Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 6
SB 4 6.1
मैत्रेय उवाच अथ देव-गणाः सर्वे रुद्रानीकैः पराजिताः शूल-पट्टिश-निस्त्रिंश- गदा-परिघ-मुद्गरैः
maitreya uvāca atha deva-gaṇāḥ sarve rudrānīkaiḥ parājitāḥ śūla-paṭṭiśa-nistriṃśa- gadā-parigha-mudgaraiḥ
Maitreya said: Then all the hosts of gods, defeated by Rudra's troops with tridents, spears, swords, clubs, iron bars and hammers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.2
सञ्छिन्न-भिन्न-सर्वाङ्गाः सर्त्विक्-सभ्या भयाकुलाः स्वयम्भुवे नमस्कृत्य कार्त्स्न्येनैतन् न्यवेदयन्
sañchinna-bhinna-sarvāṅgāḥ sartvik-sabhyā bhayākulāḥ svayambhuve namaskṛtya kārtsnyenaitan nyavedayan
— all their limbs cut and broken, together with the priests and the members of the assembly, distraught with fear, bowed to the Self-born and reported all of this in full.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.3
उपलभ्य पुरैवैतद् भगवान् अब्ज-सम्भवः नारायणश् च विश्वात्मा न कस्याध्वरम् ईयतुः
upalabhya puraivaitad bhagavān abja-sambhavaḥ nārāyaṇaś ca viśvātmā na kasyādhvaram īyatuḥ
Having already learned this beforehand, the Lord born from the lotus, and Nārāyaṇa, the Self of the universe, had not gone to Ka's (Dakṣa's) sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.4
तद् आकर्ण्य विभुः प्राह तेजीयसि कृतागसि क्षेमाय तत्र सा भूयान् न प्रायेण बुभूषताम्
tad ākarṇya vibhuḥ prāha tejīyasi kṛtāgasi kṣemāya tatra sā bhūyān na prāyeṇa bubhūṣatām
Hearing that, the mighty one said: When an offence has been committed against one who is more powerful, there is generally no welfare in that for those who wish to go on existing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.5
अथापि यूयं कृत-किल्बिषा भवं ये बर्हिषो भाग-भाजं परादुः प्रसादयध्वं परिशुद्ध-चेतसा क्षिप्र-प्रसादं प्रगृहीताङ्घ्रि-पद्मम्
athāpi yūyaṃ kṛta-kilbiṣā bhavaṃ ye barhiṣo bhāga-bhājaṃ parāduḥ prasādayadhvaṃ pariśuddha-cetasā kṣipra-prasādaṃ pragṛhītāṅghri-padmam
Even so, you who have committed the offence — you who denied Bhava his rightful share of the sacrifice — propitiate him with a wholly purified mind: he is quick to be gracious once his lotus feet are taken hold of.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.6
आशासाना जीवितम् अध्वरस्य लोकः स-पालः कुपिते न यस्मिन् तम् आशु देवं प्रियया विहीनं क्षमापयध्वं हृदि विद्धं दुरुक्तैः
āśāsānā jīvitam adhvarasya lokaḥ sa-pālaḥ kupite na yasmin tam āśu devaṃ priyayā vihīnaṃ kṣamāpayadhvaṃ hṛdi viddhaṃ duruktaiḥ
If you hope for the life of the sacrifice — for when he is angered the world together with its guardians does not survive — then quickly beg forgiveness of that god, who has lost his beloved and is wounded in the heart by evil words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.7
नाहं न यज्ञो न च यूयम् अन्ये ये देह-भाजो मुनयश् च तत्त्वम् विदुः प्रमाणं बल-वीर्ययोर् वा यस्यात्म-तन्त्रस्य क उपायं विधित्सेत्
nāhaṃ na yajño na ca yūyam anye ye deha-bhājo munayaś ca tattvam viduḥ pramāṇaṃ bala-vīryayor vā yasyātma-tantrasya ka upāyaṃ vidhitset
Neither I, nor the sacrifice, nor you, nor others who bear bodies, nor the sages know his true nature, or the measure of his strength and valour. Who could think to devise a means (of controlling) him, who depends only on himself?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.8
स इत्थम् आदिश्य सुरान् अजस् तु तैः समन्वितः पितृभिः स-प्रजेशैः ययौ स्व-धिष्ण्यान् निलयं पुर-द्विषः कैलासम् अद्रि-प्रवरं प्रियं प्रभोः
sa ittham ādiśya surān ajas tu taiḥ samanvitaḥ pitṛbhiḥ sa-prajeśaiḥ yayau sva-dhiṣṇyān nilayaṃ pura-dviṣaḥ kailāsam adri-pravaraṃ priyaṃ prabhoḥ
Having thus instructed the gods, the Unborn One, accompanied by them, by the Pitṛs and by the lords of creatures, went from his own abode to the dwelling of the foe of the (three) cities: Kailāsa, best of mountains, dear to that Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.9
जन्मौषधि-तपो-मन्त्र- योग-सिद्धैर् नरेतरैः जुष्टं किन्नर-गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरोभिर् वृतं सदा
janmauṣadhi-tapo-mantra- yoga-siddhair naretaraiḥ juṣṭaṃ kinnara-gandharvair apsarobhir vṛtaṃ sadā
(Kailāsa) frequented by non-humans who have attained perfection through birth, herbs, austerity, mantras and yoga, and always encircled by Kinnaras, Gandharvas and Apsarases;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.10
नाना-मणिमयैः शृङ्गैर् नाना-धातु-विचित्रितैः नाना-द्रुम-लता-गुल्मैर् नाना-मृग-गणावृतैः
nānā-maṇimayaiḥ śṛṅgair nānā-dhātu-vicitritaiḥ nānā-druma-latā-gulmair nānā-mṛga-gaṇāvṛtaiḥ
with peaks made of many kinds of gems, variegated with many kinds of minerals, with many kinds of trees, creepers and shrubs, thronged with many kinds of herds of animals;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.11
नानामल-प्रस्रवणैर् नाना-कन्दर-सानुभिः रमणं विहरन्तीनां रमणैः सिद्ध-योषिताम्
nānāmala-prasravaṇair nānā-kandara-sānubhiḥ ramaṇaṃ viharantīnāṃ ramaṇaiḥ siddha-yoṣitām
with many clear springs, with many caves and ridges — the pleasure-ground of the Siddha women who sport there with their lovers;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.12
मयूर-केकाभिरुतं मदान्धालि-विमूर्च्छितम् प्लावितै रक्त-कण्ठानां कूजितैश् च पतत्त्रिणाम्
mayūra-kekābhirutaṃ madāndhāli-vimūrcchitam plāvitai rakta-kaṇṭhānāṃ kūjitaiś ca patattriṇām
resounding with the cries of peacocks, swooning with bees blinded by intoxication, and (filled) with the outpourings of the red-throated (cuckoos) and the calling of the birds;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.13
आह्वयन्तम् इवोद्धस्तैर् द्विजान् काम-दुघैर् द्रुमैः व्रजन्तम् इव मातङ्गैर् गृणन्तम् इव निर्झरैः
āhvayantam ivoddhastair dvijān kāma-dughair drumaiḥ vrajantam iva mātaṅgair gṛṇantam iva nirjharaiḥ
(The mountain seemed) to be calling the birds with its upraised wish-fulfilling trees, to be walking about by means of its elephants, and to be singing with its waterfalls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.14
मन्दारैः पारिजातैश् च सरलैश् चोपशोभितम् तमालैः शाल-तालैश् च कोविदारासनार्जुनैः
mandāraiḥ pārijātaiś ca saralaiś copaśobhitam tamālaiḥ śāla-tālaiś ca kovidārāsanārjunaiḥ
(It was) beautified by mandāra, pārijāta and sarala trees, by tamālas, śālas and palms, and by kovidāra, asana and arjuna trees.
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SB 4 6.15
चूतैः कदम्बैर् नीपैश् च नाग-पुन्नाग-चम्पकैः पाटलाशोक-बकुलैः कुन्दैः कुरबकैर् अपि
cūtaiḥ kadambair nīpaiś ca nāga-punnāga-campakaiḥ pāṭalāśoka-bakulaiḥ kundaiḥ kurabakair api
(and) by mango, kadamba and nīpa trees, by nāga, punnāga and campaka, by pāṭalā, aśoka and bakula, by kunda and kurabaka too,
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SB 4 6.16
स्वर्णार्ण-शत-पत्रैश् च वर-रेणुक-जातिभिः कुब्जकैर् मल्लिकाभिश् च माधवीभिश् च मण्डितम्
svarṇārṇa-śata-patraiś ca vara-reṇuka-jātibhiḥ kubjakair mallikābhiś ca mādhavībhiś ca maṇḍitam
and (it was) adorned with golden hundred-petalled lotuses, with choice reṇukā and jātī, with kubjaka, with mallikā and with mādhavī creepers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.17
पनसोदुम्बराश्वत्थ- प्लक्ष-न्यग्रोध-हिङ्गुभिः भूर्जैर् ओषधिभिः पूगै राजपूगैश् च जम्बुभिः
panasodumbarāśvattha- plakṣa-nyagrodha-hiṅgubhiḥ bhūrjair oṣadhibhiḥ pūgai rājapūgaiś ca jambubhiḥ
(adorned) with panasa, udumbara, aśvattha, plakṣa, nyagrodha and hiṅgu trees, with birches, with medicinal herbs, with areca palms and royal areca palms, and with rose-apple trees,
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SB 4 6.18
खर्जूराम्रातकाम्राद्यैः प्रियाल-मधुकेङ्गुदैः द्रुम-जातिभिर् अन्यैश् च राजितं वेणु-कीचकैः
kharjūrāmrātakāmrādyaiḥ priyāla-madhukeṅgudaiḥ druma-jātibhir anyaiś ca rājitaṃ veṇu-kīcakaiḥ
(it was) resplendent with date, hog-plum, mango and the rest, with priyāla, madhuka and iṅgudī, with other kinds of trees, and with bamboos and hollow reeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.19
कुमुदोत्पल-कह्लार- शतपत्र-वनर्द्धिभिः नलिनीषु कलं कूजत्- खग-वृन्दोपशोभितम्
kumudotpala-kahlāra- śatapatra-vanarddhibhiḥ nalinīṣu kalaṃ kūjat- khaga-vṛndopaśobhitam
(It was) beautified by the abundance of thickets of kumuda, utpala, kahlāra and hundred-petalled lotuses, and by flocks of birds calling sweetly among the lotus ponds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.20
मृगैः शाखामृगैः क्रोडैर् मृगेन्द्रैर् ऋक्ष-शल्यकैः गवयैः शरभैर् व्याघ्रै रुरुभिर् महिषादिभिः
mṛgaiḥ śākhāmṛgaiḥ kroḍair mṛgendrair ṛkṣa-śalyakaiḥ gavayaiḥ śarabhair vyāghrai rurubhir mahiṣādibhiḥ
(It was) frequented by deer, by monkeys, by boars, by lions, by bears and porcupines, by gavayas, śarabhas, tigers, ruru deer, buffaloes and the rest,
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SB 4 6.21
कर्णान्त्रैकपदाश्वास्यैर् निर्जुष्टं वृक-नाभिभिः कदली-खण्ड-संरुद्ध- नलिनी-पुलिन-श्रियम्
karṇāntraikapadāśvāsyair nirjuṣṭaṃ vṛka-nābhibhiḥ kadalī-khaṇḍa-saṃruddha- nalinī-pulina-śriyam
by karṇāntras, one-footed creatures and horse-faced ones, and by musk deer; and its splendour lay in the lotus-pond sandbanks enclosed by clumps of plantain trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 6.22
पर्यस्तं नन्दया सत्याः स्नान-पुण्यतरोदया विलोक्य भूतेश-गिरिं विबुधा विस्मयं ययुः
paryastaṃ nandayā satyāḥ snāna-puṇyatarodayā vilokya bhūteśa-giriṃ vibudhā vismayaṃ yayuḥ
Seeing the mountain of the lord of beings, surrounded by the Nandā, whose waters became still more purifying from Satī's bathing (in them), the gods were filled with wonder.
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SB 4 6.23
ददृशुस् तत्र ते रम्याम् अलकां नाम वै पुरीम् वनं सौगन्धिकं चापि यत्र तन्-नाम पङ्कजम्
dadṛśus tatra te ramyām alakāṃ nāma vai purīm vanaṃ saugandhikaṃ cāpi yatra tan-nāma paṅkajam
There they saw the delightful city called Alakā, and also the Saugandhika forest, where that lotus of the same name (grows).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.24
नन्दा चालकनन्दा च सरितौ बाह्यतः पुरः तीर्थपाद-पदाम्भोज- रजसातीव पावने
nandā cālakanandā ca saritau bāhyataḥ puraḥ tīrthapāda-padāmbhoja- rajasātīva pāvane
The two rivers Nandā and Alakanandā (flow) outside the city, exceedingly purifying through the dust from the lotus feet of him whose feet are (themselves) a place of pilgrimage.
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SB 4 6.25
ययोः सुर-स्त्रियः क्षत्तर् अवरुह्य स्व-धिष्ण्यतः क्रीडन्ति पुंसः सिञ्चन्त्यो विगाह्य रति-कर्शिताः
yayoḥ sura-striyaḥ kṣattar avaruhya sva-dhiṣṇyataḥ krīḍanti puṃsaḥ siñcantyo vigāhya rati-karśitāḥ
In these two (rivers), O Kṣattā, the women of the gods descend from their own abodes and play, plunging in and sprinkling their men, worn out as they are by lovemaking.
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SB 4 6.26
ययोस् तत्-स्नान-विभ्रष्ट- नव-कुङ्कुम-पिञ्जरम् वितृषो ऽपि पिबन्त्य् अम्भः पाययन्तो गजा गजीः
yayos tat-snāna-vibhraṣṭa- nava-kuṅkuma-piñjaram vitṛṣo 'pi pibanty ambhaḥ pāyayanto gajā gajīḥ
The water of those two, made yellow-red by the fresh kuṅkuma washed off in their bathing — elephants drink it even when not thirsty, and make their cows drink it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.27
तार-हेम-महारत्न- विमान-शत-सङ्कुलाम् जुष्टां पुण्यजन-स्त्रीभिर् यथा खं सतडिद्-घनम्
tāra-hema-mahāratna- vimāna-śata-saṅkulām juṣṭāṃ puṇyajana-strībhir yathā khaṃ sataḍid-ghanam
(They saw the city) crowded with hundreds of aerial cars of silver, gold and great jewels, and thronged with the women of the Puṇyajanas, like the sky with clouds and lightning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.28
हित्वा यक्षेश्वर-पुरीं वनं सौगन्धिकं च तत् द्रुमैः काम-दुघैर् हृद्यं चित्र-माल्य-फल-च्छदैः
hitvā yakṣeśvara-purīṃ vanaṃ saugandhikaṃ ca tat drumaiḥ kāma-dughair hṛdyaṃ citra-mālya-phala-cchadaiḥ
Leaving behind the city of the lord of the Yakṣas and that Saugandhika forest, delightful with its wish-fulfilling trees whose garlands, fruits and foliage were of many kinds,
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SB 4 6.29
रक्त-कण्ठ-खगानीक- स्वर-मण्डित-षट्पदम् कलहंस-कुल-प्रेष्ठं खरदण्ड-जलाशयम्
rakta-kaṇṭha-khagānīka- svara-maṇḍita-ṣaṭpadam kalahaṃsa-kula-preṣṭhaṃ kharadaṇḍa-jalāśayam
(a forest) whose bees were adorned by the notes of flocks of sweet-throated birds, dearest to flocks of kalahaṃsas, with pools full of reed-stalks,
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SB 4 6.30
वन-कुञ्जर-सङ्घृष्ट- हरिचन्दन-वायुना अधि पुण्यजन-स्त्रीणां मुहुर् उन्मथयन् मनः
vana-kuñjara-saṅghṛṣṭa- haricandana-vāyunā adhi puṇyajana-strīṇāṃ muhur unmathayan manaḥ
and which, with a breeze bearing yellow sandalwood rubbed by the forest elephants, repeatedly stirred up the minds of the Puṇyajana women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 6.31
वैदूर्य-कृत-सोपाना वाप्य उत्पल-मालिनीः प्राप्तं किम्पुरुषैर् दृष्ट्वा त आराद् ददृशुर् वटम्
vaidūrya-kṛta-sopānā vāpya utpala-mālinīḥ prāptaṃ kimpuruṣair dṛṣṭvā ta ārād dadṛśur vaṭam
and having seen the tanks with steps made of cat's-eye gems and garlanded with lotuses, frequented by Kimpuruṣas, they saw a banyan tree at a distance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.32
स योजन-शतोत्सेधः पादोन-विटपायतः पर्यक्-कृताचल-च्छायो निर्नीडस् ताप-वर्जितः
sa yojana-śatotsedhaḥ pādona-viṭapāyataḥ paryak-kṛtācala-cchāyo nirnīḍas tāpa-varjitaḥ
It was a hundred yojanas high and its branches spread out a quarter less (than that); its shade, cast all around, was unmoving; it was without nests and free from heat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.33
तस्मिन् महा-योगमये मुमुक्षु-शरणे सुराः ददृशुः शिवम् आसीनं त्यक्तामर्षम् इवान्तकम्
tasmin mahā-yogamaye mumukṣu-śaraṇe surāḥ dadṛśuḥ śivam āsīnaṃ tyaktāmarṣam ivāntakam
There, in that place full of great yoga, the refuge of those who seek liberation, the gods saw Śiva seated, like Death (Antaka) with his wrath laid aside.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.34
सनन्दनाद्यैर् महा-सिद्धैः शान्तैः संशान्त-विग्रहम् उपास्यमानं सख्या च भर्त्रा गुह्यक-रक्षसाम्
sanandanādyair mahā-siddhaiḥ śāntaiḥ saṃśānta-vigraham upāsyamānaṃ sakhyā ca bhartrā guhyaka-rakṣasām
(They saw him) his body wholly at peace, being attended upon by Sanandana and the other great perfected ones, who were tranquil, and by his friend, the lord of the Guhyakas and Rākṣasas (Kubera).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.35
विद्या-तपो-योग-पथम् आस्थितं तम् अधीश्वरम् चरन्तं विश्व-सुहृदं वात्सल्याल् लोक-मङ्गलम्
vidyā-tapo-yoga-patham āsthitaṃ tam adhīśvaram carantaṃ viśva-suhṛdaṃ vātsalyāl loka-maṅgalam
(They saw) him, the supreme lord, established on the path of knowledge, austerity and yoga, the friend of the universe, moving about out of affection as the welfare of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.36
लिङ्गं च तापसाभीष्टं भस्म-दण्ड-जटाजिनम् अङ्गेन सन्ध्याभ्र-रुचा चन्द्र-लेखां च बिभ्रतम्
liṅgaṃ ca tāpasābhīṣṭaṃ bhasma-daṇḍa-jaṭājinam aṅgena sandhyābhra-rucā candra-lekhāṃ ca bibhratam
And (they saw him) bearing the marks dear to ascetics — ashes, staff, matted hair and deerskin — and, with a body glowing like a cloud at twilight, bearing also the crescent of the moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.37
उपविष्टं दर्भमय्यां बृस्यां ब्रह्म सनातनम् नारदाय प्रवोचन्तं पृच्छते शृण्वतां सताम्
upaviṣṭaṃ darbhamayyāṃ bṛsyāṃ brahma sanātanam nāradāya pravocantaṃ pṛcchate śṛṇvatāṃ satām
(They saw him) seated on a mat of darbha grass, expounding the eternal Brahman to Nārada, who was asking, while the good listened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.38
कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे सव्यं पाद-पद्मं च जानुनि बाहुं प्रकोष्ठे ऽक्ष-मालाम् आसीनं तर्क-मुद्रया
kṛtvorau dakṣiṇe savyaṃ pāda-padmaṃ ca jānuni bāhuṃ prakoṣṭhe 'kṣa-mālām āsīnaṃ tarka-mudrayā
(They saw him) seated, having placed his left lotus-foot upon his right thigh, and his arm upon his knee, with the bead-string on his forearm, in the gesture of reasoning (tarka-mudrā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.39
तं ब्रह्म-निर्वाण-समाधिम् आश्रितं व्युपाश्रितं गिरिशं योग-कक्षाम् स-लोक-पाला मुनयो मनूनाम् आद्यं मनुं प्राञ्जलयः प्रणेमुः
taṃ brahma-nirvāṇa-samādhim āśritaṃ vyupāśritaṃ giriśaṃ yoga-kakṣām sa-loka-pālā munayo manūnām ādyaṃ manuṃ prāñjalayaḥ praṇemuḥ
Him, Giriśa, resting in the trance of absorption in Brahman, leaning upon (his) yoga-strap, the first of the Manus, the sages together with the guardians of the worlds bowed to with folded hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.40
स तूपलभ्यागतम् आत्म-योनिं सुरासुरेशैर् अभिवन्दिताङ्घ्रिः उत्थाय चक्रे शिरसाभिवन्दनम् अर्हत्तमः कस्य यथैव विष्णुः
sa tūpalabhyāgatam ātma-yoniṃ surāsureśair abhivanditāṅghriḥ utthāya cakre śirasābhivandanam arhattamaḥ kasya yathaiva viṣṇuḥ
But he, most worthy of worship, whose feet are saluted by the lords of gods and demons, on perceiving the self-born one (Brahmā) arrived, rose and made obeisance with his head, just as Viṣṇu does to Ka (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.41
तथापरे सिद्ध-गणा महर्षिभिर् ये वै समन्ताद् अनु नीललोहितम् नमस्कृतः प्राह शशाङ्क-शेखरं कृत-प्रणामं प्रहसन्न् इवात्मभूः
tathāpare siddha-gaṇā maharṣibhir ye vai samantād anu nīlalohitam namaskṛtaḥ prāha śaśāṅka-śekharaṃ kṛta-praṇāmaṃ prahasann ivātmabhūḥ
So too the other hosts of Siddhas, who along with the great sages were all around Nīlalohita (Śiva). Being thus saluted, the self-born (Brahmā), smiling as it were, spoke to the moon-crested one who had made obeisance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.42
ब्रह्मोवाच आने त्वाम् ईशं विश्वस्य जगतो योनि-बीजयोः शक्तेः शिवस्य च परं यत् तद् ब्रह्मा निरन्तरम्
brahmovāca āne tvām īśaṃ viśvasya jagato yoni-bījayoḥ śakteḥ śivasya ca paraṃ yat tad brahmā nirantaram
Brahmā said: I know you to be the Lord of all, of the universe, of the womb and the seed — of Śakti and of Śiva — and that which is beyond, the undivided Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 6.43
त्वम् एव भगवन्न् एतच् छिव-शक्त्योः स्वरूपयोः विश्वं सृजसि पास्य् अत्सि क्रीडन्न् ऊर्ण-पटो यथा
tvam eva bhagavann etac chiva-śaktyoḥ svarūpayoḥ viśvaṃ sṛjasi pāsy atsi krīḍann ūrṇa-paṭo yathā
You alone, O Lord, in your two forms of Śiva and Śakti, create, protect and devour this universe, playing as a spider does with its web of thread.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.44
त्वम् एव धर्मार्थ-दुघाभिपत्तये दक्षेण सूत्रेण ससर्जिथाध्वरम् त्वयैव लोके ऽवसिताश् च सेतवो यान् ब्राह्मणाः श्रद्दधते धृत-व्रताः
tvam eva dharmārtha-dughābhipattaye dakṣeṇa sūtreṇa sasarjithādhvaram tvayaiva loke 'vasitāś ca setavo yān brāhmaṇāḥ śraddadhate dhṛta-vratāḥ
You alone brought forth the sacrifice by the proper thread (or: through Dakṣa as the thread), for the attainment of what yields dharma and wealth; and by you were the moral boundaries established in the world, in which brāhmaṇas who hold to their vows place their faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 6.45
त्वं कर्मणां मङ्गल मङ्गलानां कर्तुः स्व-लोकं तनुषे स्वः परं वा अमङ्गलानां च तमिस्रम् उल्बणं विपर्ययः केन तद् एव कस्यचित्
tvaṃ karmaṇāṃ maṅgala maṅgalānāṃ kartuḥ sva-lokaṃ tanuṣe svaḥ paraṃ vā amaṅgalānāṃ ca tamisram ulbaṇaṃ viparyayaḥ kena tad eva kasyacit
You, O auspicious one, extend to the doer of auspicious deeds his own world, heaven or what is higher; and to (the doers) of inauspicious deeds, terrible darkness. But by someone the reverse of that happens for some.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 6.46
न वै सतां त्वच्-चरणार्पितात्मनां भूतेषु सर्वेष्व् अभिपश्यतां तव भूतानि चात्मन्य् अपृथग्-दिदृक्षतां प्रायेण रोषो ऽभिभवेद् यथा पशुम्
na vai satāṃ tvac-caraṇārpitātmanāṃ bhūteṣu sarveṣv abhipaśyatāṃ tava bhūtāni cātmany apṛthag-didṛkṣatāṃ prāyeṇa roṣo 'bhibhaved yathā paśum
Surely anger would not overcome the good, who have surrendered their selves at your feet, who see you in all beings and who wish to see beings in the Self as not separate — as it does an animal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.47
पृथग्-धियः कर्म-दृशो दुराशयाः परोदयेनार्पित-हृद्-रुजो ऽनिशम् परान् दुरुक्तैर् वितुदन्त्य् अरुन्तुदास् तान् मावधीद् दैव-वधान् भवद्-विधः
pṛthag-dhiyaḥ karma-dṛśo durāśayāḥ parodayenārpita-hṛd-rujo 'niśam parān duruktair vitudanty aruntudās tān māvadhīd daiva-vadhān bhavad-vidhaḥ
Those of divided understanding, who see only ritual acts, of evil intent, whose hearts are ceaselessly pained by others' prosperity, wound others with harsh words, cutting to the quick; one like you should not slay them, who are already slain by fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.48
यस्मिन् यदा पुष्कर-नाभ-मायया दुरन्तया स्पृष्ट-धियः पृथग्-दृशः कुर्वन्ति तत्र ह्य् अनुकम्पया कृपां न साधवो दैव-बलात् कृते क्रमम्
yasmin yadā puṣkara-nābha-māyayā durantayā spṛṣṭa-dhiyaḥ pṛthag-dṛśaḥ kurvanti tatra hy anukampayā kṛpāṃ na sādhavo daiva-balāt kṛte kramam
When and in whom those of separate vision, their minds touched by the insurmountable māyā of the lotus-naveled one, act (so), there indeed the good show mercy out of compassion, and take no step against what has been done by the force of fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 6.49
भवांस् तु पुंसः परमस्य मायया दुरन्तयास्पृष्ट-मतिः समस्त-दृक् तया हतात्मस्व् अनुकर्म-चेतःस्व् अनुग्रहं कर्तुम् इहार्हसि प्रभो
bhavāṃs tu puṃsaḥ paramasya māyayā durantayāspṛṣṭa-matiḥ samasta-dṛk tayā hatātmasv anukarma-cetaḥsv anugrahaṃ kartum ihārhasi prabho
But you, whose mind is untouched by the insurmountable māyā of the Supreme Person, who see all things — you should here show grace to those whose selves are struck by that māyā and whose minds follow after ritual works, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.50
कुर्व् अध्वरस्योद्धरणं हतस्य भोः त्वयासमाप्तस्य मनो प्रजापतेः न यत्र भागं तव भागिनो ददुः कुयाजिनो येन मखो निनीयते
kurv adhvarasyoddharaṇaṃ hatasya bhoḥ tvayāsamāptasya mano prajāpateḥ na yatra bhāgaṃ tava bhāgino daduḥ kuyājino yena makho ninīyate
O sir, O Manu, effect the restoration of the sacrifice of the Prajāpati (Dakṣa), destroyed by you and left unfinished — that sacrifice in which the bad sacrificers, who conduct the rite, gave you no share though you are entitled to a share.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.51
जीवताद् यजमानो ऽयं प्रपद्येताक्षिणी भगः भृगोः श्मश्रूणि रोहन्तु पूष्णो दन्ताश् च पूर्ववत्
jīvatād yajamāno 'yaṃ prapadyetākṣiṇī bhagaḥ bhṛgoḥ śmaśrūṇi rohantu pūṣṇo dantāś ca pūrvavat
Let this sacrificer live; let Bhaga regain his two eyes; let Bhṛgu's whiskers grow back, and Pūṣan's teeth, as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.52
देवानां भग्न-गात्राणाम् ऋत्विजां चायुधाश्मभिः भवतानुगृहीतानाम् आशु मन्यो ऽस्त्व् अनातुरम्
devānāṃ bhagna-gātrāṇām ṛtvijāṃ cāyudhāśmabhiḥ bhavatānugṛhītānām āśu manyo 'stv anāturam
O Manyu (wrathful one), let the gods and the priests, whose limbs were broken by weapons and stones, be quickly free of affliction, being favoured by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 6.53
एष ते रुद्र भागो ऽस्तु यद्-उच्छिष्टो ऽध्वरस्य वै यज्ञस् ते रुद्र भागेन कल्पताम् अद्य यज्ञ-हन्
eṣa te rudra bhāgo 'stu yad-ucchiṣṭo 'dhvarasya vai yajñas te rudra bhāgena kalpatām adya yajña-han
"Let this be your portion, O Rudra — namely, what is left over of the sacrifice; and by your portion, O Rudra, slayer of the sacrifice, let the sacrifice now be brought to completion."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition