Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 62
SB 10 62.1
श्री-राजोवाच बाणस्य तनयाम् ऊषाम् उपयेमे यदूत्तमः तत्र युद्धम् अभूद् घोरं हरि-शङ्करयोर् महत् एतत् सर्वं महा-योगिन् समाख्यातुं त्वम् अर्हसि
śrī-rājovāca bāṇasya tanayām ūṣām upayeme yadūttamaḥ tatra yuddham abhūd ghoraṃ hari-śaṅkarayor mahat etat sarvaṃ mahā-yogin samākhyātuṃ tvam arhasi
The king said: The best of the Yadus married Ūṣā, the daughter of Bāṇa, and there a terrible, mighty battle took place between Hari and Śaṅkara. All this, O great yogī, you ought to relate in full.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.2
श्री-शुक उवाच बाणः पुत्र-शत-ज्येष्ठो बलेर् आसीन् महात्मनः येन वामन-रूपाय हरये ऽदायि मेदिनी
śrī-śuka uvāca bāṇaḥ putra-śata-jyeṣṭho baler āsīn mahātmanaḥ yena vāmana-rūpāya haraye 'dāyi medinī
Śrī Śuka said: Bāṇa was the eldest of the hundred sons of the great soul Bali, by whom the earth was given to Hari in the form of the dwarf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.3
तस्यौरसः सुतो बानः शिव-भक्ति-रतः सदा मान्यो वदान्यो धीमांश् च सत्य-सन्धो दृढ-व्रतः
tasyaurasaḥ suto bānaḥ śiva-bhakti-rataḥ sadā mānyo vadānyo dhīmāṃś ca satya-sandho dṛḍha-vrataḥ
His son, born of his own body, was Bāṇa, always devoted to the worship of Śiva, honoured, liberal, intelligent, true to his word, firm in his vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.4
शोणिताख्ये पुरे रम्ये स राज्यम् अकरोत् पुरा तस्य शम्भोः प्रसादेन किङ्करा इव ते ऽमराः सहस्र-बाहुर् वाद्येन ताण्दवे ऽतोषयन् मृडम्
śoṇitākhye pure ramye sa rājyam akarot purā tasya śambhoḥ prasādena kiṅkarā iva te 'marāḥ sahasra-bāhur vādyena tāṇdave 'toṣayan mṛḍam
In former times he ruled in the lovely city called Śoṇita, and by the grace of that Śambhu the immortals were like his servants; the thousand-armed one had pleased Mṛḍa with his music during the tāṇḍava dance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.5
भगवान् सर्व-भूतेशः शरण्यो भक्त-वत्सलः वरेण छन्दयाम् आस स तं वव्रे पुराधिपम्
bhagavān sarva-bhūteśaḥ śaraṇyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ vareṇa chandayām āsa sa taṃ vavre purādhipam
The Lord, the ruler of all beings, the giver of shelter, affectionate to his devotees, offered him a boon of his choosing, and he, the lord of the city, chose him (as its guardian).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 62.6
स एकदाह गिरिशं पार्श्व-स्थं वीर्य-दुर्मदः किरीटेनार्क-वर्णेन संस्पृशंस् तत्-पदाम्बुजम्
sa ekadāha giriśaṃ pārśva-sthaṃ vīrya-durmadaḥ kirīṭenārka-varṇena saṃspṛśaṃs tat-padāmbujam
One day he, drunk with his own strength, touching with his sun-coloured crown the lotus feet of Giriśa, who stood beside him, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.7
नमस्ये त्वां महा-देव लोकानां गुरुम् ईश्वरम् पुंसाम् अपूर्ण-कामानां काम-पूरामराङ्घ्रिपम्
namasye tvāṃ mahā-deva lokānāṃ gurum īśvaram puṃsām apūrṇa-kāmānāṃ kāma-pūrāmarāṅghripam
"I bow to you, Mahādeva, teacher and lord of the worlds, the immortal tree that fulfils the desires of men whose desires are unfulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.8
दोः-सहस्रं त्वया दत्तं परं भाराय मे ऽभवत् त्रि-लोक्यां प्रतियोद्धारं न लभे त्वद् ऋते समम्
doḥ-sahasraṃ tvayā dattaṃ paraṃ bhārāya me 'bhavat tri-lokyāṃ pratiyoddhāraṃ na labhe tvad ṛte samam
"The thousand arms given by you have become nothing but a burden to me; in the three worlds I find no opponent equal to me, apart from you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.9
कण्डूत्या निभृतैर् दोर्भिर् युयुत्सुर् दिग्-गजान् अहम् आद्यायां चूर्णयन्न् अद्रीन् भीतास् ते ऽपि प्रदुद्रुवुः
kaṇḍūtyā nibhṛtair dorbhir yuyutsur dig-gajān aham ādyāyāṃ cūrṇayann adrīn bhītās te 'pi pradudruvuḥ
"With my arms itching (for battle), eager to fight, I went against the elephants of the quarters, crushing the mountains; they too fled away in fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 62.10
तच् छ्रुत्वा भगवान् क्रुद्धः केतुस् ते भज्यते यदा त्वद्-दर्प-घ्नं भवेन् मूढ संयुगं मत्-समेन ते
tac chrutvā bhagavān kruddhaḥ ketus te bhajyate yadā tvad-darpa-ghnaṃ bhaven mūḍha saṃyugaṃ mat-samena te
Hearing that, the Lord (Śiva), angry, (said): "When your flag is broken, then, fool, a battle will come to you that will destroy your pride, (a battle) with one equal to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.11
इत्य् उक्तः कुमतिर् हृष्टः स्व-गृहं प्राविशन् नृप प्रतीक्षन् गिरिशादेशं स्व-वीर्य-नशनम् कुधीः
ity uktaḥ kumatir hṛṣṭaḥ sva-gṛhaṃ prāviśan nṛpa pratīkṣan giriśādeśaṃ sva-vīrya-naśanam kudhīḥ
Addressed thus, the dull-witted one was delighted and entered his own house, O king; the fool waited for Giriśa's (Śiva's) prediction, (which meant) the destruction of his own valour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.12
तस्योषा नाम दुहिता स्वप्ने प्राद्युम्निना रतिम् कन्यालभत कान्तेन प्राग् अदृष्ट-श्रुतेन सा
tasyoṣā nāma duhitā svapne prādyumninā ratim kanyālabhata kāntena prāg adṛṣṭa-śrutena sā
His daughter named Ūṣā—that maiden obtained in a dream union with Pradyumna's son, a lover never before seen or heard of.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.13
सा तत्र तम् अपश्यन्ती क्वासि कान्तेति वादिनी सखीनां मध्य उत्तस्थौ विह्वला व्रीडिता भृशम्
sā tatra tam apaśyantī kvāsi kānteti vādinī sakhīnāṃ madhya uttasthau vihvalā vrīḍitā bhṛśam
Not seeing him there, she rose up in the midst of her companions, saying "Where are you, beloved?"—agitated and extremely ashamed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.14
बाणस्य मन्त्री कुम्भाण्डश् चित्रलेखा च तत्-सुता सख्य् अपृच्छत् सखीम् ऊषां कौतूहल-समन्विता
bāṇasya mantrī kumbhāṇḍaś citralekhā ca tat-sutā sakhy apṛcchat sakhīm ūṣāṃ kautūhala-samanvitā
Bāṇa's minister was Kumbhāṇḍa, and Citralekhā was his daughter; that companion, filled with curiosity, questioned her friend Ūṣā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.15
कं त्वं मृगयसे सु-भ्रु कीदृशस् ते मनोरथः हस्त-ग्राहं न ते ऽद्यापि राज-पुत्र्य् उपलक्षये
kaṃ tvaṃ mṛgayase su-bhru kīdṛśas te manorathaḥ hasta-grāhaṃ na te 'dyāpi rāja-putry upalakṣaye
"Whom do you seek, fair-browed one? What sort is your heart's desire? Princess, I do not yet observe any bridegroom taking your hand."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.16
दृष्टः कश्चिन् नरः स्वप्ने श्यामः कमल-लोचनः पीत-वासा बृहद्-बाहुर् योषितां हृदयं-गमः
dṛṣṭaḥ kaścin naraḥ svapne śyāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥ pīta-vāsā bṛhad-bāhur yoṣitāṃ hṛdayaṃ-gamaḥ
"A certain man was seen in a dream, dark-hued, lotus-eyed, wearing yellow garments, with long arms, one who goes to the hearts of women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.17
तम् अहं मृगये कान्तं पाययित्वाधरं मधु क्वापि यातः स्पृहयतीं क्षिप्त्वा मां वृजिनार्णवे
tam ahaṃ mṛgaye kāntaṃ pāyayitvādharaṃ madhu kvāpi yātaḥ spṛhayatīṃ kṣiptvā māṃ vṛjinārṇave
Him I seek, that lover, who, having made (me) drink the honey of his lip, has gone off somewhere, casting me, still longing, into an ocean of distress."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.18
चित्रलेखोवाच व्यसनं ते ऽपकर्षामि त्रि-लोक्यां यदि भाव्यते तम् आनेष्ये वरं यस् ते मनो-हर्ता तम् आदिश
citralekhovāca vyasanaṃ te 'pakarṣāmi tri-lokyāṃ yadi bhāvyate tam āneṣye varaṃ yas te mano-hartā tam ādiśa
Citralekhā said: I shall remove your suffering. If he exists within the three worlds, I shall bring that suitor who has stolen your mind; point him out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.19
इत्य् उक्त्वा देव-गन्धर्व सिद्ध-चारण-पन्नगान् दैत्य-विद्याधरान् यक्षान् मनुजांश् च यथालिखत्
ity uktvā deva-gandharva siddha-cāraṇa-pannagān daitya-vidyādharān yakṣān manujāṃś ca yathālikhat
Having said this, she duly drew gods, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Pannagas, Daityas, Vidyādharas, Yakṣas, and human beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.20
मनुजेषु च सा वृष्नीन् शूरम् आनकदुन्दुभिम् व्यलिखद् राम-कृष्णौ च प्रद्युम्नं वीक्ष्य लज्जिता
manujeṣu ca sā vṛṣnīn śūram ānakadundubhim vyalikhad rāma-kṛṣṇau ca pradyumnaṃ vīkṣya lajjitā
And among the humans she drew the Vṛṣṇis—Śūra, Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva), and Rāma and Kṛṣṇa; on seeing Pradyumna she (Ūṣā) grew bashful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.21
अनिरुद्धं विलिखितं वीक्ष्योषावाङ्-मुखी ह्रिया सो ऽसाव् असाव् इति प्राह स्मयमाना मही-पते
aniruddhaṃ vilikhitaṃ vīkṣyoṣāvāṅ-mukhī hriyā so 'sāv asāv iti prāha smayamānā mahī-pate
On seeing Aniruddha drawn, Ūṣā, her face lowered with shyness, smiling, said, "He is the one, that one!" O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.22
चित्रलेखा तम् आज्ञाय पौत्रं कृष्णस्य योगिनी ययौ विहायसा राजन् द्वारकां कृष्ण-पालिताम्
citralekhā tam ājñāya pautraṃ kṛṣṇasya yoginī yayau vihāyasā rājan dvārakāṃ kṛṣṇa-pālitām
Recognizing him as Kṛṣṇa's grandson, the yoginī Citralekhā went through the sky, O king, to Dvārakā, which is protected by Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.23
तत्र सुप्तं सु-पर्यङ्के प्राद्युम्निं योगम् आस्थिता गृहीत्वा शोणित-पुरं सख्यै प्रियम् अदर्शयत्
tatra suptaṃ su-paryaṅke prādyumniṃ yogam āsthitā gṛhītvā śoṇita-puraṃ sakhyai priyam adarśayat
There, resorting to her yogic power, she took Pradyumna's son as he slept on a fine bed and, (bringing him) to Śoṇitapura, showed her friend her beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.24
सा च तं सुन्दर-वरं विलोक्य मुदितानना दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये स्व-गृहे पुम्भी रेमे प्राद्युम्निना समम्
sā ca taṃ sundara-varaṃ vilokya muditānanā duṣprekṣye sva-gṛhe pumbhī reme prādyumninā samam
And she, seeing that best of handsome men, her face joyful, enjoyed herself together with Pradyumna's son in her own quarters, which men could not look upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.25
परार्ध्य-वासः-स्रग्-गन्ध- धूप-दीपासनादिभिः पान-भोजन-भक्ष्यैश् च वाक्यैः शुश्रूषणार्चितः
parārdhya-vāsaḥ-srag-gandha- dhūpa-dīpāsanādibhiḥ pāna-bhojana-bhakṣyaiś ca vākyaiḥ śuśrūṣaṇārcitaḥ
He was honoured with priceless garments, garlands, fragrances, incense, lamps, seats and the like, with drinks, meals and delicacies, with words, and with attendance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.26
गूढः कन्या-पुरे शश्वत्- प्रवृद्ध-स्नेहया तया नाहर्-गणान् स बुबुधे ऊषयापहृतेन्द्रियः
gūḍhaḥ kanyā-pure śaśvat- pravṛddha-snehayā tayā nāhar-gaṇān sa bubudhe ūṣayāpahṛtendriyaḥ
Hidden in the maidens' quarters by her, whose love grew ever greater, he did not notice the passing days, his senses carried away by Ūṣā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.27
तां तथा यदु-वीरेण भुज्यमानां हत-व्रताम् हेतुभिर् लक्षयां चक्रुर् आपृईतां दुरवच्छदैः
tāṃ tathā yadu-vīreṇa bhujyamānāṃ hata-vratām hetubhir lakṣayāṃ cakrur āpṛītāṃ duravacchadaiḥ
By signs hard to conceal they detected her—thus enjoyed by the Yadu hero, her vow broken, delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.28
भटा आवेदयां चक्रू राजंस् ते दुहितुर् वयम् विचेष्टितं लक्षयाम कन्यायाः कुल-दूषणम्
bhaṭā āvedayāṃ cakrū rājaṃs te duhitur vayam viceṣṭitaṃ lakṣayāma kanyāyāḥ kula-dūṣaṇam
The guards reported: O king, we have detected in your daughter behaviour that defiles the family in a maiden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.29
अनपायिभिर् अस्माभिर् गुप्तायाश् च गृहे प्रभो कन्याया दूषणं पुम्भिर् दुष्प्रेक्ष्याया न विद्महे
anapāyibhir asmābhir guptāyāś ca gṛhe prabho kanyāyā dūṣaṇaṃ pumbhir duṣprekṣyāyā na vidmahe
O lord, we do not understand how the maiden, guarded in the house by us who never leave, and not to be looked upon by men, was defiled by a man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.30
ततः प्रव्यथितो बाणो दुहितुः श्रुत-दूषणः त्वरितः कन्यकागारं प्राप्तो ऽद्राक्षीद् यदूद्वहम्
tataḥ pravyathito bāṇo duhituḥ śruta-dūṣaṇaḥ tvaritaḥ kanyakāgāraṃ prāpto 'drākṣīd yadūdvaham
Then Bāṇa, deeply distressed, having heard of his daughter's defilement, hurried to the maiden's quarters and saw the foremost of the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.31
कामात्मजं तं भुवनैक-सुन्दरं श्यामं पिशङ्गाम्बरम् अम्बुजेक्षणम् बृहद्-भुजं कुण्डल-कुन्तल-त्विषा स्मितावलोकेन च मण्डिताननम्
kāmātmajaṃ taṃ bhuvanaika-sundaraṃ śyāmaṃ piśaṅgāmbaram ambujekṣaṇam bṛhad-bhujaṃ kuṇḍala-kuntala-tviṣā smitāvalokena ca maṇḍitānanam
(He saw) him, the son of Kāma, the one unmatched beauty of the worlds, dark-hued, wearing yellow-brown garments, lotus-eyed, mighty-armed, his face adorned by the gleam of his earrings and his locks and by his smiling glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.32
दीव्यन्तम् अक्षैः प्रिययाभिनृम्णया तद्-अङ्ग-सङ्ग-स्तन-कुङ्कुम-स्रजम् बाह्वोर् दधानं मधु-मल्लिकाश्रितां तस्याग्र आसीनम् अवेक्ष्य विस्मितः
dīvyantam akṣaiḥ priyayābhinṛmṇayā tad-aṅga-saṅga-stana-kuṅkuma-srajam bāhvor dadhānaṃ madhu-mallikāśritāṃ tasyāgra āsīnam avekṣya vismitaḥ
Astonished, he beheld him seated before her, playing at dice with his beloved, the auspicious one, wearing on his arms a garland of spring jasmine smeared with the kuṅkuma from her breasts through contact with her body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.33
स तं प्रविष्टं वृतम् आततायिभिर् भटैर् अनीकैर् अवलोक्य माधवः उद्यम्य मौर्वं परिघं व्यवस्थितो यथान्तको दण्ड-धरो जिघांसया
sa taṃ praviṣṭaṃ vṛtam ātatāyibhir bhaṭair anīkair avalokya mādhavaḥ udyamya maurvaṃ parighaṃ vyavasthito yathāntako daṇḍa-dharo jighāṃsayā
Seeing him entered and surrounded by armed guards in troops, that descendant of Madhu raised an iron-bound club of murvā(-wood) and stood firm, intending to kill, like Death the wielder of the rod.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.34
जिघृक्षया तान् परितः प्रसर्पतः शुनो यथा शूकर-यूथपो ऽहनत् ते हन्यमाना भवनाद् विनिर्गता निर्भिन्न-मूर्धोरु-भुजाः प्रदुद्रुवुः
jighṛkṣayā tān paritaḥ prasarpataḥ śuno yathā śūkara-yūthapo 'hanat te hanyamānā bhavanād vinirgatā nirbhinna-mūrdhoru-bhujāḥ pradudruvuḥ
As they crept around him wanting to seize him, he struck them down, as a boar-leader (does) dogs; being struck, they went out from the building and fled, their heads, thighs and arms shattered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 62.35
तं नाग-पाशैर् बलि-नन्दनो बली घ्नन्तं स्व-सैन्यं कुपितो बबन्ध ह ऊषा भृशं शोक-विषाद-विह्वला बद्धं निशम्याश्रु-कलाक्ष्य् अरौत्सीत्
taṃ nāga-pāśair bali-nandano balī ghnantaṃ sva-sainyaṃ kupito babandha ha ūṣā bhṛśaṃ śoka-viṣāda-vihvalā baddhaṃ niśamyāśru-kalākṣy arautsīt
Then the mighty son of Bali, enraged, bound with serpent-nooses him who was slaying his army; and Ūṣā, utterly overcome by grief and dejection, hearing that he was bound, her eyes with trickling tears, wailed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition