Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 12

SB 4 12.1

मैत्रेय उवाच ध्रुवं निवृत्तं प्रतिबुद्ध्य वैशसाद् अपेत-मन्युं भगवान् धनेश्वरः तत्रागतश् चारण-यक्ष-किन्नरैः संस्तूयमानो न्यवदत् कृताञ्जलिम्

maitreya uvāca dhruvaṃ nivṛttaṃ pratibuddhya vaiśasād apeta-manyuṃ bhagavān dhaneśvaraḥ tatrāgataś cāraṇa-yakṣa-kinnaraiḥ saṃstūyamāno nyavadat kṛtāñjalim

The lord of wealth said: Ho, ho, heir of the kṣatriyas! I am well pleased with you, O sinless one, because at your grandfather's bidding you gave up enmity, which is hard to give up.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.2

धनद उवाच भो भोः क्षत्रिय-दायाद परितुष्टो ऽस्मि ते ऽनघ यत् त्वं पितामहादेशाद् वैरं दुस्त्यजम् अत्यजः

dhanada uvāca bho bhoḥ kṣatriya-dāyāda parituṣṭo 'smi te 'nagha yat tvaṃ pitāmahādeśād vairaṃ dustyajam atyajaḥ

You did not slay the Yakṣas, nor did the Yakṣas slay your brother; it is time alone that is the lord of beings' passing away and coming to be.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.3

न भवान् अवधीद् यक्षान् न यक्षा भ्रातरं तव काल एव हि भूतानां प्रभुर् अप्यय-भावयोः

na bhavān avadhīd yakṣān na yakṣā bhrātaraṃ tava kāla eva hi bhūtānāṃ prabhur apyaya-bhāvayoḥ

The notion 'I' and 'you' is without real object, arising from a person's ignorance; through dwelling on what is not the self it appears like something in a dream, and by it come bondage and its opposite.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 4 12.4

अहं त्वम् इत्य् अपार्था धीर् अज्ञानात् पुरुषस्य हि स्वाप्नीवाभात्य् अतद्-ध्यानाद् यया बन्ध-विपर्ययौ

ahaṃ tvam ity apārthā dhīr ajñānāt puruṣasya hi svāpnīvābhāty atad-dhyānād yayā bandha-viparyayau

The notion "I" and "you" is a meaningless idea in a person, arising from ignorance; like a dream it shines forth from dwelling on what is not the self, and through it come bondage and its opposite.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.5

तद् गच्छ ध्रुव भद्रं ते भगवन्तम् अधोक्षजम् सर्व-भूतात्म-भावेन सर्व-भूतात्म-विग्रहम्

tad gaccha dhruva bhadraṃ te bhagavantam adhokṣajam sarva-bhūtātma-bhāvena sarva-bhūtātma-vigraham

So go, Dhruva — may it be well with you — (and worship) the Lord Adhokṣaja, whose form is the self of all beings, with the attitude that he is the self of all beings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.6

भजस्व भजनीयाङ्घ्रिम् अभवाय भव-च्छिदम् युक्तं विरहितं शक्त्या गुण-मय्यात्म-मायया

bhajasva bhajanīyāṅghrim abhavāya bhava-cchidam yuktaṃ virahitaṃ śaktyā guṇa-mayyātma-māyayā

Worship (him) whose feet are worthy of worship, who cuts off worldly existence, for the sake of non-existence (of rebirth) — (him who is at once) joined with and free from his own māyā, the potency made of the guṇas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.7

वृणीहि कामं नृप यन् मनो-गतं मत्तस् त्वम् औत्तानपदे ऽविशङ्कितः वरं वरार्हो ऽम्बुज-नाभ-पादयोर् अनन्तरं त्वां वयम् अङ्ग शुश्रुम

vṛṇīhi kāmaṃ nṛpa yan mano-gataṃ mattas tvam auttānapade 'viśaṅkitaḥ varaṃ varārho 'mbuja-nābha-pādayor anantaraṃ tvāṃ vayam aṅga śuśruma

Choose, O king, whatever desire is in your mind — a boon from me, without hesitation, O son of Uttānapāda; you are worthy of a boon, for we have heard, dear one, that you are unswervingly devoted to the feet of the lotus-naveled one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.8

मैत्रेय उवाच स राज-राजेन वराय चोदितो ध्रुवो महा-भागवतो महा-मतिः हरौ स वव्रे ऽचलितां स्मृतिं यया तरत्य् अयत्नेन दुरत्ययं तमः

maitreya uvāca sa rāja-rājena varāya codito dhruvo mahā-bhāgavato mahā-matiḥ harau sa vavre 'calitāṃ smṛtiṃ yayā taraty ayatnena duratyayaṃ tamaḥ

Maitreya said: Urged to (choose) a boon by the king of kings, Dhruva, the great devotee of great intelligence, chose unwavering remembrance of Hari, by which one crosses without effort the darkness hard to cross.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.9

तस्य प्रीतेन मनसा तां दत्त्वैडविडस् ततः पश्यतो ऽन्तर्दधे सो ऽपि स्व-पुरं प्रत्यपद्यत

tasya prītena manasā tāṃ dattvaiḍaviḍas tataḥ paśyato 'ntardadhe so 'pi sva-puraṃ pratyapadyata

Having with a pleased mind granted him that, the son of Iḍaviḍā then vanished as he looked on, and he too returned to his own city.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.10

अथायजत यज्ञेशं क्रतुभिर् भूरि-दक्षिणैः द्रव्य-क्रिया-देवतानां कर्म कर्म-फल-प्रदम्

athāyajata yajñeśaṃ kratubhir bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ dravya-kriyā-devatānāṃ karma karma-phala-pradam

Then he worshipped the Lord of sacrifice with sacrificial rites having abundant gifts — (him who is) the (very) act of the materials, the ritual acts and the deities, and the bestower of the fruit of action.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.11

सर्वात्मन्य् अच्युते ऽसर्वे तीव्रौघां भक्तिम् उद्वहन् ददर्शात्मनि भूतेषु तम् एवावस्थितं विभुम्

sarvātmany acyute 'sarve tīvraughāṃ bhaktim udvahan dadarśātmani bhūteṣu tam evāvasthitaṃ vibhum

Bearing an intense flood of devotion toward the infallible one, the Self of all, he saw that same all-pervading one situated in himself and in (all) beings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.12

तम् एवं शील-सम्पन्नं ब्रह्मण्यं दीन-वत्सलम् गोप्तारं धर्म-सेतूनां मेनिरे पितरं प्रजाः

tam evaṃ śīla-sampannaṃ brahmaṇyaṃ dīna-vatsalam goptāraṃ dharma-setūnāṃ menire pitaraṃ prajāḥ

The subjects considered him, thus endowed with good character, devoted to the brāhmaṇas, kind to the wretched, the protector of the embankments of dharma, to be their father.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.13

षट्-त्रिंशद्-वर्ष-साहस्रं शशास क्षिति-मण्डलम् भोगैः पुण्य-क्षयं कुर्वन्न् अभोगैर् अशुभ-क्षयम्

ṣaṭ-triṃśad-varṣa-sāhasraṃ śaśāsa kṣiti-maṇḍalam bhogaiḥ puṇya-kṣayaṃ kurvann abhogair aśubha-kṣayam

He ruled the circle of the earth for thirty-six thousand years, wearing away his merit by enjoyments and his ill (karma) by abstentions.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.14

एवं बहु-सवं कालं महात्माविचलेन्द्रियः त्रि-वर्गौपयिकं नीत्वा पुत्रायादान् नृपासनम्

evaṃ bahu-savaṃ kālaṃ mahātmāvicalendriyaḥ tri-vargaupayikaṃ nītvā putrāyādān nṛpāsanam

Thus the great soul, his senses unshaken, having passed a long time of many sacrifices suited to the three aims (of life), gave the royal seat to his son.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.15

मन्यमान इदं विश्वं माया-रचितम् आत्मनि अविद्या-रचित-स्वप्न-गन्धर्व-नगरोपमम्

manyamāna idaṃ viśvaṃ māyā-racitam ātmani avidyā-racita-svapna-gandharva-nagaropamam

Considering this universe within the self to be fashioned by māyā, like a dream fashioned by ignorance or a city of the Gandharvas,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.16

आत्म-स्त्र्य्-अपत्य-सुहृदो बलम् ऋद्ध-कोशम् अन्तः-पुरं परिविहार-भुवश् च रम्याः अम्प्;भू-मण्डलं जलधि-मेखलम् आकलय्य कालोपसृष्टम् इति स प्रययौ विशालाम्

ātma-stry-apatya-suhṛdo balam ṛddha-kośam antaḥ-puraṃ parivihāra-bhuvaś ca ramyāḥ bhū-maṇḍalaṃ jaladhi-mekhalam ākalayya kālopasṛṣṭam iti sa prayayau viśālām

Reckoning that his own body, wife, children and friends, his army, his rich treasury, his inner apartments and his lovely pleasure grounds, and the circle of the earth girdled by the ocean, were all cast up by time, he went away to Viśālā.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.17

तस्यां विशुद्ध-करणः शिव-वार् विगाह्य बद्ध्वासनं जित-मरुन् मनसाहृताक्षः तस्यां विशुद्ध-करणः शिव-वार् विगाह्य बद्ध्वासनं जित-मरुन् मनसाहृताक्षः स्थूले दधार भगवत्-प्रतिरूप एतद् ध्यायंस् तद् अव्यवहितो व्यसृजत् समाधौ

tasyāṃ viśuddha-karaṇaḥ śiva-vār vigāhya baddhvāsanaṃ jita-marun manasāhṛtākṣaḥ tasyāṃ viśuddha-karaṇaḥ śiva-vār vigāhya baddhvāsanaṃ jita-marun manasāhṛtākṣaḥ sthūle dadhāra bhagavat-pratirūpa etad dhyāyaṃs tad avyavahito vyasṛjat samādhau

There, with his organs purified, having bathed in the holy water, having fixed his posture, having mastered the breath and drawn in his senses by the mind, he held (in mind) the gross form that is the image of the Lord; meditating on it, he, undistracted, released even that in samādhi.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.18

भक्तिं हरौ भगवति प्रवहन्न् अजस्रम् आनन्द-बाष्प-कलया मुहुर् अर्द्यमानः भक्तिं हरौ भगवति प्रवहन्न् अजस्रम् आनन्द-बाष्प-कलया मुहुर् अर्द्यमानः विक्लिद्यमान-हृदयः पुलकाचिताङ्गो नात्मानम् अस्मरद् असाव् इति मुक्त-लिङ्गः

bhaktiṃ harau bhagavati pravahann ajasram ānanda-bāṣpa-kalayā muhur ardyamānaḥ bhaktiṃ harau bhagavati pravahann ajasram ānanda-bāṣpa-kalayā muhur ardyamānaḥ viklidyamāna-hṛdayaḥ pulakācitāṅgo nātmānam asmarad asāv iti mukta-liṅgaḥ

Letting devotion flow ceaselessly toward Hari, the Lord, again and again overcome by a trickle of tears of joy, his heart melting, his limbs covered with thrilling hairs, he did not remember himself as 'I am this one' — his marks (of egoity) let go.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.19

स ददर्श विमानाग्र्यं नभसो ऽवतरद् ध्रुवः विभ्राजयद् दश दिशो राकापतिम् इवोदितम्

sa dadarśa vimānāgryaṃ nabhaso 'vatarad dhruvaḥ vibhrājayad daśa diśo rākāpatim ivoditam

Dhruva saw a foremost aerial vehicle descending from the sky, illuminating the ten directions like the risen lord of the full moon night.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.20

तत्रानु देव-प्रवरौ चतुर्-भुजौ श्यामौ किशोराव् अरुणाम्बुजेक्षणौ अम्प्;स्थिताव् अवष्टभ्य गदां सुवाससौ किरीट-हाराङ्गद-चारु-कुण्डलौ

tatrānu deva-pravarau catur-bhujau śyāmau kiśorāv aruṇāmbujekṣaṇau sthitāv avaṣṭabhya gadāṃ suvāsasau kirīṭa-hārāṅgada-cāru-kuṇḍalau

Then in it (he saw) two foremost gods, four-armed, dark, youthful, with eyes like reddish lotuses, standing leaning on a club, finely dressed, with crowns, necklaces, armlets and lovely earrings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.21

विज्ञाय ताव् उत्तमगाय-किङ्कराव् अभ्युत्थितः साध्वस-विस्मृत-क्रमः विज्ञाय ताव् उत्तमगाय-किङ्कराव् अभ्युत्थितः साध्वस-विस्मृत-क्रमः ननाम नामानि गृणन् मधुद्विषः पार्षत्-प्रधानाव् इति संहताञ्जलिः

vijñāya tāv uttamagāya-kiṅkarāv abhyutthitaḥ sādhvasa-vismṛta-kramaḥ vijñāya tāv uttamagāya-kiṅkarāv abhyutthitaḥ sādhvasa-vismṛta-kramaḥ nanāma nāmāni gṛṇan madhudviṣaḥ pārṣat-pradhānāv iti saṃhatāñjaliḥ

Recognizing those two as servants of him who is highly praised, he rose up, his steps forgotten out of awe, and bowed, uttering the names of the enemy of Madhu, saying "the two chief attendants!", with palms joined together.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.22

तं कृष्ण-पादाभिनिविष्ट-चेतसं बद्धाञ्जलिं प्रश्रय-नम्र-कन्धरम् तं कृष्ण-पादाभिनिविष्ट-चेतसं बद्धाञ्जलिं प्रश्रय-नम्र-कन्धरम् सुनन्द-नन्दाव् उपसृत्य सस्मितं प्रत्यूचतुः पुष्करनाभ-सम्मतौ

taṃ kṛṣṇa-pādābhiniviṣṭa-cetasaṃ baddhāñjaliṃ praśraya-namra-kandharam taṃ kṛṣṇa-pādābhiniviṣṭa-cetasaṃ baddhāñjaliṃ praśraya-namra-kandharam sunanda-nandāv upasṛtya sasmitaṃ pratyūcatuḥ puṣkaranābha-sammatau

Approaching him — his mind absorbed in Kṛṣṇa's feet, his palms joined, his neck bent in reverence — Sunanda and Nanda, honored by the lotus-naveled one, spoke to him with a smile in reply.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.23

सुनन्द-नन्दाव् ऊचतुः भो भो राजन् सुभद्रं ते वाचं नो ऽवहितः शृणु यः पञ्च-वर्षस् तपसा भवान् देवम् अतीतृपत्

sunanda-nandāv ūcatuḥ bho bho rājan subhadraṃ te vācaṃ no 'vahitaḥ śṛṇu yaḥ pañca-varṣas tapasā bhavān devam atītṛpat

Sunanda and Nanda said: O king, O king, may it be well with you; listen attentively to our words. You who at five years of age gratified the Lord by austerity —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.24

तस्याखिल-जगद्-धातुर् आवां देवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः पार्षदाव् इह सम्प्राप्तौ नेतुं त्वां भगवत्-पदम्

tasyākhila-jagad-dhātur āvāṃ devasya śārṅgiṇaḥ pārṣadāv iha samprāptau netuṃ tvāṃ bhagavat-padam

We two are attendants of that god, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, the maker of the whole world; we have come here to lead you to the Lord's abode.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.25

सुदुर्जयं विष्णु-पदं जितं त्वया यत् सूरयो ऽप्राप्य विचक्षते परम् आतिष्ठ तच् चन्द्र-दिवाकरादयो ग्रहर्क्ष-ताराः परियन्ति दक्षिणम्

sudurjayaṃ viṣṇu-padaṃ jitaṃ tvayā yat sūrayo 'prāpya vicakṣate param ātiṣṭha tac candra-divākarādayo graharkṣa-tārāḥ pariyanti dakṣiṇam

Viṣṇu's abode, most hard to win, has been won by you—that which the wise, not attaining it, gaze up at as the supreme. Take your place in it, around which as their right side the moon, the sun and the rest, the planets, lunar mansions and stars revolve.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.26

अनास्थितं ते पितृभिर् अन्यैर् अप्य् अङ्ग कर्हिचित् आतिष्ठ जगतां वन्द्यं तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम्

anāsthitaṃ te pitṛbhir anyair apy aṅga karhicit ātiṣṭha jagatāṃ vandyaṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

It has never been occupied by your forefathers, dear one, nor by any others at any time. Take your place in that supreme abode of Viṣṇu, worthy of the homage of the worlds.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.27

एतद् विमान-प्रवरम् उत्तमश्लोक-मौलिना उपस्थापितम् आयुष्मन्न् अधिरोढुं त्वम् अर्हसि

etad vimāna-pravaram uttamaśloka-maulinā upasthāpitam āyuṣmann adhiroḍhuṃ tvam arhasi

This finest of aerial cars has been sent here by him who is the crown of those praised in the highest verses; O long-lived one, you deserve to mount it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.28

मैत्रेय उवाच निशम्य वैकुण्ठ-नियोज्य-मुख्ययोर् मधु-च्युतं वाचम् उरुक्रम-प्रियः कृताभिषेकः कृत-नित्य-मङ्गलो मुनीन् प्रणम्याशिषम् अभ्यवादयत्

maitreya uvāca niśamya vaikuṇṭha-niyojya-mukhyayor madhu-cyutaṃ vācam urukrama-priyaḥ kṛtābhiṣekaḥ kṛta-nitya-maṅgalo munīn praṇamyāśiṣam abhyavādayat

Maitreya said: Having heard the honey-dropping speech of the two chief commanders sent from Vaikuṇṭha, he who was dear to the wide-striding one, having bathed and performed the daily auspicious rites, bowed to the sages and received their blessing.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.29

परीत्याभ्यर्च्य धिष्ण्याग्र्यं पार्षदाव् अभिवन्द्य च इयेष तद् अधिष्ठातुं बिभ्रद् रूपं हिरण्मयम्

parītyābhyarcya dhiṣṇyāgryaṃ pārṣadāv abhivandya ca iyeṣa tad adhiṣṭhātuṃ bibhrad rūpaṃ hiraṇmayam

Having circled and worshipped that foremost vehicle, and having saluted the two attendants, he wished to mount it, bearing a golden form.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.30

तदोत्तानपदः पुत्रो ददर्शान्तकम् आगतम् मृत्योर् मूर्ध्नि पदं दत्त्वा आरुरोहाद्भुतं गृहम्

tadottānapadaḥ putro dadarśāntakam āgatam mṛtyor mūrdhni padaṃ dattvā ārurohādbhutaṃ gṛham

Then the son of Uttānapāda saw Death come; setting his foot on the head of Death, he ascended the wondrous dwelling.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.31

तदा दुन्दुभयो नेदुर् मृदङ्ग-पणवादयः गन्धर्व-मुख्याः प्रजगुः पेतुः कुसुम-वृष्टयः

tadā dundubhayo nedur mṛdaṅga-paṇavādayaḥ gandharva-mukhyāḥ prajaguḥ petuḥ kusuma-vṛṣṭayaḥ

Then kettledrums sounded, and mṛdaṅgas, small drums and the rest; the chief Gandharvas sang, and showers of flowers fell.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.32

स च स्वर्लोकम् आरोक्ष्यन् सुनीतिं जननीं ध्रुवः अन्वस्मरद् अगं हित्वा दीनां यास्ये त्रि-विष्टपम्

sa ca svarlokam ārokṣyan sunītiṃ jananīṃ dhruvaḥ anvasmarad agaṃ hitvā dīnāṃ yāsye tri-viṣṭapam

And Dhruva, as he was about to ascend to the heavenly world, remembered his mother Sunīti: "Am I to go to the third heaven, leaving the poor woman behind?"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.33

इति व्यवसितं तस्य व्यवसाय सुरोत्तमौ दर्शयाम् आसतुर् देवीं पुरो यानेन गच्छतीम्

iti vyavasitaṃ tasya vyavasāya surottamau darśayām āsatur devīṃ puro yānena gacchatīm

Knowing this resolve of his, the two best of gods showed him the lady going ahead by a vehicle.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.34

तत्र तत्र प्रशंसद्भिः पथि वैमानिकैः सुरैः अवकीर्यमाणो ददृशे कुसुमैः क्रमशो ग्रहान्

tatra tatra praśaṃsadbhiḥ pathi vaimānikaiḥ suraiḥ avakīryamāṇo dadṛśe kusumaiḥ kramaśo grahān

Showered with flowers on the way, here and there, by the gods travelling in their aerial cars and praising him, he saw the planets one after another.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.35

त्रि-लोकीं देव-यानेन सो ऽतिव्रज्य मुनीन् अपि परस्ताद् यद् ध्रुव-गतिर् विष्णोः पदम् अथाभ्यगात्

tri-lokīṃ deva-yānena so 'tivrajya munīn api parastād yad dhruva-gatir viṣṇoḥ padam athābhyagāt

Passing beyond the three worlds by the divine vehicle, and beyond the sages too, he then reached that abode of Viṣṇu which is the station of Dhruva.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.36

यद् भ्राजमानं स्व-रुचैव सर्वतो लोकास् त्रयो ह्य् अनु विभ्राजन्त एते यन् नाव्रजन् जन्तुषु ये ऽननुग्रहा व्रजन्ति भद्राणि चरन्ति ये ऽनिशम्

yad bhrājamānaṃ sva-rucaiva sarvato lokās trayo hy anu vibhrājanta ete yan nāvrajan jantuṣu ye 'nanugrahā vrajanti bhadrāṇi caranti ye 'niśam

That which, shining by its own radiance on every side, causes these three worlds to shine in its train; that to which those who show no kindness to living beings do not go, while those go who unceasingly practise what is good—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.37

शान्ताः सम-दृशः शुद्धाः सर्व-भूतानुरञ्जनाः यान्त्य् अञ्जसाच्युत-पदम् अच्युत-प्रिय-बान्धवाः

śāntāḥ sama-dṛśaḥ śuddhāḥ sarva-bhūtānurañjanāḥ yānty añjasācyuta-padam acyuta-priya-bāndhavāḥ

the peaceful, those of equal vision, the pure, those who delight all beings, who are friends dear to the Infallible One—they go straight to the abode of the Infallible One.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.38

इत्य् उत्तानपदः पुत्रो ध्रुवः कृष्ण-परायणः अभूत् त्रयाणां लोकानां चूडा-मणिर् इवामलः

ity uttānapadaḥ putro dhruvaḥ kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇaḥ abhūt trayāṇāṃ lokānāṃ cūḍā-maṇir ivāmalaḥ

Thus Dhruva, the son of Uttānapāda, devoted to Kṛṣṇa, became like a spotless crest-jewel of the three worlds.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.39

गम्भीर-वेगो ऽनिमिषं ज्योतिषां चक्रम् आहितम् यस्मिन् भ्रमति कौरव्य मेढ्याम् इव गवां गणः

gambhīra-vego 'nimiṣaṃ jyotiṣāṃ cakram āhitam yasmin bhramati kauravya meḍhyām iva gavāṃ gaṇaḥ

Of deep speed, unblinking, the wheel of luminaries is set there; upon which it turns, O Kaurava, as a herd of cattle around the central post.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.40

महिमानं विलोक्यास्य नारदो भगवान् ऋषिः आतोद्यं वितुदञ् श्लोकान् सत्रे ऽगायत् प्रचेतसाम्

mahimānaṃ vilokyāsya nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ātodyaṃ vitudañ ślokān satre 'gāyat pracetasām

Beholding his greatness, Nārada, the venerable seer, struck his instrument and sang these verses at the sacrifice of the Pracetases.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.41

नारद उवाच नूनं सुनीतेः पति-देवतायास् तपः-प्रभावस्य सुतस्य तां गतिम् दृष्ट्वाभ्युपायान् अपि वेद-वादिनो नैवाधिगन्तुं प्रभवन्ति किं नृपाः

nārada uvāca nūnaṃ sunīteḥ pati-devatāyās tapaḥ-prabhāvasya sutasya tāṃ gatim dṛṣṭvābhyupāyān api veda-vādino naivādhigantuṃ prabhavanti kiṃ nṛpāḥ

Nārada said: Surely, having seen that destination of the son of Sunīti—she whose god was her husband—the son whose power was austerity, even the reciters of the Vedas, though possessed of the means, are unable to attain it; how then kings?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 4 12.42

यः पञ्च-वर्षो गुरु-दार-वाक्-शरैर् भिन्नेन यातो हृदयेन दूयता वनं मद्-आदेश-करो ऽजितं प्रभुं जिगाय तद्-भक्त-गुणैः पराजितम्

yaḥ pañca-varṣo guru-dāra-vāk-śarair bhinnena yāto hṛdayena dūyatā vanaṃ mad-ādeśa-karo 'jitaṃ prabhuṃ jigāya tad-bhakta-guṇaiḥ parājitam

He who at five years of age, his heart pierced and pained by the word-arrows of his father's wife, went to the forest, doing what I directed, and conquered the unconquered Lord—who is (himself) conquered by the qualities of his devotees.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.43

यः क्षत्र-बन्धुर् भुवि तस्याधिरूढम् अन्व् आरुरुक्षेद् अपि वर्ष-पूगैः षट्-पञ्च-वर्षो यद् अहोभिर् अल्पैः प्रसाद्य वैकुण्ठम् अवाप तत्-पदम्

yaḥ kṣatra-bandhur bhuvi tasyādhirūḍham anv ārurukṣed api varṣa-pūgaiḥ ṣaṭ-pañca-varṣo yad ahobhir alpaiḥ prasādya vaikuṇṭham avāpa tat-padam

What mere kinsman of the warrior class on earth could climb, even after many years, after that which he mounted—he who at five or six years, in a few days, having propitiated the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, attained His abode?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.44

मैत्रेय उवाच एतत् ते ऽभिहितं सर्वं यत् पृष्टो ऽहम् इह त्वया ध्रुवस्योद्दाम-यशसश् चरितं सम्मतं सताम्

maitreya uvāca etat te 'bhihitaṃ sarvaṃ yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā dhruvasyoddāma-yaśasaś caritaṃ sammataṃ satām

Maitreya said: All this that you asked me here has been told to you—the deeds of Dhruva of boundless fame, held in esteem by the good.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.45

धन्यं यशस्यम् आयुष्यं पुण्यं स्वस्त्य्-अयनं महत् स्वर्ग्यं ध्रौव्यं सौमनस्यं प्रशस्यम् अघ-मर्षणम्

dhanyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ svasty-ayanaṃ mahat svargyaṃ dhrauvyaṃ saumanasyaṃ praśasyam agha-marṣaṇam

(This narrative is) wealth-bestowing, fame-bestowing, life-prolonging, purifying, a great path to well-being, leading to heaven, granting stability, gladdening the mind, praiseworthy, and destroying sin.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.46

श्रुत्वैतच् छ्रद्धयाभीक्ष्णम् अच्युत-प्रिय-चेष्टितम् भवेद् भक्तिर् भगवति यया स्यात् क्लेश-सङ्क्षयः

śrutvaitac chraddhayābhīkṣṇam acyuta-priya-ceṣṭitam bhaved bhaktir bhagavati yayā syāt kleśa-saṅkṣayaḥ

By hearing this again and again with faith—this deed dear to the infallible Lord—devotion to the Lord arises, by which there comes about the complete destruction of distress.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.47

महत्त्वम् इच्छतां तीर्थं श्रोतुः शीलादयो गुणाः यत्र तेजस् तद् इच्छूनां मानो यत्र मनस्विनाम्

mahattvam icchatāṃ tīrthaṃ śrotuḥ śīlādayo guṇāḥ yatra tejas tad icchūnāṃ māno yatra manasvinām

(It is) a place of pilgrimage for those who desire greatness; good character and other virtues (come) to the hearer; in it (is) power for those who desire that, and honour where there are men of spirit.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 4 12.48

प्रयतः कीर्तयेत् प्रातः समवाये द्वि-जन्मनाम् सायं च पुण्य-श्लोकस्य ध्रुवस्य चरितं महत्

prayataḥ kīrtayet prātaḥ samavāye dvi-janmanām sāyaṃ ca puṇya-ślokasya dhruvasya caritaṃ mahat

Self-controlled, one should recite in the morning and in the evening, in an assembly of the twice-born, the great deed of Dhruva, whose praise is holy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.49

पौर्णमास्यां सिनीवाल्यां द्वादश्यां श्रवणे ऽथवा दिन-क्षये व्यतीपाते सङ्क्रमे ऽर्कदिने ऽपि वा

paurṇamāsyāṃ sinīvālyāṃ dvādaśyāṃ śravaṇe 'thavā dina-kṣaye vyatīpāte saṅkrame 'rkadine 'pi vā

On the full-moon day, on the new-moon day, on the twelfth day, or under the Śravaṇa asterism, at the end of a lunar day, at a Vyatīpāta conjunction, at the sun's passage into a new sign, or on a Sunday—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.50

श्रावयेच् छ्रद्दधानानां तीर्थ-पाद-पदाश्रयः नेच्छंस् तत्रात्मनात्मानं सन्तुष्ट इति सिध्यति

śrāvayec chraddadhānānāṃ tīrtha-pāda-padāśrayaḥ necchaṃs tatrātmanātmānaṃ santuṣṭa iti sidhyati

—one who has taken shelter at the feet of him whose feet are the holy places should recite it for those who have faith, desiring nothing in return; being content in that with the self by the self, one attains success.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 4 12.51

ज्ञानम् अज्ञात-तत्त्वाय यो दद्यात् सत्-पथे ऽमृतम् कृपालोर् दीन-नाथस्य देवास् तस्यानुगृह्णते

jñānam ajñāta-tattvāya yo dadyāt sat-pathe 'mṛtam kṛpālor dīna-nāthasya devās tasyānugṛhṇate

Whoever should give knowledge—the nectar on the path of the good—to one who does not know the truth: the gods show favour to him, the compassionate one, the protector of the wretched.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 4 12.52

इदं मया ते ऽभिहितं कुरूद्वह ध्रुवस्य विख्यात-विशुद्ध-कर्मणः हित्वार्भकः क्रीडनकानि मातुर् गृहं च विष्णुं शरणं यो जगाम

idaṃ mayā te 'bhihitaṃ kurūdvaha dhruvasya vikhyāta-viśuddha-karmaṇaḥ hitvārbhakaḥ krīḍanakāni mātur gṛhaṃ ca viṣṇuṃ śaraṇaṃ yo jagāma

This, O foremost of the Kurus, has been told by me to you, of Dhruva, whose deeds are renowned and pure—who as a child gave up his toys and his mother's house and went to Viṣṇu for refuge.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition