Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 60
SB 10 60.1
श्री-बादरायणिर् उवाच कर्हिचित् सुखम् आसीनं स्व-तल्प-स्थं जगद्-गुरुम् पतिं पर्यचरद् भैष्मी व्यजनेन सखी-जनैः
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca karhicit sukham āsīnaṃ sva-talpa-sthaṃ jagad-gurum patiṃ paryacarad bhaiṣmī vyajanena sakhī-janaiḥ
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Once, with a fan and together with her companions, Bhīṣmaka's daughter attended upon her husband, the teacher of the world, as he sat at ease upon her own couch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.2
यस् त्व् एतल् लीलया विश्वं सृजत्य् अत्त्य् अवतीश्वरः स हि जातः स्व-सेतूनां गोपीथाय यदुष्व् अजः
yas tv etal līlayā viśvaṃ sṛjaty atty avatīśvaraḥ sa hi jātaḥ sva-setūnāṃ gopīthāya yaduṣv ajaḥ
He who as Lord, in play, creates, devours and protects this universe — he indeed, the unborn one, was born among the Yadus for the safeguarding of his own laws.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.3
तस्मिन् अन्तर्-गृहे भ्राजन्- मुक्ता-दाम-विलम्बिना विराजिते वितानेन दीपैर् मणि-मयैर् अपि
tasmin antar-gṛhe bhrājan- muktā-dāma-vilambinā virājite vitānena dīpair maṇi-mayair api
In that inner chamber, made splendid by a canopy from which hung strings of gleaming pearls, and also by jewelled lamps;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.4
मल्लिका-दामभिः पुष्पैर् द्विरेफ-कुल-नादिते जाल-रन्ध्र-प्रविष्टैश् च गोभिश् चन्द्रमसो ऽमलैः
mallikā-dāmabhiḥ puṣpair dvirepha-kula-nādite jāla-randhra-praviṣṭaiś ca gobhiś candramaso 'malaiḥ
(a chamber) made to resound by swarms of bees (drawn) to the jasmine garlands and flowers, and (lit) by the spotless rays of the moon that entered through the openings of the lattice;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.5
पारिजात-वनामोद- वायुनोद्यान-शालिना धूपैर् अगुरु-जै राजन् जाल-रन्ध्र-विनिर्गतैः
pārijāta-vanāmoda- vāyunodyāna-śālinā dhūpair aguru-jai rājan jāla-randhra-vinirgataiḥ
graced, O king, by the garden breeze carrying the fragrance of the pārijāta grove, and by the incense made from aguru that streamed out through the lattice openings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.6
पयः-फेन-निभे शुभ्रे पर्यङ्के कशिपूत्तमे उपतस्थे सुखासीनं जगताम् ईश्वरं पतिम्
payaḥ-phena-nibhe śubhre paryaṅke kaśipūttame upatasthe sukhāsīnaṃ jagatām īśvaraṃ patim
On a bright bed resembling the foam of milk, with an excellent cushion, she waited upon her husband, the Lord of the worlds, as he sat at ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.7
वाल-व्यजनम् आदाय रत्न-दण्डं सखी-करात् तेन वीजयती देवी उपासां चक्र ईश्वरम्
vāla-vyajanam ādāya ratna-daṇḍaṃ sakhī-karāt tena vījayatī devī upāsāṃ cakra īśvaram
Taking from her companion's hand a yak-tail fan with a jewelled handle, the lady, fanning him with it, served the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.8
सोपाच्युतं क्वणयती मणि-नूपुराभ्यां रेजे ऽङ्गुलीय-वलय-व्यजनाग्र-हस्ता अम्प्;वस्त्रान्त-गूढ-कुच-कुङ्कुम-शोण-हार- भासा नितम्ब-धृतया च परार्ध्य-काञ्च्या
sopācyutaṃ kvaṇayatī maṇi-nūpurābhyāṃ reje 'ṅgulīya-valaya-vyajanāgra-hastā vastrānta-gūḍha-kuca-kuṅkuma-śoṇa-hāra- bhāsā nitamba-dhṛtayā ca parārdhya-kāñcyā
Beside Acyuta she shone, tinkling with her two jewelled anklets, her hand — with rings and bangles — holding the fan, and with the gleam of her necklace reddened by the kuṅkuma of her breasts concealed by the edge of her garment, and with the priceless girdle worn upon her hips.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.9
तां रूपिणीं श्रीयम् अनन्य-गतिं निरीक्ष्य या लीलया धृत-तनोर् अनुरूप-रूपा तां रूपिणीं श्रीयम् अनन्य-गतिं निरीक्ष्य या लीलया धृत-तनोर् अनुरूप-रूपा प्रीतः स्मयन्न् अलक-कुण्डल-निष्क-कण्ठ- वक्त्रोल्लसत्-स्मित-सुधां हरिर् आबभाषे
tāṃ rūpiṇīṃ śrīyam ananya-gatiṃ nirīkṣya yā līlayā dhṛta-tanor anurūpa-rūpā tāṃ rūpiṇīṃ śrīyam ananya-gatiṃ nirīkṣya yā līlayā dhṛta-tanor anurūpa-rūpā prītaḥ smayann alaka-kuṇḍala-niṣka-kaṇṭha- vaktrollasat-smita-sudhāṃ harir ābabhāṣe
Looking at her, Śrī in bodily form, who has no other refuge, and whose beauty matched that of him who had assumed a body in play — pleased, and smiling, Hari spoke, (offering) the nectar of the smile that shone on his face, with its curling locks, earrings, and the necklace at his throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.10
श्री-भगवान् उवाच राज-पुत्रीप्सिता भूपैर् लोक-पाल-विभूतिभिः महानुभावैः श्रीमद्भी रूपौदार्य-बलोर्जितैः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca rāja-putrīpsitā bhūpair loka-pāla-vibhūtibhiḥ mahānubhāvaiḥ śrīmadbhī rūpaudārya-balorjitaiḥ
The Supreme Lord said: Princess, you were desired by kings possessed of the powers of the world-guardians, of great influence, prosperous, and strong in beauty, generosity, and might.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.11
तान् प्राप्तान् अर्थिनो हित्वा चैद्यादीन् स्मर-दुर्मदान् दत्ता भ्रात्रा स्व-पित्रा च कस्मान् नो ववृषे ऽसमान्
tān prāptān arthino hitvā caidyādīn smara-durmadān dattā bhrātrā sva-pitrā ca kasmān no vavṛṣe 'samān
Rejecting those suitors who had come — Caidya (Śiśupāla) and the rest, maddened with lust — and having been given (to Śiśupāla) by your brother and your own father, why did you choose us, who are not their equals?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.12
राजभ्यो बिभ्यतः सु-भ्रु समुद्रं शरणं गतान् बलवद्भिः कृत-द्वेषान् प्रायस् त्यक्त-नृपासनान्
rājabhyo bibhyataḥ su-bhru samudraṃ śaraṇaṃ gatān balavadbhiḥ kṛta-dveṣān prāyas tyakta-nṛpāsanān
(Us) who, fair-browed one, in fear of kings took refuge in the ocean, who have incurred the enmity of the powerful, and who have for the most part abandoned the royal throne.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.13
अस्पष्ट-वर्त्मनाम् पुंसाम् अलोक-पथम् ईयुषाम् आस्थिताः पदवीं सु-भ्रु प्रायः सीदन्ति योषितः
aspaṣṭa-vartmanām puṃsām aloka-patham īyuṣām āsthitāḥ padavīṃ su-bhru prāyaḥ sīdanti yoṣitaḥ
Fair-browed one, women who follow the path of men whose ways are obscure and who tread a road not of the ordinary world generally come to grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.14
निष्किञ्चना वयं शश्वन् निष्किञ्चन-जन-प्रियाः तस्मा त्प्रायेण न ह्य् आढ्या मां भजन्ति सु-मध्यमे
niṣkiñcanā vayaṃ śaśvan niṣkiñcana-jana-priyāḥ tasmā tprāyeṇa na hy āḍhyā māṃ bhajanti su-madhyame
We are always without possessions, and dear to people without possessions; therefore, slender-waisted one, the rich do not generally worship me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.15
ययोर् आत्म-समं वित्तं जन्मैश्वर्याकृतिर् भवः तयोर् विवाहो मैत्री च नोत्तमाधमयोः क्वचित्
yayor ātma-samaṃ vittaṃ janmaiśvaryākṛtir bhavaḥ tayor vivāho maitrī ca nottamādhamayoḥ kvacit
Marriage and friendship befit two whose wealth, birth, lordship, form, and condition are equal to one another; never between a superior and an inferior.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.16
वैदर्भ्य् एतद् अविज्ञाय त्वयादीर्घ-समीक्षया वृता वयं गुणैर् हीना भिक्षुभिः श्लाघिता मुधा
vaidarbhy etad avijñāya tvayādīrgha-samīkṣayā vṛtā vayaṃ guṇair hīnā bhikṣubhiḥ ślāghitā mudhā
Vaidarbhī, not understanding this, by your short-sightedness you chose us, who are devoid of qualities and vainly praised by beggars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.17
अथात्मनो ऽनुरूपं वै भजस्व क्षत्रियर्षभम् येन त्वम् आशिषः सत्या इहामुत्र च लप्स्यसे
athātmano 'nurūpaṃ vai bhajasva kṣatriyarṣabham yena tvam āśiṣaḥ satyā ihāmutra ca lapsyase
So now serve a bull among kṣatriyas who is indeed a match for yourself, by whom you will obtain true blessings here and hereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.18
चैद्य-शाल्व-जरासन्ध दन्तवक्रादयो नृपाः मम द्विषन्ति वामोरु रुक्मी चापि तवाग्रजः
caidya-śālva-jarāsandha dantavakrādayo nṛpāḥ mama dviṣanti vāmoru rukmī cāpi tavāgrajaḥ
Caidya, Śālva, Jarāsandha, Dantavakra and other kings hate me, O lovely-thighed one, and so does Rukmī, your elder brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.19
तेषां वीर्य-मदान्धानां दृप्तानां स्मय-नुत्तये आनितासि मया भद्रे तेजोपहरतासताम्
teṣāṃ vīrya-madāndhānāṃ dṛptānāṃ smaya-nuttaye ānitāsi mayā bhadre tejopaharatāsatām
To dispel the conceit of those arrogant men, blinded by pride in their prowess, you were brought (here) by me, O gentle lady, who take away the vigor of the wicked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.20
उदासीना वयं नूनं न स्त्र्य्-अपत्यार्थ-कामुकाः आत्म-लब्ध्यास्महे पूर्णा गेहयोर् ज्योतिर्-अक्रियाः
udāsīnā vayaṃ nūnaṃ na stry-apatyārtha-kāmukāḥ ātma-labdhyāsmahe pūrṇā gehayor jyotir-akriyāḥ
We are surely indifferent, not desirous of wife, offspring, or wealth; being complete through attaining our own self, we remain inactive, like a light in a house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.21
श्री-शुक उवाच एतावद् उक्त्वा भगवान् आत्मानं वल्लभाम् इव मन्यमानाम् अविश्लेषात् तद्-दर्प-घ्न उपारमत्
śrī-śuka uvāca etāvad uktvā bhagavān ātmānaṃ vallabhām iva manyamānām aviśleṣāt tad-darpa-ghna upāramat
Śrī Śuka said: Having said so much, the Lord — the destroyer of her pride, who thought herself his beloved, inseparable (from him) — fell silent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.22
इति त्रिलोकेश-पतेस् तदात्मनः प्रियस्य देव्य् अश्रुत-पूर्वम् अप्रियम् आश्रुत्य भीता हृदि जात-वेपथुश् चिन्तां दुरन्तां रुदती जगाम ह
iti trilokeśa-pates tadātmanaḥ priyasya devy aśruta-pūrvam apriyam āśrutya bhītā hṛdi jāta-vepathuś cintāṃ durantāṃ rudatī jagāma ha
Thus, having heard from the Lord of the lords of the three worlds, who was then her own dear one, an unpleasant thing never heard before, the goddess grew frightened, a trembling arose in her heart, and weeping she fell into endless anxiety.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.23
पदा सु-जातेन नखारुण-श्रीया भुवं लिखन्त्य् अश्रुभिर् अञ्जनासितैः आसिञ्चती कुङ्कुम-रूषितौ स्तनौ तस्थाव् अधो-मुख्य् अति-दुःख-रुद्ध-वाक्
padā su-jātena nakhāruṇa-śrīyā bhuvaṃ likhanty aśrubhir añjanāsitaiḥ āsiñcatī kuṅkuma-rūṣitau stanau tasthāv adho-mukhy ati-duḥkha-ruddha-vāk
Scratching the ground with her tender foot, lovely with its reddish nails, wetting her breasts smeared with kuṅkuma with tears blackened by her eye-liner, she stood with face bent down, her speech choked by excessive grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.24
तस्याः सु-दुःख-भय-शोक-विनष्ट-बुद्धेर् हस्ताच् छ्लथद्-वलयतो व्यजनं पपात अम्प्;देहश् च विक्लव-धियः सहसैव मुह्यन् रम्भेव वायु-विहतो प्रविकीर्य केशान्
tasyāḥ su-duḥkha-bhaya-śoka-vinaṣṭa-buddher hastāc chlathad-valayato vyajanaṃ papāta dehaś ca viklava-dhiyaḥ sahasaiva muhyan rambheva vāyu-vihato pravikīrya keśān
From her hand, its bangles slipping, as her understanding was destroyed by deep sorrow, fear and grief, the fan fell; and the body of her whose mind was distraught suddenly swooned, her hair scattering, like a plantain tree struck down by the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.25
तद् दृष्ट्वा भगवान् कृष्णः प्रियायाः प्रेम-बन्धनम् हास्य-प्रौढिम् अजानन्त्याः करुणः सो ऽन्वकम्पत
tad dṛṣṭvā bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ priyāyāḥ prema-bandhanam hāsya-prauḍhim ajānantyāḥ karuṇaḥ so 'nvakampata
Seeing that, the Lord Kṛṣṇa, compassionate, pitied the bondage of love in his beloved, who had not understood the extent of his joking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.26
पर्यङ्काद् अवरुह्याशु ताम् उत्थाप्य चतुर्-भुजः केशान् समुह्य तद्-वक्त्रं प्रामृजत् पद्म-पाणिना
paryaṅkād avaruhyāśu tām utthāpya catur-bhujaḥ keśān samuhya tad-vaktraṃ prāmṛjat padma-pāṇinā
Quickly descending from the couch, four-armed he raised her up, and gathering her hair he wiped her face with his lotus hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.27
प्रमृज्याश्रु-कले नेत्रे स्तनौ चोपहतौ शुचा आश्लिष्य बाहुना राजन् अनन्य-विषयां सतीम्
pramṛjyāśru-kale netre stanau copahatau śucā āśliṣya bāhunā rājan ananya-viṣayāṃ satīm
Wiping her eyes brimming with tears and her breasts struck by grief, embracing with his arm, O King, the chaste woman who had no other object (of love),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.28
सान्त्वयाम् आस सान्त्व-ज्ञः कृपया कृपणां प्रभुः हास्य-प्रौढि-भ्रमच्-चित्ताम् अतद्-अर्हां सतां गतिः
sāntvayām āsa sāntva-jñaḥ kṛpayā kṛpaṇāṃ prabhuḥ hāsya-prauḍhi-bhramac-cittām atad-arhāṃ satāṃ gatiḥ
the Lord, who knows how to console, consoled with compassion the poor woman whose mind was bewildered by the extent of his joking and who did not deserve that — he, the refuge of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.29
श्री-भगवान् उवाच मा मा वैदर्भ्य् असूयेथा जाने त्वां मत्-परायणाम् त्वद्-वचः श्रोतु-कामेन क्ष्वेल्याचरितम् अङ्गने
śrī-bhagavān uvāca mā mā vaidarbhy asūyethā jāne tvāṃ mat-parāyaṇām tvad-vacaḥ śrotu-kāmena kṣvelyācaritam aṅgane
The Blessed Lord said: Do not resent me, O daughter of Vidarbha; I know that you are devoted to me. It was out of a wish to hear your words that I played this jest, O lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.30
मुखं च प्रेम-संरम्भ- स्फुरिताधरम् ईक्षितुम् कटा-क्षेपारुणापाङ्गं सुन्दर-भ्रु-कुटी-तटम्
mukhaṃ ca prema-saṃrambha- sphuritādharam īkṣitum kaṭā-kṣepāruṇāpāṅgaṃ sundara-bhru-kuṭī-taṭam
And (it was) to see your face, its lower lip trembling with the vehemence of love, the corners of its eyes reddened by sidelong glances, with the lovely arching slope of the brows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.31
अयं हि परमो लाभो गृहेषु गृह-मेधिनाम् यन् नर्मैर् ईयते यामः प्रियया भीरु भामिनि
ayaṃ hi paramo lābho gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām yan narmair īyate yāmaḥ priyayā bhīru bhāmini
For this indeed is the highest gain for householders in their homes, that the hours are spent in playful talk with a beloved wife, O timid, spirited one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.32
श्री-शुक उवाच सैवं भगवता राजन् वैदर्भी परिसान्त्विता ज्ञात्वा तत्-परिहासोक्तिं प्रिय-त्याग-भयं जहौ
śrī-śuka uvāca saivaṃ bhagavatā rājan vaidarbhī parisāntvitā jñātvā tat-parihāsoktiṃ priya-tyāga-bhayaṃ jahau
Śrī Śuka said: Thus thoroughly consoled by the Lord, O king, she, the princess of Vidarbha, understanding that his speech had been a joke, gave up her fear of being abandoned by her beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.33
बभाष ऋषभं पुंसां वीक्षन्ती भगवन्-मुखम् स-व्रीड-हास-रुचिर- स्निग्धापाङ्गेन भारत
babhāṣa ṛṣabhaṃ puṃsāṃ vīkṣantī bhagavan-mukham sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-rucira- snigdhāpāṅgena bhārata
Gazing at the Lord's face with a tender sidelong glance made charming by a bashful smile, she spoke to the best of men, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.34
श्री-रुक्मिण्य् उवाच नन्व् एवम् एतद् अरविन्द-विलोचनाह यद् वै भवान् भगवतो ऽसदृशी विभूम्नः क्व स्वे महिम्न्य् अभिरतो भगवांस् त्र्य्-अधीशः क्वाहं गुण-प्रकृतिर् अज्ञ-गृहीत-पादा
śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca nanv evam etad aravinda-vilocanāha yad vai bhavān bhagavato 'sadṛśī vibhūmnaḥ kva sve mahimny abhirato bhagavāṃs try-adhīśaḥ kvāhaṃ guṇa-prakṛtir ajña-gṛhīta-pādā
Śrī Rukmiṇī said: Surely it is just as you have said, O lotus-eyed one: I am indeed no match for the almighty Lord. Where is the Lord, master of the three, who delights in his own greatness, and where am I, whose nature is made of the modes, whose feet are clasped by the ignorant?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.35
सत्यं भयाद् इव गुणेभ्य उरुक्रमान्तः शेते समुद्र उपलम्भन-मात्र आत्मा अम्प्;नित्यं कद्-इन्द्रिय-गणैः कृत-विग्रहस् त्वं त्वत्-सेवकैर् नृप-पदं विधुतं तमो ऽन्धम्
satyaṃ bhayād iva guṇebhya urukramāntaḥ śete samudra upalambhana-mātra ātmā nityaṃ kad-indriya-gaṇaiḥ kṛta-vigrahas tvaṃ tvat-sevakair nṛpa-padaṃ vidhutaṃ tamo 'ndham
True: as if from fear of the modes the far-striding one lies within the ocean, the Self who is apprehended by consciousness alone; you are perpetually at odds with the hosts of unruly senses; and the office of king was shaken off by your servants as blind darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.36
त्वत्-पाद-पद्म-मकरन्द-जुषां मुनीनां वर्त्मास्फुटं न्र्-पशुभिर् ननु दुर्विभाव्यम् त्वत्-पाद-पद्म-मकरन्द-जुषां मुनीनां वर्त्मास्फुटं न्र्-पशुभिर् ननु दुर्विभाव्यम् यस्माद् अलौकिकम् इवेहितम् ईश्वरस्य भूमंस् तवेहितम् अथो अनु ये भवन्तम्
tvat-pāda-padma-makaranda-juṣāṃ munīnāṃ vartmāsphuṭaṃ nr-paśubhir nanu durvibhāvyam tvat-pāda-padma-makaranda-juṣāṃ munīnāṃ vartmāsphuṭaṃ nr-paśubhir nanu durvibhāvyam yasmād alaukikam ivehitam īśvarasya bhūmaṃs tavehitam atho anu ye bhavantam
The path of the sages who partake of the nectar of your lotus feet is unmanifest, indeed hard for man-beasts to fathom; for the Lord's activity is as though not of this world—such is your activity, O boundless one, and also (that of) those who follow you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.37
निष्किञ्चनो ननु भवान् न यतो ऽस्ति किञ्चिद् यस्मै बलिं बलि-भुजो ऽपि हरन्त्य् अजाद्याः निष्किञ्चनो ननु भवान् न यतो ऽस्ति किञ्चिद् यस्मै बलिं बलि-भुजो ऽपि हरन्त्य् अजाद्याः न त्वा विदन्त्य् असु-तृपो ऽन्तकम् आढ्यतान्धाः प्रेष्ठो भवान् बलि-भुजाम् अपि ते ऽपि तुभ्यम्
niṣkiñcano nanu bhavān na yato 'sti kiñcid yasmai baliṃ bali-bhujo 'pi haranty ajādyāḥ niṣkiñcano nanu bhavān na yato 'sti kiñcid yasmai baliṃ bali-bhujo 'pi haranty ajādyāḥ na tvā vidanty asu-tṛpo 'ntakam āḍhyatāndhāḥ preṣṭho bhavān bali-bhujām api te 'pi tubhyam
Surely you possess nothing, since there is nothing (apart) from you—you to whom even the enjoyers of tribute, Brahmā and the rest, bring their tribute. Those who merely gratify their own breath, blinded by riches, do not know you as death. You are dearest to the enjoyers of tribute, and they too belong to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.38
त्वं वै समस्त-पुरुषार्थ-मयः फलात्मा यद्-वाञ्छया सु-मतयो विसृजन्ति कृत्स्नम् त्वं वै समस्त-पुरुषार्थ-मयः फलात्मा यद्-वाञ्छया सु-मतयो विसृजन्ति कृत्स्नम् तेषां विभो समुचितो भवतः समाजः पुंसः स्त्रियाश् च रतयोः सुख-दुःखिनोर् न
tvaṃ vai samasta-puruṣārtha-mayaḥ phalātmā yad-vāñchayā su-matayo visṛjanti kṛtsnam tvaṃ vai samasta-puruṣārtha-mayaḥ phalātmā yad-vāñchayā su-matayo visṛjanti kṛtsnam teṣāṃ vibho samucito bhavataḥ samājaḥ puṃsaḥ striyāś ca ratayoḥ sukha-duḥkhinor na
You indeed comprise all the aims of human life, the very embodiment of their fruit; out of longing for whom the wise renounce everything. For such as these, O mighty one, union with you is fitting—not (union) of a man and a woman coupling in pleasure and pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.39
त्वं न्यस्त-दण्ड-मुनिभिर् गदितानुभाव आत्मात्म-दश् च जगताम् इति मे वृतो ऽसि त्वं न्यस्त-दण्ड-मुनिभिर् गदितानुभाव आत्मात्म-दश् च जगताम् इति मे वृतो ऽसि हित्वा भवद्-भ्रुव उदीरित-काल-वेग- ध्वस्ताशिषो ऽब्ज-भव-नाक-पतीन् कुतो ऽन्ये
tvaṃ nyasta-daṇḍa-munibhir gaditānubhāva ātmātma-daś ca jagatām iti me vṛto 'si tvaṃ nyasta-daṇḍa-munibhir gaditānubhāva ātmātma-daś ca jagatām iti me vṛto 'si hitvā bhavad-bhruva udīrita-kāla-vega- dhvastāśiṣo 'bja-bhava-nāka-patīn kuto 'nye
You, whose power is proclaimed by sages who have laid aside the rod, who are the Self and the giver of the Self to the worlds—thus were you chosen by me, passing over the lotus-born (Brahmā), Bhava, and the lords of heaven, whose boons are destroyed by the force of time set in motion from your brow; how much more so the others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.40
जाड्यं वचस् तव गदाग्रज यस् तु भूपान् विद्राव्य शार्ङ्ग-निनदेन जहर्थ मां त्वम् जाड्यं वचस् तव गदाग्रज यस् तु भूपान् विद्राव्य शार्ङ्ग-निनदेन जहर्थ मां त्वम् सिंहो यथा स्व-बलिम् ईश पशून् स्व-भागं तेभ्यो भयाद् यद् उदधिं शरणं प्रपन्नः
jāḍyaṃ vacas tava gadāgraja yas tu bhūpān vidrāvya śārṅga-ninadena jahartha māṃ tvam jāḍyaṃ vacas tava gadāgraja yas tu bhūpān vidrāvya śārṅga-ninadena jahartha māṃ tvam siṃho yathā sva-balim īśa paśūn sva-bhāgaṃ tebhyo bhayād yad udadhiṃ śaraṇaṃ prapannaḥ
Your words are foolishness, O elder brother of Gada—you who, scattering the kings by the twang of your Śārṅga bow, carried me off, as a lion takes its own prey, its own share, from the beasts, O Lord; (and you say) that out of fear of them you took refuge in the ocean!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.41
यद्-वाञ्छया नृप-शिखामणयो ऽन्ग-वैन्य- जायन्त-नाहुष-गयादय ऐक्य-पत्यम् यद्-वाञ्छया नृप-शिखामणयो ऽन्ग-वैन्य- जायन्त-नाहुष-गयादय ऐक्य-पत्यम् राज्यं विसृज्य विविशुर् वनम् अम्बुजाक्ष सीदन्ति ते ऽनुपदवीं त इहास्थिताः किम्
yad-vāñchayā nṛpa-śikhāmaṇayo 'nga-vainya- jāyanta-nāhuṣa-gayādaya aikya-patyam yad-vāñchayā nṛpa-śikhāmaṇayo 'nga-vainya- jāyanta-nāhuṣa-gayādaya aikya-patyam rājyaṃ visṛjya viviśur vanam ambujākṣa sīdanti te 'nupadavīṃ ta ihāsthitāḥ kim
Out of longing for whom the crest-jewels of kings—Aṅga, Vainya, Jāyanta, Nāhuṣa, Gaya and others—renounced kingdom and sole sovereignty and entered the forest, O lotus-eyed one: do those who follow in your track come to ruin? What then of those who remain here (in the world)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.42
कान्यं श्रयेत तव पाद-सरोज-गन्धम् आघ्राय सन्-मुखरितं जनतापवर्गम् कान्यं श्रयेत तव पाद-सरोज-गन्धम् आघ्राय सन्-मुखरितं जनतापवर्गम् लक्ष्म्य्-आलयं त्व् अविगणय्य गुणालयस्य मर्त्या सदोरु-भयम् अर्थ-विविइत-दृष्टिः
kānyaṃ śrayeta tava pāda-saroja-gandham āghrāya san-mukharitaṃ janatāpavargam kānyaṃ śrayeta tava pāda-saroja-gandham āghrāya san-mukharitaṃ janatāpavargam lakṣmy-ālayaṃ tv avigaṇayya guṇālayasya martyā sadoru-bhayam artha-viviita-dṛṣṭiḥ
What woman, having smelled the fragrance of your lotus feet, made vocal by the good, the release of mankind, the abode of Lakṣmī—disregarding you, the abode of all virtues—would take shelter of another, a mortal always full of great fear, whose vision is divided by objects of gain?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.43
तं त्वानुरूपम् अभजं जगताम् अधीशम् आत्मानम् अत्र च परत्र च काम-पूरम् तं त्वानुरूपम् अभजं जगताम् अधीशम् आत्मानम् अत्र च परत्र च काम-पूरम् स्यान् मे तवाङ्घ्रिर् अरणं सृतिभिर् भ्रमन्त्या यो वै भजन्तम् उपयात्य् अनृतापवर्गः
taṃ tvānurūpam abhajaṃ jagatām adhīśam ātmānam atra ca paratra ca kāma-pūram taṃ tvānurūpam abhajaṃ jagatām adhīśam ātmānam atra ca paratra ca kāma-pūram syān me tavāṅghrir araṇaṃ sṛtibhir bhramantyā yo vai bhajantam upayāty anṛtāpavargaḥ
Therefore I worshipped you, the fitting one, the sovereign of the worlds, the Self, the fulfiller of desires here and hereafter. May your foot be a refuge for me as I wander through the courses of rebirth—the foot that comes to the one who worships it, the cutting off of all falsehood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.44
तस्याः स्युर् अच्युत नृपा भवतोपदिष्टाः स्त्रीणां गृहेषु खर-गो-श्व-विडाल-भृत्याः तस्याः स्युर् अच्युत नृपा भवतोपदिष्टाः स्त्रीणां गृहेषु खर-गो-श्व-विडाल-भृत्याः यत्-कर्ण-मूलम् अन्-कर्षण नोपयायाद् युष्मत्-कथा मृड-विरिञ्च-सभासु गीता
tasyāḥ syur acyuta nṛpā bhavatopadiṣṭāḥ strīṇāṃ gṛheṣu khara-go-śva-viḍāla-bhṛtyāḥ tasyāḥ syur acyuta nṛpā bhavatopadiṣṭāḥ strīṇāṃ gṛheṣu khara-go-śva-viḍāla-bhṛtyāḥ yat-karṇa-mūlam an-karṣaṇa nopayāyād yuṣmat-kathā mṛḍa-viriñca-sabhāsu gītā
O Acyuta, let those kings whom you recommended belong to such a woman—those who are servants in women's houses, of asses, cows, dogs and cats—the woman to the root of whose ear there never comes the tale of you, sung in the assemblies of Śiva and Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.45
त्वक्-श्मश्रु-रोम-नख-केश-पिनद्धम् अन्तर् मांसास्थि-रक्त-कृमि-विट्-कफ-पित्त-वातम् त्वक्-श्मश्रु-रोम-नख-केश-पिनद्धम् अन्तर् मांसास्थि-रक्त-कृमि-विट्-कफ-पित्त-वातम् जीवच्-छवं भजति कान्त-मतिर् विमूढा या ते पदाब्ज-मकरन्दम् अजिघ्रती स्त्री
tvak-śmaśru-roma-nakha-keśa-pinaddham antar māṃsāsthi-rakta-kṛmi-viṭ-kapha-pitta-vātam tvak-śmaśru-roma-nakha-keśa-pinaddham antar māṃsāsthi-rakta-kṛmi-viṭ-kapha-pitta-vātam jīvac-chavaṃ bhajati kānta-matir vimūḍhā yā te padābja-makarandam ajighratī strī
The utterly deluded woman who, not smelling the nectar of your lotus feet, sets her mind on a lover and worships a living corpse—bound up with skin, beard, body-hair, nails and hair, and within, flesh, bone, blood, worms, excrement, phlegm, bile and wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.46
अस्त्व् अम्बुजाक्ष मम ते चरणानुराग आत्मन् रतस्य मयि चानतिरिक्त-दृष्टेः अस्त्व् अम्बुजाक्ष मम ते चरणानुराग आत्मन् रतस्य मयि चानतिरिक्त-दृष्टेः यर्ह्य् अस्य वृद्धय उपात्त-रजो-ऽति-मात्रो माम् ईक्षसे तद् उ ह नः परमानुकम्पा
astv ambujākṣa mama te caraṇānurāga ātman ratasya mayi cānatirikta-dṛṣṭeḥ astv ambujākṣa mama te caraṇānurāga ātman ratasya mayi cānatirikta-dṛṣṭeḥ yarhy asya vṛddhaya upātta-rajo-'ti-mātro mām īkṣase tad u ha naḥ paramānukampā
O lotus-eyed one, let there be in me love for your feet—you who delight in the Self and cast no excessive glance upon me. When, for the increase of that (love), you take on an abundance of passion and look at me, that indeed is the highest compassion toward us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.47
नैवालीकम् अहं मन्ये वचस् ते मधुसूदन अम्बाया एव हि प्रायः कन्यायाः स्याद् रतिः क्वचित्
naivālīkam ahaṃ manye vacas te madhusūdana ambāyā eva hi prāyaḥ kanyāyāḥ syād ratiḥ kvacit
I do not at all think your words untrue, O Madhusūdana; for as in Ambā's case, a maiden's affection may sometimes rest (elsewhere).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.48
व्यूढायाश् चापि पुंश्चल्या मनो ऽभ्येति नवं नवम् बुधो ऽसतीं न बिभृयात् तां बिभ्रद् उभय-च्युतः
vyūḍhāyāś cāpi puṃścalyā mano 'bhyeti navaṃ navam budho 'satīṃ na bibhṛyāt tāṃ bibhrad ubhaya-cyutaḥ
And even in a married woman, if she is wanton, the mind turns to ever new (men); a wise man should not maintain such an unchaste woman—maintaining her, he falls from both (this world and the next).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.49
श्री-भगवान् उवाच साध्व्य् एतच्-छ्रोतु-कामैस् त्वं राज-पुत्री प्रलम्भिता मयोदितं यद् अन्वात्थ सर्वं तत् सत्यम् एव हि
śrī-bhagavān uvāca sādhvy etac-chrotu-kāmais tvaṃ rāja-putrī pralambhitā mayoditaṃ yad anvāttha sarvaṃ tat satyam eva hi
The Blessed Lord said: O virtuous lady, O princess, you were being teased by us, who wished to hear just this from you. And whatever you said in reply to what I spoke — all of that is indeed simply true.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.50
यान् यान् कामयसे कामान् मय्य् अकामाय भामिनि सन्ति ह्य् एकान्त-भक्तायास् तव कल्याणि नित्यद
yān yān kāmayase kāmān mayy akāmāya bhāmini santi hy ekānta-bhaktāyās tava kalyāṇi nityada
Whatever desires you may desire, O passionate lady, in Me who am without desire — those are always present for you, O auspicious one, since you are My exclusive devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.51
उपलब्धं पति-प्रेम पाति-व्रत्यं च ते ऽनघे यद् वाक्यैश् चाल्यमानाया न धीर् मय्य् अपकर्षिता
upalabdhaṃ pati-prema pāti-vratyaṃ ca te 'naghe yad vākyaiś cālyamānāyā na dhīr mayy apakarṣitā
Your love for your husband and your fidelity to him have been ascertained by Me, O sinless one, since, though shaken by My words, your mind was not drawn away from Me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.52
ये मां भजन्ति दाम्पत्ये तपसा व्रत-चर्यया कामात्मानो ऽपवर्गेशं मोहिता मम मायया
ye māṃ bhajanti dāmpatye tapasā vrata-caryayā kāmātmāno 'pavargeśaṃ mohitā mama māyayā
Those who worship Me — the Lord of liberation — in married life by austerity and the observance of vows, their minds set on sensual desire, are deluded by My illusory power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.53
मां प्राप्य मानिन्य् अपवर्ग-सम्पदं वाञ्छन्ति ये सम्पद एव तत्-पतिम् अम्प्;ते मन्द-भागा निरये ऽपि ये नृणां मात्रात्मकत्वात् निरयः सु-सङ्गमः
māṃ prāpya māniny apavarga-sampadaṃ vāñchanti ye sampada eva tat-patim te manda-bhāgā niraye 'pi ye nṛṇāṃ mātrātmakatvāt nirayaḥ su-saṅgamaḥ
O proud lady, those who, having obtained Me, the wealth that is liberation, desire only riches, and (desire) the husband (only) for riches — they are of poor fortune, since (such riches) exist even in hell; and for men, because they consist of nothing but sense-objects, hell is good company (enough).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 60.54
दिष्ट्या गृहेश्वर्य् असकृन् मयि त्वया कृतानुवृत्तिर् भव-मोचनी खलैः सु-दुष्करासौ सुतरां दुराशिषो ह्य् असुं-भराया निकृतिं जुषः स्त्रियाः
diṣṭyā gṛheśvary asakṛn mayi tvayā kṛtānuvṛttir bhava-mocanī khalaiḥ su-duṣkarāsau sutarāṃ durāśiṣo hy asuṃ-bharāyā nikṛtiṃ juṣaḥ striyāḥ
By good fortune, O mistress of the house, you have again and again rendered Me this devoted following, which releases one from material existence; and that (service) is very hard indeed for the wicked, and far harder still for a woman of evil hopes, who merely maintains her own breath and takes pleasure in deceit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.55
न त्वादृशीम् प्रणयिनीं गृहिणीं गृहेषु पश्यामि मानिनि यया स्व-विवाह-काले अम्प्;प्राप्तान् नृपान् न विगणय्य रहो-हरो मे प्रस्थापितो द्विज उपश्रुत-सत्-कथस्य
na tvādṛśīm praṇayinīṃ gṛhiṇīṃ gṛheṣu paśyāmi mānini yayā sva-vivāha-kāle prāptān nṛpān na vigaṇayya raho-haro me prasthāpito dvija upaśruta-sat-kathasya
I do not see in households a loving wife like you, O proud lady — you who at the time of your own marriage, disregarding the kings who had arrived, sent to me a brāhmaṇa as bearer of a secret message, having heard the good account of me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.56
भ्रातुर् विरूप-करणं युधि निर्जितस्य प्रोद्वाह-पर्वणि च तद्-वधम् अक्ष-गोष्ठ्याम् भ्रातुर् विरूप-करणं युधि निर्जितस्य प्रोद्वाह-पर्वणि च तद्-वधम् अक्ष-गोष्ठ्याम् दुःखं समुत्थम् असहो ऽस्मद्-अयोग-भीत्या नैवाब्रवीः किम् अपि तेन वयं जितास् ते
bhrātur virūpa-karaṇaṃ yudhi nirjitasya prodvāha-parvaṇi ca tad-vadham akṣa-goṣṭhyām bhrātur virūpa-karaṇaṃ yudhi nirjitasya prodvāha-parvaṇi ca tad-vadham akṣa-goṣṭhyām duḥkhaṃ samuttham asaho 'smad-ayoga-bhītyā naivābravīḥ kim api tena vayaṃ jitās te
The disfigurement of your brother, defeated in battle at the wedding ceremony, and his killing later at the gambling assembly — the grief that arose from this you could not bear, yet out of fear of separation from us you said nothing at all; by that we have been won by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.57
दूतस् त्वयात्म-लभने सु-विविक्त-मन्त्रः प्रस्थापितो मयि चिरायति शून्यम् एतत् दूतस् त्वयात्म-लभने सु-विविक्त-मन्त्रः प्रस्थापितो मयि चिरायति शून्यम् एतत् मत्वा जिहास इदं अङ्गम् अनन्य-योग्यं तिष्ठेत तत् त्वयि वयं प्रतिनन्दयामः
dūtas tvayātma-labhane su-vivikta-mantraḥ prasthāpito mayi cirāyati śūnyam etat dūtas tvayātma-labhane su-vivikta-mantraḥ prasthāpito mayi cirāyati śūnyam etat matvā jihāsa idaṃ aṅgam ananya-yogyaṃ tiṣṭheta tat tvayi vayaṃ pratinandayāmaḥ
A messenger with a wholly secret message was sent by you to win Me; and when I delayed, thinking this (world) empty, you wished to abandon this body, fit for no one else. Let that (body) remain with you — for this we honour you in return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.58
श्री-शुक उवाच एवं सौरत-संलापैर् भगवान् जगद्-ईश्वरः स्व-रतो रमया रेमे नर-लोकं विडम्बयन्
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ saurata-saṃlāpair bhagavān jagad-īśvaraḥ sva-rato ramayā reme nara-lokaṃ viḍambayan
Śrī Śuka said: Thus with amorous conversations the Blessed Lord, the ruler of the universe, who takes pleasure in Himself, took pleasure with Ramā (Rukmiṇī), imitating the world of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 60.59
तथान्यासाम् अपि विभुर् गृहेसु गृहवान् इव आस्थितो गृह-मेधीयान् धर्मान् लोक-गुरुर् हरिः
tathānyāsām api vibhur gṛhesu gṛhavān iva āsthito gṛha-medhīyān dharmān loka-gurur hariḥ
In the same way the almighty Hari, the teacher of the world, was engaged, like a householder, in the duties of household life in the houses of the other (wives) also.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition