Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 21
SB 4 21.1
मैत्रेय उवाच मौक्तिकैः कुसुम-स्रग्भिर् दुकूलैः स्वर्ण-तोरणैः महा-सुरभिभिर् धूपैर् मण्डितं तत्र तत्र वै
maitreya uvāca mauktikaiḥ kusuma-sragbhir dukūlaiḥ svarṇa-toraṇaiḥ mahā-surabhibhir dhūpair maṇḍitaṃ tatra tatra vai
Maitreya said: (The city was) adorned here and there with pearls, garlands of flowers, fine cloths, golden archways, and highly fragrant incense.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.2
चन्दनागुरु-तोयार्द्र- रथ्या-चत्वर-मार्गवत् पुष्पाक्षत-फलैस् तोक्मैर् लाजैर् अर्चिर्भिर् अर्चितम्
candanāguru-toyārdra- rathyā-catvara-mārgavat puṣpākṣata-phalais tokmair lājair arcirbhir arcitam
With its lanes, squares and roads wet with sandal and aloe water, it was worshipped with flowers, unbroken rice grains, fruits, young shoots, parched grain, and lamp-flames.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.3
सवृन्दैः कदली-स्तम्भैः पूग-पोतैः परिष्कृतम् तरु-पल्लव-मालाभिः सर्वतः समलङ्कृतम्
savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ pūga-potaiḥ pariṣkṛtam taru-pallava-mālābhiḥ sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtam
It was made lovely with banana trunks bearing their clusters and with young areca palms, and on all sides decked with garlands of trees' fresh leaves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.4
प्रजास् तं दीप-बलिभिः सम्भृताशेष-मङ्गलैः अभीयुर् मृष्ट-कन्याश् च मृष्ट-कुण्डल-मण्डिताः
prajās taṃ dīpa-balibhiḥ sambhṛtāśeṣa-maṅgalaiḥ abhīyur mṛṣṭa-kanyāś ca mṛṣṭa-kuṇḍala-maṇḍitāḥ
The people came out to meet him with lamps and offerings and with every kind of auspicious thing gathered together, and (with them) girls freshly bathed, adorned with polished earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.5
शङ्ख-दुन्दुभि-घोषेण ब्रह्म-घोषेण चर्त्विजाम् विवेश भवनं वीरः स्तूयमानो गत-स्मयः
śaṅkha-dundubhi-ghoṣeṇa brahma-ghoṣeṇa cartvijām viveśa bhavanaṃ vīraḥ stūyamāno gata-smayaḥ
With the sound of conches and drums and with the Vedic chanting of the priests, the hero entered his palace, being praised, yet free of pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.6
पूजितः पूजयाम् आस तत्र तत्र महा-यशाः पौराञ् जानपदांस् तांस् तान् प्रीतः प्रिय-वर-प्रदः
pūjitaḥ pūjayām āsa tatra tatra mahā-yaśāḥ paurāñ jānapadāṃs tāṃs tān prītaḥ priya-vara-pradaḥ
Honored (by them), the greatly renowned one honored in turn, here and there, those various city-dwellers and country-folk, pleased and granting choice favors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.7
स एवम् आदीन्य् अनवद्य-चेष्टितः कर्माणि भूयांसि महान् महत्तमः कुर्वन् शशासावनि-मण्डलं यशः स्फीतं निधायारुरुहे परं पदम्
sa evam ādīny anavadya-ceṣṭitaḥ karmāṇi bhūyāṃsi mahān mahattamaḥ kurvan śaśāsāvani-maṇḍalaṃ yaśaḥ sphītaṃ nidhāyāruruhe paraṃ padam
He of blameless conduct, the great one, greatest of the great, performing these and many more such deeds, ruled the circle of the earth, and having laid up abundant fame, he ascended to the supreme abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.8
सूत उवाच तद् आदि-राजस्य यशो विजृम्भितं गुणैर् अशेषैर् गुणवत्-सभाजितम् क्षत्ता महा-भागवतः सदस्पते कौषारविं प्राह गृणन्तम् अर्चयन्
sūta uvāca tad ādi-rājasya yaśo vijṛmbhitaṃ guṇair aśeṣair guṇavat-sabhājitam kṣattā mahā-bhāgavataḥ sadaspate kauṣāraviṃ prāha gṛṇantam arcayan
Sūta said: O lord of the assembly, when the fame of that first king — expanded by his endless qualities and honored by the qualified — was being recited (by Maitreya), the great devotee Kṣattā (Vidura), honoring him, spoke to the son of Kuṣāru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.9
विदुर उवाच सो ऽभिषिक्तः पृथुर् विप्रैर् लब्धाशेष-सुरार्हणः बिभ्रत् स वैष्णवं तेजो बाह्वोर् याभ्यां दुदोह गाम्
vidura uvāca so 'bhiṣiktaḥ pṛthur viprair labdhāśeṣa-surārhaṇaḥ bibhrat sa vaiṣṇavaṃ tejo bāhvor yābhyāṃ dudoha gām
Vidura said: When Pṛthu had been consecrated by the brāhmaṇas and had received the tribute of all the gods, he bore that Vaiṣṇava power in his arms, with which he milked the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.10
को न्व् अस्य कीर्तिं न शृणोत्य् अभिज्ञो यद्-विक्रमोच्छिष्टम् अशेष-भूपाः लोकाः स-पाला उपजीवन्ति कामम् अद्यापि तन् मे वद कर्म शुद्धम्
ko nv asya kīrtiṃ na śṛṇoty abhijño yad-vikramocchiṣṭam aśeṣa-bhūpāḥ lokāḥ sa-pālā upajīvanti kāmam adyāpi tan me vada karma śuddham
What knowledgeable man does not hear his glory — he by the leavings of whose valor all kings, and the worlds with their guardians, live at will even today? Tell me that pure deed of his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.11
मैत्रेय उवाच गङ्गा-यमुनयोर् नद्योर् अन्तरा क्षेत्रम् आवसन् आरब्धान् एव बुभुजे भोगान् पुण्य-जिहासया
maitreya uvāca gaṅgā-yamunayor nadyor antarā kṣetram āvasan ārabdhān eva bubhuje bhogān puṇya-jihāsayā
Maitreya said: Dwelling in the land between the two rivers Gaṅgā and Yamunā, he enjoyed only those enjoyments already begun (by his past merit), wishing to exhaust his merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.12
सर्वत्रास्खलितादेशः सप्त-द्वीपैक-दण्ड-धृक् अन्यत्र ब्राह्मण-कुलाद् अन्यत्राच्युत-गोत्रतः
sarvatrāskhalitādeśaḥ sapta-dvīpaika-daṇḍa-dhṛk anyatra brāhmaṇa-kulād anyatrācyuta-gotrataḥ
His command was nowhere thwarted; he wielded sole rule over the seven continents — except among the families of brāhmaṇas, and except for the lineage of the imperishable Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.13
एकदासीन् महा-सत्र- दीक्षा तत्र दिवौकसाम् समाजो ब्रह्मर्षीणां च राजर्षीणां च सत्तम
ekadāsīn mahā-satra- dīkṣā tatra divaukasām samājo brahmarṣīṇāṃ ca rājarṣīṇāṃ ca sattama
Once there was the consecration for a great sacrifice; there, O best one, was an assembly of dwellers of heaven, of brahmin sages and of royal sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.14
तस्मिन्न् अर्हत्सु सर्वेषु स्व्-अर्चितेषु यथार्हतः उत्थितः सदसो मध्ये ताराणाम् उडुराड् इव
tasminn arhatsu sarveṣu sv-arciteṣu yathārhataḥ utthitaḥ sadaso madhye tārāṇām uḍurāḍ iva
There, when all the worthy ones had been well honored according to their due, he rose up in the midst of the assembly like the moon, king of the stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.15
प्रांशुः पीनायत-भुजो गौरः कञ्जारुणेक्षणः सुनासः सुमुखः सौम्यः पीनांसः सुद्विज-स्मितः
prāṃśuḥ pīnāyata-bhujo gauraḥ kañjāruṇekṣaṇaḥ sunāsaḥ sumukhaḥ saumyaḥ pīnāṃsaḥ sudvija-smitaḥ
Tall, with thick long arms, fair-complexioned, with eyes reddish like a lotus, with a fine nose, a fine face, gentle, with full shoulders and a smile of beautiful teeth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.16
व्यूढ-वक्षा बृहच्-छ्रोणिर् वलि-वल्गु-दलोदरः आवर्त-नाभिर् ओजस्वी काञ्चनोरुर् उदग्र-पात्
vyūḍha-vakṣā bṛhac-chroṇir vali-valgu-dalodaraḥ āvarta-nābhir ojasvī kāñcanorur udagra-pāt
broad-chested, with wide hips, his belly slender and lovely with folds like a leaf, his navel whorled, full of vigor, his thighs golden, his feet high-arched;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.17
सूक्ष्म-वक्रासित-स्निग्ध- मूर्धजः कम्बु-कन्धरः महा-धने दुकूलाग्र्ये परिधायोपवीय च
sūkṣma-vakrāsita-snigdha- mūrdhajaḥ kambu-kandharaḥ mahā-dhane dukūlāgrye paridhāyopavīya ca
His hair fine, curling, black and glossy, his neck like a conch — having put on a most excellent costly silk garment and worn (another) as an upper cloth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.18
व्यञ्जिताशेष-गात्र-श्रीर् नियमे न्यस्त-भूषणः कृष्णाजिन-धरः श्रीमान् कुश-पाणिः कृतोचितः
vyañjitāśeṣa-gātra-śrīr niyame nyasta-bhūṣaṇaḥ kṛṣṇājina-dharaḥ śrīmān kuśa-pāṇiḥ kṛtocitaḥ
the beauty of his whole body thus displayed, having laid aside his ornaments for the observance, wearing a black antelope skin, splendid, with kuśa grass in his hand, he made himself fit (for the rite).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.19
शिशिर-स्निग्ध-ताराक्षः समैक्षत समन्ततः ऊचिवान् इदम् उर्वीशः सदः संहर्षयन्न् इव
śiśira-snigdha-tārākṣaḥ samaikṣata samantataḥ ūcivān idam urvīśaḥ sadaḥ saṃharṣayann iva
With cool, moist eyes whose pupils (shone), he looked all around, and the lord of the earth spoke this, as though delighting the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.20
चारु चित्र-पदं श्लक्ष्णं मृष्टं गूढम् अविक्लवम् सर्वेषाम् उपकारार्थं तदा अनुवदन्न् इव
cāru citra-padaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ gūḍham aviklavam sarveṣām upakārārthaṃ tadā anuvadann iva
(His speech was) lovely, of varied phrasing, smooth, polished, deep, unfaltering — for the benefit of all, as though he were then speaking for them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.21
राजोवाच सभ्याः शृणुत भद्रं वः साधवो य इहागताः सत्सु जिज्ञासुभिर् धर्मम् आवेद्यं स्व-मनीषितम्
rājovāca sabhyāḥ śṛṇuta bhadraṃ vaḥ sādhavo ya ihāgatāḥ satsu jijñāsubhir dharmam āvedyaṃ sva-manīṣitam
The king said: Members of the assembly, listen — good fortune to you — you good men who have come here: among the good, those who wish to know dharma should declare what they themselves have concluded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.22
अहं दण्ड-धरो राजा प्रजानाम् इह योजितः रक्षिता वृत्तिदः स्वेषु सेतुषु स्थापिता पृथक्
ahaṃ daṇḍa-dharo rājā prajānām iha yojitaḥ rakṣitā vṛttidaḥ sveṣu setuṣu sthāpitā pṛthak
I, the king, the wielder of the rod, have been appointed here for the subjects — their protector, the giver of their livelihood, and the one who keeps them severally established within their own bounds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.23
तस्य मे तद्-अनुष्ठानाद् यान् आहुर् ब्रह्म-वादिनः लोकाः स्युः काम-सन्दोहा यस्य तुष्यति दिष्ट-दृक्
tasya me tad-anuṣṭhānād yān āhur brahma-vādinaḥ lokāḥ syuḥ kāma-sandohā yasya tuṣyati diṣṭa-dṛk
For me, by the performance of that (duty), there would be those worlds which the knowers of Brahman speak of, yielding all desires — (worlds of him) with whom he who sees what is ordained is pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.24
य उद्धरेत् करं राजा प्रजा धर्मेष्व् अशिक्षयन् प्रजानां शमलं भुङ्क्ते भगं च स्वं जहाति सः
ya uddharet karaṃ rājā prajā dharmeṣv aśikṣayan prajānāṃ śamalaṃ bhuṅkte bhagaṃ ca svaṃ jahāti saḥ
That king who levies taxes while not training the subjects in their duties consumes the sin of the subjects and loses his own fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.25
तत् प्रजा भर्तृ-पिण्डार्थं स्वार्थम् एवानसूयवः कुरुताधोक्षज-धियस् तर्हि मे ऽनुग्रहः कृतः
tat prajā bhartṛ-piṇḍārthaṃ svārtham evānasūyavaḥ kurutādhokṣaja-dhiyas tarhi me 'nugrahaḥ kṛtaḥ
Therefore, O subjects, without fault-finding, with your minds on the Transcendent, act for the sake of the sustenance of your lord — which is your own good; then a favour is done to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.26
यूयं तद् अनुमोदध्वं पितृ-देवर्षयो ऽमलाः कर्तुः शास्तुर् अनुज्ञातुस् तुल्यं यत् प्रेत्य तत् फलम्
yūyaṃ tad anumodadhvaṃ pitṛ-devarṣayo 'malāḥ kartuḥ śāstur anujñātus tulyaṃ yat pretya tat phalam
And you, O spotless forefathers, gods and sages, approve of that; for after death the fruit is equal for the doer, the instructor, and the one who consents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.27
अस्ति यज्ञ-पतिर् नाम केषाञ्चिद् अर्ह-सत्तमाः इहामुत्र च लक्ष्यन्ते ज्योत्स्नावत्यः क्वचिद् भुवः
asti yajña-patir nāma keṣāñcid arha-sattamāḥ ihāmutra ca lakṣyante jyotsnāvatyaḥ kvacid bhuvaḥ
There exists, O most worthy ones, one named the Lord of Sacrifice, according to some; here and hereafter certain regions are seen to be filled with light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.28
मनोर् उत्तानपादस्य ध्रुवस्यापि महीपतेः प्रियव्रतस्य राजर्षेर् अङ्गस्यास्मत्-पितुः पितुः
manor uttānapādasya dhruvasyāpi mahīpateḥ priyavratasya rājarṣer aṅgasyāsmat-pituḥ pituḥ
Of Manu, of Uttānapāda, of Dhruva too, that ruler of the earth, of Priyavrata, and of the royal sage Aṅga, the father of our father —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.29
ईदृशानाम् अथान्येषाम् अजस्य च भवस्य च प्रह्लादस्य बलेश् चापि कृत्यम् अस्ति गदाभृता
īdṛśānām athānyeṣām ajasya ca bhavasya ca prahlādasya baleś cāpi kṛtyam asti gadābhṛtā
and of others such as these, and of the Unborn (Brahmā) and of Bhava, and of Prahlāda and of Bali as well — there is business with the wielder of the mace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.30
दौहित्रादीन् ऋते मृत्योः शोच्यान् धर्म-विमोहितान् वर्ग-स्वर्गापवर्गाणां प्रायेणैकात्म्य-हेतुना
dauhitrādīn ṛte mṛtyoḥ śocyān dharma-vimohitān varga-svargāpavargāṇāṃ prāyeṇaikātmya-hetunā
— excepting the grandsons and the rest of Mṛtyu, who are to be pitied, deluded about dharma — because of the essential oneness, generally, of the (three) aims, heaven, and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.31
यत्-पाद-सेवाभिरुचिस् तपस्विनाम् अशेष-जन्मोपचितं मलं धियः सद्यः क्षिणोत्य् अन्वहम् एधती सती यथा पदाङ्गुष्ठ-विनिःसृता सरित्
yat-pāda-sevābhirucis tapasvinām aśeṣa-janmopacitaṃ malaṃ dhiyaḥ sadyaḥ kṣiṇoty anvaham edhatī satī yathā padāṅguṣṭha-viniḥsṛtā sarit
Delight in the service of whose feet at once destroys, for ascetics, the impurity of the mind accumulated over countless births — a delight that is true and grows day by day — as does the river that issued from the toe of his foot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.32
विनिर्धुताशेष-मनो-मलः पुमान् असङ्ग-विज्ञान-विशेष-वीर्यवान् यद्-अङ्घ्रि-मूले कृत-केतनः पुनर् न संसृतिं क्लेश-वहां प्रपद्यते
vinirdhutāśeṣa-mano-malaḥ pumān asaṅga-vijñāna-viśeṣa-vīryavān yad-aṅghri-mūle kṛta-ketanaḥ punar na saṃsṛtiṃ kleśa-vahāṃ prapadyate
The man whose every impurity of mind has been washed away, strong with the special knowledge born of detachment, who has made his dwelling at the root of whose feet, does not again fall into the round of rebirth that bears suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.33
तम् एव यूयं भजतात्म-वृत्तिभिर् मनो-वचः-काय-गुणैः स्व-कर्मभिः अमायिनः काम-दुघाङ्घ्रि-पङ्कजं यथाधिकारावसितार्थ-सिद्धयः
tam eva yūyaṃ bhajatātma-vṛttibhir mano-vacaḥ-kāya-guṇaiḥ sva-karmabhiḥ amāyinaḥ kāma-dughāṅghri-paṅkajaṃ yathādhikārāvasitārtha-siddhayaḥ
Him alone worship, without deceit, with your own functions — the qualities of mind, speech and body — and with your own duties, his lotus feet that yield all wishes; and so may your aims be accomplished as befits your station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.34
असाव् इहानेक-गुणो ऽगुणो ऽध्वरः पृथग्-विध-द्रव्य-गुण-क्रियोक्तिभिः सम्पद्यते ऽर्थाशय-लिङ्ग-नामभिर् विशुद्ध-विज्ञान-घनः स्वरूपतः
asāv ihāneka-guṇo 'guṇo 'dhvaraḥ pṛthag-vidha-dravya-guṇa-kriyoktibhiḥ sampadyate 'rthāśaya-liṅga-nāmabhir viśuddha-vijñāna-ghanaḥ svarūpataḥ
He, though beyond the qualities, is here the sacrifice of many qualities; by the various substances, qualities, actions and utterances, by their purposes, intentions, marks and names, he is realized — he who in his own nature is a mass of pure consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.35
प्रधान-कालाशय-धर्म-सङ्ग्रहे शरीर एष प्रतिपद्य चेतनाम् क्रिया-फलत्वेन विभुर् विभाव्यते यथानलो दारुषु तद्-गुणात्मकः
pradhāna-kālāśaya-dharma-saṅgrahe śarīra eṣa pratipadya cetanām kriyā-phalatvena vibhur vibhāvyate yathānalo dāruṣu tad-guṇātmakaḥ
Entering this body, which is a collection of primordial matter, time, latent dispositions and (their) properties, and (giving it) consciousness, the all-pervading one is perceived through the fruits of action, as fire in wood appears as though made of the wood's qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.36
अहो ममामी वितरन्त्य् अनुग्रहं हरिं गुरुं यज्ञ-भुजाम् अधीश्वरम् स्व-धर्म-योगेन यजन्ति मामका निरन्तरं क्षोणि-तले दृढ-व्रताः
aho mamāmī vitaranty anugrahaṃ hariṃ guruṃ yajña-bhujām adhīśvaram sva-dharma-yogena yajanti māmakā nirantaraṃ kṣoṇi-tale dṛḍha-vratāḥ
Ah, these people of mine bestow grace on me: firm in their vows, unceasingly upon the surface of the earth, they worship Hari, the guru, the supreme lord of those who eat the sacrifice, by the practice of their own duties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.37
मा जातु तेजः प्रभवेन् महर्द्धिभिस् तितिक्षया तपसा विद्यया च देदीप्यमाने ऽजित-देवतानां कुले स्वयं राज-कुलाद् द्विजानाम्
mā jātu tejaḥ prabhaven maharddhibhis titikṣayā tapasā vidyayā ca dedīpyamāne 'jita-devatānāṃ kule svayaṃ rāja-kulād dvijānām
May (my) power never prevail through great wealth — nor the royal house itself prevail — over the family of the twice-born, who blaze with forbearance, austerity and knowledge, and whose deity is the unconquered (Lord).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.38
ब्रह्मण्य-देवः पुरुषः पुरातनो नित्यं हरिर् यच्-चरणाभिवन्दनात् अवाप लक्ष्मीम् अनपायिनीं यशो जगत्-पवित्रं च महत्तमाग्रणीः
brahmaṇya-devaḥ puruṣaḥ purātano nityaṃ harir yac-caraṇābhivandanāt avāpa lakṣmīm anapāyinīṃ yaśo jagat-pavitraṃ ca mahattamāgraṇīḥ
The ancient Person, Hari, the god devoted to brahmins, foremost of the very greatest, always obtained, from bowing down to whose feet, Lakṣmī who never leaves him and fame that purifies the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.39
यत्-सेवयाशेष-गुहाशयः स्व-राड् विप्र-प्रियस् तुष्यति कामम् ईश्वरः तद् एव तद्-धर्म-परैर् विनीतैः सर्वात्मना ब्रह्म-कुलं निषेव्यताम्
yat-sevayāśeṣa-guhāśayaḥ sva-rāḍ vipra-priyas tuṣyati kāmam īśvaraḥ tad eva tad-dharma-parair vinītaiḥ sarvātmanā brahma-kulaṃ niṣevyatām
By whose service the self-ruling Lord, who lies hidden in the hearts of all, the friend of brahmins, is satisfied to his full desire — for that very reason let the brahmin community be served with one's whole being by the humble who are devoted to their duties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.40
पुमान् लभेतानतिवेलम् आत्मनः प्रसीदतो ऽत्यन्त-शमं स्वतः स्वयम् यन्-नित्य-सम्बन्ध-निषेवया ततः परं किम् अत्रास्ति मुखं हविर्-भुजाम्
pumān labhetānativelam ātmanaḥ prasīdato 'tyanta-śamaṃ svataḥ svayam yan-nitya-sambandha-niṣevayā tataḥ paraṃ kim atrāsti mukhaṃ havir-bhujām
By the constant service of relationship with them, a man may obtain, before too long, the utter peace of his own self, which is gracious of itself, by itself. What is higher here than the mouth of the eaters of oblations?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.41
अश्नात्य् अनन्तः खलु तत्त्व-कोविदैः श्रद्धा-हुतं यन्-मुख इज्य-नामभिः न वै तथा चेतनया बहिष्-कृते हुताशने पारमहंस्य-पर्यगुः
aśnāty anantaḥ khalu tattva-kovidaiḥ śraddhā-hutaṃ yan-mukha ijya-nāmabhiḥ na vai tathā cetanayā bahiṣ-kṛte hutāśane pāramahaṃsya-paryaguḥ
The Infinite One indeed eats what is offered with faith by those skilled in truth into that mouth, under the names of the (gods) to be worshipped; not so in the fire, which is outside and without consciousness — (such brahmins) have attained the state of the supreme swan.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.42
यद् ब्रह्म नित्यं विरजं सनातनं श्रद्धा-तपो-मङ्गल-मौन-संयमैः समाधिना बिभ्रति हार्थ-दृष्टये यत्रेदम् आदर्श इवावभासते
yad brahma nityaṃ virajaṃ sanātanaṃ śraddhā-tapo-maṅgala-mauna-saṃyamaiḥ samādhinā bibhrati hārtha-dṛṣṭaye yatredam ādarśa ivāvabhāsate
That Brahman which is eternal, stainless and everlasting, they carry through faith, austerity, auspicious acts, silence and restraints, by samādhi, for the sight of Hari's reality; in which this (world) shines forth as in a mirror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.43
तेषाम् अहं पाद-सरोज-रेणुम् आर्या वहेयाधि-किरीटम् आयुः यं नित्यदा बिभ्रत आशु पापं नश्यत्य् अमुं सर्व-गुणा भजन्ति
teṣām ahaṃ pāda-saroja-reṇum āryā vaheyādhi-kirīṭam āyuḥ yaṃ nityadā bibhrata āśu pāpaṃ naśyaty amuṃ sarva-guṇā bhajanti
O noble ones, may I bear the dust of their lotus feet upon my crown for a lifetime — bearing which constantly, sin quickly perishes, and all good qualities resort to that man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.44
गुणायनं शील-धनं कृत-ज्ञं वृद्धाश्रयं संवृणते ऽनु सम्पदः प्रसीदतां ब्रह्म-कुलं गवां च जनार्दनः सानुचरश् च मह्यम्
guṇāyanaṃ śīla-dhanaṃ kṛta-jñaṃ vṛddhāśrayaṃ saṃvṛṇate 'nu sampadaḥ prasīdatāṃ brahma-kulaṃ gavāṃ ca janārdanaḥ sānucaraś ca mahyam
Riches follow after him who is the resort of good qualities, whose wealth is character, who is grateful, who takes shelter of elders. May the brahmin community and the cows be gracious to me, and Janārdana together with his followers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.46
मैत्रेय उवाच इति ब्रुवाणं नृपतिं पितृ-देव-द्विजातयः तुष्टुवुर् हृष्ट-मनसः साधु-वादेन साधवः
maitreya uvāca iti bruvāṇaṃ nṛpatiṃ pitṛ-deva-dvijātayaḥ tuṣṭuvur hṛṣṭa-manasaḥ sādhu-vādena sādhavaḥ
Maitreya said: As the king spoke thus, the forefathers, the gods and the twice-born — saintly men, glad at heart — praised him with cries of approval.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.47
पुत्रेण जयते लोकान् इति सत्यवती श्रुतिः ब्रह्म-दण्ड-हतः पापो यद् वेनो ऽत्यतरत् तमः
putreṇa jayate lokān iti satyavatī śrutiḥ brahma-daṇḍa-hataḥ pāpo yad veno 'tyatarat tamaḥ
'Through a son one conquers the worlds' — this scriptural saying is true, since the sinful Vena, struck down by the brahmins' rod, crossed over the darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.48
हिरण्यकशिपुश् चापि भगवन्-निन्दया तमः विविक्षुर् अत्यगात् सूनोः प्रह्लादस्यानुभावतः
hiraṇyakaśipuś cāpi bhagavan-nindayā tamaḥ vivikṣur atyagāt sūnoḥ prahlādasyānubhāvataḥ
And Hiraṇyakaśipu too, who was about to enter into darkness because of reviling the Lord, passed beyond it through the power of his son Prahlāda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.49
वीर-वर्य पितः पृथ्व्याः समाः सञ्जीव शाश्वतीः यस्येदृश्य् अच्युते भक्तिः सर्व-लोकैक-भर्तरि
vīra-varya pitaḥ pṛthvyāḥ samāḥ sañjīva śāśvatīḥ yasyedṛśy acyute bhaktiḥ sarva-lokaika-bhartari
O best of heroes, O father, live on for everlasting years upon the earth — you whose devotion is such to Acyuta, the one sustainer of all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.50
अहो वयं ह्य् अद्य पवित्र-कीर्ते त्वयैव नाथेन मुकुन्द-नाथाः य उत्तमश्लोकतमस्य विष्णोर् ब्रह्मण्य-देवस्य कथां व्यनक्ति
aho vayaṃ hy adya pavitra-kīrte tvayaiva nāthena mukunda-nāthāḥ ya uttamaślokatamasya viṣṇor brahmaṇya-devasya kathāṃ vyanakti
Ah, today indeed, O you of pure renown, having you yourself as our lord, we have Mukunda for our lord — you who make plain the account of Viṣṇu, most excellently praised, the god devoted to brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.51
नात्यद्भुतम् इदं नाथ तवाजीव्यानुशासनम् प्रजानुरागो महतां प्रकृतिः करुणात्मनाम्
nātyadbhutam idaṃ nātha tavājīvyānuśāsanam prajānurāgo mahatāṃ prakṛtiḥ karuṇātmanām
This is not too wonderful, O lord — your instruction that is our very livelihood; affection for the subjects is the nature of great souls whose being is compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 21.52
अद्य नस् तमसः पारस् त्वयोपासादितः प्रभो भ्राम्यतां नष्ट-दृष्टीनां कर्मभिर् दैव-संज्ञितैः
adya nas tamasaḥ pāras tvayopāsāditaḥ prabho bhrāmyatāṃ naṣṭa-dṛṣṭīnāṃ karmabhir daiva-saṃjñitaiḥ
Today, O master, the far shore of the darkness has been brought within reach by you for us, who wander with our vision lost through the actions that are called fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 21.53
नमो विवृद्ध-सत्त्वाय पुरुषाय महीयसे यो ब्रह्म क्षत्रम् आविश्य बिभर्तीदं स्व-तेजसा
namo vivṛddha-sattvāya puruṣāya mahīyase yo brahma kṣatram āviśya bibhartīdaṃ sva-tejasā
Homage to the greatly grown goodness, to the Person worthy of honour, who, having entered into the brahmin and the kṣatriya, sustains this (world) by his own power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition