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Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 64

SB 10 64.1

श्री-बादरायणिर् उवाच एकदोपवनं राजन् जग्मुर् यदु-कुमारकाः विहर्तुं साम्ब-प्रद्युम्न चारु-भानु-गदादयः

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca ekadopavanaṃ rājan jagmur yadu-kumārakāḥ vihartuṃ sāmba-pradyumna cāru-bhānu-gadādayaḥ

Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Once, O king, the young Yadu princes — Sāmba, Pradyumna, Cāru, Bhānu, Gada and others — went to a grove to play.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.2

क्रीडित्वा सु-चिरं तत्र विचिन्वन्तः पिपासिताः जलं निरुदके कूपे ददृशुः सत्त्वम् अद्भुतम्

krīḍitvā su-ciraṃ tatra vicinvantaḥ pipāsitāḥ jalaṃ nirudake kūpe dadṛśuḥ sattvam adbhutam

Having played there a very long time, thirsty, they searched for water, and in a waterless well they saw a wondrous creature.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.3

कृकलासं गिरि-निभं वीक्ष्य विस्मित-मानसाः तस्य चोद्धरणे यत्नं चक्रुस् ते कृपयान्विताः

kṛkalāsaṃ giri-nibhaṃ vīkṣya vismita-mānasāḥ tasya coddharaṇe yatnaṃ cakrus te kṛpayānvitāḥ

Seeing a lizard as huge as a hill, their minds astonished, and filled with pity, they made an effort to lift it out.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.4

चर्म-जैस् तान्तवैः पाशैर् बद्ध्वा पतितम् अर्भकाः नाशक्नुरन् समुद्धर्तुं कृष्णायाचख्युर् उत्सुकाः

carma-jais tāntavaiḥ pāśair baddhvā patitam arbhakāḥ nāśaknuran samuddhartuṃ kṛṣṇāyācakhyur utsukāḥ

Though they bound the fallen creature with ropes of leather and of thread, the boys were unable to pull it up; excited, they reported it to Kṛṣṇa.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.5

तत्रागत्यारविन्दाक्षो भगवान् विश्व-भावनः वीक्ष्योज्जहार वामेन तं करेण स लीलया

tatrāgatyāravindākṣo bhagavān viśva-bhāvanaḥ vīkṣyojjahāra vāmena taṃ kareṇa sa līlayā

Coming there, the lotus-eyed Lord, the sustainer of the universe, looked and lifted it out with his left hand, effortlessly, in play.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.6

स उत्तमः-श्लोक-कराभिमृष्टो विहाय सद्यः कृकलास-रूपम् सन्तप्त-चामीकर-चारु-वर्णः स्वर्ग्य् अद्भुतालङ्करणाम्बर-स्रक्

sa uttamaḥ-śloka-karābhimṛṣṭo vihāya sadyaḥ kṛkalāsa-rūpam santapta-cāmīkara-cāru-varṇaḥ svargy adbhutālaṅkaraṇāmbara-srak

Touched by the hand of him whose fame is sung, he at once left off the lizard form (and became) one of lovely color like molten gold, a dweller of heaven, with wondrous ornaments, garments and garland.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.7

पप्रच्छ विद्वान् अपि तन्-निदानं जनेषु विख्यापयितुं मुकुन्दः कस् त्वं महा-भाग वरेण्य-रूपो देवोत्तमं त्वां गणयामि नूनम्

papraccha vidvān api tan-nidānaṃ janeṣu vikhyāpayituṃ mukundaḥ kas tvaṃ mahā-bhāga vareṇya-rūpo devottamaṃ tvāṃ gaṇayāmi nūnam

Though he knew, Mukunda asked the cause of that, in order to make it known among the people: "Who are you, greatly fortunate one, of such excellent form? Surely I reckon you to be a foremost among gods.

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SB 10 64.8

दशाम् इमां वा कतमेन कर्मणा सम्प्रापितो ऽस्य् अतद्-अर्हः सु-भद्र आत्मानम् आख्याहि विवित्सतां नो यन् मन्यसे नः क्षमम् अत्र वक्तुम्

daśām imāṃ vā katamena karmaṇā samprāpito 'sy atad-arhaḥ su-bhadra ātmānam ākhyāhi vivitsatāṃ no yan manyase naḥ kṣamam atra vaktum

Or by what deed were you brought to this condition, you who did not deserve it, O very auspicious one? Tell us about yourself, for we wish to know — that which you think fit to be spoken to us here."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.9

श्री-शुक उवाच इति स्म राजा सम्पृष्टः कृष्णेनानन्त-मूर्तिना माधवं प्रणिपत्याह किरीटेनार्क-वर्चसा

śrī-śuka uvāca iti sma rājā sampṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇenānanta-mūrtinā mādhavaṃ praṇipatyāha kirīṭenārka-varcasā

Śrī Śuka said: Thus questioned by Kṛṣṇa of endless forms, the king bowed to Mādhava with his crown that had the brilliance of the sun, and spoke.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.10

नृग उवाच नृगो नाम नरेन्द्रो ऽहम् इक्ष्वाकु-तनयः प्रभो दानिष्व् आख्यायमानेषु यदि ते कर्णम् अस्पृशम्

nṛga uvāca nṛgo nāma narendro 'ham ikṣvāku-tanayaḥ prabho dāniṣv ākhyāyamāneṣu yadi te karṇam aspṛśam

Nṛga said: I am a king named Nṛga, a son of Ikṣvāku, O Lord — perhaps I have touched your ear when the givers of charity are recounted.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.11

किं नु ते ऽविदितं नाथ सर्व-भूतात्म-साक्षिणः कालेनाव्याहत-दृशो वक्ष्ये ऽथापि तवाज्ञया

kiṃ nu te 'viditaṃ nātha sarva-bhūtātma-sākṣiṇaḥ kālenāvyāhata-dṛśo vakṣye 'thāpi tavājñayā

What indeed is unknown to you, O master, the witness who is the self of all beings, whose vision is unobstructed by time? Nevertheless I shall speak, at your command.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.12

यावत्यः सिकता भूमेर् यावत्यो दिवि तारकाः यावत्यो वर्ष-धाराश् च तावतीर् अददं स्म गाः

yāvatyaḥ sikatā bhūmer yāvatyo divi tārakāḥ yāvatyo varṣa-dhārāś ca tāvatīr adadaṃ sma gāḥ

As many as are the grains of sand on the earth, as many as the stars in the sky, and as many as the streams of rain — so many cows did I give away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.13

पयस्विनीस् तरुणीः शील-रूप- गुणोपपन्नाः कपिला हेम-सृङ्गीः न्यायार्जिता रूप्य-खुराः स-वत्सा दुकूल-मालाभरणा ददाव् अहम्

payasvinīs taruṇīḥ śīla-rūpa- guṇopapannāḥ kapilā hema-sṛṅgīḥ nyāyārjitā rūpya-khurāḥ sa-vatsā dukūla-mālābharaṇā dadāv aham

Milk-rich, young, endowed with good disposition, beauty and qualities, brown, with gold-covered horns, honestly acquired, with silvered hooves, together with their calves, adorned with fine cloth, garlands and ornaments — such cows I gave.

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SB 10 64.14

स्व्-अलङ्कृतेभ्यो गुण-शीलवद्भ्यः सीदत्-कुटुम्बेभ्य ऋत-व्रतेभ्यः तपः-श्रुत-ब्रह्म-वदान्य-सद्भ्यः प्रादां युवभ्यो द्विज-पुङ्गवेभ्यः

sv-alaṅkṛtebhyo guṇa-śīlavadbhyaḥ sīdat-kuṭumbebhya ṛta-vratebhyaḥ tapaḥ-śruta-brahma-vadānya-sadbhyaḥ prādāṃ yuvabhyo dvija-puṅgavebhyaḥ

I gave them to well-adorned young bulls among the twice-born, possessed of good qualities and character, whose families were in distress, true to their vows, good men (distinguished by) austerity, learning, knowledge of the Veda and generosity.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.15

गो-भू-हिरण्यायतनाश्व-हस्तिनः कन्याः स-दासीस् तिल-रूप्य-शय्याः वासांसि रत्नानि परिच्छदान् रथान् इष्टं च यज्ञैश् चरितं च पूर्तम्

go-bhū-hiraṇyāyatanāśva-hastinaḥ kanyāḥ sa-dāsīs tila-rūpya-śayyāḥ vāsāṃsi ratnāni paricchadān rathān iṣṭaṃ ca yajñaiś caritaṃ ca pūrtam

(I gave) cows, land, gold, houses, horses, elephants, girls together with maidservants, sesame, silver, beds, garments, jewels, furnishings, chariots; and I performed sacrifices (iṣṭa) and public works of charity (pūrta).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.16

कस्यचिद् द्विज-मुख्यस्य भ्रष्टा गौर् मम गो-धने सम्पृक्ताविदुषा सा च मया दत्ता द्विजातये

kasyacid dvija-mukhyasya bhraṣṭā gaur mama go-dhane sampṛktāviduṣā sā ca mayā dattā dvijātaye

A cow belonging to a certain foremost brahmin had strayed and got mixed into my herd of cattle, and, not knowing it, I gave her away to a twice-born man.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.17

तां नीयमानां तत्-स्वामी दृष्ट्रोवाच ममेति तम् ममेति परिग्राह्य् आह नृगो मे दत्तवान् इति

tāṃ nīyamānāṃ tat-svāmī dṛṣṭrovāca mameti tam mameti parigrāhy āha nṛgo me dattavān iti

When she was being led away, her owner saw her and said, "She is mine"; the one who had received her said, "She is mine — Nṛga gave her to me."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.18

विप्रौ विवदमानौ माम् ऊचतुः स्वार्थ-साधकौ भवान् दातापहर्तेति तच् छ्रुत्वा मे ऽभवद् भ्रमः

viprau vivadamānau mām ūcatuḥ svārtha-sādhakau bhavān dātāpaharteti tac chrutvā me 'bhavad bhramaḥ

The two brahmins, disputing, each pressing his own claim, said to me: "You are the giver!" "You are the taker-away!" Hearing that, I fell into confusion.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.19

अनुनीताव् उभौ विप्रौ धर्म-कृच्छ्र-गतेन वै गवां लक्षं प्रकृष्टानां दास्याम्य् एषा प्रदीयताम्

anunītāv ubhau viprau dharma-kṛcchra-gatena vai gavāṃ lakṣaṃ prakṛṣṭānāṃ dāsyāmy eṣā pradīyatām

Caught in a hard case of dharma, I entreated both brahmins: "I shall give a hundred thousand excellent cows; let this one be given (back)."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.20

भवन्ताव् अनुगृह्णीतां किङ्करस्याविजानतः समुद्धरतं मां कृच्छ्रात् पतन्तं निरये ऽशुचौ

bhavantāv anugṛhṇītāṃ kiṅkarasyāvijānataḥ samuddharataṃ māṃ kṛcchrāt patantaṃ niraye 'śucau

"May you both show favor to your servant, who acted unknowingly. Lift me up out of this difficulty, as I am falling into a foul hell."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.21

नाहं प्रतीच्छे वै राजन्न् इत्य् उक्त्वा स्वाम्य् अपाक्रमत् नान्यद् गवाम् अप्य् अयुतम् इच्छामीत्य् अपरो ययौ

nāhaṃ pratīcche vai rājann ity uktvā svāmy apākramat nānyad gavām apy ayutam icchāmīty aparo yayau

"I do not accept (that), O king," said the owner, and walked off; "I do not want anything else, not even ten thousand cows," said the other, and went away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.22

एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे यामैर् दूतैर् नीतो यम-क्षयम् यमेन पृष्टस् तत्राहं देव-देव जगत्-पते

etasminn antare yāmair dūtair nīto yama-kṣayam yamena pṛṣṭas tatrāhaṃ deva-deva jagat-pate

Meanwhile I was carried off by Yama's messengers to Yama's abode, and there Yama asked me, "O god of gods, O lord of the world,

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SB 10 64.23

पूर्वं त्वम् अशुभं भुङ्क्ष उताहो नृपते शुभम् नान्तं दानस्य धर्मस्य पश्ये लोकस्य भास्वतः

pūrvaṃ tvam aśubhaṃ bhuṅkṣa utāho nṛpate śubham nāntaṃ dānasya dharmasya paśye lokasya bhāsvataḥ

which will you experience first, O king — the inauspicious or the auspicious? For I see no end to your giving and your religious merit, (nor) to your shining world."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.24

पूर्वं देवाशुभं भुञ्ज इति प्राह पतेति सः तावद् अद्राक्षम् आत्मानं कृकलासं पतन् प्रभो

pūrvaṃ devāśubhaṃ bhuñja iti prāha pateti saḥ tāvad adrākṣam ātmānaṃ kṛkalāsaṃ patan prabho

"First, O god, let me experience the inauspicious," (I said); he replied, "Fall!" and at that very moment, as I fell, I saw myself as a lizard, O Lord.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.25

ब्रह्मण्यस्य वदान्यस्य तव दासस्य केशव स्मृतिर् नाद्यापि विध्वस्ता भवत्-सन्दर्शनार्थिनः

brahmaṇyasya vadānyasya tava dāsasya keśava smṛtir nādyāpi vidhvastā bhavat-sandarśanārthinaḥ

Even now, O Keśava, the memory of me — devoted to brahmins, generous, your servant, longing for the sight of you — has not been destroyed.

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SB 10 64.26

स त्वं कथं मम विभो ऽक्षि-पथः परात्मा योगेश्वरः श्रुति-दृशामल-हृद्-विभाव्यः अम्प्;साक्षाद् अधोक्षज उरु-व्यसनान्ध-बुद्धेः स्यान् मे ऽनुदृश्य इह यस्य भवापवर्गः

sa tvaṃ kathaṃ mama vibho 'kṣi-pathaḥ parātmā yogeśvaraḥ śruti-dṛśāmala-hṛd-vibhāvyaḥ sākṣād adhokṣaja uru-vyasanāndha-buddheḥ syān me 'nudṛśya iha yasya bhavāpavargaḥ

How, O all-pervading one, have you — the Supreme Self, the master of yoga, who is to be apprehended by a spotless heart through the eye of scripture — come within the range of my sight? How could you, O Adhokṣaja, become directly visible here to me, whose understanding is blinded by great calamity — you, by the seeing of whom there is release from worldly existence?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.27

देव-देव जगन्-नाथ गोविन्द पुरुषोत्तम नारायण हृषीकेश पुण्य-श्लोकाच्युताव्यय

deva-deva jagan-nātha govinda puruṣottama nārāyaṇa hṛṣīkeśa puṇya-ślokācyutāvyaya

O god of gods, O lord of the world, O Govinda, O supreme person, O Nārāyaṇa, O Hṛṣīkeśa, O you whose praise is purifying, O Acyuta, O imperishable one!

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.28

अनुजानीहि मां कृष्ण यान्तं देव-गतिं प्रभो यत्र क्वापि सतश् चेतो भूयान् मे त्वत्-पदास्पदम्

anujānīhi māṃ kṛṣṇa yāntaṃ deva-gatiṃ prabho yatra kvāpi sataś ceto bhūyān me tvat-padāspadam

Give me leave, Kṛṣṇa, as I go to the destination of the gods, O Lord; and wherever I may be, may my mind have your feet for its resting place.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.29

नमस् ते सर्व-भावाय ब्रह्मणे ऽनन्त-शक्तये कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय योगानां पतये नमः

namas te sarva-bhāvāya brahmaṇe 'nanta-śaktaye kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya yogānāṃ pataye namaḥ

Homage to you, who are the being of all, to Brahman, of endless power; homage to Kṛṣṇa, to Vāsudeva, to the lord of the yogas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.30

इत्य् उक्त्वा तं परिक्रम्य पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा स्व-मौलिना अनुज्ञातो विमानाग्र्यम् आरुहत् पश्यतां नृणाम्

ity uktvā taṃ parikramya pādau spṛṣṭvā sva-maulinā anujñāto vimānāgryam āruhat paśyatāṃ nṛṇām

Having spoken thus, having circumambulated him and touched his feet with his own crowned head, he was given leave and, while the people watched, mounted an excellent celestial chariot.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.31

कृष्णः परिजनं प्राह भगवान् देवकी-सुतः ब्रह्मण्य-देवो धर्मात्मा राजन्यान् अनुशिक्षयन्

kṛṣṇaḥ parijanaṃ prāha bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ brahmaṇya-devo dharmātmā rājanyān anuśikṣayan

Then Kṛṣṇa, the Lord, son of Devakī, the god devoted to brahmins, whose very self is dharma, spoke to his attendants, instructing the royal men:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.32

दुर्जरं बत ब्रह्म-स्वं भुक्तम् अग्नेर् मनाग् अपि तेजीयसो ऽपि किम् उत राज्ञां ईश्वर-मानिनाम्

durjaraṃ bata brahma-svaṃ bhuktam agner manāg api tejīyaso 'pi kim uta rājñāṃ īśvara-māninām

Hard indeed to digest is a brahmin's property when consumed, even a little of it, even for one more fiery than fire — how much more for kings who fancy themselves lords.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.33

नाहं हालाहलं मन्ये विषं यस्य प्रतिक्रिया ब्रह्म-स्वं हि विषं प्रोक्तं नास्य प्रतिविधिर् भुवि

nāhaṃ hālāhalaṃ manye viṣaṃ yasya pratikriyā brahma-svaṃ hi viṣaṃ proktaṃ nāsya pratividhir bhuvi

I do not consider hālāhala to be poison, since for it there is a remedy; but a brahmin's property is called poison, and for it there is no counteragent on earth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.34

हिनस्ति विषम् अत्तारं वह्निर् अद्भिः प्रशाम्यति कुलं स-मूलं दहति ब्रह्म-स्वारणि-पावकः

hinasti viṣam attāraṃ vahnir adbhiḥ praśāmyati kulaṃ sa-mūlaṃ dahati brahma-svāraṇi-pāvakaḥ

Poison destroys (only) the one who consumes it, and fire is quenched by water; but the fire born from the kindling-wood of a brahmin's property burns up a family root and all.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.35

ब्रह्म-स्वं दुरनुज्ञातं भुक्तं हन्ति त्रि-पूरुषम् प्रसह्य तु बलाद् भुक्तं दश पूर्वान् दशापरान्

brahma-svaṃ duranujñātaṃ bhuktaṃ hanti tri-pūruṣam prasahya tu balād bhuktaṃ daśa pūrvān daśāparān

A brahmin's property, consumed without proper permission, destroys three generations; but if it is consumed by force, seized violently, it destroys ten generations before and ten after.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.36

राजानो राज-लक्ष्म्यान्धा नात्म-पातं विचक्षते निरयं ये ऽभिमन्यन्ते ब्रह्म-स्वं साधु बालिशाः

rājāno rāja-lakṣmyāndhā nātma-pātaṃ vicakṣate nirayaṃ ye 'bhimanyante brahma-svaṃ sādhu bāliśāḥ

Kings blinded by royal fortune do not foresee their own downfall, the hell that awaits those childish men who regard a brahmin's property as good (to take).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.37

गृह्णन्ति यावतः पांशून् क्रन्दताम् अश्रु-बिन्दवः विप्राणां हृत-वृत्तीनाम् वदान्यानां कुटुम्बिनाम्

gṛhṇanti yāvataḥ pāṃśūn krandatām aśru-bindavaḥ viprāṇāṃ hṛta-vṛttīnām vadānyānāṃ kuṭumbinām

However many grains of dust are taken up by the falling tears of weeping brahmins — householders, generous men, whose means of livelihood have been taken away —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.38

राजानो राज-कुल्याश् च तावतो ऽब्दान् निरङ्कुशाः कुम्भी-पाकेषु पच्यन्ते ब्रह्म-दायापहारिणः

rājāno rāja-kulyāś ca tāvato 'bdān niraṅkuśāḥ kumbhī-pākeṣu pacyante brahma-dāyāpahāriṇaḥ

for just that many years are the kings and the royal families, unchecked in their acts, cooked in the Kumbhīpāka hells — they who steal what has been given to brahmins.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.39

स्व-दत्तां पर-दत्तां वा ब्रह्म-वृत्तिं हरेच् च यः षष्टि-वर्ष-सहस्राणि विष्ठायां जायते कृमिः

sva-dattāṃ para-dattāṃ vā brahma-vṛttiṃ harec ca yaḥ ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṃ jāyate kṛmiḥ

And whoever takes away a brahmin's means of livelihood, whether given by himself or given by another, is born as a worm in excrement for sixty thousand years.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.40

न मे ब्रह्म-धनं भूयाद् यद् गृध्वाल्पायुषो नराः पराजिताश् च्युता राज्याद् भवन्त्य् उद्वेजिनो ऽहयः

na me brahma-dhanaṃ bhūyād yad gṛdhvālpāyuṣo narāḥ parājitāś cyutā rājyād bhavanty udvejino 'hayaḥ

Let me have no brahmin's wealth — coveting which, men become short-lived, defeated, fallen from their kingdom, and (are reborn as) snakes that cause terror.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.41

विप्रं कृतागसम् अपि नैव द्रुह्यत मामकाः घ्नन्तं बहु शपन्तं वा नमस्-कुरुत नित्यशः

vipraṃ kṛtāgasam api naiva druhyata māmakāḥ ghnantaṃ bahu śapantaṃ vā namas-kuruta nityaśaḥ

My people, do not do harm to a brahmin even when he has committed an offense; even when he strikes or curses repeatedly, bow to him constantly.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.42

यथाहं प्रणमे विप्रान् अनुकालं समाहितः तथा नमत यूयं च यो ऽन्यथा मे स दण्ड-भाक्

yathāhaṃ praṇame viprān anukālaṃ samāhitaḥ tathā namata yūyaṃ ca yo 'nyathā me sa daṇḍa-bhāk

"As I bow to the brāhmaṇas at all times with concentrated mind, so should you also bow; whoever (acts) otherwise toward me deserves punishment."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.43

ब्राह्मणार्थो ह्य् अपहृतो हर्तारं पातयत्य् अधः अजानन्तम् अपि ह्य् एनं नृगं ब्राह्मण-गौर् इव

brāhmaṇārtho hy apahṛto hartāraṃ pātayaty adhaḥ ajānantam api hy enaṃ nṛgaṃ brāhmaṇa-gaur iva

For a brāhmaṇa's property, when taken away, casts the taker down below — even one who does it unknowingly, as the brāhmaṇa's cow did to Nṛga.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 10 64.44

एवं विश्राव्य भगवान् मुकुन्दो द्वारकौकसः पावनः सर्व-लोकानां विवेश निज-मन्दिरम्

evaṃ viśrāvya bhagavān mukundo dvārakaukasaḥ pāvanaḥ sarva-lokānāṃ viveśa nija-mandiram

Having thus instructed the residents of Dvārakā, the Lord Mukunda, the purifier of all the worlds, entered his own palace.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition