Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 12 — Chapter 8
SB 12 8.1
श्री-शौनक उवाच सूत जीव चिरं साधो वद नो वदतां वर तमस्य् अपारे भ्रमतां नॄणां त्वं पार-दर्शनः
śrī-śaunaka uvāca sūta jīva ciraṃ sādho vada no vadatāṃ vara tamasy apāre bhramatāṃ nṝṇāṃ tvaṃ pāra-darśanaḥ
Śrī Śaunaka said: Sūta, live long, O good one! Speak to us, O best of speakers. For men wandering in shoreless darkness, you are the one who shows the far shore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.2
आहुश् चिरायुषम् ऋषिं मृकण्डु-तनयं जनाः यः कल्पान्ते ह्य् उर्वरितो येन ग्रस्तम् इदं जगत्
āhuś cirāyuṣam ṛṣiṃ mṛkaṇḍu-tanayaṃ janāḥ yaḥ kalpānte hy urvarito yena grastam idaṃ jagat
People say that the sage who is the son of Mṛkaṇḍu is long-lived—he who remained over at the end of the kalpa, when this world had been swallowed up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.3
स वा अस्मत्-कुलोत्पन्नः कल्पे ऽस्मिन् भार्गवर्षभः नैवाधुनापि भूतानां सम्प्लवः को ऽपि जायते
sa vā asmat-kulotpannaḥ kalpe 'smin bhārgavarṣabhaḥ naivādhunāpi bhūtānāṃ samplavaḥ ko 'pi jāyate
Yet he, that bull among the Bhārgavas, was born in our own family in this very kalpa; and even up to now no inundation of beings whatever has taken place.
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SB 12 8.4
एक एवार्णवे भ्राम्यन् ददर्श पुरुषं किल वट-पत्र-पुटे तोकं शयानं त्व् एकम् अद्भुतम्
eka evārṇave bhrāmyan dadarśa puruṣaṃ kila vaṭa-patra-puṭe tokaṃ śayānaṃ tv ekam adbhutam
Alone, drifting on the ocean, he saw, they say, a Person—a single wondrous child lying in the hollow of a banyan leaf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.5
एष नः संशयो भूयान् सूत कौतूहलं यतः तं नश् छिन्धि महा-योगिन् पुराणेष्व् अपि सम्मतः
eṣa naḥ saṃśayo bhūyān sūta kautūhalaṃ yataḥ taṃ naś chindhi mahā-yogin purāṇeṣv api sammataḥ
This is our great doubt, Sūta, and hence our curiosity. Cut it away for us, O great yogī—you who are esteemed even in the Purāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.6
सूत उवाच प्रश्नस् त्वया महर्षे ऽयं कृतो लोक-भ्रमापहः नारायण-कथा यत्र गीता कलि-मलापहा
sūta uvāca praśnas tvayā maharṣe 'yaṃ kṛto loka-bhramāpahaḥ nārāyaṇa-kathā yatra gītā kali-malāpahā
Sūta said: This question has been raised by you, O great sage, and it dispels the world's confusion, for in it is sung the story of Nārāyaṇa, which removes the taint of Kali.
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SB 12 8.7
प्राप्त-द्विजाति-संस्कारो मार्कण्डेयः पितुः क्रमात् छन्दांस्य् अधीत्य धर्मेण तपः-स्वाध्याय-संयुतः
prāpta-dvijāti-saṃskāro mārkaṇḍeyaḥ pituḥ kramāt chandāṃsy adhītya dharmeṇa tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṃyutaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya, having received the sacraments of the twice-born in due order from his father, and having studied the Vedic hymns, was devoted to austerity and recitation in accordance with dharma.
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SB 12 8.8
बृहद्-व्रत-धरः शान्तो जटिलो वल्कलाम्बरः बिभ्रत् कमण्डलुं दण्डम् उपवीतं स-मेखलम्
bṛhad-vrata-dharaḥ śānto jaṭilo valkalāmbaraḥ bibhrat kamaṇḍaluṃ daṇḍam upavītaṃ sa-mekhalam
Keeping the great vow (of celibacy), calm, with matted hair, clothed in bark, bearing a water-pot, a staff, and the sacred thread together with the girdle,
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SB 12 8.9
कृष्णाजिनं साक्ष-सूत्रं कुशांश् च नियमर्द्धये अग्न्य्-अर्क-गुरु-विप्रात्मस्व् अर्चयन् सन्ध्ययोर् हरिम्
kṛṣṇājinaṃ sākṣa-sūtraṃ kuśāṃś ca niyamarddhaye agny-arka-guru-viprātmasv arcayan sandhyayor harim
(and bearing) a black antelope skin, a rosary of akṣa beads, and kuśa grasses for the increase of his observances, he worshipped Hari at the two twilights in fire, the sun, the guru, brāhmaṇas, and (his own) self.
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SB 12 8.10
सायं प्रातः स गुरवे भैक्ष्यम् आहृत्य वाग्-यतः बुभुजे गुर्व्-अनुज्ञातः सकृन् नो चेद् उपोषितः
sāyaṃ prātaḥ sa gurave bhaikṣyam āhṛtya vāg-yataḥ bubhuje gurv-anujñātaḥ sakṛn no ced upoṣitaḥ
Evening and morning, having brought alms for his guru, restrained in speech, he ate when permitted by the guru — once (a day); and if not (permitted), he fasted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.11
एवं तपः-स्वाध्याय-परो वर्षाणाम् अयुतायुतम् आराधयन् हृषीकेशं जिग्ये मृत्युं सु-दुर्जयम्
evaṃ tapaḥ-svādhyāya-paro varṣāṇām ayutāyutam ārādhayan hṛṣīkeśaṃ jigye mṛtyuṃ su-durjayam
Thus devoted to austerity and study of the Veda, worshipping Hṛṣīkeśa for ten thousand times ten thousand years, he conquered death, which is very hard to conquer.
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SB 12 8.12
ब्रह्मा भृगुर् भवो दक्षो ब्रह्म-पुत्राश् च ये ऽपरे नृ-देव-पितृ-भूतानि तेनासन्न् अति-विस्मिताः
brahmā bhṛgur bhavo dakṣo brahma-putrāś ca ye 'pare nṛ-deva-pitṛ-bhūtāni tenāsann ati-vismitāḥ
Brahmā, Bhṛgu, Bhava (Śiva), Dakṣa, the other sons of Brahmā, and men, gods, forefathers and (other) beings were utterly astonished at him.
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SB 12 8.13
इत्थं बृहद्-व्रत-धरस् तपः-स्वाध्याय-संयमैः दध्याव् अधोक्षजं योगी ध्वस्त-क्लेशान्तरात्मना
itthaṃ bṛhad-vrata-dharas tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṃyamaiḥ dadhyāv adhokṣajaṃ yogī dhvasta-kleśāntarātmanā
In this way, keeping the great vow, that yogī meditated on Adhokṣaja by means of austerity, Vedic study and self-restraint, with an inner self whose afflictions had been destroyed.
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SB 12 8.14
तस्यैवं युञ्जतश् चित्तं महा-योगेन योगिनः व्यतीयाय महान् कालो मन्वन्तर-षड्-आत्मकः
tasyaivaṃ yuñjataś cittaṃ mahā-yogena yoginaḥ vyatīyāya mahān kālo manvantara-ṣaḍ-ātmakaḥ
While the yogī thus yoked his mind by the great yoga, a vast time elapsed, consisting of six manvantaras.
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SB 12 8.15
एतत् पुरन्दरो ज्ञात्वा सप्तमे ऽस्मिन् किलान्तरे तपो-विशङ्कितो ब्रह्मन्न् आरेभे तद्-विघातनम्
etat purandaro jñātvā saptame 'smin kilāntare tapo-viśaṅkito brahmann ārebhe tad-vighātanam
Knowing this, O brāhmaṇa, Purandara (Indra), in this seventh manvantara, alarmed by that austerity, set about obstructing it.
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SB 12 8.16
गन्धर्वाप्सरसः कामं वसन्त-मलयानिलौ मुनये प्रेषयाम् आस रजस्-तोक-मदौ तथा
gandharvāpsarasaḥ kāmaṃ vasanta-malayānilau munaye preṣayām āsa rajas-toka-madau tathā
He sent to the sage the Gandharvas and Apsarās, Kāma, spring and the Malaya breeze, and also Rajas, Toka and Mada (passion, offspring/greed and intoxication).
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SB 12 8.17
ते वै तद्-आश्रमं जग्मुर् हिमाद्रेः पार्श्व उत्तरे पुष्पभद्रा नदी यत्र चित्राख्या च शिला विभो
te vai tad-āśramaṃ jagmur himādreḥ pārśva uttare puṣpabhadrā nadī yatra citrākhyā ca śilā vibho
They went to his hermitage on the northern slope of the Himālaya, where the river Puṣpabhadrā and the rock called Citrā are, O mighty one.
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SB 12 8.18
तद्-आश्रम-पदं पुण्यं पुण्य-द्रुम-लताञ्चितम् पुण्य-द्विज-कुलाकीऋनं पुण्यामल-जलाशयम्
tad-āśrama-padaṃ puṇyaṃ puṇya-druma-latāñcitam puṇya-dvija-kulākīṛnaṃ puṇyāmala-jalāśayam
That hermitage-site was holy, adorned with holy trees and creepers, thronged with flocks of holy birds, with holy clear pools of water,
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SB 12 8.19
मत्त-भ्रमर-सङ्गीतं मत्त-कोकिल-कूजितम् मत्त-बर्हि-नटाटोपं मत्त-द्विज-कुलाकुलम्
matta-bhramara-saṅgītaṃ matta-kokila-kūjitam matta-barhi-naṭāṭopaṃ matta-dvija-kulākulam
resounding with the song of intoxicated bees, filled with the cooing of maddened cuckoos, with the dancers' swagger of frenzied peacocks, crowded with excited flocks of birds.
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SB 12 8.20
वायुः प्रविष्ट आदाय हिम-निर्झर-शीकरान् सुमनोभिः परिष्वक्तो ववाव् उत्तम्भयन् स्मरम्
vāyuḥ praviṣṭa ādāya hima-nirjhara-śīkarān sumanobhiḥ pariṣvakto vavāv uttambhayan smaram
The wind, entering there, taking up the spray of the icy waterfalls and embraced by the flowers, blew, arousing desire.
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SB 12 8.21
उद्यच्-चन्द्र-निशा-वक्त्रः प्रवाल-स्तबकालिभिः गोप-द्रुम-लता-जालैस् तत्रासीत् कुसुमाकरः
udyac-candra-niśā-vaktraḥ pravāla-stabakālibhiḥ gopa-druma-latā-jālais tatrāsīt kusumākaraḥ
With the night of the rising moon as its face, the flower-time (spring) was there, with rows of clusters of coral-red shoots and with thickets of trees and creepers concealing (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 12 8.22
अन्वीयमानो गन्धर्वैर् गीत-वादित्र-यूथकैः अदृश्यतात्त-चापेषुः स्वः-स्त्री-यूथ-पतिः स्मरः
anvīyamāno gandharvair gīta-vāditra-yūthakaiḥ adṛśyatātta-cāpeṣuḥ svaḥ-strī-yūtha-patiḥ smaraḥ
Followed by Gandharvas with their bands of singers and musicians, Smara (Kāma), the leader of the troop of heavenly women, was seen with bow and arrows taken up.
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SB 12 8.23
हुत्वाग्निं समुपासीनं ददृशुः शक्र-किङ्कराः मीलिताक्षं दुराधर्षं मूर्तिमन्तम् इवानलम्
hutvāgniṃ samupāsīnaṃ dadṛśuḥ śakra-kiṅkarāḥ mīlitākṣaṃ durādharṣaṃ mūrtimantam ivānalam
Indra's servants saw him seated (in worship) after offering oblations into the fire, his eyes closed, unassailable, like fire embodied.
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SB 12 8.24
ननृतुस् तस्य पुरतः स्त्रियो ऽथो गायका जगुः मृदङ्ग-वीणा-पणवैर् वाद्यं चक्रुर् मनो-रमम्
nanṛtus tasya purataḥ striyo 'tho gāyakā jaguḥ mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-paṇavair vādyaṃ cakrur mano-ramam
Then the women danced before him, and the singers sang, and they made pleasing music with drums, vīṇās and tabors.
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SB 12 8.25
सन्दधे ऽस्त्रं स्व-धनुषि कामः पञ्च-मुखं तदा मधुर् मनो रजस्-तोक इन्द्र-भृत्या व्यकम्पयन्
sandadhe 'straṃ sva-dhanuṣi kāmaḥ pañca-mukhaṃ tadā madhur mano rajas-toka indra-bhṛtyā vyakampayan
Then Kāma fitted the five-tipped arrow to his bow, while Madhu (spring), Mana, Rajas and Toka, Indra's servants, tried to shake (the sage).
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SB 12 8.26
क्रीडन्त्याः पुञ्जिकस्थल्याः कन्दुकैः स्तन-गौरवात् भृशम् उद्विग्न-मध्यायाः केश-विस्रंसित-स्रजः
krīḍantyāḥ puñjikasthalyāḥ kandukaiḥ stana-gauravāt bhṛśam udvigna-madhyāyāḥ keśa-visraṃsita-srajaḥ
As Puñjikasthalī played with balls, her waist much strained by the weight of her breasts, the garland slipping from her hair,
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SB 12 8.27
इतस् ततो भ्रमद्-दृष्टेश् चलन्त्या अनु कन्दुकम् वायुर् जहार तद्-वासः सूक्ष्मं त्रुटित-मेखलम्
itas tato bhramad-dṛṣṭeś calantyā anu kandukam vāyur jahāra tad-vāsaḥ sūkṣmaṃ truṭita-mekhalam
— her glance roving here and there as she moved after the ball — the wind carried off her fine garment, her girdle having snapped.
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SB 12 8.28
विससर्ज तदा बाणं मत्वा तं स्व-जितं स्मरः सर्वं तत्राभवन् मोघम् अनीशस्य यथोद्यमः
visasarja tadā bāṇaṃ matvā taṃ sva-jitaṃ smaraḥ sarvaṃ tatrābhavan mogham anīśasya yathodyamaḥ
Then Kāma loosed his arrow, thinking (the sage) already conquered by him; but everything there came to nothing, like the effort of one who has no power.
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SB 12 8.29
त इत्थम् अपकुर्वन्तो मुनेस् तत्-तेजसा मुने दह्यमाना निववृतुः प्रबोध्याहिम् इवार्भकाः
ta ittham apakurvanto munes tat-tejasā mune dahyamānā nivavṛtuḥ prabodhyāhim ivārbhakāḥ
Thus doing injury to the sage, and being burned by that power of his, O sage, they turned back, like children who have roused a snake.
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SB 12 8.30
इतीन्द्रानुचरैर् ब्रह्मन् धर्षितो ऽपि महा-मुनिः यन् नागाद् अहमो भावं न तच् चित्रं महत्सु हि
itīndrānucarair brahman dharṣito 'pi mahā-muniḥ yan nāgād ahamo bhāvaṃ na tac citraṃ mahatsu hi
Though thus assailed by Indra's followers, O brāhmaṇa, the great sage did not come to a state of egotism — and that is no wonder in the great.
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SB 12 8.31
दृष्ट्वा निस्तेजसं कामं स-गणं भगवान् स्वराट् श्रुत्वानुभावं ब्रह्मर्षेर् विस्मयं समगात् परम्
dṛṣṭvā nistejasaṃ kāmaṃ sa-gaṇaṃ bhagavān svarāṭ śrutvānubhāvaṃ brahmarṣer vismayaṃ samagāt param
Seeing Kāma together with his troop stripped of power, and hearing of the brahmin sage's might, the self-ruling lord (Indra) fell into the greatest astonishment.
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SB 12 8.32
तस्यैवं युञ्जतश् चित्तं तपः-स्वाध्याय-संयमैः अनुग्रहायाविरासीन् नर-नारायणो हरिः
tasyaivaṃ yuñjataś cittaṃ tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṃyamaiḥ anugrahāyāvirāsīn nara-nārāyaṇo hariḥ
As he thus yoked his mind by austerity, recitation of scripture, and restraints, Hari appeared as Nara-Nārāyaṇa, to show him favour.
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SB 12 8.33
तौ शुक्ल-कृष्णौ नव-कञ्ज-लोचनौ चतुर्-भुजौ रौरव-वल्कलाम्बरौ अम्प्;पवित्र-पाणी उपवीतकं त्रि-वृत् कमण्डलुं दण्डम् ऋजुं च वैणवम्
tau śukla-kṛṣṇau nava-kañja-locanau catur-bhujau raurava-valkalāmbarau pavitra-pāṇī upavītakaṃ tri-vṛt kamaṇḍaluṃ daṇḍam ṛjuṃ ca vaiṇavam
The two, one white and one dark, with eyes like fresh lotuses, four-armed, clothed in deerskin and bark, with purifying (kuśa) grass in their hands, wearing the threefold sacred thread, (bearing) a waterpot and a straight bamboo staff,
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SB 12 8.34
पद्माक्ष-मालाम् उत जन्तु-मार्जनं वेदं च साक्षात् तप एव रूपिणौ पद्माक्ष-मालाम् उत जन्तु-मार्जनं वेदं च साक्षात् तप एव रूपिणौ तपत्-तडिद्-वर्ण-पिशङ्ग-रोचिषा प्रांशू दधानौ विबुधर्षभार्चितौ
padmākṣa-mālām uta jantu-mārjanaṃ vedaṃ ca sākṣāt tapa eva rūpiṇau padmākṣa-mālām uta jantu-mārjanaṃ vedaṃ ca sākṣāt tapa eva rūpiṇau tapat-taḍid-varṇa-piśaṅga-rociṣā prāṃśū dadhānau vibudharṣabhārcitau
and a rosary of lotus seeds, also a cloth for straining out small creatures, and the Veda — the two bearing (these), austerity itself in visible form, tall, with a tawny radiance the colour of blazing lightning, honoured by the foremost of the gods.
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SB 12 8.35
ते वै भगवतो रूपे नर-नारायणाव् ऋषी दृष्ट्वोत्थायादरेणोच्चैर् ननामाङ्गेन दण्ड-वत्
te vai bhagavato rūpe nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī dṛṣṭvotthāyādareṇoccair nanāmāṅgena daṇḍa-vat
Seeing these two forms of the Lord, the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa, he rose and with great reverence bowed with his body like a fallen rod.
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SB 12 8.36
स तत्-सन्दर्शनानन्द- निर्वृतात्मेन्द्रियाशयः हृष्ट-रोमाश्रु-पूर्णाक्षो न सेहे ताव् उदीक्षितुम्
sa tat-sandarśanānanda- nirvṛtātmendriyāśayaḥ hṛṣṭa-romāśru-pūrṇākṣo na sehe tāv udīkṣitum
His self, senses and mind stilled by the joy of that sight, his hair bristling and his eyes full of tears, he could not bear to gaze at the two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.37
उत्थाय प्राञ्जलिः प्रह्व औत्सुक्याद् आश्लिषन्न् इव नमो नम इतीशानौ बभाशे गद्गदाक्षरम्
utthāya prāñjaliḥ prahva autsukyād āśliṣann iva namo nama itīśānau babhāśe gadgadākṣaram
Rising up, palms joined, bowed low, as if embracing them out of eagerness, he addressed the two lords with faltering syllables: "Obeisance, obeisance."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.38
तयोर् आसनम् आदाय पादयोर् अवनिज्य च अर्हणेनानुलेपेन धूप-माल्यैर् अपूजयत्
tayor āsanam ādāya pādayor avanijya ca arhaṇenānulepena dhūpa-mālyair apūjayat
Fetching a seat for the two, and washing their feet, he worshipped (them) with offerings, ointment, incense and garlands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.39
सुखम् आसनम् आसीनौ प्रसादाभिमुखौ मुनी पुनर् आनम्य पादाभ्यां गरिष्ठाव् इदम् अब्रवीत्
sukham āsanam āsīnau prasādābhimukhau munī punar ānamya pādābhyāṃ gariṣṭhāv idam abravīt
To the two sages, seated comfortably on the seat, inclined toward showing favour, most venerable, he bowed again at their feet and said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.40
श्री-मार्कण्डेय उवाच किं वर्णये तव विभो यद्-उदीरितो ऽसुः संस्पन्दते तम् अनु वाङ्-मन-इन्द्रियाणि किं वर्णये तव विभो यद्-उदीरितो ऽसुः संस्पन्दते तम् अनु वाङ्-मन-इन्द्रियाणि स्पन्दन्ति वै तनु-भृताम् अज-शर्वयोश् च स्वस्याप्य् अथापि भजताम् असि भाव-बन्धुः
śrī-mārkaṇḍeya uvāca kiṃ varṇaye tava vibho yad-udīrito 'suḥ saṃspandate tam anu vāṅ-mana-indriyāṇi kiṃ varṇaye tava vibho yad-udīrito 'suḥ saṃspandate tam anu vāṅ-mana-indriyāṇi spandanti vai tanu-bhṛtām aja-śarvayoś ca svasyāpy athāpi bhajatām asi bhāva-bandhuḥ
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: What of you can I describe, O all-pervading one — you at whose impelling the life-breath stirs, and after it the speech, mind and senses of embodied beings stir, and (those) of the unborn one and of Śarva, and of myself as well; yet even so, to those who worship you, you are a kinsman in affection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.41
मूर्ती इमे भगवतो भगवंस् त्रि-लोक्याः क्षेमाय ताप-विरमाय च मृत्यु-जित्यै मूर्ती इमे भगवतो भगवंस् त्रि-लोक्याः क्षेमाय ताप-विरमाय च मृत्यु-जित्यै नाना बिभर्ष्य् अवितुम् अन्य-तनूर् यथेदं सृष्ट्वा पुनर् ग्रससि सर्वम् इवोर्णनाभिः
mūrtī ime bhagavato bhagavaṃs tri-lokyāḥ kṣemāya tāpa-viramāya ca mṛtyu-jityai mūrtī ime bhagavato bhagavaṃs tri-lokyāḥ kṣemāya tāpa-viramāya ca mṛtyu-jityai nānā bibharṣy avitum anya-tanūr yathedaṃ sṛṣṭvā punar grasasi sarvam ivorṇanābhiḥ
These two forms of the Lord, O Lord, are for the well-being of the three worlds, for the cessation of suffering, and for the conquest of death; and you bear various other bodies in order to protect, just as, having created this (all), you again swallow it all, like a spider.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.42
तस्यावितुः स्थिर-चरेशितुर् अङ्घ्रि-मूलं यत्-स्थं न कर्म-गुण-काल-रजः स्पृशन्ति तस्यावितुः स्थिर-चरेशितुर् अङ्घ्रि-मूलं यत्-स्थं न कर्म-गुण-काल-रजः स्पृशन्ति यद् वै स्तुवन्ति निनमन्ति यजन्त्य् अभीक्ष्णं ध्यायन्ति वेद-हृदया मुनयस् तद्-आप्त्यै
tasyāvituḥ sthira-careśitur aṅghri-mūlaṃ yat-sthaṃ na karma-guṇa-kāla-rajaḥ spṛśanti tasyāvituḥ sthira-careśitur aṅghri-mūlaṃ yat-sthaṃ na karma-guṇa-kāla-rajaḥ spṛśanti yad vai stuvanti ninamanti yajanty abhīkṣṇaṃ dhyāyanti veda-hṛdayā munayas tad-āptyai
(That is) the sole of the foot of him, the protector, the ruler of the moving and the unmoving — standing in which, one is not touched by the dust of action, of the qualities, and of time — which the sages whose very heart is the Veda constantly praise, bow to, offer worship to, and meditate upon, in order to reach it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.43
नान्यं तवाङ्घ्र्य्-उपनयाद् अपवर्ग-मूर्तेः क्षेमं जनस्य परितो-भिय ईश विद्मः नान्यं तवाङ्घ्र्य्-उपनयाद् अपवर्ग-मूर्तेः क्षेमं जनस्य परितो-भिय ईश विद्मः ब्रह्मा बिभेत्य् अलम् अतो द्वि-परार्ध-धिष्ण्यः कालस्य ते किम् उत तत्-कृत-भौतिकानाम्
nānyaṃ tavāṅghry-upanayād apavarga-mūrteḥ kṣemaṃ janasya parito-bhiya īśa vidmaḥ nānyaṃ tavāṅghry-upanayād apavarga-mūrteḥ kṣemaṃ janasya parito-bhiya īśa vidmaḥ brahmā bibhety alam ato dvi-parārdha-dhiṣṇyaḥ kālasya te kim uta tat-kṛta-bhautikānām
We know no other well-being for people, beset by fear on every side, O Lord, than the approach to your feet, which are liberation embodied; Brahmā, whose station lasts two parārdhas, is exceedingly afraid of your Time — how much more, then, the beings made of the elements who are made by him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.44
तद् वै भजाम्य् ऋत-धियस् तव पाद-मूलं हित्वेदम् आत्म-च्छदि चात्म-गुरोः परस्य तद् वै भजाम्य् ऋत-धियस् तव पाद-मूलं हित्वेदम् आत्म-च्छदि चात्म-गुरोः परस्य देहाद्य् अपार्थम् असद् अन्त्यम् अभिज्ञ-मात्रं विन्देत ते तर्हि सर्व-मनीषितार्थम्
tad vai bhajāmy ṛta-dhiyas tava pāda-mūlaṃ hitvedam ātma-cchadi cātma-guroḥ parasya tad vai bhajāmy ṛta-dhiyas tava pāda-mūlaṃ hitvedam ātma-cchadi cātma-guroḥ parasya dehādy apārtham asad antyam abhijña-mātraṃ vindeta te tarhi sarva-manīṣitārtham
Therefore, with my understanding (fixed) on the real, I worship the sole of your foot, abandoning this (body and the rest) which veils the self and (veils) you, the supreme, the teacher of the self — the body and so forth, purposeless, unreal, having an end, known only by report; then one would obtain from you the object of every wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 12 8.45
सत्त्वं रजस् तम इतीश तवात्म-बन्धो माया-मयाः स्थिति-लयोदय-हेतवो ऽस्य सत्त्वं रजस् तम इतीश तवात्म-बन्धो माया-मयाः स्थिति-लयोदय-हेतवो ऽस्य लीला धृता यद् अपि सत्त्व-मयी प्रशान्त्यै नान्ये नृणां व्यसन-मोह-भियश् च याभ्याम्
sattvaṃ rajas tama itīśa tavātma-bandho māyā-mayāḥ sthiti-layodaya-hetavo 'sya sattvaṃ rajas tama itīśa tavātma-bandho māyā-mayāḥ sthiti-layodaya-hetavo 'sya līlā dhṛtā yad api sattva-mayī praśāntyai nānye nṛṇāṃ vyasana-moha-bhiyaś ca yābhyām
Sattva, rajas, tamas — thus, O Lord, O friend of the self, these, consisting of māyā, are the causes of this (world's) maintenance, dissolution and arising; yet the play-form you have assumed is the one made of sattva, for (bringing) peace, and not the other two, by which men have distress, delusion and fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.46
तस्मात् तवेह भगवन्न् अथ तावकानां शुक्लां तनुं स्व-दयितां कुशला भजन्ति तस्मात् तवेह भगवन्न् अथ तावकानां शुक्लां तनुं स्व-दयितां कुशला भजन्ति यत् सात्वताः पुरुष-रूपम् उशन्ति सत्त्वं लोको यतो ऽभयम् उतात्म-सुखं न चान्यत्
tasmāt taveha bhagavann atha tāvakānāṃ śuklāṃ tanuṃ sva-dayitāṃ kuśalā bhajanti tasmāt taveha bhagavann atha tāvakānāṃ śuklāṃ tanuṃ sva-dayitāṃ kuśalā bhajanti yat sātvatāḥ puruṣa-rūpam uśanti sattvaṃ loko yato 'bhayam utātma-sukhaṃ na cānyat
Therefore, O Lord, the skilful worship here that white body of yours, dear to you and to your own people, which the Sātvatas declare to be the Puruṣa-form, sattva — from which come the world, and fearlessness, and the happiness of the self, and from nothing else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.47
तस्मै नमो भगवते पुरुषाय भूम्ने विश्वाय विश्व-गुरवे पर-दैवताय तस्मै नमो भगवते पुरुषाय भूम्ने विश्वाय विश्व-गुरवे पर-दैवताय नारायणाय ऋषये च नरोत्तमाय हंसाय संयत-गिरे निगमेश्वराय
tasmai namo bhagavate puruṣāya bhūmne viśvāya viśva-gurave para-daivatāya tasmai namo bhagavate puruṣāya bhūmne viśvāya viśva-gurave para-daivatāya nārāyaṇāya ṛṣaye ca narottamāya haṃsāya saṃyata-gire nigameśvarāya
To him, obeisance — to the Lord, the Puruṣa, the unlimited, to the universe, to the teacher of the universe, to the supreme deity; to Nārāyaṇa, and to the sage, best of men, to the Swan of restrained speech, the lord of the sacred texts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 12 8.48
यं वै न वेद वितथाक्ष-पथैर् भ्रमद्-धीः सन्तं स्वकेष्व् असुषु हृद्य् अपि दृक्-पथेषु यं वै न वेद वितथाक्ष-पथैर् भ्रमद्-धीः सन्तं स्वकेष्व् असुषु हृद्य् अपि दृक्-पथेषु तन्-माययावृत-मतिः स उ एव साक्षाद् आद्यस् तवाखिल-गुरोर् उपसाद्य वेदम्
yaṃ vai na veda vitathākṣa-pathair bhramad-dhīḥ santaṃ svakeṣv asuṣu hṛdy api dṛk-patheṣu yaṃ vai na veda vitathākṣa-pathair bhramad-dhīḥ santaṃ svakeṣv asuṣu hṛdy api dṛk-patheṣu tan-māyayāvṛta-matiḥ sa u eva sākṣād ādyas tavākhila-guror upasādya vedam
Whom indeed one does not know—though He is present in one's own vital airs and in the heart, and even within the range of sight—because one's mind wanders along the false paths of the senses, its understanding covered over by His illusory power: He, the very primeval one, directly, having presented the Veda to you, the teacher of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 12 8.49
यद्-दर्शनं निगम आत्म-रहः-प्रकाशं मुह्यन्ति यत्र कवयो ऽज-परा यतन्तः यद्-दर्शनं निगम आत्म-रहः-प्रकाशं मुह्यन्ति यत्र कवयो ऽज-परा यतन्तः तं सर्व-वाद-विषय-प्रतिरूप-शीलं वन्दे महा-पुरुषम् आत्म-निगूढ-बोधम्
yad-darśanaṃ nigama ātma-rahaḥ-prakāśaṃ muhyanti yatra kavayo 'ja-parā yatantaḥ yad-darśanaṃ nigama ātma-rahaḥ-prakāśaṃ muhyanti yatra kavayo 'ja-parā yatantaḥ taṃ sarva-vāda-viṣaya-pratirūpa-śīlaṃ vande mahā-puruṣam ātma-nigūḍha-bodham
Whose seeing is the revelation of the Vedas, the secret of the Self, in whom the sages, Brahmā and the rest, though striving, become bewildered—Him, whose nature appears as the counterpart of every doctrine's subject matter, the Great Person, whose knowledge is hidden within Himself, I praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain