Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 69
SB 10 69.1
श्री-शुक उवाच नरकं निहतं श्रुत्वा तथोद्वाहं च योषिताम् कृष्णेनैकेन बह्वीनां तद्-दिदृक्षुः स्म नारदः
śrī-śuka uvāca narakaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā tathodvāhaṃ ca yoṣitām kṛṣṇenaikena bahvīnāṃ tad-didṛkṣuḥ sma nāradaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Having heard that Naraka had been killed, and likewise of the marriage of the women, many of them, by Kṛṣṇa alone, Nārada desired to see that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.2
चित्रं बतैतद् एकेन वपुषा युगपत् पृथक् गृहेषु द्व्य्-अष्ट-साहस्रं स्त्रिय एक उदावहत्
citraṃ bataitad ekena vapuṣā yugapat pṛthak gṛheṣu dvy-aṣṭa-sāhasraṃ striya eka udāvahat
"Ah, this is a marvel—that with one body, simultaneously and separately in (their) houses, he alone married sixteen thousand women!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.3
इत्य् उत्सुको द्वारवतीं देवर्षिर् द्रष्टुम् आगमत् पुष्पितोपवनाराम- द्विजालि-कुल-नादिताम्
ity utsuko dvāravatīṃ devarṣir draṣṭum āgamat puṣpitopavanārāma- dvijāli-kula-nāditām
Thus eager, the divine sage came to see Dvāravatī, which resounded with flocks of birds and bees in its flowering groves and gardens,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.4
उत्फुल्लेन्दीवराम्भोज- कह्लार-कुमुदोत्पलैः छुरितेषु सरःसूच्चैः कूजितां हंस-सारसैः
utphullendīvarāmbhoja- kahlāra-kumudotpalaiḥ churiteṣu saraḥsūccaiḥ kūjitāṃ haṃsa-sārasaiḥ
and which rang with the calls of swans and cranes in its lofty lakes, dotted over with full-blown blue lotuses, day-lotuses, white water lilies, night lilies and lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.5
प्रासाद-लक्षैर् नवभिर् जुष्टां स्फाटिक-राजतैः महा-मरकत-प्रख्यैः स्वर्ण-रत्न-परिच्छदैः
prāsāda-lakṣair navabhir juṣṭāṃ sphāṭika-rājataiḥ mahā-marakata-prakhyaiḥ svarṇa-ratna-paricchadaiḥ
(He came to the city) endowed with nine hundred thousand palaces of crystal and silver, resembling great emeralds, with furnishings of gold and jewels;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.6
विभक्त-रथ्या-पथ-चत्वरापणैः शाला-सभाभी रुचिरां सुरालयैः संसिक्त-मार्गाङ्गन-वीथि-देहलीं पतत्-पताक-ध्वज-वारितातपाम्
vibhakta-rathyā-patha-catvarāpaṇaiḥ śālā-sabhābhī rucirāṃ surālayaiḥ saṃsikta-mārgāṅgana-vīthi-dehalīṃ patat-patāka-dhvaja-vāritātapām
lovely with its well-laid-out carriage roads, streets, squares and markets, with its guild-halls, assembly halls and temples of the gods; its roads, courtyards, lanes and doorsteps sprinkled with water, its sunlight kept off by the flying banners on flagstaffs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.7
तस्याम् अन्तः-पुरं श्रीमद् अर्चितं सर्व-धिष्ण्य-पैः हरेः स्व-कौशलं यत्र त्वष्ट्रा कार्त्स्न्येन दर्शितम्
tasyām antaḥ-puraṃ śrīmad arcitaṃ sarva-dhiṣṇya-paiḥ hareḥ sva-kauśalaṃ yatra tvaṣṭrā kārtsnyena darśitam
In it (was) the splendid inner quarters, worshipped by the rulers of all the celestial regions, Hari's own, where Tvaṣṭā (Viśvakarmā) displayed his skill in full.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.8
तत्र षोडशभिः सद्म- सहस्रैः समलङ्कृतम् विवेशैकतोमं शौरेः पत्नीनां भवनं महत्
tatra ṣoḍaśabhiḥ sadma- sahasraiḥ samalaṅkṛtam viveśaikatomaṃ śaureḥ patnīnāṃ bhavanaṃ mahat
There, adorned with sixteen thousand mansions, he entered one—the great dwelling of the wives of Śauri (Kṛṣṇa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.9
विष्टब्धं विद्रुम-स्तम्भैर् वैदूर्य-फलकोत्तमैः इन्द्रनील-मयैः कुड्यैर् जगत्या चाहत-त्विषा
viṣṭabdhaṃ vidruma-stambhair vaidūrya-phalakottamaiḥ indranīla-mayaiḥ kuḍyair jagatyā cāhata-tviṣā
(It was) supported by coral pillars with excellent cross-beams of cat's-eye gem, with walls made of sapphire, and with a floor of unfading brilliance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.10
वितानैर् निर्मितैस् त्वष्ट्रा मुक्ता-दाम-विलम्बिभिः दान्तैर् आसन-पर्यङ्कैर् मण्य्-उत्तम-परिष्कृतैः
vitānair nirmitais tvaṣṭrā muktā-dāma-vilambibhiḥ dāntair āsana-paryaṅkair maṇy-uttama-pariṣkṛtaiḥ
with canopies fashioned by Tvaṣṭā, from which strings of pearls hung down, and with ivory seats and couches inlaid with the finest gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.11
दासीभिर् निष्क-कण्ठीभिः सु-वासोभिर् अलङ्कृतम् पुम्भिः स-कञ्चुकोष्णीष सु-वस्त्र-मणि-कुण्डलैः
dāsībhir niṣka-kaṇṭhībhiḥ su-vāsobhir alaṅkṛtam pumbhiḥ sa-kañcukoṣṇīṣa su-vastra-maṇi-kuṇḍalaiḥ
adorned with maidservants wearing golden necklaces and fine garments, and with men in tunics and turbans, with fine clothes and jewelled earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.12
रत्न-प्रदीप-निकर-द्युतिभिर् निरस्त- ध्वान्तं विचित्र-वलभीषु शिखण्डिनो ऽङ्ग नृत्यन्ति यत्र विहितागुरु-धूपम् अक्षैर् निर्यान्तम् ईक्ष्य घन-बुद्धय उन्नदन्तः
ratna-pradīpa-nikara-dyutibhir nirasta- dhvāntaṃ vicitra-valabhīṣu śikhaṇḍino 'ṅga nṛtyanti yatra vihitāguru-dhūpam akṣair niryāntam īkṣya ghana-buddhaya unnadantaḥ
Its darkness was dispelled by the radiance of masses of jewel-lamps; there, dear one, on the ornamented eaves the peacocks dance, crying out when they see the aguru incense-smoke issuing through the lattices, taking it for clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.13
तस्मिन् समान-गुण-रूप-वयः-सु-वेष- दासी-सहस्र-युतयानुसवं गृहिण्या अम्प्;विप्रो ददर्श चमर-व्यजनेन रुक्म- दण्डेन सात्वत-पतिं परिवीजयन्त्या
tasmin samāna-guṇa-rūpa-vayaḥ-su-veṣa- dāsī-sahasra-yutayānusavaṃ gṛhiṇyā vipro dadarśa camara-vyajanena rukma- daṇḍena sātvata-patiṃ parivījayantyā
There the brāhmaṇa saw the lord of the Sātvatas being fanned constantly by his wife with a yak-tail whisk with a golden handle, she being attended by a thousand maidservants equal (to her) in qualities, beauty, age and fine dress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.14
तं सन्निरीक्ष्य भगवान् सहसोत्थित-श्री- पर्यङ्कतः सकल-धर्म-भृतां वरिष्ठः तं सन्निरीक्ष्य भगवान् सहसोत्थित-श्री- पर्यङ्कतः सकल-धर्म-भृतां वरिष्ठः आनम्य पाद-युगलं शिरसा किरीट- जुष्टेन साञ्जलिर् अवीविशद् आसने स्वे
taṃ sannirīkṣya bhagavān sahasotthita-śrī- paryaṅkataḥ sakala-dharma-bhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ taṃ sannirīkṣya bhagavān sahasotthita-śrī- paryaṅkataḥ sakala-dharma-bhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ ānamya pāda-yugalaṃ śirasā kirīṭa- juṣṭena sāñjalir avīviśad āsane sve
Seeing him, the Lord, the best of all upholders of dharma, rose at once from Śrī's couch, and bowing with his head, which bore a crown, to his pair of feet, with palms joined, seated him on his own seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.15
तस्यावनिज्य चरणौ तद्-अपः स्व-मूर्ध्ना बिभ्रज् जगद्-गुरुतमो ऽपि सतां पतिर् हि तस्यावनिज्य चरणौ तद्-अपः स्व-मूर्ध्ना बिभ्रज् जगद्-गुरुतमो ऽपि सतां पतिर् हि ब्रह्मण्य-देव इति यद् गुण-नाम युक्तं तस्यैव यच्-चरण-शौचम् अशेष-तीर्थम्
tasyāvanijya caraṇau tad-apaḥ sva-mūrdhnā bibhraj jagad-gurutamo 'pi satāṃ patir hi tasyāvanijya caraṇau tad-apaḥ sva-mūrdhnā bibhraj jagad-gurutamo 'pi satāṃ patir hi brahmaṇya-deva iti yad guṇa-nāma yuktaṃ tasyaiva yac-caraṇa-śaucam aśeṣa-tīrtham
Having washed his feet and borne that water on his own head—though he is the supreme guru of the world, he is indeed the lord of the good—rightly is the epithet "the god devoted to brāhmaṇas" his alone, he whose foot-washing water is (itself) every holy place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.16
सम्पूज्य देव-ऋषि-वर्यम् ऋषिः पुराणो नारायणो नर-सखो विधिनोदितेन सम्पूज्य देव-ऋषि-वर्यम् ऋषिः पुराणो नारायणो नर-सखो विधिनोदितेन वाण्याभिभाष्य मितयामृत-मिष्टया तं प्राह प्रभो भगवते करवाम हे किम्
sampūjya deva-ṛṣi-varyam ṛṣiḥ purāṇo nārāyaṇo nara-sakho vidhinoditena sampūjya deva-ṛṣi-varyam ṛṣiḥ purāṇo nārāyaṇo nara-sakho vidhinoditena vāṇyābhibhāṣya mitayāmṛta-miṣṭayā taṃ prāha prabho bhagavate karavāma he kim
Having worshipped the best of the divine sages by the prescribed rite, the ancient sage Nārāyaṇa, the friend of Nara, addressed him with measured words sweet as nectar and said to him: "Lord, what may we do for you, O revered one?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.17
श्री-नारद उवाच नैवाद्भुतं त्वयि विभो ऽखिल-लोक-नाथे मैत्री जनेषु सकलेषु दमः खलानाम् नैवाद्भुतं त्वयि विभो ऽखिल-लोक-नाथे मैत्री जनेषु सकलेषु दमः खलानाम् निःश्रेयसाय हि जगत्-स्थिति-रक्षणाभ्यां स्वैरावतार उरुगाय विदाम सुष्ठु
śrī-nārada uvāca naivādbhutaṃ tvayi vibho 'khila-loka-nāthe maitrī janeṣu sakaleṣu damaḥ khalānām naivādbhutaṃ tvayi vibho 'khila-loka-nāthe maitrī janeṣu sakaleṣu damaḥ khalānām niḥśreyasāya hi jagat-sthiti-rakṣaṇābhyāṃ svairāvatāra urugāya vidāma suṣṭhu
Śrī Nārada said: It is no wonder at all in you, O mighty one, lord of all the worlds, that there should be friendliness toward all people and restraint of the wicked. For the highest good (of all), by maintaining and protecting the world, you descend at your own will, O widely-praised one—this we know well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.18
दृष्टं तवाङ्घ्रि-युगलं जनतापवर्गं ब्रह्मादिभिर् हृदि विचिन्त्यम् अगाध-बोधैः दृष्टं तवाङ्घ्रि-युगलं जनतापवर्गं ब्रह्मादिभिर् हृदि विचिन्त्यम् अगाध-बोधैः संसार-कूप-पतितोत्तरणावलम्बं ध्यायंश् चराम्य् अनुगृहाण यथा स्मृतिः स्यात्
dṛṣṭaṃ tavāṅghri-yugalaṃ janatāpavargaṃ brahmādibhir hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ dṛṣṭaṃ tavāṅghri-yugalaṃ janatāpavargaṃ brahmādibhir hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ saṃsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṃ dhyāyaṃś carāmy anugṛhāṇa yathā smṛtiḥ syāt
I have seen your pair of feet, the release of mankind, to be meditated on in the heart by Brahmā and the others of unfathomable understanding, the support for the deliverance of those fallen into the well of saṃsāra. Meditating (on them) I wander—be gracious, that remembrance (of them) may be mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.19
ततो ऽन्यद् आविशद् गेहं कृष्ण-पत्न्याः स नारदः योगेश्वरेश्वरस्याङ्ग योग-माया-विवित्सया
tato 'nyad āviśad gehaṃ kṛṣṇa-patnyāḥ sa nāradaḥ yogeśvareśvarasyāṅga yoga-māyā-vivitsayā
Then that Nārada entered another house, that of a wife of Kṛṣṇa — the house, dear one, of the Lord of the masters of yoga — wishing to know his yoga-māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.20
दीव्यन्तम् अक्षैस् तत्रापि प्रियया चोद्धवेन च पूजितः परया भक्त्या प्रत्युत्थानासनादिभिः
dīvyantam akṣais tatrāpi priyayā coddhavena ca pūjitaḥ parayā bhaktyā pratyutthānāsanādibhiḥ
There too (he saw him) playing at dice with his beloved and with Uddhava; and he was honored with the highest devotion by (their) rising to meet him, offering a seat, and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.21
पृष्टश् चाविदुषेवासौ कदायातो भवान् इति क्रियते किं नु पूर्णानाम् अपूर्णैर् अस्मद्-आदिभिः
pṛṣṭaś cāviduṣevāsau kadāyāto bhavān iti kriyate kiṃ nu pūrṇānām apūrṇair asmad-ādibhiḥ
And he was asked, as though by one who did not know: "When did you arrive? What can be done by deficient ones like us for those who are complete?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.22
अथापि ब्रूहि नो ब्रह्मन् जन्मैतच् छोभनं कुरु स तु विस्मित उत्थाय तूष्णीम् अन्यद् अगाद् गृहम्
athāpi brūhi no brahman janmaitac chobhanaṃ kuru sa tu vismita utthāya tūṣṇīm anyad agād gṛham
"Still, tell us, brahmin, and make this birth of ours auspicious." But he, astonished, rose and went in silence to another house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.23
तत्राप्य् अचष्ट गोविन्दं लालयन्तं सुतान् शिशून् ततो ऽन्यस्मिन् गृहे ऽपश्यन् मज्जनाय कृतोद्यमम्
tatrāpy acaṣṭa govindaṃ lālayantaṃ sutān śiśūn tato 'nyasmin gṛhe 'paśyan majjanāya kṛtodyamam
There too he beheld Govinda fondling his little sons; then in another house he saw (him) making ready for his bath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.24
जुह्वन्तं च वितानाग्नीन् यजन्तं पञ्चभिर् मखैः भोजयन्तं द्विजान् क्वापि भुञ्जानम् अवशेषितम्
juhvantaṃ ca vitānāgnīn yajantaṃ pañcabhir makhaiḥ bhojayantaṃ dvijān kvāpi bhuñjānam avaśeṣitam
And (he saw him) offering oblations into the sacrificial fires, worshipping with the five sacrifices, feeding brahmins somewhere, and somewhere eating what was left over.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.25
क्वापि सन्ध्याम् उपासीनं जपन्तं ब्रह्म वाग्-यतम् एकत्र चासि-चर्माभ्यां चरन्तम् असि-वर्त्मसु
kvāpi sandhyām upāsīnaṃ japantaṃ brahma vāg-yatam ekatra cāsi-carmābhyāṃ carantam asi-vartmasu
Somewhere (he saw him) sitting in worship at twilight, silently muttering the sacred prayer; and in one place moving with sword and shield along the sword-paths (of fencing practice).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.26
अश्वैर् गजै रथैः क्वापि विचरन्तं गदाग्रजम् क्वचिच् छयानं पर्यङ्के स्तूयमानं च वन्दिभिः
aśvair gajai rathaiḥ kvāpi vicarantaṃ gadāgrajam kvacic chayānaṃ paryaṅke stūyamānaṃ ca vandibhiḥ
Somewhere (he saw) the elder brother of Gada riding about with horses, elephants and chariots; somewhere lying on a couch and being praised by bards.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.27
मन्त्रयन्तं च कस्मिंश्चिन् मन्त्रिभिश् चोद्धवादिभिः जल-क्रीडा-रतं क्वापि वारमुख्याबलावृतम्
mantrayantaṃ ca kasmiṃścin mantribhiś coddhavādibhiḥ jala-krīḍā-rataṃ kvāpi vāramukhyābalāvṛtam
And in one place (he saw him) taking counsel with ministers such as Uddhava, and somewhere engaged in water-sports, surrounded by the chief courtesans and (other) women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.28
कुत्रचिद् द्विज-मुख्येभ्यो ददतं गाः स्व्-अलङ्कृताः इतिहास-पुराणानि शृण्वन्तं मङ्गलानि च
kutracid dvija-mukhyebhyo dadataṃ gāḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ itihāsa-purāṇāni śṛṇvantaṃ maṅgalāni ca
Somewhere (he saw him) giving well-adorned cows to the foremost brahmins, and listening to the auspicious epics and Purāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.29
हसन्तं हास-कथया कदाचित् प्रियया गृहे क्वापि धर्मं सेवमानम् अर्थ-कामौ च कुत्रचित्
hasantaṃ hāsa-kathayā kadācit priyayā gṛhe kvāpi dharmaṃ sevamānam artha-kāmau ca kutracit
Sometimes (he saw him) laughing with his beloved in the house at some amusing tale; somewhere attending to dharma, and somewhere to wealth and pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.30
ध्यायन्तम् एकम् आसीनं पुरुषं प्रकृतेः परम् शुश्रूषन्तं गुरून् क्वापि कामैर् भोगैः सपर्यया
dhyāyantam ekam āsīnaṃ puruṣaṃ prakṛteḥ param śuśrūṣantaṃ gurūn kvāpi kāmair bhogaiḥ saparyayā
(He saw him) sitting alone, meditating on the Person beyond primal nature; and somewhere serving his elders with pleasing things, enjoyments, and worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.31
कुर्वन्तं विग्रहं कैश्चित् सन्धिं चान्यत्र केशवम् कुत्रापि सह रामेण चिन्तयन्तं सतां शिवम्
kurvantaṃ vigrahaṃ kaiścit sandhiṃ cānyatra keśavam kutrāpi saha rāmeṇa cintayantaṃ satāṃ śivam
(He saw) Keśava making war with some and peace elsewhere; and somewhere, together with Rāma, deliberating on the welfare of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.32
पुत्राणां दुहितॄणां च काले विध्य्-उपयापनम् दारैर् वरैस् तत्-सदृशैः कल्पयन्तं विभूतिभिः
putrāṇāṃ duhitṝṇāṃ ca kāle vidhy-upayāpanam dārair varais tat-sadṛśaiḥ kalpayantaṃ vibhūtibhiḥ
(He saw him) arranging, at the proper time and according to rule, the marriages of his sons and daughters with wives and bridegrooms of matching (rank), with great riches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.33
प्रस्थापनोपनयनैर् अपत्यानां महोत्सवान् वीक्ष्य योगेश्वरेशस्य येषां लोका विसिस्मिरे
prasthāpanopanayanair apatyānāṃ mahotsavān vīkṣya yogeśvareśasya yeṣāṃ lokā visismire
Seeing the great festivities of the Master of the masters of yoga at the sending-off and the initiations of his children — at which the worlds were amazed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.34
यजन्तं सकलान् देवान् क्वापि क्रतुभिर् ऊर्जितैः पूर्तयन्तं क्वचिद् धर्मं कूर्पाराम-मठादिभिः
yajantaṃ sakalān devān kvāpi kratubhir ūrjitaiḥ pūrtayantaṃ kvacid dharmaṃ kūrpārāma-maṭhādibhiḥ
Somewhere (he saw him) worshipping all the gods with mighty sacrifices, and somewhere fulfilling dharma by works of public merit — wells, gardens, rest-houses and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.35
चरन्तं मृगयां क्वापि हयम् आरुह्य सैन्धवम् घ्नन्तं तत्र पशून् मेध्यान् परीतं यदु-पुङ्गवैः
carantaṃ mṛgayāṃ kvāpi hayam āruhya saindhavam ghnantaṃ tatra paśūn medhyān parītaṃ yadu-puṅgavaiḥ
Somewhere (he saw him) hunting, mounted on a Sindhu horse, killing there the beasts fit for sacrifice, surrounded by the foremost of the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.36
अव्यक्त-लिन्गं प्रकृतिष्व् अन्तः-पुर-गृहादिषु क्वचिच् चरन्तं योगेशं तत्-तद्-भाव-बुभुत्सया
avyakta-lingaṃ prakṛtiṣv antaḥ-pura-gṛhādiṣu kvacic carantaṃ yogeśaṃ tat-tad-bhāva-bubhutsayā
Somewhere (he saw) the Lord of yoga moving with his identity concealed among the common people, in the inner apartments, houses and so forth, out of a wish to know their several states of mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.37
अथोवाच हृषीकेशं नारदः प्रहसन्न् इव योग-मायोदयं वीक्ष्य मानुषीम् ईयुषो गतिम्
athovāca hṛṣīkeśaṃ nāradaḥ prahasann iva yoga-māyodayaṃ vīkṣya mānuṣīm īyuṣo gatim
Then Nārada, as if laughing, said to Hṛṣīkeśa, seeing the display of yoga-māyā in him who had assumed the human condition:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.38
विदाम योग-मायास् ते दुर्दर्शा अपि मायिनाम् योगेश्वरात्मन् निर्भाता भवत्-पाद-निषेवया
vidāma yoga-māyās te durdarśā api māyinām yogeśvarātman nirbhātā bhavat-pāda-niṣevayā
"We know your yoga-māyā powers, though hard to see even for masters of illusion; O Self who art the Lord of the masters of yoga, they have become clear (to us) through service at your feet."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.39
अनुजानीहि मां देव लोकांस् ते यशसाप्लुतान् पर्यटामि तवोद्गायन् लीला भुवन-पावनीः
anujānīhi māṃ deva lokāṃs te yaśasāplutān paryaṭāmi tavodgāyan līlā bhuvana-pāvanīḥ
Give me leave, O Lord. I roam the worlds, which are flooded with your fame, singing aloud your deeds that purify the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.40
श्री-भगवान् उवाच ब्रह्मन् धन्नस्य वक्ताहं कर्ता तद्-अनुमोदिता तच् छिक्षयन् लोकम् इमम् आस्थितः पुत्र मा खिदः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca brahman dhannasya vaktāhaṃ kartā tad-anumoditā tac chikṣayan lokam imam āsthitaḥ putra mā khidaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: O brahmin, I am the speaker of dharma, its doer, and the one who sanctions it; teaching this world that (dharma), I abide (in it). Do not be troubled, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.41
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्य् आचरन्तं सद्-धर्मान् पावनान् गृह-मेधिनाम् तम् एव सर्व-गेहेषु सन्तम् एकं ददर्श ह
śrī-śuka uvāca ity ācarantaṃ sad-dharmān pāvanān gṛha-medhinām tam eva sarva-geheṣu santam ekaṃ dadarśa ha
Śrī Śuka said: Him, thus practicing the true duties that purify householders — him alone, the one (Lord), he saw present in all the houses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.42
कृष्णस्यानन्त-वीर्यस्य योग-माया-महोदयम् मुहुर् दृष्ट्वा ऋषिर् अभूद् विस्मितो जात-कौतुकः
kṛṣṇasyānanta-vīryasya yoga-māyā-mahodayam muhur dṛṣṭvā ṛṣir abhūd vismito jāta-kautukaḥ
Seeing again and again the great display of the yoga-māyā of Kṛṣṇa, whose power is unlimited, the sage was astonished, his wonder aroused.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.43
इत्य् अर्थ-काम-धर्मेषु कृष्णेन श्रद्धितात्मना सम्यक् सभाजितः प्रीतस् तम् एवानुस्मरन् ययौ
ity artha-kāma-dharmeṣu kṛṣṇena śraddhitātmanā samyak sabhājitaḥ prītas tam evānusmaran yayau
Thus fully honored in matters of wealth, pleasure and dharma by Kṛṣṇa, whose mind was full of faith (in dharma), he was pleased and went away, remembering him alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.44
एवं मनुष्य-पदवीम् अनुवर्तमानो नारायणो ऽखिल-भवाय गृहीत-शक्तिः रेमे ऽण्ग षोडश-सहस्र-वराङ्गनानां स-व्रीड-सौहृद-निरीक्षण-हास-जुष्टः
evaṃ manuṣya-padavīm anuvartamāno nārāyaṇo 'khila-bhavāya gṛhīta-śaktiḥ reme 'ṇga ṣoḍaśa-sahasra-varāṅganānāṃ sa-vrīḍa-sauhṛda-nirīkṣaṇa-hāsa-juṣṭaḥ
Thus following the path of human beings, Nārāyaṇa, who had assumed his potency for the good of all, enjoyed, dear one, (in the company) of the sixteen thousand fine women, attended by their bashful, affectionate glances and their laughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 69.45
यानीह विश्व-विलयोद्भव-वृत्ति-हेतुः कर्माण्य् अनन्य-विषयाणि हरीश् चकार अम्प्;यस् त्व् अङ्ग गायति शृणोत्य् अनुमोदते वा भक्तिर् भवेद् भगवति ह्य् अपवर्ग-मार्गे
yānīha viśva-vilayodbhava-vṛtti-hetuḥ karmāṇy ananya-viṣayāṇi harīś cakāra yas tv aṅga gāyati śṛṇoty anumodate vā bhaktir bhaved bhagavati hy apavarga-mārge
Whatever deeds Hari, the cause of the dissolution, arising and maintenance of the universe, performed here — deeds having no other object (than himself) — whoever, dear one, sings of them, hears them, or rejoices in them, for him devotion arises to the Lord, who is the path of release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition