Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 39
SB 10 39.1
श्री-शुक उवाच सुखोपविष्टः पर्यङ्के रम-कृष्णोरु-मानितः लेभे मनोरथान् सर्वान् पथि यान् स चकार ह
śrī-śuka uvāca sukhopaviṣṭaḥ paryaṅke rama-kṛṣṇoru-mānitaḥ lebhe manorathān sarvān pathi yān sa cakāra ha
Śrī Śuka said: Comfortably seated on a couch, greatly honored by Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, he obtained all the desires of his heart that he had formed on the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.2
किम् अलभ्यं भगवति प्रसन्ने श्री-निकेतने तथापि तत्-परा राजन् न हि वाञ्छन्ति किञ्चन
kim alabhyaṃ bhagavati prasanne śrī-niketane tathāpi tat-parā rājan na hi vāñchanti kiñcana
What is unobtainable when the Lord, the abode of Śrī, is pleased? Yet, O king, those devoted to him desire nothing at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.3
सायन्तनाशनं कृत्वा भगवान् देवकी-सुतः सुहृत्सु वृत्तं कंसस्य पप्रच्छान्यच् चिकीर्षितम्
sāyantanāśanaṃ kṛtvā bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ suhṛtsu vṛttaṃ kaṃsasya papracchānyac cikīrṣitam
After taking the evening meal, the Lord, the son of Devakī, asked (Akrūra) about the doings of Kaṃsa toward their kinsmen and what else he intended to do.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.4
श्री-भगवान् उवाच तात सौम्यागतः कच्चित् स्व्-आगतं भद्रम् अस्तु वः अपि स्व-ज्ञाति-बन्धूनाम् अनमीवम् अनामयम्
śrī-bhagavān uvāca tāta saumyāgataḥ kaccit sv-āgataṃ bhadram astu vaḥ api sva-jñāti-bandhūnām anamīvam anāmayam
The Lord said: Dear gentle uncle, was your arrival (safe)? Welcome! May there be good fortune for you. Are our relatives and kinsmen free from trouble and free from illness?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.5
किं नु नः कुशलं पृच्छे एधमाने कुलामये कंसे मातुल-नाम्नाङ्ग स्वानां नस् तत्-प्रजासु च
kiṃ nu naḥ kuśalaṃ pṛcche edhamāne kulāmaye kaṃse mātula-nāmnāṅga svānāṃ nas tat-prajāsu ca
But why should I ask about our welfare, dear one, when the disease of the family, Kaṃsa, who bears the name of maternal uncle, is thriving—(what welfare) for our own people and their offspring?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.6
अहो अस्मद् अभूद् भूरि पित्रोर् वृजिनम् आर्ययोः यद्-धेतोः पुत्र-मरणं यद्-धेतोर् बन्धनं तयोः
aho asmad abhūd bhūri pitror vṛjinam āryayoḥ yad-dhetoḥ putra-maraṇaṃ yad-dhetor bandhanaṃ tayoḥ
Alas, because of us great suffering has come upon our noble parents—on whose account (their) sons were killed, on whose account the two of them were imprisoned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.7
दिष्ट्याद्य दर्शनं स्वानां मह्यं वः सौम्य काङ्क्षितम् सञ्जातं वर्ण्यतां तात तवागमन-कारणम्
diṣṭyādya darśanaṃ svānāṃ mahyaṃ vaḥ saumya kāṅkṣitam sañjātaṃ varṇyatāṃ tāta tavāgamana-kāraṇam
By good fortune today the sight of my own people, which I had longed for, gentle one, has come to me. Dear uncle, tell me the reason for your coming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.8
श्री-शुक उवाच पृष्टो भगवता सर्वं वर्णयाम् आस माधवः वैरानुबन्धं यदुषु वसुदेव-वधोद्यमम्
śrī-śuka uvāca pṛṣṭo bhagavatā sarvaṃ varṇayām āsa mādhavaḥ vairānubandhaṃ yaduṣu vasudeva-vadhodyamam
Śrī Śuka said: Thus questioned by the Lord, Mādhava (Akrūra) described it all—the persistent hostility toward the Yadus, the attempt to kill Vasudeva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.9
यत्-सन्देशो यद्-अर्थं वा दूतः सम्प्रेषितः स्वयम् यद् उक्तं नारदेनास्य स्व-जन्मानकदुन्दुभेः
yat-sandeśo yad-arthaṃ vā dūtaḥ sampreṣitaḥ svayam yad uktaṃ nāradenāsya sva-janmānakadundubheḥ
the message he bore, the purpose for which he himself had been sent as messenger, and what Nārada had told (Kaṃsa) about the birth of the son of Ānakadundubhi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.10
श्रुत्वाक्रूर-वचः कृष्णो बलश् च पर-वीर-हा प्रहस्य नन्दं पितरं राज्ञा दिष्टं विजज्ञतुः
śrutvākrūra-vacaḥ kṛṣṇo balaś ca para-vīra-hā prahasya nandaṃ pitaraṃ rājñā diṣṭaṃ vijajñatuḥ
Hearing Akrūra's words, Kṛṣṇa and Bala, the slayer of enemy heroes, laughed, and informed their father Nanda of what the king had ordered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.11
गोपान् समादिशत् सो ऽपि गृह्यतां सर्व-गो-रसः उपायनानि गृह्णीध्वं युज्यन्तां शकटानि च
gopān samādiśat so 'pi gṛhyatāṃ sarva-go-rasaḥ upāyanāni gṛhṇīdhvaṃ yujyantāṃ śakaṭāni ca
And he (Nanda) instructed the cowherds: Let all the milk products be gathered; take the offerings, and let the carts be yoked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.12
यास्यामः श्वो मधु-पुरीं दास्यामो नृपते रसान् द्रक्ष्यामः सु-महत् पर्व यान्ति जानपदाः किल एवम् आघोषयत् क्षत्रा नन्द-गोपः स्व-गोकुले
yāsyāmaḥ śvo madhu-purīṃ dāsyāmo nṛpate rasān drakṣyāmaḥ su-mahat parva yānti jānapadāḥ kila evam āghoṣayat kṣatrā nanda-gopaḥ sva-gokule
"Tomorrow we shall go to Mathurā, we shall give the milk products to the king, and we shall see the very great festival; the country people are indeed going." Thus Nanda the cowherd had it announced through the village watchmen in his own Gokula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.13
गोप्यस् तास् तद् उपश्रुत्य बभूवुर् व्यथिता भृशम् राम-कृष्णौ पुरीं नेतुम् अक्रूरं व्रजम् आगतम्
gopyas tās tad upaśrutya babhūvur vyathitā bhṛśam rāma-kṛṣṇau purīṃ netum akrūraṃ vrajam āgatam
When those gopīs heard that Akrūra had come to Vraja to take Rāma and Kṛṣṇa to the city, they became exceedingly distressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.14
काश्चित् तत्-कृत-हृत्-ताप श्वास-म्लान-मुख-श्रियः स्रंसद्-दुकूल-वलय केश-ग्रन्थ्यश् च काश्चन
kāścit tat-kṛta-hṛt-tāpa śvāsa-mlāna-mukha-śriyaḥ sraṃsad-dukūla-valaya keśa-granthyaś ca kāścana
Some of them, the beauty of their faces faded by the sighing born of the burning in their hearts caused by that (news); and some with their garments, bracelets and braids slipping loose;
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SB 10 39.15
अन्याश् च तद्-अनुध्यान निवृत्ताशेष-वृत्तयः नाभ्यजानन्न् इमं लोकम् आत्म-लोकं गता इव
anyāś ca tad-anudhyāna nivṛttāśeṣa-vṛttayaḥ nābhyajānann imaṃ lokam ātma-lokaṃ gatā iva
and others, all their faculties stopped by meditation on him, were unaware of this world, as if they had gone to the world of the self.
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SB 10 39.16
स्मरन्त्यश् चापराः शौरेर् अनुराग-स्मितेरिताः हृदि-स्पृशश् चित्र-पदा गिरः सम्मुमुहुः स्त्रियः
smarantyaś cāparāḥ śaurer anurāga-smiteritāḥ hṛdi-spṛśaś citra-padā giraḥ sammumuhuḥ striyaḥ
And other women, remembering Śauri's words—words uttered with loving smiles, touching the heart, charmingly worded—fainted away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.17
गतिं सु-ललितां चेष्टां स्निग्ध-हासावलोकनम् शोकापहानि नर्माणि प्रोद्दाम-चरितानि च
gatiṃ su-lalitāṃ ceṣṭāṃ snigdha-hāsāvalokanam śokāpahāni narmāṇi proddāma-caritāni ca
His gracefully lovely gait, his gestures, his affectionate smiling glances, his jokes that took away sorrow, and his mighty deeds—
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SB 10 39.18
चिन्तयन्त्यो मुकुन्दस्य भीता विरह-कातराः समेताः सङ्घशः प्रोचुर् अश्रु-मुख्यो ऽच्युताशयाः
cintayantyo mukundasya bhītā viraha-kātarāḥ sametāḥ saṅghaśaḥ procur aśru-mukhyo 'cyutāśayāḥ
thinking of these of Mukunda, frightened and distressed by the separation, they came together in groups and spoke with tearful faces, their minds on Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.19
श्री-गोप्य ऊचुः अहो विधातस् तव न क्वचिद् दया संयोज्य मैत्र्या प्रणयेन देहिनः तांश् चाकृतार्थान् वियुनङ्क्ष्य् अपार्थकं विक्रीडितं ते ऽर्भक-चेष्टितं यथा
śrī-gopya ūcuḥ aho vidhātas tava na kvacid dayā saṃyojya maitryā praṇayena dehinaḥ tāṃś cākṛtārthān viyunaṅkṣy apārthakaṃ vikrīḍitaṃ te 'rbhaka-ceṣṭitaṃ yathā
The gopīs said: O Creator, you have no compassion at all: having joined embodied beings by friendship and love, you separate them, their aims unfulfilled, to no purpose. This sport of yours is like the doings of a child.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.20
यस् त्वं प्रदर्श्यासित-कुन्तलावृतं मुकुन्द-वक्त्रं सु-कपोलम् उन्-नसम् अम्प्;शोकापनोद-स्मित-लेश-सुन्दरं करोषि पारोक्ष्यम् असाधु ते कृतम्
yas tvaṃ pradarśyāsita-kuntalāvṛtaṃ mukunda-vaktraṃ su-kapolam un-nasam śokāpanoda-smita-leśa-sundaraṃ karoṣi pārokṣyam asādhu te kṛtam
You, having shown (us) Mukunda's face, framed by dark curls, with fair cheeks and a raised nose, lovely with the trace of a smile that removes sorrow, now make it invisible—what you have done is not right.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.21
क्रूरस् त्वम् अक्रूर-समाख्यया स्म नश् चक्षुर् हि दत्तं हरसे बताज्ञ-वत् क्रूरस् त्वम् अक्रूर-समाख्यया स्म नश् चक्षुर् हि दत्तं हरसे बताज्ञ-वत् येनैक-देशे ऽखिल-सर्ग-सौष्ठवं त्वदीयम् अद्राक्ष्म वयं मधु-द्विषः
krūras tvam akrūra-samākhyayā sma naś cakṣur hi dattaṃ harase batājña-vat krūras tvam akrūra-samākhyayā sma naś cakṣur hi dattaṃ harase batājña-vat yenaika-deśe 'khila-sarga-sauṣṭhavaṃ tvadīyam adrākṣma vayaṃ madhu-dviṣaḥ
You are cruel, though under the name Akrūra ("not cruel"); alas, like a fool you take away the eye that was given to us—by which, in a single place, we beheld the whole excellence of your creation, that which belongs to the enemy of Madhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.22
न नन्द-सूनुः क्षण-भङ्ग-सौहृदः समीक्षते नः स्व-कृतातुरा बत न नन्द-सूनुः क्षण-भङ्ग-सौहृदः समीक्षते नः स्व-कृतातुरा बत विहाय गेहान् स्व-जनान् सुतान् पतींस् तद्-दास्यम् अद्धोपगता नव-प्रियः
na nanda-sūnuḥ kṣaṇa-bhaṅga-sauhṛdaḥ samīkṣate naḥ sva-kṛtāturā bata na nanda-sūnuḥ kṣaṇa-bhaṅga-sauhṛdaḥ samīkṣate naḥ sva-kṛtāturā bata vihāya gehān sva-janān sutān patīṃs tad-dāsyam addhopagatā nava-priyaḥ
The son of Nanda, whose affection breaks in a moment, does not even look at us, who are stricken by what we ourselves have done—alas! Abandoning homes, our own people, sons and husbands, we came directly into servitude to him; but he loves whatever is new.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.23
सुखं प्रभाता रजनीयम् आशिषः सत्या बभूवुः पुर-योषितां ध्रुवम् याः संप्रविष्टस्य मुखं व्रजस्-पतेः पास्यन्त्य् अपाङ्गोत्कलित-स्मितासवम्
sukhaṃ prabhātā rajanīyam āśiṣaḥ satyā babhūvuḥ pura-yoṣitāṃ dhruvam yāḥ saṃpraviṣṭasya mukhaṃ vrajas-pateḥ pāsyanty apāṅgotkalita-smitāsavam
Happily has this night dawned; surely the blessings (hoped for) by the city women have come true—they who will drink the liquor of the smile spilling from the corners of the eyes of the lord of Vraja as he enters (their town).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.24
तासां मुकुन्दो मधु-मञ्जु-भाषितैर् गृहीत-चित्तः पर-वान् मनस्व्य् अपि अम्प्;कथं पुनर् नः प्रतियास्यते ऽबला ग्राम्याः सलज्ज-स्मित-विभ्रमैर् भ्रमन्
tāsāṃ mukundo madhu-mañju-bhāṣitair gṛhīta-cittaḥ para-vān manasvy api kathaṃ punar naḥ pratiyāsyate 'balā grāmyāḥ salajja-smita-vibhramair bhraman
Mukunda, his mind seized by their honey-sweet talk, become theirs, self-possessed though he is—how will he come back again to us village girls, beguiled as he wanders among their bashful smiles and coquetry?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.25
अद्य ध्रुवं तत्र दृशो भविष्यते दाशार्ह-भोजान्धक-वृष्णि-सात्वताम् महोत्सवः श्री-रमणं गुणास्पदं द्रक्ष्यन्ति ये चाध्वनि देवकी-सुतम्
adya dhruvaṃ tatra dṛśo bhaviṣyate dāśārha-bhojāndhaka-vṛṣṇi-sātvatām mahotsavaḥ śrī-ramaṇaṃ guṇāspadaṃ drakṣyanti ye cādhvani devakī-sutam
Today, surely, there will be a great festival for the eyes of the Dāśārhas, Bhojas, Andhakas, Vṛṣṇis and Sātvatas, and of those who along the road will see the son of Devakī, the lover of Śrī, the seat of all virtues.
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SB 10 39.26
मैतद्-विधस्याकरुणस्य नाम भूद् अक्रूर इत्य् एतद् अतीव दारुणः यो ऽसाव् अनाश्वास्य सु-दुःखितम् जनं प्रियात् प्रियं नेष्यति पारम् अध्वनः
maitad-vidhasyākaruṇasya nāma bhūd akrūra ity etad atīva dāruṇaḥ yo 'sāv anāśvāsya su-duḥkhitam janaṃ priyāt priyaṃ neṣyati pāram adhvanaḥ
Let one of this sort, a man without compassion, not bear the name 'Akrūra' (Not-cruel)—he is exceedingly cruel, who, without consoling these deeply grieving people, will take away the dearest of the dear to the far end of the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.27
अनार्द्र-धीर् एष समास्थितो रथं तम् अन्व् अमी च त्वरयन्ति दुर्मदाः गोपा अनोभिः स्थविरैर् उपेक्षितं दैवं च नो ऽद्य प्रतिकूलम् ईहते
anārdra-dhīr eṣa samāsthito rathaṃ tam anv amī ca tvarayanti durmadāḥ gopā anobhiḥ sthavirair upekṣitaṃ daivaṃ ca no 'dya pratikūlam īhate
With no softness in his mind, this man has mounted the chariot; and these badly deluded cowherds hurry after him with their wagons; the elders have let it pass; and fate too today works against us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.28
निवारयामः समुपेत्य माधवं किं नो ऽकरिष्यन् कुल-वृद्ध-बान्धवाः मुकुन्द-सङ्गान् निमिषार्ध-दुस्त्यजाद् दैवेन विध्वंसित-दीन-चेतसाम्
nivārayāmaḥ samupetya mādhavaṃ kiṃ no 'kariṣyan kula-vṛddha-bāndhavāḥ mukunda-saṅgān nimiṣārdha-dustyajād daivena vidhvaṃsita-dīna-cetasām
Let us go up and stop Mādhava! What could the elders of our family and our kinsmen do to us—wretched-hearted as we are, ruined by fate, (torn) from Mukunda's company, which is hard to give up even for half an eye-blink?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.29
यस्यानुराग-ललित-स्मित-वल्गु-मन्त्र लीलावलोक-परिरम्भण-रास-गोष्ठाम् अम्प्;नीताः स्म नः क्षणम् इव क्षणदा विना तं गोप्यः कथं न्व् अतितरेम तमो दुरन्तम्
yasyānurāga-lalita-smita-valgu-mantra līlāvaloka-parirambhaṇa-rāsa-goṣṭhām nītāḥ sma naḥ kṣaṇam iva kṣaṇadā vinā taṃ gopyaḥ kathaṃ nv atitarema tamo durantam
He by whose loving, graceful smiles and charming words, playful glances and embraces we were led into the assembly of the rāsa dance, and the nights passed for us like a moment—without him, gopīs, how shall we cross over the darkness that has no end?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.30
यो ऽह्नः क्षये व्रजम् अनन्त-सखः परीतो गोपैर् विशन् खुर-रजश्-छुरितालक-स्रक् यो ऽह्नः क्षये व्रजम् अनन्त-सखः परीतो गोपैर् विशन् खुर-रजश्-छुरितालक-स्रक् वेणुं क्वणन् स्मित-कताक्ष-निरीक्षणेन चित्तं क्षिणोत्य् अमुम् ऋते नु कथं भवेम
yo 'hnaḥ kṣaye vrajam ananta-sakhaḥ parīto gopair viśan khura-rajaś-churitālaka-srak yo 'hnaḥ kṣaye vrajam ananta-sakhaḥ parīto gopair viśan khura-rajaś-churitālaka-srak veṇuṃ kvaṇan smita-katākṣa-nirīkṣaṇena cittaṃ kṣiṇoty amum ṛte nu kathaṃ bhavema
He who, at the close of day, friend of Ananta (Balarāma), entering Vraja surrounded by the cowherds, his hair and garland powdered with the dust of hooves, sounding his flute, wears away our hearts with the sidelong look of his smile—without him, how shall we go on living?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.31
श्री-शुक उवाच एवं ब्रुवाणा विरहातुरा भृशं व्रज-स्त्रियः कृष्ण-विषक्त-मानसाः विसृज्य लज्जां रुरुदुः स्म सु-स्वरं गोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ bruvāṇā virahāturā bhṛśaṃ vraja-striyaḥ kṛṣṇa-viṣakta-mānasāḥ visṛjya lajjāṃ ruruduḥ sma su-svaraṃ govinda dāmodara mādhaveti
Śrī Śuka said: Speaking thus, sorely stricken by separation, the women of Vraja, their minds fastened on Kṛṣṇa, cast off shame and wept aloud: "Govinda! Dāmodara! Mādhava!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.32
स्त्रीणाम् एवं रुदन्तीनाम् उदिते सवितर्य् अथ अक्रूरश् चोदयाम् आस कृत-मैत्रादिको रथम्
strīṇām evaṃ rudantīnām udite savitary atha akrūraś codayām āsa kṛta-maitrādiko ratham
Then, while the women were weeping in this way, when the sun had risen, Akrūra, having performed the morning rites, drove the chariot on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.33
गोपास् तम् अन्वसज्जन्त नन्दाद्याः शकटैस् ततः आदायोपायनं भूरि कुम्भान् गो-रस-सम्भृतान्
gopās tam anvasajjanta nandādyāḥ śakaṭais tataḥ ādāyopāyanaṃ bhūri kumbhān go-rasa-sambhṛtān
The cowherds headed by Nanda then attached themselves to him with their wagons, taking abundant offerings and pots filled with milk products.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.34
गोप्यश् च दयितं कृष्णम् अनुव्रज्यानुरञ्जिताः प्रत्यादेशं भगवतः काङ्क्षन्त्यश् चावतस्थिरे
gopyaś ca dayitaṃ kṛṣṇam anuvrajyānurañjitāḥ pratyādeśaṃ bhagavataḥ kāṅkṣantyaś cāvatasthire
And the gopīs, full of love, having followed after their beloved Kṛṣṇa, stood waiting for some word (of instruction) from the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.35
तास् तथा तप्यतीर् वीक्ष्य स्व-प्रस्थाणे यदूत्तमः सान्त्वयाम् अस स-प्रेमैर् आयास्य इति दौत्यकैः
tās tathā tapyatīr vīkṣya sva-prasthāṇe yadūttamaḥ sāntvayām asa sa-premair āyāsya iti dautyakaiḥ
Seeing them so tormented at his own departure, the best of the Yadus consoled them with affectionate messages, saying, "I shall come back."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.36
यावद् आलक्ष्यते केतुर् यावद् रेणू रथस्य च अनुप्रस्थापितात्मानो लेख्यानीवोपलक्षिताः
yāvad ālakṣyate ketur yāvad reṇū rathasya ca anuprasthāpitātmāno lekhyānīvopalakṣitāḥ
As long as the flag (of the chariot) could be seen, and as long as the chariot's dust, they stood there, having sent their very selves after him, looking like figures in a painting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.37
ता निराशा निववृतुर् गोविन्द-विनिवर्तने विशोका अहनी निन्युर् गायन्त्यः प्रिय-चेष्टितम्
tā nirāśā nivavṛtur govinda-vinivartane viśokā ahanī ninyur gāyantyaḥ priya-ceṣṭitam
Losing hope of Govinda's return, they turned back; free of grief (only while) singing of their beloved's doings, they passed the days and nights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 39.38
भगवान् अपि सम्प्राप्तो रामाक्रूर-युतो नृप रथेन वायु-वेगेन कालिन्दीम् अघ-नाशिनीम्
bhagavān api samprāpto rāmākrūra-yuto nṛpa rathena vāyu-vegena kālindīm agha-nāśinīm
The Lord too, O king, together with Rāma and Akrūra, reached the Kālindī, destroyer of sin, by the chariot swift as the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.39
तत्रोपस्पृश्य पानीयं पीत्वा मृष्टं मणि-प्रभम् वृक्ष-षण्डम् उपव्रज्य स-रामो रथम् आविशत्
tatropaspṛśya pānīyaṃ pītvā mṛṣṭaṃ maṇi-prabham vṛkṣa-ṣaṇḍam upavrajya sa-rāmo ratham āviśat
There he touched the water (in ritual sipping) and drank of it, sweet and bright as a jewel; then, going up to a cluster of trees, he mounted the chariot along with Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.40
अक्रूरस् ताव् उपामन्त्र्य निवेश्य च रथोपरि कालिन्द्या ह्रदम् आगत्य स्नानं विधि-वद् आचरत्
akrūras tāv upāmantrya niveśya ca rathopari kālindyā hradam āgatya snānaṃ vidhi-vad ācarat
Akrūra took leave of the two and, having seated them upon the chariot, went to a pool of the Kālindī and performed his bath according to the rules.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.41
निमज्ज्य तस्मिन् सलिले जपन् ब्रह्म सनातनम् ताव् एव ददृशे ऽक्रूरो राम-कृष्णौ समन्वितौ
nimajjya tasmin salile japan brahma sanātanam tāv eva dadṛśe 'krūro rāma-kṛṣṇau samanvitau
Plunging into that water and reciting the eternal Veda, Akrūra saw those very two, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, there together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.42
तौ रथ-स्थौ कथम् इह सुताव् आनकदुन्दुभेः तर्हि स्वित् स्यन्दने न स्त इत्य् उन्मज्ज्य व्यचष्ट सः
tau ratha-sthau katham iha sutāv ānakadundubheḥ tarhi svit syandane na sta ity unmajjya vyacaṣṭa saḥ
"How are the two sons of Ānakadundubhi, who were sitting on the chariot, here? Then perhaps they are not in the chariot"—so (thinking), he came up out of the water and looked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.43
तत्रापि च यथा-पूर्वम् आसीनौ पुनर् एव सः न्यमज्जद् दर्शनं यन् मे मृषा किं सलिले तयोः
tatrāpi ca yathā-pūrvam āsīnau punar eva saḥ nyamajjad darśanaṃ yan me mṛṣā kiṃ salile tayoḥ
And there too (he saw) the two seated as before; so he plunged in once more, (thinking) "Was what I saw of them in the water an illusion?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.44
भूयस् तत्रापि सो ऽद्राक्षीत् स्तूयमानम् अहीश्वरम् सिद्ध-चारण-गन्धर्वैर् असुरैर् नत-कन्धरैः
bhūyas tatrāpi so 'drākṣīt stūyamānam ahīśvaram siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvair asurair nata-kandharaiḥ
Again there he beheld the lord of serpents, being praised by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas and Asuras with bowed necks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.45
सहस्र-शिरसं देवं सहस्र-फण-मौलिनम् नीलाम्बरं विस-श्वेतं शृङ्गैः श्वेतम् इव स्थितम्
sahasra-śirasaṃ devaṃ sahasra-phaṇa-maulinam nīlāmbaraṃ visa-śvetaṃ śṛṅgaiḥ śvetam iva sthitam
the god of a thousand heads, crowned with a thousand hoods, dark-blue-clad, white as a lotus-stalk fibre, standing like white Kailāsa with its peaks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.46
तस्योत्सङ्गे घन-स्यामं पीत-कौशेय-वाससम् पुरुषं चतुर्-भुजं शान्तम् पद्म-पत्रारुणेक्षणम्
tasyotsaṅge ghana-syāmaṃ pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam puruṣaṃ catur-bhujaṃ śāntam padma-patrāruṇekṣaṇam
and on his lap a person dark as a rain-cloud, wearing yellow silk garments, four-armed, tranquil, with eyes pink as lotus petals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.47
चारु-प्रसन्न-वदनं चारु-हास-निरीक्षणम् सु-भ्रून्नसं चरु-कर्णं सु-कपोलारुणाधरम्
cāru-prasanna-vadanaṃ cāru-hāsa-nirīkṣaṇam su-bhrūnnasaṃ caru-karṇaṃ su-kapolāruṇādharam
with a lovely serene face, a glance with a lovely smile, fine brows and nose, lovely ears, fair cheeks and reddish lips,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.48
प्रलम्ब-पीवर-भुजं तुङ्गांसोरः-स्थल-श्रियम् कम्बु-कण्ठं निम्न-नाभिं वलिमत्-पल्लवोदरम्
pralamba-pīvara-bhujaṃ tuṅgāṃsoraḥ-sthala-śriyam kambu-kaṇṭhaṃ nimna-nābhiṃ valimat-pallavodaram
with long, thick arms, the beauty of high shoulders and broad chest, a conch-like neck, a deep navel, a belly with folds (soft) as a young leaf,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.49
बृहत्-कति-तत-श्रोणि करभोरु-द्वयान्वितम् चारु-जानु-युगं चारु जङ्घा-युगल-संयुतम्
bṛhat-kati-tata-śroṇi karabhoru-dvayānvitam cāru-jānu-yugaṃ cāru jaṅghā-yugala-saṃyutam
having broad hips and loins, a pair of thighs (tapering) like an elephant's trunk, a lovely pair of knees, and joined with a lovely pair of shanks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.50
तुङ्ग-गुल्फारुण-नख व्रात-दीधितिभिर् वृतम् नवाङ्गुल्य्-अङ्गुष्ठ-दलैर् विलसत्-पाद-पङ्कजम्
tuṅga-gulphāruṇa-nakha vrāta-dīdhitibhir vṛtam navāṅguly-aṅguṣṭha-dalair vilasat-pāda-paṅkajam
with high ankles, encircled by the radiance of the array of his reddish nails, his lotus-feet shining with the petals of his new toes and big toes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.51
सु-महार्ह-मणि-व्रात किरीट-कटकाङ्गदैः कटि-सूत्र-ब्रह्म-सूत्र हार-नूपुर-कुण्डलैः
su-mahārha-maṇi-vrāta kirīṭa-kaṭakāṅgadaiḥ kaṭi-sūtra-brahma-sūtra hāra-nūpura-kuṇḍalaiḥ
resplendent with a crown, bracelets and armlets set with clusters of most precious gems, and with waist-cord, sacred thread, necklace, anklets and earrings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.52
भ्राजमानं पद्म-करं शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा-धरम् श्रीवत्स-वक्षसं भ्राजत् कौस्तुभं वन-मालिनम्
bhrājamānaṃ padma-karaṃ śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam śrīvatsa-vakṣasaṃ bhrājat kaustubhaṃ vana-mālinam
holding a lotus in his hand, bearing conch, disc and mace, with the Śrīvatsa on his chest, wearing the shining Kaustubha jewel and a garland of forest flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.53
सुनन्द-नन्द-प्रमुखैः पर्षदैः सनकादिभिः सुरेशैर् ब्रह्म-रुद्राद्यैर् नवभिश् च द्विजोत्तमैः
sunanda-nanda-pramukhaiḥ parṣadaiḥ sanakādibhiḥ sureśair brahma-rudrādyair navabhiś ca dvijottamaiḥ
being praised by his attendants headed by Sunanda and Nanda, by Sanaka and the others, by the lords of the gods headed by Brahmā and Rudra, and by the nine best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.54
प्रह्राद-नारद-वसु प्रमुखैर् भागवतोत्तमैः स्तूयमानं पृथग्-भावैर् वचोभिर् अमलात्मभिः
prahrāda-nārada-vasu pramukhair bhāgavatottamaiḥ stūyamānaṃ pṛthag-bhāvair vacobhir amalātmabhiḥ
and by the foremost devotees headed by Prahlāda, Nārada and Vasu, with words of distinct moods and pure hearts;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.55
श्रिया पुष्ट्या गिरा कान्त्या कीर्त्या तुष्ट्येलयोर्जया विद्ययाविद्यया शक्त्या मायया च निषेवितम्
śriyā puṣṭyā girā kāntyā kīrtyā tuṣṭyelayorjayā vidyayāvidyayā śaktyā māyayā ca niṣevitam
served by Śrī, Puṣṭi, Gīr, Kānti, Kīrti, Tuṣṭi, Ilā and Ūrjā, by Vidyā and Avidyā, by Śakti and Māyā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.56
विलोक्य सु-भृशं प्रीतो भक्त्या परमया युतः हृष्यत्-तनूरुहो भाव- परिक्लिन्नात्म-लोचनः
vilokya su-bhṛśaṃ prīto bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ hṛṣyat-tanūruho bhāva- pariklinnātma-locanaḥ
seeing (all this), he was greatly delighted, filled with the highest devotion, his bodily hairs bristling, his heart and eyes wet with emotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 39.57
गिरा गद्गदयास्तौषीत् सत्त्वम् आलम्ब्य सात्वतः प्रणम्य मूर्ध्नावहितः कृताञ्जलि-पुटः शनैः
girā gadgadayāstauṣīt sattvam ālambya sātvataḥ praṇamya mūrdhnāvahitaḥ kṛtāñjali-puṭaḥ śanaiḥ
Gathering his composure, the Sātvata (Akrūra) bowed his head, and attentively, with palms joined, slowly praised (him) with a faltering voice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition