Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 11 — Chapter 6
SB 11 6.1
श्री-शुक उवाच अथ ब्रह्मात्म-जैः देवैः प्रजेशैर् आवृतो ऽभ्यगात् भवश् च भूत-भव्येशो ययौ भूत-गणैर् वृतः
śrī-śuka uvāca atha brahmātma-jaiḥ devaiḥ prajeśair āvṛto 'bhyagāt bhavaś ca bhūta-bhavyeśo yayau bhūta-gaṇair vṛtaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Then Brahmā came, surrounded by the gods who are his own sons and by the lords of creatures; and Bhava, lord of what is and what will be, went, surrounded by hosts of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.2
इन्द्रो मरुद्भिर् भगवान् आदित्या वसवो ऽश्विनौ ऋभवो ऽङ्गिरसो रुद्रा विश्वे साध्याश् च देवताः
indro marudbhir bhagavān ādityā vasavo 'śvinau ṛbhavo 'ṅgiraso rudrā viśve sādhyāś ca devatāḥ
The lord Indra with the Maruts, the Ādityas, the Vasus, the two Aśvins, the Ṛbhus, the Aṅgirases, the Rudras, the Viśvedevas and the Sādhyas, (all these) deities;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.3
गन्धर्वाप्सरसो नागाः सिद्ध-चारण-गुह्यकाः ऋषयः पितरश् चैव स-विद्याधर-किन्नराः
gandharvāpsaraso nāgāḥ siddha-cāraṇa-guhyakāḥ ṛṣayaḥ pitaraś caiva sa-vidyādhara-kinnarāḥ
Gandharvas and apsarases, nāgas, siddhas, cāraṇas and guhyakas, the sages and the forefathers too, along with the vidyādharas and kinnaras—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.4
द्वारकाम् उपसञ्जग्मुः सर्वे कृष्ण-दिदृक्षवः वपुषा येन भगवान् नर-लोक-मनोरमः यशो वितेने लोकेषु सर्व-लोक-मलापहम्
dvārakām upasañjagmuḥ sarve kṛṣṇa-didṛkṣavaḥ vapuṣā yena bhagavān nara-loka-manoramaḥ yaśo vitene lokeṣu sarva-loka-malāpaham
all of them came to Dvārakā, eager to see Kṛṣṇa—(he) by whose body the Lord, delighting the minds of the world of men, spread through the worlds a fame that removes the taint of all worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.5
तस्यां विभ्राजमानायां समृद्धायां महर्द्धिभिः व्यचक्षतावितृप्ताक्षाः कृष्णम् अद्भुत-दर्शनम्
tasyāṃ vibhrājamānāyāṃ samṛddhāyāṃ maharddhibhiḥ vyacakṣatāvitṛptākṣāḥ kṛṣṇam adbhuta-darśanam
In that (city), radiant and enriched with great abundance, with eyes that were never sated they gazed upon Kṛṣṇa, wondrous to behold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.6
स्वर्गोद्यानोपगैर् माल्यैश् छादयन्तो युदूत्तमम् गीर्भिश् चित्र-पदार्थाभिस् तुष्टुवुर् जगद्-ईश्वरम्
svargodyānopagair mālyaiś chādayanto yudūttamam gīrbhiś citra-padārthābhis tuṣṭuvur jagad-īśvaram
Covering the best of the Yadus with garlands brought from the gardens of heaven, they praised the Lord of the universe with words of varied and striking phrasing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.7
श्री-देवा ऊचुः नताः स्म ते नाथ पदारविन्दं बुद्धीन्द्रिय-प्राण-मनो-वचोभिः यच् चिन्त्यते ऽन्तर् हृदि भाव-युक्तैर् मुमुक्षुभिः कर्म-मयोरु-पाशात्
śrī-devā ūcuḥ natāḥ sma te nātha padāravindaṃ buddhīndriya-prāṇa-mano-vacobhiḥ yac cintyate 'ntar hṛdi bhāva-yuktair mumukṣubhiḥ karma-mayoru-pāśāt
The gods said: We bow, O Lord, to your lotus foot with our intelligence, senses, vital breath, mind and speech—(that foot) which is meditated upon within the heart by those filled with devotion who seek release from the vast bondage made of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.8
त्वं मायया त्रि-गुणयात्मनि दुर्विभाव्यं व्यक्तं सृजस्य् अवसि लुम्पसि तद्-गुण-स्थः अम्प्;नैतैर् भवान् अजित कर्मभिर् अज्यते वै यत् स्वे सुखे ऽव्यवहिते ऽभिरतो ऽनवद्यः
tvaṃ māyayā tri-guṇayātmani durvibhāvyaṃ vyaktaṃ sṛjasy avasi lumpasi tad-guṇa-sthaḥ naitair bhavān ajita karmabhir ajyate vai yat sve sukhe 'vyavahite 'bhirato 'navadyaḥ
By your māyā of the three qualities you create, maintain and destroy within yourself this manifest (world), hard to comprehend, while abiding among those qualities; yet by these acts you, O unconquered one, are not stained at all, since you, faultless, take delight in your own unobstructed happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.9
शुद्धिर् नृणां न तु तथेड्य दुराशयानां विद्या-श्रुताध्ययन-दान-तपः-क्रियाभिः शुद्धिर् नृणां न तु तथेड्य दुराशयानां विद्या-श्रुताध्ययन-दान-तपः-क्रियाभिः सत्त्वात्मनाम् ऋषभ ते यशसि प्रवृद्ध- सच्-छ्रद्धया श्रवण-सम्भृतया यथा स्यात्
śuddhir nṛṇāṃ na tu tatheḍya durāśayānāṃ vidyā-śrutādhyayana-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyābhiḥ śuddhir nṛṇāṃ na tu tatheḍya durāśayānāṃ vidyā-śrutādhyayana-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyābhiḥ sattvātmanām ṛṣabha te yaśasi pravṛddha- sac-chraddhayā śravaṇa-sambhṛtayā yathā syāt
But for men of evil intent, O praiseworthy one, purification does not come in that way through knowledge, hearing and recitation of scripture, giving, austerity and rites, as it comes to those whose nature is pure, O best one, through firm faith in your glory, grown strong and nourished by hearing (of you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.10
स्यान् नस् तवाङ्घ्रिर् अशुभाशय-धूमकेतुः क्षेमाय यो मुनिभिर् आर्द्र-हृदोह्यमानः स्यान् नस् तवाङ्घ्रिर् अशुभाशय-धूमकेतुः क्षेमाय यो मुनिभिर् आर्द्र-हृदोह्यमानः यः सात्वतैः सम-विभूतय आत्मवद्भिर् व्यूहे ऽर्चितः सवनशः स्वर्-अतिक्रमाय
syān nas tavāṅghrir aśubhāśaya-dhūmaketuḥ kṣemāya yo munibhir ārdra-hṛdohyamānaḥ syān nas tavāṅghrir aśubhāśaya-dhūmaketuḥ kṣemāya yo munibhir ārdra-hṛdohyamānaḥ yaḥ sātvataiḥ sama-vibhūtaya ātmavadbhir vyūhe 'rcitaḥ savanaśaḥ svar-atikramāya
May your foot, the comet(-fire) that consumes inauspicious intentions, be for our welfare—(that foot) which is borne by sages with melting hearts, and which is worshipped in its (fourfold) array, at each sacrificial session, by the self-controlled Sātvatas who seek equality of splendour (with you), for passing beyond heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 6.11
यस् चिन्त्यते प्रयत-पाणिभिर् अध्वराग्नौ त्रय्या निरुक्त-विधिनेश हविर् गृहीत्वा यस् चिन्त्यते प्रयत-पाणिभिर् अध्वराग्नौ त्रय्या निरुक्त-विधिनेश हविर् गृहीत्वा अध्यात्म-योग उत योगिभिर् आत्म-मायां जिज्ञासुभिः परम-भागवतैः परीष्टः
yas cintyate prayata-pāṇibhir adhvarāgnau trayyā nirukta-vidhineśa havir gṛhītvā yas cintyate prayata-pāṇibhir adhvarāgnau trayyā nirukta-vidhineśa havir gṛhītvā adhyātma-yoga uta yogibhir ātma-māyāṃ jijñāsubhiḥ parama-bhāgavataiḥ parīṣṭaḥ
(That foot) which is meditated upon, O Lord, in the sacrificial fire by (priests) with purified hands, as it accepts the oblation according to the rule prescribed by the three Vedas; and which is fully worshipped in the yoga of the inner self by yogins and by the highest devotees who wish to know your māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.12
पर्युष्टया तव विभो वन-मालयेयं संस्पार्धिनी भगवती प्रतिपत्नी-वच् छ्रीः पर्युष्टया तव विभो वन-मालयेयं संस्पार्धिनी भगवती प्रतिपत्नी-वच् छ्रीः यः सु-प्रणीतम् अमुयार्हणम् आददन् नो भूयात् सदाङ्घ्रिर् अशुभाशय-धूमकेतुः
paryuṣṭayā tava vibho vana-mālayeyaṃ saṃspārdhinī bhagavatī pratipatnī-vac chrīḥ paryuṣṭayā tava vibho vana-mālayeyaṃ saṃspārdhinī bhagavatī pratipatnī-vac chrīḥ yaḥ su-praṇītam amuyārhaṇam ādadan no bhūyāt sadāṅghrir aśubhāśaya-dhūmaketuḥ
O all-pervading one, this goddess Śrī, like a rival wife, is jealous of your forest-garland when it has faded (upon you). May that foot, which accepts our worship well presented with that (garland), ever be the comet-fire that consumes our inauspicious intentions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 6.13
केतुस् त्रि-विक्रम-युतस् त्रि-पतत्-पताको यस् ते भयाभय-करो ऽसुर-देव-चम्वोः केतुस् त्रि-विक्रम-युतस् त्रि-पतत्-पताको यस् ते भयाभय-करो ऽसुर-देव-चम्वोः स्वर्गाय साधुषु खलेष्व् इतराय भूमन् पदः पुनातु भगवन् भजताम् अघं नः
ketus tri-vikrama-yutas tri-patat-patāko yas te bhayābhaya-karo 'sura-deva-camvoḥ ketus tri-vikrama-yutas tri-patat-patāko yas te bhayābhaya-karo 'sura-deva-camvoḥ svargāya sādhuṣu khaleṣv itarāya bhūman padaḥ punātu bhagavan bhajatām aghaṃ naḥ
That which is your banner, joined with the three strides, with its flag falling in three (worlds), which causes fear and freedom from fear to the armies of demons and gods—for heaven to the good, for the opposite to the wicked—may that foot, O abundant one, O Lord, cleanse away the sin of us who worship (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 6.14
नस्य् ओत-गाव इव यस्य वशे भवन्ति ब्रह्मादयस् तनु-भृतो मिथुर् अर्द्यमानाः नस्य् ओत-गाव इव यस्य वशे भवन्ति ब्रह्मादयस् तनु-भृतो मिथुर् अर्द्यमानाः कालस्य ते प्रकृति-पूरुषयोः परस्य शं नस् तनोतु चरणः पुरुषोत्तमस्य
nasy ota-gāva iva yasya vaśe bhavanti brahmādayas tanu-bhṛto mithur ardyamānāḥ nasy ota-gāva iva yasya vaśe bhavanti brahmādayas tanu-bhṛto mithur ardyamānāḥ kālasya te prakṛti-pūruṣayoḥ parasya śaṃ nas tanotu caraṇaḥ puruṣottamasya
In whose control stand Brahmā and the other embodied beings, like oxen roped through the nose, afflicted by one another—may the foot of you, Time, the supreme one beyond nature and the puruṣa, the highest Person, extend peace to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.15
अस्यासि हेतुर् उदय-स्थिति-संयमानाम् अव्यक्त-जीव-महताम् अपि कालम् आहुः अस्यासि हेतुर् उदय-स्थिति-संयमानाम् अव्यक्त-जीव-महताम् अपि कालम् आहुः सो ऽयं त्रि-णाभिर् अखिलापचये प्रवृत्तः कालो गभीर-रय उत्तम-पूरुषस् त्वम्
asyāsi hetur udaya-sthiti-saṃyamānām avyakta-jīva-mahatām api kālam āhuḥ asyāsi hetur udaya-sthiti-saṃyamānām avyakta-jīva-mahatām api kālam āhuḥ so 'yaṃ tri-ṇābhir akhilāpacaye pravṛttaḥ kālo gabhīra-raya uttama-pūruṣas tvam
You are the cause of the arising, continuance and dissolution of this (world), and even of the unmanifest, of the living beings and of the mahat; (the wise) call you Time. That Time with three hubs, set in motion for the wearing away of everything, whose speed is unfathomable—that are you, the supreme Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.16
त्वत्तः पुमान् समधिगम्य ययास्य वीर्यं धत्ते महान्तम् इव गर्भम् अमोघ-वीर्यः त्वत्तः पुमान् समधिगम्य ययास्य वीर्यं धत्ते महान्तम् इव गर्भम् अमोघ-वीर्यः सो ऽयं तयानुगत आत्मन आण्ड-कोशं हैमं ससर्ज बहिर् आवरणैर् उपेतम्
tvattaḥ pumān samadhigamya yayāsya vīryaṃ dhatte mahāntam iva garbham amogha-vīryaḥ tvattaḥ pumān samadhigamya yayāsya vīryaṃ dhatte mahāntam iva garbham amogha-vīryaḥ so 'yaṃ tayānugata ātmana āṇḍa-kośaṃ haimaṃ sasarja bahir āvaraṇair upetam
From you the puruṣa, having obtained potency, by her (māyā) bears, as it were, a great embryo of this (universe), his seed unfailing; and he, following her, fashioned out of himself the golden egg-shell, furnished with its outer coverings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.17
तत् तस्थूषश् च जगतश् च भवान् अधीशो यन् माययोत्थ-गुण-विक्रिययोपनीतान् तत् तस्थूषश् च जगतश् च भवान् अधीशो यन् माययोत्थ-गुण-विक्रिययोपनीतान् अर्थाञ् जुषन्न् अपि हृषीक-पते न लिप्तो ये ऽन्ये स्वतः परिहृताद् अपि बिभ्यति स्म
tat tasthūṣaś ca jagataś ca bhavān adhīśo yan māyayottha-guṇa-vikriyayopanītān tat tasthūṣaś ca jagataś ca bhavān adhīśo yan māyayottha-guṇa-vikriyayopanītān arthāñ juṣann api hṛṣīka-pate na lipto ye 'nye svataḥ parihṛtād api bibhyati sma
Therefore you are the sovereign of both the unmoving and the moving; for though you enjoy the objects brought near by the transformation of the qualities that arise from māyā, O lord of the senses, you are not tainted—whereas others fear even what they have themselves renounced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.18
स्मायावलोक-लव-दर्शित-भाव-हारि- भ्रू-मण्डल-प्रहित-सौरत-मन्त्र-शौण्डैः स्मायावलोक-लव-दर्शित-भाव-हारि- भ्रू-मण्डल-प्रहित-सौरत-मन्त्र-शौण्डैः पत्न्यस् तु षोडश-सहस्रम् अनङ्ग-बाणैर् यस्येन्द्रियं विमथितुं करणैर् न विभ्व्यः
smāyāvaloka-lava-darśita-bhāva-hāri- bhrū-maṇḍala-prahita-saurata-mantra-śauṇḍaiḥ smāyāvaloka-lava-darśita-bhāva-hāri- bhrū-maṇḍala-prahita-saurata-mantra-śauṇḍaiḥ patnyas tu ṣoḍaśa-sahasram anaṅga-bāṇair yasyendriyaṃ vimathituṃ karaṇair na vibhvyaḥ
But (his) wives, sixteen thousand, with arrows of love, with (glances) skilled in sending forth erotic mantras from the circle of the brows, captivating with the feeling shown in a mere fraction of a smiling look, were not able with (all) their means to agitate his senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.19
विभ्व्यस् तवामृत-कथोद-वहास् त्रि-लोक्याः पादावने-ज-सरितः शमलानि हन्तुम् विभ्व्यस् तवामृत-कथोद-वहास् त्रि-लोक्याः पादावने-ज-सरितः शमलानि हन्तुम् आनुश्रवं श्रुतिभिर् अङ्घ्रि-जम् अङ्ग-सङ्गैस् तीर्थ-द्वयं शुचि-षदस् त उपस्पृशन्ति
vibhvyas tavāmṛta-kathoda-vahās tri-lokyāḥ pādāvane-ja-saritaḥ śamalāni hantum vibhvyas tavāmṛta-kathoda-vahās tri-lokyāḥ pādāvane-ja-saritaḥ śamalāni hantum ānuśravaṃ śrutibhir aṅghri-jam aṅga-saṅgais tīrtha-dvayaṃ śuci-ṣadas ta upaspṛśanti
Able (to purify) are the streams that carry the water of the nectar of your discourse, and the rivers of the three worlds born from the washing of your feet, to destroy defilements; the pure-minded touch these two holy places—the one by hearing, in the tradition of recitation, the one born of your foot by contact of the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 6.20
श्री-बादरायणिर् उवाच इत्य् अभिष्टूय विबुधैः सेशः शत-धृतिर् हरिम् अभ्यभाषत गोविन्दं प्रणम्याम्बरम् आश्रितः
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca ity abhiṣṭūya vibudhaiḥ seśaḥ śata-dhṛtir harim abhyabhāṣata govindaṃ praṇamyāmbaram āśritaḥ
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Having thus praised (him) together with the gods, Śatadhṛti (Brahmā), along with Śiva, spoke to Hari, to Govinda, having bowed down; he remained in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.21
श्री-ब्रह्मोवाच भूमेर् भारावताराय पुरा विज्ञापितः प्रभो त्वम् अस्माभिर् अशेषात्मन् तत् तथैवोपपादितम्
śrī-brahmovāca bhūmer bhārāvatārāya purā vijñāpitaḥ prabho tvam asmābhir aśeṣātman tat tathaivopapāditam
Śrī Brahmā said: Formerly, O master, you were petitioned by us for the removal of the burden of the earth, O soul of all; and that has been accomplished just so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.22
धर्मश् च स्थापितः सत्सु सत्य-सन्धेषु वै त्वया कीर्तिश् च दिक्षु विक्षिप्ता सर्व-लोक-मलापहा
dharmaś ca sthāpitaḥ satsu satya-sandheṣu vai tvayā kīrtiś ca dikṣu vikṣiptā sarva-loka-malāpahā
And dharma has been established by you among the good, among those whose resolve is truth; and your fame, which removes the taint of all worlds, has been scattered in all directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.23
अवतीर्य यदोर् वंशे बिभ्रद् रूपम् अनुत्तमम् कर्माण्य् उद्दाम-वृत्तानि हिताय जगतो ऽकृथाः
avatīrya yador vaṃśe bibhrad rūpam anuttamam karmāṇy uddāma-vṛttāni hitāya jagato 'kṛthāḥ
Having descended into the line of Yadu, bearing a form beyond compare, you performed deeds of unrestrained conduct for the good of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.24
यानि ते चरितानीश मनुष्याः साधवः कलौ शृण्वन्तः कीर्तयन्तश् च तरिष्यन्त्य् अञ्जसा तमः
yāni te caritānīśa manuṣyāḥ sādhavaḥ kalau śṛṇvantaḥ kīrtayantaś ca tariṣyanty añjasā tamaḥ
Those deeds of yours, O Lord, which good men in the Kali age, hearing and reciting, will readily cross over the darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.25
यदु-वंशे ऽवतीर्णस्य भवतः पुरुषोत्तम शरच्-छतं व्यतीयाय पञ्च-विंशाधिकं प्रभो
yadu-vaṃśe 'vatīrṇasya bhavataḥ puruṣottama śarac-chataṃ vyatīyāya pañca-viṃśādhikaṃ prabho
Of you, O Supreme Person, who descended into the Yadu dynasty, a hundred autumns and twenty-five more have passed, O master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.26
नाधुना ते ऽखिलाधार देव-कार्यावशेषितम् कुलं च विप्र-शापेन नष्ट-प्रायम् अभूद् इदम्
nādhunā te 'khilādhāra deva-kāryāvaśeṣitam kulaṃ ca vipra-śāpena naṣṭa-prāyam abhūd idam
Now, O support of all, nothing remains of your work for the gods, and this family has been all but destroyed by a brahmin's curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.27
ततः स्व-धाम परमं विशस्व यदि मन्यसे स-लोकाल् लोक-पालान् नः पाहि वैकुण्ठ-किङ्करान्
tataḥ sva-dhāma paramaṃ viśasva yadi manyase sa-lokāl loka-pālān naḥ pāhi vaikuṇṭha-kiṅkarān
Therefore enter your own supreme abode, if you think fit; and protect us, the servants of Vaikuṇṭha, the guardians of the worlds together with their worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.28
श्री-भगवान् उवाच अवधारितम् एतन् मे यद् आत्थ विबुधेश्वर कृतं वः कार्यम् अखिलं भूमेर् भारो ऽवतारितः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca avadhāritam etan me yad āttha vibudheśvara kṛtaṃ vaḥ kāryam akhilaṃ bhūmer bhāro 'vatāritaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: This that you say, O lord of the gods, has been understood by me. Your whole task has been done; the burden of the earth has been removed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.29
तद् इदं यादव-कुलं वीर्य-शौर्य-श्रियोद्धतम् लोकं जिघृक्षद् रुद्धं मे वेलयेव महार्णवः
tad idaṃ yādava-kulaṃ vīrya-śaurya-śriyoddhatam lokaṃ jighṛkṣad ruddhaṃ me velayeva mahārṇavaḥ
This very Yādava family, swollen with valour, heroism and fortune, seeking to swallow the world, has been checked by me, as the great ocean is by the shore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.30
यद्य् असंहृत्य दृप्तानां यदूनां विपुलं कुलम् गन्तास्म्य् अनेन लोको ऽयम् उद्वेलेन विनङ्क्ष्यति
yady asaṃhṛtya dṛptānāṃ yadūnāṃ vipulaṃ kulam gantāsmy anena loko 'yam udvelena vinaṅkṣyati
If I were to go without withdrawing the vast family of the arrogant Yadus, this world would be destroyed by that overflowing flood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.31
इदानीं नाश आरब्धः कुलस्य द्विज-शाप-जः यास्यामि भवनं ब्रह्मन्न् एतद्-अन्ते तवानघ
idānīṃ nāśa ārabdhaḥ kulasya dvija-śāpa-jaḥ yāsyāmi bhavanaṃ brahmann etad-ante tavānagha
Now the destruction of the family, born of the brahmins' curse, has begun; when it is ended I shall come to your abode, O sinless brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.32
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्य् उक्तो लोक-नाथेन स्वयम्-भूः प्रणिपत्य तम् सह देव-गणैर् देवः स्व-धाम समपद्यत
śrī-śuka uvāca ity ukto loka-nāthena svayam-bhūḥ praṇipatya tam saha deva-gaṇair devaḥ sva-dhāma samapadyata
Śrī Śuka said: Thus addressed by the lord of the worlds, the self-born god, bowing down to him, went to his own abode together with the hosts of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.33
अथ तस्यां महोत्पातान् द्वारवत्यां समुत्थितान् विलोक्य भगवान् आह यदु-वृद्धान् समागतान्
atha tasyāṃ mahotpātān dvāravatyāṃ samutthitān vilokya bhagavān āha yadu-vṛddhān samāgatān
Then, seeing the great portents that had arisen in that city of Dvāravatī, the Lord spoke to the elders of the Yadus who had assembled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.34
श्री-भगवान् उवाच एते वै सु-महोत्पाता व्युत्तिष्ठन्तीह सर्वतः शापश् च नः कुलस्यासीद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यो दुरत्ययः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca ete vai su-mahotpātā vyuttiṣṭhantīha sarvataḥ śāpaś ca naḥ kulasyāsīd brāhmaṇebhyo duratyayaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: These very great portents are rising up here on every side, and there was for our family an inescapable curse from the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.35
न वस्तव्यम् इहास्माभिर् जिजीविषुभिर् आर्यकाः प्रभासं सु-महत्-पुण्यं यास्यामो ऽद्यैव मा चिरम्
na vastavyam ihāsmābhir jijīviṣubhir āryakāḥ prabhāsaṃ su-mahat-puṇyaṃ yāsyāmo 'dyaiva mā ciram
We must not dwell here, O honoured elders, if we wish to live. We shall go this very day to Prabhāsa, the place of very great merit — let there be no delay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.36
यत्र स्नात्वा दक्ष-शापाद् गृहीतो यक्ष्मणोदु-राट् विमुक्तः किल्बिषात् सद्यो भेजे भूयः कलोदयम्
yatra snātvā dakṣa-śāpād gṛhīto yakṣmaṇodu-rāṭ vimuktaḥ kilbiṣāt sadyo bheje bhūyaḥ kalodayam
There, bathing, the king of stars (the moon), seized by consumption through Dakṣa's curse, was at once freed from the affliction and again attained the waxing of his digits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.37
वयं च तस्मिन्न् आप्लुत्य तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् सुरान् भोजयित्वोषिजो विप्रान् नाना-गुणवतान्धसा
vayaṃ ca tasminn āplutya tarpayitvā pitṝn surān bhojayitvoṣijo viprān nānā-guṇavatāndhasā
And we, plunging into that (water), satisfying the forefathers and the gods, feeding the desirable brahmins with food of many good qualities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.38
तेषु दानानि पात्रेषु श्रद्धयोप्त्वा महान्ति वै वृजिनानि तरिष्यामो दानैर् नौभिर् इवार्णवम्
teṣu dānāni pātreṣu śraddhayoptvā mahānti vai vṛjināni tariṣyāmo dānair naubhir ivārṇavam
and having sown great gifts with faith in them as worthy recipients, we shall cross over our sins by those gifts as one crosses the ocean by boats.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.39
श्री-शुक उवाच एवं भगवतादिष्टा यादवाः कुरु-नन्दन गन्तुं कृत-धियस् तीर्थं स्यन्दनान् समयूयुजन्
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ bhagavatādiṣṭā yādavāḥ kuru-nandana gantuṃ kṛta-dhiyas tīrthaṃ syandanān samayūyujan
Śrī Śuka said: Thus instructed by the Lord, the Yādavas, O delight of the Kurus, resolved to go to the holy place, and yoked their chariots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.40
तन् निरीक्ष्योद्धवो राजन् श्रुत्वा भगवतोदितम् दृष्ट्वारिष्टानि घोराणि नित्यं कृष्णम् अनुव्रतः
tan nirīkṣyoddhavo rājan śrutvā bhagavatoditam dṛṣṭvāriṣṭāni ghorāṇi nityaṃ kṛṣṇam anuvrataḥ
Seeing that, O king, and hearing what had been said by the Lord, and observing the dreadful evil omens, Uddhava, ever devoted to Kṛṣṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.41
विविक्त उपसङ्गम्य जगताम् ईश्वरेश्वरम् प्रणम्य शिरिसा पादौ प्राञ्जलिस् तम् अभाषत
vivikta upasaṅgamya jagatām īśvareśvaram praṇamya śirisā pādau prāñjalis tam abhāṣata
approached in a solitary place the Lord of the lords of the worlds, bowed his head to his feet, and with folded palms spoke to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.42
श्री-उद्धव उवाच देव-देवेश योगेश पुण्य-श्रवण-कीर्तन संहृत्यैतत् कुलं नूनं लोकं सन्त्यक्ष्यते भवान् विप्र-शापं समर्थो ऽपि प्रत्यहन् न यद् ईश्वरः
śrī-uddhava uvāca deva-deveśa yogeśa puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtana saṃhṛtyaitat kulaṃ nūnaṃ lokaṃ santyakṣyate bhavān vipra-śāpaṃ samartho 'pi pratyahan na yad īśvaraḥ
Śrī Uddhava said: O God of gods, lord of the gods, master of yoga, whose hearing and recital are purifying — surely, after withdrawing this family, you will abandon the world, since you, though able, did not ward off the brahmins' curse, being the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.43
नाहं तवाङ्घ्रि-कमलं क्षणार्धम् अपि केशव त्यक्तुं समुत्सहे नाथ स्व-धाम नय माम् अपि
nāhaṃ tavāṅghri-kamalaṃ kṣaṇārdham api keśava tyaktuṃ samutsahe nātha sva-dhāma naya mām api
I have no strength to give up your lotus feet even for half a moment, O Keśava; O Lord, take me too to your own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.44
तव विक्रीडितं कृष्ण नृनां परम-मङ्गलम् कर्ण-पीयूषम् आसाद्य त्यजन्त्य् अन्य-स्पृहां जनाः
tava vikrīḍitaṃ kṛṣṇa nṛnāṃ parama-maṅgalam karṇa-pīyūṣam āsādya tyajanty anya-spṛhāṃ janāḥ
Your playful deeds, Kṛṣṇa, are the highest blessing for men; having tasted that nectar for the ears, people give up all other longing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.45
शय्यासनाटन-स्थान- स्नान-क्रीडाशनादिषु कथं त्वां प्रियम् आत्मानं वयं भक्तास् त्यजेम हि
śayyāsanāṭana-sthāna- snāna-krīḍāśanādiṣu kathaṃ tvāṃ priyam ātmānaṃ vayaṃ bhaktās tyajema hi
In lying down, sitting, walking, standing, bathing, playing, eating and the rest — how could we, your devotees, ever abandon you, our beloved self?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.46
त्वयोपभुक्त-स्रग्-गन्ध- वासो-ऽलङ्कार-चर्चिताः उच्छिष्ट-भोजिनो दासास् तव मायां जयेम हि
tvayopabhukta-srag-gandha- vāso-'laṅkāra-carcitāḥ ucchiṣṭa-bhojino dāsās tava māyāṃ jayema hi
Smeared with the garlands, fragrances, garments and ornaments you have enjoyed, and eating your remnants, we your servants shall surely conquer your māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.47
वात-वसना य ऋषयः श्रमणा ऊर्ध्र-मन्थिनः ब्रह्माख्यं धाम ते यान्ति शान्ताः सन्न्यासीनो ऽमलाः
vāta-vasanā ya ṛṣayaḥ śramaṇā ūrdhra-manthinaḥ brahmākhyaṃ dhāma te yānti śāntāḥ sannyāsīno 'malāḥ
Those sages who wear (only) the wind (as clothing), ascetics who have raised their seed upward, peaceful, pure renunciants — they go to your abode called Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.48
वयं त्व् इह महा-योगिन् भ्रमन्तः कर्म-वर्त्मसु त्वद्-वार्तया तरिष्यामस् तावकैर् दुस्तरं तमः
vayaṃ tv iha mahā-yogin bhramantaḥ karma-vartmasu tvad-vārtayā tariṣyāmas tāvakair dustaraṃ tamaḥ
But we, O great yogin, wandering here on the paths of karma, shall cross over the darkness hard to cross by talking of you with your own people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.49
स्मरन्तः कीर्तयन्तस् ते कृतानि गदितानि च गत्य्-उत्स्मितेक्षण-क्ष्वेलि यन् नृ-लोक-विडम्बनम्
smarantaḥ kīrtayantas te kṛtāni gaditāni ca gaty-utsmitekṣaṇa-kṣveli yan nṛ-loka-viḍambanam
remembering and reciting your deeds and your words, your gait, your smiling glances, your sport — which is a mimicry of the world of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 6.50
श्री-शुक उवाच एवं विज्ञापितो राजन् भगवान् देवकी-सुतः एकान्तिनं प्रियं भृत्यम् उद्धवं समभाषत
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṃ vijñāpito rājan bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ ekāntinaṃ priyaṃ bhṛtyam uddhavaṃ samabhāṣata
Śrī Śuka said: Thus petitioned, O king, the Lord, the son of Devakī, spoke to Uddhava, his dear and single-minded servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition