Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 84
SB 10 84.1
श्री-शुक उवाच श्रुत्वा पृथा सुबल-पुत्र्य् अथ याज्ञसेनी माधव्य् अथ क्षितिप-पत्न्य उत स्व-गोप्यः श्रुत्वा पृथा सुबल-पुत्र्य् अथ याज्ञसेनी माधव्य् अथ क्षितिप-पत्न्य उत स्व-गोप्यः कृष्णे ऽखिलात्मनि हरौ प्रणयानुबन्धं सर्वा विसिस्म्युर् अलम् अश्रु-कलाकुलाक्ष्यः
śrī-śuka uvāca śrutvā pṛthā subala-putry atha yājñasenī mādhavy atha kṣitipa-patnya uta sva-gopyaḥ śrutvā pṛthā subala-putry atha yājñasenī mādhavy atha kṣitipa-patnya uta sva-gopyaḥ kṛṣṇe 'khilātmani harau praṇayānubandhaṃ sarvā visismyur alam aśru-kalākulākṣyaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Having heard of their bond of love for Kṛṣṇa, Hari, the Self of all, Pṛthā, Subala's daughter, Yājñasenī, Mādhavī, the wives of the kings, and their own gopīs — all were utterly amazed, their eyes brimming with tears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.2
इति सम्भाषमाणासु स्त्रीभिः स्त्रीषु नृभिर् नृषु आययुर् मुनयस् तत्र कृष्ण-राम-दिदृक्षया
iti sambhāṣamāṇāsu strībhiḥ strīṣu nṛbhir nṛṣu āyayur munayas tatra kṛṣṇa-rāma-didṛkṣayā
While they were thus conversing — women with women, men with men — sages arrived there, wishing to see Kṛṣṇa and Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.3
द्वैपायनो नारदश् च च्यवनो देवलो ऽसितः विश्वामित्रः शतानन्दो भरद्वाजो ऽथ गौतमः
dvaipāyano nāradaś ca cyavano devalo 'sitaḥ viśvāmitraḥ śatānando bharadvājo 'tha gautamaḥ
Dvaipāyana and Nārada, Cyavana, Devala, Asita, Viśvāmitra, Śatānanda, Bharadvāja, and Gautama;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.4
रामः स-शिष्यो भगवान् वसिष्ठो गालवो भृगुः पुलस्त्यः कश्यपो ऽत्रिश् च मार्कण्डेयो बृहस्पतिः
rāmaḥ sa-śiṣyo bhagavān vasiṣṭho gālavo bhṛguḥ pulastyaḥ kaśyapo 'triś ca mārkaṇḍeyo bṛhaspatiḥ
Lord Rāma (Paraśurāma) with his disciples, Vasiṣṭha, Gālava, Bhṛgu, Pulastya, Kaśyapa, Atri, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bṛhaspati;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.5
द्वितस् त्रितश् चैकतश् च ब्रह्म-पुत्रास् तथाङ्गिराः अगस्त्यो याज्ञवल्क्यश् च वामदेवादयो ऽपरे
dvitas tritaś caikataś ca brahma-putrās tathāṅgirāḥ agastyo yājñavalkyaś ca vāmadevādayo 'pare
Dvita, Trita and Ekata, the sons of Brahmā, likewise Aṅgirā, Agastya, Yājñavalkya, and others beginning with Vāmadeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.6
तान् दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय प्राग् आसीना नृपादयः पाण्डवाः कृष्ण-रामौ च प्रणेमुर् विश्व-वन्दितान्
tān dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya prāg āsīnā nṛpādayaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kṛṣṇa-rāmau ca praṇemur viśva-vanditān
Seeing them, the kings and the others who were seated in front rose up at once, and the Pāṇḍavas, along with Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, bowed to those who are honored by all the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.7
तान् आनर्चुर् यथा सर्वे सह-रामो ऽच्युतो ऽर्चयत् स्वागतासन-पाद्यार्घ्य- माल्य-धूपानुलेपनैः
tān ānarcur yathā sarve saha-rāmo 'cyuto 'rcayat svāgatāsana-pādyārghya- mālya-dhūpānulepanaiḥ
They all worshiped them as is proper, and Acyuta, together with Rāma, honored them with words of welcome, seats, water for the feet, offerings of arghya, garlands, incense and fragrant ointments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.8
उवाच सुखम् आसीनान् भगवान् धर्म-गुप्-तनुः सदसस् तस्य महतो यत-वाचो ऽनुशृण्वतः
uvāca sukham āsīnān bhagavān dharma-gup-tanuḥ sadasas tasya mahato yata-vāco 'nuśṛṇvataḥ
When they were comfortably seated, the Lord, whose very body is the guardian of dharma, spoke, while that great assembly listened attentively with speech restrained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.9
श्री-भगवान् उवाच अहो वयं जन्म-भृतो लब्धं कार्त्स्न्येन तत्-फलम् देवानाम् अपि दुष्प्रापं यद् योगेश्वर-दर्शनम्
śrī-bhagavān uvāca aho vayaṃ janma-bhṛto labdhaṃ kārtsnyena tat-phalam devānām api duṣprāpaṃ yad yogeśvara-darśanam
The Blessed Lord said: Ah, we have made our birth worthwhile, for we have obtained its fruit in full — the sight of the masters of yoga, which is hard for even the gods to gain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.10
किं स्वल्प-तपसां नॄणाम् अर्चायां देव-चक्षुषाम् दर्शन-स्पर्शन-प्रश्न- प्रह्व-पादार्चनादिकम्
kiṃ svalpa-tapasāṃ nṝṇām arcāyāṃ deva-cakṣuṣām darśana-sparśana-praśna- prahva-pādārcanādikam
How much more (fortunate are we)? For men of scant austerity, whose divine vision goes no further than the image, what of seeing (you), touching, questioning, bowing down, worshiping (your) feet and the rest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 84.11
न ह्य् अम्-मयानि तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्-छिला-मयाः ते पुनन्त्य् उरु-कालेन दर्शनाद् एव साधवः
na hy am-mayāni tīrthāni na devā mṛc-chilā-mayāḥ te punanty uru-kālena darśanād eva sādhavaḥ
For holy places are not made of water, nor are the gods made of clay and stone; these purify only after a long time, whereas saintly persons purify by their mere sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.12
नाग्निर् न सूर्यो न च चन्द्र-तारका न भूर् जलं खं श्वसनो ऽथ वाङ् मनः अम्प्;उपासिता भेद-कृतो हरन्त्य् अघं विपश्चितो घ्नन्ति मुहूर्त-सेवया
nāgnir na sūryo na ca candra-tārakā na bhūr jalaṃ khaṃ śvasano 'tha vāṅ manaḥ upāsitā bheda-kṛto haranty aghaṃ vipaścito ghnanti muhūrta-sevayā
Neither fire, nor the sun, nor moon and stars, nor earth, water, ether, wind, nor speech or mind, when worshiped, remove the sin of those who make distinctions; but the wise destroy it by service of a mere moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.13
यस्यात्म-बुद्धिः कुणपे त्रि-धातुके स्व-धीः कलत्रादिषु भौम इज्य-धीः यस्यात्म-बुद्धिः कुणपे त्रि-धातुके स्व-धीः कलत्रादिषु भौम इज्य-धीः यत्-तीर्थ-बुद्धिः सलिले न कर्हिचिज् जनेष्व् अभिज्ञेषु स एव गो-खरः
yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke sva-dhīḥ kalatrādiṣu bhauma ijya-dhīḥ yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke sva-dhīḥ kalatrādiṣu bhauma ijya-dhīḥ yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ salile na karhicij janeṣv abhijñeṣu sa eva go-kharaḥ
He whose sense of self is in this corpse of three humors, who thinks wife and the rest are his own, who thinks a thing of clay worthy of worship, whose notion of a holy place is water, and never (looks) to persons of realization — he is nothing but a cow, an ass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.14
श्री-शुक उवाच निशम्येत्थं भगवतः कृष्णस्याकुण्थ-मेधसः वचो दुरन्वयं विप्रास् तूष्णीम् आसन् भ्रमद्-धियः
śrī-śuka uvāca niśamyetthaṃ bhagavataḥ kṛṣṇasyākuṇtha-medhasaḥ vaco duranvayaṃ viprās tūṣṇīm āsan bhramad-dhiyaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Hearing in this way the hard-to-fathom words of Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose understanding is never blunted, the brāhmaṇas fell silent, their minds reeling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.15
चिरं विमृश्य मुनय ईश्वरस्येशितव्यताम् जन-सङ्ग्रह इत्य् ऊचुः स्मयन्तस् तं जगद्-गुरुम्
ciraṃ vimṛśya munaya īśvarasyeśitavyatām jana-saṅgraha ity ūcuḥ smayantas taṃ jagad-gurum
After long reflection, the sages, (concluding) that the Lord's appearing to be subject (to others) was for the instruction of people, smiling, said this to him, the teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.16
श्री-मुनय ऊचुः यन्-मायया तत्त्व-विद्-उत्तमा वयं विमोहिता विश्व-सृजाम् अधीश्वराः यद् ईशितव्यायति गूढ ईहया अहो विचित्रम् भगवद्-विचेष्टितम्
śrī-munaya ūcuḥ yan-māyayā tattva-vid-uttamā vayaṃ vimohitā viśva-sṛjām adhīśvarāḥ yad īśitavyāyati gūḍha īhayā aho vicitram bhagavad-viceṣṭitam
The sages said: We, the foremost knowers of truth, the chief rulers among the creators of the universe, are bewildered by his māyā; that he, hidden by his activity, behaves as though he were subject (to others) — ah, wondrous is the Lord's play!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 84.17
अनीह एतद् बहुधैक आत्मना सृजत्य् अवत्य् अत्ति न बध्यते यथा भौमैर् हि भूमिर् बहु-नाम-रूपिणी अहो विभूम्नश् चरितं विडम्बनम्
anīha etad bahudhaika ātmanā sṛjaty avaty atti na badhyate yathā bhaumair hi bhūmir bahu-nāma-rūpiṇī aho vibhūmnaś caritaṃ viḍambanam
Free of effort, the one (Lord) creates, maintains and devours all this in many ways by himself, and is not bound — just as earth, through things made of earth, comes to have many names and forms. Ah, the conduct of the all-pervading one is a mimicry!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.18
अथापि काले स्व-जनाभिगुप्तये बिभर्षि सत्त्वं खल-निग्रहाय च स्व-लीलया वेद-पथं सनातनं वर्णाश्रमात्मा पुरुषः परो भवान्
athāpi kāle sva-janābhiguptaye bibharṣi sattvaṃ khala-nigrahāya ca sva-līlayā veda-pathaṃ sanātanaṃ varṇāśramātmā puruṣaḥ paro bhavān
Yet in due time, for the protection of your own people and for the subduing of the wicked, you take on (pure) goodness, and by your play (you uphold) the eternal path of the Vedas. You are the Supreme Person, the self of the social orders and stages of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.19
ब्रह्म ते हृदयं शुक्लं तपः-स्वाध्याय-संयमैः यत्रोपलब्धं सद् व्यक्तम् अव्यक्तं च ततः परम्
brahma te hṛdayaṃ śuklaṃ tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṃyamaiḥ yatropalabdhaṃ sad vyaktam avyaktaṃ ca tataḥ param
The brahminical order is your pure heart, wherein, through austerity, recitation of scripture and self-restraint, the manifest Real is realized, and the unmanifest that is beyond it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.20
तस्माद् ब्रह्म-कुलं ब्रह्मन् शास्त्र-योनेस् त्वम् आत्मनः सभाजयसि सद् धाम तद् ब्रह्मण्याग्रणीर् भवान्
tasmād brahma-kulaṃ brahman śāstra-yones tvam ātmanaḥ sabhājayasi sad dhāma tad brahmaṇyāgraṇīr bhavān
Therefore, O brahman, you honor the community of brāhmaṇas, since scripture is the source of your own self; that is the abode of the Real — and so you are foremost among those devoted to brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 84.21
अद्य नो जन्म-साफल्यं विद्यायास् तपसो दृशः त्वया सङ्गम्य सद्-गत्या यद् अन्तः श्रेयसां परः
adya no janma-sāphalyaṃ vidyāyās tapaso dṛśaḥ tvayā saṅgamya sad-gatyā yad antaḥ śreyasāṃ paraḥ
Today our birth, our learning, our austerity and our eyesight have borne fruit, by our meeting with you, the goal of the good, since you are the ultimate limit of all that is beneficial.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.22
नमस् तस्मै भगवते कृष्णायाकुण्ठ-मेधसे स्व-योगमाययाच्छन्न- महिम्ने परमात्मने
namas tasmai bhagavate kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase sva-yogamāyayācchanna- mahimne paramātmane
Obeisance to that Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose understanding is never blunted, whose greatness is veiled by his own yoga-māyā, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.23
न यं विदन्त्य् अमी भू-पा एकारामाश् च वृष्णयः माया-जवनिकाच्छन्नम् आत्मानं कालम् ईश्वरम्
na yaṃ vidanty amī bhū-pā ekārāmāś ca vṛṣṇayaḥ māyā-javanikācchannam ātmānaṃ kālam īśvaram
Whom these kings do not know, nor the Vṛṣṇis who share his enjoyments — him who is veiled by the curtain of māyā, the Self, Time, the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.24
यथा शयानः पुरुष आत्मानं गुण-तत्त्व-दृक् नाम-मात्रेन्द्रियाभातं न वेद रहितं परम्
yathā śayānaḥ puruṣa ātmānaṃ guṇa-tattva-dṛk nāma-mātrendriyābhātaṃ na veda rahitaṃ param
Just as a sleeping man, seeing only the reality of the qualities, does not know his own self, which appears as mere names and senses, though it is separate and supreme —
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SB 10 84.25
एवं त्वा नाम-मात्रेषु विषयेष्व् इन्द्रियेहया मायया विभ्रमच्-चित्तो न वेद स्मृत्य्-उपप्लवात्
evaṃ tvā nāma-mātreṣu viṣayeṣv indriyehayā māyayā vibhramac-citto na veda smṛty-upaplavāt
— so one whose mind is confounded by māyā, through the activity of the senses among objects that are mere names, does not know you, because his memory is overwhelmed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.26
तस्याद्य ते ददृशिमाङ्घ्रिम् अघौघ-मर्ष- तीर्थास्पदं हृदि कृतं सु-विपक्व-योगैः अम्प्;उत्सिक्त-भक्त्य्-उपहताशय जीव-कोशा आपुर् भवद्-गतिम् अथानुगृहान भक्तान्
tasyādya te dadṛśimāṅghrim aghaugha-marṣa- tīrthāspadaṃ hṛdi kṛtaṃ su-vipakva-yogaiḥ utsikta-bhakty-upahatāśaya jīva-kośā āpur bhavad-gatim athānugṛhāna bhaktān
That foot of yours we have today beheld — the seat of the holy ford that wipes away floods of sin, the foot set within the heart by those whose yoga is fully ripened. Those whose sheath of individual existence, their inner disposition, has been destroyed by welling-up devotion attain your own state; therefore be gracious to (your) devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 84.27
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्य् अनुज्ञाप्य दाशार्हं धृतराष्ट्रं युधिष्ठिरम् राजर्षे स्वाश्रमान् गन्तुं मुनयो दधिरे मनः
śrī-śuka uvāca ity anujñāpya dāśārhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram rājarṣe svāśramān gantuṃ munayo dadhire manaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Having thus taken leave of the descendant of Daśārha (Kṛṣṇa), of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and of Yudhiṣṭhira, O royal sage, the sages set their minds on going to their own hermitages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.28
तद् वीक्ष्य तान् उपव्रज्य वसुदेवो महा-यशाः प्रणम्य चोपसङ्गृह्य बभाषेदं सु-यन्त्रितः
tad vīkṣya tān upavrajya vasudevo mahā-yaśāḥ praṇamya copasaṅgṛhya babhāṣedaṃ su-yantritaḥ
Seeing that, Vasudeva of great renown approached them, bowed down, clasped (their feet), and, well composed, spoke this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.29
श्री-वसुदेव उवाच नमो वः सर्व-देवेभ्य ऋषयः श्रोतुम् अर्हथ कर्मणा कर्म-निर्हारो यथा स्यान् नस् तद् उच्यताम्
śrī-vasudeva uvāca namo vaḥ sarva-devebhya ṛṣayaḥ śrotum arhatha karmaṇā karma-nirhāro yathā syān nas tad ucyatām
Śrī Vasudeva said: Obeisance to you, to all the gods! O sages, please listen. Let it be told how there may come about for us the removal of (the effects of) action by means of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.30
श्री-नारद उवाच नाति-चित्रम् इदं विप्रा वसुदेवो बुभुत्सया कृष्णम् मत्वार्भकं यन् नः पृच्छति श्रेय आत्मनः
śrī-nārada uvāca nāti-citram idaṃ viprā vasudevo bubhutsayā kṛṣṇam matvārbhakaṃ yan naḥ pṛcchati śreya ātmanaḥ
Śrī Nārada said: This is not very surprising, O brāhmaṇas, that Vasudeva, out of a wish to know, taking Kṛṣṇa for a mere child, asks us about what is good for himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.31
सन्निकर्षो ऽत्र मर्त्यानाम् अनादरण-कारणम् गाङ्गं हित्वा यथान्याम्भस् तत्रत्यो याति शुद्धये
sannikarṣo 'tra martyānām anādaraṇa-kāraṇam gāṅgaṃ hitvā yathānyāmbhas tatratyo yāti śuddhaye
Here nearness is a cause of disregard among mortals, as when one who lives right there passes over the water of the Ganges and goes to some other water for purification.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.32
यस्यानुभूतिः कालेन लयोत्पत्त्य्-आदिनास्य वै स्वतो ऽन्यस्माच् च गुणतो न कुतश्चन रिष्यति
yasyānubhūtiḥ kālena layotpatty-ādināsya vai svato 'nyasmāc ca guṇato na kutaścana riṣyati
He whose awareness is not impaired in the least — not by time through the dissolution, origination and the rest of this (world), not of itself, not from anything else, not by the modes —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.33
तं क्लेश-कर्म-परिपाक-गुण-प्रवाहैर् अव्याहतानुभवम् ईश्वरम् अद्वितीयम् प्राणादिभिः स्व-विभवैर् उपगूढम् अन्यो मन्येत सूर्यम् इव मेघ-हिमोपरागैः
taṃ kleśa-karma-paripāka-guṇa-pravāhair avyāhatānubhavam īśvaram advitīyam prāṇādibhiḥ sva-vibhavair upagūḍham anyo manyeta sūryam iva megha-himoparāgaiḥ
Him, the Lord, without a second, whose awareness is unobstructed by the streams of afflictions, of actions, of their ripening, and of the modes, who is enveloped by the vital airs and the rest, his own expansions — another would take (him to be affected), just as (one takes) the sun to be so by clouds, mist and eclipses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.34
अथोचुर् मुनयो राजन्न् आभाष्यानल्सदुन्दभिम् सर्वेषां शृण्वतां राज्ञां तथैवाच्युत-रामयोः
athocur munayo rājann ābhāṣyānalsadundabhim sarveṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ rājñāṃ tathaivācyuta-rāmayoḥ
Then, O king, the sages, addressing Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva), spoke while all the kings were listening, and likewise Acyuta and Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.35
कर्मणा कर्म-निर्हार एष साधु-निरूपितः यच् छ्रद्धया यजेद् विष्णुं सर्व-यज्ञेश्वरं मखैः
karmaṇā karma-nirhāra eṣa sādhu-nirūpitaḥ yac chraddhayā yajed viṣṇuṃ sarva-yajñeśvaraṃ makhaiḥ
This is the removal of (the effects of) action by action, well determined (by the wise): that one should worship with faith, by sacrifices, Viṣṇu, the lord of all sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.36
चित्तस्योपशमो ऽयं वै कविभिः शास्त्र-चक्षुसा दर्शितः सु-गमो योगो धर्मश् चात्म-मुद्-आवहः
cittasyopaśamo 'yaṃ vai kavibhiḥ śāstra-cakṣusā darśitaḥ su-gamo yogo dharmaś cātma-mud-āvahaḥ
This indeed is the quieting of the mind, shown by the wise seers with the eye of scripture; it is an easily practiced yoga and a religious duty that brings joy to the self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.37
अयं स्वस्त्य्-अयनः पन्था द्वि-जातेर् गृह-मेधिनः यच् छ्रद्धयाप्त-वित्तेन शुक्लेनेज्येत पूरुषः
ayaṃ svasty-ayanaḥ panthā dvi-jāter gṛha-medhinaḥ yac chraddhayāpta-vittena śuklenejyeta pūruṣaḥ
This is the path leading to well-being for the twice-born who maintains a household: that with faith, with honestly acquired and untainted wealth, the Supreme Person should be worshiped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.38
वित्तैषणां यज्ञ-दानैर् गृहैर् दार-सुतैषणाम् आत्म-लोकैषणां देव कालेन विसृजेद् बुधः ग्रामे त्यक्तैषणाः सर्वे ययुर् धीरास् तपो-वनम्
vittaiṣaṇāṃ yajña-dānair gṛhair dāra-sutaiṣaṇām ātma-lokaiṣaṇāṃ deva kālena visṛjed budhaḥ grāme tyaktaiṣaṇāḥ sarve yayur dhīrās tapo-vanam
The wise man should give up the craving for wealth through sacrifices and gifts, the craving for wife and sons through household life, and the craving for (a place in) worlds for himself through time, O godlike one. All the steadfast ones, having given up cravings in the village, went to the forest of austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.39
ऋणैस् त्रिभिर् द्विजो जातो देवर्षि-पितॄणां प्रभो यज्ञाध्ययन-पुत्रैस् तान्य् अनिस्तीर्य त्यजन् पतेत्
ṛṇais tribhir dvijo jāto devarṣi-pitṝṇāṃ prabho yajñādhyayana-putrais tāny anistīrya tyajan patet
A twice-born man is born with three debts — to the gods, the sages and the forefathers, O mighty one. Without discharging them by sacrifice, study and sons, one who renounces falls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.40
त्वं त्व् अद्य मुक्तो द्वाभ्यां वै ऋषि-पित्रोर् महा-मते यज्ञैर् देवर्णम् उन्मुच्य निरृणो ऽशरणो भव
tvaṃ tv adya mukto dvābhyāṃ vai ṛṣi-pitror mahā-mate yajñair devarṇam unmucya nirṛṇo 'śaraṇo bhava
But you today are freed from two of them, from (the debts to) the sages and the forefathers, O great-minded one; releasing yourself from the debt to the gods by sacrifices, become debtless and without (need of any) shelter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.41
वसुदेव भवान् नूनं भक्त्या परमया हरिम् जगताम् ईश्वरं प्रार्चः स यद् वां पुत्रतां गतः
vasudeva bhavān nūnaṃ bhaktyā paramayā harim jagatām īśvaraṃ prārcaḥ sa yad vāṃ putratāṃ gataḥ
Vasudeva, surely you have worshiped with the highest devotion Hari, the lord of the worlds, since he has become the son of you two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.42
श्री-शुक उवाच इति तद्-वचनं श्रुत्वा वसुदेवो महा-मनाः तान् ऋषीन् ऋत्विजो वव्रे मूर्ध्नानम्य प्रसाद्य च
śrī-śuka uvāca iti tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā vasudevo mahā-manāḥ tān ṛṣīn ṛtvijo vavre mūrdhnānamya prasādya ca
Śrī Śuka said: Having heard that speech of theirs, the great-minded Vasudeva chose those sages as his priests, bowing his head and propitiating them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.43
त एनम् ऋषयो राजन् वृता धर्मेण धार्मिकम् तस्मिन्न् अयाजयन् क्षेत्रे मखैर् उत्तम-कल्पकैः
ta enam ṛṣayo rājan vṛtā dharmeṇa dhārmikam tasminn ayājayan kṣetre makhair uttama-kalpakaiḥ
Those sages, O king, being chosen, had him — a righteous man — perform sacrifices in accordance with dharma at that holy field, with rites of the finest arrangement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.44
तद्-दीक्षायां प्रवृत्तायां वृष्णयः पुष्कर-स्रजः स्नाताः सु-वाससो राजन् राजानः सुष्ठ्व्-अलङ्कृताः
tad-dīkṣāyāṃ pravṛttāyāṃ vṛṣṇayaḥ puṣkara-srajaḥ snātāḥ su-vāsaso rājan rājānaḥ suṣṭhv-alaṅkṛtāḥ
When his initiation was under way, the Vṛṣṇis, wearing lotus garlands, bathed and finely dressed, O king, and the kings, splendidly adorned (were there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.45
तन्-महिष्यश् च मुदिता निष्क-कण्ठ्यः सु-वाससः दीक्षा-शालाम् उपाजग्मुर् आलिप्ता वस्तु-पाणयः
tan-mahiṣyaś ca muditā niṣka-kaṇṭhyaḥ su-vāsasaḥ dīkṣā-śālām upājagmur āliptā vastu-pāṇayaḥ
And their queens, delighted, with lockets at their throats and in fine garments, anointed (with unguents) and with the ritual articles in their hands, came to the initiation hall.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.46
नेदुर् मृदङ्ग-पटह- शङ्ख-भेर्य्-आनकादयः ननृतुर् नट-नर्तक्यस् तुष्टुवुः सूत-मागधाः जगुः सु-कण्ठ्यो गन्धर्व्यः सङ्गीतं सह-भर्तृकाः
nedur mṛdaṅga-paṭaha- śaṅkha-bhery-ānakādayaḥ nanṛtur naṭa-nartakyas tuṣṭuvuḥ sūta-māgadhāḥ jaguḥ su-kaṇṭhyo gandharvyaḥ saṅgītaṃ saha-bhartṛkāḥ
Mṛdaṅgas, paṭaha drums, conches, kettledrums, ānaka drums and the rest resounded; actors and dancing girls danced; bards and panegyrists offered praise; and sweet-voiced Gandharva women, together with their husbands, sang songs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.47
तम् अभ्यषिञ्चन् विधि-वद् अक्तम् अभ्यक्तम् ऋत्विजः पत्नीभिर् अष्टा-दशभिः सोम-राजम् इवोडुभिः
tam abhyaṣiñcan vidhi-vad aktam abhyaktam ṛtvijaḥ patnībhir aṣṭā-daśabhiḥ soma-rājam ivoḍubhiḥ
When he had been anointed and rubbed with oil, the priests consecrated him with the bath according to the rules, along with his eighteen wives, as (the moon) King Soma (shines) with the stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.48
ताभिर् दुकूल-वलयैर् हार-नूपुर-कुण्डलैः स्व्-अलङ्कृताभिर् विबभौ दीक्षितो ऽजिन-संवृतः
tābhir dukūla-valayair hāra-nūpura-kuṇḍalaiḥ sv-alaṅkṛtābhir vibabhau dīkṣito 'jina-saṃvṛtaḥ
Consecrated for the rite and wrapped in a deerskin, he shone together with those (wives), well adorned with silk garments, bracelets, necklaces, anklets and earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.49
तस्यर्त्विजो महा-राज रत्न-कौशेय-वाससः स-सदस्या विरेजुस् ते यथा वृत्र-हणो ऽध्वरे
tasyartvijo mahā-rāja ratna-kauśeya-vāsasaḥ sa-sadasyā virejus te yathā vṛtra-haṇo 'dhvare
His priests, O great king, together with the assembly members, wearing jewels and silken garments, shone as (those) at the sacrifice of the slayer of Vṛtra (Indra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.50
तदा रामश् च कृष्णश् च स्वैः स्वैर् बन्धुभिर् अन्वितौ रेजतुः स्व-सुतैर् दारैर् जीवेशौ स्व-विभूतिभिः
tadā rāmaś ca kṛṣṇaś ca svaiḥ svair bandhubhir anvitau rejatuḥ sva-sutair dārair jīveśau sva-vibhūtibhiḥ
Then Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, each accompanied by his own kinsmen, with their own sons and wives, shone forth like two lords of living beings with their own powers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.51
ईजे ऽनु-यज्ञं विधिना अग्नि-होत्रादि-लक्षणैः प्राकृतैर् वैकृतैर् यज्ञैर् द्रव्य-ज्ञान-क्रियेश्वरम्
īje 'nu-yajñaṃ vidhinā agni-hotrādi-lakṣaṇaiḥ prākṛtair vaikṛtair yajñair dravya-jñāna-kriyeśvaram
At each sacrifice he worshipped, according to the injunctions, with the primary and derived sacrifices marked by the agnihotra and the rest, the Lord of substance, knowledge and action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.52
अथर्त्विग्भ्यो ऽददात् काले यथाम्नातं स दक्षिणाः स्व्-अलङ्कृतेभ्यो ऽलङ्कृत्य गो-भू-कन्या महा-धनाः
athartvigbhyo 'dadāt kāle yathāmnātaṃ sa dakṣiṇāḥ sv-alaṅkṛtebhyo 'laṅkṛtya go-bhū-kanyā mahā-dhanāḥ
Then, at the proper time, he gave to the priests, who were well adorned, the sacrificial fees as prescribed by tradition—cows, land and maidens, of great worth—having himself adorned (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.53
पत्नी-संयाजावभृथ्यैश् चरित्वा ते महर्षयः सस्नू राम-ह्रदे विप्रा यजमान-पुरः-सराः
patnī-saṃyājāvabhṛthyaiś caritvā te maharṣayaḥ sasnū rāma-hrade viprā yajamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ
Having performed the patnī-saṃyāja and avabhṛtha rites, those great sages, the brāhmaṇas, with the sacrificer at their head, bathed in Rāma's lake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.54
स्नातो ऽलङ्कार-वासांसि वन्दिभ्यो ऽदात् तथा स्त्रियः ततः स्व्-अलङ्कृतो वर्णान् आ-श्वभ्यो ऽन्नेन पूजयत्
snāto 'laṅkāra-vāsāṃsi vandibhyo 'dāt tathā striyaḥ tataḥ sv-alaṅkṛto varṇān ā-śvabhyo 'nnena pūjayat
Having bathed, he gave ornaments and garments to the bards, and likewise to the women; then, well adorned, he honoured with food (all) the classes, down to the dogs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.55
बन्धून् स-दारान् स-सुतान् पारिबर्हेण भूयसा विदर्भ-कोशल-कुरून् काशि-केकय-सृञ्जयान्
bandhūn sa-dārān sa-sutān pāribarheṇa bhūyasā vidarbha-kośala-kurūn kāśi-kekaya-sṛñjayān
(He honoured) his kinsmen with their wives and sons with abundant gifts—the Vidarbhas, Kosalas and Kurus, the Kāśis, Kekayas and Sṛñjayas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.56
सदस्यर्त्विक्-सुर-गणान् नृ-भूत-पितृ-चारणान् श्री-निकेतम् अनुज्ञाप्य शंसन्तः प्रययुः क्रतुम्
sadasyartvik-sura-gaṇān nṛ-bhūta-pitṛ-cāraṇān śrī-niketam anujñāpya śaṃsantaḥ prayayuḥ kratum
Taking leave of the abode of Śrī (Kṛṣṇa), the assembly members, the priests, the hosts of gods, men, spirits, forefathers and Cāraṇas departed, praising the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.57
धृतराष्ट्रो ऽनुजः पार्था भीष्मो द्रोणः पृथा यमौ नारदो भगवान् व्यासः सुहृत्-सम्बन्धि-बान्धवाः
dhṛtarāṣṭro 'nujaḥ pārthā bhīṣmo droṇaḥ pṛthā yamau nārado bhagavān vyāsaḥ suhṛt-sambandhi-bāndhavāḥ
Dhṛtarāṣṭra with his younger brother (Vidura), the sons of Pṛthā, Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Pṛthā, the twins, Nārada, the venerable Vyāsa, and friends, relations by marriage and kinsmen—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.58
बन्धून् परिष्वज्य यदून् सौहृदाक्लिन्न-चेतसः ययुर् विरह-कृच्छ्रेण स्व-देशांश् चापरे जनाः
bandhūn pariṣvajya yadūn sauhṛdāklinna-cetasaḥ yayur viraha-kṛcchreṇa sva-deśāṃś cāpare janāḥ
—embracing their kinsmen the Yadus, their hearts melting with affection, they went to their own lands with the pain of separation, and so did the other people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.59
नन्दस् तु सह गोपालैर् बृहत्या पूजयार्चितः कृष्ण-रामोग्रसेनाद्यैर् न्यवात्सीद् बन्धु-वत्सलः
nandas tu saha gopālair bṛhatyā pūjayārcitaḥ kṛṣṇa-rāmograsenādyair nyavātsīd bandhu-vatsalaḥ
But Nanda, together with the cowherds, honoured with great worship by Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Ugrasena and the rest, stayed on, fond of his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.60
वसुदेवो ऽञ्जसोत्तीर्य मनोरथ-महार्णवम् सुहृद्-वृतः प्रीत-मना नन्दम् आह करे स्पृशन्
vasudevo 'ñjasottīrya manoratha-mahārṇavam suhṛd-vṛtaḥ prīta-manā nandam āha kare spṛśan
Vasudeva, having easily crossed the great ocean of his desire, surrounded by well-wishers and glad at heart, spoke to Nanda, touching his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.61
श्री-वसुदेव उवाच भ्रातर् ईश-कृतः पाशो नृनां यः स्नेह-संज्ञितः तं दुस्त्यजम् अहं मन्ये शूराणाम् अपि योगिनाम्
śrī-vasudeva uvāca bhrātar īśa-kṛtaḥ pāśo nṛnāṃ yaḥ sneha-saṃjñitaḥ taṃ dustyajam ahaṃ manye śūrāṇām api yoginām
Śrī Vasudeva said: Brother, the bond of men made by the Lord, which is called affection—that, I think, is hard to give up even for heroes and for yogis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.62
अस्मास्व् अप्रतिकल्पेयं यत् कृताज्ञेषु सत्तमैः मैत्र्य् अर्पिताफला चापि न निवर्तेत कर्हिचित्
asmāsv apratikalpeyaṃ yat kṛtājñeṣu sattamaiḥ maitry arpitāphalā cāpi na nivarteta karhicit
This incomparable friendship shown by you, the best of the good, toward us who are ungrateful, and given without expecting any return, would never be reversed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.63
प्राग् अकल्पाच् च कुशलं भ्रातर् वो नाचराम हि अधुना श्री-मदान्धाक्षा न पश्यामः पुरः सतः
prāg akalpāc ca kuśalaṃ bhrātar vo nācarāma hi adhunā śrī-madāndhākṣā na paśyāmaḥ puraḥ sataḥ
Formerly, brother, being incapable, we did you no good turn; and now, our eyes blinded by the intoxication of wealth, we do not see you though you stand before us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.64
मा राज्य-श्रीर् अभूत् पुंसः श्रेयस्-कामस्य मान-द स्व-जनान् उत बन्धून् वा न पश्यति ययान्ध-दृक्
mā rājya-śrīr abhūt puṃsaḥ śreyas-kāmasya māna-da sva-janān uta bandhūn vā na paśyati yayāndha-dṛk
May royal fortune not come to a man who desires the highest good, O giver of honour—by which, his sight blinded, he does not see his own people or his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.65
श्री-शुक उवाच एवं सौहृद-शैथिल्य- चित्त आनकदुन्दुभिः रुरोद तत्-कृतां मैत्रीं स्मरन्न् अश्रु-विलोचनः
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ sauhṛda-śaithilya- citta ānakadundubhiḥ ruroda tat-kṛtāṃ maitrīṃ smarann aśru-vilocanaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Thus, his mind softened by affection, Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva) wept, remembering the friendship shown by him, his eyes full of tears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.66
नन्दस् तु सख्युः प्रिय-कृत् प्रेम्णा गोविन्द-रामयोः अद्य श्व इति मासांस् त्रीन् यदुभिर् मानितो ऽवसत्
nandas tu sakhyuḥ priya-kṛt premṇā govinda-rāmayoḥ adya śva iti māsāṃs trīn yadubhir mānito 'vasat
But Nanda, who acted for his friend's pleasure, out of love for Govinda and Rāma stayed on for three months — saying "today, tomorrow" — honored by the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.67
ततः कामैः पूर्यमाणः स-व्रजः सह-बान्धवः परार्ध्याभरण-क्षौम- नानानर्घ्य-परिच्छदैः
tataḥ kāmaiḥ pūryamāṇaḥ sa-vrajaḥ saha-bāndhavaḥ parārdhyābharaṇa-kṣauma- nānānarghya-paricchadaiḥ
Then, being filled up with (all) his desires, together with his cowherd community and his relatives, with priceless ornaments, fine linen, and various costly furnishings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.68
वसुदेवोग्रसेनाभ्यां कृष्णोद्धव-बलादिभिः दत्तम् आदाय पारिबर्हं यापितो यदुभिर् ययौ
vasudevograsenābhyāṃ kṛṣṇoddhava-balādibhiḥ dattam ādāya pāribarhaṃ yāpito yadubhir yayau
— taking the parting gifts given by Vasudeva and Ugrasena, by Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava, Bala and the others, he departed, sent off by the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.69
नन्दो गोपाश् च गोप्यश् च गोविन्द-चरणाम्बुजे मनः क्षिप्तं पुनर् हर्तुम् अनीशा मथुरां ययुः
nando gopāś ca gopyaś ca govinda-caraṇāmbuje manaḥ kṣiptaṃ punar hartum anīśā mathurāṃ yayuḥ
Nanda and the cowherd men and the cowherd women, unable to draw back again the mind they had cast at Govinda's lotus feet, went to Mathurā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.70
बन्धुषु प्रतियातेषु वृष्णयः कृष्ण-देवताः वीक्ष्य प्रावृषम् आसन्नाद् ययुर् द्वारवतीं पुनः
bandhuṣu pratiyāteṣu vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ vīkṣya prāvṛṣam āsannād yayur dvāravatīṃ punaḥ
When their kinsmen had gone back, the Vṛṣṇis, whose deity was Kṛṣṇa, seeing that the rainy season was near, went again to Dvāravatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 84.71
जनेभ्यः कथयां चक्रुर् यदु-देव-महोत्सवम् यद् आसीत् तीर्थ-यात्रायां सुहृत्-सन्दर्शनादिकम्
janebhyaḥ kathayāṃ cakrur yadu-deva-mahotsavam yad āsīt tīrtha-yātrāyāṃ suhṛt-sandarśanādikam
They recounted to the people the great festival of the lord of the Yadus, and what had happened on the pilgrimage — the meeting with friends and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition