Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 54

SB 10 54.1

श्री-शुक उवाच इति सर्वे सु-संरब्धा वाहान् आरुह्य दंशिताः स्वैः स्वैर् बलैः परिक्रान्ता अन्वीयुर् धृत-कार्मुकाः

śrī-śuka uvāca iti sarve su-saṃrabdhā vāhān āruhya daṃśitāḥ svaiḥ svair balaiḥ parikrāntā anvīyur dhṛta-kārmukāḥ

Śrī Śuka said: Thus all of them, greatly enraged, mounted their vehicles, put on armour, and, surrounded by their own respective forces, followed after, holding their bows.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.2

तान् आपतत आलोक्य यादवानीक-यूथपाः तस्थुस् तत्-सम्मुखा राजन् विस्फूर्ज्य स्व-धनूंषि ते

tān āpatata ālokya yādavānīka-yūthapāḥ tasthus tat-sammukhā rājan visphūrjya sva-dhanūṃṣi te

Seeing them rushing on, the commanders of the Yādava army stood facing them, O King, twanging their own bows.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.3

अश्व-पृष्ठे गज-स्कन्धे रथोपस्थे ऽस्त्र कोविदाः मुमुचुः शर-वर्षाणि मेघा अद्रिष्व् अपो यथा

aśva-pṛṣṭhe gaja-skandhe rathopasthe 'stra kovidāḥ mumucuḥ śara-varṣāṇi meghā adriṣv apo yathā

Those skilled in weapons, on horseback, on the shoulders of elephants, and standing on chariots, released showers of arrows, as clouds release water on the mountains.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.4

पत्युर् बलं शरासारैश् छन्नं वीक्ष्य सु-मध्यमा स-व्रीड्म् ऐक्षत् तद्-वक्त्रं भय-विह्वल-लोचना

patyur balaṃ śarāsāraiś channaṃ vīkṣya su-madhyamā sa-vrīḍm aikṣat tad-vaktraṃ bhaya-vihvala-locanā

Seeing her husband's force covered by the downpours of arrows, the slender-waisted one looked bashfully at his face, her eyes distraught with fear.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.5

प्रहस्य भगवान् आह मा स्म भैर् वाम-लोचने विनङ्क्ष्यत्य् अधुनैवैतत् तावकैः शात्रवं बलम्

prahasya bhagavān āha mā sma bhair vāma-locane vinaṅkṣyaty adhunaivaitat tāvakaiḥ śātravaṃ balam

Laughing, the Lord said: "Do not be afraid, O fair-eyed one; this enemy force will be destroyed this very moment by your own men."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.6

तेषां तद्-विक्रमं वीरा गद-सङ्कर्षनादयः अमृष्यमाणा नाराचैर् जघ्नुर् हय-गजान् रथान्

teṣāṃ tad-vikramaṃ vīrā gada-saṅkarṣanādayaḥ amṛṣyamāṇā nārācair jaghnur haya-gajān rathān

Not tolerating that display of prowess of theirs, the heroes Gada, Saṅkarṣaṇa and the others struck down their horses, elephants and chariots with iron arrows.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.7

पेतुः शिरांसि रथिनाम् अश्विनां गजिनां भुवि स-कुण्डल-किरीटानि सोष्णीषाणि च कोटिशः

petuḥ śirāṃsi rathinām aśvināṃ gajināṃ bhuvi sa-kuṇḍala-kirīṭāni soṣṇīṣāṇi ca koṭiśaḥ

The heads of the chariot-fighters, the horsemen and the elephant-riders fell to the ground by the tens of millions, some with earrings and crowns, and some with turbans.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.8

हस्ताः सासि-गदेष्व्-आसाः करभा ऊरवो ऽङ्घ्रयः अश्वाश्वतर-नागोष्ट्र- खर-मर्त्य-शिरांसि च

hastāḥ sāsi-gadeṣv-āsāḥ karabhā ūravo 'ṅghrayaḥ aśvāśvatara-nāgoṣṭra- khara-martya-śirāṃsi ca

(There fell) hands still holding swords, clubs and bows, forearms, thighs and feet, and the heads of horses, mules, elephants, camels, asses and men.

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SB 10 54.9

हन्यमान-बलानीका वृष्णिभिर् जय-काङ्क्षिभिः राजानो विमुखा जग्मुर् जरासन्ध-पुरः-सराः

hanyamāna-balānīkā vṛṣṇibhir jaya-kāṅkṣibhiḥ rājāno vimukhā jagmur jarāsandha-puraḥ-sarāḥ

With their forces and battalions being slaughtered by the Vṛṣṇis who longed for victory, the kings, with Jarāsandha at their head, turned their faces away and departed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.10

शिशुपालं समभ्येत्य हृत-दारम् इवातुरम् नष्ट-त्विषं गतोत्साहं शुष्यद्-वदनम् अब्रुवन्

śiśupālaṃ samabhyetya hṛta-dāram ivāturam naṣṭa-tviṣaṃ gatotsāhaṃ śuṣyad-vadanam abruvan

Approaching Śiśupāla, who was distressed as if his wife had been stolen, his lustre gone, his enthusiasm gone, his face drying up, they said (to him):

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SB 10 54.11

भो भोः पुरुष-शार्दूल दौर्मनस्यम् इदं त्यज न प्रियाप्रिययो राजन् निष्ठा देहिषु दृश्यते

bho bhoḥ puruṣa-śārdūla daurmanasyam idaṃ tyaja na priyāpriyayo rājan niṣṭhā dehiṣu dṛśyate

"Ho there, tiger among men, give up this dejection! In embodied beings, O King, no permanence in the pleasant or the unpleasant is seen.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.12

यथा दारु-मयी योषित् नृत्यते कुहकेच्छया एवम् ईश्वर-तन्त्रो ऽयम् ईहते सुख-दुःखयोः

yathā dāru-mayī yoṣit nṛtyate kuhakecchayā evam īśvara-tantro 'yam īhate sukha-duḥkhayoḥ

Just as a wooden puppet-woman is made to dance at the will of the puppeteer, so this (person), being under the control of the Lord, strives amid pleasure and pain.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.13

शौरेः सप्त-दशाहं वै संयुगानि पराजितः त्रयो-विंशतिभिः सैन्यैर् जिग्ये एकम् अहं परम्

śaureḥ sapta-daśāhaṃ vai saṃyugāni parājitaḥ trayo-viṃśatibhiḥ sainyair jigye ekam ahaṃ param

By Śauri I was indeed defeated in seventeen battles; with twenty-three armies I conquered — one time only.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 10 54.14

तथाप्य् अहं न शोचामि न प्रहृष्यामि कर्हिचित् कालेन दैव-युक्तेन जानन् विद्रावितं जगत्

tathāpy ahaṃ na śocāmi na prahṛṣyāmi karhicit kālena daiva-yuktena jānan vidrāvitaṃ jagat

Even so, I never grieve nor ever rejoice, knowing that the world is driven about by time, which is joined with fate.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.15

अधुनापि वयं सर्वे वीर-यूथप-यूथपाः पराजिताः फल्गु-तन्त्रैर् यदुभिः कृष्ण-पालितैः

adhunāpi vayaṃ sarve vīra-yūthapa-yūthapāḥ parājitāḥ phalgu-tantrair yadubhiḥ kṛṣṇa-pālitaiḥ

Now too all of us, leaders of the leaders of hosts of heroes, have been defeated by the Yadus, whose resources are slight but who are protected by Kṛṣṇa.

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SB 10 54.16

रिपवो जिग्युर् अधुना काल आत्मानुसारिणि तदा वयं विजेष्यामो यदा कालः प्रदक्षिणः

ripavo jigyur adhunā kāla ātmānusāriṇi tadā vayaṃ vijeṣyāmo yadā kālaḥ pradakṣiṇaḥ

The enemies have conquered now, since time is following them; then shall we conquer, when time is favourable to us.

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SB 10 54.17

श्री-शुक उवाच एवं प्रबोधितो मित्रैश् चैद्यो ऽगात् सानुगः पुरम् हत-शेषाः पुनस् ते ऽपि ययुः स्वं स्वं पुरं नृपाः

śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ prabodhito mitraiś caidyo 'gāt sānugaḥ puram hata-śeṣāḥ punas te 'pi yayuḥ svaṃ svaṃ puraṃ nṛpāḥ

Śrī Śuka said: Thus counselled by his friends, the son of Cedi went to his city with his followers, and those kings too, the survivors of the slaughter, went each to his own city.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.18

रुक्मी तु राक्षसोद्वाहं कृष्ण-द्विड् असहन् स्वसुः पृष्ठतो ऽन्वगमत् कृष्णम् अक्षौहिण्या वृतो बली

rukmī tu rākṣasodvāhaṃ kṛṣṇa-dviḍ asahan svasuḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagamat kṛṣṇam akṣauhiṇyā vṛto balī

But Rukmī, a hater of Kṛṣṇa, unable to bear his sister's demon-style marriage, followed after Kṛṣṇa from behind, mighty as he was, surrounded by an akṣauhiṇī.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.19

रुक्म्य् अमर्षी सु-संरब्धः शृण्वतां सर्व-भूभुजाम् प्रतिजज्ञे महा-बाहुर् दंशितः स-शरासनः

rukmy amarṣī su-saṃrabdhaḥ śṛṇvatāṃ sarva-bhūbhujām pratijajñe mahā-bāhur daṃśitaḥ sa-śarāsanaḥ

Rukmī, impatient with rage and greatly agitated, that mighty-armed one, armored and holding his bow, made this vow while all the kings listened:

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SB 10 54.20

अहत्वा समरे कृष्णम् अप्रत्यूह्य च रुक्मिणीम् कुण्डिनं न प्रवेक्ष्यामि सत्यम् एतद् ब्रवीमि वः

ahatvā samare kṛṣṇam apratyūhya ca rukmiṇīm kuṇḍinaṃ na pravekṣyāmi satyam etad bravīmi vaḥ

"Without killing Kṛṣṇa in battle and without bringing Rukmiṇī back, I shall not enter Kuṇḍina. This I tell you as truth."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.21

इत्य् उक्त्वा रथम् आरुह्य सारथिं प्राह सत्वरः चोदयाश्वान् यतः कृष्णः तस्य मे संयुगं भवेत्

ity uktvā ratham āruhya sārathiṃ prāha satvaraḥ codayāśvān yataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ tasya me saṃyugaṃ bhavet

Having said this, he mounted his chariot and hastily told his driver: "Drive the horses to where Kṛṣṇa is, so that I may have battle with him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.22

अद्याहं निशितैर् बाणैर् गोपालस्य सु-दुर्मतेः नेष्ये वीर्य-मदं येन स्वसा मे प्रसभं हृता

adyāhaṃ niśitair bāṇair gopālasya su-durmateḥ neṣye vīrya-madaṃ yena svasā me prasabhaṃ hṛtā

"Today, with sharpened arrows, I shall take away the pride in his prowess from that very evil-minded cowherd, by whom my sister was carried off by force."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.23

विकत्थमानः कुमतिर् ईश्वरस्याप्रमाण-वित् रथेनैकेन गोविन्दं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेत्य् अथाह्वयत्

vikatthamānaḥ kumatir īśvarasyāpramāṇa-vit rathenaikena govindaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭhety athāhvayat

Boasting thus, that fool, who did not know the measure of the Lord, with a single chariot then challenged Govinda, calling "Stand! Stand!"

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SB 10 54.24

धनुर् विकृष्य सु-दृढं जघ्ने कृष्णं त्रिभिः शरैः आह चात्र क्षणं तिष्ठ यदूनां कुल-पांसन

dhanur vikṛṣya su-dṛḍhaṃ jaghne kṛṣṇaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ āha cātra kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭha yadūnāṃ kula-pāṃsana

Drawing his bow very firmly, he struck Kṛṣṇa with three arrows and said: "Stand here a moment, you defiler of the Yadu family!

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.25

यत्र यासि स्वसारं मे मुषित्वा ध्वाङ्क्ष-वद् धविः हरिष्ये ऽद्य मदं मन्द मायिनः कूट-योधिनः

yatra yāsi svasāraṃ me muṣitvā dhvāṅkṣa-vad dhaviḥ hariṣye 'dya madaṃ manda māyinaḥ kūṭa-yodhinaḥ

"Where do you go, having stolen my sister like a crow (stealing) the oblation? Today I shall take away the arrogance of you, dullard, a deceiver who fights by trickery."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.26

यावन् न मे हतो बाणैः शयीथा मुञ्च दारीकाम् स्मयन् कृष्णो धनुश् छित्त्वा षड्भिर् विव्याध रुक्मिणम्

yāvan na me hato bāṇaiḥ śayīthā muñca dārīkām smayan kṛṣṇo dhanuś chittvā ṣaḍbhir vivyādha rukmiṇam

"Release the girl before you lie slain by my arrows!" Kṛṣṇa, smiling, cut his bow and pierced Rukmī with six (arrows).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.27

अष्टभिश् चतुरो वाहान् द्वाभ्यां सूतं ध्वजं त्रिभिः स चान्यद् धनुर् आधाय कृष्णं विव्याध पञ्चभिः

aṣṭabhiś caturo vāhān dvābhyāṃ sūtaṃ dhvajaṃ tribhiḥ sa cānyad dhanur ādhāya kṛṣṇaṃ vivyādha pañcabhiḥ

With eight he struck the four horses, with two the charioteer, with three the flag; and he (Rukmī), taking up another bow, pierced Kṛṣṇa with five.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.28

तैस् तादितः शरौघैस् तु चिच्छेद धनुर् अच्युतः पुनर् अन्यद् उपादत्त तद् अप्य् अच्छिनद् अव्ययः

tais tāditaḥ śaraughais tu ciccheda dhanur acyutaḥ punar anyad upādatta tad apy acchinad avyayaḥ

Though struck by those floods of arrows, the infallible one cut his bow; again he took up another, and that too the imperishable one broke.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.29

परिघं पट्टिशं शूलं चर्मासी शक्ति-तोमरौ यद् यद् आयुधम् आदत्त तत् सर्वं सो ऽच्छिनद् धरिः

parighaṃ paṭṭiśaṃ śūlaṃ carmāsī śakti-tomarau yad yad āyudham ādatta tat sarvaṃ so 'cchinad dhariḥ

Iron club, sharp-edged spear, lance, shield and sword, javelin and pike—whatever weapon he took up, Hari cut it all to pieces.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.30

ततो रथाद् अवप्लुत्य खड्ग-पाणिर् जिघांसया कृष्णम् अभ्यद्रवत् क्रुद्धः पतङ्ग इव पावकम्

tato rathād avaplutya khaḍga-pāṇir jighāṃsayā kṛṣṇam abhyadravat kruddhaḥ pataṅga iva pāvakam

Then, leaping down from his chariot, sword in hand, with intent to kill, he rushed at Kṛṣṇa in fury, like a moth at fire.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.31

तस्य चापततः खड्गं तिलशश् चर्म चेषुभिः छित्त्वासिम् आददे तिग्मं रुक्मिणं हन्तुम् उद्यतः

tasya cāpatataḥ khaḍgaṃ tilaśaś carma ceṣubhiḥ chittvāsim ādade tigmaṃ rukmiṇaṃ hantum udyataḥ

And as he came on, (Kṛṣṇa) cut his sword and shield to bits with his arrows, and took up his own sharp blade, ready to kill Rukmī.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.32

दृष्ट्वा भ्रातृ-वधोद्योगं रुक्मिणी भय-विह्वला पतित्वा पादयोर् भर्तुर् उवाच करुणं सती

dṛṣṭvā bhrātṛ-vadhodyogaṃ rukmiṇī bhaya-vihvalā patitvā pādayor bhartur uvāca karuṇaṃ satī

Seeing (his) effort to kill her brother, Rukmiṇī, overwhelmed with fear, that chaste woman fell at her husband's feet and spoke piteously.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.33

श्री-रुक्मिण्य् उवाच योगेश्वराप्रमेयात्मन् देव-देव जगत्-पते हन्तुं नार्हसि कल्याण भ्रातरं मे महा-भुज

śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca yogeśvarāprameyātman deva-deva jagat-pate hantuṃ nārhasi kalyāṇa bhrātaraṃ me mahā-bhuja

Śrī Rukmiṇī said: O Lord of yoga, O immeasurable Self, O God of gods, O Master of the universe, you must not kill my brother, O auspicious one, O mighty-armed one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.34

श्री-शुक उवाच तया परित्रास-विकम्पिताङ्गया शुचावशुष्यन्-मुख-रुद्ध-कण्ठया कातर्य-विस्रंसित-हेम-मालया गृहीत-पादः करुणो न्यवर्तत

śrī-śuka uvāca tayā paritrāsa-vikampitāṅgayā śucāvaśuṣyan-mukha-ruddha-kaṇṭhayā kātarya-visraṃsita-hema-mālayā gṛhīta-pādaḥ karuṇo nyavartata

Śrī Śuka said: By her, whose limbs trembled with terror, whose face was drying up with grief and whose throat was choked, whose golden necklace had slipped down in her distress—his feet being grasped (by her), he grew compassionate and turned back.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.35

चैलेन बद्ध्वा तम् असाधु-कारीणं स-श्मश्रु-केशं प्रवपन् व्यरूपयत् तावन् ममर्दुः पर-सैन्यम् अद्भुतं यदु-प्रवीरा नलिनीं यथा गजाः

cailena baddhvā tam asādhu-kārīṇaṃ sa-śmaśru-keśaṃ pravapan vyarūpayat tāvan mamarduḥ para-sainyam adbhutaṃ yadu-pravīrā nalinīṃ yathā gajāḥ

Binding that doer of no good deed with a strip of cloth, he disfigured him by shaving off his mustache and hair. Meanwhile the foremost Yadu heroes crushed the astonishing army of the enemy as elephants crush a lotus pond.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.36

कृष्णान्तिकम् उपव्रज्य ददृशुस् तत्र रुक्मिणम् तथा-भूतं हत-प्रायं दृष्ट्वा सङ्कर्षणो विभुः विमुच्य बद्धं करुणो भगवान् कृष्णम् अब्रवीत्

kṛṣṇāntikam upavrajya dadṛśus tatra rukmiṇam tathā-bhūtaṃ hata-prāyaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṅkarṣaṇo vibhuḥ vimucya baddhaṃ karuṇo bhagavān kṛṣṇam abravīt

Coming near to Kṛṣṇa, they saw Rukmī there in that condition. Seeing him all but killed, the mighty Saṅkarṣaṇa, the compassionate Lord, released him from his bonds and said to Kṛṣṇa:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.37

असाध्व् इदं त्वया कृष्ण कृतम् अस्मज्-जुगुप्सितम् वपनं श्मश्रु-केशानां वैरूप्यं सुहृदो वधः

asādhv idaṃ tvayā kṛṣṇa kṛtam asmaj-jugupsitam vapanaṃ śmaśru-keśānāṃ vairūpyaṃ suhṛdo vadhaḥ

"This deed of yours is improper, Kṛṣṇa, and blameworthy for us: the shaving of the mustache and hair, this disfigurement, is (as good as) the killing of a kinsman."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.38

मैवास्मान् साध्व्य् असूयेथा भ्रातुर् वैरूप्य-चिन्तया सुख-दुःख-दो न चान्यो ऽस्ति यतः स्व-कृत-भुक् पुमान्

maivāsmān sādhvy asūyethā bhrātur vairūpya-cintayā sukha-duḥkha-do na cānyo 'sti yataḥ sva-kṛta-bhuk pumān

"Do not, good lady, be resentful toward us out of concern for your brother's disfigurement; there is no other giver of joy and sorrow, since a man reaps what he himself has done."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.39

बन्धुर् वधार्ह-दोषो ऽपि न बन्धोर् वधम् अर्हति त्याज्यः स्वेनैव दोषेण हतः किं हन्यते पुनः

bandhur vadhārha-doṣo 'pi na bandhor vadham arhati tyājyaḥ svenaiva doṣeṇa hataḥ kiṃ hanyate punaḥ

Even a kinsman guilty of a fault deserving death does not deserve to be killed by his kinsman; he should be cast off. Slain already by his own fault, why should he be slain again?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.40

क्षत्रियाणाम् अयं धर्मः प्रजापति-विनिर्मितः भ्रातापि भ्रातरं हन्याद् येन घोरतमस् ततः

kṣatriyāṇām ayaṃ dharmaḥ prajāpati-vinirmitaḥ bhrātāpi bhrātaraṃ hanyād yena ghoratamas tataḥ

This is the duty of the kṣatriyas, ordained by the Prajāpati, by which even a brother may kill his brother — hence (it is) most terrible.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.41

राज्यस्य भूमेर् वित्तस्य स्त्रियो मानस्य तेजसः मानिनो ऽन्यस्य वा हेतोः श्री-मदान्धाः क्षिपन्ति हि

rājyasya bhūmer vittasya striyo mānasya tejasaḥ mānino 'nyasya vā hetoḥ śrī-madāndhāḥ kṣipanti hi

For the sake of a kingdom, of land, of wealth, of a woman, of honor, of power, or of anything else, proud men blinded by the intoxication of fortune do indeed strike (one another) down.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.42

तवेयं विषमा बुद्धिः सर्व-भूतेषु दुर्हृदाम् यन् मन्यसे सदाभद्रं सुहृदां भद्रम् अज्ञ-वत्

taveyaṃ viṣamā buddhiḥ sarva-bhūteṣu durhṛdām yan manyase sadābhadraṃ suhṛdāṃ bhadram ajña-vat

This judgment of yours is unequal toward all beings who are ill-disposed, in that, like an ignorant person, you always think ill (of what is done) by well-wishers and good (of what is done by those hostile).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 10 54.43

आत्म-मोहो नृणाम् एव कल्पते देव-मायया सुहृद् दुर्हृद् उदासीन इति देहात्म-मानिनाम्

ātma-moho nṛṇām eva kalpate deva-māyayā suhṛd durhṛd udāsīna iti dehātma-māninām

It is only for men who take the body to be the self that, through the Lord's illusory power, the delusion about the self arises, (thinking) 'friend,' 'enemy,' 'neutral.'

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.44

एक एव परो ह्य् आत्मा सर्वेषाम् अपि देहिनाम् नानेव गृह्यते मूढैर् यथा ज्योतिर् यथा नभः

eka eva paro hy ātmā sarveṣām api dehinām nāneva gṛhyate mūḍhair yathā jyotir yathā nabhaḥ

For the supreme Self of all embodied beings is one alone; it is grasped by the foolish as if it were many — as (with) light, as (with) the sky.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.45

देह आद्य्-अन्तवान् एष द्रव्य-प्राण-गुणात्मकः आत्मन्य् अविद्यया कॢप्तः संसारयति देहिनम्

deha ādy-antavān eṣa dravya-prāṇa-guṇātmakaḥ ātmany avidyayā kḷptaḥ saṃsārayati dehinam

This body, which has a beginning and an end, consists of matter, the vital airs and the qualities; fashioned upon the self by ignorance, it makes the embodied one revolve in saṃsāra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.46

नात्मनो ऽन्येन संयोगो वियोगश् चसतः सति तद्-धेतुत्वात् तत्-प्रसिद्धेर् दृग्-रूपाभ्यां यथा रवेः

nātmano 'nyena saṃyogo viyogaś casataḥ sati tad-dhetutvāt tat-prasiddher dṛg-rūpābhyāṃ yathā raveḥ

There is no conjunction of the self with anything else, nor separation (from it), since the unreal (has no such relation) with the real — because (the self) is the cause of that and because that is made known by it, as (there is none) for the sun with sight and form.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 10 54.47

जन्मादयस् तु देहस्य विक्रिया नात्मनः क्वचित् कलानाम् इव नैवेन्दोर् मृतिर् ह्य् अस्य कुहूर् इव

janmādayas tu dehasya vikriyā nātmanaḥ kvacit kalānām iva naivendor mṛtir hy asya kuhūr iva

Birth and the rest are modifications of the body, never of the self — as of the phases (of the moon), but not of the moon itself; for the death of this (self) is like the new-moon night (which is only an apparent disappearance).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.48

यथा शयान आत्मानं विषयान् फलम् एव च अनुभुङ्क्ते ऽप्य् असत्य् अर्थे तथाप्नोत्य् अबुधो भवम्

yathā śayāna ātmānaṃ viṣayān phalam eva ca anubhuṅkte 'py asaty arthe tathāpnoty abudho bhavam

Just as a sleeping man experiences himself, the objects of sense, and even their result, though the thing is not real, so an unwise man attains (repeated) existence.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.49

तस्माद् अज्ञान-जं शोकम् आत्म-शोष-विमोहनम् तत्त्व-ज्ञानेन निर्हृत्य स्व-स्था भव शुचि-स्मिते

tasmād ajñāna-jaṃ śokam ātma-śoṣa-vimohanam tattva-jñānena nirhṛtya sva-sthā bhava śuci-smite

Therefore, having removed by knowledge of the truth this grief born of ignorance, which withers and bewilders the self, be restored to yourself, O you of pure smile.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.50

श्री-शुक उवाच एवं भगवता तन्वी रामेण प्रतिबोधिता वैमनस्यं परित्यज्य मनो बुद्ध्या समादधे

śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ bhagavatā tanvī rāmeṇa pratibodhitā vaimanasyaṃ parityajya mano buddhyā samādadhe

Śrī Śuka said: Thus awakened by the Lord Rāma, the slender lady gave up her dejection and steadied her mind with her intelligence.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.51

प्राणावशेष उत्सृष्टो द्विड्भिर् हत-बल-प्रभः स्मरन् विरूप-करणं वितथात्म-मनोरथः चक्रे भोजकटं नाम निवासाय महत् पुरम्

prāṇāvaśeṣa utsṛṣṭo dviḍbhir hata-bala-prabhaḥ smaran virūpa-karaṇaṃ vitathātma-manorathaḥ cakre bhojakaṭaṃ nāma nivāsāya mahat puram

Left with only his life, released by his enemies, his strength and splendor destroyed, remembering his disfigurement, his own desires frustrated, he built a great city named Bhojakaṭa for his residence.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.52

अहत्वा दुर्मतिं कृष्णम् अप्रत्यूह्य यवीयसीम् कुण्डिनं न प्रवेक्ष्यामीत्य् उक्त्वा तत्रावसद् रुषा

ahatvā durmatiṃ kṛṣṇam apratyūhya yavīyasīm kuṇḍinaṃ na pravekṣyāmīty uktvā tatrāvasad ruṣā

Having said, "I will not enter Kuṇḍina without killing that evil-minded Kṛṣṇa and bringing back my younger sister," he dwelt there in anger.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.53

भगवान् भीष्मक-सुताम् एवं निर्जित्य भूमि-पान् पुरम् आनीय विधि-वद् उपयेमे कुरूद्वह

bhagavān bhīṣmaka-sutām evaṃ nirjitya bhūmi-pān puram ānīya vidhi-vad upayeme kurūdvaha

Having thus conquered the kings, the Lord brought the daughter of Bhīṣmaka to his city and married her according to the rules, O best of the Kurus.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.54

तदा महोत्सवो नॄणां यदु-पुर्यां गृहे गृहे अभूद् अनन्य-भावानां कृष्णे यदु-पतौ नृप

tadā mahotsavo nṝṇāṃ yadu-puryāṃ gṛhe gṛhe abhūd ananya-bhāvānāṃ kṛṣṇe yadu-patau nṛpa

Then, O king, in the Yadu city there was a great festival for the people in house after house, who had no thought for anything other than Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the Yadus.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.55

नरा नार्यश् च मुदिताः प्रमृष्ट-मणि-कुण्डलाः पारिबर्हम् उपाजह्रुर् वरयोश् चित्र-वाससोः

narā nāryaś ca muditāḥ pramṛṣṭa-maṇi-kuṇḍalāḥ pāribarham upājahrur varayoś citra-vāsasoḥ

Men and women, delighted, wearing polished jeweled earrings, brought wedding gifts for the bride and bridegroom, who were dressed in wonderful garments.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.56

सा वृष्णि-पुर्य् उत्तम्भितेन्द्र-केतुभिर् विचित्र-माल्याम्बर-रत्न-तोरणैः अम्प्;बभौ प्रति-द्वार्य् उपकॢप्त-मङ्गलैर् आपूर्ण-कुम्भागुरु-धूप-दीपकैः

sā vṛṣṇi-pury uttambhitendra-ketubhir vicitra-mālyāmbara-ratna-toraṇaiḥ babhau prati-dvāry upakḷpta-maṅgalair āpūrṇa-kumbhāguru-dhūpa-dīpakaiḥ

That city of the Vṛṣṇis shone with raised festive banners, with archways of variegated garlands, cloths and gems, and with auspicious things arranged at every doorway — full water-pots, aguru incense and lamps.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.57

सिक्त-मार्गा मद-च्युद्भिर् आहूत-प्रेष्ठ-भूभुजाम् गजैर् द्वाःसु परामृष्ट- रम्भा-पूगोपशोभिता

sikta-mārgā mada-cyudbhir āhūta-preṣṭha-bhūbhujām gajair dvāḥsu parāmṛṣṭa- rambhā-pūgopaśobhitā

Its streets were sprinkled (with water) by the rut-dripping elephants of the beloved kings who had been invited, and it was adorned at its gateways with plantain trees and areca palms fastened (there).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.58

कुरु-सृञ्जय-कैकेय- विदर्भ-यदु-कुन्तयः मिथो मुमुदिरे तस्मिन् सम्भ्रमात् परिधावताम्

kuru-sṛñjaya-kaikeya- vidarbha-yadu-kuntayaḥ mitho mumudire tasmin sambhramāt paridhāvatām

The Kurus, Sṛñjayas, Kaikeyas, Vidarbhas, Yadus and Kuntis rejoiced with one another there, as (the people) ran about in excitement.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.59

रुक्मिण्या हरणं श्रुत्वा गीयमानं ततस् ततः राजानो राज-कन्याश् च बभूवुर् भृश-विस्मिताः

rukmiṇyā haraṇaṃ śrutvā gīyamānaṃ tatas tataḥ rājāno rāja-kanyāś ca babhūvur bhṛśa-vismitāḥ

Hearing the abduction of Rukmiṇī sung of here and there, the kings and the princesses became exceedingly amazed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 54.60

द्वारकायाम् अभूद् राजन् महा-मोदः पुरौकसाम् रुक्मिण्या रमयोपेतं दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं श्रियः पतिम्

dvārakāyām abhūd rājan mahā-modaḥ puraukasām rukmiṇyā ramayopetaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ śriyaḥ patim

In Dvārakā, O King, there was great delight among the city's residents on seeing Kṛṣṇa, the lord of Śrī, united with Rukmiṇī, (his) delight.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition