Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 19
SB 4 19.1
मैत्रेय उवाच अथादीक्षत राजा तु हयमेध-शतेन सः ब्रह्मावर्ते मनोः क्षेत्रे यत्र प्राची सरस्वती
maitreya uvāca athādīkṣata rājā tu hayamedha-śatena saḥ brahmāvarte manoḥ kṣetre yatra prācī sarasvatī
Maitreya said: Then that king was consecrated for a hundred horse-sacrifices, in Brahmāvarta, the field of Manu, where the Sarasvatī flows eastward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.2
तद् अभिप्रेत्य भगवान् कर्मातिशयम् आत्मनः शत-क्रतुर् न ममृषे पृथोर् यज्ञ-महोत्सवम्
tad abhipretya bhagavān karmātiśayam ātmanaḥ śata-kratur na mamṛṣe pṛthor yajña-mahotsavam
Perceiving that, the mighty Indra, performer of a hundred sacrifices, could not tolerate Pṛthu's great sacrificial festival, which surpassed his own deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.3
यत्र यज्ञ-पतिः साक्षाद् भगवान् हरिर् ईश्वरः अन्वभूयत सर्वात्मा सर्व-लोक-गुरुः प्रभुः
yatra yajña-patiḥ sākṣād bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ anvabhūyata sarvātmā sarva-loka-guruḥ prabhuḥ
There the Lord of sacrifice himself, the blessed Hari, the controller, the Self of all, the teacher of all worlds, the master, was directly experienced (as present).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.4
अन्वितो ब्रह्म-शर्वाभ्यां लोक-पालैः सहानुगैः उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैर् मुनिभिश् चाप्सरो-गणैः
anvito brahma-śarvābhyāṃ loka-pālaiḥ sahānugaiḥ upagīyamāno gandharvair munibhiś cāpsaro-gaṇaiḥ
Accompanied by Brahmā and Śiva, and by the guardians of the worlds with their followers, being sung of by Gandharvas, sages and the hosts of Apsarases;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.5
सिद्धा विद्याधरा दैत्या दानवा गुह्यकादयः सुनन्द-नन्द-प्रमुखाः पार्षद-प्रवरा हरेः
siddhā vidyādharā daityā dānavā guhyakādayaḥ sunanda-nanda-pramukhāḥ pārṣada-pravarā hareḥ
Siddhas, Vidyādharas, Daityas, Dānavas, Guhyakas and others, and Hari's foremost attendants headed by Sunanda and Nanda;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.6
कपिलो नारदो दत्तो योगेशाः सनकादयः तम् अन्वीयुर् भागवता ये च तत्-सेवनोत्सुकाः
kapilo nārado datto yogeśāḥ sanakādayaḥ tam anvīyur bhāgavatā ye ca tat-sevanotsukāḥ
Kapila, Nārada, Datta, the masters of yoga headed by Sanaka, and those devotees who were eager to serve him — (all these) followed him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.7
यत्र धर्म-दुघा भूमिः सर्व-काम-दुघा सती दोग्धि स्माभीप्सितान् अर्थान् यजमानस्य भारत
yatra dharma-dughā bhūmiḥ sarva-kāma-dughā satī dogdhi smābhīpsitān arthān yajamānasya bhārata
There the earth, yielding dharma as her milk, being one who yields all desires, milked out the desired objects for the sacrificer, O descendant of Bharata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.8
ऊहुः सर्व-रसान् नद्यः क्षीर-दध्य्-अन्न-गो-रसान् तरवो भूरि-वर्ष्माणः प्रासूयन्त मधु-च्युतः
ūhuḥ sarva-rasān nadyaḥ kṣīra-dadhy-anna-go-rasān taravo bhūri-varṣmāṇaḥ prāsūyanta madhu-cyutaḥ
The rivers carried every sort of liquid — milk, curd, food and cow-products; the trees, of great size, bore fruit dripping with honey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.9
सिन्धवो रत्न-निकरान् गिरयो ऽन्नं चतुर्-विधम् उपायनम् उपाजह्रुः सर्वे लोकाः स-पालकाः
sindhavo ratna-nikarān girayo 'nnaṃ catur-vidham upāyanam upājahruḥ sarve lokāḥ sa-pālakāḥ
The oceans (brought) heaps of jewels, the mountains food of the four kinds; all the worlds with their guardians brought presents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.10
इति चाधोक्षजेशस्य पृथोस् तु परमोदयम् असूयन् भगवान् इन्द्रः प्रतिघातम् अचीकरत्
iti cādhokṣajeśasya pṛthos tu paramodayam asūyan bhagavān indraḥ pratighātam acīkarat
Thus, envying the supreme prosperity of Pṛthu, whose lord was the Transcendent One, the mighty Indra brought about an obstruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.11
चरमेणाश्वमेधेन यजमाने यजुष्-पतिम् वैन्ये यज्ञ-पशुं स्पर्धन्न् अपोवाह तिरोहितः
carameṇāśvamedhena yajamāne yajuṣ-patim vainye yajña-paśuṃ spardhann apovāha tirohitaḥ
While the son of Vena was worshipping the Lord of sacrificial formulas with the last horse-sacrifice, (Indra), out of rivalry, made himself invisible and carried off the sacrificial animal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.12
तम् अत्रिर् भगवान् ऐक्षत् त्वरमाणं विहायसा आमुक्तम् इव पाखण्डं यो ऽधर्मे धर्म-विभ्रमः
tam atrir bhagavān aikṣat tvaramāṇaṃ vihāyasā āmuktam iva pākhaṇḍaṃ yo 'dharme dharma-vibhramaḥ
The venerable Atri saw him hurrying through the sky, like a heretic who has been let loose — one who is a confusion of dharma within adharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 19.13
अत्रिणा चोदितो हन्तुं पृथु-पुत्रो महा-रथः अन्वधावत सङ्क्रुद्धस् तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्
atriṇā codito hantuṃ pṛthu-putro mahā-rathaḥ anvadhāvata saṅkruddhas tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt
Urged by Atri to kill him, Pṛthu's son, the great chariot-warrior, ran after him in fury and cried, "Stop! Stop!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.14
तं तादृशाकृतिं वीक्ष्य मेने धर्मं शरीरिणम् जटिलं भस्मनाच्छन्नं तस्मै बाणं न मुञ्चति
taṃ tādṛśākṛtiṃ vīkṣya mene dharmaṃ śarīriṇam jaṭilaṃ bhasmanācchannaṃ tasmai bāṇaṃ na muñcati
Seeing him with such a form — matted-haired and smeared with ashes — he took him for dharma embodied, and did not release the arrow at him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.15
वधान् निवृत्तं तं भूयो हन्तवे ऽत्रिर् अचोदयत् जहि यज्ञ-हनं तात महेन्द्रं विबुधाधमम्
vadhān nivṛttaṃ taṃ bhūyo hantave 'trir acodayat jahi yajña-hanaṃ tāta mahendraṃ vibudhādhamam
Atri again urged him, who had turned back from the killing, to kill: "Slay, my son, this destroyer of the sacrifice, the great Indra, lowest of the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.16
एवं वैन्य-सुतः प्रोक्तस् त्वरमाणं विहायसा अन्वद्रवद् अभिक्रुद्धो रावणं गृध्र-राड् इव
evaṃ vainya-sutaḥ proktas tvaramāṇaṃ vihāyasā anvadravad abhikruddho rāvaṇaṃ gṛdhra-rāḍ iva
Addressed thus, the son of Vena, greatly enraged, chased after him as he sped through the sky, as the king of vultures pursued Rāvaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.17
सो ऽश्वं रूपं च तद् धित्वा तस्मा अन्तर्हितः स्वराट् वीरः स्व-पशुम् आदाय पितुर् यज्ञम् उपेयिवान्
so 'śvaṃ rūpaṃ ca tad dhitvā tasmā antarhitaḥ svarāṭ vīraḥ sva-paśum ādāya pitur yajñam upeyivān
He, abandoning that horse and that form, vanished from him — the self-ruler (Indra); and the hero, taking his own sacrificial animal, went back to his father's sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.18
तत् तस्य चाद्भुतं कर्म विचक्ष्य परमर्षयः नामधेयं ददुस् तस्मै विजिताश्व इति प्रभो
tat tasya cādbhutaṃ karma vicakṣya paramarṣayaḥ nāmadheyaṃ dadus tasmai vijitāśva iti prabho
Observing that wondrous deed of his, the supreme sages gave him the name "Vijitāśva" (He who won the horse), O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.19
उपसृज्य तमस् तीव्रं जहाराश्वं पुनर् हरिः चषाल-यूपतश् छन्नो हिरण्य-रशनं विभुः
upasṛjya tamas tīvraṃ jahārāśvaṃ punar hariḥ caṣāla-yūpataś channo hiraṇya-raśanaṃ vibhuḥ
Spreading a dense darkness, Hari (Indra) again carried off the horse with its golden chain, the mighty one concealing himself by the caṣāla-topped sacrificial post.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.20
अत्रिः सन्दर्शयाम् आस त्वरमाणं विहायसा कपाल-खट्वाङ्ग-धरं वीरो नैनम् अबाधत
atriḥ sandarśayām āsa tvaramāṇaṃ vihāyasā kapāla-khaṭvāṅga-dharaṃ vīro nainam abādhata
Atri pointed him out, speeding away through the sky, bearing a skull and a club-staff; the hero did not strike him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.21
अत्रिणा चोदितस् तस्मै सन्दधे विशिखं रुषा सो ऽश्वं रूपं च तद् धित्वा तस्थाव् अन्तर्हितः स्वराट्
atriṇā coditas tasmai sandadhe viśikhaṃ ruṣā so 'śvaṃ rūpaṃ ca tad dhitvā tasthāv antarhitaḥ svarāṭ
Urged on by Atri, he fitted an arrow (to the bow) against him in fury; and he — the self-ruler — abandoning that horse and that form, stood invisible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.22
वीरश् चाश्वम् उपादाय पितृ-यज्ञम् अथाव्रजत् तद् अवद्यं हरे रूपं जगृहुर् ज्ञान-दुर्बलाः
vīraś cāśvam upādāya pitṛ-yajñam athāvrajat tad avadyaṃ hare rūpaṃ jagṛhur jñāna-durbalāḥ
And the hero, taking up the horse, then went to his father's sacrifice; but that disgraceful form of Hari (Indra) those weak in knowledge took up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.23
यानि रूपाणि जगृहे इन्द्रो हय-जिहीर्षया तानि पापस्य खण्डानि लिङ्गं खण्डम् इहोच्यते
yāni rūpāṇi jagṛhe indro haya-jihīrṣayā tāni pāpasya khaṇḍāni liṅgaṃ khaṇḍam ihocyate
Whatever forms Indra assumed out of the wish to steal the horse, those are pieces of sin; and here a "piece" is said to be a mere outward mark.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 19.24
एवम् इन्द्रे हरत्य् अश्वं वैन्य-यज्ञ-जिघांसया तद्-गृहीत-विसृष्टेषु पाखण्डेषु मतिर् नृणाम्
evam indre haraty aśvaṃ vainya-yajña-jighāṃsayā tad-gṛhīta-visṛṣṭeṣu pākhaṇḍeṣu matir nṛṇām
Thus, while Indra was stealing the horse out of the desire to ruin Vainya's sacrifice, men's minds (turned) to those heresies which he had taken up and cast off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.25
धर्म इत्य् उपधर्मेषु नग्न-रक्त-पटादिषु प्रायेण सज्जते भ्रान्त्या पेशलेषु च वाग्मिषु
dharma ity upadharmeṣu nagna-rakta-paṭādiṣu prāyeṇa sajjate bhrāntyā peśaleṣu ca vāgmiṣu
Thinking "this is dharma," (the mind) commonly clings, through delusion, to these sub-dharmas — the naked ones, the red-robed ones and the rest — and to those who are polished and glib of speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.26
तद् अभिज्ञाय भगवान् पृथुः पृथु-पराक्रमः इन्द्राय कुपितो बाणम् आदत्तोद्यत-कार्मुकः
tad abhijñāya bhagavān pṛthuḥ pṛthu-parākramaḥ indrāya kupito bāṇam ādattodyata-kārmukaḥ
Recognizing this, the mighty Pṛthu of vast prowess, angered at Indra, took up an arrow, his bow raised.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.27
तम् ऋत्विजः शक्र-वधाभिसन्धितं विचक्ष्य दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् असह्य-रंहसम् निवारयाम् आसुर् अहो महा-मते न युज्यते ऽत्रान्य-वधः प्रचोदितात्
tam ṛtvijaḥ śakra-vadhābhisandhitaṃ vicakṣya duṣprekṣyam asahya-raṃhasam nivārayām āsur aho mahā-mate na yujyate 'trānya-vadhaḥ pracoditāt
Seeing him bent on the killing of Śakra, hard to look upon, of unbearable impetuosity, the officiating priests restrained him: "Ah, great-minded one, the killing of anyone else than what has been enjoined is not proper here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.28
वयं मरुत्वन्तम् इहार्थ-नाशनं ह्वयामहे त्वच्-छ्रवसा हत-त्विषम् अयातयामोपहवैर् अनन्तरं प्रसह्य राजन् जुहवाम ते ऽहितम्
vayaṃ marutvantam ihārtha-nāśanaṃ hvayāmahe tvac-chravasā hata-tviṣam ayātayāmopahavair anantaraṃ prasahya rājan juhavāma te 'hitam
We ourselves shall summon here, with fresh oblation-invocations, Indra with the Maruts, the ruiner of your purpose, whose brilliance has been destroyed by your fame; and then at once, O king, we shall forcibly offer your enemy into the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.29
इत्य् आमन्त्र्य क्रतु-पतिं विदुरास्यर्त्विजो रुषा स्रुग्-घस्तान् जुह्वतो ऽभ्येत्य स्वयम्भूः प्रत्यषेधत
ity āmantrya kratu-patiṃ vidurāsyartvijo ruṣā srug-ghastān juhvato 'bhyetya svayambhūḥ pratyaṣedhata
Having thus addressed the lord of the sacrifice, O Vidura, when his priests, ladles in hand, were making the offering in anger, the Self-born (Brahmā) approached and forbade them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.30
न वध्यो भवताम् इन्द्रो यद् यज्ञो भगवत्-तनुः यं जिघांसथ यज्ञेन यस्येष्टास् तनवः सुराः
na vadhyo bhavatām indro yad yajño bhagavat-tanuḥ yaṃ jighāṃsatha yajñena yasyeṣṭās tanavaḥ surāḥ
Indra must not be killed by you, since the sacrifice is the body of the Lord; and he whom you seek to kill by the sacrifice — the gods, who are his limbs, are the very ones you worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.31
तद् इदं पश्यत महद्- धर्म-व्यतिकरं द्विजाः इन्द्रेणानुष्ठितं राज्ञः कर्मैतद् विजिघांसता
tad idaṃ paśyata mahad- dharma-vyatikaraṃ dvijāḥ indreṇānuṣṭhitaṃ rājñaḥ karmaitad vijighāṃsatā
So behold this great disruption of dharma, O twice-born ones, brought about by Indra out of his wish to destroy this rite of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.32
पृथु-कीर्तेः पृथोर् भूयात् तर्ह्य् एकोन-शत-क्रतुः अलं ते क्रतुभिः स्विष्टैर् यद् भवान् मोक्ष-धर्म-वित्
pṛthu-kīrteḥ pṛthor bhūyāt tarhy ekona-śata-kratuḥ alaṃ te kratubhiḥ sviṣṭair yad bhavān mokṣa-dharma-vit
Let Pṛthu of wide fame then have one-less-than-a-hundred sacrifices; enough of well-performed sacrifices for you, since you know the dharma of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.33
नैवात्मने महेन्द्राय रोषम् आहर्तुम् अर्हसि उभाव् अपि हि भद्रं ते उत्तमश्लोक-विग्रहौ
naivātmane mahendrāya roṣam āhartum arhasi ubhāv api hi bhadraṃ te uttamaśloka-vigrahau
You must not direct anger at great Indra, who is your very self; indeed both of you are embodiments of him whose praise is highest — may it go well for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.34
मास्मिन् महाराज कृथाः स्म चिन्तां निशामयास्मद्-वच आदृतात्मा यद् ध्यायतो दैव-हतं नु कर्तुं मनो ऽतिरुष्टं विशते तमो ऽन्धम्
māsmin mahārāja kṛthāḥ sma cintāṃ niśāmayāsmad-vaca ādṛtātmā yad dhyāyato daiva-hataṃ nu kartuṃ mano 'tiruṣṭaṃ viśate tamo 'ndham
Do not, great king, be troubled over this; listen with attentive mind to our words: for the excessively angry mind of one brooding on doing what fate has struck down enters into blind darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.35
क्रतुर् विरमताम् एष देवेषु दुरवग्रहः धर्म-व्यतिकरो यत्र पाखण्डैर् इन्द्र-निर्मितैः
kratur viramatām eṣa deveṣu duravagrahaḥ dharma-vyatikaro yatra pākhaṇḍair indra-nirmitaiḥ
Let this sacrifice cease — this one, hard to press through against the gods, in which there is a disruption of dharma by the heresies fashioned by Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.36
एभिर् इन्द्रोपसंसृष्टैः पाखण्डैर् हारिभिर् जनम् ह्रियमाणं विचक्ष्वैनं यस् ते यज्ञ-ध्रुग् अश्व-मुट्
ebhir indropasaṃsṛṣṭaiḥ pākhaṇḍair hāribhir janam hriyamāṇaṃ vicakṣvainaṃ yas te yajña-dhrug aśva-muṭ
Look how people are being carried off by these alluring heresies let loose by Indra — he who is the wrecker of your sacrifice, the stealer of the horse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.37
भवान् परित्रातुम् इहावतीर्णो धर्मं जनानां समयानुरूपम् वेनापचाराद् अवलुप्तम् अद्य तद्-देहतो विष्णु-कलासि वैन्य
bhavān paritrātum ihāvatīrṇo dharmaṃ janānāṃ samayānurūpam venāpacārād avaluptam adya tad-dehato viṣṇu-kalāsi vainya
You have descended here to rescue the people's dharma, suited to the times, which has now been effaced by Vena's misdeeds; from his body you were born, and so you are a portion of Viṣṇu, O son of Vena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.38
स त्वं विमृश्यास्य भवं प्रजापते सङ्कल्पनं विश्व-सृजां पिपीपृहि ऐन्द्रीं च मायाम् उपधर्म-मातरं प्रचण्ड-पाखण्ड-पथं प्रभो जहि
sa tvaṃ vimṛśyāsya bhavaṃ prajāpate saṅkalpanaṃ viśva-sṛjāṃ pipīpṛhi aindrīṃ ca māyām upadharma-mātaraṃ pracaṇḍa-pākhaṇḍa-pathaṃ prabho jahi
So you, O lord of creatures, having considered the condition of this (world) and the design of the creators of the universe, sustain it; and destroy, O master, Indra's illusion, the mother of false religion, the road of violent heresy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 19.39
मैत्रेय उवाच इत्थं स लोक-गुरुणा समादिष्टो विशाम्पतिः तथा च कृत्वा वात्सल्यं मघोनापि च सन्दधे
maitreya uvāca itthaṃ sa loka-guruṇā samādiṣṭo viśāmpatiḥ tathā ca kṛtvā vātsalyaṃ maghonāpi ca sandadhe
Maitreya said: Thus instructed by the teacher of the world, that lord of the people acted accordingly, and also formed a bond of affection with Maghavan (Indra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.40
कृतावभृथ-स्नानाय पृथवे भूरि-कर्मणे वरान् ददुस् ते वरदा ये तद्-बर्हिषि तर्पिताः
kṛtāvabhṛtha-snānāya pṛthave bhūri-karmaṇe varān dadus te varadā ye tad-barhiṣi tarpitāḥ
To Pṛthu, of abundant deeds, when he had taken the concluding (avabhṛtha) bath, the bestowers of boons—those who had been gratified at that sacrifice of his—gave boons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.41
विप्राः सत्याशिषस् तुष्टाः श्रद्धया लब्ध-दक्षिणाः आशिषो युयुजुः क्षत्तर् आदि-राजाय सत्-कृताः
viprāḥ satyāśiṣas tuṣṭāḥ śraddhayā labdha-dakṣiṇāḥ āśiṣo yuyujuḥ kṣattar ādi-rājāya sat-kṛtāḥ
The brāhmaṇas, whose blessings come true, satisfied, having received their gifts (offered) with faith, and being honoured, bestowed benedictions upon the first king, O Kṣattā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 19.42
त्वयाहूता महा-बाहो सर्व एव समागताः पूजिता दान-मानाभ्यां पितृ-देवर्षि-मानवाः
tvayāhūtā mahā-bāho sarva eva samāgatāḥ pūjitā dāna-mānābhyāṃ pitṛ-devarṣi-mānavāḥ
Summoned by you, O mighty-armed one, all indeed have assembled—forefathers, gods, sages and men—and have been worshipped with gifts and with honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition