Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 51
SB 10 51.1
श्री-शुक उवाच तं विलोक्य विनिष्क्रान्तम् उज्जिहानम् इवोडुपम् दर्शनीयतमं श्यामं पीत-कौशेय-वाससम्
śrī-śuka uvāca taṃ vilokya viniṣkrāntam ujjihānam ivoḍupam darśanīyatamaṃ śyāmaṃ pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam
Śrī Śuka said: Seeing him come forth, like the moon rising, most beautiful to behold, dark-hued, dressed in yellow silk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.2
श्रीवत्स-वक्षसं भ्राजत् कौस्तुभामुक्त-कन्धरम् पृथु-दीर्घ-चतुर्-बाहुं नव-कञ्जारुणेक्षणम्
śrīvatsa-vakṣasaṃ bhrājat kaustubhāmukta-kandharam pṛthu-dīrgha-catur-bāhuṃ nava-kañjāruṇekṣaṇam
with the Śrīvatsa on his chest, his neck adorned with the shining Kaustubha gem, with four broad long arms, his eyes reddish like fresh lotuses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.3
नित्य-प्रमुदितं श्रीमत् सु-कपोलं शुचि-स्मितम् मुखारविन्दं बिभ्राणं स्फुरन्-मकर-कुण्डलम्
nitya-pramuditaṃ śrīmat su-kapolaṃ śuci-smitam mukhāravindaṃ bibhrāṇaṃ sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam
(and) bearing a lotus-like face that was ever joyful, radiant, with fine cheeks and a pure smile, with glittering makara-shaped earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.4
वासुदेवो ह्य् अयम् इति पुमान् श्रीवत्स-लाञ्छनः चतुर्-भुजो ऽरविन्दाक्षो वन-माल्य् अति-सुन्दरः
vāsudevo hy ayam iti pumān śrīvatsa-lāñchanaḥ catur-bhujo 'ravindākṣo vana-māly ati-sundaraḥ
"This man is surely Vāsudeva — marked with the śrīvatsa, four-armed, lotus-eyed, wearing a forest garland, exceedingly beautiful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.5
लक्षणैर् नारद-प्रोक्तैर् नान्यो भवितुम् अर्हति निरायुधश् चलन् पद्भ्यां योत्स्ये ऽनेन निरायुधः
lakṣaṇair nārada-proktair nānyo bhavitum arhati nirāyudhaś calan padbhyāṃ yotsye 'nena nirāyudhaḥ
By the marks described by Nārada, he can be no one else. He is unarmed and going on foot; I shall fight him unarmed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.6
इति निश्चित्य यवनः प्राद्रवद् तं पराङ्-मुखम् अन्वधावज् जिघृक्षुस् तं दुरापम् अपि योगिनाम्
iti niścitya yavanaḥ prādravad taṃ parāṅ-mukham anvadhāvaj jighṛkṣus taṃ durāpam api yoginām
Having so decided, the yavana ran after him as he turned away, chasing him in the wish to seize him who is hard to attain even for yogis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.7
हस्त-प्राप्तम् इवात्मानं हरीणा स पदे पदे नीतो दर्शयता दूरं यवनेशो ऽद्रि-कन्दरम्
hasta-prāptam ivātmānaṃ harīṇā sa pade pade nīto darśayatā dūraṃ yavaneśo 'dri-kandaram
The lord of the yavanas, seeing himself as if within hand's reach at every step, was led far away by Hari, who kept showing himself, to a mountain cave.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.8
पलायनं यदु-कुले जातस्य तव नोचितम् इति क्षिपन्न् अनुगतो नैनं प्रापाहताशुभः
palāyanaṃ yadu-kule jātasya tava nocitam iti kṣipann anugato nainaṃ prāpāhatāśubhaḥ
"Fleeing is not proper for you, born in the Yadu family!" — reviling him thus, he followed after him, yet did not reach him, since his own impurity was not destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.9
एवं क्षिप्तो ऽपि भगवान् प्राविशद् गिरि-कन्दरम् सो ऽपि प्रविष्टस् तत्रान्यं शयानं ददृशे नरम्
evaṃ kṣipto 'pi bhagavān prāviśad giri-kandaram so 'pi praviṣṭas tatrānyaṃ śayānaṃ dadṛśe naram
Though reviled in this way, the Lord entered the mountain cave; and he too, having entered, saw there another man lying asleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.10
नन्व् असौ दूरम् आनीय शेते माम् इह साधु-वत् इति मत्वाच्युतं मूढस् तं पदा समताडयत्
nanv asau dūram ānīya śete mām iha sādhu-vat iti matvācyutaṃ mūḍhas taṃ padā samatāḍayat
"So this fellow, having led me far off, lies here like a holy man!" — thinking so, and taking him for Acyuta, the fool kicked him with his foot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.11
स उत्थाय चिरं सुप्तः शनैर् उन्मील्य लोचने दिशो विलोकयन् पार्श्वे तम् अद्राक्षीद् अवस्थितम्
sa utthāya ciraṃ suptaḥ śanair unmīlya locane diśo vilokayan pārśve tam adrākṣīd avasthitam
He, who had slept a long time, rose, slowly opened his eyes, and looking about in all directions saw him standing at his side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.12
स तावत् तस्य रुष्टस्य दृष्टि-पातेन भारत देह-जेनाग्निना दग्धो भस्म-साद् अभवत् क्षणात्
sa tāvat tasya ruṣṭasya dṛṣṭi-pātena bhārata deha-jenāgninā dagdho bhasma-sād abhavat kṣaṇāt
Then, O Bhārata, at the mere fall of the glance of that angry man he was burnt by a fire born from his body and in an instant was reduced to ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.13
श्री-राजोवाच को नाम स पुमान् ब्रह्मन् कस्य किं-वीर्य एव च कस्माद् गुहां गतः शिष्ये किं-तेजो यवनार्दनः
śrī-rājovāca ko nāma sa pumān brahman kasya kiṃ-vīrya eva ca kasmād guhāṃ gataḥ śiṣye kiṃ-tejo yavanārdanaḥ
The king said: Who, by name, was that man, O brahmin, and whose son, and of what valour? And why had he gone into the cave and lay there? Of what power was this destroyer of the yavana?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.14
श्री-शुक उवाच स इक्ष्वाकु-कुले जातो मान्धातृ-तनयो महान् मुचुकुन्द इति ख्यातो ब्रह्मण्यः सत्य-सङ्गरः
śrī-śuka uvāca sa ikṣvāku-kule jāto māndhātṛ-tanayo mahān mucukunda iti khyāto brahmaṇyaḥ satya-saṅgaraḥ
Śrī Śuka said: He was born in the family of Ikṣvāku, the great son of Māndhātā, known as Mucukunda, devoted to the brāhmaṇas and true to his pledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.15
स याचितः सुर-गणैर् इन्द्राद्यैर् आत्म-रक्षणे असुरेभ्यः परित्रस्तैस् तद्-रक्षां सो ऽकरोच् चिरम्
sa yācitaḥ sura-gaṇair indrādyair ātma-rakṣaṇe asurebhyaḥ paritrastais tad-rakṣāṃ so 'karoc ciram
Entreated by the hosts of gods, Indra and the rest, who were terrified of the asuras, to protect them, he carried out their protection for a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.16
लब्ध्वा गुहं ते स्वः-पालं मुचुकुन्दम् अथाब्रुवन् राजन् विरमतां कृच्छ्राद् भवान् नः परिपालनात्
labdhvā guhaṃ te svaḥ-pālaṃ mucukundam athābruvan rājan viramatāṃ kṛcchrād bhavān naḥ paripālanāt
Then, having obtained Guha (Skanda) as the guardian of heaven, they said to Mucukunda: "O king, let your honour now desist from the toilsome guarding of us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.17
नर-लोकं परित्यज्य राज्यं निहत-कण्टकम् अस्मान् पालयतो वीर कामास् ते सर्व उज्झिताः
nara-lokaṃ parityajya rājyaṃ nihata-kaṇṭakam asmān pālayato vīra kāmās te sarva ujjhitāḥ
Abandoning the world of men and a kingdom whose thorns had been slain, while protecting us, O hero, all your enjoyments have been given up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.18
सुता महिष्यो भवतो ज्ञातयो ऽमात्य-मन्त्रिनः प्रजाश् च तुल्य-कालीना नाधुना सन्ति कालिताः
sutā mahiṣyo bhavato jñātayo 'mātya-mantrinaḥ prajāś ca tulya-kālīnā nādhunā santi kālitāḥ
Your sons, queens, kinsmen, ministers and counsellors, and the subjects who were your contemporaries, no longer exist now: they have been carried off by time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.19
कालो बलीयान् बलिनां भगवान् ईश्वरो ऽव्ययः प्रजाः कालयते क्रीडन् पशु-पालो यथा पशून्
kālo balīyān balināṃ bhagavān īśvaro 'vyayaḥ prajāḥ kālayate krīḍan paśu-pālo yathā paśūn
Time is mightier than the mighty; it is the Lord, the imperishable ruler; sporting, he drives creatures along as a herdsman drives his beasts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.20
वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते ऋते कैवल्यम् अद्य नः एक एवेश्वरस् तस्य भगवान् विष्णुर् अव्ययः
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te ṛte kaivalyam adya naḥ eka eveśvaras tasya bhagavān viṣṇur avyayaḥ
Choose a boon — blessings upon you — anything from us today except final liberation; for the sole master of that is the imperishable Lord Viṣṇu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.21
एवम् उक्तः स वै देवान् अभिवन्द्य महा-यशाः अशयिष्ट गुहा-विष्टो निद्रया देव-दत्तया
evam uktaḥ sa vai devān abhivandya mahā-yaśāḥ aśayiṣṭa guhā-viṣṭo nidrayā deva-dattayā
Thus addressed, that man of great fame saluted the gods and, having entered a cave, lay down asleep with the sleep granted by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.22
यवने भस्म-सान् नीते भगवान् सात्वतर्षभः आत्मानं दर्शयाम् आस मुचुकुन्दाय धीमते
yavane bhasma-sān nīte bhagavān sātvatarṣabhaḥ ātmānaṃ darśayām āsa mucukundāya dhīmate
When the yavana had been reduced to ashes, the Lord, the bull of the Sātvatas, showed himself to the wise Mucukunda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.23
तम् आलोक्य घन-श्यामं पीत-कौशेय-वाससम् श्रीवत्स-वक्षसं भ्राजत् कौस्तुभेन विराजितम्
tam ālokya ghana-śyāmaṃ pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam śrīvatsa-vakṣasaṃ bhrājat kaustubhena virājitam
Seeing him, dark as a cloud, wearing yellow silk garments, with the Śrīvatsa mark on his chest, resplendent with the shining Kaustubha gem,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.24
चतुर्-भुजं रोचमानं वैजयन्त्या च मालया चारु-प्रसन्न-वदनं स्फुरन्-मकर-कुण्डलम्
catur-bhujaṃ rocamānaṃ vaijayantyā ca mālayā cāru-prasanna-vadanaṃ sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam
four-armed, radiant with the Vaijayantī garland, with a lovely, serene face and glittering makara-shaped earrings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.25
प्रेक्षणीयं नृ-लोकस्य सानुराग-स्मितेक्षणम् अपीव्य-वयसं मत्त- मृगेन्द्रोदार-विक्रमम्
prekṣaṇīyaṃ nṛ-lokasya sānurāga-smitekṣaṇam apīvya-vayasaṃ matta- mṛgendrodāra-vikramam
worth beholding for the world of men, with a glance smiling in affection, of handsome youthful age, with the noble prowess of a maddened lion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.26
पर्यपृच्छन् महा-बुद्धिस् तेजसा तस्य धर्षितः शङ्कितः शनकै राजा दुर्धर्षम् इव तेजसा
paryapṛcchan mahā-buddhis tejasā tasya dharṣitaḥ śaṅkitaḥ śanakai rājā durdharṣam iva tejasā
the king of great intelligence, overwhelmed by his splendor and made apprehensive, slowly questioned (him), (who seemed) as if unassailable by reason of his splendor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.27
श्री-मुचुकुन्द उवाच को भवान् इह सम्प्राप्तो विपिने गिरि-गह्वरे पद्भ्यां पद्म-पलाशाभ्यां विचरस्य् उरु-कण्टके
śrī-mucukunda uvāca ko bhavān iha samprāpto vipine giri-gahvare padbhyāṃ padma-palāśābhyāṃ vicarasy uru-kaṇṭake
Śrī Mucukunda said: Who are you, arrived here in this forest, in a mountain cave, walking on feet like lotus petals over ground thick with thorns?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.28
किं स्वित् तेजस्विनां तेजो भगवान् वा विभावसुः सूर्यः सोमो महेन्द्रो वा लोक-पालो परो ऽपि वा
kiṃ svit tejasvināṃ tejo bhagavān vā vibhāvasuḥ sūryaḥ somo mahendro vā loka-pālo paro 'pi vā
Are you perchance the potency of the potent ones, or the lord Fire, or the Sun, the Moon, great Indra, or some other guardian of the worlds?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.29
मन्ये त्वां देव-देवानां त्रयाणां पुरुषर्षभम् यद् बाधसे गुहा-ध्वान्तं प्रदीपः प्रभया यथा
manye tvāṃ deva-devānāṃ trayāṇāṃ puruṣarṣabham yad bādhase guhā-dhvāntaṃ pradīpaḥ prabhayā yathā
I take you to be the foremost person among the three gods of gods, since you dispel the darkness of this cave as a lamp does with its light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.30
शुश्रूषताम् अव्यलीकम् अस्माकं नर-पुङ्गव स्व-जन्म कर्म गोत्रं वा कथ्यतां यदि रोचते
śuśrūṣatām avyalīkam asmākaṃ nara-puṅgava sva-janma karma gotraṃ vā kathyatāṃ yadi rocate
O best of men, if it pleases you, let your own birth, deeds, and lineage be told truthfully to us, who wish to hear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.31
वयं तु पुरुष-व्याघ्र ऐक्ष्वाकाः क्षत्र-बन्धवः मुचुकुन्द इति प्रोक्तो यौवनाश्वात्मजः प्रभो
vayaṃ tu puruṣa-vyāghra aikṣvākāḥ kṣatra-bandhavaḥ mucukunda iti prokto yauvanāśvātmajaḥ prabho
As for us, O tiger among men, we are of the Ikṣvāku line, unworthy kinsmen of the warrior class; I am called Mucukunda, the son of Yauvanāśva, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.32
चिर-प्रजागर-श्रान्तो निद्रयापहतेन्द्रियः शये ऽस्मिन् विजने कामं केनाप्य् उत्थापितो ऽधुना
cira-prajāgara-śrānto nidrayāpahatendriyaḥ śaye 'smin vijane kāmaṃ kenāpy utthāpito 'dhunā
Exhausted by long wakefulness, my senses overcome by sleep, I lay in this deserted place at my ease, and now I have been awakened by someone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.33
सो ऽपि भस्मी-कृतो नूनम् आत्मीयेनैव पाप्मना अनन्तरं भवान् श्रीमांल् लक्षितो ऽमित्र-शासनः
so 'pi bhasmī-kṛto nūnam ātmīyenaiva pāpmanā anantaraṃ bhavān śrīmāṃl lakṣito 'mitra-śāsanaḥ
And he too has surely been reduced to ashes by his own sin; then you, O glorious one, were seen, the chastiser of enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.34
तेजसा ते ऽविषह्येण भूरि द्रष्टुं न शक्नुमः हतौजसा महा-भाग माननीयो ऽसि देहिनाम्
tejasā te 'viṣahyeṇa bhūri draṣṭuṃ na śaknumaḥ hataujasā mahā-bhāga mānanīyo 'si dehinām
By your unbearable splendor we cannot look at you for long; O greatly fortunate one, you are worthy of the honor of embodied beings, (our) vigor being overpowered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.35
एवं सम्भाषितो राज्ञा भगवान् भूत-भावनः प्रत्याह प्रहसन् वाण्या मेघ-नाद-गभीरया
evaṃ sambhāṣito rājñā bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ pratyāha prahasan vāṇyā megha-nāda-gabhīrayā
Thus addressed by the king, the Lord, the sustainer of beings, laughing, replied in a voice deep as the roar of a cloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.36
श्री-भगवान् उवाच जन्म-कर्माभिधानानि सन्ति मे ऽङ्ग सहस्रशः न शक्यन्ते ऽनुसङ्ख्यातुम् अनन्तत्वान् मयापि हि
śrī-bhagavān uvāca janma-karmābhidhānāni santi me 'ṅga sahasraśaḥ na śakyante 'nusaṅkhyātum anantatvān mayāpi hi
The Lord said: My births, deeds, and names, dear one, exist by the thousands; they cannot be counted up, because of their endlessness, even by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.37
क्वचिद् रजांसि विममे पार्थिवान्य् उरु-जन्मभिः गुण-कर्माभिधानानि न मे जन्मानि कर्हिचित्
kvacid rajāṃsi vimame pārthivāny uru-janmabhiḥ guṇa-karmābhidhānāni na me janmāni karhicit
Someone might sometime count the dust-particles of the earth through many births, but never my qualities, deeds, names, and births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.38
काल-त्रयोपपन्नानि जन्म-कर्माणि मे नृप अनुक्रमन्तो नैवान्तं गच्छन्ति परमर्षयः
kāla-trayopapannāni janma-karmāṇi me nṛpa anukramanto naivāntaṃ gacchanti paramarṣayaḥ
My births and deeds occurring in the three times, O king, the highest sages, though enumerating them, do not reach their end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.39
तथाप्य् अद्यतनान्य् अङ्ग शृनुष्व गदतो मम विज्ञापितो विरिञ्चेन पुराहं धर्म-गुप्तये
tathāpy adyatanāny aṅga śṛnuṣva gadato mama vijñāpito viriñcena purāhaṃ dharma-guptaye
Even so, dear one, hear the present ones as I relate them: formerly I was informed by Brahmā for the protection of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.40
भूमेर् भारायमाणानाम् असुराणां क्षयाय च अवतीर्णो यदु-कुले गृह आनकदुन्दुभेः वदन्ति वासुदेवेति वसुदेव-सुतं हि माम्
bhūmer bhārāyamāṇānām asurāṇāṃ kṣayāya ca avatīrṇo yadu-kule gṛha ānakadundubheḥ vadanti vāsudeveti vasudeva-sutaṃ hi mām
For the destruction of the demons who were becoming a burden to the earth, I descended into the Yadu family, in the house of Ānakadundubhi; and because I am the son of Vasudeva, they call me Vāsudeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.41
कालनेमिर् हतः कंसः प्रलम्बाद्याश् च सद्-द्विषः अयं च यवनो दग्धो राजंस् ते तिग्म-चक्षुषा
kālanemir hataḥ kaṃsaḥ pralambādyāś ca sad-dviṣaḥ ayaṃ ca yavano dagdho rājaṃs te tigma-cakṣuṣā
Kālanemi was slain, and Kaṃsa, and Pralamba and the other enemies of the good; and this Yavana has been burnt up, O king, by your fierce glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.42
सो ऽहं तवानुग्रहार्थं गुहाम् एताम् उपागतः प्रार्थितः प्रचुरं पूर्वं त्वयाहं भक्त-वत्सलः
so 'haṃ tavānugrahārthaṃ guhām etām upāgataḥ prārthitaḥ pracuraṃ pūrvaṃ tvayāhaṃ bhakta-vatsalaḥ
That same I, fond of my devotees, have come to this cave to show you favor, having been entreated much by you before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.43
वरान् वृणीष्व राजर्षे सर्वान् कामान् ददामि ते मां प्रसन्नो जनः कश्चिन् न भूयो ऽर्हति शोचितुम्
varān vṛṇīṣva rājarṣe sarvān kāmān dadāmi te māṃ prasanno janaḥ kaścin na bhūyo 'rhati śocitum
"Choose boons, O royal sage; I grant you all your desires. When I am pleased with someone, that person need never grieve again."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.44
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्य् उक्तस् तं प्रणम्याह मुचुकुन्दो मुदान्वितः ज्ञात्वा नारायणं देवं गर्ग-वाक्यम् अनुस्मरन्
śrī-śuka uvāca ity uktas taṃ praṇamyāha mucukundo mudānvitaḥ jñātvā nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ garga-vākyam anusmaran
Śrī Śuka said: Addressed thus, Mucukunda, filled with joy, bowed to him and spoke, having recognized him as the god Nārāyaṇa, recalling the words of Garga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.45
श्री-मुचुकुन्द उवाच विमोहितो ऽयं जन ईश मायया त्वदीयया त्वां न भजत्य् अनर्थ-दृक् सुखाय दुःख-प्रभवेषु सज्जते गृहेषु योषित् पुरुषश् च वञ्चितः
śrī-mucukunda uvāca vimohito 'yaṃ jana īśa māyayā tvadīyayā tvāṃ na bhajaty anartha-dṛk sukhāya duḥkha-prabhaveṣu sajjate gṛheṣu yoṣit puruṣaś ca vañcitaḥ
Śrī Mucukunda said: These people, O Lord, are utterly deluded by your māyā; failing to see what is truly harmful, they do not worship you. For the sake of happiness they cling to households, which are the source of misery, and both woman and man are cheated (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.46
लब्ध्वा जनो दुर्लभम् अत्र मानुषं कथञ्चिद् अव्यङ्गम् अयत्नतो ऽनघ अम्प्;पादारविन्दं न भजत्य् असन्-मतिर् गृहान्ध-कूपे पतितो यथा पशुः
labdhvā jano durlabham atra mānuṣaṃ kathañcid avyaṅgam ayatnato 'nagha pādāravindaṃ na bhajaty asan-matir gṛhāndha-kūpe patito yathā paśuḥ
O sinless one, having somehow obtained here a human (birth), hard to get and unmaimed, without effort, a person of wicked mind does not worship your lotus feet, but has fallen into the blind well of household (life), like a beast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.47
ममैष कालो ऽजित निष्फलो गतो राज्य-श्रियोन्नद्ध-मदस्य भू-पतेः मर्त्यात्म-बुद्धेः सुत-दार-कोश-भूष्व् आसज्जमानस्य दुरन्त-चिन्तया
mamaiṣa kālo 'jita niṣphalo gato rājya-śriyonnaddha-madasya bhū-pateḥ martyātma-buddheḥ suta-dāra-kośa-bhūṣv āsajjamānasya duranta-cintayā
This time of mine, O unconquered one, has passed fruitlessly—the time of a lord of the earth swollen with the pride of royal fortune, who thought the body to be the self, who clung to sons, wife, treasury and lands, with endless anxiety.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.48
कलेवरे ऽस्मिन् घट-कुड्य-सन्निभे निरूढ-मानो नर-देव इत्य् अहम् अम्प्;वृतो रथेभाश्व-पदात्य्-अनीकपैर् गां पर्यटंस् त्वागणयन् सु-दुर्मदः
kalevare 'smin ghaṭa-kuḍya-sannibhe nirūḍha-māno nara-deva ity aham vṛto rathebhāśva-padāty-anīkapair gāṃ paryaṭaṃs tvāgaṇayan su-durmadaḥ
In this body, which resembles a clay pot or a wall, my conceit was firmly rooted: "I am a god among men." Surrounded by chariots, elephants, horses, infantry and army-commanders, I roamed the earth, taking no account of you, utterly maddened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.49
प्रमत्तम् उच्चैर् इतिकृत्य-चिन्तया प्रवृद्ध-लोभं विषयेषु लालसम् त्वम् अप्रमत्तः सहसाभिपद्यसे क्षुल्-लेलिहानो ऽहिर् इवाखुम् अन्तकः
pramattam uccair itikṛtya-cintayā pravṛddha-lobhaṃ viṣayeṣu lālasam tvam apramattaḥ sahasābhipadyase kṣul-lelihāno 'hir ivākhum antakaḥ
Upon (a man) who is heedless through lofty concerns of what must be done, whose greed has grown, who yearns for sense objects—you, never heedless, suddenly fall upon him as death, like a snake licking (its lips) in hunger upon a mouse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.50
पुरा रथैर् हेम-परिष्कृतैश् चरन् मतं-गजैर् वा नर-देव-संज्ञितः अम्प्;स एव कालेन दुरत्ययेन ते कलेवरो विट्-कृमि-भस्म-संज्ञितः
purā rathair hema-pariṣkṛtaiś caran mataṃ-gajair vā nara-deva-saṃjñitaḥ sa eva kālena duratyayena te kalevaro viṭ-kṛmi-bhasma-saṃjñitaḥ
That very body of yours, which formerly went about on gold-adorned chariots or on rutting elephants and was called "a god among men," through time that cannot be overcome comes to be called excrement, worms, or ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.51
निर्जित्य दिक्-चक्रम् अभूत-विग्रहो वरासन-स्थः सम-राज-वन्दितः गृहेषु मैथुन्य-सुखेषु योषितां क्रीडा-मृगः पूरुष ईश नीयते
nirjitya dik-cakram abhūta-vigraho varāsana-sthaḥ sama-rāja-vanditaḥ gṛheṣu maithunya-sukheṣu yoṣitāṃ krīḍā-mṛgaḥ pūruṣa īśa nīyate
Having conquered the whole circle of the directions, so that no enemy remains, seated on the finest throne, praised by kings his equals—yet in his home, in the pleasures of sex, a man is led about by women as their pet animal, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.52
करोति कर्माणि तपः-सुनिष्ठितो निवृत्त-भोगस् तद्-अपेक्षयाददत् पुनश् च भूयासम् अहं स्व-राड् इति प्रवृद्ध-तर्षो न सुखाय कल्पते
karoti karmāṇi tapaḥ-suniṣṭhito nivṛtta-bhogas tad-apekṣayādadat punaś ca bhūyāsam ahaṃ sva-rāḍ iti pravṛddha-tarṣo na sukhāya kalpate
He performs (ritual) acts, firmly fixed in austerity, abstaining from enjoyment, but with a view to that (future enjoyment) he grasps (again); and thinking "Let me become still more, an independent ruler," his thirst grown great, he does not attain happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.53
भवापवर्गो भ्रमतो यदा भवेज् जनस्य तर्ह्य् अच्युत सत्-समागमः सत्-सङ्गमो यर्हि तदैव सद्-गतौ परावरेशे त्वयि जायते मतिः
bhavāpavargo bhramato yadā bhavej janasya tarhy acyuta sat-samāgamaḥ sat-saṅgamo yarhi tadaiva sad-gatau parāvareśe tvayi jāyate matiḥ
When release from worldly existence is to come to a person who is wandering (through births), O Acyuta, then there is meeting with the good; and at the very moment there is association with the good, then there arises in (him) an inclination toward you, the goal of the good, the Lord of the higher and the lower.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.54
मन्ये ममानुग्रह ईश ते कृतो राज्यानुबन्धापगमो यदृच्छया यः प्रार्थ्यते साधुभिर् एक-चर्यया वनं विविक्षद्भिर् अखण्ड-भूमि-पैः
manye mamānugraha īśa te kṛto rājyānubandhāpagamo yadṛcchayā yaḥ prārthyate sādhubhir eka-caryayā vanaṃ vivikṣadbhir akhaṇḍa-bhūmi-paiḥ
I consider, O Lord, that a favour was done to me by you: that by (what seemed) chance my attachment to kingship fell away—that (freedom) which is prayed for by holy men, rulers of unbroken realms, who wish to enter the forest to live alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.55
न कामये ऽन्यं तव पाद-सेवनाद् अकिञ्चन-प्रार्थ्यतमाद् वरं विभो आराध्य कस् त्वां ह्य् अपवर्ग-दं हरे वृणीत आर्यो वरम् आत्म-बन्धनम्
na kāmaye 'nyaṃ tava pāda-sevanād akiñcana-prārthyatamād varaṃ vibho ārādhya kas tvāṃ hy apavarga-daṃ hare vṛṇīta āryo varam ātma-bandhanam
I desire no boon other than service to your feet, most sought after by those who have nothing, O mighty one. For having worshipped you, O Hari, the giver of liberation, what noble man would choose a boon that binds the self?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.56
तस्माद् विसृज्याशिष ईश सर्वतो रजस्-तमः-सत्त्व-गुणानुबन्धनाः निरञ्जनं निर्गुणम् अद्वयं परं त्वां ज्ञाप्ति-मात्रं पुरुषं व्रजाम्य् अहम्
tasmād visṛjyāśiṣa īśa sarvato rajas-tamaḥ-sattva-guṇānubandhanāḥ nirañjanaṃ nirguṇam advayaṃ paraṃ tvāṃ jñāpti-mātraṃ puruṣaṃ vrajāmy aham
Therefore, O Lord, casting away entirely all blessings, which are bound up with the qualities of rajas, tamas and sattva, I go to you—the untainted, quality-free, non-dual, supreme Person who is pure awareness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.57
चिरम् इह वृजिनार्तस् तप्यमानो ऽनुतापैर् अवितृष-षड्-अमित्रो ऽलब्ध-शान्तिः कथञ्चित् अम्प्;शरण-द समुपेतस् त्वत्-पदाब्जं परात्मन् अभयम् ऋतम् अशोकं पाहि मापन्नम् ईश
ciram iha vṛjinārtas tapyamāno 'nutāpair avitṛṣa-ṣaḍ-amitro 'labdha-śāntiḥ kathañcit śaraṇa-da samupetas tvat-padābjaṃ parātman abhayam ṛtam aśokaṃ pāhi māpannam īśa
Long here, afflicted by sin, tormented by remorse, with the six enemies unsatisfied, having somehow gained no peace, O giver of shelter, I have come to your lotus feet, which are fearless, true and free of sorrow, O supreme Self; protect me, who am in distress, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.58
श्री-भगवान् उवाच सार्वभौम महा-राज मतिस् ते विमलोर्जिता वरैः प्रलोभितस्यापि न कामैर् विहता यतः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca sārvabhauma mahā-rāja matis te vimalorjitā varaiḥ pralobhitasyāpi na kāmair vihatā yataḥ
The Supreme Lord said: O emperor, great king, your understanding is pure and strong, since, though tempted with boons, it was not overcome by desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.59
प्रलोभितो वरैर् यत् त्वम् अप्रमादाय विद्धि तत् न धीर् एकान्त-भक्तानाम् आशीर्भिर् भिद्यते क्वचित्
pralobhito varair yat tvam apramādāya viddhi tat na dhīr ekānta-bhaktānām āśīrbhir bhidyate kvacit
Know that you were tempted with boons (only) so that you might not become heedless; for the mind of those devoted to me alone is never broken apart by blessings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.60
युञ्जानानाम् अभक्तानां प्राणायामादिभिर् मनः अक्षीण-वासनं राजन् दृश्यते पुनर् उत्थितम्
yuñjānānām abhaktānāṃ prāṇāyāmādibhir manaḥ akṣīṇa-vāsanaṃ rājan dṛśyate punar utthitam
For non-devotees who practise with breath-control and the rest, O King, the mind, its latent desires not destroyed, is seen to rise up again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.61
विचरस्व महीं कामं मय्य् आवेशित-मानसः अस्त्व् एवं नित्यदा तुभ्यं भक्तिर् मय्य् अनपायिनी
vicarasva mahīṃ kāmaṃ mayy āveśita-mānasaḥ astv evaṃ nityadā tubhyaṃ bhaktir mayy anapāyinī
Roam the earth as you please, your mind absorbed in me; and may you have thus, forever, unfailing devotion to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.62
क्षात्र-धर्म-स्थितो जन्तून् न्यवधीर् मृगयादिभिः समाहितस् तत् तपसा जह्य् अघं मद्-उपाश्रितः
kṣātra-dharma-sthito jantūn nyavadhīr mṛgayādibhiḥ samāhitas tat tapasā jahy aghaṃ mad-upāśritaḥ
Established in the duty of a kṣatriya, you killed living beings by hunting and the like; concentrated, take refuge in me, and destroy that sin by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 51.63
जन्मन्य् अनन्तरे राजन् सर्व-भूत-सुहृत्तमः भूत्वा द्विज-वरस् त्वं वै माम् उपैष्यसि केवलम्
janmany anantare rājan sarva-bhūta-suhṛttamaḥ bhūtvā dvija-varas tvaṃ vai mām upaiṣyasi kevalam
In your very next birth, O King, having become the greatest friend of all beings and a foremost brāhmaṇa, you will surely come to Me alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition