Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 26
SB 4 26.1
नारद उवाच स एकदा महेष्वासो रथं पञ्चाश्वम् आशु-गम् द्वीषं द्वि-चक्रम् एकाक्षं त्रि-वेणुं पञ्च-बन्धुरम्
nārada uvāca sa ekadā maheṣvāso rathaṃ pañcāśvam āśu-gam dvīṣaṃ dvi-cakram ekākṣaṃ tri-veṇuṃ pañca-bandhuram
Nārada said: Once that great archer (mounted) a swift-moving chariot with five horses, two shafts, two wheels, one axle, three flagstaffs, and five fastenings,
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SB 4 26.2
एक-रश्म्य् एक-दमनम् एक-नीडं द्वि-कूबरम् पञ्च-प्रहरणं सप्त- वरूथं पञ्च-विक्रमम्
eka-raśmy eka-damanam eka-nīḍaṃ dvi-kūbaram pañca-praharaṇaṃ sapta- varūthaṃ pañca-vikramam
(a chariot) with one rein, one driver, one seat, two shafts, five weapons, seven coverings and five modes of motion,
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SB 4 26.3
हैमोपस्करम् आरुह्य स्वर्ण-वर्माक्षयेषुधिः एकादश-चमू-नाथः पञ्च-प्रस्थम् अगाद् वनम्
haimopaskaram āruhya svarṇa-varmākṣayeṣudhiḥ ekādaśa-camū-nāthaḥ pañca-prastham agād vanam
Mounting (that chariot), whose fittings were of gold, wearing golden armour, with an inexhaustible quiver, and commanding eleven divisions of troops, he went to the forest of five plateaus.
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SB 4 26.4
चचार मृगयां तत्र दृप्त आत्तेषु-कार्मुकः विहाय जायाम् अतद्-अर्हां मृग-व्यसन-लालसः
cacāra mṛgayāṃ tatra dṛpta ātteṣu-kārmukaḥ vihāya jāyām atad-arhāṃ mṛga-vyasana-lālasaḥ
There, arrogant, with bow and arrows taken up, he roamed in the hunt, having left behind his wife, who did not deserve that, being greedily addicted to the vice of hunting deer.
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SB 4 26.5
आसुरीं वृत्तिम् आश्रित्य घोरात्मा निरनुग्रहः न्यहनन् निशितैर् बाणैर् वनेषु वन-गोचरान्
āsurīṃ vṛttim āśritya ghorātmā niranugrahaḥ nyahanan niśitair bāṇair vaneṣu vana-gocarān
Taking to a demonic way of life, cruel-natured and without mercy, he struck down with sharpened arrows the forest-dwelling (creatures) in the woods.
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SB 4 26.6
तीर्थेषु प्रतिदृष्टेषु राजा मेध्यान् पशून् वने यावद्-अर्थम् अलं लुब्धो हन्याद् इति नियम्यते
tīrtheṣu pratidṛṣṭeṣu rājā medhyān paśūn vane yāvad-artham alaṃ lubdho hanyād iti niyamyate
At the (sacrificial) occasions prescribed (in scripture), a king may kill in the forest animals fit for offering, only as much as is needed — by this (rule) a greedy (king) is restrained.
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SB 4 26.7
य एवं कर्म नियतं विद्वान् कुर्वीत मानवः कर्मणा तेन राजेन्द्र ज्ञानेन न स लिप्यते
ya evaṃ karma niyataṃ vidvān kurvīta mānavaḥ karmaṇā tena rājendra jñānena na sa lipyate
A man who, knowing thus, performs action as prescribed is not, O best of kings, defiled by that action, because of (his) knowledge.
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SB 4 26.8
अन्यथा कर्म कुर्वाणो मानारूढो निबध्यते गुण-प्रवाह-पतितो नष्ट-प्रज्ञो व्रजत्य् अधः
anyathā karma kurvāṇo mānārūḍho nibadhyate guṇa-pravāha-patito naṣṭa-prajño vrajaty adhaḥ
But one who performs action otherwise, puffed up with pride, is bound; fallen into the current of the modes (of nature), his understanding lost, he goes downward.
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SB 4 26.9
तत्र निर्भिन्न-गात्राणां चित्र-वाजैः शिलीमुखैः विप्लवो ऽभूद् दुःखितानां दुःसहः करुणात्मनाम्
tatra nirbhinna-gātrāṇāṃ citra-vājaiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ viplavo 'bhūd duḥkhitānāṃ duḥsahaḥ karuṇātmanām
There arose there a rout of those pained creatures whose bodies were pierced by arrows with variegated feathers — a rout unbearable to those of compassionate heart.
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SB 4 26.10
शशान् वराहान् महिषान् गवयान् रुरु-शल्यकान् मेध्यान् अन्यांश् च विविधान् विनिघ्नन् श्रमम् अध्यगात्
śaśān varāhān mahiṣān gavayān ruru-śalyakān medhyān anyāṃś ca vividhān vinighnan śramam adhyagāt
Slaying hares, boars, buffaloes, gavayas, ruru deer and porcupines, and various other (animals) fit for sacrifice, he grew weary.
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SB 4 26.11
ततः क्षुत्-तृट्-परिश्रान्तो निवृत्तो गृहम् एयिवान् कृत-स्नानोचिताहारः संविवेश गत-क्लमः
tataḥ kṣut-tṛṭ-pariśrānto nivṛtto gṛham eyivān kṛta-snānocitāhāraḥ saṃviveśa gata-klamaḥ
Then, exhausted by hunger and thirst, he turned back and came home; having bathed and taken suitable food, he lay down, his fatigue gone.
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SB 4 26.12
आत्मानम् अर्हयां चक्रे धूपालेप-स्रग्-आदिभिः साध्व्-अलङ्कृत-सर्वाङ्गो महिष्याम् आदधे मनः
ātmānam arhayāṃ cakre dhūpālepa-srag-ādibhiḥ sādhv-alaṅkṛta-sarvāṅgo mahiṣyām ādadhe manaḥ
He honoured himself with incense, unguents, garlands and the like; and with all his limbs well adorned, he set his mind on the queen.
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SB 4 26.13
तृप्तो हृष्टः सुदृप्तश् च कन्दर्पाकृष्ट-मानसः न व्यचष्ट वरारोहां गृहिणीं गृह-मेधिनीम्
tṛpto hṛṣṭaḥ sudṛptaś ca kandarpākṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ na vyacaṣṭa varārohāṃ gṛhiṇīṃ gṛha-medhinīm
Satisfied, cheerful and very proud, his mind drawn away by lust, he did not see his fine-hipped wife, the mistress of the household.
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SB 4 26.14
अन्तःपुर-स्त्रियो ऽपृच्छद् विमना इव वेदिषत् अपि वः कुशलं रामाः सेश्वरीणां यथा पुरा
antaḥpura-striyo 'pṛcchad vimanā iva vediṣat api vaḥ kuśalaṃ rāmāḥ seśvarīṇāṃ yathā purā
Somewhat dejected, seated (in the assembly hall), he asked the women of the inner apartments: "Is it well with you, ladies, and with your mistress, as it was before?"
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SB 4 26.15
न तथैतर्हि रोचन्ते गृहेषु गृह-सम्पदः यदि न स्याद् गृहे माता पत्नी वा पति-देवता व्यङ्गे रथ इव प्राज्ञः को नामासीत दीनवत्
na tathaitarhi rocante gṛheṣu gṛha-sampadaḥ yadi na syād gṛhe mātā patnī vā pati-devatā vyaṅge ratha iva prājñaḥ ko nāmāsīta dīnavat
"The riches of the house do not now delight (me) in the home as (they did) before, if in the house there is no mother, or a wife who holds her husband as her deity. What wise man would sit (in such a house) wretchedly, as in a chariot with a broken limb?"
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SB 4 26.16
क्व वर्तते सा ललना मज्जन्तं व्यसनार्णवे या माम् उद्धरते प्रज्ञां दीपयन्ती पदे पदे
kva vartate sā lalanā majjantaṃ vyasanārṇave yā mām uddharate prajñāṃ dīpayantī pade pade
"Where is that lady, who lifts me up as I sink in the ocean of calamity, lighting up my understanding at every step?"
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SB 4 26.17
रामा ऊचुः नर-नाथ न जानीमस् त्वत्-प्रिया यद् व्यवस्यति भूतले निरवस्तारे शयानां पश्य शत्रु-हन्
rāmā ūcuḥ nara-nātha na jānīmas tvat-priyā yad vyavasyati bhūtale niravastāre śayānāṃ paśya śatru-han
The women said: O lord of men, we do not know what your beloved intends; look, O slayer of foes, she lies on the bare ground with no covering spread.
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SB 4 26.18
नारद उवाच पुरञ्जनः स्व-महिषीं निरीक्ष्यावधुतां भुवि तत्-सङ्गोन्मथित-ज्ञानो वैक्लव्यं परमं ययौ
nārada uvāca purañjanaḥ sva-mahiṣīṃ nirīkṣyāvadhutāṃ bhuvi tat-saṅgonmathita-jñāno vaiklavyaṃ paramaṃ yayau
Nārada said: Seeing his own queen cast down upon the ground, Purañjana, his understanding shaken by attachment to her, fell into the utmost distress.
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SB 4 26.19
सान्त्वयन् श्लक्ष्णया वाचा हृदयेन विदूयता प्रेयस्याः स्नेह-संरम्भ- लिङ्गम् आत्मनि नाभ्यगात्
sāntvayan ślakṣṇayā vācā hṛdayena vidūyatā preyasyāḥ sneha-saṃrambha- liṅgam ātmani nābhyagāt
Soothing (her) with gentle words, his heart aching, he did not find in himself any sign of his beloved's affectionate anger.
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SB 4 26.20
अनुनिन्ये ऽथ शनकैर् वीरो ऽनुनय-कोविदः पस्पर्श पाद-युगलम् आह चोत्सङ्ग-लालिताम्
anuninye 'tha śanakair vīro 'nunaya-kovidaḥ pasparśa pāda-yugalam āha cotsaṅga-lālitām
Then the hero, skilled in conciliation, slowly won her over; he touched her two feet and spoke to her whom he had (once) fondled on his lap.
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SB 4 26.21
पुरञ्जन उवाच नूनं त्व् अकृत-पुण्यास् ते भृत्या येष्व् ईश्वराः शुभे कृतागःस्व् आत्मसात् कृत्वा शिक्षा-दण्डं न युञ्जते
purañjana uvāca nūnaṃ tv akṛta-puṇyās te bhṛtyā yeṣv īśvarāḥ śubhe kṛtāgaḥsv ātmasāt kṛtvā śikṣā-daṇḍaṃ na yuñjate
Purañjana said: Surely, O fair one, those servants have done no meritorious deeds whose masters, when they have committed an offence, do not take them as their own and apply the rod of correction.
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SB 4 26.22
परमो ऽनुग्रहो दण्डो भृत्येषु प्रभुणार्पितः बालो न वेद तत् तन्वि बन्धु-कृत्यम् अमर्षणः
paramo 'nugraho daṇḍo bhṛtyeṣu prabhuṇārpitaḥ bālo na veda tat tanvi bandhu-kṛtyam amarṣaṇaḥ
Punishment laid upon servants by their master is the highest favour; a child, being impatient, does not understand that, O slender lady, that it is the act of a friend.
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SB 4 26.23
सा त्वं मुखं सुदति सुभ्र्व् अनुराग-भार- व्रीडा-विलम्ब-विलसद्-धसितावलोकम् नीलालकालिभिर् उपस्कृतम् उन्नसं नः स्वानां प्रदर्शय मनस्विनि वल्गु-वाक्यम्
sā tvaṃ mukhaṃ sudati subhrv anurāga-bhāra- vrīḍā-vilamba-vilasad-dhasitāvalokam nīlālakālibhir upaskṛtam unnasaṃ naḥ svānāṃ pradarśaya manasvini valgu-vākyam
So then, O lady of fine teeth and lovely brows, show us — your own people — that face of yours, whose smiling glance shines with a hesitation born of the weight of love and shyness, set off by dark curls like bees, with its lifted nose; and (speak) your charming words, O spirited one.
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SB 4 26.24
तस्मिन् दधे दमम् अहं तव वीर-पत्नि यो ऽन्यत्र भूसुर-कुलात् कृत-किल्बिषस् तम् पश्ये न वीत-भयम् उन्मुदितं त्रि-लोक्याम् अन्यत्र वै मुर-रिपोर् इतरत्र दासात्
tasmin dadhe damam ahaṃ tava vīra-patni yo 'nyatra bhūsura-kulāt kṛta-kilbiṣas tam paśye na vīta-bhayam unmuditaṃ tri-lokyām anyatra vai mura-ripor itaratra dāsāt
O wife of a hero, I will impose punishment on whoever has done you wrong, so long as he is not of the family of the brāhmaṇas, the gods of the earth; for I see no one in the three worlds free of fear and exultant, apart from the enemy of Mura and, besides him, his servant.
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SB 4 26.25
वक्त्रं न ते वितिलकं मलिनं विहर्षं संरम्भ-भीमम् अविमृष्टम् अपेत-रागम् पश्ये स्तनाव् अपि शुचोपहतौ सुजातौ बिम्बाधरं विगत-कुङ्कुम-पङ्क-रागम्
vaktraṃ na te vitilakaṃ malinaṃ viharṣaṃ saṃrambha-bhīmam avimṛṣṭam apeta-rāgam paśye stanāv api śucopahatau sujātau bimbādharaṃ vigata-kuṅkuma-paṅka-rāgam
I would not see your face without its tilaka mark, soiled, joyless, dreadful with anger, unwashed, drained of colour; nor your two well-formed breasts stricken with grief, nor your bimba-red lower lip with the red of its saffron paste gone.
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SB 4 26.26
तन् मे प्रसीद सुहृदः कृत-किल्बिषस्य स्वैरं गतस्य मृगयां व्यसनातुरस्य का देवरं वश-गतं कुसुमास्त्र-वेग- विस्रस्त-पौंस्नम् उशती न भजेत कृत्ये
tan me prasīda suhṛdaḥ kṛta-kilbiṣasya svairaṃ gatasya mṛgayāṃ vyasanāturasya kā devaraṃ vaśa-gataṃ kusumāstra-vega- visrasta-pauṃsnam uśatī na bhajeta kṛtye
Therefore be gracious to me, your friend, who has done wrong, who went off as he pleased to the hunt, afflicted by that weakness. What woman who desires (a man) would not, at the proper moment, take to her husband's brother when he has come under her control, his manhood undone by the force of the flower-arrowed god?
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