Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 23
SB 3 23.1
मैत्रेय उवाच पितृभ्यां प्रस्थिते साध्वी पतिम् इङ्गित-कोविदा नित्यं पर्यचरत् प्रीत्या भवानीव भवं प्रभुम्
maitreya uvāca pitṛbhyāṃ prasthite sādhvī patim iṅgita-kovidā nityaṃ paryacarat prītyā bhavānīva bhavaṃ prabhum
Maitreya said: When her parents had departed, the chaste woman, skilled in (reading) his hints, constantly served her husband with love, as Bhavānī serves lord Bhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.2
विश्रम्भेणात्म-शौचेन गौरवेण दमेन च शुश्रूषया सौहृदेन वाचा मधुरया च भोः
viśrambheṇātma-śaucena gauraveṇa damena ca śuśrūṣayā sauhṛdena vācā madhurayā ca bhoḥ
With trust, with purity of body (and self), with reverence and self-restraint, with attendance, with affection, and with sweet speech, O (Vidura).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.3
विसृज्य कामं दम्भं च द्वेषं लोभम् अघं मदम् अप्रमत्तोद्यता नित्यं तेजीयांसम् अतोषयत्
visṛjya kāmaṃ dambhaṃ ca dveṣaṃ lobham aghaṃ madam apramattodyatā nityaṃ tejīyāṃsam atoṣayat
Giving up lust, hypocrisy, hatred, greed, sin and pride, ever attentive and diligent, she pleased her most powerful (husband).
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SB 3 23.4
स वै देवर्षि-वर्यस् तां मानवीं समनुव्रताम् दैवाद् गरीयसः पत्युर् आशासानां महाशिषः
sa vai devarṣi-varyas tāṃ mānavīṃ samanuvratām daivād garīyasaḥ patyur āśāsānāṃ mahāśiṣaḥ
That best of divine sages (saw) her, the daughter of Manu, wholly devoted to him, desiring the great blessings of a husband made greater than fate,
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SB 3 23.5
कालेन भूयसा क्षामां कर्शितां व्रत-चर्यया प्रेम-गद्गदया वाचा पीडितः कृपयाब्रवीत्
kālena bhūyasā kṣāmāṃ karśitāṃ vrata-caryayā prema-gadgadayā vācā pīḍitaḥ kṛpayābravīt
and, seeing her emaciated and worn thin by the practice of her vow over a long time, moved by compassion, he spoke with a voice choked with love.
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SB 3 23.6
कर्दम उवाच तुष्टो ऽहम् अद्य तव मानवि मानदायाः शुश्रूषया परमया परया च भक्त्या तुष्टो ऽहम् अद्य तव मानवि मानदायाः शुश्रूषया परमया परया च भक्त्या यो देहिनाम् अयम् अतीव सुहृत् स देहो नावेक्षितः समुचितः क्षपितुं मद्-अर्थे
kardama uvāca tuṣṭo 'ham adya tava mānavi mānadāyāḥ śuśrūṣayā paramayā parayā ca bhaktyā tuṣṭo 'ham adya tava mānavi mānadāyāḥ śuśrūṣayā paramayā parayā ca bhaktyā yo dehinām ayam atīva suhṛt sa deho nāvekṣitaḥ samucitaḥ kṣapituṃ mad-arthe
Kardama said: I am pleased today, O daughter of Manu, with your excellent service and your supreme devotion, you who give honour (to others); yet the body, which is a most dear friend to embodied beings, you have not regarded — you (have) fittingly (allowed it) to waste away for my sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.7
ये मे स्व-धर्म-निरतस्य तपः-समाधि- विद्यात्म-योग-विजिता भगवत्-प्रसादाः ये मे स्व-धर्म-निरतस्य तपः-समाधि- विद्यात्म-योग-विजिता भगवत्-प्रसादाः तान् एव ते मद्-अनुसेवनयावरुद्धान् दृष्टिं प्रपश्य वितराम्य् अभयान् अशोकान्
ye me sva-dharma-niratasya tapaḥ-samādhi- vidyātma-yoga-vijitā bhagavat-prasādāḥ ye me sva-dharma-niratasya tapaḥ-samādhi- vidyātma-yoga-vijitā bhagavat-prasādāḥ tān eva te mad-anusevanayāvaruddhān dṛṣṭiṃ prapaśya vitarāmy abhayān aśokān
Those favours of the Lord that were won by me, devoted to my own duty, through austerity, meditative absorption, knowledge and the yoga of the self — those very (favours), secured for you by your service to me, behold with your sight; I bestow them, free from fear and free from sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.8
अन्ये पुनर् भगवतो भ्रुव उद्विजृम्भ- विभ्रंशितार्थ-रचनाः किम् उरुक्रमस्य अन्ये पुनर् भगवतो भ्रुव उद्विजृम्भ- विभ्रंशितार्थ-रचनाः किम् उरुक्रमस्य सिद्धासि भुङ्क्ष्व विभवान् निज-धर्म-दोहान् दिव्यान् नरैर् दुरधिगान् नृप-विक्रियाभिः
anye punar bhagavato bhruva udvijṛmbha- vibhraṃśitārtha-racanāḥ kim urukramasya anye punar bhagavato bhruva udvijṛmbha- vibhraṃśitārtha-racanāḥ kim urukramasya siddhāsi bhuṅkṣva vibhavān nija-dharma-dohān divyān narair duradhigān nṛpa-vikriyābhiḥ
As for others (i.e., other enjoyments) — what are they, whose ordered purposes are shattered by the mere raising of the brow of the Lord of mighty strides? You are perfected: enjoy the divine splendours milked from your own dharma, hard for men to attain by the pomp of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 23.9
एवं ब्रुवाणम् अबलाखिल-योगमाया- विद्या-विचक्षणम् अवेक्ष्य गताधिर् आसीत् एवं ब्रुवाणम् अबलाखिल-योगमाया- विद्या-विचक्षणम् अवेक्ष्य गताधिर् आसीत् सम्प्रश्रय-प्रणय-विह्वलया गिरेषद्- व्रीडावलोक-विलसद्-धसिताननाह
evaṃ bruvāṇam abalākhila-yogamāyā- vidyā-vicakṣaṇam avekṣya gatādhir āsīt evaṃ bruvāṇam abalākhila-yogamāyā- vidyā-vicakṣaṇam avekṣya gatādhir āsīt sampraśraya-praṇaya-vihvalayā gireṣad- vrīḍāvaloka-vilasad-dhasitānanāha
Seeing him speaking thus, expert in all the knowledge of yogamāyā, the woman became free of anxiety, and with her face shining with a smile and glances of slight modesty she spoke in words faltering with deference and love.
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SB 3 23.10
देवहूतिर् उवाच राद्धं बत द्विज-वृषैतद् अमोघ-योग- मायाधिपे त्वयि विभो तद् अवैमि भर्तः राद्धं बत द्विज-वृषैतद् अमोघ-योग- मायाधिपे त्वयि विभो तद् अवैमि भर्तः यस् ते ऽभ्यधायि समयः सकृद् अङ्ग-सङ्गो भूयाद् गरीयसि गुणः प्रसवः सतीनाम्
devahūtir uvāca rāddhaṃ bata dvija-vṛṣaitad amogha-yoga- māyādhipe tvayi vibho tad avaimi bhartaḥ rāddhaṃ bata dvija-vṛṣaitad amogha-yoga- māyādhipe tvayi vibho tad avaimi bhartaḥ yas te 'bhyadhāyi samayaḥ sakṛd aṅga-saṅgo bhūyād garīyasi guṇaḥ prasavaḥ satīnām
Devahūti said: Indeed, this is accomplished, O best of the twice-born; in you, O mighty one, master of unfailing yogamāyā, I know it (to be so), O husband. The agreement that was made by you — that there be union of bodies once — let it be; for offspring by a superior (husband) is a merit of chaste women.
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SB 3 23.11
तत्रेति-कृत्यम् उपशिक्ष यथोपदेशं येनैष मे कर्शितो ऽतिरिरंसयात्मा तत्रेति-कृत्यम् उपशिक्ष यथोपदेशं येनैष मे कर्शितो ऽतिरिरंसयात्मा सिद्ध्येत ते कृत-मनोभव-धर्षिताया दीनस् तद् ईश भवनं सदृशं विचक्ष्व
tatreti-kṛtyam upaśikṣa yathopadeśaṃ yenaiṣa me karśito 'tiriraṃsayātmā tatreti-kṛtyam upaśikṣa yathopadeśaṃ yenaiṣa me karśito 'tiriraṃsayātmā siddhyeta te kṛta-manobhava-dharṣitāyā dīnas tad īśa bhavanaṃ sadṛśaṃ vicakṣva
In that matter, instruct (me) what is to be done, according to precept, since this body of mine has been wasted by excessive longing for union; and let (that union) be brought about for me, who am stricken by love that has been aroused, and, O lord, since it is poor (as it is), look out for a dwelling that is suitable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 23.12
मैत्रेय उवाच प्रियायाः प्रियम् अन्विच्छन् कर्दमो योगम् आस्थितः विमानं काम-गं क्षत्तस् तर्ह्य् एवाविरचीकरत्
maitreya uvāca priyāyāḥ priyam anvicchan kardamo yogam āsthitaḥ vimānaṃ kāma-gaṃ kṣattas tarhy evāviracīkarat
Maitreya said: Seeking what was dear to his beloved, Kardama resorted to yoga and, O Kṣattā, at that very moment produced an aerial palace that moved at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.13
सर्व-काम-दुघं दिव्यं सर्व-रत्न-समन्वितम् सर्वर्द्ध्य्-उपचयोदर्कं मणि-स्तम्भैर् उपस्कृतम्
sarva-kāma-dughaṃ divyaṃ sarva-ratna-samanvitam sarvarddhy-upacayodarkaṃ maṇi-stambhair upaskṛtam
(It was) divine, yielding all desires, furnished with every kind of jewel, ever increasing in all prosperity as its result, and adorned with pillars of gems.
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SB 3 23.14
दिव्योपकरणोपेतं सर्व-काल-सुखावहम् पट्टिकाभिः पताकाभिर् विचित्राभिर् अलङ्कृतम्
divyopakaraṇopetaṃ sarva-kāla-sukhāvaham paṭṭikābhiḥ patākābhir vicitrābhir alaṅkṛtam
Provided with divine appointments, bringing pleasure in every season, decorated with ribbons and with variegated banners.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.15
स्रग्भिर् विचित्र-माल्याभिर् मञ्जु-शिञ्जत्-षड्-अङ्घ्रिभिः दुकूल-क्षौम-कौशेयैर् नाना-वस्त्रैर् विराजितम्
sragbhir vicitra-mālyābhir mañju-śiñjat-ṣaḍ-aṅghribhiḥ dukūla-kṣauma-kauśeyair nānā-vastrair virājitam
It shone with wreaths of variously coloured flowers, with bees sweetly humming (about them), and with fine linen, silk and other cloths of many kinds.
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SB 3 23.16
उपर्य् उपरि विन्यस्त- निलयेषु पृथक् पृथक् क्षिप्तैः कशिपुभिः कान्तं पर्यङ्क-व्यजनासनैः
upary upari vinyasta- nilayeṣu pṛthak pṛthak kṣiptaiḥ kaśipubhiḥ kāntaṃ paryaṅka-vyajanāsanaiḥ
It was lovely with couches, fans and seats, and with cushions strewn separately in the chambers built one above another.
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SB 3 23.17
तत्र तत्र विनिक्षिप्त- नाना-शिल्पोपशोभितम् महा-मरकत-स्थल्या जुष्टं विद्रुम-वेदिभिः
tatra tatra vinikṣipta- nānā-śilpopaśobhitam mahā-marakata-sthalyā juṣṭaṃ vidruma-vedibhiḥ
It was beautified by various works of art placed here and there, and endowed with a floor of great emerald with platforms of coral.
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SB 3 23.18
द्वाःसु विद्रुम-देहल्या भातं वज्र-कपाटवत् शिखरेष्व् इन्द्रनीलेषु हेम-कुम्भैर् अधिश्रितम्
dvāḥsu vidruma-dehalyā bhātaṃ vajra-kapāṭavat śikhareṣv indranīleṣu hema-kumbhair adhiśritam
At its doorways it shone with thresholds of coral and with doors of diamond; on its spires of sapphire it was surmounted by golden domes.
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SB 3 23.19
चक्षुष्मत् पद्मरागाग्र्यैर् वज्र-भित्तिषु निर्मितैः जुष्टं विचित्र-वैतानैर् महार्हैर् हेम-तोरणैः
cakṣuṣmat padmarāgāgryair vajra-bhittiṣu nirmitaiḥ juṣṭaṃ vicitra-vaitānair mahārhair hema-toraṇaiḥ
With the finest ruby gems set in the diamond walls it seemed to have eyes; it was furnished with variegated canopies and with very costly golden archways.
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SB 3 23.20
हंस-पारावत-व्रातैस् तत्र तत्र निकूजितम् कृत्रिमान् मन्यमानैः स्वान् अधिरुह्याधिरुह्य च
haṃsa-pārāvata-vrātais tatra tatra nikūjitam kṛtrimān manyamānaiḥ svān adhiruhyādhiruhya ca
Here and there it resounded with flocks of swans and pigeons, who, taking the artificial ones (of the same kinds) for their own, kept flying up to them again and again.
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SB 3 23.21
विहार-स्थान-विश्राम- संवेश-प्राङ्गणाजिरैः यथोपजोषं रचितैर् विस्मापनम् इवात्मनः
vihāra-sthāna-viśrāma- saṃveśa-prāṅgaṇājiraiḥ yathopajoṣaṃ racitair vismāpanam ivātmanaḥ
With its pleasure-grounds, resting places, sleeping chambers, courtyards and inner yards, all fashioned according to (one's) pleasure, it was as if astonishing even to himself (the sage).
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SB 3 23.22
ईदृग् गृहं तत् पश्यन्तीं नातिप्रीतेन चेतसा सर्व-भूताशयाभिज्ञः प्रावोचत् कर्दमः स्वयम्
īdṛg gṛhaṃ tat paśyantīṃ nātiprītena cetasā sarva-bhūtāśayābhijñaḥ prāvocat kardamaḥ svayam
Seeing that house of such a kind, with a mind not much pleased, (she was addressed): Kardama himself, who knew the intentions of all beings, spoke (to her).
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SB 3 23.23
निमज्ज्यास्मिन् ह्रदे भीरु विमानम् इदम् आरुह इदं शुक्ल-कृतं तीर्थम् आशिषां यापकं नृणाम्
nimajjyāsmin hrade bhīru vimānam idam āruha idaṃ śukla-kṛtaṃ tīrtham āśiṣāṃ yāpakaṃ nṛṇām
"Bathe in this lake, timid one, and then board this aerial palace. This is a holy bathing place made by Śukla, which grants men their wishes."
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SB 3 23.24
सा तद् भर्तुः समादाय वचः कुवलयेक्षणा सरजं बिभ्रती वासो वेणी-भूतांश् च मूर्धजान्
sā tad bhartuḥ samādāya vacaḥ kuvalayekṣaṇā sarajaṃ bibhratī vāso veṇī-bhūtāṃś ca mūrdhajān
She of lotus-like eyes, accepting that word of her husband, wearing a soiled garment and with her hair matted into a single braid,
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SB 3 23.25
अङ्गं च मल-पङ्केन सञ्छन्नं शबल-स्तनम् आविवेश सरस्वत्याः सरः शिव-जलाशयम्
aṅgaṃ ca mala-paṅkena sañchannaṃ śabala-stanam āviveśa sarasvatyāḥ saraḥ śiva-jalāśayam
and her body covered with the grime of dirt, her breasts discoloured, entered the lake of the Sarasvatī, whose waters were auspicious.
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SB 3 23.26
सान्तः सरसि वेश्म-स्थाः शतानि दश कन्यकाः सर्वाः किशोर-वयसो ददर्शोत्पल-गन्धयः
sāntaḥ sarasi veśma-sthāḥ śatāni daśa kanyakāḥ sarvāḥ kiśora-vayaso dadarśotpala-gandhayaḥ
Within the lake she saw a thousand maidens dwelling in a house, all of them of tender age and fragrant as lotuses.
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SB 3 23.27
तां दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय प्रोचुः प्राञ्जलयः स्त्रियः वयं कर्म-करीस् तुभ्यं शाधि नः करवाम किम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya procuḥ prāñjalayaḥ striyaḥ vayaṃ karma-karīs tubhyaṃ śādhi naḥ karavāma kim
Seeing her, the women rose up at once and with folded palms said: "We are your servants; command us—what shall we do?"
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SB 3 23.28
स्नानेन तां महार्हेण स्नापयित्वा मनस्विनीम् दुकूले निर्मले नूत्ने ददुर् अस्यै च मानदाः
snānena tāṃ mahārheṇa snāpayitvā manasvinīm dukūle nirmale nūtne dadur asyai ca mānadāḥ
Having bathed that thoughtful lady with a most costly bath, those respectful women gave her a pair of spotless new garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.29
भूषणानि परार्ध्यानि वरीयांसि द्युमन्ति च अन्नं सर्व-गुणोपेतं पानं चैवामृतासवम्
bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni varīyāṃsi dyumanti ca annaṃ sarva-guṇopetaṃ pānaṃ caivāmṛtāsavam
(They gave her) ornaments exceedingly precious, excellent and shining, food endowed with all good qualities, and drink—a nectar-like liquor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.30
अथादर्शे स्वम् आत्मानं स्रग्विणं विरजाम्बरम् विरजं कृत-स्वस्त्ययनं कन्याभिर् बहु-मानितम्
athādarśe svam ātmānaṃ sragviṇaṃ virajāmbaram virajaṃ kṛta-svastyayanaṃ kanyābhir bahu-mānitam
Then in a mirror (she saw) her own self, garlanded, in clean garments, free of dirt, with the auspicious rites performed, and greatly honoured by the maidens;
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SB 3 23.31
स्नातं कृत-शिरः-स्नानं सर्वाभरण-भूषितम् निष्क-ग्रीवं वलयिनं कूजत्-काञ्चन-नूपुरम्
snātaṃ kṛta-śiraḥ-snānaṃ sarvābharaṇa-bhūṣitam niṣka-grīvaṃ valayinaṃ kūjat-kāñcana-nūpuram
bathed, with the head-bath performed, adorned with every ornament, a golden pendant on her neck, wearing bracelets, with tinkling golden anklets;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.32
श्रोण्योर् अध्यस्तया काञ्च्या काञ्चन्या बहु-रत्नया हारेण च महार्हेण रुचकेन च भूषितम्
śroṇyor adhyastayā kāñcyā kāñcanyā bahu-ratnayā hāreṇa ca mahārheṇa rucakena ca bhūṣitam
adorned with a golden girdle set with many jewels placed upon her hips, and with a very costly necklace and a rucaka ornament;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.33
सुदता सुभ्रुवा श्लक्ष्ण- स्निग्धापाङ्गेन चक्षुषा पद्म-कोश-स्पृधा नीलैर् अलकैश् च लसन्-मुखम्
sudatā subhruvā ślakṣṇa- snigdhāpāṅgena cakṣuṣā padma-kośa-spṛdhā nīlair alakaiś ca lasan-mukham
her face shining with fine teeth, fine brows, and eyes soft and moist at the corners that rivalled lotus-buds, and with dark curling locks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.34
यदा सस्मार ऋषभम् ऋषीणां दयितं पतिम् तत्र चास्ते सह स्त्रीभिर् यत्रास्ते स प्रजापतिः
yadā sasmāra ṛṣabham ṛṣīṇāṃ dayitaṃ patim tatra cāste saha strībhir yatrāste sa prajāpatiḥ
When she remembered her husband, the best of sages, dear to her, she was at once there together with the women, where that lord of creatures was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.35
भर्तुः पुरस्ताद् आत्मानं स्त्री-सहस्र-वृतं तदा निशाम्य तद्-योग-गतिं संशयं प्रत्यपद्यत
bhartuḥ purastād ātmānaṃ strī-sahasra-vṛtaṃ tadā niśāmya tad-yoga-gatiṃ saṃśayaṃ pratyapadyata
Then, seeing herself before her husband, surrounded by a thousand women, she wondered at his power of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.36
स तां कृत-मल-स्नानां विभ्राजन्तीम् अपूर्ववत् आत्मनो बिभ्रतीं रूपं संवीत-रुचिर-स्तनीम्
sa tāṃ kṛta-mala-snānāṃ vibhrājantīm apūrvavat ātmano bibhratīṃ rūpaṃ saṃvīta-rucira-stanīm
He (saw) her, who had washed away her grime, shining as never before, bearing her own (true) beauty, her lovely breasts covered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.37
विद्याधरी-सहस्रेण सेव्यमानां सुवाससम् जात-भावो विमानं तद् आरोहयद् अमित्र-हन्
vidyādharī-sahasreṇa sevyamānāṃ suvāsasam jāta-bhāvo vimānaṃ tad ārohayad amitra-han
attended by a thousand Vidyādhara women and beautifully dressed—and, love arising (in him), he had her mount that aerial palace, O slayer of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.38
तस्मिन्न् अलुप्त-महिमा प्रिययानुरक्तो विद्याधरीभिर् उपचीर्ण-वपुर् विमाने अम्प्;बभ्राज उत्कच-कुमुद्-गणवान् अपीच्यस् ताराभिर् आवृत इवोडु-पतिर् नभः-स्थः
tasminn alupta-mahimā priyayānurakto vidyādharībhir upacīrṇa-vapur vimāne babhrāja utkaca-kumud-gaṇavān apīcyas tārābhir āvṛta ivoḍu-patir nabhaḥ-sthaḥ
In that aerial car, his greatness undiminished, attached to his beloved, his body attended by the Vidyādharīs, he shone beautifully—like the lord of the stars (the moon), attended by a host of open night-lotuses, surrounded by the stars, standing in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.39
तेनाष्ट-लोकप-विहार-कुलाचलेन्द्र- द्रोणीष्व् अनङ्ग-सख-मारुत-सौभगासु तेनाष्ट-लोकप-विहार-कुलाचलेन्द्र- द्रोणीष्व् अनङ्ग-सख-मारुत-सौभगासु सिद्धैर् नुतो द्युधुनि-पात-शिव-स्वनासु रेमे चिरं धनदवल्-ललना-वरूथी
tenāṣṭa-lokapa-vihāra-kulācalendra- droṇīṣv anaṅga-sakha-māruta-saubhagāsu tenāṣṭa-lokapa-vihāra-kulācalendra- droṇīṣv anaṅga-sakha-māruta-saubhagāsu siddhair nuto dyudhuni-pāta-śiva-svanāsu reme ciraṃ dhanadaval-lalanā-varūthī
With that (car) he long took pleasure—accompanied by a troop of women, like Kubera—in the valleys of the great mountain kings that are the pleasure-grounds of the eight world-guardians, valleys lovely with breezes that are the friends of the god of love, resounding auspiciously with the fall of the heavenly river, and there he was praised by the Siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.40
वैश्रम्भके सुरसने नन्दने पुष्पभद्रके मानसे चैत्ररथ्ये च स रेमे रामया रतः
vaiśrambhake surasane nandane puṣpabhadrake mānase caitrarathye ca sa reme rāmayā rataḥ
In Vaiśrambhaka, in Surasana, in Nandana, in Puṣpabhadraka, in Mānasa (lake) and in Caitrarathya, he took delight, enjoying himself with his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.41
भ्राजिष्णुना विमानेन काम-गेन महीयसा वैमानिकान् अत्यशेत चरल् लोकान् यथानिलः
bhrājiṣṇunā vimānena kāma-gena mahīyasā vaimānikān atyaśeta caral lokān yathānilaḥ
With that shining, mighty aerial car that moved at will, travelling through the worlds like the wind, he surpassed those who travel in aerial cars (the gods).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.42
किं दुरापादनं तेषां पुंसाम् उद्दाम-चेतसाम् यैर् आश्रितस् तीर्थ-पदश् चरणो व्यसनात्ययः
kiṃ durāpādanaṃ teṣāṃ puṃsām uddāma-cetasām yair āśritas tīrtha-padaś caraṇo vyasanātyayaḥ
What is hard to attain for those men of unbridled mind who have taken refuge in the foot of him whose feet are holy places—(a refuge) that puts an end to distress?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.43
प्रेक्षयित्वा भुवो गोलं पत्न्यै यावान् स्व-संस्थया बह्व्-आश्चर्यं महा-योगी स्वाश्रमाय न्यवर्तत
prekṣayitvā bhuvo golaṃ patnyai yāvān sva-saṃsthayā bahv-āścaryaṃ mahā-yogī svāśramāya nyavartata
Having shown his wife the globe of the earth in its full extent with its own arrangement, full of many wonders, the great yogi returned to his own hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.44
विभज्य नवधात्मानं मानवीं सुरतोत्सुकाम् रामां निरमयन् रेमे वर्ष-पूगान् मुहूर्तवत्
vibhajya navadhātmānaṃ mānavīṃ suratotsukām rāmāṃ niramayan reme varṣa-pūgān muhūrtavat
Dividing himself ninefold, he pleased Manu's daughter, the woman eager for lovemaking, and enjoyed himself; and multitudes of years passed as if a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.45
तस्मिन् विमान उत्कृष्टां शय्यां रति-करीं श्रिता न चाबुध्यत तं कालं पत्यापीच्येन सङ्गता
tasmin vimāna utkṛṣṭāṃ śayyāṃ rati-karīṃ śritā na cābudhyata taṃ kālaṃ patyāpīcyena saṅgatā
In that aerial car, resting on an excellent bed that stirs love, united with her handsome husband, she was not aware of that time (passing).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.46
एवं योगानुभावेन दम्-पत्यो रममाणयोः शतं व्यतीयुः शरदः काम-लालसयोर् मनाक्
evaṃ yogānubhāvena dam-patyo ramamāṇayoḥ śataṃ vyatīyuḥ śaradaḥ kāma-lālasayor manāk
Thus, by the power of yoga, for the couple enjoying themselves, eager with desire, a hundred autumns passed as though a little while.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.47
तस्याम् आधत्त रेतस् तां भावयन्न् आत्मनात्म-वित् नोधा विधाय रूपं स्वं सर्व-सङ्कल्प-विद् विभुः
tasyām ādhatta retas tāṃ bhāvayann ātmanātma-vit nodhā vidhāya rūpaṃ svaṃ sarva-saṅkalpa-vid vibhuḥ
He, the knower of the Self, the all-pervading one who knows all intentions, having made his own form ninefold, contemplating her with (his) self, placed his seed in her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.48
अतः सा सुषुवे सद्यो देवहूतिः स्त्रियः प्रजाः सर्वास् ताश् चारु-सर्वाङ्ग्यो लोहितोत्पल-गन्धयः
ataḥ sā suṣuve sadyo devahūtiḥ striyaḥ prajāḥ sarvās tāś cāru-sarvāṅgyo lohitotpala-gandhayaḥ
Therefore Devahūti at once bore offspring, female children—all of them with all their limbs lovely, fragrant like the red lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.49
पतिं सा प्रव्रजिष्यन्तं तदालक्ष्योशती बहिः स्मयमाना विक्लवेन हृदयेन विदूयता
patiṃ sā pravrajiṣyantaṃ tadālakṣyośatī bahiḥ smayamānā viklavena hṛdayena vidūyatā
When she saw that her husband was about to go forth (as a renunciate), she, desirous (of him), smiled outwardly, though with an agitated and aching heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.50
लिखन्त्य् अधो-मुखी भूमिं पदा नख-मणि-श्रिया उवाच ललितां वाचं निरुध्याश्रु-कलां शनैः
likhanty adho-mukhī bhūmiṃ padā nakha-maṇi-śriyā uvāca lalitāṃ vācaṃ nirudhyāśru-kalāṃ śanaiḥ
With her face lowered, scratching the ground with her foot, with the luster of her jewel-like nails, restraining her welling tears, she slowly spoke this graceful speech:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.51
देवहूतिर् उवाच सर्वं तद् भगवान् मह्यम् उपोवाह प्रतिश्रुतम् अथापि मे प्रपन्नाया अभयं दातुम् अर्हसि
devahūtir uvāca sarvaṃ tad bhagavān mahyam upovāha pratiśrutam athāpi me prapannāyā abhayaṃ dātum arhasi
Devahūti said: My lord, you have fulfilled for me all that was promised; still, you ought to grant fearlessness to me, who have taken refuge in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.52
ब्रह्मन् दुहितृभिस् तुभ्यं विमृग्याः पतयः समाः कश्चित् स्यान् मे विशोकाय त्वयि प्रव्रजिते वनम्
brahman duhitṛbhis tubhyaṃ vimṛgyāḥ patayaḥ samāḥ kaścit syān me viśokāya tvayi pravrajite vanam
O brahman, suitable husbands are to be sought for your daughters. When you have gone forth to the forest, who will there be to dispel my grief?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.53
एतावतालं कालेन व्यतिक्रान्तेन मे प्रभो इन्द्रियार्थ-प्रसङ्गेन परित्यक्त-परात्मनः
etāvatālaṃ kālena vyatikrāntena me prabho indriyārtha-prasaṅgena parityakta-parātmanaḥ
Enough, my lord, of this much time that has passed for me in attachment to the objects of the senses, with the Supreme Self abandoned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.54
इन्द्रियार्थेषु सज्जन्त्या प्रसङ्गस् त्वयि मे कृतः अजानन्त्या परं भावं तथाप्य् अस्त्व् अभयाय मे
indriyārtheṣu sajjantyā prasaṅgas tvayi me kṛtaḥ ajānantyā paraṃ bhāvaṃ tathāpy astv abhayāya me
Attached to sense objects, and not knowing your supreme nature, I made this attachment to you; yet even so, let it be for my fearlessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.55
सङ्गो यः संसृतेर् हेतुर् असत्सु विहितो ऽधिया स एव साधुषु कृतो निःसङ्गत्वाय कल्पते
saṅgo yaḥ saṃsṛter hetur asatsu vihito 'dhiyā sa eva sādhuṣu kṛto niḥsaṅgatvāya kalpate
That association which, formed with the unworthy through lack of discernment, is a cause of transmigration—that very same, made with the good, tends toward freedom from attachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.56
नेह यत् कर्म धर्माय न विरागाय कल्पते न तीर्थ-पद-सेवायै जीवन्न् अपि मृतो हि सः
neha yat karma dharmāya na virāgāya kalpate na tīrtha-pada-sevāyai jīvann api mṛto hi saḥ
He whose action here does not serve for dharma, nor for dispassion, nor for the service of him whose feet are holy places—he, though living, is indeed dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 23.57
साहं भगवतो नूनं वञ्चिता मायया दृढम् यत् त्वां विमुक्तिदं प्राप्य न मुमुक्षेय बन्धनात्
sāhaṃ bhagavato nūnaṃ vañcitā māyayā dṛḍham yat tvāṃ vimuktidaṃ prāpya na mumukṣeya bandhanāt
Surely I have been thoroughly deceived by the Lord's māyā, in that, having obtained you, the giver of liberation, I did not desire release from bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition