Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 36
SB 10 36.1
श्री बादरायणिर् उवाच अथ तर्ह्य् आगतो गोष्ठम् अरिष्टो वृषभासुरः महीम् महा-ककुत्-कायः कम्पयन् खुर-विक्षताम्
śrī bādarāyaṇir uvāca atha tarhy āgato goṣṭham ariṣṭo vṛṣabhāsuraḥ mahīm mahā-kakut-kāyaḥ kampayan khura-vikṣatām
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Then, at that time, there came to the cow-settlement Ariṣṭa, the bull-demon, with a huge humped body, making the earth—gashed by his hooves—tremble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.2
रम्भमाणः खरतरं पदा च विलिखन् महीम् उद्यम्य पुच्छं वप्राणि विषाणाग्रेण चोद्धरन् किञ्चित् किञ्चिच् छकृन् मुञ्चन् मूत्रयन् स्तब्ध-लोचनः
rambhamāṇaḥ kharataraṃ padā ca vilikhan mahīm udyamya pucchaṃ vaprāṇi viṣāṇāgreṇa coddharan kiñcit kiñcic chakṛn muñcan mūtrayan stabdha-locanaḥ
Bellowing very harshly, scratching the earth with his hoof, lifting his tail, and tearing up the embankments with the tips of his horns, dropping a little dung here and there, urinating, his eyes fixed in a stare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.3
यस्य निर्ह्रादितेनाङ्ग निष्ठुरेण गवां नृणाम् पतन्त्य् अकालतो गर्भाः स्रवन्ति स्म भयेन वै
yasya nirhrāditenāṅga niṣṭhureṇa gavāṃ nṛṇām patanty akālato garbhāḥ sravanti sma bhayena vai
By whose harsh bellowing, dear one, the embryos of cows and of men fell untimely and were miscarried out of fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.4
निर्विशन्ति घना यस्य ककुद्य् अचल-शङ्कया तं तीक्ष्ण-शृङ्गम् उद्वीक्ष्य गोप्यो गोपाश् च तत्रसुः
nirviśanti ghanā yasya kakudy acala-śaṅkayā taṃ tīkṣṇa-śṛṅgam udvīkṣya gopyo gopāś ca tatrasuḥ
Into whose hump the clouds would enter, taking it for a mountain—seeing him with his sharp horns, the cowherd women and the cowherds were terrified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.5
पशवो दुद्रुवुर् भीता राजन् सन्त्यज्य गो-कुलम् कृष्ण कृष्णेति ते सर्वे गोविन्दं शरणं ययुः
paśavo dudruvur bhītā rājan santyajya go-kulam kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti te sarve govindaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ
The animals, frightened, ran off, O King, abandoning the cow-settlement, and they all went to Govinda for refuge, (crying) "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.6
भगवान् अपि तद् वीक्ष्य गो-कुलं भय-विद्रुतम् मा भैष्टेति गिराश्वास्य वृषासुरम् उपाह्वयत्
bhagavān api tad vīkṣya go-kulaṃ bhaya-vidrutam mā bhaiṣṭeti girāśvāsya vṛṣāsuram upāhvayat
And the Lord, seeing that cow-settlement scattered in fear, reassured (them) with the words "Do not be afraid," and called out to the bull-demon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.7
गोपालैः पशुभिर् मन्द त्रासितैः किम् असत्तम मयि शास्तरि दुष्टानां त्वद्-विधानां दुरात्मनाम्
gopālaiḥ paśubhir manda trāsitaiḥ kim asattama mayi śāstari duṣṭānāṃ tvad-vidhānāṃ durātmanām
"What (is the point) of these cowherds and animals being terrified, you fool, you lowest of the base, when I am here as the chastiser of the wicked and evil-souled ones of your kind?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.8
इत्य् आस्फोत्याच्युतो ऽरिष्टं तल-शब्देन कोपयन् सख्युर् अंसे भुजाभोगं प्रसार्यावस्थितो हरिः
ity āsphotyācyuto 'riṣṭaṃ tala-śabdena kopayan sakhyur aṃse bhujābhogaṃ prasāryāvasthito hariḥ
Saying this, the Infallible One, provoking Ariṣṭa with the slapping sound (of his palm on his arm), stood there as Hari, stretching out his coil-like arm on his friend's shoulder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.9
सो ऽप्य् एवं कोपितो ऽरिष्टः खुरेणावनिम् उल्लिखन् उद्यत्-पुच्छ-भ्रमन्-मेघः क्रुद्धः कृष्णम् उपाद्रवत्
so 'py evaṃ kopito 'riṣṭaḥ khureṇāvanim ullikhan udyat-puccha-bhraman-meghaḥ kruddhaḥ kṛṣṇam upādravat
And he, Ariṣṭa, thus enraged, gouging the ground with his hoof, the clouds whirling about his raised tail, furiously charged at Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.10
अग्र-न्यस्त-विषाणाग्रः स्तब्धासृग्-लोचनो ऽच्युतम् कटाक्षिप्याद्रवत् तूर्णम् इन्द्र-मुक्तो ऽशनिर् यथा
agra-nyasta-viṣāṇāgraḥ stabdhāsṛg-locano 'cyutam kaṭākṣipyādravat tūrṇam indra-mukto 'śanir yathā
With the tips of his horns lowered forward, his eyes fixed and bloodshot, glaring sidelong at the Infallible One, he charged swiftly, like a thunderbolt hurled by Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.11
गृहीत्वा शृङ्गयोस् तं वा अष्टादश पदानि सः प्रत्यपोवाह भगवान् गजः प्रति-गजं यथा
gṛhītvā śṛṅgayos taṃ vā aṣṭādaśa padāni saḥ pratyapovāha bhagavān gajaḥ prati-gajaṃ yathā
But the Lord, seizing him by the horns, drove him back eighteen paces, as an elephant does a rival elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.12
सो ऽपविद्धो भगवता पुनर् उत्थाय सत्वरम् आपतत् स्विन्न-सर्वाङ्गो निःश्वसन् क्रोध-मूर्च्छितः
so 'paviddho bhagavatā punar utthāya satvaram āpatat svinna-sarvāṅgo niḥśvasan krodha-mūrcchitaḥ
Flung back by the Lord, he rose again quickly and rushed on, his whole body sweating, panting, stupefied with rage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.13
तम् आपतन्तं स निगृह्य शृङ्गयोः पदा समाक्रम्य निपात्य भू-तले निष्पीडयाम् आस यथार्द्रम् अम्बरं कृत्वा विषाणेन जघान सो ऽपतत्
tam āpatantaṃ sa nigṛhya śṛṅgayoḥ padā samākramya nipātya bhū-tale niṣpīḍayām āsa yathārdram ambaraṃ kṛtvā viṣāṇena jaghāna so 'patat
As he charged, (Kṛṣṇa) gripped him by the horns, trod him down with his foot, threw him to the ground and squeezed him as one wrings out a wet garment; and having done so, he struck him with (his own) horn, and he fell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.14
असृग् वमन् मूत्र-शकृत् समुत्सृजन् क्षिपंश् च पादान् अनवस्थितेक्षणः जगाम कृच्छ्रं निरृतेर् अथ क्षयं पुष्पैः किरन्तो हरिम् ईडिरे सुराः
asṛg vaman mūtra-śakṛt samutsṛjan kṣipaṃś ca pādān anavasthitekṣaṇaḥ jagāma kṛcchraṃ nirṛter atha kṣayaṃ puṣpaiḥ kiranto harim īḍire surāḥ
Vomiting blood, discharging urine and dung, flinging out his legs, his eyes rolling unsteadily, he went in agony to the abode of Nirṛti (death); and the gods, showering flowers, praised Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.15
एवं कुकुद्मिनं हत्वा स्तूयमानः द्विजातिभिः विवेश गोष्ठं स-बलो गोपीनां नयनोत्सवः
evaṃ kukudminaṃ hatvā stūyamānaḥ dvijātibhiḥ viveśa goṣṭhaṃ sa-balo gopīnāṃ nayanotsavaḥ
Thus, having killed the humped one, being praised by the twice-born, he entered the cow-settlement with Bala, a festival for the eyes of the cowherd women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.16
अरिष्टे निहते दैत्ये कृष्णेनाद्भुत-कर्मणा कंसायाथाह भगवान् नारदो देव-दर्शनः
ariṣṭe nihate daitye kṛṣṇenādbhuta-karmaṇā kaṃsāyāthāha bhagavān nārado deva-darśanaḥ
When the demon Ariṣṭa had been slain by Kṛṣṇa of wondrous deeds, the lord Nārada, who has the sight of the gods, then spoke to Kaṃsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.17
यशोदायाः सुतां कन्यां देवक्याः कृष्णम् एव च रामं च रोहिणी-पुत्रं वसुदेवेन बिभ्यता न्यस्तौ स्व-मित्रे नन्दे वै याभ्यां ते पुरुषा हताः
yaśodāyāḥ sutāṃ kanyāṃ devakyāḥ kṛṣṇam eva ca rāmaṃ ca rohiṇī-putraṃ vasudevena bibhyatā nyastau sva-mitre nande vai yābhyāṃ te puruṣā hatāḥ
"The girl was Yaśodā's daughter, and Kṛṣṇa indeed was Devakī's; and Rāma, the son of Rohiṇī—both were placed with his own friend Nanda by the frightened Vasudeva; by those two your men were killed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.18
निशम्य तद् भोज-पतिः कोपात् प्रचलितेन्द्रियः निशातम् असिम् आदत्त वसुदेव-जिघांसया
niśamya tad bhoja-patiḥ kopāt pracalitendriyaḥ niśātam asim ādatta vasudeva-jighāṃsayā
Hearing that, the lord of the Bhojas, his senses agitated with rage, took up a sharpened sword, wishing to kill Vasudeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.19
निवारितो नारदेन तत्-सुतौ मृत्युम् आत्मनः ज्ञात्वा लोह-मयैः पाशैर् बबन्ध सह भार्यया
nivārito nāradena tat-sutau mṛtyum ātmanaḥ jñātvā loha-mayaiḥ pāśair babandha saha bhāryayā
Restrained by Nārada, and knowing their two sons to be his own death, he bound (Vasudeva) along with his wife with fetters made of iron.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.20
प्रतियाते तु देवर्षौ कंस आभाष्य केशिनम् प्रेषयाम् आस हन्येतां भवता राम-केशवौ
pratiyāte tu devarṣau kaṃsa ābhāṣya keśinam preṣayām āsa hanyetāṃ bhavatā rāma-keśavau
But when the divine sage had departed, Kaṃsa summoned Keśin and sent him off, (saying,) "Let Rāma and Keśava be killed by you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.21
ततो मुष्टिक-चाणूर शल-तोशलकादिकान् अमात्यान् हस्तिपांश् चैव समाहूयाह भोज-राट्
tato muṣṭika-cāṇūra śala-tośalakādikān amātyān hastipāṃś caiva samāhūyāha bhoja-rāṭ
Then the Bhoja king, having called together Muṣṭika, Cāṇūra, Śala, Tośalaka and the rest, and his ministers and the elephant-keepers as well, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.22
भो भो निशम्यताम् एतद् वीर-चाणूर-मुष्टिकौ नन्द-व्रजे किलासाते सुताव् आनकदुन्दुभेः
bho bho niśamyatām etad vīra-cāṇūra-muṣṭikau nanda-vraje kilāsāte sutāv ānakadundubheḥ
"Ho, ho, heroes Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika, hear this: the two sons of Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva) are said to be dwelling in Nanda's cow-settlement,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.23
राम-कृष्णौ ततो मह्यं मृत्युः किल निदर्शितः भवद्भ्याम् इह सम्प्राप्तौ हन्येतां मल्ल-लीलया
rāma-kṛṣṇau tato mahyaṃ mṛtyuḥ kila nidarśitaḥ bhavadbhyām iha samprāptau hanyetāṃ malla-līlayā
Rāma and Kṛṣṇa; and from them, it is said, my death has been foretold. When they have arrived here, let them be killed by you two in the guise of wrestling play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.24
मञ्चाः क्रियन्तां विविधा मल्ल-रङ्ग-परिश्रिताः पौरा जानपदाः सर्वे पश्यन्तु स्वैर-संयुगम्
mañcāḥ kriyantāṃ vividhā malla-raṅga-pariśritāḥ paurā jānapadāḥ sarve paśyantu svaira-saṃyugam
Let various platforms be built, surrounding the wrestling arena; let all the townspeople and country folk watch the contest fought at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.25
महामात्र त्वया भद्र रङ्ग-द्वार्य् उपनीयताम् द्विपः कुवलयापीडो जहि तेन ममाहितौ
mahāmātra tvayā bhadra raṅga-dvāry upanīyatām dvipaḥ kuvalayāpīḍo jahi tena mamāhitau
Elephant-keeper, my good man, let the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa be brought by you to the gate of the arena; with it, kill my two enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.26
आरभ्यतां धनुर्-यागश् चतुर्दश्यां यथा-विधि विशसन्तु पशून् मेध्यान् भूत-राजाय मीढुषे
ārabhyatāṃ dhanur-yāgaś caturdaśyāṃ yathā-vidhi viśasantu paśūn medhyān bhūta-rājāya mīḍhuṣe
Let the bow-sacrifice be begun on the fourteenth day according to the rules; let them slaughter sacrificial animals for the bountiful lord of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.27
इत्य् आज्ञाप्यार्थ-तन्त्र-ज्ञ आहूय यदु-पुङ्गवम् गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिं ततो ऽक्रूरम् उवाच ह
ity ājñāpyārtha-tantra-jña āhūya yadu-puṅgavam gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṃ tato 'krūram uvāca ha
Having given these orders, he who knew the workings of his own interest called the bull among the Yadus, and taking his hand with his own hand, then said to Akrūra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.28
भो भो दान-पते मह्यं क्रियतां मैत्रम् आदृतः नान्यस् त्वत्तो हिततमो विद्यते भोज-वृष्णिषु
bho bho dāna-pate mahyaṃ kriyatāṃ maitram ādṛtaḥ nānyas tvatto hitatamo vidyate bhoja-vṛṣṇiṣu
"Ho, ho, lord of charity, do me a friendly service, since you are honored (by me); no one else more well-disposed than you is to be found among the Bhojas and Vṛṣṇis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.29
अतस् त्वाम् आश्रितः सौम्य कार्य-गौरव-साधनम् यथेन्द्रो विष्णुम् आश्रित्य स्वार्थम् अध्यगमद् विभुः
atas tvām āśritaḥ saumya kārya-gaurava-sādhanam yathendro viṣṇum āśritya svārtham adhyagamad vibhuḥ
Therefore, gentle one, I have taken refuge in you as the means of accomplishing a weighty task, just as the mighty Indra, taking refuge in Viṣṇu, attained his own object.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.30
गच्छ नन्द-व्रजं तत्र सुताव् आनकदुन्दुभेः आसाते ताव् इहानेन रथेनानय मा चिरम्
gaccha nanda-vrajaṃ tatra sutāv ānakadundubheḥ āsāte tāv ihānena rathenānaya mā ciram
Go to Nanda's cow-settlement; there the two sons of Ānakadundubhi are staying. Bring the two of them here with this chariot, without delay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.31
निसृष्टः किल मे मृत्युर् देवैर् वैकुण्ठ-संश्रयैः ताव् आनय समं गोपैर् नन्दाद्यैः साभ्युपायनैः
nisṛṣṭaḥ kila me mṛtyur devair vaikuṇṭha-saṃśrayaiḥ tāv ānaya samaṃ gopair nandādyaiḥ sābhyupāyanaiḥ
They have been let loose, it seems, as my death by the gods who have taken shelter in Vaikuṇṭha. Bring those two, together with the cowherds headed by Nanda, bearing gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.32
घातयिष्य इहानीतौ काल-कल्पेन हस्तिना यदि मुक्तौ ततो मल्लैर् घातये वैद्युतोपमैः
ghātayiṣya ihānītau kāla-kalpena hastinā yadi muktau tato mallair ghātaye vaidyutopamaiḥ
When they have been brought here, I shall have them killed by the elephant that is like Death itself; and if they escape it, then I shall have them killed by the wrestlers who are like lightning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.33
तयोर् निहतयोस् तप्तान् वसुदेव-पुरोगमान् तद्-बन्धून् निहनिष्यामि वृष्णि-भोज-दशार्हकान्
tayor nihatayos taptān vasudeva-purogamān tad-bandhūn nihaniṣyāmi vṛṣṇi-bhoja-daśārhakān
And when those two have been slain, I shall kill their kinsmen who will be tormented (by grief), the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Daśārhas, with Vasudeva at their head,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.34
उग्रसेनं च पितरं स्थविरं राज्य-कामुकं तद्-भ्रातरं देवकं च ये चान्ये विद्विषो मम
ugrasenaṃ ca pitaraṃ sthaviraṃ rājya-kāmukaṃ tad-bhrātaraṃ devakaṃ ca ye cānye vidviṣo mama
and my father Ugrasena, the old man greedy for the kingdom, and his brother Devaka, and whoever else are hostile to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.35
ततश् चैषा मही मित्र भवित्री नष्ट-कण्टका जरासन्धो मम गुरुर् द्विविदो दयितः सखा
tataś caiṣā mahī mitra bhavitrī naṣṭa-kaṇṭakā jarāsandho mama gurur dvivido dayitaḥ sakhā
And then, friend, this earth will be free of thorns. Jarāsandha is my elder, Dvivida my beloved friend,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.36
शम्बरो नरको बाणो मय्य् एव कृत-सौहृदाः तैर् अहं सुर-पक्षीयान् हत्वा भोक्ष्ये महीं नृपान्
śambaro narako bāṇo mayy eva kṛta-sauhṛdāḥ tair ahaṃ sura-pakṣīyān hatvā bhokṣye mahīṃ nṛpān
Śambara, Naraka and Bāṇa have formed friendship with me alone. With them I shall kill the kings who side with the gods, and enjoy the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.37
एतज् ज्ञात्वानय क्षिप्रं राम-कृष्णाव् इहार्भकौ धनुर्-मख-निरीक्षार्थं द्रष्टुं यदु-पुर-श्रियम्
etaj jñātvānaya kṣipraṃ rāma-kṛṣṇāv ihārbhakau dhanur-makha-nirīkṣārthaṃ draṣṭuṃ yadu-pura-śriyam
Knowing this, bring the boys Rāma and Kṛṣṇa here quickly, on the pretext of viewing the bow-sacrifice and of seeing the splendor of the Yadu city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.38
श्री-अक्रूर उवाच राजन् मनीषितं सध्र्यक् तव स्वावद्य-मार्जनम् सिद्ध्य्-असिद्ध्योः समं कुर्याद् दैवं हि फल-साधनम्
śrī-akrūra uvāca rājan manīṣitaṃ sadhryak tava svāvadya-mārjanam siddhy-asiddhyoḥ samaṃ kuryād daivaṃ hi phala-sādhanam
Śrī Akrūra said: O king, your intention, the wiping away of your own trouble, is well conceived; still, one should be equal-minded toward success and failure, for it is fate that brings about the result.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.39
मनोरथान् करोत्य् उच्चैर् जनो दैव-हतान् अपि युज्यते हर्ष-शोकाभ्यां तथाप्य् आज्ञां करोमि ते
manorathān karoty uccair jano daiva-hatān api yujyate harṣa-śokābhyāṃ tathāpy ājñāṃ karomi te
People build up their hopes high, though (those hopes) are struck down by fate, and so they are joined with joy and grief; nevertheless I will carry out your order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 36.40
श्री-शुक उवाच एवम् आदिश्य चाक्रूरं मन्त्रिणश् च विषृज्य सः प्रविवेश गृहं कंसस् तथाक्रूरः स्वम् आलयम्
śrī-śuka uvāca evam ādiśya cākrūraṃ mantriṇaś ca viṣṛjya saḥ praviveśa gṛhaṃ kaṃsas tathākrūraḥ svam ālayam
Śrī Śuka said: Having thus instructed Akrūra and dismissed his ministers, Kaṃsa entered his house, and Akrūra likewise went to his own dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition