Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 86
SB 10 86.1
श्री-राजोवाच ब्रह्मन् वेदितुम् इच्छामः स्वसारां राम-कृष्णयोः यथोपयेमे विजयो या ममासीत् पितामही
śrī-rājovāca brahman veditum icchāmaḥ svasārāṃ rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ yathopayeme vijayo yā mamāsīt pitāmahī
The king said: Brahman, we wish to know how Vijaya (Arjuna) married the sister of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, she who was my grandmother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.2
श्री-शुक उवाच अर्जुनस् तीर्थ-यात्रायां पर्यटन्न् अवनीं प्रभुः गतः प्रभासम् अशृणोन् मातुलेयीं स आत्मनः
śrī-śuka uvāca arjunas tīrtha-yātrāyāṃ paryaṭann avanīṃ prabhuḥ gataḥ prabhāsam aśṛṇon mātuleyīṃ sa ātmanaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Arjuna, the powerful one, while wandering over the earth on a pilgrimage to holy places, came to Prabhāsa and heard about his own maternal uncle's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.3
दुर्योधनाय रामस् तां दास्यतीति न चापरे तल्-लिप्सुः स यतिर् भूत्वा त्रि-दण्डी द्वारकाम् अगात्
duryodhanāya rāmas tāṃ dāsyatīti na cāpare tal-lipsuḥ sa yatir bhūtvā tri-daṇḍī dvārakām agāt
(He heard) that Rāma would give her to Duryodhana, and not to others; desiring her, he became a mendicant, bearing the triple staff, and went to Dvārakā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.4
तत्र वै वार्षितान् मासान् अवात्सीत् स्वार्थ-साधकः पौरैः सभाजितो ऽभीक्ष्णं रामेणाजानता च सः
tatra vai vārṣitān māsān avātsīt svārtha-sādhakaḥ pauraiḥ sabhājito 'bhīkṣṇaṃ rāmeṇājānatā ca saḥ
There indeed he stayed for the months of the rainy season, working out his own purpose, and he was repeatedly honoured by the townspeople and by Rāma, who did not recognise him.
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SB 10 86.5
एकदा गृहम् आनीय आतिथ्येन निमन्त्र्य तम् श्रद्धयोपहृतं भैक्ष्यं बलेन बुभुजे किल
ekadā gṛham ānīya ātithyena nimantrya tam śraddhayopahṛtaṃ bhaikṣyaṃ balena bubhuje kila
Once, having brought him home and invited him with hospitality, Bala ate the alms-food offered (to him) with faith, so it is said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.6
सो ऽपश्यत् तत्र महतीं कन्यां वीर-मनो-हराम् प्रीत्य्-उत्फुल्लेक्षणस् तस्यां भाव-क्षुब्धं मनो दधे
so 'paśyat tatra mahatīṃ kanyāṃ vīra-mano-harām prīty-utphullekṣaṇas tasyāṃ bhāva-kṣubdhaṃ mano dadhe
There he saw the grown maiden who steals the minds of heroes; his eyes blossoming with delight, he set upon her his mind, stirred by passion.
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SB 10 86.7
सापि तं चकमे वीक्ष्य नारीणां हृदयं-गमम् हसन्ती व्रीडितापङ्गी तन्-न्यस्त-हृदयेक्षणा
sāpi taṃ cakame vīkṣya nārīṇāṃ hṛdayaṃ-gamam hasantī vrīḍitāpaṅgī tan-nyasta-hṛdayekṣaṇā
She too, seeing him who goes to the hearts of women, desired him; smiling, bashful with sidelong glances, with her heart and eyes placed on him.
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SB 10 86.8
तां परं समनुध्यायन्न् अन्तरं प्रेप्सुर् अर्जुनः न लेभे शं भ्रमच्-चित्तः कामेनाति-बलीयसा
tāṃ paraṃ samanudhyāyann antaraṃ prepsur arjunaḥ na lebhe śaṃ bhramac-cittaḥ kāmenāti-balīyasā
Arjuna, thinking of her intensely and seeking an opportunity, found no peace, his mind whirling with desire that was exceedingly strong.
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SB 10 86.9
महत्यां देव-यात्रायां रथ-स्थां दुर्ग-निर्गतां जहारानुमतः पित्रोः कृष्णस्य च महा-रथः
mahatyāṃ deva-yātrāyāṃ ratha-sthāṃ durga-nirgatāṃ jahārānumataḥ pitroḥ kṛṣṇasya ca mahā-rathaḥ
During a great procession for a deity, as she stood in her chariot, having come out of the fortress, the great chariot-warrior carried her off, with the consent of her parents and of Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.10
रथ-स्थो धनुर् आदाय शूरांश् चारुन्धतो भटान् विद्राव्य क्रोशतां स्वानां स्व-भागं मृग-राड् इव
ratha-stho dhanur ādāya śūrāṃś cārundhato bhaṭān vidrāvya krośatāṃ svānāṃ sva-bhāgaṃ mṛga-rāḍ iva
Standing in his chariot, taking up his bow, he drove off the brave guards who tried to block him, while his own people cried out—(taking) his own share, like the king of beasts.
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SB 10 86.11
तच् छ्रुत्वा क्षुभितो रामः पर्वणीव महार्णवः गृहीत-पादः कृष्णेन सुहृद्भिश् चानुसान्त्वितः
tac chrutvā kṣubhito rāmaḥ parvaṇīva mahārṇavaḥ gṛhīta-pādaḥ kṛṣṇena suhṛdbhiś cānusāntvitaḥ
Hearing that, Rāma was agitated like the great ocean at the full moon, but Kṛṣṇa took hold of his feet and, with the friends, calmed him.
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SB 10 86.12
प्राहिणोत् पारिबर्हाणि वर-वध्वोर् मुदा बलः महा-धनोपस्करेभ- रथाश्व-नर-योषितः
prāhiṇot pāribarhāṇi vara-vadhvor mudā balaḥ mahā-dhanopaskarebha- rathāśva-nara-yoṣitaḥ
Then Bala joyfully sent wedding gifts to the bridegroom and bride: great wealth, furnishings, elephants, chariots, horses, men and women.
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SB 10 86.13
श्री-शुक उवाच कृष्णस्यासीद् द्विज-श्रेष्ठः श्रुतदेव इति श्रुतः कृष्णैक-भक्त्या पूर्णार्थः शान्तः कविर् अलम्पतः
śrī-śuka uvāca kṛṣṇasyāsīd dvija-śreṣṭhaḥ śrutadeva iti śrutaḥ kṛṣṇaika-bhaktyā pūrṇārthaḥ śāntaḥ kavir alampataḥ
Śrī Śuka said: There was a foremost brāhmaṇa of Kṛṣṇa's, known as Śrutadeva, whose aims were fulfilled by exclusive devotion to Kṛṣṇa—peaceful, learned, and not greedy.
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SB 10 86.14
स उवास विदेहेषु मिथिलायां गृहाश्रमी अनीहयागताहार्य- निर्वर्तित-निज-क्रियः
sa uvāsa videheṣu mithilāyāṃ gṛhāśramī anīhayāgatāhārya- nirvartita-nija-kriyaḥ
He lived among the Videhas, in Mithilā, as a householder, carrying out his own duties with whatever came without effort.
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SB 10 86.15
यात्रा-मात्रं त्व् अहर् अहर् दैवाद् उपनमत्य् उत नाधिकं तावता तुष्टः क्रिया चक्रे यथोचिताः
yātrā-mātraṃ tv ahar ahar daivād upanamaty uta nādhikaṃ tāvatā tuṣṭaḥ kriyā cakre yathocitāḥ
Only as much as was needed for subsistence came to him day by day by providence, and no more; content with that, he performed the rites as was proper.
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SB 10 86.16
तथा तद्-राष्ट्र-पालो ऽङ्ग बहुलाश्व इति श्रुतः मैथिलो निरहम्-मान उभाव् अप्य् अच्युत-प्रियौ
tathā tad-rāṣṭra-pālo 'ṅga bahulāśva iti śrutaḥ maithilo niraham-māna ubhāv apy acyuta-priyau
So too the ruler of that kingdom, dear (Parīkṣit), known as Bahulāśva, a Maithila, free from egotism — both of them were dear to Acyuta.
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SB 10 86.17
तयोः प्रसन्नो भगवान् दारुकेणाहृतं रथम् आरुह्य साकं मुनिभिर् विदेहान् प्रययौ प्रभुः
tayoḥ prasanno bhagavān dārukeṇāhṛtaṃ ratham āruhya sākaṃ munibhir videhān prayayau prabhuḥ
Pleased with the two of them, the Lord mounted the chariot brought by Dāruka and, together with the sages, the master set out for the Videhas.
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SB 10 86.18
नारदो वामदेवो ऽत्रिः कृष्णो रामो ऽसितो ऽरुणिः अहं बृहस्पतिः कण्वो मैत्रेयश् च्यवनादयः
nārado vāmadevo 'triḥ kṛṣṇo rāmo 'sito 'ruṇiḥ ahaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ kaṇvo maitreyaś cyavanādayaḥ
Nārada, Vāmadeva, Atri, Kṛṣṇa (Dvaipāyana), Rāma (Paraśurāma), Asita, Āruṇi, myself, Bṛhaspati, Kaṇva, Maitreya, Cyavana and others.
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SB 10 86.19
तत्र तत्र तम् आयान्तं पौरा जानपदा नृप उपतस्थुः सार्घ्य-हस्ता ग्रहैः सूर्यम् इवोदितम्
tatra tatra tam āyāntaṃ paurā jānapadā nṛpa upatasthuḥ sārghya-hastā grahaiḥ sūryam ivoditam
In each place, O king, the city-dwellers and country-folk approached him as he came, with offerings in their hands, as (one approaches) the risen sun with the planets.
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SB 10 86.20
आनर्त-धन्व-कुरु-जाङ्गल-कङ्क-मत्स्य- पाञ्चाल-कुन्ति-मधु-केकय-कोशलार्णाः अम्प्;अन्ये च तन्-मुख-सरोजम् उदार-हास- स्निग्धेक्षणं नृप पपुर् दृशिभिर् न्र्-नार्यः
ānarta-dhanva-kuru-jāṅgala-kaṅka-matsya- pāñcāla-kunti-madhu-kekaya-kośalārṇāḥ anye ca tan-mukha-sarojam udāra-hāsa- snigdhekṣaṇaṃ nṛpa papur dṛśibhir nr-nāryaḥ
The people of Ānarta, Dhanva, Kuru-jāṅgala, Kaṅka, Matsya, Pāñcāla, Kunti, Madhu, Kekaya, Kośala and Arṇa, and others too — men and women, O king — drank with their eyes that lotus face of his, with its generous smile and tender glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.21
तेभ्यः स्व-वीक्षण-विनष्ट-तमिस्र-दृग्भ्यः क्षेमं त्रि-लोक-गुरुर् अर्थ-दृशं च यच्छन् तेभ्यः स्व-वीक्षण-विनष्ट-तमिस्र-दृग्भ्यः क्षेमं त्रि-लोक-गुरुर् अर्थ-दृशं च यच्छन् शृण्वन् दिग्-अन्त-धवलं स्व-यशो ऽशुभ-घ्नं गीतं सुरैर् नृभिर् अगाच् छनकैर् विदेहान्
tebhyaḥ sva-vīkṣaṇa-vinaṣṭa-tamisra-dṛgbhyaḥ kṣemaṃ tri-loka-gurur artha-dṛśaṃ ca yacchan tebhyaḥ sva-vīkṣaṇa-vinaṣṭa-tamisra-dṛgbhyaḥ kṣemaṃ tri-loka-gurur artha-dṛśaṃ ca yacchan śṛṇvan dig-anta-dhavalaṃ sva-yaśo 'śubha-ghnaṃ gītaṃ surair nṛbhir agāc chanakair videhān
Granting welfare and the sight of (life's true) goal to them, whose eyes' darkness was destroyed by his glance, the guru of the three worlds — hearing his own fame, which whitens the ends of the directions and destroys ill fortune, sung by gods and men — went slowly on to the Videhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.22
ते ऽच्युतं प्राप्तम् आकर्ण्य पौरा जानपदा नृप अभीयुर् मुदितास् तस्मै गृहीतार्हण-पाणयः
te 'cyutaṃ prāptam ākarṇya paurā jānapadā nṛpa abhīyur muditās tasmai gṛhītārhaṇa-pāṇayaḥ
Hearing that Acyuta had arrived, the townsfolk and country-folk, O king, came out to him joyfully, with gifts of honor taken in their hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.23
दृष्ट्वा त उत्तमः-श्लोकं प्रीत्य्-उत्फुलाननाशयाः कैर् धृताञ्जलिभिर् नेमुः श्रुत-पूर्वांस् तथा मुनीन्
dṛṣṭvā ta uttamaḥ-ślokaṃ prīty-utphulānanāśayāḥ kair dhṛtāñjalibhir nemuḥ śruta-pūrvāṃs tathā munīn
Seeing him whose praise is highest, their faces and hearts blossoming with love, they bowed with hands joined above their heads, and likewise to the sages of whom they had heard before.
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SB 10 86.24
स्वानुग्रहाय सम्प्राप्तं मन्वानौ तं जगद्-गुरुम् मैथिलः श्रुतदेवश् च पादयोः पेततुः प्रभोः
svānugrahāya samprāptaṃ manvānau taṃ jagad-gurum maithilaḥ śrutadevaś ca pādayoḥ petatuḥ prabhoḥ
Thinking that he, the guru of the world, had come to show them grace, the Maithila (king) and Śrutadeva both fell at the feet of the master.
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SB 10 86.25
न्यमन्त्रयेतां दाशार्हम् आतिथ्येन सह द्विजैः मैथिलः श्रुतदेवश् च युगपत् संहताञ्जली
nyamantrayetāṃ dāśārham ātithyena saha dvijaiḥ maithilaḥ śrutadevaś ca yugapat saṃhatāñjalī
The Maithila and Śrutadeva, with palms joined together, both at the same time invited the descendant of Daśārha, along with the brāhmaṇas, to receive their hospitality.
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SB 10 86.26
भगवांस् तद् अभिप्रेत्य द्वयोः प्रिय-चिकीर्षया उभयोर् आविशद् गेहम् उभाभ्यां तद्-अलक्षितः
bhagavāṃs tad abhipretya dvayoḥ priya-cikīrṣayā ubhayor āviśad geham ubhābhyāṃ tad-alakṣitaḥ
The Lord, understanding this, and wishing to do what pleased them both, entered the house of each of the two, unnoticed by either.
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SB 10 86.27
श्रान्तान् अप्य् अथ तान् दूराज् जनकः स्व-गृहागतान् आनीतेष्व् आसनाग्र्येषु सुखासीनान् महा-मनाः
śrāntān apy atha tān dūrāj janakaḥ sva-gṛhāgatān ānīteṣv āsanāgryeṣu sukhāsīnān mahā-manāḥ
Then the high-minded Janaka (king of Mithilā), seeing them come to his house from afar though weary, and comfortably seated on the excellent seats that had been brought,
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SB 10 86.28
प्रवृद्ध-भक्त्या उद्धर्ष- हृदयास्राविलेक्षणः नत्वा तद्-अङ्घ्रीन् प्रक्षाल्य तद्-अपो लोक-पावनीः
pravṛddha-bhaktyā uddharṣa- hṛdayāsrāvilekṣaṇaḥ natvā tad-aṅghrīn prakṣālya tad-apo loka-pāvanīḥ
with swelling devotion, his heart thrilled and his eyes blurred with tears, having bowed and washed their feet, (took) that water which purifies the worlds,
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SB 10 86.29
स-कुटुम्बो वहन् मूर्ध्ना पूजयां चक्र ईश्वरान् गन्ध-माल्याम्बराकल्प- धूप-दीपार्घ्य-गो-वृषैः
sa-kuṭumbo vahan mūrdhnā pūjayāṃ cakra īśvarān gandha-mālyāmbarākalpa- dhūpa-dīpārghya-go-vṛṣaiḥ
and together with his family, bearing it on his head, he worshipped those lords with fragrances, garlands, garments, ornaments, incense, lamps, gifts of honor, and cows and bulls.
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SB 10 86.30
वाचा मधुरया प्रीणन्न् इदम् आहान्न-तर्पितान् पादाव् अङ्क-गतौ विष्णोः संस्पृशञ् छनकैर् मुदा
vācā madhurayā prīṇann idam āhānna-tarpitān pādāv aṅka-gatau viṣṇoḥ saṃspṛśañ chanakair mudā
Gladdening them with sweet words when they had been satisfied with food, gently and joyfully touching the feet of Viṣṇu that rested in his lap, he spoke this:
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SB 10 86.31
श्री-बहुलाश्व उवाच भवान् हि सर्व-भूतानाम् आत्मा साक्षी स्व-दृग् विभो अथ नस् त्वत्-पदाम्भोजं स्मरतां दर्शनं गतः
śrī-bahulāśva uvāca bhavān hi sarva-bhūtānām ātmā sākṣī sva-dṛg vibho atha nas tvat-padāmbhojaṃ smaratāṃ darśanaṃ gataḥ
Śrī Bahulāśva said: You indeed are the self of all beings, the witness, self-luminous, O all-pervading one; and now you have come into the sight of us who remember your lotus feet.
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SB 10 86.32
स्व-वचस् तद् ऋतं कर्तुम् अस्मद्-दृग्-गोचरो भवान् यद् आत्थैकान्त-भक्तान् मे नानन्तः श्रीर् अजः प्रियः
sva-vacas tad ṛtaṃ kartum asmad-dṛg-gocaro bhavān yad ātthaikānta-bhaktān me nānantaḥ śrīr ajaḥ priyaḥ
To make true that word of your own — since you have said, "Neither Ananta, nor Śrī, nor the unborn (Brahmā) is dear to me as my one-pointed devotees are" — you have come within the range of our eyes.
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SB 10 86.33
को नु त्वच्-चरणाम्भोजम् एवं-विद् विसृजेत् पुमान् निष्किञ्चनानां शान्तानां मुनीनां यस् त्वम् आत्म-दः
ko nu tvac-caraṇāmbhojam evaṃ-vid visṛjet pumān niṣkiñcanānāṃ śāntānāṃ munīnāṃ yas tvam ātma-daḥ
What man, knowing this, would give up your lotus feet — you who give your very self to the sages who are penniless and at peace?
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SB 10 86.34
यो ऽवतीर्य यदोर् वंशे नृणां संसरताम् इह यशो वितेने तच्-छान्त्यै त्रै-लोक्य-वृजिनापहम्
yo 'vatīrya yador vaṃśe nṛṇāṃ saṃsaratām iha yaśo vitene tac-chāntyai trai-lokya-vṛjināpaham
You who, having descended into the dynasty of Yadu, spread your fame that takes away the sins of the three worlds, for the quieting of (the transmigration) of men who wander here in saṃsāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.35
नमस् तुभ्यं भगवते कृष्णायाकुण्ठ-मेधसे नारायणाय ऋषये सु-शान्तं तप ईयुषे
namas tubhyaṃ bhagavate kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase nārāyaṇāya ṛṣaye su-śāntaṃ tapa īyuṣe
Homage to you, the Lord Kṛṣṇa of unblunted intelligence, and to the sage Nārāyaṇa who has undertaken deeply peaceful austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.36
दिनानि कतिचिद् भूमन् गृहान् नो निवस द्विजैः समेतः पाद-रजसा पुनीहीदं निमेः कुलम्
dināni katicid bhūman gṛhān no nivasa dvijaiḥ sametaḥ pāda-rajasā punīhīdaṃ nimeḥ kulam
"O all-pervading one, dwell in our house for some days, together with the brāhmaṇas, and purify this family of Nimi with the dust of your feet."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.37
इत्य् उपामन्त्रितो राज्ञा भगवांल् लोक-भावनः उवास कुर्वन् कल्याणं मिथिला-नर-योषिताम्
ity upāmantrito rājñā bhagavāṃl loka-bhāvanaḥ uvāsa kurvan kalyāṇaṃ mithilā-nara-yoṣitām
Thus invited by the king, the Lord, the sustainer of the worlds, stayed on, doing good to the men and women of Mithilā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.38
श्रुतदेवो ऽच्युतं प्राप्तं स्व-गृहाञ् जनको यथा नत्वा मुनीन् सु-संहृष्टो धुन्वन् वासो ननर्त ह
śrutadevo 'cyutaṃ prāptaṃ sva-gṛhāñ janako yathā natvā munīn su-saṃhṛṣṭo dhunvan vāso nanarta ha
Śrutadeva, (seeing) Acyuta arrived at his own house — as Janaka (had received him) — bowed to the sages and, thoroughly delighted, waved his garment and danced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.39
तृण-पीठ-बृषीष्व् एतान् आनीतेषूपवेश्य सः स्वागतेनाभिनन्द्याङ्घ्रीन् स-भार्यो ऽवनिजे मुदा
tṛṇa-pīṭha-bṛṣīṣv etān ānīteṣūpaveśya saḥ svāgatenābhinandyāṅghrīn sa-bhāryo 'vanije mudā
Having seated them on mats of grass and on seats and cushions that were brought, he welcomed them with words of greeting and, together with his wife, joyfully washed their feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.40
तद्-अम्भसा महा-भाग आत्मानं स-गृहान्वयम् स्नापयां चक्र उद्धर्षो लब्ध-सर्व-मनोरथः
tad-ambhasā mahā-bhāga ātmānaṃ sa-gṛhānvayam snāpayāṃ cakra uddharṣo labdha-sarva-manorathaḥ
With that water the greatly fortunate one bathed himself along with his house and his family, overjoyed, having obtained all his heart's desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.41
फलार्हणोशीर-शिवामृताम्बुभिर् मृदा सुरभ्या तुलसी-कुशाम्बुयैः आराधयाम् आस यथोपपन्नया सपर्यया सत्त्व-विवर्धनान्धसा
phalārhaṇośīra-śivāmṛtāmbubhir mṛdā surabhyā tulasī-kuśāmbuyaiḥ ārādhayām āsa yathopapannayā saparyayā sattva-vivardhanāndhasā
With fruits, offerings, uśīra root, pure and sweet water, with fragrant clay, with tulasī, kuśa and water, he worshipped (them) with such service as was available, and with food that increases goodness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.42
स तर्कयाम् आस कुतो ममान्व् अभूत् गृहान्ध-कुपे पतितस्य सङ्गमः यः सर्व-तीर्थास्पद-पाद-रेणुभिः कृष्णेन चास्यात्म-निकेत-भूसुरैः
sa tarkayām āsa kuto mamānv abhūt gṛhāndha-kupe patitasya saṅgamaḥ yaḥ sarva-tīrthāspada-pāda-reṇubhiḥ kṛṣṇena cāsyātma-niketa-bhūsuraiḥ
He wondered: "From where has this meeting come to me, fallen into the dark well of household life — (a meeting) with the dust of the feet that are the abode of all holy places, and with Kṛṣṇa, and with these brāhmaṇas who are his own dwelling place?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.43
सूपविष्टान् कृतातिथ्यान् श्रुतदेव उपस्थितः स-भार्य-स्वजनापत्य उवाचाङ्घ्र्य्-अभिमर्शनः
sūpaviṣṭān kṛtātithyān śrutadeva upasthitaḥ sa-bhārya-svajanāpatya uvācāṅghry-abhimarśanaḥ
When they were comfortably seated and had been shown hospitality, Śrutadeva, standing near with his wife, his kinsmen and his children, massaging their feet, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.44
श्रुतदेव उवाच नाद्य नो दर्शनं प्राप्तः परं परम-पूरुषः यर्हीदं शक्तिभिः सृष्ट्वा प्रविष्टो ह्य् आत्म-सत्तया
śrutadeva uvāca nādya no darśanaṃ prāptaḥ paraṃ parama-pūruṣaḥ yarhīdaṃ śaktibhiḥ sṛṣṭvā praviṣṭo hy ātma-sattayā
Śrutadeva said: It is not today that we have obtained the sight of the Supreme Person, the Beyond; (we obtained it) when, having created this (universe) by his powers, he entered it by his own being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.45
यथा शयानः पुरुषो मनसैवात्म-मायया सृष्ट्वा लोकं परं स्वाप्नम् अनुविश्यावभासते
yathā śayānaḥ puruṣo manasaivātma-māyayā sṛṣṭvā lokaṃ paraṃ svāpnam anuviśyāvabhāsate
Just as a sleeping man, by his mind alone, through his own māyā, creates another world, a dream world, and entering it appears (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.46
शृण्वतां गदतां शश्वद् अर्चतां त्वाभिवन्दताम् णृणां संवदताम् अन्तर् हृदि भास्य् अमलात्मनाम्
śṛṇvatāṃ gadatāṃ śaśvad arcatāṃ tvābhivandatām ṇṛṇāṃ saṃvadatām antar hṛdi bhāsy amalātmanām
You shine within the heart of men of spotless minds — those who hear, who speak, who constantly worship you, who bow to you, who converse (about you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.47
हृदि-स्थो ऽप्य् अति-दूर-स्थः कर्म-विक्षिप्त-चेतसाम् आत्म-शक्तिभिर् अग्राह्यो ऽप्य् अन्त्य् उपेत-गुणात्मनाम्
hṛdi-stho 'py ati-dūra-sthaḥ karma-vikṣipta-cetasām ātma-śaktibhir agrāhyo 'py anty upeta-guṇātmanām
Though seated in the heart, you are very far away for those whose minds are scattered by (their) works; and though ungraspable by (one's) own powers, you are near for those whose natures have taken on (your) qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 86.48
नमो ऽस्तु ते ऽध्यात्म-विदां परात्मने अनात्मने स्वात्म-विभक्त-मृत्यवे अम्प्;स-कारणाकारण-लिङ्गम् ईयुषे स्व-माययासंवृत-रुद्ध-दृष्टये
namo 'stu te 'dhyātma-vidāṃ parātmane anātmane svātma-vibhakta-mṛtyave sa-kāraṇākāraṇa-liṅgam īyuṣe sva-māyayāsaṃvṛta-ruddha-dṛṣṭaye
Homage be to you, the Supreme Self of those who know the science of the self, yourself not a self (in the ordinary sense), whose death is set apart from your own self, who assume a form that is at once the cause and not a cause, whose vision is unobstructed and unveiled by your own māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 86.49
स त्वं शाधि स्व-भृत्यान् नः किं देव करवाम हे एतद्-अन्तो नृणां क्लेशो यद् भवान् अक्षि-गोचरः
sa tvaṃ śādhi sva-bhṛtyān naḥ kiṃ deva karavāma he etad-anto nṛṇāṃ kleśo yad bhavān akṣi-gocaraḥ
Being such, command us, your servants; what, O Lord, shall we do? For men's affliction has its end in this, that you become visible to the eye.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.50
श्री-शुक उवाच तद्-उक्तम् इत्य् उपाकर्ण्य भगवान् प्रणतार्ति-हा गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिं प्रहसंस् तम् उवाच ह
śrī-śuka uvāca tad-uktam ity upākarṇya bhagavān praṇatārti-hā gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṃ prahasaṃs tam uvāca ha
Śrī Śuka said: Having listened to what he thus said, the Lord, remover of the distress of those who bow to him, took his hand in his own hand and, smiling, spoke to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.51
श्री-भगवान् उवाच ब्रह्मंस् ते ऽनुग्रहार्थाय सम्प्राप्तान् विद्ध्य् अमून् मुनीन् सञ्चरन्ति मया लोकान् पुनन्तः पाद-रेणुभिः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca brahmaṃs te 'nugrahārthāya samprāptān viddhy amūn munīn sañcaranti mayā lokān punantaḥ pāda-reṇubhiḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Brāhmaṇa, know that these sages have come here with me for the purpose of favouring you; they wander through the worlds purifying (them) with the dust of their feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.52
देवाः क्षेत्राणि तीर्थानि दर्शन-स्पर्शनार्चनैः शनैः पुनन्ति कालेन तद् अप्य् अर्हत्तमेक्षया
devāḥ kṣetrāṇi tīrthāni darśana-sparśanārcanaiḥ śanaiḥ punanti kālena tad apy arhattamekṣayā
The gods, the holy places and the sacred fords purify slowly, in course of time, through being seen, touched and worshipped; but these (sages purify) merely by their glance, being the most worthy of honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.53
ब्राह्मणो जन्मना श्रेयान् सर्वेषाम् प्राणिनाम् इह तपसा विद्यया तुष्ट्या किम् उ मत्-कलया युतः
brāhmaṇo janmanā śreyān sarveṣām prāṇinām iha tapasā vidyayā tuṣṭyā kim u mat-kalayā yutaḥ
A brāhmaṇa is by birth the best of all living beings here; (how much more) by austerity, by learning and by contentment — how much more, then, when he is joined with a portion of me!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.54
न ब्राह्मणान् मे दयितं रूपम् एतच् चतुर्-भुजम् सर्व-वेद-मयो विप्रः सर्व-देव-मयो ह्य् अहम्
na brāhmaṇān me dayitaṃ rūpam etac catur-bhujam sarva-veda-mayo vipraḥ sarva-deva-mayo hy aham
This four-armed form of mine is not dearer to me than the brāhmaṇas; for the brāhmaṇa consists of all the Vedas, as I consist of all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.55
दुष्प्रज्ञा अविदित्वैवम् अवजानन्त्य् असूयवः गुरुं मां विप्रम् आत्मानम् अर्चादाव् इज्य-दृष्टयः
duṣprajñā aviditvaivam avajānanty asūyavaḥ guruṃ māṃ vipram ātmānam arcādāv ijya-dṛṣṭayaḥ
Ill-minded and envious men, not knowing this, slight the brāhmaṇa, who is myself, the guru, the very Self, since their notion of worship is confined to images and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.56
चराचरम् इदं विश्वं भावा ये चास्य हेतवः मद्-रूपाणीति चेतस्य् आधत्ते विप्रो मद्-ईक्षया
carācaram idaṃ viśvaṃ bhāvā ye cāsya hetavaḥ mad-rūpāṇīti cetasy ādhatte vipro mad-īkṣayā
"This moving and unmoving universe, and the elements that are its causes, are all my forms" — thus the brahmin holds (it) in his mind, by his vision of me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.57
तस्माद् ब्रह्म-ऋषीन् एतान् ब्रह्मन् मच्-छ्रद्धयार्चय एवं चेद् अर्चितो ऽस्म्य् अद्धा नान्यथा भूरि-भूतिभिः
tasmād brahma-ṛṣīn etān brahman mac-chraddhayārcaya evaṃ ced arcito 'smy addhā nānyathā bhūri-bhūtibhiḥ
Therefore, O brahmin, worship these brahmin-sages with faith in me. If (they are worshiped) thus, I am directly worshiped — not otherwise, (not) by abundant offerings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.58
श्री-शुक उवाच स इत्थं प्रभुनादिष्टः सह-कृष्णान् द्विजोत्तमान् आराध्यैकात्म-भावेन मैथिलश् चाप सद्-गतिम्
śrī-śuka uvāca sa itthaṃ prabhunādiṣṭaḥ saha-kṛṣṇān dvijottamān ārādhyaikātma-bhāvena maithilaś cāpa sad-gatim
Śrī Śuka said: Thus instructed by the Lord, the king of Mithilā, having worshiped those best of the twice-born together with Kṛṣṇa in a mood of oneness (with them), attained the destination of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 86.59
एवं स्व-भक्तयो राजन् भगवान् भक्त-भक्तिमान् उषित्वादिश्य सन्-मार्गं पुनर् द्वारवतीम् अगात्
evaṃ sva-bhaktayo rājan bhagavān bhakta-bhaktimān uṣitvādiśya san-mārgaṃ punar dvāravatīm agāt
Thus, O King, the Lord, who is devoted to his devotees, having stayed with his two devotees and taught (them) the path of the good, went back again to Dvāravatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition