Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 53
SB 10 53.1
श्री-शुक उवाच वैदर्भ्याः स तु सन्देशं निशम्य यदु-नन्दनः प्रगृह्य पाणिना पाणिं प्रहसन्न् इदम् अब्रवीत्
śrī-śuka uvāca vaidarbhyāḥ sa tu sandeśaṃ niśamya yadu-nandanaḥ pragṛhya pāṇinā pāṇiṃ prahasann idam abravīt
Śrī Śuka said: But he, the delight of the Yadus, having heard the message of the Vaidarbhī princess, took (the brahmin's) hand in his hand and, smiling, said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.2
श्री-भगवान् उवाच तथाहम् अपि तच्-चित्तो निद्रां च न लभे निशि वेदाहम् रुक्मिणा द्वेषान् ममोद्वाहो निवारितः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca tathāham api tac-citto nidrāṃ ca na labhe niśi vedāham rukmiṇā dveṣān mamodvāho nivāritaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: I too have my mind fixed on her, and I get no sleep at night. I know that my marriage has been prevented by Rukmī out of enmity.
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SB 10 53.3
ताम् आनयिष्य उन्मथ्य राजन्यापसदान् मृधे मत्-पराम् अनवद्याङ्गीम् एधसो ऽग्नि-शिखाम् इव
tām ānayiṣya unmathya rājanyāpasadān mṛdhe mat-parām anavadyāṅgīm edhaso 'gni-śikhām iva
I shall bring her here, having churned up those degraded kings in battle — her who is devoted to me, whose limbs are faultless, like the flame of a fire from kindling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.4
श्री-शुक उवाच उद्वाहर्क्षं च विज्ञाय रुक्मिण्या मधुसूदनः रथः संयुज्यताम् आशु दारुकेत्य् आह सारथिम्
śrī-śuka uvāca udvāharkṣaṃ ca vijñāya rukmiṇyā madhusūdanaḥ rathaḥ saṃyujyatām āśu dārukety āha sārathim
Śrī Śuka said: And Madhusūdana, learning the constellation set for Rukmiṇī's wedding, said to his charioteer, "Dāruka, let the chariot be yoked at once."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.5
स चाश्वैः शैब्य-सुग्रीव- मेघपुष्प-बलाहकैः युक्तं रथम् उपानीय तस्थौ प्राञ्जलिर् अग्रतः
sa cāśvaiḥ śaibya-sugrīva- meghapuṣpa-balāhakaiḥ yuktaṃ ratham upānīya tasthau prāñjalir agrataḥ
And he brought up the chariot yoked with the horses Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka, and stood before (the Lord) with palms joined.
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SB 10 53.6
आरुह्य स्यन्दनं शौरिर् द्विजम् आरोप्य तूर्ण-गैः आनर्ताद् एक-रात्रेण विदर्भान् अगमद् धयैः
āruhya syandanaṃ śaurir dvijam āropya tūrṇa-gaiḥ ānartād eka-rātreṇa vidarbhān agamad dhayaiḥ
Mounting the chariot, Śauri, having taken the brahmin aboard, went from Ānarta to Vidarbha in a single night with those swift-going horses.
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SB 10 53.7
राजा स कुण्डिन-पतिः पुत्र-स्नेह-वशानुगः शिशुपालाय स्वां कन्यां दास्यन् कर्माण्य् अकारयत्
rājā sa kuṇḍina-patiḥ putra-sneha-vaśānugaḥ śiśupālāya svāṃ kanyāṃ dāsyan karmāṇy akārayat
That king, the lord of Kuṇḍina, following the sway of affection for his son, had the ceremonies performed, intending to give his own daughter to Śiśupāla.
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SB 10 53.8
पुरं सम्मृष्ट-संसिक्त- मार्ग-रथ्या-चतुष्पथम् चित्र-ध्वज-पताकाभिस् तोरणैः समलङ्कृतम्
puraṃ sammṛṣṭa-saṃsikta- mārga-rathyā-catuṣpatham citra-dhvaja-patākābhis toraṇaiḥ samalaṅkṛtam
The city — its roads, streets and crossroads swept and sprinkled — was adorned with colorful flags and banners and with archways;
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SB 10 53.9
स्रग्-गन्ध-माल्याभरणैर् विरजो-ऽम्बर-भूषितैः जुष्टं स्त्री-पुरुषैः श्रीमद्- गृहैर् अगुरु-धूपितैः
srag-gandha-mālyābharaṇair virajo-'mbara-bhūṣitaiḥ juṣṭaṃ strī-puruṣaiḥ śrīmad- gṛhair aguru-dhūpitaiḥ
it was filled with men and women wearing garlands, scents, wreaths and ornaments, dressed in spotless clothes, and with splendid houses fumed with aguru incense.
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SB 10 53.10
पितॄन् देवान् समभ्यर्च्य विप्रांश् च विधि-वन् नृप भोजयित्वा यथा-न्यायं वाचयाम् आस मङ्गलम्
pitṝn devān samabhyarcya viprāṃś ca vidhi-van nṛpa bhojayitvā yathā-nyāyaṃ vācayām āsa maṅgalam
O King, having duly worshipped the forefathers and the gods and the brahmins, and having fed them as prescribed, he had the auspicious benedictions recited.
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SB 10 53.11
सु-स्नातां सु-दतीं कन्यां कृत-कौतुक-मङ्गलाम् आहतांशुक-युग्मेन भूषितां भूषणोत्तमैः
su-snātāṃ su-datīṃ kanyāṃ kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalām āhatāṃśuka-yugmena bhūṣitāṃ bhūṣaṇottamaiḥ
The girl was well bathed, her teeth clean, the auspicious wedding thread tied on her, dressed in a pair of new garments and adorned with the finest ornaments;
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SB 10 53.12
चक्रुः साम-र्ग्-यजुर्-मन्त्रैर् वध्वा रक्षां द्विजोत्तमाः पुरोहितो ऽथर्व-विद् वै जुहाव ग्रह-शान्तये
cakruḥ sāma-rg-yajur-mantrair vadhvā rakṣāṃ dvijottamāḥ purohito 'tharva-vid vai juhāva graha-śāntaye
the best of the brahmins made protection for the bride with mantras from the Sāma, Ṛg and Yajur Vedas, and the family priest, knower of the Atharva, offered oblations for the pacification of the planets.
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SB 10 53.13
हिरण्य-रूप्य वासांसि तिलांश् च गुड-मिश्रितान् प्रादाद् धेनूश् च विप्रेभ्यो राजा विधि-विदां वरः
hiraṇya-rūpya vāsāṃsi tilāṃś ca guḍa-miśritān prādād dhenūś ca viprebhyo rājā vidhi-vidāṃ varaḥ
The king, foremost among those who know the rules, gave to the brahmins gold, silver, clothes, sesame mixed with molasses, and cows.
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SB 10 53.14
एवं चेदि-पती राजा दमघोषः सुताय वै कारयाम् आस मन्त्र-ज्ञैः सर्वम् अभ्युदयोचितम्
evaṃ cedi-patī rājā damaghoṣaḥ sutāya vai kārayām āsa mantra-jñaiḥ sarvam abhyudayocitam
In the same way King Damaghoṣa, the lord of Cedi, had all that was suitable for prosperity performed for his son by those who knew the mantras.
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SB 10 53.15
मद-च्युद्भिर् गजानीकैः स्यन्दनैर् हेम-मालिभिः पत्त्य्-अश्व-सङ्कुलैः सैन्यैः परीतः कुण्दीनं ययौ
mada-cyudbhir gajānīkaiḥ syandanair hema-mālibhiḥ patty-aśva-saṅkulaiḥ sainyaiḥ parītaḥ kuṇdīnaṃ yayau
Surrounded by troops — elephant divisions dripping with rut-fluid, chariots with golden trappings, and hosts thronged with infantry and cavalry — he went to Kuṇḍina.
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SB 10 53.16
तं वै विदर्भाधिपतिः समभ्येत्याभिपूज्य च निवेशयाम् आस मुदा कल्पितान्य-निवेशने
taṃ vai vidarbhādhipatiḥ samabhyetyābhipūjya ca niveśayām āsa mudā kalpitānya-niveśane
The ruler of Vidarbha, coming out to meet him and honoring him, joyfully lodged (him) in a residence prepared for others (i.e., set apart for guests).
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SB 10 53.17
तत्र शाल्वो जरासन्धो दन्तवक्रो विदूरथः आजग्मुश् चैद्य-पक्षीयाः पौण्ड्रकाद्याः सहस्रशः
tatra śālvo jarāsandho dantavakro vidūrathaḥ ājagmuś caidya-pakṣīyāḥ pauṇḍrakādyāḥ sahasraśaḥ
There Śālva, Jarāsandha, Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Pauṇḍraka and the rest came by the thousands, partisans of the Caidya (Śiśupāla).
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SB 10 53.18
कृष्ण-राम-द्विषो यत्ताः कन्यां चैद्याय साधितुम् यद्य् आगत्य हरेत् कृष्नो रामाद्यैर् यदुभिर् वृतः
kṛṣṇa-rāma-dviṣo yattāḥ kanyāṃ caidyāya sādhitum yady āgatya haret kṛṣno rāmādyair yadubhir vṛtaḥ
Hostile to Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, they were resolved to secure the girl for the Caidya: "If Kṛṣṇa should come and carry her off, surrounded by the Yadus led by Rāma,
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SB 10 53.19
योत्स्यामः संहतास् तेन इति निश्चित-मानसाः आजग्मुर् भू-भुजः सर्वे समग्र-बल-वाहनाः
yotsyāmaḥ saṃhatās tena iti niścita-mānasāḥ ājagmur bhū-bhujaḥ sarve samagra-bala-vāhanāḥ
we shall fight him all together"—with minds thus made up, all those kings came with their full forces and vehicles.
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SB 10 53.20
श्रुत्वैतद् भगवान् रामो विपक्षीय नृपोद्यमम् कृष्णं चैकं गतं हर्तुं कन्यां कलह-शङ्कितः
śrutvaitad bhagavān rāmo vipakṣīya nṛpodyamam kṛṣṇaṃ caikaṃ gataṃ hartuṃ kanyāṃ kalaha-śaṅkitaḥ
Hearing of this effort of the kings on the opposing side, and that Kṛṣṇa had gone alone to carry off the girl, Lord Rāma, apprehensive of a fight,
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SB 10 53.21
बलेन महता सार्धं भ्रातृ-स्नेह-परिप्लुतः त्वरितः कुण्डिनं प्रागाद् गजाश्व-रथ-पत्तिभिः
balena mahatā sārdhaṃ bhrātṛ-sneha-pariplutaḥ tvaritaḥ kuṇḍinaṃ prāgād gajāśva-ratha-pattibhiḥ
flooded with affection for his brother, hurried with a great army—with elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers—and set out for Kuṇḍina.
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SB 10 53.22
भीष्म-कन्या वरारोहा काङ्क्षन्त्य् आगमनं हरेः प्रत्यापत्तिम् अपश्यन्ती द्विजस्याचिन्तयत् तदा
bhīṣma-kanyā varārohā kāṅkṣanty āgamanaṃ hareḥ pratyāpattim apaśyantī dvijasyācintayat tadā
Bhīṣmaka's daughter, of lovely hips, longing for Hari's arrival and not seeing the brāhmaṇa's return, then thought (to herself):
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SB 10 53.23
अहो त्रि-यामान्तरित उद्वाहो मे ऽल्प-राधसः नागच्छत्य् अरविन्दाक्षो नाहं वेद्म्य् अत्र कारणम् सो ऽपि नावर्तते ऽद्यापि मत्-सन्देश-हरो द्विजः
aho tri-yāmāntarita udvāho me 'lpa-rādhasaḥ nāgacchaty aravindākṣo nāhaṃ vedmy atra kāraṇam so 'pi nāvartate 'dyāpi mat-sandeśa-haro dvijaḥ
"Alas, my wedding is only three watches of the night away, and I am of little merit; the lotus-eyed one does not come, and I do not know the reason for this. And that brāhmaṇa who carried my message has not returned even today.
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SB 10 53.24
अपि मय्य् अनवद्यात्मा दृष्ट्वा किञ्चिज् जुगुप्सितम् मत्-पाणि-ग्रहणे नूनं नायाति हि कृतोद्यमः
api mayy anavadyātmā dṛṣṭvā kiñcij jugupsitam mat-pāṇi-grahaṇe nūnaṃ nāyāti hi kṛtodyamaḥ
"Can it be that the faultless one, having seen something contemptible in me, has surely not come, though he had set out, to take my hand?
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SB 10 53.25
दुर्भगाया न मे धाता नानुकूलो महेश्वरः देवी वा विमुखी गौरी रुद्राणी गिरिजा सती
durbhagāyā na me dhātā nānukūlo maheśvaraḥ devī vā vimukhī gaurī rudrāṇī girijā satī
"For me, the ill-fated one, the Creator is not favorable, nor Maheśvara; or perhaps the goddess Gaurī, Rudra's consort, Girijā, Satī, has turned her face away."
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SB 10 53.26
एवं चिन्तयती बाला गोविन्द-हृत-मानसा न्यमीलयत काल-ज्ञा नेत्रे चाश्रु-कलाकुले
evaṃ cintayatī bālā govinda-hṛta-mānasā nyamīlayata kāla-jñā netre cāśru-kalākule
Thinking thus, the girl, her mind stolen by Govinda, aware of the time, closed her eyes, which were brimming with teardrops.
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SB 10 53.27
एवं वध्वाः प्रतीक्षन्त्या गोविन्दागमनं नृप वाम ऊरुर् भुजो नेत्रम् अस्फुरन् प्रिय-भाषिणः
evaṃ vadhvāḥ pratīkṣantyā govindāgamanaṃ nṛpa vāma ūrur bhujo netram asphuran priya-bhāṣiṇaḥ
O King, while the bride was thus awaiting Govinda's arrival, her left thigh, arm and eye throbbed—(omens) that speak of what is dear.
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SB 10 53.28
अथ कृष्ण-विनिर्दिष्टः स एव द्विज-सत्तमः अन्तःपुर-चरीं देवीं राज-पुत्रीम् ददर्श ह
atha kṛṣṇa-vinirdiṣṭaḥ sa eva dvija-sattamaḥ antaḥpura-carīṃ devīṃ rāja-putrīm dadarśa ha
Then that same best of brāhmaṇas, sent by Kṛṣṇa, saw the divine princess as she moved about within the inner apartments.
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SB 10 53.29
सा तं प्रहृष्ट-वदनम् अव्यग्रात्म-गतिं सती आलक्ष्य लक्षणाभिज्ञा समपृच्छच् छुचि-स्मिता
sā taṃ prahṛṣṭa-vadanam avyagrātma-gatiṃ satī ālakṣya lakṣaṇābhijñā samapṛcchac chuci-smitā
That chaste woman, skilled in reading signs, noting his delighted face and his unagitated manner of movement, asked (him), smiling brightly.
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SB 10 53.30
तस्या आवेदयत् प्राप्तं शशंस यदु-नन्दनम् उक्तं च सत्य-वचनम् आत्मोपनयनं प्रति
tasyā āvedayat prāptaṃ śaśaṃsa yadu-nandanam uktaṃ ca satya-vacanam ātmopanayanaṃ prati
He informed her that the delight of the Yadus had come, and reported the truthful words he had spoken about taking her (as his bride).
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SB 10 53.31
तम् आगतं समाज्ञाय वैदर्भी हृष्ट-मानसा न पश्यन्ती ब्राह्मणाय प्रियम् अन्यन् ननाम सा
tam āgataṃ samājñāya vaidarbhī hṛṣṭa-mānasā na paśyantī brāhmaṇāya priyam anyan nanāma sā
Knowing him to have come, the Vaidarbhī, her mind delighted, and seeing nothing else dear enough (to give) the brāhmaṇa, bowed down to him.
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SB 10 53.32
प्राप्तौ श्रुत्वा स्व-दुहितुर् उद्वाह-प्रेक्षणोत्सुकौ अभ्ययात् तूर्य-घोषेण राम-कृष्णौ समर्हणैः
prāptau śrutvā sva-duhitur udvāha-prekṣaṇotsukau abhyayāt tūrya-ghoṣeṇa rāma-kṛṣṇau samarhaṇaiḥ
Hearing that Rāma and Kṛṣṇa had arrived, eager to witness his daughter's wedding, he went out to meet them with the sounding of trumpets and with fitting offerings.
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SB 10 53.33
मधु-पर्कम् उपानीय वासांसि विरजांसि सः उपायनान्य् अभीष्टानि विधि-वत् समपूजयत्
madhu-parkam upānīya vāsāṃsi virajāṃsi saḥ upāyanāny abhīṣṭāni vidhi-vat samapūjayat
Bringing the honey-mixture, spotless garments, and desirable gifts, he worshiped (them) according to rule.
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SB 10 53.34
तयोर् निवेशनं श्रीमद् उपाकल्प्य महा-मतिः स-सैन्ययोः सानुगयोर् आतिथ्यं विदधे यथा
tayor niveśanaṃ śrīmad upākalpya mahā-matiḥ sa-sainyayoḥ sānugayor ātithyaṃ vidadhe yathā
That wise man, having arranged a splendid residence for the two, together with their armies and followers, provided hospitality as was proper.
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SB 10 53.35
एवं राज्ञां समेतानां यथा-वीर्यं यथा-वयः यथा-बलं यथा-वित्तं सर्वैः कामैः समर्हयत्
evaṃ rājñāṃ sametānāṃ yathā-vīryaṃ yathā-vayaḥ yathā-balaṃ yathā-vittaṃ sarvaiḥ kāmaiḥ samarhayat
So too he honored the assembled kings with all objects of desire, according to each one's valor, age, strength, and wealth.
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SB 10 53.36
कृष्णम् आगतम् आकर्ण्य विदर्भ-पुर-वासिनः आगत्य नेत्राञ्जलिभिः पपुस् तन्-मुख-पङ्कजम्
kṛṣṇam āgatam ākarṇya vidarbha-pura-vāsinaḥ āgatya netrāñjalibhiḥ papus tan-mukha-paṅkajam
Hearing that Kṛṣṇa had come, the residents of the Vidarbha city came out and drank in that lotus of His face with the cupped hollows of their eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.37
अस्यैव भार्या भवितुं रुक्मिण्य् अर्हति नापरा असाव् अप्य् अनवद्यात्मा भैष्म्याः समुचितः पतिः
asyaiva bhāryā bhavituṃ rukmiṇy arhati nāparā asāv apy anavadyātmā bhaiṣmyāḥ samucitaḥ patiḥ
"It is Rukmiṇī who deserves to become the wife of this one and no other; and He too, being of faultless nature, is a fitting husband for Bhīṣmaka's daughter."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.38
किञ्चित् सु-चरितं यन् नस् तेन तुष्टस् त्रि-लोक-कृत् अनुगृह्णातु गृह्णातु वैदर्भ्याः पाणिम् अच्युतः
kiñcit su-caritaṃ yan nas tena tuṣṭas tri-loka-kṛt anugṛhṇātu gṛhṇātu vaidarbhyāḥ pāṇim acyutaḥ
"Whatever little good conduct there is of ours—may the maker of the three worlds, pleased by that, show favour; may Acyuta take the hand of the Vaidarbha princess."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.39
एवं प्रेम-कला-बद्धा वदन्ति स्म पुरौकसः कन्या चान्तः-पुरात् प्रागाद् भटैर् गुप्ताम्बिकालयम्
evaṃ prema-kalā-baddhā vadanti sma puraukasaḥ kanyā cāntaḥ-purāt prāgād bhaṭair guptāmbikālayam
Thus bound by shades of love the townsfolk spoke; and the maiden went forth from the inner apartments to Ambikā's temple, guarded by soldiers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.40
पद्भ्यां विनिर्ययौ द्रष्टुं भवान्याः पाद-पल्लवम् सा चानुध्यायती सम्यङ् मुकुन्द-चरणाम्बुजम्
padbhyāṃ viniryayau draṣṭuṃ bhavānyāḥ pāda-pallavam sā cānudhyāyatī samyaṅ mukunda-caraṇāmbujam
She went out on foot to see the tender feet of Bhavānī, meditating fully all the while on the lotus feet of Mukunda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.41
यत-वाङ् मातृभिः सार्धं सखीभिः परिवारिता गुप्ता राज-भटैः शूरैः सन्नद्धैर् उद्यतायुधैः मृडङ्ग-शङ्ख-पणवास् तूर्य-भेर्यश् च जघ्निरे
yata-vāṅ mātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ sakhībhiḥ parivāritā guptā rāja-bhaṭaiḥ śūraiḥ sannaddhair udyatāyudhaiḥ mṛḍaṅga-śaṅkha-paṇavās tūrya-bheryaś ca jaghnire
Keeping silence, together with her mothers, surrounded by her girlfriends, guarded by the king's valiant soldiers, armoured, with weapons raised—and drums, conches, small drums, trumpets and kettledrums were sounded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.42
नानोपहार बलिभिर् वारमुख्याः सहस्रशः स्रग्-गन्ध-वस्त्राभरणैर् द्विज-पत्न्यः स्व्-अलङ्कृताः
nānopahāra balibhir vāramukhyāḥ sahasraśaḥ srag-gandha-vastrābharaṇair dvija-patnyaḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ
With manifold offerings and oblations, courtesans by the thousands, and brahmins' wives, well adorned, with garlands, scents, garments and ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.43
गायन्त्यश् च स्तुवन्तश् च गायका वाद्य-वादकाः परिवार्य वधूं जग्मुः सूत-मागध-वन्दिनः
gāyantyaś ca stuvantaś ca gāyakā vādya-vādakāḥ parivārya vadhūṃ jagmuḥ sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ
and singing women, and those praising, and singers and players of instruments, bards, panegyrists and heralds went along surrounding the bride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.44
आसाद्य देवी-सदनं धौत-पाद-कराम्बुजा उपस्पृश्य शुचिः शान्ता प्रविवेशाम्बिकान्तिकम्
āsādya devī-sadanaṃ dhauta-pāda-karāmbujā upaspṛśya śuciḥ śāntā praviveśāmbikāntikam
Reaching the goddess's temple, having washed her lotus feet and hands, and having sipped water, pure and calm, she entered into Ambikā's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.45
तां वै प्रवयसो बालां विधि-ज्ञा विप्र-योषितः भवानीं वन्दयां चक्रुर् भव-पत्नीं भवान्विताम्
tāṃ vai pravayaso bālāṃ vidhi-jñā vipra-yoṣitaḥ bhavānīṃ vandayāṃ cakrur bhava-patnīṃ bhavānvitām
The elderly brahmin women who knew the rules had that young girl make obeisance to Bhavānī, the wife of Bhava, together with Bhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.46
नमस्ये त्वाम्बिके ऽभीक्ष्णं स्व-सन्तान-युतां शिवाम् भूयात् पतिर् मे भगवान् कृष्णस् तद् अनुमोदताम्
namasye tvāmbike 'bhīkṣṇaṃ sva-santāna-yutāṃ śivām bhūyāt patir me bhagavān kṛṣṇas tad anumodatām
"I bow to you again and again, O Ambikā, auspicious one, together with your children. May the Lord Kṛṣṇa become my husband; may she consent to that."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.47
अद्भिर् गन्धाक्षतैर् धूपैर् वासः-स्रङ्-माल्य भूषणैः नानोपहार-बलिभिः प्रदीपावलिभिः पृथक्
adbhir gandhākṣatair dhūpair vāsaḥ-sraṅ-mālya bhūṣaṇaiḥ nānopahāra-balibhiḥ pradīpāvalibhiḥ pṛthak
With water, sandal paste and unhusked grains, with incense, with cloth, garlands, wreaths and ornaments, with manifold offerings and oblations, and with rows of lamps, separately (she worshipped);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.48
विप्र-स्त्रियः पतिमतीस् तथा तैः समपूजयत् लवणापूप-ताम्बूल- कण्ठ-सूत्र-फलेक्षुभिः
vipra-striyaḥ patimatīs tathā taiḥ samapūjayat lavaṇāpūpa-tāmbūla- kaṇṭha-sūtra-phalekṣubhiḥ
and likewise she worshipped the brahmin women who had husbands with those same things, and with salt, cakes, betel, neck-threads, fruit and sugarcane.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.49
तस्यै स्त्रियस् ताः प्रददुः शेषां युयुजुर् आशिषः ताभ्यो देव्यै नमश् चक्रे शेषां च जगृहे वधूः
tasyai striyas tāḥ pradaduḥ śeṣāṃ yuyujur āśiṣaḥ tābhyo devyai namaś cakre śeṣāṃ ca jagṛhe vadhūḥ
Those women gave her the remnants and bestowed their blessings; the bride bowed to them and to the goddess, and accepted the remnants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.50
मुनि-व्रतम् अथ त्यक्त्वा निश्चक्रामाम्बिका-गृहात् प्रगृह्य पाणिना भृत्यां रत्न-मुद्रोपशोभिना
muni-vratam atha tyaktvā niścakrāmāmbikā-gṛhāt pragṛhya pāṇinā bhṛtyāṃ ratna-mudropaśobhinā
Then, giving up the vow of silence, she came out from Ambikā's house, holding with her hand—which was adorned with a jewelled ring—a maidservant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.51
तां देव-मायाम् इव धीर-मोहिनीं सु-मध्यमां कुण्डल-मण्डिताननाम् श्यामां नितम्बार्पित-रत्न-मेखलां व्यञ्जत्-स्तनीं कुन्तल-शङ्कितेक्षणाम्
tāṃ deva-māyām iva dhīra-mohinīṃ su-madhyamāṃ kuṇḍala-maṇḍitānanām śyāmāṃ nitambārpita-ratna-mekhalāṃ vyañjat-stanīṃ kuntala-śaṅkitekṣaṇām
Her, who like the god's illusory power bewildered even the steady, slender-waisted, her face adorned with earrings, dark-complexioned, with a jewelled girdle set on her hips, her breasts showing, her glances hidden by her locks—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.52
शुचि-स्मितां बिम्ब-फलाधर-द्युति- शोणायमान-द्विज-कुन्द-कुड्मलाम् पदा चलन्तीं कल-हंस-गामिनीं सिञ्जत्-कला-नूपुर-धाम-शोभिना
śuci-smitāṃ bimba-phalādhara-dyuti- śoṇāyamāna-dvija-kunda-kuḍmalām padā calantīṃ kala-haṃsa-gāminīṃ siñjat-kalā-nūpura-dhāma-śobhinā
pure in her smile, her jasmine-bud teeth reddened by the lustre of her bimba-fruit lower lip, walking on foot with the gait of a graceful swan, shining with the splendour of her tinkling, artful anklets—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.53
विलोक्य वीरा मुमुहुः समागता यशस्विनस् तत्-कृत-हृच्-छयार्दिताः यां वीक्ष्य ते नृपतयस् तद् उदार-हास- व्रीदावलोक-हृत-चेतस उज्झितास्त्राः
vilokya vīrā mumuhuḥ samāgatā yaśasvinas tat-kṛta-hṛc-chayārditāḥ yāṃ vīkṣya te nṛpatayas tad udāra-hāsa- vrīdāvaloka-hṛta-cetasa ujjhitāstrāḥ
seeing her, the illustrious heroes who had assembled were bewildered, tormented by the love she had aroused in their hearts; and those kings, on beholding her, their minds carried off by her generous smile and bashful glance, let fall their weapons
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.54
पेतुः क्षितौ गज-रथाश्व-गता विमूढा यात्रा-च्छलेन हरये ऽर्पयतीं स्व-शोभाम् सैवं शनैश् चलयती चल-पद्म-कोशौ प्राप्तिं तदा भगवतः प्रसमीक्षमाणा
petuḥ kṣitau gaja-rathāśva-gatā vimūḍhā yātrā-cchalena haraye 'rpayatīṃ sva-śobhām saivaṃ śanaiś calayatī cala-padma-kośau prāptiṃ tadā bhagavataḥ prasamīkṣamāṇā
and fell to the ground, stupefied, as they sat on elephants, chariots and horses. And she, who under the pretext of the procession was offering her beauty to Hari, thus slowly moving her two moving lotus-buds (her feet), then, looking out for the Lord's arrival,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.55
उत्सार्य वाम-करजैर् अलकान् अपङ्गैः प्राप्तान् ह्रियैक्षत नृपान् ददृशे ऽच्युतं च तां राज-कन्यां रथम् आरुरक्षतीं जहार कृष्णो द्विषतां समीक्षताम्
utsārya vāma-karajair alakān apaṅgaiḥ prāptān hriyaikṣata nṛpān dadṛśe 'cyutaṃ ca tāṃ rāja-kanyāṃ ratham ārurakṣatīṃ jahāra kṛṣṇo dviṣatāṃ samīkṣatām
pushing aside her hair with the nails of her left hand, she looked with shyness from the corners of her eyes at the kings who had come, and she saw Acyuta; and as that king's daughter was about to climb the chariot, Kṛṣṇa carried her off while His enemies looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.56
रथं समारोप्य सुपर्ण-लक्षणं राजन्य-चक्रं परिभूय माधवः ततो ययौ राम-पुरोगमः शनैः शृगाल-मध्याद् इव भाग-हृद् धरिः
rathaṃ samāropya suparṇa-lakṣaṇaṃ rājanya-cakraṃ paribhūya mādhavaḥ tato yayau rāma-purogamaḥ śanaiḥ śṛgāla-madhyād iva bhāga-hṛd dhariḥ
Having placed her on his chariot marked with the emblem of Garuḍa, and having disregarded the circle of kings, Mādhava then went off slowly, with Rāma leading the way — Hari, like a lion carrying off its share from the midst of jackals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 53.57
तं मानिनः स्वाभिभवं यशः-क्षयं परे जरासन्ध-मुखा न सेहिरे अम्प्;अहो धिग् अस्मान् यश आत्त-धन्वनां गोपैर् हृतं केशरिणां मृगैर् इव
taṃ māninaḥ svābhibhavaṃ yaśaḥ-kṣayaṃ pare jarāsandha-mukhā na sehire aho dhig asmān yaśa ātta-dhanvanāṃ gopair hṛtaṃ keśariṇāṃ mṛgair iva
That defeat of themselves and destruction of their fame the proud enemies, headed by Jarāsandha, could not endure: "Ah, shame on us! Our fame, though we bear bows, has been carried off by cowherds, as (the fame) of lions by deer."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition