Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 11 — Chapter 31
SB 11 31.1
श्री-शुक उवाच अथ तत्रागमद् ब्रह्मा भवान्या च समं भवः महेन्द्र-प्रमुखा देवा मुनयः स-प्रजेश्वराः
śrī-śuka uvāca atha tatrāgamad brahmā bhavānyā ca samaṃ bhavaḥ mahendra-pramukhā devā munayaḥ sa-prajeśvarāḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Then Brahmā came there, and Bhava together with Bhavānī, and the gods headed by great Indra, and the sages along with the lords of created beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 31.2
पितरः सिद्ध-गन्धर्वा विद्याधर-महोरगाः चारणा यक्ष-रक्षांसि किन्नराप्सरसो द्विजाः
pitaraḥ siddha-gandharvā vidyādhara-mahoragāḥ cāraṇā yakṣa-rakṣāṃsi kinnarāpsaraso dvijāḥ
the forefathers, the Siddhas and Gandharvas, the Vidyādharas and great serpents, the Cāraṇas, Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, the Kinnaras, the Apsarases and the twice-born,
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SB 11 31.3
द्रष्टु-कामा भगवतो निर्याणं परमोत्सुकाः गायन्तश् च गृणन्तश् च शौरेः कर्माणि जन्म च
draṣṭu-kāmā bhagavato niryāṇaṃ paramotsukāḥ gāyantaś ca gṛṇantaś ca śaureḥ karmāṇi janma ca
desiring to see the departure of the Lord, extremely eager, singing and reciting the deeds and the birth of Śauri (Kṛṣṇa),
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SB 11 31.4
ववृषुः पुष्प-वर्षाणि विमानावलिभिर् नभः कुर्वन्तः सङ्कुलं राजन् भक्त्या परमया युताः
vavṛṣuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi vimānāvalibhir nabhaḥ kurvantaḥ saṅkulaṃ rājan bhaktyā paramayā yutāḥ
they rained down showers of flowers, crowding the sky with their rows of celestial vehicles, O king, filled with the highest devotion.
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SB 11 31.5
भगवान् पितामहं वीक्ष्य विभूतीर् आत्मनो विभुः संयोज्यात्मनि चात्मानं पद्म-नेत्रे न्यमीलयत्
bhagavān pitāmahaṃ vīkṣya vibhūtīr ātmano vibhuḥ saṃyojyātmani cātmānaṃ padma-netre nyamīlayat
The all-pervading Lord, looking upon the grandfather (Brahmā) and (the other) manifestations of himself, and uniting himself in himself, closed his lotus eyes.
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SB 11 31.6
लोकाभिरामां स्व-तनुं धारणा-ध्यान-मङ्गलम् योग-धारणयाग्नेय्या- दग्ध्वा धामाविशत् स्वकम्
lokābhirāmāṃ sva-tanuṃ dhāraṇā-dhyāna-maṅgalam yoga-dhāraṇayāgneyyā- dagdhvā dhāmāviśat svakam
Having burned his own body — which delights the worlds and is auspicious for concentration and meditation — by the fiery yogic concentration, he entered his own abode.
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SB 11 31.7
दिवि दुन्दुभयो नेदुः पेतुः सुमनसश् च खात् सत्यं धर्मो धृतिर् भूमेः कीर्तिः श्रीश् चानु तं ययुः
divi dundubhayo neduḥ petuḥ sumanasaś ca khāt satyaṃ dharmo dhṛtir bhūmeḥ kīrtiḥ śrīś cānu taṃ yayuḥ
In heaven the kettledrums sounded, and flowers fell from the sky; Truth, Dharma, Steadfastness, and the earth's Fame and Splendour went after him.
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SB 11 31.8
देवादयो ब्रह्म-मुख्या न विशन्तं स्व-धामनि अविज्ञात-गतिं कृष्णं ददृशुश् चाति-विस्मिताः
devādayo brahma-mukhyā na viśantaṃ sva-dhāmani avijñāta-gatiṃ kṛṣṇaṃ dadṛśuś cāti-vismitāḥ
The gods and the rest, headed by Brahmā, did not see Kṛṣṇa entering his own abode, his course being unknown (to them), and they were greatly amazed.
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SB 11 31.9
सौदामन्या यथाक्लाशे यान्त्या हित्वाभ्र-मण्डलम् गतिर् न लक्ष्यते मर्त्यैस् तथा कृष्णस्य दैवतैः
saudāmanyā yathāklāśe yāntyā hitvābhra-maṇḍalam gatir na lakṣyate martyais tathā kṛṣṇasya daivataiḥ
As the course of a lightning-flash going through the sky, having left the mass of clouds, is not perceived by mortals, so was Kṛṣṇa's course not perceived by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 31.10
ब्रह्म-रुद्रादयस् ते तु दृष्ट्वा योग-गतिं हरेः विस्मितास् तां प्रशंसन्तः स्वं स्वं लोकं ययुस् तदा
brahma-rudrādayas te tu dṛṣṭvā yoga-gatiṃ hareḥ vismitās tāṃ praśaṃsantaḥ svaṃ svaṃ lokaṃ yayus tadā
But those (gods), Brahmā, Rudra and the rest, having seen Hari's yogic passage, amazed and praising it, then went each to his own world.
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SB 11 31.11
राजन् परस्य तनु-भृज्-जननाप्ययेहा माया-विडम्बनम् अवेहि यथा नटस्य अम्प्;सृष्ट्वात्मनेदम् अनुविश्य विहृत्य चान्ते संहृत्य चात्म-महिनोपरतः स आस्ते
rājan parasya tanu-bhṛj-jananāpyayehā māyā-viḍambanam avehi yathā naṭasya sṛṣṭvātmanedam anuviśya vihṛtya cānte saṃhṛtya cātma-mahinoparataḥ sa āste
O king, understand that the Supreme One's taking on a body, his birth, his passing away and his activity are a mimicry (performed) by māyā, as with an actor: having created this (world) by himself, having entered into it and played, and at the end having withdrawn it, he remains at rest in his own greatness.
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SB 11 31.12
मर्त्येन यो गुरु-सुतं यम-लोक-नीतं त्वां चानयच् छरण-दः परमास्त्र-दग्धम् मर्त्येन यो गुरु-सुतं यम-लोक-नीतं त्वां चानयच् छरण-दः परमास्त्र-दग्धम् जिग्ये ऽन्तकान्तकम् अपीशम् असाव् अनीशः किं स्वावने स्वर् अनयन् मृगयुं स-देहम्
martyena yo guru-sutaṃ yama-loka-nītaṃ tvāṃ cānayac charaṇa-daḥ paramāstra-dagdham martyena yo guru-sutaṃ yama-loka-nītaṃ tvāṃ cānayac charaṇa-daḥ paramāstra-dagdham jigye 'ntakāntakam apīśam asāv anīśaḥ kiṃ svāvane svar anayan mṛgayuṃ sa-deham
He who, in a mortal (body), as the giver of shelter, brought back the teacher's son who had been taken to Yama's world, and (brought back) you, who had been burned by the supreme weapon; who conquered even Śiva, the ender of the ender (Death) — could he be powerless in saving himself, when he sent the hunter, body and all, to heaven?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 31.13
तथाप्य् अशेष-स्थिति-सम्भवाप्ययेष्व् अनन्य-हेतुर् यद् अशेष-शक्ति-धृक् तथाप्य् अशेष-स्थिति-सम्भवाप्ययेष्व् अनन्य-हेतुर् यद् अशेष-शक्ति-धृक् नैच्छत् प्रणेतुं वपुर् अत्र शेषितं मर्त्येन किं स्व-स्थ-गतिं प्रदर्शयन्
tathāpy aśeṣa-sthiti-sambhavāpyayeṣv ananya-hetur yad aśeṣa-śakti-dhṛk tathāpy aśeṣa-sthiti-sambhavāpyayeṣv ananya-hetur yad aśeṣa-śakti-dhṛk naicchat praṇetuṃ vapur atra śeṣitaṃ martyena kiṃ sva-stha-gatiṃ pradarśayan
Even so, since he is the sole cause in the maintenance, arising and dissolution of all things, and holds all powers, he did not wish to carry away the body left remaining here — for what would that be, by mortal means, when he was displaying the goal of one established in the Self?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 31.14
य एतां प्रातर् उत्थाय कृष्णस्य पदवीं पराम् प्रयतः कीर्तयेद् भक्त्या ताम् एवाप्नोत्य् अनुत्तमाम्
ya etāṃ prātar utthāya kṛṣṇasya padavīṃ parām prayataḥ kīrtayed bhaktyā tām evāpnoty anuttamām
Whoever, rising at dawn, with self-restraint and devotion recites this supreme course of Kṛṣṇa, attains that very unsurpassed (goal).
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SB 11 31.15
दारुको द्वारकाम् एत्य वसुदेवोग्रसेनयोः पतित्वा चरणाव् अस्रैर् न्यषिञ्चत् कृष्ण-विच्युतः
dāruko dvārakām etya vasudevograsenayoḥ patitvā caraṇāv asrair nyaṣiñcat kṛṣṇa-vicyutaḥ
Dāruka, arriving at Dvārakā, fell at the feet of Vasudeva and Ugrasena and bathed them with tears, bereft of Kṛṣṇa.
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SB 11 31.16
कथयाम् आस निधनं वृष्णीनां कृत्स्नशो नृप तच् छ्रुत्वोद्विग्न-हृदया जनाः शोक-विर्मूर्च्छिताः
kathayām āsa nidhanaṃ vṛṣṇīnāṃ kṛtsnaśo nṛpa tac chrutvodvigna-hṛdayā janāḥ śoka-virmūrcchitāḥ
He related the destruction of the Vṛṣṇis in full, O king. Hearing that, the people, their hearts stricken, fainted with grief.
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SB 11 31.17
तत्र स्म त्वरिता जग्मुः कृष्ण-विश्लेष-विह्वलाः व्यसवः शेरते यत्र ज्ञातयो घ्नन्त आननम्
tatra sma tvaritā jagmuḥ kṛṣṇa-viśleṣa-vihvalāḥ vyasavaḥ śerate yatra jñātayo ghnanta ānanam
Overwhelmed by separation from Kṛṣṇa, they hastened there, beating their faces, where their kinsmen lay lifeless.
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SB 11 31.18
देवकी रोहिणी चैव वसुदेवस् तथा सुतौ कृष्ण-रामाव् अपश्यन्तः शोकार्ता विजहुः स्मृतिम्
devakī rohiṇī caiva vasudevas tathā sutau kṛṣṇa-rāmāv apaśyantaḥ śokārtā vijahuḥ smṛtim
Devakī, and Rohiṇī, and Vasudeva too, not seeing their sons Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, tormented by grief, lost consciousness.
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SB 11 31.19
प्राणांश् च विजहुस् तत्र भगवद्-विरहातुराः उपगुह्य पतींस् तात चिताम् आरुरुहुः स्त्रियः
prāṇāṃś ca vijahus tatra bhagavad-virahāturāḥ upaguhya patīṃs tāta citām āruruhuḥ striyaḥ
And there they gave up their lives, afflicted by separation from the Lord. Embracing their husbands, dear one, the women mounted the pyre.
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SB 11 31.20
राम-पत्न्यश् च तद्-देहम् उपगुह्याग्निम् आविशन् वसुदेव-पत्न्यस् तद्-गात्रं प्रद्युम्नादीन् हरेः स्नुषाः कृष्ण-पत्न्यो ऽविशन्न् अग्निं रुक्मिण्य्-आद्यास् तद्-आत्मिकाः
rāma-patnyaś ca tad-deham upaguhyāgnim āviśan vasudeva-patnyas tad-gātraṃ pradyumnādīn hareḥ snuṣāḥ kṛṣṇa-patnyo 'viśann agniṃ rukmiṇy-ādyās tad-ātmikāḥ
Rāma's wives, embracing his body, entered the fire; Vasudeva's wives (entered) with his body, and Hari's daughters-in-law with Pradyumna and the others; Kṛṣṇa's wives, Rukmiṇī and the rest, whose very selves were (fixed) in him, entered the fire.
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SB 11 31.21
अर्जुनः प्रेयसः सख्युः कृष्णस्य विरहातुरः आत्मानं सान्त्वयाम् आस कृष्ण-गीतैः सद्-उक्तिभिः
arjunaḥ preyasaḥ sakhyuḥ kṛṣṇasya virahāturaḥ ātmānaṃ sāntvayām āsa kṛṣṇa-gītaiḥ sad-uktibhiḥ
Arjuna, tormented by separation from his dearest friend Kṛṣṇa, consoled himself with the true words sung by Kṛṣṇa.
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SB 11 31.22
बन्धूनां नष्ट-गोत्राणाम् अर्जुनः साम्परायिकम् हतानां कारयाम् आस यथा-वद् अनुपूर्वशः
bandhūnāṃ naṣṭa-gotrāṇām arjunaḥ sāmparāyikam hatānāṃ kārayām āsa yathā-vad anupūrvaśaḥ
For the slain kinsmen, whose family lines had perished, Arjuna had the funeral rites performed properly, in due order.
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SB 11 31.23
द्वारकां हरिणा त्यक्तां समुद्रो ऽप्लावयत् क्षणात् वर्जयित्वा महा-राज श्रीमद्-भगवद्-आलयम्
dvārakāṃ hariṇā tyaktāṃ samudro 'plāvayat kṣaṇāt varjayitvā mahā-rāja śrīmad-bhagavad-ālayam
The ocean in a moment flooded Dvārakā, which had been abandoned by Hari, sparing only, O great king, the glorious dwelling of the Lord.
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SB 11 31.24
नित्यं सन्निहितस् तत्र भगवान् मधुसूदनः स्मृत्याशेषाशुभ-हरं सर्व-मङ्गल-मङ्गलम्
nityaṃ sannihitas tatra bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ smṛtyāśeṣāśubha-haraṃ sarva-maṅgala-maṅgalam
The Lord Madhusūdana is always present there — (that place) which by (mere) remembrance removes all inauspiciousness and is the auspiciousness of all auspicious things.
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SB 11 31.25
स्त्री-बाल-वृद्धान् आदाय हत-शेषान् धनञ्जयः इन्द्रप्रस्थं समावेश्य वज्रं तत्राभ्यषेचयत्
strī-bāla-vṛddhān ādāya hata-śeṣān dhanañjayaḥ indraprasthaṃ samāveśya vajraṃ tatrābhyaṣecayat
Taking the women, children and elders who survived the slaughter, Dhanañjaya settled them in Indraprastha and there consecrated Vajra (as king).
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SB 11 31.26
श्रुत्वा सुहृद्-वधं राजन्न् अर्जुनात् ते पितामहाः त्वां तु वंश-धरं कृत्वा जग्मुः सर्वे महा-पथम्
śrutvā suhṛd-vadhaṃ rājann arjunāt te pitāmahāḥ tvāṃ tu vaṃśa-dharaṃ kṛtvā jagmuḥ sarve mahā-patham
Hearing from Arjuna of the death of their friend, O king, your grandfathers, having made you the bearer of the dynasty, all set out on the great path.
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SB 11 31.27
य एतद् देव-देवस्य विष्णोः कर्माणि जन्म च कीर्तयेच् छ्रद्धया मर्त्यः सर्व-पापैः प्रमुच्यते
ya etad deva-devasya viṣṇoḥ karmāṇi janma ca kīrtayec chraddhayā martyaḥ sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate
A mortal who with faith recites these deeds and the birth of Viṣṇu, the god of gods, is freed from all sins.
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SB 11 31.28
इत्थं हरेर् भगवतो रुचिरावतार- वीर्याणि बाल-चरितानि च शन्तमानि अम्प्;अन्यत्र चेह च श्रुतानि गृणन् मनुष्यो भक्तिं परां परमहंस-गतौ लभेत
itthaṃ harer bhagavato rucirāvatāra- vīryāṇi bāla-caritāni ca śantamāni anyatra ceha ca śrutāni gṛṇan manuṣyo bhaktiṃ parāṃ paramahaṃsa-gatau labheta
Thus a man who recites the splendid heroic deeds of the Lord Hari's incarnations and his most peace-giving childhood acts, as heard here and elsewhere, would attain supreme devotion (directed) to the goal of the paramahaṃsas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition