Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 18
SB 4 18.1
मैत्रेय उवाच इत्थं पृथुम् अभिष्टूय रुषा प्रस्फुरिताधरम् पुनर् आहावनिर् भीता संस्तभ्यात्मानम् आत्मना
maitreya uvāca itthaṃ pṛthum abhiṣṭūya ruṣā prasphuritādharam punar āhāvanir bhītā saṃstabhyātmānam ātmanā
Maitreya said: Having thus praised Pṛthu, whose lip quivered with rage, the frightened Earth, steadying herself by herself, spoke again.
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SB 4 18.2
सन्नियच्छाभिभो मन्युं निबोध श्रावितं च मे सर्वतः सारम् आदत्ते यथा मधु-करो बुधः
sanniyacchābhibho manyuṃ nibodha śrāvitaṃ ca me sarvataḥ sāram ādatte yathā madhu-karo budhaḥ
Restrain your wrath, O mighty lord, and heed what is told by me. The wise man gathers the essence from every source, as the honey-bee does.
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SB 4 18.3
अस्मिन् लोके ऽथवामुष्मिन् मुनिभिस् तत्त्व-दर्शिभिः दृष्टा योगाः प्रयुक्ताश् च पुंसां श्रेयः-प्रसिद्धये
asmin loke 'thavāmuṣmin munibhis tattva-darśibhiḥ dṛṣṭā yogāḥ prayuktāś ca puṃsāṃ śreyaḥ-prasiddhaye
For the accomplishment of men's welfare, whether in this world or in that other, methods have been seen and applied by sages who see the truth.
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SB 4 18.4
तान् आतिष्ठति यः सम्यग् उपायान् पूर्व-दर्शितान् अवरः श्रद्धयोपेत उपेयान् विन्दते ऽञ्जसा
tān ātiṣṭhati yaḥ samyag upāyān pūrva-darśitān avaraḥ śraddhayopeta upeyān vindate 'ñjasā
Whoever, though of lesser (ability), rightly follows those means shown before, endowed with faith, easily attains the ends to be attained.
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SB 4 18.5
तान् अनादृत्य यो ऽविद्वान् अर्थान् आरभते स्वयम् तस्य व्यभिचरन्त्य् अर्था आरब्धाश् च पुनः पुनः
tān anādṛtya yo 'vidvān arthān ārabhate svayam tasya vyabhicaranty arthā ārabdhāś ca punaḥ punaḥ
But the unlearned man who disregards those (means) and undertakes his aims by himself — his aims, though undertaken again and again, go astray.
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SB 4 18.6
पुरा सृष्टा ह्य् ओषधयो ब्रह्मणा या विशाम्पते भुज्यमाना मया दृष्टा असद्भिर् अधृत-व्रतैः
purā sṛṣṭā hy oṣadhayo brahmaṇā yā viśāmpate bhujyamānā mayā dṛṣṭā asadbhir adhṛta-vrataiḥ
O lord of peoples, the herbs that were created of old by Brahmā were seen by me being consumed by the wicked, who kept no vows.
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SB 4 18.7
अपालितानादृता च भवद्भिर् लोक-पालकैः चोरी-भूते ऽथ लोके ऽहं यज्ञार्थे ऽग्रसम् ओषधीः
apālitānādṛtā ca bhavadbhir loka-pālakaiḥ corī-bhūte 'tha loke 'haṃ yajñārthe 'grasam oṣadhīḥ
And being unprotected and disregarded by you, the guardians of the world, and the world having then turned to thievery, I swallowed the herbs for the sake of sacrifice.
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SB 4 18.8
नूनं ता वीरुधः क्षीणा मयि कालेन भूयसा तत्र योगेन दृष्टेन भवान् आदातुम् अर्हति
nūnaṃ tā vīrudhaḥ kṣīṇā mayi kālena bhūyasā tatra yogena dṛṣṭena bhavān ādātum arhati
Surely those plants within me have wasted away by the long passage of time; you should draw them out by the method (already) taught.
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SB 4 18.9
वत्सं कल्पय मे वीर येनाहं वत्सला तव धोक्ष्ये क्षीरमयान् कामान् अनुरूपं च दोहनम्
vatsaṃ kalpaya me vīra yenāhaṃ vatsalā tava dhokṣye kṣīramayān kāmān anurūpaṃ ca dohanam
Arrange a calf for me, O hero, by which I, being affectionate toward you, may yield forth (all) desired things in the form of milk—and a suitable milking-vessel.
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SB 4 18.10
दोग्धारं च महा-बाहो भूतानां भूत-भावन अन्नम् ईप्सितम् ऊर्जस्वद् भगवान् वाञ्छते यदि
dogdhāraṃ ca mahā-bāho bhūtānāṃ bhūta-bhāvana annam īpsitam ūrjasvad bhagavān vāñchate yadi
And a milker, O mighty-armed one, O sustainer of beings, if you, my lord, desire the wished-for, nourishing food of (all) creatures.
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SB 4 18.11
समां च कुरु मां राजन् देव-वृष्टं यथा पयः अपर्ताव् अपि भद्रं ते उपावर्तेत मे विभो
samāṃ ca kuru māṃ rājan deva-vṛṣṭaṃ yathā payaḥ apartāv api bhadraṃ te upāvarteta me vibho
And make me level, O king—so that the water rained down by the god may remain with me, O mighty one, even out of season; may it be well with you.
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SB 4 18.12
इति प्रियं हितं वाक्यं भुव आदाय भूपतिः वत्सं कृत्वा मनुं पाणाव् अदुहत् सकलौषधीः
iti priyaṃ hitaṃ vākyaṃ bhuva ādāya bhūpatiḥ vatsaṃ kṛtvā manuṃ pāṇāv aduhat sakalauṣadhīḥ
Taking up this pleasing and beneficial speech of the earth, the lord of the earth made Manu the calf and milked out all the plants into his own hand.
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SB 4 18.13
तथापरे च सर्वत्र सारम् आददते बुधाः ततो ऽन्ये च यथा-कामं दुदुहुः पृथु-भाविताम्
tathāpare ca sarvatra sāram ādadate budhāḥ tato 'nye ca yathā-kāmaṃ duduhuḥ pṛthu-bhāvitām
And in the same way others, the wise, extract the essence everywhere; and then still others milked the earth, tended by Pṛthu, according to their desire.
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SB 4 18.14
ऋषयो दुदुहुर् देवीम् इन्द्रियेष्व् अथ सत्तम वत्सं बृहस्पतिं कृत्वा पयश् छन्दोमयं शुचि
ṛṣayo duduhur devīm indriyeṣv atha sattama vatsaṃ bṛhaspatiṃ kṛtvā payaś chandomayaṃ śuci
Then, O best one, the sages milked the goddess (earth) into their senses, making Bṛhaspati the calf, the pure milk that consists of the Vedic meters.
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SB 4 18.15
कृत्वा वत्सं सुर-गणा इन्द्रं सोमम् अदूदुहन् हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण वीर्यम् ओजो बलं पयः
kṛtvā vatsaṃ sura-gaṇā indraṃ somam adūduhan hiraṇmayena pātreṇa vīryam ojo balaṃ payaḥ
The hosts of gods, making Indra the calf, milked out soma as milk—vigor, energy and strength—in a golden vessel.
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SB 4 18.16
दैतेया दानवा वत्सं प्रह्लादम् असुरर्षभम् विधायादूदुहन् क्षीरम् अयः-पात्रे सुरासवम्
daiteyā dānavā vatsaṃ prahlādam asurarṣabham vidhāyādūduhan kṣīram ayaḥ-pātre surāsavam
The Daiteyas and Dānavas, making Prahlāda, the bull among Asuras, the calf, milked out as milk liquor and spirits in an iron vessel.
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SB 4 18.17
गन्धर्वाप्सरसो ऽधुक्षन् पात्रे पद्ममये पयः वत्सं विश्वावसुं कृत्वा गान्धर्वं मधु सौभगम्
gandharvāpsaraso 'dhukṣan pātre padmamaye payaḥ vatsaṃ viśvāvasuṃ kṛtvā gāndharvaṃ madhu saubhagam
The Gandharvas and Apsarases milked into a lotus vessel the milk that was gandharva song, sweetness and beauty, making Viśvāvasu the calf.
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SB 4 18.18
वत्सेन पितरो ऽर्यम्णा कव्यं क्षीरम् अधुक्षत आम-पात्रे महा-भागाः श्रद्धया श्राद्ध-देवताः
vatsena pitaro 'ryamṇā kavyaṃ kṣīram adhukṣata āma-pātre mahā-bhāgāḥ śraddhayā śrāddha-devatāḥ
The forefathers, the greatly fortunate deities of the śrāddha rites, with Aryaman as the calf, milked with faith the milk that was the offering to the ancestors, into an unbaked clay vessel.
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SB 4 18.19
प्रकल्प्य वत्सं कपिलं सिद्धाः सङ्कल्पनामयीम् सिद्धिं नभसि विद्यां च ये च विद्याधरादयः
prakalpya vatsaṃ kapilaṃ siddhāḥ saṅkalpanāmayīm siddhiṃ nabhasi vidyāṃ ca ye ca vidyādharādayaḥ
The Siddhas, appointing Kapila as the calf, milked in the sky the perfection that consists of (the fulfilment of) will; and those who are the Vidyādharas and the like (milked) the science (of flying).
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SB 4 18.20
अन्ये च मायिनो मायाम् अन्तर्धानाद्भुतात्मनाम् मयं प्रकल्प्य वत्सं ते दुदुहुर् धारणामयीम्
anye ca māyino māyām antardhānādbhutātmanām mayaṃ prakalpya vatsaṃ te duduhur dhāraṇāmayīm
And others, the magicians, of wondrous nature through the power of vanishing, appointing Maya as the calf, milked out magic that consists of concentration.
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SB 4 18.21
यक्ष-रक्षांसि भूतानि पिशाचाः पिशिताशनाः भूतेश-वत्सा दुदुहुः कपाले क्षतजासवम्
yakṣa-rakṣāṃsi bhūtāni piśācāḥ piśitāśanāḥ bhūteśa-vatsā duduhuḥ kapāle kṣatajāsavam
The Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Bhūtas and the flesh-eating Piśācas, with Bhūteśa (Śiva) as their calf, milked into a skull the intoxicating drink of blood.
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SB 4 18.22
तथाहयो दन्दशूकाः सर्पा नागाश् च तक्षकम् विधाय वत्सं दुदुहुर् बिल-पात्रे विषं पयः
tathāhayo dandaśūkāḥ sarpā nāgāś ca takṣakam vidhāya vatsaṃ duduhur bila-pātre viṣaṃ payaḥ
So too the serpents, the biting ones, the snakes and the Nāgas, making Takṣaka the calf, milked poison as milk into a hole-vessel.
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SB 4 18.23
पशवो यवसं क्षीरं वत्सं कृत्वा च गो-वृषम् अरण्य-पात्रे चाधुक्षन् मृगेन्द्रेण च दंष्ट्रिणः
paśavo yavasaṃ kṣīraṃ vatsaṃ kṛtvā ca go-vṛṣam araṇya-pātre cādhukṣan mṛgendreṇa ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ
The cattle, making the bull of the herd the calf, milked out grass as their milk into the vessel of the forest; and the fanged beasts (milked) with the lion (as calf).
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SB 4 18.24
क्रव्यादाः प्राणिनः क्रव्यं दुदुहुः स्वे कलेवरे सुपर्ण-वत्सा विहगाश् चरं चाचरम् एव च
kravyādāḥ prāṇinaḥ kravyaṃ duduhuḥ sve kalevare suparṇa-vatsā vihagāś caraṃ cācaram eva ca
The flesh-eating creatures milked flesh as milk into their own bodies; and the birds, with Suparṇa as their calf, (milked) moving and non-moving (food).
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SB 4 18.25
वट-वत्सा वनस्पतयः पृथग् रसमयं पयः गिरयो हिमवद्-वत्सा नाना-धातून् स्व-सानुषु
vaṭa-vatsā vanaspatayaḥ pṛthag rasamayaṃ payaḥ girayo himavad-vatsā nānā-dhātūn sva-sānuṣu
The trees, with the banyan as their calf, (milked) milk consisting of their various saps; the mountains, with Himavat as their calf, (milked) the various minerals onto their own ridges.
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SB 4 18.26
सर्वे स्व-मुख्य-वत्सेन स्वे स्वे पात्रे पृथक् पयः सर्व-काम-दुघां पृथ्वीं दुदुहुः पृथु-भाविताम्
sarve sva-mukhya-vatsena sve sve pātre pṛthak payaḥ sarva-kāma-dughāṃ pṛthvīṃ duduhuḥ pṛthu-bhāvitām
All of them, each with its own chief one as calf, milked separately into its own vessel the milk from the earth, the yielder of all desires, tended by Pṛthu.
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SB 4 18.27
एवं पृथ्व्-आदयः पृथ्वीम् अन्नादाः स्वन्नम् आत्मनः दोह-वत्सादि-भेदेन क्षीर-भेदं कुरूद्वह
evaṃ pṛthv-ādayaḥ pṛthvīm annādāḥ svannam ātmanaḥ doha-vatsādi-bhedena kṣīra-bhedaṃ kurūdvaha
Thus, O foremost of the Kurus, Pṛthu and the others, eaters of food, (milked) from the earth their own proper food, the milk differing according to the difference of milker, calf and the rest.
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SB 4 18.28
ततो महीपतिः प्रीतः सर्व-काम-दुघां पृथुः दुहितृत्वे चकारेमां प्रेम्णा दुहितृ-वत्सलः
tato mahīpatiḥ prītaḥ sarva-kāma-dughāṃ pṛthuḥ duhitṛtve cakāremāṃ premṇā duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
Then the pleased lord of the earth, Pṛthu, out of affection—being fond of a daughter—made her, the yielder of all desires, his daughter.
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SB 4 18.29
चूर्णयन् स्व-धनुष्-कोट्या गिरि-कूटानि राज-राट् भू-मण्डलम् इदं वैन्यः प्रायश् चक्रे समं विभुः
cūrṇayan sva-dhanuṣ-koṭyā giri-kūṭāni rāja-rāṭ bhū-maṇḍalam idaṃ vainyaḥ prāyaś cakre samaṃ vibhuḥ
Crushing the mountain peaks with the tip of his bow, that king of kings, the mighty son of Vena, made this circle of the earth nearly level.
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SB 4 18.30
अथास्मिन् भगवान् वैन्यः प्रजानां वृत्तिदः पिता निवासान् कल्पयां चक्रे तत्र तत्र यथार्हतः
athāsmin bhagavān vainyaḥ prajānāṃ vṛttidaḥ pitā nivāsān kalpayāṃ cakre tatra tatra yathārhataḥ
Then the powerful son of Vena, the giver of livelihood to his subjects, their father, arranged dwellings for them here and there, as was fitting.
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SB 4 18.31
ग्रामान् पुरः पत्तनानि दुर्गाणि विविधानि च घोषान् व्रजान् स-शिबिरान् आकरान् खेट-खर्वटान्
grāmān puraḥ pattanāni durgāṇi vividhāni ca ghoṣān vrajān sa-śibirān ākarān kheṭa-kharvaṭān
(He arranged) villages, towns, cities, and various forts, cowherd settlements, cattle-pens with encampments, mines, farming hamlets and hill-villages.
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SB 4 18.32
प्राक् पृथोर् इह नैवैषा पुर-ग्रामादि-कल्पना यथा-सुखं वसन्ति स्म तत्र तत्राकुतोभयाः
prāk pṛthor iha naivaiṣā pura-grāmādi-kalpanā yathā-sukhaṃ vasanti sma tatra tatrākutobhayāḥ
Before Pṛthu there was no such laying out of cities, villages and the rest here; people used to live wherever they pleased, comfortably, with nothing to fear.
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