Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 73
SB 10 73.1
श्री-शुक उवाच अयुते द्वे शतान्य् अष्टौ निरुद्धा युधि निर्जिताः ते निर्गता गिरिद्रोण्यां मलिना मल-वाससः
śrī-śuka uvāca ayute dve śatāny aṣṭau niruddhā yudhi nirjitāḥ te nirgatā giridroṇyāṃ malinā mala-vāsasaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Twenty thousand eight hundred (kings), conquered in battle and imprisoned, came out from Giridroṇī, dirty and in filthy clothes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 73.2
क्षुत्-क्षामाः शुष्क-वदनाः संरोध-परिकर्शिताः ददृशुस् ते घन-श्यामं पीत-कौशेय-वाससम्
kṣut-kṣāmāḥ śuṣka-vadanāḥ saṃrodha-parikarśitāḥ dadṛśus te ghana-śyāmaṃ pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam
Emaciated with hunger, their faces dried up, worn down by imprisonment, they saw him who was dark as a cloud, wearing yellow silk garments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 73.3
श्रीवत्साङ्कं चतुर्-बाहुं पद्म-गर्भारुणेक्षणम् चारु-प्रसन्न-वदनं स्फुरन्-मकर-कुण्डलम्
śrīvatsāṅkaṃ catur-bāhuṃ padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam cāru-prasanna-vadanaṃ sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam
marked with the śrīvatsa, four-armed, with eyes reddish like the inside of a lotus, with a lovely serene face and gleaming fish-shaped earrings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 73.4
पद्म-हस्तं गदा-शङ्ख रथाङ्गैर् उपलक्षितम् किरीट-हार-कटक- कटि-सूत्राङ्गदाञ्चितम्
padma-hastaṃ gadā-śaṅkha rathāṅgair upalakṣitam kirīṭa-hāra-kaṭaka- kaṭi-sūtrāṅgadāñcitam
with a lotus in his hand, distinguished by club, conch and discus, adorned with crown, necklace, bracelets, waist-band and armlets,
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SB 10 73.5
भ्राजद्-वर-मणि-ग्रीवं निवीतं वन-मालया पिबन्त इव चक्षुर्भ्यां लिहन्त इव जिह्वया
bhrājad-vara-maṇi-grīvaṃ nivītaṃ vana-mālayā pibanta iva cakṣurbhyāṃ lihanta iva jihvayā
with a splendid excellent jewel at his neck, draped with a garland of forest flowers — as if drinking him in with their two eyes, as if licking him with their tongues,
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SB 10 73.6
जिघ्रन्त इव नासाभ्यां रम्भन्त इव बाहुभिः प्रणेमुर् हत-पाप्मानो मूर्धभिः पादयोर् हरेः
jighranta iva nāsābhyāṃ rambhanta iva bāhubhiḥ praṇemur hata-pāpmāno mūrdhabhiḥ pādayor hareḥ
as if smelling him with their nostrils, as if embracing him with their arms, they, their sins destroyed, bowed with their heads at Hari's feet.
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SB 10 73.7
कृष्ण-सन्दर्शनाह्लाद ध्वस्त-संरोधन-क्लमाः प्रशशंसुर् हृषीकेशं गीर्भिः प्राञ्जलयो नृपाः
kṛṣṇa-sandarśanāhlāda dhvasta-saṃrodhana-klamāḥ praśaśaṃsur hṛṣīkeśaṃ gīrbhiḥ prāñjalayo nṛpāḥ
With the fatigue of their imprisonment dispelled by the delight of beholding Kṛṣṇa, the kings, with joined palms, praised Hṛṣīkeśa with words:
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SB 10 73.8
राजान ऊचुः नमस् ते देव-देवेश प्रपन्नार्ति-हराव्यय प्रपन्नान् पाहि नः कृष्ण निर्विण्णान् घोर-संसृतेः
rājāna ūcuḥ namas te deva-deveśa prapannārti-harāvyaya prapannān pāhi naḥ kṛṣṇa nirviṇṇān ghora-saṃsṛteḥ
The kings said: Homage to you, lord of the gods of gods, remover of the distress of those who take refuge, imperishable one. Protect us, Kṛṣṇa, who have taken refuge, weary of dreadful worldly existence.
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SB 10 73.9
नैनं नाथानुसूयामो मागधं मधुसूदन अनुग्रहो यद् भवतो राज्ञां राज्य-च्युतिर् विभो
nainaṃ nāthānusūyāmo māgadhaṃ madhusūdana anugraho yad bhavato rājñāṃ rājya-cyutir vibho
We do not blame this king of Magadha, O master, O slayer of Madhu; for the loss of their kingdoms is your grace upon kings, O all-pervading one.
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SB 10 73.10
राज्यैश्वर्य-मदोन्नद्धो न श्रेयो विन्दते नृपः त्वन्-माया-मोहितो ऽनित्या मन्यते सम्पदो ऽचलाः
rājyaiśvarya-madonnaddho na śreyo vindate nṛpaḥ tvan-māyā-mohito 'nityā manyate sampado 'calāḥ
A king puffed up with the intoxication of kingship and lordship does not attain what is truly good; deluded by your māyā, he thinks impermanent riches to be unshakable.
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SB 10 73.11
मृग-तृष्णां यथा बाला मन्यन्त उदकाशयम् एवं वैकारिकीं मायाम् अयुक्ता वस्तु चक्षते
mṛga-tṛṣṇāṃ yathā bālā manyanta udakāśayam evaṃ vaikārikīṃ māyām ayuktā vastu cakṣate
Just as children think a mirage to be a reservoir of water, so the undisciplined regard the māyā made of the modifications (of nature) as reality.
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SB 10 73.12
वयं पुरा श्री-मद-नष्ट-दृष्टयो जिगीषयास्या इतरेतर-स्पृधः घ्नन्तः प्रजाः स्वा अति-निर्घृणाः प्रभो मृत्युं पुरस् त्वाविगणय्य दुर्मदाः
vayaṃ purā śrī-mada-naṣṭa-dṛṣṭayo jigīṣayāsyā itaretara-spṛdhaḥ ghnantaḥ prajāḥ svā ati-nirghṛṇāḥ prabho mṛtyuṃ puras tvāvigaṇayya durmadāḥ
Formerly, our sight destroyed by the intoxication of wealth, contending with one another out of the wish to conquer her (Śrī), we killed our own subjects, utterly merciless, O Lord, disregarding you, death, standing before us — mad with pride.
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SB 10 73.13
त एव कृष्णाद्य गभीर-रंहसा दुरन्ते-वीर्येण विचालिताः श्रियः कालेन तन्वा भवतो ऽनुकम्पया विनष्ट-दर्पाश् चरणौ स्मराम ते
ta eva kṛṣṇādya gabhīra-raṃhasā durante-vīryeṇa vicālitāḥ śriyaḥ kālena tanvā bhavato 'nukampayā vinaṣṭa-darpāś caraṇau smarāma te
Those very ones, O Kṛṣṇa, today, shaken from fortune by time — your subtle form, whose momentum is profound and whose power is unending — by your compassion, with our pride destroyed, we remember your two feet.
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SB 10 73.14
अथो न राज्यम् मृग-तृष्णि-रूपितं देहेन शश्वत् पतता रुजां भुवा उपासितव्यं स्पृहयामहे विभो क्रिया-फलं प्रेत्य च कर्ण-रोचनम्
atho na rājyam mṛga-tṛṣṇi-rūpitaṃ dehena śaśvat patatā rujāṃ bhuvā upāsitavyaṃ spṛhayāmahe vibho kriyā-phalaṃ pretya ca karṇa-rocanam
So we do not crave the kingdom, made of the stuff of a mirage, which must be tended with a body that is constantly falling away and is a birthplace of diseases; nor, O all-pervading one, the fruit of rites in the hereafter, which is merely pleasing to the ear.
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SB 10 73.15
तं नः समादिशोपायं येन ते चरणाब्जयोः स्मृतिर् यथा न विरमेद् अपि संसरताम् इह
taṃ naḥ samādiśopāyaṃ yena te caraṇābjayoḥ smṛtir yathā na viramed api saṃsaratām iha
Teach us that means by which the remembrance of your lotus feet may not cease, even for us who wander in this world.
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SB 10 73.16
कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय हरये परमात्मने प्रणत-क्लेश-नाशाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः
kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya haraye paramātmane praṇata-kleśa-nāśāya govindāya namo namaḥ
To Kṛṣṇa, to Vāsudeva, to Hari, to the Supreme Self, to the destroyer of the distress of those who bow down, to Govinda — obeisance, obeisance.
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SB 10 73.17
श्री-शुक उवाच संस्तूयमानो भगवान् राजभिर् मुक्त-बन्धनैः तान् आह करुणस् तात शरण्यः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा
śrī-śuka uvāca saṃstūyamāno bhagavān rājabhir mukta-bandhanaiḥ tān āha karuṇas tāta śaraṇyaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
Śrī Śuka said: Being thus praised by the kings who had been freed from bondage, the Lord, compassionate and the giver of refuge, dear one, spoke to them in a gentle voice.
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SB 10 73.18
श्री-भगवान् उवाच अद्य प्रभृति वो भूपा मय्य् आत्मन्य् अखिलेश्वरे सु-दृढा जायते भक्तिर् बाढम् आशंसितं तथा
śrī-bhagavān uvāca adya prabhṛti vo bhūpā mayy ātmany akhileśvare su-dṛḍhā jāyate bhaktir bāḍham āśaṃsitaṃ tathā
The Blessed Lord said: From today onward, O kings, in Me, the Self, the Lord of all, a very firm devotion will arise in you; certainly what you have wished for will be so.
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SB 10 73.19
दिष्ट्या व्यवसितं भूपा भवन्त ऋत-भाषिणः श्रीय्-ऐश्वर्य-मदोन्नाहं पश्य उन्मादकं नृणाम्
diṣṭyā vyavasitaṃ bhūpā bhavanta ṛta-bhāṣiṇaḥ śrīy-aiśvarya-madonnāhaṃ paśya unmādakaṃ nṛṇām
By good fortune, O kings, you have resolved (thus), being speakers of the truth. Look at the arrogance born of the intoxication of wealth and power, which maddens men.
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SB 10 73.20
हैहयो नहुषो वेणो रावणो नरको ऽपरे श्री-मदाद् भ्रंशिताः स्थानाद् देव-दैत्य-नरेश्वराः
haihayo nahuṣo veṇo rāvaṇo narako 'pare śrī-madād bhraṃśitāḥ sthānād deva-daitya-nareśvarāḥ
Haihaya, Nahuṣa, Veṇa, Rāvaṇa, Naraka and others — lords of gods, demons and men — were made to fall from their positions through the intoxication of fortune.
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SB 10 73.21
भवन्त एतद् विज्ञाय देहाद्य् उत्पाद्यम् अन्त-वत् मां यजन्तो ऽध्वरैर् युक्ताः प्रजा धर्मेण रक्ष्यथ
bhavanta etad vijñāya dehādy utpādyam anta-vat māṃ yajanto 'dhvarair yuktāḥ prajā dharmeṇa rakṣyatha
You, understanding this — that the body and the rest are produced and have an end — worshipping Me with sacrifices and remaining disciplined, should protect your subjects in accordance with dharma.
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SB 10 73.22
सन्तन्वन्तः प्रजा-तन्तून् सुखं दुःखं भवाभवौ प्राप्तं प्राप्तं च सेवन्तो मच्-चित्ता विचरिष्यथ
santanvantaḥ prajā-tantūn sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavābhavau prāptaṃ prāptaṃ ca sevanto mac-cittā vicariṣyatha
Extending the lines of your progeny, and undergoing happiness and sorrow, birth and death, as they come one after another, you shall move about with your minds fixed on Me.
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SB 10 73.23
उदासीनाश् च देहादाव् आत्मारामा धृत-व्रताः मय्य् आवेश्य मनः सम्यङ् माम् अन्ते ब्रह्म यास्यथ
udāsīnāś ca dehādāv ātmārāmā dhṛta-vratāḥ mayy āveśya manaḥ samyaṅ mām ante brahma yāsyatha
And being indifferent toward the body and the rest, delighting in the Self, holding firm to your vows, having fully absorbed your minds in Me, at the end you shall reach Me, the Brahman.
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SB 10 73.24
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्य् आदिश्य नृपान् कृष्णो भगवान् भुवनेश्वरः तेषां न्ययुङ्क्त पुरुषान् स्त्रियो मज्जन-कर्मणि
śrī-śuka uvāca ity ādiśya nṛpān kṛṣṇo bhagavān bhuvaneśvaraḥ teṣāṃ nyayuṅkta puruṣān striyo majjana-karmaṇi
Śrī Śuka said: Having thus instructed the kings, Kṛṣṇa, the Lord, the ruler of the worlds, appointed men and women to the task of their bathing.
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SB 10 73.25
सपर्यां कारयाम् आस सहदेवेन भारत नरदेवोचितैर् वस्त्रैर् भूषणैः स्रग्-विलेपनैः
saparyāṃ kārayām āsa sahadevena bhārata naradevocitair vastrair bhūṣaṇaiḥ srag-vilepanaiḥ
He had honour done to them by Sahadeva, O Bhārata, with garments, ornaments, garlands and unguents befitting rulers of men.
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SB 10 73.26
भोजयित्वा वरान्नेन सु-स्नातान् समलङ्कृतान् भोगैश् च विविधैर् युक्तांस् ताम्बूलाद्यैर् नृपोचितैः
bhojayitvā varānnena su-snātān samalaṅkṛtān bhogaiś ca vividhair yuktāṃs tāmbūlādyair nṛpocitaiḥ
Having fed them, well bathed and well adorned, with excellent food, and having furnished them with various enjoyments such as betel and the rest, suitable for kings —
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SB 10 73.27
ते पूजिता मुकुन्देन राजानो मृष्ट-कुण्डलाः विरेजुर् मोचिताः क्लेशात् प्रावृड्-अन्ते यथा ग्रहाः
te pūjitā mukundena rājāno mṛṣṭa-kuṇḍalāḥ virejur mocitāḥ kleśāt prāvṛḍ-ante yathā grahāḥ
Those kings, honoured by Mukunda, with polished earrings, freed from their distress, shone like the planets at the end of the rainy season.
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SB 10 73.28
रथान् सद्-अश्वान् आरोप्य मणि-काञ्चन-भूषितान् प्रीणय्य सुनृतैर् वाक्यैः स्व-देशान् प्रत्ययापयत्
rathān sad-aśvān āropya maṇi-kāñcana-bhūṣitān prīṇayya sunṛtair vākyaiḥ sva-deśān pratyayāpayat
Having mounted them on chariots drawn by fine horses and adorned with jewels and gold, and having pleased them with kind words, he sent them back to their own countries.
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SB 10 73.29
त एवं मोचिताः कृच्छ्रात् कृष्णेन सु-महात्मना ययुस् तम् एव ध्यायन्तः कृतानि च जगत्-पतेः
ta evaṃ mocitāḥ kṛcchrāt kṛṣṇena su-mahātmanā yayus tam eva dhyāyantaḥ kṛtāni ca jagat-pateḥ
Thus released from their hardship by Kṛṣṇa, the greatly magnanimous one, they departed, meditating on him alone and on the deeds of the Lord of the world.
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SB 10 73.30
जगदुः प्रकृतिभ्यस् ते महा-पुरुष-चेष्टितम् यथान्वशासद् भगवांस् तथा चक्रुर् अतन्द्रिताः
jagaduḥ prakṛtibhyas te mahā-puruṣa-ceṣṭitam yathānvaśāsad bhagavāṃs tathā cakrur atandritāḥ
They recounted to their ministers and subjects the exploit of the Great Person, and they did, undistracted, just as the Lord had instructed.
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SB 10 73.31
जरासन्धं घातयित्वा भीमसेनेन केशवः पार्थाभ्यां संयुतः प्रायात् सहदेवेन पूजितः
jarāsandhaṃ ghātayitvā bhīmasenena keśavaḥ pārthābhyāṃ saṃyutaḥ prāyāt sahadevena pūjitaḥ
Having had Jarāsandha killed by Bhīmasena, Keśava, accompanied by the two sons of Pṛthā, set out, honoured by Sahadeva.
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SB 10 73.32
गत्वा ते खाण्डव-प्रस्थं शङ्खान् दध्मुर् जितारयः हर्षयन्तः स्व-सुहृदो दुर्हृदां चासुखावहाः
gatvā te khāṇḍava-prasthaṃ śaṅkhān dadhmur jitārayaḥ harṣayantaḥ sva-suhṛdo durhṛdāṃ cāsukhāvahāḥ
Having gone to Khāṇḍavaprastha, they, having conquered their enemies, blew their conches, gladdening their own friends and bringing distress to the ill-disposed.
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SB 10 73.33
तच् छ्रुत्वा प्रीत-मनस इन्द्रप्रस्थ-निवासिनः मेनिरे मागधं शान्तं राजा चाप्त-मनोरथः
tac chrutvā prīta-manasa indraprastha-nivāsinaḥ menire māgadhaṃ śāntaṃ rājā cāpta-manorathaḥ
Hearing that, the residents of Indraprastha, delighted in mind, understood that the king of Magadha had been finished off; and the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) had his desire fulfilled.
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SB 10 73.34
अभिवन्द्याथ राजानं भीमार्जुन-जनार्दनाः सर्वम् आश्रावयां चक्रुर् आत्मना यद् अनुष्ठितम्
abhivandyātha rājānaṃ bhīmārjuna-janārdanāḥ sarvam āśrāvayāṃ cakrur ātmanā yad anuṣṭhitam
Then, having saluted the king, Bhīma, Arjuna and Janārdana caused all that had been accomplished by them to be related.
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SB 10 73.35
निशम्य धर्म-राजस् तत् केशवेनानुकम्पितम् आनन्दाश्रु-कलां मुञ्चन् प्रेम्णा नोवाच किञ्चन
niśamya dharma-rājas tat keśavenānukampitam ānandāśru-kalāṃ muñcan premṇā novāca kiñcana
Hearing that grace shown by Keśava, the king of dharma, shedding a trickle of tears of joy, out of love said nothing at all.
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