Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 9
SB 3 9.1
ब्रह्मोवाच ज्ञातो ऽसि मे ऽद्य सुचिरान् ननु देह-भाजां न ज्ञायते भगवतो गतिर् इत्य् अवद्यम् ज्ञातो ऽसि मे ऽद्य सुचिरान् ननु देह-भाजां न ज्ञायते भगवतो गतिर् इत्य् अवद्यम् नान्यत् त्वद् अस्ति भगवन्न् अपि तन् न शुद्धं माया-गुण-व्यतिकराद् यद् उरुर् विभासि
brahmovāca jñāto 'si me 'dya sucirān nanu deha-bhājāṃ na jñāyate bhagavato gatir ity avadyam jñāto 'si me 'dya sucirān nanu deha-bhājāṃ na jñāyate bhagavato gatir ity avadyam nānyat tvad asti bhagavann api tan na śuddhaṃ māyā-guṇa-vyatikarād yad urur vibhāsi
Brahmā said: You are known by me today, after so long a time — for indeed it is a fault (in embodied beings) that the Lord's course is not known to those who bear bodies. You are known by me today, after so long a time — for indeed it is a fault that the Lord's course is not known to those who bear bodies. There is nothing other than you, O Lord; yet even that (which appears other) is not pure, since through the mingling of the qualities of māyā you shine forth as manifold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.2
रूपं यद् एतद् अवबोध-रसोदयेन शश्वन्-निवृत्त-तमसः सद्-अनुग्रहाय रूपं यद् एतद् अवबोध-रसोदयेन शश्वन्-निवृत्त-तमसः सद्-अनुग्रहाय आदौ गृहीतम् अवतार-शतैक-बीजं यन्-नाभि-पद्म-भवनाद् अहम् आविरासम्
rūpaṃ yad etad avabodha-rasodayena śaśvan-nivṛtta-tamasaḥ sad-anugrahāya rūpaṃ yad etad avabodha-rasodayena śaśvan-nivṛtta-tamasaḥ sad-anugrahāya ādau gṛhītam avatāra-śataika-bījaṃ yan-nābhi-padma-bhavanād aham āvirāsam
This form of yours, whose darkness is forever dispelled by the rising of the savour of pure awareness, was assumed at the beginning for the favour of the good — the one seed of a hundred descents; from the lotus of whose navel, as my dwelling, I came forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.3
नातः परं परम यद् भवतः स्वरूपम् आनन्द-मात्रम् अविकल्पम् अविद्ध-वर्चः नातः परं परम यद् भवतः स्वरूपम् आनन्द-मात्रम् अविकल्पम् अविद्ध-वर्चः पश्यामि विश्व-सृजम् एकम् अविश्वम् आत्मन् भूतेन्द्रियात्मक-मदस् त उपाश्रितो ऽस्मि
nātaḥ paraṃ parama yad bhavataḥ svarūpam ānanda-mātram avikalpam aviddha-varcaḥ nātaḥ paraṃ parama yad bhavataḥ svarūpam ānanda-mātram avikalpam aviddha-varcaḥ paśyāmi viśva-sṛjam ekam aviśvam ātman bhūtendriyātmaka-madas ta upāśrito 'smi
There is nothing beyond this, O Supreme, which is your own true form — sheer bliss, without differentiation, of unobscured radiance. I see (you), the sole creator of the universe, yourself not the universe, O Self; my pride in being made of elements and senses (gone), I have taken shelter in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.4
तद् वा इदं भुवन-मङ्गल मङ्गलाय ध्याने स्म नो दर्शितं त उपासकानाम् तद् वा इदं भुवन-मङ्गल मङ्गलाय ध्याने स्म नो दर्शितं त उपासकानाम् तस्मै नमो भगवते ऽनुविधेम तुभ्यं यो ऽनादृतो नरक-भाग्भिर् असत्-प्रसङ्गैः
tad vā idaṃ bhuvana-maṅgala maṅgalāya dhyāne sma no darśitaṃ ta upāsakānām tad vā idaṃ bhuvana-maṅgala maṅgalāya dhyāne sma no darśitaṃ ta upāsakānām tasmai namo bhagavate 'nuvidhema tubhyaṃ yo 'nādṛto naraka-bhāgbhir asat-prasaṅgaiḥ
This very (form), O blessing of the worlds, has been shown by you in meditation to us, your worshippers, for our welfare. To that Lord, to you, we offer obeisance — you who are disregarded by those bound for hell through their attachment to the unreal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.5
ये तु त्वदीय-चरणाम्बुज-कोश-गन्धं जिघ्रन्ति कर्ण-विवरैः श्रुति-वात-नीतम् ये तु त्वदीय-चरणाम्बुज-कोश-गन्धं जिघ्रन्ति कर्ण-विवरैः श्रुति-वात-नीतम् भक्त्या गृहीत-चरणः परया च तेषां नापैषि नाथ हृदयाम्बुरुहात् स्व-पुंसाम्
ye tu tvadīya-caraṇāmbuja-kośa-gandhaṃ jighranti karṇa-vivaraiḥ śruti-vāta-nītam ye tu tvadīya-caraṇāmbuja-kośa-gandhaṃ jighranti karṇa-vivaraiḥ śruti-vāta-nītam bhaktyā gṛhīta-caraṇaḥ parayā ca teṣāṃ nāpaiṣi nātha hṛdayāmburuhāt sva-puṃsām
But as for those who smell, through the openings of their ears, the fragrance of the whorl of your lotus feet, borne on the wind of scripture — your feet being seized by their supreme devotion — you never depart, O Lord, from the heart-lotus of those, your own people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.6
तावद् भयं द्रविण-देह-सुहृन्-निमित्तं शोकः स्पृहा परिभवो विपुलश् च लोभः तावद् भयं द्रविण-देह-सुहृन्-निमित्तं शोकः स्पृहा परिभवो विपुलश् च लोभः तावन् ममेत्य् असद्-अवग्रह आर्ति-मूलं यावन् न ते ऽङ्घ्रिम् अभयं प्रवृणीत लोकः
tāvad bhayaṃ draviṇa-deha-suhṛn-nimittaṃ śokaḥ spṛhā paribhavo vipulaś ca lobhaḥ tāvad bhayaṃ draviṇa-deha-suhṛn-nimittaṃ śokaḥ spṛhā paribhavo vipulaś ca lobhaḥ tāvan mamety asad-avagraha ārti-mūlaṃ yāvan na te 'ṅghrim abhayaṃ pravṛṇīta lokaḥ
So long is there fear on account of wealth, body and friends, and grief, craving, humiliation and vast greed; so long does the false grasping of 'mine' — the root of distress — persist, as long as a person does not choose your fearless feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.7
दैवेन ते हत-धियो भवतः प्रसङ्गात् सर्वाशुभोपशमनाद् विमुखेन्द्रिया ये दैवेन ते हत-धियो भवतः प्रसङ्गात् सर्वाशुभोपशमनाद् विमुखेन्द्रिया ये कुर्वन्ति काम-सुख-लेश-लवाय दीना लोभाभिभूत-मनसो ऽकुशलानि शश्वत्
daivena te hata-dhiyo bhavataḥ prasaṅgāt sarvāśubhopaśamanād vimukhendriyā ye daivena te hata-dhiyo bhavataḥ prasaṅgāt sarvāśubhopaśamanād vimukhendriyā ye kurvanti kāma-sukha-leśa-lavāya dīnā lobhābhibhūta-manaso 'kuśalāni śaśvat
Those whose minds are destroyed by fate, whose senses are turned away from association with you, which quells all misfortune — wretched, their minds overcome by greed, they constantly perform inauspicious deeds for the sake of a mere fragment of a particle of sensual pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.8
क्षुत्-तृट्-त्रिधातुभिर् इमा मुहुर् अर्द्यमानाः शीतोष्ण-वात-वरषैर् इतरेतराच् च क्षुत्-तृट्-त्रिधातुभिर् इमा मुहुर् अर्द्यमानाः शीतोष्ण-वात-वरषैर् इतरेतराच् च कामाग्निनाच्युत-रुषा च सुदुर्भरेण सम्पश्यतो मन उरुक्रम सीदते मे
kṣut-tṛṭ-tridhātubhir imā muhur ardyamānāḥ śītoṣṇa-vāta-varaṣair itaretarāc ca kṣut-tṛṭ-tridhātubhir imā muhur ardyamānāḥ śītoṣṇa-vāta-varaṣair itaretarāc ca kāmāgninācyuta-ruṣā ca sudurbhareṇa sampaśyato mana urukrama sīdate me
These (people), repeatedly afflicted by hunger, thirst and the three humours, by cold, heat, wind and rain, and by one another, and by the fire of desire and by anger — hard indeed to bear — O Acyuta, O wide-strider: as I look on, my mind sinks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.9
यावत् पृथक्त्वम् इदम् आत्मन इन्द्रियार्थ- माया-बलं भगवतो जन ईश पश्येत् यावत् पृथक्त्वम् इदम् आत्मन इन्द्रियार्थ- माया-बलं भगवतो जन ईश पश्येत् तावन् न संसृतिर् असौ प्रतिसङ्क्रमेत व्यर्थापि दुःख-निवहं वहती क्रियार्था
yāvat pṛthaktvam idam ātmana indriyārtha- māyā-balaṃ bhagavato jana īśa paśyet yāvat pṛthaktvam idam ātmana indriyārtha- māyā-balaṃ bhagavato jana īśa paśyet tāvan na saṃsṛtir asau pratisaṅkrameta vyarthāpi duḥkha-nivahaṃ vahatī kriyārthā
O Lord, so long as a person sees this separateness of the self — which is the power of the Lord's māyā in the form of sense objects — for that long this round of transmigration, futile though it be, does not cease, but goes on bearing a mass of suffering, having action as its aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.10
अह्न्य् आपृतार्त-करणा निशि निःशयाना नाना-मनोरथ-धिया क्षण-भग्न-निद्राः अह्न्य् आपृतार्त-करणा निशि निःशयाना नाना-मनोरथ-धिया क्षण-भग्न-निद्राः दैवाहतार्थ-रचना ऋषयो ऽपि देव युष्मत्-प्रसङ्ग-विमुखा इह संसरन्ति
ahny āpṛtārta-karaṇā niśi niḥśayānā nānā-manoratha-dhiyā kṣaṇa-bhagna-nidrāḥ ahny āpṛtārta-karaṇā niśi niḥśayānā nānā-manoratha-dhiyā kṣaṇa-bhagna-nidrāḥ daivāhatārtha-racanā ṛṣayo 'pi deva yuṣmat-prasaṅga-vimukhā iha saṃsaranti
By day their faculties are occupied and afflicted, at night they lie down but do not (truly) sleep, their sleep broken every moment by minds full of various fancies; their plans struck down by fate — even sages, O God, when turned away from association with you, transmigrate here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.11
त्वं भक्ति-योग-परिभावित-हृत्-सरोज आस्से श्रुतेक्षित-पथो ननु नाथ पुंसाम् त्वं भक्ति-योग-परिभावित-हृत्-सरोज आस्से श्रुतेक्षित-पथो ननु नाथ पुंसाम् यद्-यद्-धिया त उरुगाय विभावयन्ति तत्-तद्-वपुः प्रणयसे सद्-अनुग्रहाय
tvaṃ bhakti-yoga-paribhāvita-hṛt-saroja āsse śrutekṣita-patho nanu nātha puṃsām tvaṃ bhakti-yoga-paribhāvita-hṛt-saroja āsse śrutekṣita-patho nanu nātha puṃsām yad-yad-dhiyā ta urugāya vibhāvayanti tat-tad-vapuḥ praṇayase sad-anugrahāya
You are seated, O Lord, in the heart-lotus purified by devotional yoga, your path perceived (only) through scripture by men; in whatever form they contemplate you with their minds, O you of wide renown, that very form you assume, to favour the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.12
नातिप्रसीदति तथोपचितोपचारैर् आराधितः सुर-गणैर् हृदि बद्ध-कामैः नातिप्रसीदति तथोपचितोपचारैर् आराधितः सुर-गणैर् हृदि बद्ध-कामैः यत् सर्व-भूत-दययासद्-अलभ्ययैको नाना-जनेष्व् अवहितः सुहृद् अन्तर्-आत्मा
nātiprasīdati tathopacitopacārair ārādhitaḥ sura-gaṇair hṛdi baddha-kāmaiḥ nātiprasīdati tathopacitopacārair ārādhitaḥ sura-gaṇair hṛdi baddha-kāmaiḥ yat sarva-bhūta-dayayāsad-alabhyayaiko nānā-janeṣv avahitaḥ suhṛd antar-ātmā
He is not greatly pleased when worshipped by the hosts of gods with abundantly accumulated offerings, their hearts bound by desires — (he) who, one alone, present as friend and inner self within manifold beings, (is won) by compassion toward all creatures, unattainable by the wicked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.13
पुंसाम् अतो विविध-कर्मभिर् अध्वराद्यैर् दानेन चोग्र-तपसा परिचर्यया च पुंसाम् अतो विविध-कर्मभिर् अध्वराद्यैर् दानेन चोग्र-तपसा परिचर्यया च आराधनं भगवतस् तव सत्-क्रियार्थो धर्मो ऽर्पितः कर्हिचिद् म्रियते न यत्र
puṃsām ato vividha-karmabhir adhvarādyair dānena cogra-tapasā paricaryayā ca puṃsām ato vividha-karmabhir adhvarādyair dānena cogra-tapasā paricaryayā ca ārādhanaṃ bhagavatas tava sat-kriyārtho dharmo 'rpitaḥ karhicid mriyate na yatra
Therefore the worship of you, the Lord, by men through various works — sacrifices and the rest, by giving, by severe austerity and by service — is the purpose of righteous action; the duty thus offered never perishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.14
शश्वत् स्वरूप-महसैव निपीत-भेद- मोहाय बोध-धिषणाय नमः परस्मै शश्वत् स्वरूप-महसैव निपीत-भेद- मोहाय बोध-धिषणाय नमः परस्मै विश्वोद्भव-स्थिति-लयेषु निमित्त-लीला- रासाय ते नम इदं चकृमेश्वराय
śaśvat svarūpa-mahasaiva nipīta-bheda- mohāya bodha-dhiṣaṇāya namaḥ parasmai śaśvat svarūpa-mahasaiva nipīta-bheda- mohāya bodha-dhiṣaṇāya namaḥ parasmai viśvodbhava-sthiti-layeṣu nimitta-līlā- rāsāya te nama idaṃ cakṛmeśvarāya
Obeisance to the Supreme, whose very own glory has forever drunk up the delusion of difference, whose intelligence is (pure) awareness; and this obeisance we make to you, the Lord, who take delight in play as the (mere) occasion in the arising, maintenance and dissolution of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.15
यस्यावतार-गुण-कर्म-विडम्बनानि नामानि ये ऽसु-विगमे विवशा गृणन्ति यस्यावतार-गुण-कर्म-विडम्बनानि नामानि ये ऽसु-विगमे विवशा गृणन्ति ते ऽनैक-जन्म-शमलं सहसैव हित्वा संयान्त्य् अपावृतामृतं तम् अजं प्रपद्ये
yasyāvatāra-guṇa-karma-viḍambanāni nāmāni ye 'su-vigame vivaśā gṛṇanti yasyāvatāra-guṇa-karma-viḍambanāni nāmāni ye 'su-vigame vivaśā gṛṇanti te 'naika-janma-śamalaṃ sahasaiva hitvā saṃyānty apāvṛtāmṛtaṃ tam ajaṃ prapadye
Those who, helpless at the departure of life-breath, utter his names, which imitate the qualities and deeds of his descents — they, suddenly casting off the taint of many births, attain the uncovered immortal: to him, the unborn, I surrender.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.16
यो वा अहं च गिरिशश् च विभुः स्वयं च स्थित्य्-उद्भव-प्रलय-हेतव आत्म-मूलम् यो वा अहं च गिरिशश् च विभुः स्वयं च स्थित्य्-उद्भव-प्रलय-हेतव आत्म-मूलम् भित्त्वा त्रि-पाद् ववृध एक उरु-प्ररोहस् तस्मै नमो भगवते भुवन-द्रुमाय
yo vā ahaṃ ca giriśaś ca vibhuḥ svayaṃ ca sthity-udbhava-pralaya-hetava ātma-mūlam yo vā ahaṃ ca giriśaś ca vibhuḥ svayaṃ ca sthity-udbhava-pralaya-hetava ātma-mūlam bhittvā tri-pād vavṛdha eka uru-prarohas tasmai namo bhagavate bhuvana-drumāya
He of whom I, and Giriśa, and the mighty (Viṣṇu) himself are the causes of maintenance, origination and dissolution — rooted in himself, one, with mighty shoots, he grew as the three-footed, breaking forth: obeisance to that Lord, the tree of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.17
लोको विकर्म-निरतः कुशले प्रमत्तः कर्मण्य् अयं त्वद्-उदिते भवद्-अर्चने स्वे लोको विकर्म-निरतः कुशले प्रमत्तः कर्मण्य् अयं त्वद्-उदिते भवद्-अर्चने स्वे यस् तावद् अस्य बलवान् इह जीविताशां सद्यश् छिनत्त्य् अनिमिषाय नमो ऽस्तु तस्मै
loko vikarma-nirataḥ kuśale pramattaḥ karmaṇy ayaṃ tvad-udite bhavad-arcane sve loko vikarma-nirataḥ kuśale pramattaḥ karmaṇy ayaṃ tvad-udite bhavad-arcane sve yas tāvad asya balavān iha jīvitāśāṃ sadyaś chinatty animiṣāya namo 'stu tasmai
This world is engrossed in forbidden acts and heedless of what is beneficial — of its own duty, the worship of you, declared by you; he who is powerful here cuts off at once its hope of living — obeisance be to him, the unblinking (Time).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.18
यस्माद् बिभेम्य् अहम् अपि द्विपरार्ध-धिष्ण्यम् अध्यासितः सकल-लोक-नमस्कृतं यत् यस्माद् बिभेम्य् अहम् अपि द्विपरार्ध-धिष्ण्यम् अध्यासितः सकल-लोक-नमस्कृतं यत् तेपे तपो बहु-सवो ऽवरुरुत्समानस् तस्मै नमो भगवते ऽधिमखाय तुभ्यम्
yasmād bibhemy aham api dviparārdha-dhiṣṇyam adhyāsitaḥ sakala-loka-namaskṛtaṃ yat yasmād bibhemy aham api dviparārdha-dhiṣṇyam adhyāsitaḥ sakala-loka-namaskṛtaṃ yat tepe tapo bahu-savo 'varurutsamānas tasmai namo bhagavate 'dhimakhāya tubhyam
He of whom even I am afraid, though seated on the seat that lasts two parārdhas, revered by all the worlds — for which I performed austerity with many sacrifices, wishing to attain it: obeisance to that Lord, the presiding deity of sacrifice, to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.19
तिर्यङ्-मनुष्य-विबुधादिषु जीव-योनिष्व् आत्मेच्छयात्म-कृत-सेतु-परीप्सया यः तिर्यङ्-मनुष्य-विबुधादिषु जीव-योनिष्व् आत्मेच्छयात्म-कृत-सेतु-परीप्सया यः रेमे निरस्त-विषयो ऽप्य् अवरुद्ध-देहस् तस्मै नमो भगवते पुरुषोत्तमाय
tiryaṅ-manuṣya-vibudhādiṣu jīva-yoniṣv ātmecchayātma-kṛta-setu-parīpsayā yaḥ tiryaṅ-manuṣya-vibudhādiṣu jīva-yoniṣv ātmecchayātma-kṛta-setu-parīpsayā yaḥ reme nirasta-viṣayo 'py avaruddha-dehas tasmai namo bhagavate puruṣottamāya
He who, by his own will, out of a wish to preserve the bounds he himself has set, took delight among the birth-species of animals, humans, gods and the rest — though he has cast off sense objects, assuming bodies (there): obeisance to that Lord, the highest Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.20
यो ऽविद्ययानुपहतो ऽपि दशार्ध-वृत्त्या निद्राम् उवाह जठरी-कृत-लोक-यात्रः यो ऽविद्ययानुपहतो ऽपि दशार्ध-वृत्त्या निद्राम् उवाह जठरी-कृत-लोक-यात्रः अन्तर्-जले ऽहि-कशिपु-स्पर्शानुकूलां भीमोर्मि-मालिनि जनस्य सुखं विवृण्वन्
yo 'vidyayānupahato 'pi daśārdha-vṛttyā nidrām uvāha jaṭharī-kṛta-loka-yātraḥ yo 'vidyayānupahato 'pi daśārdha-vṛttyā nidrām uvāha jaṭharī-kṛta-loka-yātraḥ antar-jale 'hi-kaśipu-sparśānukūlāṃ bhīmormi-mālini janasya sukhaṃ vivṛṇvan
He who, though untouched by ignorance, bore sleep by the fivefold function, having taken the course of the worlds into his belly, within the water — lying in a manner pleasant to the touch on the serpent's couch, garlanded by fearsome waves — thus revealing to people (the nature of) happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.21
यन्-नाभि-पद्म-भवनाद् अहम् आसम् ईड्य लोक-त्रयोपकरणो यद्-अनुग्रहेण यन्-नाभि-पद्म-भवनाद् अहम् आसम् ईड्य लोक-त्रयोपकरणो यद्-अनुग्रहेण तस्मै नमस् त उदर-स्थ-भवाय योग- निद्रावसान-विकसन्-नलिनेक्षणाय
yan-nābhi-padma-bhavanād aham āsam īḍya loka-trayopakaraṇo yad-anugraheṇa yan-nābhi-padma-bhavanād aham āsam īḍya loka-trayopakaraṇo yad-anugraheṇa tasmai namas ta udara-stha-bhavāya yoga- nidrāvasāna-vikasan-nalinekṣaṇāya
From the lotus of whose navel, as my dwelling, I came to be, O praiseworthy one, and by whose grace I became the instrument for the three worlds — obeisance to you, whose abode is (also) within the belly, whose lotus-eyes open at the end of yoga-slumber.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.22
सो ऽयं समस्त-जगतां सुहृद् एक आत्मा सत्त्वेन यन् मृडयते भगवान् भगेन सो ऽयं समस्त-जगतां सुहृद् एक आत्मा सत्त्वेन यन् मृडयते भगवान् भगेन तेनैव मे दृशम् अनुस्पृशताद् यथाहं स्रक्ष्यामि पूर्ववद् इदं प्रणत-प्रियो ऽसौ
so 'yaṃ samasta-jagatāṃ suhṛd eka ātmā sattvena yan mṛḍayate bhagavān bhagena so 'yaṃ samasta-jagatāṃ suhṛd eka ātmā sattvena yan mṛḍayate bhagavān bhagena tenaiva me dṛśam anuspṛśatād yathāhaṃ srakṣyāmi pūrvavad idaṃ praṇata-priyo 'sau
He, this same Lord, the one friend and self of all the worlds, who through (the mode of) goodness gives them grace by his majesty — may he touch my vision, so that I may create this (world) as before; for he is fond of those who bow to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.23
एष प्रपन्न-वरदो रमयात्म-शक्त्या यद् यत् करिष्यति गृहीत-गुणावतारः एष प्रपन्न-वरदो रमयात्म-शक्त्या यद् यत् करिष्यति गृहीत-गुणावतारः तस्मिन् स्व-विक्रमम् इदं सृजतो ऽपि चेतो युञ्जीत कर्म-शमलं च यथा विजह्याम्
eṣa prapanna-varado ramayātma-śaktyā yad yat kariṣyati gṛhīta-guṇāvatāraḥ eṣa prapanna-varado ramayātma-śaktyā yad yat kariṣyati gṛhīta-guṇāvatāraḥ tasmin sva-vikramam idaṃ sṛjato 'pi ceto yuñjīta karma-śamalaṃ ca yathā vijahyām
This bestower of boons on the surrendered, taking on incarnations among the modes, will sport with his own power (Ramā/his energy) — whatever he does, may my mind be fixed on him even while I am creating by his own prowess, so that I may give up the taint of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.24
नाभि-ह्रदाद् इह सतो ऽम्भसि यस्य पुंसो विज्ञान-शक्तिर् अहम् आसम् अनन्त-शक्तेः नाभि-ह्रदाद् इह सतो ऽम्भसि यस्य पुंसो विज्ञान-शक्तिर् अहम् आसम् अनन्त-शक्तेः रूपं विचित्रम् इदम् अस्य विवृण्वतो मे मा रीरिषीष्ट निगमस्य गिरां विसर्गः
nābhi-hradād iha sato 'mbhasi yasya puṃso vijñāna-śaktir aham āsam ananta-śakteḥ nābhi-hradād iha sato 'mbhasi yasya puṃso vijñāna-śaktir aham āsam ananta-śakteḥ rūpaṃ vicitram idam asya vivṛṇvato me mā rīriṣīṣṭa nigamasya girāṃ visargaḥ
Of that Person of infinite powers, who abides here in the water, from the lake of whose navel I came to be as his power of discernment — as I unfold this manifold form of his, may the outpouring of the words of scripture not fail me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.25
सो ऽसाव् अदभ्र-करुणो भगवान् विवृद्ध- प्रेम-स्मितेन नयनाम्बुरुहं विजृम्भन् सो ऽसाव् अदभ्र-करुणो भगवान् विवृद्ध- प्रेम-स्मितेन नयनाम्बुरुहं विजृम्भन् उत्थाय विश्व-विजयाय च नो विषादं माध्व्या गिरापनयतात् पुरुषः पुराणः
so 'sāv adabhra-karuṇo bhagavān vivṛddha- prema-smitena nayanāmburuhaṃ vijṛmbhan so 'sāv adabhra-karuṇo bhagavān vivṛddha- prema-smitena nayanāmburuhaṃ vijṛmbhan utthāya viśva-vijayāya ca no viṣādaṃ mādhvyā girāpanayatāt puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ
May he, the Lord of ample compassion, opening wide his lotus eyes with a smile of increased love, rising up (from the water), the ancient Person, remove our dejection with honeyed speech, for the conquest (i.e. the accomplishment) of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.26
मैत्रेय उवाच स्व-सम्भवं निशाम्यैवं तपो-विद्या-समाधिभिः यावन् मनो-वचः स्तुत्वा विरराम स खिन्नवत्
maitreya uvāca sva-sambhavaṃ niśāmyaivaṃ tapo-vidyā-samādhibhiḥ yāvan mano-vacaḥ stutvā virarāma sa khinnavat
Maitreya said: Having thus perceived his own origin through austerity, knowledge and concentration, and having praised (the Lord) as far as mind and speech could go, he fell silent, as though exhausted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.27
अथाभिप्रेतम् अन्वीक्ष्य ब्रह्मणो मधुसूदनः विषण्ण-चेतसं तेन कल्प-व्यतिकराम्भसा
athābhipretam anvīkṣya brahmaṇo madhusūdanaḥ viṣaṇṇa-cetasaṃ tena kalpa-vyatikarāmbhasā
Then the slayer of Madhu, observing the intention of Brahmā, whose mind was despondent on account of the water of the dissolution of the kalpa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.28
लोक-संस्थान-विज्ञान आत्मनः परिखिद्यतः तम् आहागाधया वाचा कश्मलं शमयन्न् इव
loka-saṃsthāna-vijñāna ātmanaḥ parikhidyataḥ tam āhāgādhayā vācā kaśmalaṃ śamayann iva
(and seeing) him wearied over the knowledge of how to arrange the worlds, spoke to him with profound speech, as if quieting his despair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.29
श्री-भगवान् उवाच मा वेद-गर्भ गास् तन्द्रीं सर्ग उद्यमम् आवह तन् मयापादितं ह्य् अग्रे यन् मां प्रार्थयते भवान्
śrī-bhagavān uvāca mā veda-garbha gās tandrīṃ sarga udyamam āvaha tan mayāpāditaṃ hy agre yan māṃ prārthayate bhavān
The Blessed Lord said: O you who hold the Vedas within you, do not give way to lassitude; take up your effort in creation. Indeed that which you ask of me has already been brought about by me beforehand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.30
भूयस् त्वं तप आतिष्ठ विद्यां चैव मद्-आश्रयाम् ताभ्याम् अन्तर्-हृदि ब्रह्मन् लोकान् द्रक्ष्यस्य् अपावृतान्
bhūyas tvaṃ tapa ātiṣṭha vidyāṃ caiva mad-āśrayām tābhyām antar-hṛdi brahman lokān drakṣyasy apāvṛtān
Again undertake austerity, and also the knowledge that rests on me; by those two, O brāhmaṇa, you will see the worlds within your heart, uncovered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.31
तत आत्मनि लोके च भक्ति-युक्तः समाहितः द्रष्टासि मां ततं ब्रह्मन् मयि लोकांस् त्वम् आत्मनः
tata ātmani loke ca bhakti-yuktaḥ samāhitaḥ draṣṭāsi māṃ tataṃ brahman mayi lokāṃs tvam ātmanaḥ
Then, endowed with devotion and concentrated, you will see me pervading both yourself and the world, O brāhmaṇa, and the worlds and yourself within me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.32
यदा तु सर्व-भूतेषु दारुष्व् अग्निम् इव स्थितम् प्रतिचक्षीत मां लोको जह्यात् तर्ह्य् एव कश्मलम्
yadā tu sarva-bhūteṣu dāruṣv agnim iva sthitam praticakṣīta māṃ loko jahyāt tarhy eva kaśmalam
But when a person perceives me as present in all beings, like fire in wood, then indeed he casts off his despair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.33
यदा रहितम् आत्मानं भूतेन्द्रिय-गुणाशयैः स्वरूपेण मयोपेतं पश्यन् स्वाराज्यम् ऋच्छति
yadā rahitam ātmānaṃ bhūtendriya-guṇāśayaiḥ svarūpeṇa mayopetaṃ paśyan svārājyam ṛcchati
When, seeing himself free of the elements, senses, modes and mental dispositions, and united with me in his own true nature, he attains self-sovereignty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.34
नाना-कर्म-वितानेन प्रजा बह्वीः सिसृक्षतः नात्मावसीदत्य् अस्मिंस् ते वर्षीयान् मद्-अनुग्रहः
nānā-karma-vitānena prajā bahvīḥ sisṛkṣataḥ nātmāvasīdaty asmiṃs te varṣīyān mad-anugrahaḥ
While you desire to bring forth many creatures through the manifold extension of ritual action, your self will not sink down in this; abundant upon you is my grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.35
ऋषिम् आद्यं न बध्नाति पापीयांस् त्वां रजो-गुणः यन् मनो मयि निर्बद्धं प्रजाः संसृजतो ऽपि ते
ṛṣim ādyaṃ na badhnāti pāpīyāṃs tvāṃ rajo-guṇaḥ yan mano mayi nirbaddhaṃ prajāḥ saṃsṛjato 'pi te
The sinful mode of passion will not bind you, the first sage, since your mind is fastened on me even while you are bringing forth creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.36
ज्ञातो ऽहं भवता त्व् अद्य दुर्विज्ञेयो ऽपि देहिनाम् यन् मां त्वं मन्यसे ऽयुक्तं भूतेन्द्रिय-गुणात्मभिः
jñāto 'haṃ bhavatā tv adya durvijñeyo 'pi dehinām yan māṃ tvaṃ manyase 'yuktaṃ bhūtendriya-guṇātmabhiḥ
Yet today I, hard to know for embodied beings, have been known by you, in that you regard me as unjoined to the elements, the senses, the modes, and the (individual) selves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.37
तुभ्यं मद्-विचिकित्सायाम् आत्मा मे दर्शितो ऽबहिः नालेन सलिले मूलं पुष्करस्य विचिन्वतः
tubhyaṃ mad-vicikitsāyām ātmā me darśito 'bahiḥ nālena salile mūlaṃ puṣkarasya vicinvataḥ
When you were in doubt about me, as you searched with the stalk in the water for the root of the lotus, my own self was shown to you inwardly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.38
यच् चकर्थाङ्ग मत्-स्तोत्रं मत्-कथाभ्युदयाङ्कितम् यद् वा तपसि ते निष्ठा स एष मद्-अनुग्रहः
yac cakarthāṅga mat-stotraṃ mat-kathābhyudayāṅkitam yad vā tapasi te niṣṭhā sa eṣa mad-anugrahaḥ
The hymn to me that you have made, dear one, marked by the glories of my stories, and also your steadfastness in austerity — that very thing is my grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.39
प्रीतो ऽहम् अस्तु भद्रं ते लोकानां विजयेच्छया यद् अस्तौषीर् गुणमयं निर्गुणं मानुवर्णयन्
prīto 'ham astu bhadraṃ te lokānāṃ vijayecchayā yad astauṣīr guṇamayaṃ nirguṇaṃ mānuvarṇayan
I am pleased; may there be good fortune to you, in that, out of the desire for the accomplishment of the worlds, you praised me who am made of the modes and yet beyond the modes, describing me (rightly).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.40
य एतेन पुमान् नित्यं स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रेण मां भजेत् तस्याशु सम्प्रसीदेयं सर्व-काम-वरेश्वरः
ya etena pumān nityaṃ stutvā stotreṇa māṃ bhajet tasyāśu samprasīdeyaṃ sarva-kāma-vareśvaraḥ
The man who, praising me constantly with this hymn, worships me — to him I would quickly be well pleased, I who am the lord of boons for all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.41
पूर्तेन तपसा यज्ञैर् दानैर् योग-समाधिना राद्धं निःश्रेयसं पुंसां मत्-प्रीतिस् तत्त्वविन्-मतम्
pūrtena tapasā yajñair dānair yoga-samādhinā rāddhaṃ niḥśreyasaṃ puṃsāṃ mat-prītis tattvavin-matam
What is accomplished by men through public works, austerity, sacrifices, gifts, and the concentration of yoga is my satisfaction: such is the view of those who know the truth — the highest good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.42
अहम् आत्मात्मनां धातः प्रेष्ठः सन् प्रेयसाम् अपि अतो मयि रतिं कुर्याद् देहादिर् यत्-कृते प्रियः
aham ātmātmanāṃ dhātaḥ preṣṭhaḥ san preyasām api ato mayi ratiṃ kuryād dehādir yat-kṛte priyaḥ
I am the Self of all selves, O ordainer; being the dearest even of those who are dear. Therefore one should place one's love in me, for whose sake the body and the rest are dear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 9.43
सर्व-वेद-मयेनेदम् आत्मनात्मात्म-योनिना प्रजाः सृज यथा-पूर्वं याश् च मय्य् अनुशेरते
sarva-veda-mayenedam ātmanātmātma-yoninā prajāḥ sṛja yathā-pūrvaṃ yāś ca mayy anuśerate
With this self of yours, made up of all the Vedas and having the Self for its source, bring forth the creatures as before, and those (creatures) that lie dormant within me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 9.44
मैत्रेय उवाच तस्मा एवं जगत्-स्रष्ट्रे प्रधान-पुरुषेश्वरः व्यज्येदं स्वेन रूपेण कञ्ज-नाभस् तिरोदधे
maitreya uvāca tasmā evaṃ jagat-sraṣṭre pradhāna-puruṣeśvaraḥ vyajyedaṃ svena rūpeṇa kañja-nābhas tirodadhe
Maitreya said: To him, thus (appointed) creator of the world, the Lord of pradhāna and puruṣa, the lotus-naveled one, having revealed this in his own form, vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition