Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 81
SB 10 81.1
श्री-शुक उवाच स इत्थं द्विज-मुख्येन सह सङ्कथयन् हरिः सर्व-भूत-मनो-ऽभिज्ञः स्मयमान उवाच तम्
śrī-śuka uvāca sa itthaṃ dvija-mukhyena saha saṅkathayan hariḥ sarva-bhūta-mano-'bhijñaḥ smayamāna uvāca tam
Śrī Śuka said: Hari, thus conversing with the foremost of brahmins, he who knows the minds of all beings, said to him, smiling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.2
ब्रह्मण्यो ब्राह्मणं कृष्णो भगवान् प्रहसन् प्रियम् प्रेम्णा निरीक्षणेनैव प्रेक्षन् खलु सतां गतिः
brahmaṇyo brāhmaṇaṃ kṛṣṇo bhagavān prahasan priyam premṇā nirīkṣaṇenaiva prekṣan khalu satāṃ gatiḥ
Kṛṣṇa, the Lord devoted to brahmins, the refuge of the good, laughing and gazing upon the dear brahmin with a look full of love (said):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.3
श्री-भगवान् उवाच किम् उपायनम् आनीतं ब्रह्मन् मे भवता गृहात् अण्व् अप्य् उपाहृतं भक्तैः प्रेम्णा भुर्य् एव मे भवेत् भूर्य् अप्य् अभक्तोपहृतं न मे तोषाय कल्पते
śrī-bhagavān uvāca kim upāyanam ānītaṃ brahman me bhavatā gṛhāt aṇv apy upāhṛtaṃ bhaktaiḥ premṇā bhury eva me bhavet bhūry apy abhaktopahṛtaṃ na me toṣāya kalpate
The Lord said: What gift, brahmin, have you brought me from your house? Even a tiny thing offered by devotees with love becomes abundant for me, but even much offered by a non-devotee does not serve to please me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.4
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति तद् अहं भक्त्य्-उपहृतम् अश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṃ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
A leaf, a flower, a fruit, water — whoever offers (these) to me with devotion, that, offered in devotion by one of disciplined self, I eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.5
इत्य् उक्तो ऽपि द्वियस् तस्मै व्रीडितः पतये श्रियः पृथुक-प्रसृतिं राजन् न प्रायच्छद् अवाङ्-मुखः
ity ukto 'pi dviyas tasmai vrīḍitaḥ pataye śriyaḥ pṛthuka-prasṛtiṃ rājan na prāyacchad avāṅ-mukhaḥ
Though addressed thus, the brahmin, ashamed, O king, did not give the handful of flat rice to the husband of Śrī, and kept his face lowered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.6
सर्व-भूतात्म-दृक् साक्षात् तस्यागमन-कारणम् विज्ङायाचिन्तयन् नायं श्री-कामो माभजत् पुरा
sarva-bhūtātma-dṛk sākṣāt tasyāgamana-kāraṇam vijṅāyācintayan nāyaṃ śrī-kāmo mābhajat purā
He who directly sees the self of all beings, knowing the reason for his coming, reflected: "This man did not worship me formerly out of a desire for wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.7
पत्न्याः पति-व्रतायास् तु सखा प्रिय-चिकीर्षया प्राप्तो माम् अस्य दास्यामि सम्पदो ऽमर्त्य-दुर्लभाः
patnyāḥ pati-vratāyās tu sakhā priya-cikīrṣayā prāpto mām asya dāsyāmi sampado 'martya-durlabhāḥ
"Rather, wishing to do a kindness to his wife, who is devoted to her husband, this friend has come to me. I shall give him riches hard for even the immortals to obtain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.8
इत्थं विचिन्त्य वसनाच् चीर-बद्धान् द्वि-जन्मनः स्वयं जहार किम् इदम् इति पृथुक-तण्डुलान्
itthaṃ vicintya vasanāc cīra-baddhān dvi-janmanaḥ svayaṃ jahāra kim idam iti pṛthuka-taṇḍulān
Having thought thus, he himself pulled from the twice-born's garment the flat rice tied up in a rag, saying, "What is this?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.9
नन्व् एतद् उपनीतं मे परम-प्रीणनं सखे तर्पयन्त्य् अङ्ग मां विश्वम् एते पृथुक-तण्डुलाः
nanv etad upanītaṃ me parama-prīṇanaṃ sakhe tarpayanty aṅga māṃ viśvam ete pṛthuka-taṇḍulāḥ
"Surely this that you have brought me is most delightful, friend! These grains of flat rice, dear one, satisfy me and the whole universe."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.10
इति मुष्टिं सकृज् जग्ध्वा द्वितीयां जग्धुम् आददे तावच् छ्रीर् जगृहे हस्तं तत्-परा परमेष्ठिनः
iti muṣṭiṃ sakṛj jagdhvā dvitīyāṃ jagdhum ādade tāvac chrīr jagṛhe hastaṃ tat-parā parameṣṭhinaḥ
So saying, he ate one handful and took up a second to eat; at that point Śrī, devoted to him, seized the hand of the Supreme One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.11
एतावतालं विश्वात्मन् सर्व-सम्पत्-समृद्धये अस्मिन् लोके ऽथ वामुष्मिन् पुंसस् त्वत्-तोष-कारणम्
etāvatālaṃ viśvātman sarva-sampat-samṛddhaye asmin loke 'tha vāmuṣmin puṃsas tvat-toṣa-kāraṇam
"This much is enough, Soul of the universe, for a man's abundance of every prosperity in this world or the next, since it is the cause of your satisfaction."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.12
ब्राह्मणस् तां तु रजनीम् उषित्वाच्युत-मन्दिरे भुक्त्वा पीत्वा सुखं मेने आत्मानं स्वर्-गतं यथा
brāhmaṇas tāṃ tu rajanīm uṣitvācyuta-mandire bhuktvā pītvā sukhaṃ mene ātmānaṃ svar-gataṃ yathā
The brahmin, having passed that night in Acyuta's palace, having eaten and drunk, thought himself happy, as though he had gone to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.13
श्वो-भूते विश्व-भावेन स्व-सुखेनाभिवन्दितः जगाम स्वालयं तात पथ्य् अनव्रज्य नन्दितः
śvo-bhūte viśva-bhāvena sva-sukhenābhivanditaḥ jagāma svālayaṃ tāta pathy anavrajya nanditaḥ
Next day, honored by him whose being is the universe and whose happiness is in himself, he went to his own home, dear one, delighted at being accompanied along the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 81.14
स चालब्ध्वा धनं कृष्णान् न तु याचितवान् स्वयम् स्व-गृहान् व्रीडितो ऽगच्छन् महद्-दर्शन-निर्वृतः
sa cālabdhvā dhanaṃ kṛṣṇān na tu yācitavān svayam sva-gṛhān vrīḍito 'gacchan mahad-darśana-nirvṛtaḥ
And though he had obtained no wealth from Kṛṣṇa — for he had not asked for any himself — he went to his own house abashed, yet content from the sight of the great one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.15
अहो ब्रह्मण्य-देवस्य दृष्टा ब्रह्मण्यता मया यद् दरिद्रतमो लक्ष्मीम् आश्लिष्टो बिभ्रतोरसि
aho brahmaṇya-devasya dṛṣṭā brahmaṇyatā mayā yad daridratamo lakṣmīm āśliṣṭo bibhratorasi
"Ah, I have seen the brahmin-devotion of the god devoted to brahmins: that he who bears Lakṣmī embraced on his chest embraced one so utterly poor!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.16
क्वाहं दरिद्रः पापीयान् क्व कृष्णः श्री-निकेतनः ब्रह्म-बन्धुर् इति स्माहं बाहुभ्यां परिरम्भितः
kvāhaṃ daridraḥ pāpīyān kva kṛṣṇaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ brahma-bandhur iti smāhaṃ bāhubhyāṃ parirambhitaḥ
"What am I, poor and most sinful, and what is Kṛṣṇa, the abode of Śrī! Yet though I am a mere kinsman of brahmins, he embraced me with his two arms."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.17
निवासितः प्रिया-जुष्टे पर्यङ्के भ्रातरो यथा महिष्या वीजितः श्रान्तो बाल-व्यजन-हस्तया
nivāsitaḥ priyā-juṣṭe paryaṅke bhrātaro yathā mahiṣyā vījitaḥ śrānto bāla-vyajana-hastayā
"I was seated on the couch used by his beloved, as his brothers are; and when I was tired I was fanned by the queen herself, a hair-fan in her hand."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.18
शुश्रूषया परमया पाद-संवाहनादिभिः पूजितो देव-देवेन विप्र-देवेन देव-वत्
śuśrūṣayā paramayā pāda-saṃvāhanādibhiḥ pūjito deva-devena vipra-devena deva-vat
(Thus he was) honored with the utmost attendance—with massaging of the feet and the like—by the God of gods, the god of the brāhmaṇas, (honored) as a god (is honored).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.19
स्वर्गापवर्गयोः पुंसां रसायां भुवि सम्पदाम् सर्वासाम् अपि सिद्धीनां मूलं तच्-चरणार्चनम्
svargāpavargayoḥ puṃsāṃ rasāyāṃ bhuvi sampadām sarvāsām api siddhīnāṃ mūlaṃ tac-caraṇārcanam
The worship of his feet is the root of heaven and of liberation for men, of riches in the subterranean realm and on earth, and indeed of all the perfections.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.20
अधनो ऽयं धनं प्राप्य माद्यन्न् उच्चैर् न मां स्मरेत् इति कारुणिको नूनं धनं मे ऽभूरि नाददात्
adhano 'yaṃ dhanaṃ prāpya mādyann uccair na māṃ smaret iti kāruṇiko nūnaṃ dhanaṃ me 'bhūri nādadāt
"Surely, being compassionate, he gave me no abundant wealth, thinking: 'This poor man, getting wealth, will become greatly intoxicated (with it) and will not remember me.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.21
इति तच् चिन्तयन्न् अन्तः प्राप्तो निय-गृहान्तिकम् सूर्यानलेन्दु-सङ्काशैर् विमानैः सर्वतो वृतम्
iti tac cintayann antaḥ prāpto niya-gṛhāntikam sūryānalendu-saṅkāśair vimānaiḥ sarvato vṛtam
Thinking thus within himself, he reached the vicinity of his own house—(a house) surrounded on all sides by mansions resembling the sun, fire, and moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.22
विचित्रोपवनोद्यानैः कूजद्-द्विज-कुलाकुलैः प्रोत्फुल्ल-कमुदाम्भोज- कह्लारोत्पल-वारिभिः
vicitropavanodyānaiḥ kūjad-dvija-kulākulaiḥ protphulla-kamudāmbhoja- kahlārotpala-vāribhiḥ
with wonderful groves and gardens crowded with flocks of cooing birds, and with ponds full of fully opened white lotuses, day-lotuses, kahlāras, and blue lotuses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.23
जुष्टं स्व्-अलङ्कृतैः पुम्भिः स्त्रीभिश् च हरिणाक्षिभिः किम् इदं कस्य वा स्थानं कथं तद् इदम् इत्य् अभूत्
juṣṭaṃ sv-alaṅkṛtaiḥ pumbhiḥ strībhiś ca hariṇākṣibhiḥ kim idaṃ kasya vā sthānaṃ kathaṃ tad idam ity abhūt
frequented by well-adorned men and by doe-eyed women. (Seeing it) he thought, "What is this? Or whose place is it? How has this come to be?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.24
एवं मीमांसमानं तं नरा नार्यो ऽमर-प्रभाः प्रत्यगृह्णन् महा-भागं गीत-वाद्येन भूयसा
evaṃ mīmāṃsamānaṃ taṃ narā nāryo 'mara-prabhāḥ pratyagṛhṇan mahā-bhāgaṃ gīta-vādyena bhūyasā
As he was pondering thus, men and women with the splendor of immortals received that greatly fortunate one with abundant song and instrumental music.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.25
पतिम् आगतम् आकर्ण्य पत्न्य् उद्धर्षाति-सम्भ्रमा निश्चक्राम गृहात् तूर्णं रूपिणी श्रीर् इवालयात्
patim āgatam ākarṇya patny uddharṣāti-sambhramā niścakrāma gṛhāt tūrṇaṃ rūpiṇī śrīr ivālayāt
Hearing that her husband had come, his wife, thrilled with joy and in great haste, came out swiftly from the house, like Śrī herself in bodily form (coming out) from her abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.26
पति-व्रता पतिं दृष्ट्वा प्रेमोत्कण्ठाश्रु-लोचना मीलिताक्ष्य् अनमद् बुद्ध्या मनसा परिषस्वजे
pati-vratā patiṃ dṛṣṭvā premotkaṇṭhāśru-locanā mīlitākṣy anamad buddhyā manasā pariṣasvaje
Devoted to her husband, seeing him, her eyes tearful with the longing of love, with eyes closed she bowed to him and in mind and thought embraced him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.27
पत्नीं वीक्ष्य विस्फुरन्तीं देवीं वैमानिकीम् इव दासीनां निष्क-कण्ठीनां मध्ये भान्तीं स विस्मितः
patnīṃ vīkṣya visphurantīṃ devīṃ vaimānikīm iva dāsīnāṃ niṣka-kaṇṭhīnāṃ madhye bhāntīṃ sa vismitaḥ
He was amazed, beholding his wife shining forth like a goddess of the celestial cars, radiant amid maidservants wearing golden necklaces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.28
प्रीतः स्वयं तया युक्तः प्रविष्टो निज-मन्दिरम् मणि-स्तम्भ-शतोपेतं महेन्द्र-भवनं यथा
prītaḥ svayaṃ tayā yuktaḥ praviṣṭo nija-mandiram maṇi-stambha-śatopetaṃ mahendra-bhavanaṃ yathā
Pleased, joined by her, he himself entered his own house, which was furnished with hundreds of jeweled pillars, like the palace of great Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.29
पयः-फेन-निभाः शय्या दान्ता रुक्म-परिच्छदाः पर्यङ्का हेम-दण्डानि चामर-व्यजनानि च
payaḥ-phena-nibhāḥ śayyā dāntā rukma-paricchadāḥ paryaṅkā hema-daṇḍāni cāmara-vyajanāni ca
(There were) couches like the foam of milk, of ivory, with coverings of gold; bedsteads with golden legs, and yak-tail fans;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.30
आसनानि च हैमानि मृदूपस्तरणानि च मुक्तादाम-विलम्बीनि वितानानि द्युमन्ति च
āsanāni ca haimāni mṛdūpastaraṇāni ca muktādāma-vilambīni vitānāni dyumanti ca
and golden seats with soft cushions; and shining canopies hung with strings of pearls;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.31
स्वच्छ-स्फटिक-कुड्येषु महा-मारकतेषु च रत्न-दीपान् भ्राजमानान् ललना रत्न-संयुताः
svaccha-sphaṭika-kuḍyeṣu mahā-mārakateṣu ca ratna-dīpān bhrājamānān lalanā ratna-saṃyutāḥ
and on walls of clear crystal and of great emerald, jeweled lamps blazing, and women adorned with jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.32
विलोक्य ब्राह्मणस् तत्र समृद्धीः सर्व-सम्पदाम् तर्कयाम् आस निर्व्यग्रः स्व-समृद्धिम् अहैतुकीम्
vilokya brāhmaṇas tatra samṛddhīḥ sarva-sampadām tarkayām āsa nirvyagraḥ sva-samṛddhim ahaitukīm
Seeing there the abundance of every kind of wealth, the brāhmaṇa, unagitated, reflected upon his own prosperity, which had no (apparent) cause:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.33
नूनं बतैतन् मम दुर्भगस्य शश्वद् दरिद्रस्य समृद्धि-हेतुः महा-विभूतेर् अवलोकतो ऽन्यो नैवोपपद्येत यदूत्तमस्य
nūnaṃ bataitan mama durbhagasya śaśvad daridrasya samṛddhi-hetuḥ mahā-vibhūter avalokato 'nyo naivopapadyeta yadūttamasya
"Surely, indeed, the cause of this prosperity of mine—of one unfortunate and ever poor—can be nothing other than the glance of the greatly opulent best of the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.34
नन्व् अब्रुवाणो दिशते समक्षं याचिष्णवे भूर्य् अपि भूरि-भोजः पर्जन्य-वत् तत् स्वयम् ईक्षमाणो दाशार्हकाणाम् ऋषभः सखा मे
nanv abruvāṇo diśate samakṣaṃ yāciṣṇave bhūry api bhūri-bhojaḥ parjanya-vat tat svayam īkṣamāṇo dāśārhakāṇām ṛṣabhaḥ sakhā me
"Indeed, saying nothing, he bestows abundantly, even in person, on one who would ask—he of abundant enjoyment, like a rain-cloud, himself looking upon that (need)—the bull of the Dāśārhas, my friend.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 81.35
किञ्चित् करोत्य् उर्व् अपि यत् स्व-दत्तं सुहृत्-कृतं फल्ग्व् अपि भूरि-कारी अम्प्;मयोपणीतं पृथुकैक-मुष्टिं प्रत्यग्रहीत् प्रीति-युतो महात्मा
kiñcit karoty urv api yat sva-dattaṃ suhṛt-kṛtaṃ phalgv api bhūri-kārī mayopaṇītaṃ pṛthukaika-muṣṭiṃ pratyagrahīt prīti-yuto mahātmā
"He counts what he himself has given as little, even though it is vast, and a friend's deed as much, even though it is trifling—that great-souled one, filled with affection, accepted the single handful of flat rice brought by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.36
तस्यैव मे सौहृद-सख्य-मैत्री- दास्यं पुनर् जन्मनि जन्मनि स्यात् महानुभावेन गुणालयेन विषज्जतस् तत्-पुरुष-प्रसङ्गः
tasyaiva me sauhṛda-sakhya-maitrī- dāsyaṃ punar janmani janmani syāt mahānubhāvena guṇālayena viṣajjatas tat-puruṣa-prasaṅgaḥ
"May I have, life after life, friendship, companionship, affection, and servitude to him alone; through that mighty one, the abode of all good qualities, may there be for me, as I cling (to him), association with his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.37
भक्ताय चित्रा भगवान् हि सम्पदो राज्यं विभूतीर् न समर्थयत्य् अजः अदीर्घ-बोधाय विचक्षणः स्वयं पश्यन् निपातं धनिनां मदोद्भवम्
bhaktāya citrā bhagavān hi sampado rājyaṃ vibhūtīr na samarthayaty ajaḥ adīrgha-bodhāya vicakṣaṇaḥ svayaṃ paśyan nipātaṃ dhanināṃ madodbhavam
"Indeed the unborn Lord does not grant varied riches, kingdom, and powers to a devotee whose understanding is not far-reaching, for he, the discerning one, himself sees the downfall of the wealthy, arising from pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.38
इत्थं व्यवसितो बुद्ध्या भक्तो ऽतीव जनार्दने विषयान् जायया त्यक्ष्यन् बुभुजे नाति-लम्पटः
itthaṃ vyavasito buddhyā bhakto 'tīva janārdane viṣayān jāyayā tyakṣyan bubhuje nāti-lampaṭaḥ
Thus resolved in his mind, being exceedingly devoted to Janārdana, and intending to give up the objects of the senses together with his wife, he enjoyed them without being overly greedy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.39
तस्य वै देव-देवस्य हरेर् यज्ञ-पतेः प्रभोः ब्राह्मणाः प्रभवो दैवं न तेभ्यो विद्यते परम्
tasya vai deva-devasya harer yajña-pateḥ prabhoḥ brāhmaṇāḥ prabhavo daivaṃ na tebhyo vidyate param
Indeed, for that God of gods, Hari, the lord and master of sacrifice, the brāhmaṇas are the source of power; no deity higher than them exists for him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.40
एवं स विप्रो भगवत्-सुहृत् तदा दृष्ट्वा स्व-भृत्यैर् अजितं पराजितम् तद्-ध्यान-वेगोद्ग्रथितात्म-बन्धनस् तद्-धाम लेभे ऽचिरतः सतां गतिम्
evaṃ sa vipro bhagavat-suhṛt tadā dṛṣṭvā sva-bhṛtyair ajitaṃ parājitam tad-dhyāna-vegodgrathitātma-bandhanas tad-dhāma lebhe 'cirataḥ satāṃ gatim
Thus that brāhmaṇa, a friend of the Blessed One, seeing then the Unconquerable one conquered by his own servants, had the bonds of his self untied by the force of meditation on him, and before long attained his abode, the goal of the saintly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 81.41
एतद् ब्रह्मण्य-देवस्य श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मण्यतां नरः लब्ध-भावो भगवति कर्म-बन्धाद् विमुच्यते
etad brahmaṇya-devasya śrutvā brahmaṇyatāṃ naraḥ labdha-bhāvo bhagavati karma-bandhād vimucyate
A man who, having heard this account of the devotion to brāhmaṇas of that God who favours the brāhmaṇas, gains love for the Blessed One, is freed from the bondage of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition