Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 1
SB 4 1.1
मैत्रेय उवाच मनोस् तु शतरूपायां तिस्रः कन्याश् च जज्ञिरे आकूतिर् देवहूतिश् च प्रसूतिर् इति विश्रुताः
maitreya uvāca manos tu śatarūpāyāṃ tisraḥ kanyāś ca jajñire ākūtir devahūtiś ca prasūtir iti viśrutāḥ
Maitreya said: And of Manu, by Śatarūpā, three daughters were born, well known as Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.2
आकूतिं रुचये प्रादाद् अपि भ्रातृमतीं नृपः पुत्रिका-धर्मम् आश्रित्य शतरूपानुमोदितः
ākūtiṃ rucaye prādād api bhrātṛmatīṃ nṛpaḥ putrikā-dharmam āśritya śatarūpānumoditaḥ
The king gave Ākūti to Ruci, though she had brothers, resorting to the putrikā rule (that her son would count as Manu's), with Śatarūpā's approval.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.3
प्रजापतिः स भगवान् रुचिस् तस्याम् अजीजनत् मिथुनं ब्रह्म-वर्चस्वी परमेण समाधिना
prajāpatiḥ sa bhagavān rucis tasyām ajījanat mithunaṃ brahma-varcasvī parameṇa samādhinā
That lord and Prajāpati Ruci, radiant with spiritual power, begot in her by supreme concentration a twin pair (a boy and a girl).
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SB 4 1.4
यस् तयोः पुरुषः साक्षाद् विष्णुर् यज्ञ-स्वरूप-धृक् या स्त्री सा दक्षिणा भूतेर् अंश-भूतानपायिनी
yas tayoḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣād viṣṇur yajña-svarūpa-dhṛk yā strī sā dakṣiṇā bhūter aṃśa-bhūtānapāyinī
Of those two, the male was Viṣṇu himself, bearing the form of sacrifice; the female was Dakṣiṇā, who was a portion of Bhūti (Lakṣmī) and never left him.
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SB 4 1.5
आनिन्ये स्व-गृहं पुत्र्याः पुत्रं वितत-रोचिषम् स्वायम्भुवो मुदा युक्तो रुचिर् जग्राह दक्षिणाम्
āninye sva-gṛhaṃ putryāḥ putraṃ vitata-rociṣam svāyambhuvo mudā yukto rucir jagrāha dakṣiṇām
Svāyambhuva (Manu), filled with joy, brought his daughter's son of far-spreading splendour to his own house, while Ruci kept Dakṣiṇā.
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SB 4 1.6
तां कामयानां भगवान् उवाह यजुषां पतिः तुष्टायां तोषम् आपन्नो ऽ जनयद् द्वादशात्मजान्
tāṃ kāmayānāṃ bhagavān uvāha yajuṣāṃ patiḥ tuṣṭāyāṃ toṣam āpanno ' janayad dvādaśātmajān
The Lord, master of the sacrificial formulas, married her, who desired him; and being pleased with her who was pleased, he begot twelve sons.
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SB 4 1.7
तोषः प्रतोषः सन्तोषो भद्रः शान्तिर् इडस्पतिः इध्मः कविर् विभुः स्वह्नः सुदेवो रोचनो द्वि-षट्
toṣaḥ pratoṣaḥ santoṣo bhadraḥ śāntir iḍaspatiḥ idhmaḥ kavir vibhuḥ svahnaḥ sudevo rocano dvi-ṣaṭ
Toṣa, Pratoṣa, Santoṣa, Bhadra, Śānti, Iḍaspati, Idhma, Kavi, Vibhu, Svahna, Sudeva and Rocana — twice six.
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SB 4 1.8
तुषिता नाम ते देवा आसन् स्वायम्भुवान्तरे मरीचि-मिश्रा ऋषयो यज्ञः सुर-गणेश्वरः
tuṣitā nāma te devā āsan svāyambhuvāntare marīci-miśrā ṛṣayo yajñaḥ sura-gaṇeśvaraḥ
They were the gods called the Tuṣitas in the Svāyambhuva period; Marīci and the rest were the sages, and Yajña was the lord of the hosts of gods.
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SB 4 1.9
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ मनु-पुत्रौ महौजसौ तत्-पुत्र-पौत्र-नप्तॄणाम् अनुवृत्तं तद्-अन्तरम्
priyavratottānapādau manu-putrau mahaujasau tat-putra-pautra-naptṝṇām anuvṛttaṃ tad-antaram
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda were Manu's two sons of great vigour, and through their sons, grandsons and great-grandsons that period continued.
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SB 4 1.10
देवहूतिम् अदात् तात कर्दमायात्मजां मनुः तत्-सम्बन्धि श्रुत-प्रायं भवता गदतो मम
devahūtim adāt tāta kardamāyātmajāṃ manuḥ tat-sambandhi śruta-prāyaṃ bhavatā gadato mama
Manu gave his daughter Devahūti to Kardama, dear one; what concerns that has been mostly heard by you as I narrated it.
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SB 4 1.11
दक्षाय ब्रह्म-पुत्राय प्रसूतिं भगवान् मनुः प्रायच्छद् यत्-कृतः सर्गस् त्रि-लोक्यां विततो महान्
dakṣāya brahma-putrāya prasūtiṃ bhagavān manuḥ prāyacchad yat-kṛtaḥ sargas tri-lokyāṃ vitato mahān
The lord Manu gave Prasūti to Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, by whom a great progeny was spread throughout the three worlds.
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SB 4 1.12
याः कर्दम-सुताः प्रोक्ता नव ब्रह्मर्षि-पत्नयः तासां प्रसूति-प्रसवं प्रोच्यमानं निबोध मे
yāḥ kardama-sutāḥ proktā nava brahmarṣi-patnayaḥ tāsāṃ prasūti-prasavaṃ procyamānaṃ nibodha me
Those nine daughters of Kardama who were said to be the wives of the sages of Brahman — hear from me the offspring born of them, as it is now told.
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SB 4 1.13
पत्नी मरीचेस् तु कला सुषुवे कर्दमात्मजा कश्यपं पूर्णिमानं च ययोर् आपूरितं जगत्
patnī marīces tu kalā suṣuve kardamātmajā kaśyapaṃ pūrṇimānaṃ ca yayor āpūritaṃ jagat
But Kalā, Kardama's daughter, the wife of Marīci, bore Kaśyapa and Pūrṇimā, by whom the world was filled.
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SB 4 1.14
पूर्णिमासूत विरजं विश्वगं च परन्तप देवकुल्यां हरेः पाद- शौचाद् याभूत् सरिद् दिवः
pūrṇimāsūta virajaṃ viśvagaṃ ca parantapa devakulyāṃ hareḥ pāda- śaucād yābhūt sarid divaḥ
Pūrṇimā begot Viraja and Viśvaga, O scorcher of foes, and Devakulyā, who from the washing of Hari's feet became the river of heaven.
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SB 4 1.15
अत्रेः पत्न्य् अनसूया त्रीञ् जज्ञे सुयशसः सुतान् दत्तं दुर्वाससं सोमम् आत्मेश-ब्रह्म-सम्भवान्
atreḥ patny anasūyā trīñ jajñe suyaśasaḥ sutān dattaṃ durvāsasaṃ somam ātmeśa-brahma-sambhavān
Atri's wife Anasūyā bore three sons of high renown: Datta, Durvāsas and Soma, sprung respectively from the Self (Viṣṇu), from Īśa (Śiva) and from Brahmā.
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SB 4 1.16
विदुर उवाच अत्रेर् गृहे सुर-श्रेष्ठाः स्थित्य्-उत्पत्त्य्-अन्त-हेतवः किञ्चिच् चिकीर्षवो जाता एतद् आख्याहि मे गुरो
vidura uvāca atrer gṛhe sura-śreṣṭhāḥ sthity-utpatty-anta-hetavaḥ kiñcic cikīrṣavo jātā etad ākhyāhi me guro
Vidura said: In Atri's house the foremost of the gods, the causes of maintenance, origination and end, were born, wishing to accomplish something. Explain this to me, O teacher.
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SB 4 1.17
मैत्रेय उवाच ब्रह्मणा चोदितः सृष्टाव् अत्रिर् ब्रह्म-विदां वरः सह पत्न्या ययाव् ऋक्षं कुलाद्रिं तपसि स्थितः
maitreya uvāca brahmaṇā coditaḥ sṛṣṭāv atrir brahma-vidāṃ varaḥ saha patnyā yayāv ṛkṣaṃ kulādriṃ tapasi sthitaḥ
Maitreya said: Urged by Brahmā to procreate, Atri, the best of the knowers of Brahman, went with his wife to Ṛkṣa, the mountain of his family, and there stood engaged in austerity.
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SB 4 1.18
तस्मिन् प्रसून-स्तबक- पलाशाशोक-कानने वार्भिः स्रवद्भिर् उद्घुष्टे निर्विन्ध्यायाः समन्ततः
tasmin prasūna-stabaka- palāśāśoka-kānane vārbhiḥ sravadbhir udghuṣṭe nirvindhyāyāḥ samantataḥ
There, in a wood of palāśa and aśoka trees with clusters of blossoms, resounding all around with the flowing waters of the Nirvindhyā,
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SB 4 1.19
प्राणायामेन संयम्य मनो वर्ष-शतं मुनिः अतिष्ठद् एक-पादेन निर्द्वन्द्वो ऽनिल-भोजनः
prāṇāyāmena saṃyamya mano varṣa-śataṃ muniḥ atiṣṭhad eka-pādena nirdvandvo 'nila-bhojanaḥ
Restraining his mind by breath control, the sage stood for a hundred years on one foot, free from the pairs of opposites, feeding on air.
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SB 4 1.20
शरणं तं प्रपद्ये ऽहं य एव जगद्-ईश्वरः प्रजाम् आत्म-समां मह्यं प्रयच्छत्व् इति चिन्तयन्
śaraṇaṃ taṃ prapadye 'haṃ ya eva jagad-īśvaraḥ prajām ātma-samāṃ mahyaṃ prayacchatv iti cintayan
"I take refuge in him who alone is the lord of the world; may he grant me a child equal to myself" — thus he meditated.
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SB 4 1.21
तप्यमानं त्रि-भुवनं प्राणायामैधसाग्निना निर्गतेन मुनेर् मूर्ध्नः समीक्ष्य प्रभवस् त्रयः
tapyamānaṃ tri-bhuvanaṃ prāṇāyāmaidhasāgninā nirgatena muner mūrdhnaḥ samīkṣya prabhavas trayaḥ
Seeing the three worlds being scorched by the fire fueled by his breath control, which issued from the sage's head, the three lords (of the universe),
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SB 4 1.22
अप्सरो-मुनि-गन्धर्व- सिद्ध-विद्याधरोरगैः वितायमान-यशसस् तद्-आश्रम-पदं ययुः
apsaro-muni-gandharva- siddha-vidyādharoragaiḥ vitāyamāna-yaśasas tad-āśrama-padaṃ yayuḥ
their glory being spread abroad by Apsarās, sages, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Vidyādharas and serpents, went to the site of his hermitage.
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SB 4 1.23
तत्-प्रादुर्भाव-संयोग- विद्योतित-मना मुनिः उत्तिष्ठन्न् एक-पादेन ददर्श विबुधर्षभान्
tat-prādurbhāva-saṃyoga- vidyotita-manā muniḥ uttiṣṭhann eka-pādena dadarśa vibudharṣabhān
His mind illumined by contact with their manifestation, the sage, rising up on his one foot, beheld those bulls among the gods.
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SB 4 1.24
प्रणम्य दण्डवद् भूमाव् उपतस्थे ऽर्हणाञ्जलिः वृष-हंस-सुपर्ण-स्थान् स्वैः स्वैश् चिह्नैश् च चिह्नितान्
praṇamya daṇḍavad bhūmāv upatasthe 'rhaṇāñjaliḥ vṛṣa-haṃsa-suparṇa-sthān svaiḥ svaiś cihnaiś ca cihnitān
Bowing like a rod on the ground, he waited upon them with joined palms in worship — them seated on the bull, the swan and Garuḍa, and marked each with his own emblems.
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SB 4 1.25
कृपावलोकेन हसद्- वदनेनोपलम्भितान् तद्-रोचिषा प्रतिहते निमील्य मुनिर् अक्षिणी
kṛpāvalokena hasad- vadanenopalambhitān tad-rociṣā pratihate nimīlya munir akṣiṇī
(Seeing them) welcoming (him) with a compassionate glance and a smiling face, and struck back by their radiance, the sage closed his eyes,
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SB 4 1.26
चेतस् तत्-प्रवणं युञ्जन्न् अस्तावीत् संहताञ्जलिः श्लक्ष्णया सूक्तया वाचा सर्व-लोक-गरीयसः
cetas tat-pravaṇaṃ yuñjann astāvīt saṃhatāñjaliḥ ślakṣṇayā sūktayā vācā sarva-loka-garīyasaḥ
and, fixing his mind, inclined toward them, with palms joined he praised those most venerable of all the worlds with smooth, well-spoken words.
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SB 4 1.27
अत्रिर् उवाच विश्वोद्भव-स्थिति-लयेषु विभज्यमानैर् माया-गुणैर् अनुयुगं विगृहीत-देहाः विश्वोद्भव-स्थिति-लयेषु विभज्यमानैर् माया-गुणैर् अनुयुगं विगृहीत-देहाः ते ब्रह्म-विष्णु-गिरिशाः प्रणतो ऽस्म्य् अहं वस् तेभ्यः क एव भवतां म इहोपहूतः
atrir uvāca viśvodbhava-sthiti-layeṣu vibhajyamānair māyā-guṇair anuyugaṃ vigṛhīta-dehāḥ viśvodbhava-sthiti-layeṣu vibhajyamānair māyā-guṇair anuyugaṃ vigṛhīta-dehāḥ te brahma-viṣṇu-giriśāḥ praṇato 'smy ahaṃ vas tebhyaḥ ka eva bhavatāṃ ma ihopahūtaḥ
Atri said: In the arising, maintenance and dissolution of the universe, you have taken bodies age by age through the distributed guṇas of māyā — you, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Giriśa; I bow to you. Which one among you was invoked here by me?
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SB 4 1.28
एको मयेह भगवान् विविध-प्रधानैश् चित्ती-कृतः प्रजननाय कथं नु यूयम् एको मयेह भगवान् विविध-प्रधानैश् चित्ती-कृतः प्रजननाय कथं नु यूयम् अत्रागतास् तनु-भृतां मनसो ऽपि दूराद् ब्रूत प्रसीदत महान् इह विस्मयो मे
eko mayeha bhagavān vividha-pradhānaiś cittī-kṛtaḥ prajananāya kathaṃ nu yūyam eko mayeha bhagavān vividha-pradhānaiś cittī-kṛtaḥ prajananāya kathaṃ nu yūyam atrāgatās tanu-bhṛtāṃ manaso 'pi dūrād brūta prasīdata mahān iha vismayo me
One Lord was fixed in my mind here, by various means, for the sake of offspring — how then have you (three) come here, you who are far beyond even the minds of embodied beings? Speak, be gracious; great is my astonishment in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.29
मैत्रेय उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा त्रयस् ते विबुधर्षभाः प्रत्याहुः श्लक्ष्णया वाचा प्रहस्य तम् ऋषिं प्रभो
maitreya uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā trayas te vibudharṣabhāḥ pratyāhuḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā prahasya tam ṛṣiṃ prabho
Maitreya said: Hearing that speech of his, those three bulls among the gods, smiling, replied to that sage with smooth words, O lord.
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SB 4 1.30
देवा ऊचुः यथा कृतस् ते सङ्कल्पो भाव्यं तेनैव नान्यथा सत्-सङ्कल्पस्य ते ब्रह्मन् यद् वै ध्यायति ते वयम्
devā ūcuḥ yathā kṛtas te saṅkalpo bhāvyaṃ tenaiva nānyathā sat-saṅkalpasya te brahman yad vai dhyāyati te vayam
The gods said: As the resolve was made by you, so must it come about, and not otherwise. O brāhmaṇa, you are one whose resolve comes true; we are that upon which you meditate.
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SB 4 1.31
अथास्मद्-अंश-भूतास् ते आत्मजा लोक-विश्रुताः भवितारो ऽङ्ग भद्रं ते विस्रप्स्यन्ति च ते यशः
athāsmad-aṃśa-bhūtās te ātmajā loka-viśrutāḥ bhavitāro 'ṅga bhadraṃ te visrapsyanti ca te yaśaḥ
Then sons of yours, portions of us, renowned in the world, will be born, dear one — good fortune to you — and they will spread your fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.32
एवं काम-वरं दत्त्वा प्रतिजग्मुः सुरेश्वराः सभाजितास् तयोः सम्यग् दम्पत्योर् मिषतोस् ततः
evaṃ kāma-varaṃ dattvā pratijagmuḥ sureśvarāḥ sabhājitās tayoḥ samyag dampatyor miṣatos tataḥ
Having thus granted the boon desired, the lords of the gods, duly honored, departed from there while the couple looked on.
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SB 4 1.33
सोमो ऽभूद् ब्रह्मणो ऽंशेन दत्तो विष्णोस् तु योगवित् दुर्वासाः शङ्करस्यांशो निबोधाङ्गिरसः प्रजाः
somo 'bhūd brahmaṇo 'ṃśena datto viṣṇos tu yogavit durvāsāḥ śaṅkarasyāṃśo nibodhāṅgirasaḥ prajāḥ
Soma was born of a portion of Brahmā, and the knower of yoga, Dattātreya, of Viṣṇu; Durvāsas was a portion of Śaṅkara. Now learn of the progeny of Aṅgiras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.34
श्रद्धा त्व् अङ्गिरसः पत्नी चतस्रो ऽसूत कन्यकाः सिनीवाली कुहू राका चतुर्थ्य् अनुमतिस् तथा
śraddhā tv aṅgirasaḥ patnī catasro 'sūta kanyakāḥ sinīvālī kuhū rākā caturthy anumatis tathā
Śraddhā, the wife of Aṅgiras, bore four daughters: Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā, and the fourth, Anumati.
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SB 4 1.35
तत्-पुत्राव् अपराव् आस्तां ख्यातौ स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे उतथ्यो भगवान् साक्षाद् ब्रह्मिष्ठश् च बृहस्पतिः
tat-putrāv aparāv āstāṃ khyātau svārociṣe 'ntare utathyo bhagavān sākṣād brahmiṣṭhaś ca bṛhaspatiḥ
She had two other sons, famed in the Svārociṣa manvantara: the lord Utathya, and Bṛhaspati, foremost in knowledge of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.36
पुलस्त्यो ऽजनयत् पत्न्याम् अगस्त्यं च हविर्भुवि सो ऽन्य-जन्मनि दह्राग्निर् विश्रवाश् च महा-तपाः
pulastyo 'janayat patnyām agastyaṃ ca havirbhuvi so 'nya-janmani dahrāgnir viśravāś ca mahā-tapāḥ
Pulastya begot on his wife Havirbhū Agastya — who in another birth was Dahrāgni — and Viśravas of great austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.37
तस्य यक्ष-पतिर् देवः कुबेरस् त्व् इडविडा-सुतः रावणः कुम्भकर्णश् च तथान्यस्यां विभीषणः
tasya yakṣa-patir devaḥ kuberas tv iḍaviḍā-sutaḥ rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca tathānyasyāṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ
His sons were the god Kubera, lord of the Yakṣas, born of Iḍaviḍā, and Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa, and likewise Vibhīṣaṇa, by another (wife).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.38
पुलहस्य गतिर् भार्या त्रीन् असूत सती सुतान् कर्मश्रेष्ठं वरीयांसं सहिष्णुं च महा-मते
pulahasya gatir bhāryā trīn asūta satī sutān karmaśreṣṭhaṃ varīyāṃsaṃ sahiṣṇuṃ ca mahā-mate
Gati, the wife of Pulaha, that chaste woman, bore three sons: Karmaśreṣṭha, Varīyas and Sahiṣṇu, O you of great mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.39
क्रतोर् अपि क्रिया भार्या वालखिल्यान् असूयत ऋषीन् षष्टि-सहस्राणि ज्वलतो ब्रह्म-तेजसा
krator api kriyā bhāryā vālakhilyān asūyata ṛṣīn ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi jvalato brahma-tejasā
Kriyā, the wife of Kratu, bore the Vālakhilyas, sixty thousand sages blazing with brahminical splendor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.40
ऊर्जायां जज्ञिरे पुत्रा वसिष्ठस्य परन्तप चित्रकेतु-प्रधानास् ते सप्त ब्रह्मर्षयो ऽमलाः
ūrjāyāṃ jajñire putrā vasiṣṭhasya parantapa citraketu-pradhānās te sapta brahmarṣayo 'malāḥ
In Ūrjā were born the sons of Vasiṣṭha, O scorcher of foes: they were the seven spotless brahmin sages, headed by Citraketu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.41
चित्रकेतुः सुरोचिश् च विरजा मित्र एव च उल्बणो वसुभृद्यानो द्युमान् शक्त्य्-आदयो ऽपरे
citraketuḥ surociś ca virajā mitra eva ca ulbaṇo vasubhṛdyāno dyumān śakty-ādayo 'pare
Citraketu, Suroci, Virajā, and Mitra as well, Ulbaṇa, Vasubhṛdyāna, and Dyumān; the others (were) Śakti and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.42
चित्तिस् त्व् अथर्वणः पत्नी लेभे पुत्रं धृत-व्रतम् दध्यञ्चम् अश्वशिरसं भृगोर् वंशं निबोध मे
cittis tv atharvaṇaḥ patnī lebhe putraṃ dhṛta-vratam dadhyañcam aśvaśirasaṃ bhṛgor vaṃśaṃ nibodha me
But Citti, the wife of Atharvan, obtained a son of firm vows, Dadhyañc, the one with a horse's head. Now learn from me the lineage of Bhṛgu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.43
भृगुः ख्यात्यां महा-भागः पत्न्यां पुत्रान् अजीजनत् धातारं च विधातारं श्रियं च भगवत्-पराम्
bhṛguḥ khyātyāṃ mahā-bhāgaḥ patnyāṃ putrān ajījanat dhātāraṃ ca vidhātāraṃ śriyaṃ ca bhagavat-parām
The greatly fortunate Bhṛgu begot upon his wife Khyāti the sons Dhātā and Vidhātā, and (a daughter) Śrī, who was devoted to the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.44
आयतिं नियतिं चैव सुते मेरुस् तयोर् अदात् ताभ्यां तयोर् अभवतां मृकण्डः प्राण एव च
āyatiṃ niyatiṃ caiva sute merus tayor adāt tābhyāṃ tayor abhavatāṃ mṛkaṇḍaḥ prāṇa eva ca
Meru gave his two daughters, Āyati and Niyati, to those two; and from those two (women) by those two (men) were born Mṛkaṇḍa and Prāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.45
मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डस्य प्राणाद् वेदशिरा मुनिः कविश् च भार्गवो यस्य भगवान् उशना सुतः
mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍasya prāṇād vedaśirā muniḥ kaviś ca bhārgavo yasya bhagavān uśanā sutaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya (was born) of Mṛkaṇḍa, and from Prāṇa the sage Vedaśirā; and Kavi the descendant of Bhṛgu, whose son was the lord Uśanā (Śukra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.46
त एते मुनयः क्षत्तर् लोकान् सर्गैर् अभावयन् एष कर्दम-दौहित्र- सन्तानः कथितस् तव शृण्वतः श्रद्दधानस्य सद्यः पाप-हरः परः
ta ete munayaḥ kṣattar lokān sargair abhāvayan eṣa kardama-dauhitra- santānaḥ kathitas tava śṛṇvataḥ śraddadhānasya sadyaḥ pāpa-haraḥ paraḥ
These sages, O Kṣattā, caused the worlds to flourish with their progenies. This lineage of the daughter's sons of Kardama has been recounted to you; for you who hear it with faith it is supreme, at once removing sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.47
प्रसूतिं मानवीं दक्ष उपयेमे ह्य् अजात्मजः तस्यां ससर्ज दुहितॄः षोडशामल-लोचनाः
prasūtiṃ mānavīṃ dakṣa upayeme hy ajātmajaḥ tasyāṃ sasarja duhitṝḥ ṣoḍaśāmala-locanāḥ
Dakṣa, the son of the unborn one (Brahmā), married Prasūti, the daughter of Manu; upon her he begot sixteen daughters with spotless eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.48
त्रयोदशादाद् धर्माय तथैकाम् अग्नये विभुः पितृभ्य एकां युक्तेभ्यो भवायैकां भव-च्छिदे
trayodaśādād dharmāya tathaikām agnaye vibhuḥ pitṛbhya ekāṃ yuktebhyo bhavāyaikāṃ bhava-cchide
The mighty one gave thirteen to Dharma, and likewise one to Agni, one to the assembled forefathers, and one to Bhava, the severer of worldly existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.49
श्रद्धा मैत्री दया शान्तिस् तुष्टिः पुष्टिः क्रियोन्नतिः बुद्धिर् मेधा तितिक्षा ह्रीर् मूर्तिर् धर्मस्य पत्नयः
śraddhā maitrī dayā śāntis tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kriyonnatiḥ buddhir medhā titikṣā hrīr mūrtir dharmasya patnayaḥ
Śraddhā, Maitrī, Dayā, Śānti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Kriyā, Unnati, Buddhi, Medhā, Titikṣā, Hrī, and Mūrti — (these are) the wives of Dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.50
श्रद्धासूत शुभं मैत्री प्रसादम् अभयं दया शान्तिः सुखं मुदं तुष्टिः स्मयं पुष्टिर् असूयत
śraddhāsūta śubhaṃ maitrī prasādam abhayaṃ dayā śāntiḥ sukhaṃ mudaṃ tuṣṭiḥ smayaṃ puṣṭir asūyata
Śraddhā bore Śubha, Maitrī Prasāda, Dayā Abhaya, Śānti Sukha, Tuṣṭi Muda, and Puṣṭi bore Smaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.51
योगं क्रियोन्नतिर् दर्पम् अर्थं बुद्धिर् असूयत मेधा स्मृतिं तितिक्षा तु क्षेमं ह्रीः प्रश्रयं सुतम्
yogaṃ kriyonnatir darpam arthaṃ buddhir asūyata medhā smṛtiṃ titikṣā tu kṣemaṃ hrīḥ praśrayaṃ sutam
Kriyā bore Yoga, Unnati Darpa, Buddhi bore Artha, Medhā Smṛti, Titikṣā Kṣema, and Hrī the son Praśraya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.52
मूर्तिः सर्व-गुणोत्पत्तिर् नर-नारायणाव् ऋषी
mūrtiḥ sarva-guṇotpattir nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī
Mūrti, the source of all good qualities, (bore) the two sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.53
ययोर् जन्मन्य् अदो विश्वम् अभ्यनन्दत् सुनिर्वृतम् मनांसि ककुभो वाताः प्रसेदुः सरितो ऽद्रयः
yayor janmany ado viśvam abhyanandat sunirvṛtam manāṃsi kakubho vātāḥ praseduḥ sarito 'drayaḥ
At whose birth this universe rejoiced, wholly delighted; minds, the quarters, the winds, the rivers and the mountains became serene.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.54
दिव्य् अवाद्यन्त तूर्याणि पेतुः कुसुम-वृष्टयः मुनयस् तुष्टुवुस् तुष्टा जगुर् गन्धर्व-किन्नराः
divy avādyanta tūryāṇi petuḥ kusuma-vṛṣṭayaḥ munayas tuṣṭuvus tuṣṭā jagur gandharva-kinnarāḥ
In the sky musical instruments sounded, showers of flowers fell, the sages, satisfied, offered praise, and the Gandharvas and Kinnaras sang.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.55
नृत्यन्ति स्म स्त्रियो देव्य आसीत् परम-मङ्गलम् देवा ब्रह्मादयः सर्वे उपतस्थुर् अभिष्टवैः
nṛtyanti sma striyo devya āsīt parama-maṅgalam devā brahmādayaḥ sarve upatasthur abhiṣṭavaiḥ
The celestial women danced; there was the highest auspiciousness; and all the gods, Brahmā and the rest, attended with hymns of praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.56
देवा ऊचुः यो मायया विरचितं निजयात्मनीदं खे रूप-भेदम् इव तत्-प्रतिचक्षणाय यो मायया विरचितं निजयात्मनीदं खे रूप-भेदम् इव तत्-प्रतिचक्षणाय एतेन धर्म-सदने ऋषि-मूर्तिनाद्य प्रादुश्चकार पुरुषाय नमः परस्मै
devā ūcuḥ yo māyayā viracitaṃ nijayātmanīdaṃ khe rūpa-bhedam iva tat-praticakṣaṇāya yo māyayā viracitaṃ nijayātmanīdaṃ khe rūpa-bhedam iva tat-praticakṣaṇāya etena dharma-sadane ṛṣi-mūrtinādya prāduścakāra puruṣāya namaḥ parasmai
The gods said: He who, in order to display this (world) fashioned by his own māyā within himself — like a differentiation of forms in the sky — has today manifested himself in the house of Dharma in this form of a sage: homage to that supreme Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.57
सो ऽयं स्थिति-व्यतिकरोपशमाय सृष्टान् सत्त्वेन नः सुर-गणान् अनुमेय-तत्त्वः सो ऽयं स्थिति-व्यतिकरोपशमाय सृष्टान् सत्त्वेन नः सुर-गणान् अनुमेय-तत्त्वः दृश्याद् अदभ्र-करुणेन विलोकनेन यच् छ्री-निकेतम् अमलं क्षिपतारविन्दम्
so 'yaṃ sthiti-vyatikaropaśamāya sṛṣṭān sattvena naḥ sura-gaṇān anumeya-tattvaḥ so 'yaṃ sthiti-vyatikaropaśamāya sṛṣṭān sattvena naḥ sura-gaṇān anumeya-tattvaḥ dṛśyād adabhra-karuṇena vilokanena yac chrī-niketam amalaṃ kṣipatāravindam
May he, that very one, whose true nature is (only) to be inferred, look with a glance of abundant compassion upon us, the host of gods created through sattva for the quelling of disturbances to the world's maintenance — a glance that outshines the spotless lotus, the abode of Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 1.58
एवं सुर-गणैस् तात भगवन्ताव् अभिष्टुतौ लब्धावलोकैर् ययतुर् अर्चितौ गन्धमादनम्
evaṃ sura-gaṇais tāta bhagavantāv abhiṣṭutau labdhāvalokair yayatur arcitau gandhamādanam
Thus praised and worshipped by the hosts of gods, dear one, the two Lords, having granted them their glance, went to Gandhamādana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.59
ताव् इमौ वै भगवतो हरेर् अंशाव् इहागतौ भार-व्ययाय च भुवः कृष्णौ यदु-कुरूद्वहौ
tāv imau vai bhagavato harer aṃśāv ihāgatau bhāra-vyayāya ca bhuvaḥ kṛṣṇau yadu-kurūdvahau
These two here are indeed portions of the Lord Hari, come to this world to remove the burden of the earth — the two Kṛṣṇas, the foremost of the Yadus and of the Kurus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.60
स्वाहाभिमानिनश् चाग्नेर् आत्मजांस् त्रीन् अजीजनत् पावकं पवमानं च शुचिं च हुत-भोजनम्
svāhābhimāninaś cāgner ātmajāṃs trīn ajījanat pāvakaṃ pavamānaṃ ca śuciṃ ca huta-bhojanam
And of Agni, who bears the name (or conception) of Svāhā, (Svadhā/Svāhā) gave birth to three sons: Pāvaka, Pavamāna, and Śuci, the eater of the oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 1.61
तेभ्यो ऽग्नयः समभवन् चत्वारिंशच् च पञ्च च त एवैकोनपञ्चाशत् साकं पितृ-पितामहैः
tebhyo 'gnayaḥ samabhavan catvāriṃśac ca pañca ca ta evaikonapañcāśat sākaṃ pitṛ-pitāmahaiḥ
From them arose fires, forty and five; these together with their fathers and grandfathers make forty-nine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.62
वैतानिके कर्मणि यन्- नामभिर् ब्रह्म-वादिभिः आग्नेय्य इष्टयो यज्ञे निरूप्यन्ते ऽग्नयस् तु ते
vaitānike karmaṇi yan- nāmabhir brahma-vādibhiḥ āgneyya iṣṭayo yajñe nirūpyante 'gnayas tu te
But those fires are the ones by whose names, in the rite of the sacred fires, the offerings to Agni are designated in the sacrifice by the reciters of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.63
अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषदः सौम्याः पितर आज्यपाः साग्नयो ऽनग्नयस् तेषां पत्नी दाक्षायणी स्वधा
agniṣvāttā barhiṣadaḥ saumyāḥ pitara ājyapāḥ sāgnayo 'nagnayas teṣāṃ patnī dākṣāyaṇī svadhā
The Agniṣvāttas, the Barhiṣads, the Saumyas, the Ājyapas — these are the forefathers, some with fire (rites) and some without fire; their wife is Svadhā, the daughter of Dakṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.64
तेभ्यो दधार कन्ये द्वे वयुनां धारिणीं स्वधा उभे ते ब्रह्म-वादिन्यौ ज्ञान-विज्ञान-पारगे
tebhyo dadhāra kanye dve vayunāṃ dhāriṇīṃ svadhā ubhe te brahma-vādinyau jñāna-vijñāna-pārage
To them Svadhā bore two daughters, Vayunā and Dhāriṇī; both of them were expounders of the Veda, having reached the far shore of knowledge and discernment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.65
भवस्य पत्नी तु सती भवं देवम् अनुव्रता आत्मनः सदृशं पुत्रं न लेभे गुण-शीलतः
bhavasya patnī tu satī bhavaṃ devam anuvratā ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṃ putraṃ na lebhe guṇa-śīlataḥ
But Satī, the wife of Bhava, devoted to the god Bhava, did not obtain a son equal to herself in quality and character.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 1.66
पितर्य् अप्रतिरूपे स्वे भवायानागसे रुषा अप्रौढैवात्मनात्मानम् अजहाद् योग-संयुता
pitary apratirūpe sve bhavāyānāgase ruṣā aprauḍhaivātmanātmānam ajahād yoga-saṃyutā
Since her own father was hostile toward the blameless Bhava, in anger she, still young, abandoned her body by her own self, being joined in yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition