वापि वक्षसि पदं किल भृत्य-जुष्टम् श्रीर् यत् पदाम्बुज-रजश् चकमे तुलस्या लब्ध्वापि वक्षसि पदं किल भृत्य-जुष्टम् यस्याः स्व-वीक्षण उतान्य-सुर-प्रयासस् तद्वद् वयं च तव पाद-रजः प्रपन्नाः
śrīr yat padāmbuja-rajaś cakame tulasyā labdhvāpi vakṣasi padaṃ kila bhṛtya-juṣṭam śrīr yat padāmbuja-rajaś cakame tulasyā labdhvāpi vakṣasi padaṃ kila bhṛtya-juṣṭam yasyāḥ sva-vīkṣaṇa utānya-sura-prayāsas tadvad vayaṃ ca tava pāda-rajaḥ prapannāḥ
Śrī longed for the dust of your lotus feet, together with Tulasī, though she had obtained a place on your chest, a place enjoyed by (your) servants; and for whose glance the other gods strive—like her, we too have taken refuge in the dust of your feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.38
तन् नः प्रसीद वृजिनार्दन ते ऽन्घ्रि-मूलं प्राप्ता विसृज्य वसतीस् त्वद्-उपासनाशाः तन् नः प्रसीद वृजिनार्दन ते ऽन्घ्रि-मूलं प्राप्ता विसृज्य वसतीस् त्वद्-उपासनाशाः त्वत्-सुन्दर-स्मित-निरीक्षण-तीव्र-काम तप्तात्मनां पुरुष-भूषण देहि दास्यम्
tan naḥ prasīda vṛjinārdana te 'nghri-mūlaṃ prāptā visṛjya vasatīs tvad-upāsanāśāḥ tan naḥ prasīda vṛjinārdana te 'nghri-mūlaṃ prāptā visṛjya vasatīs tvad-upāsanāśāḥ tvat-sundara-smita-nirīkṣaṇa-tīvra-kāma taptātmanāṃ puruṣa-bhūṣaṇa dehi dāsyam
So be gracious to us, destroyer of distress; abandoning our homes we have come to the soles of your feet, hoping to serve you. Burning inwardly with fierce desire from seeing your beautiful smile, O ornament of men, grant us servitude.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.39
वीक्ष्यालकावृत-मुखं तव कुण्दल-श्री गण्ड-स्थलाधर-सुधं हसितावलोकम् वीक्ष्यालकावृत-मुखं तव कुण्दल-श्री गण्ड-स्थलाधर-सुधं हसितावलोकम् दत्ताभयं च भुज-दण्ड-युगं विलोक्य वक्षः श्रियैक-रमणं च भवाम दास्यः
vīkṣyālakāvṛta-mukhaṃ tava kuṇdala-śrī gaṇḍa-sthalādhara-sudhaṃ hasitāvalokam vīkṣyālakāvṛta-mukhaṃ tava kuṇdala-śrī gaṇḍa-sthalādhara-sudhaṃ hasitāvalokam dattābhayaṃ ca bhuja-daṇḍa-yugaṃ vilokya vakṣaḥ śriyaika-ramaṇaṃ ca bhavāma dāsyaḥ
Seeing your face framed by curls, with its cheeks lovely with earrings, the nectar of its lips, and its smiling glance; and beholding your two staff-like arms that give fearlessness, and your chest, the sole delight of Śrī—we become your maidservants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.40
का स्त्र्य् अङ्ग ते कल-पदायत-वेणु-गीत- सम्मोहितार्य-चरितान् न चलेत् त्रि-लोक्याम् का स्त्र्य् अङ्ग ते कल-पदायत-वेणु-गीत- सम्मोहितार्य-चरितान् न चलेत् त्रि-लोक्याम् त्रैलोक्य-सौभगम् इदं च निरीक्ष्य रूपं यद् गो-द्विज-द्रुम-मृगाः पुलकान्य् अबिभ्रन्
kā stry aṅga te kala-padāyata-veṇu-gīta- sammohitārya-caritān na calet tri-lokyām kā stry aṅga te kala-padāyata-veṇu-gīta- sammohitārya-caritān na calet tri-lokyām trailokya-saubhagam idaṃ ca nirīkṣya rūpaṃ yad go-dvija-druma-mṛgāḥ pulakāny abibhran
What woman in the three worlds, dear one, would not stray from the conduct of the noble, bewildered by the long sweet notes of your flute-song, and beholding this form, the good fortune of the three worlds—at which cows, birds, trees and deer bore bristling hairs?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.41
व्यक्तं भवान् व्रज-भयार्ति-हरो ऽभिजातो देवो यथादि-पुरुषः सुर-लोक-गोप्ता व्यक्तं भवान् व्रज-भयार्ति-हरो ऽभिजातो देवो यथादि-पुरुषः सुर-लोक-गोप्ता तन् नो निधेहि कर-पङ्कजम् आर्त-बन्धो तप्त-स्तनेषु च शिरःसु च किङ्करीणाम्
vyaktaṃ bhavān vraja-bhayārti-haro 'bhijāto devo yathādi-puruṣaḥ sura-loka-goptā vyaktaṃ bhavān vraja-bhayārti-haro 'bhijāto devo yathādi-puruṣaḥ sura-loka-goptā tan no nidhehi kara-paṅkajam ārta-bandho tapta-staneṣu ca śiraḥsu ca kiṅkarīṇām
Clearly you have been born to remove the fear and distress of Vraja, as the primeval divine Person is protector of the world of the gods. So place your lotus hand, O friend of the afflicted, on the burning breasts and on the heads of (these) maidservants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.42
श्री-शुक उवाच इति विक्लवितं तासां श्रुत्वा योगेश्वरेश्वरः प्रहस्य स-दयं गोपीर् आत्मारामो ऽप्य् अरीरमत्
śrī-śuka uvāca iti viklavitaṃ tāsāṃ śrutvā yogeśvareśvaraḥ prahasya sa-dayaṃ gopīr ātmārāmo 'py arīramat
Śrī Śuka said: Hearing this distressed speech of theirs, the Lord of the masters of yoga laughed and, compassionately, gave delight to the gopīs, though he takes his pleasure in himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.43
ताभिः समेताभिर् उदार-चेष्टितः प्रियेक्षणोत्फुल्ल-मुखीभिर् अच्युतः उदार-हास-द्विज-कुन्द-दीधतिर् व्यरोचतैणाङ्क इवोडुभिर् वृतः
tābhiḥ sametābhir udāra-ceṣṭitaḥ priyekṣaṇotphulla-mukhībhir acyutaḥ udāra-hāsa-dvija-kunda-dīdhatir vyarocataiṇāṅka ivoḍubhir vṛtaḥ
Among them gathered together, the infallible one of generous deeds—their faces blooming with loving glances—his teeth gleaming like jasmine in his broad smile, shone like the moon surrounded by stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.44
उपगीयमान उद्गायन् वनिता-शत-यूथपः मालां बिभ्रद् वैजयन्तीं व्यचरन् मण्डयन् वनम्
upagīyamāna udgāyan vanitā-śata-yūthapaḥ mālāṃ bibhrad vaijayantīṃ vyacaran maṇḍayan vanam
Being sung to and singing aloud, the leader of a troop of a hundred women, wearing a vaijayantī garland, he roamed about, adorning the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.45
नद्याः पुलिनम् आविश्य गोपीभिर् हिम-वालुकम् जुष्टं तत्-तरलानन्दि कुमुदामोद-वायुना
nadyāḥ pulinam āviśya gopībhir hima-vālukam juṣṭaṃ tat-taralānandi kumudāmoda-vāyunā
Going with the gopīs to the river's bank, with its cool sand, served by the breeze that carried the fragrance of lotuses and delighted in the rippling of its waters,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.46
बाहु-प्रसार-परिरम्भ-करालकोरु नीवी-स्तनालभन-नर्म-नखाग्र-पातैः क्ष्वेल्यावलोक-हसितैर् व्रज-सुन्दरीणाम् उत्तम्भयन् रति-पतिं रमयां चकार
bāhu-prasāra-parirambha-karālakoru nīvī-stanālabhana-narma-nakhāgra-pātaiḥ kṣvelyāvaloka-hasitair vraja-sundarīṇām uttambhayan rati-patiṃ ramayāṃ cakāra
By stretching out his arms, embracing, and touching their hands, hair, thighs, waistbands and breasts, by playful scratches with the tips of his nails, by teasing, glances and laughter, he aroused the god of love in the beauties of Vraja and gave them delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.47
एवं भगवतः कृष्णाल् लब्ध-माना महात्मनः आत्मानं मेनिरे स्त्रीणां मानिन्यो ह्य् अधिकं भुवि
evaṃ bhagavataḥ kṛṣṇāl labdha-mānā mahātmanaḥ ātmānaṃ menire strīṇāṃ māninyo hy adhikaṃ bhuvi
Thus having received honour from Kṛṣṇa, the great-souled Lord, they grew proud and thought themselves superior to (all) the women on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 29.48
तासां तत्-सौभग-मदं वीक्ष्य मानं च केशवः प्रशमाय प्रसादाय तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
tāsāṃ tat-saubhaga-madaṃ vīkṣya mānaṃ ca keśavaḥ praśamāya prasādāya tatraivāntaradhīyata
Seeing their pride in that good fortune, and their conceit, Keśava, in order to quell it and to show favor, vanished right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition