Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 9
SB 4 9.1
मैत्रेय उवाच त एवम् उत्सन्न-भया उरुक्रमे कृतावनामाः प्रययुस् त्रि-विष्टपम् सहस्रशीर्षापि ततो गरुत्मता मधोर् वनं भृत्य-दिदृक्षया गतः
maitreya uvāca ta evam utsanna-bhayā urukrame kṛtāvanāmāḥ prayayus tri-viṣṭapam sahasraśīrṣāpi tato garutmatā madhor vanaṃ bhṛtya-didṛkṣayā gataḥ
Maitreya said: Thus, their fear removed, they made obeisance to the Far-strider and went to the heavens; and He of the thousand heads then went by Garuḍa to the forest of Madhu, wishing to see His servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.2
स वै धिया योग-विपाक-तीव्रया हृत्-पद्म-कोशे स्फुरितं तडित्-प्रभम् तिरोहितं सहसैवोपलक्ष्य बहिः-स्थितं तद्-अवस्थं ददर्श
sa vai dhiyā yoga-vipāka-tīvrayā hṛt-padma-kośe sphuritaṃ taḍit-prabham tirohitaṃ sahasaivopalakṣya bahiḥ-sthitaṃ tad-avasthaṃ dadarśa
Indeed, when what had shone in the cup of his heart's lotus, lightning-bright (seen) by an intellect made keen through the ripening of yoga, was all at once perceived to have vanished, he saw it standing outside in the very same form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.3
तद्-दर्शनेनागत-साध्वसः क्षिताव् अवन्दताङ्गं विनमय्य दण्डवत् दृग्भ्यां प्रपश्यन् प्रपिबन्न् इवार्भकश् चुम्बन्न् इवास्येन भुजैर् इवाश्लिषन्
tad-darśanenāgata-sādhvasaḥ kṣitāv avandatāṅgaṃ vinamayya daṇḍavat dṛgbhyāṃ prapaśyan prapibann ivārbhakaś cumbann ivāsyena bhujair ivāśliṣan
Awe having come over him at that sight, the boy bowed on the ground, bending his body like a rod, gazing with his eyes as though drinking (Him) in, as though kissing (Him) with his mouth, as though embracing (Him) with his arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.4
स तं विवक्षन्तम् अतद्-विदं हरिर् ज्ञात्वास्य सर्वस्य च हृद्य् अवस्थितः कृताञ्जलिं ब्रह्ममयेन कम्बुना पस्पर्श बालं कृपया कपोले
sa taṃ vivakṣantam atad-vidaṃ harir jñātvāsya sarvasya ca hṛdy avasthitaḥ kṛtāñjaliṃ brahmamayena kambunā pasparśa bālaṃ kṛpayā kapole
Hari, seated in the heart of him and of all, knowing him — with hands joined — to be wishing to speak but not skilled in that, out of compassion touched the boy on the cheek with His conch, which is made of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.5
स वै तदैव प्रतिपादितां गिरं दैवीं परिज्ञात-परात्म-निर्णयः तं भक्ति-भावो ऽभ्यगृणाद् असत्वरं परिश्रुतोरु-श्रवसं ध्रुव-क्षितिः
sa vai tadaiva pratipāditāṃ giraṃ daivīṃ parijñāta-parātma-nirṇayaḥ taṃ bhakti-bhāvo 'bhyagṛṇād asatvaraṃ pariśrutoru-śravasaṃ dhruva-kṣitiḥ
At that very moment, having gained the settled knowledge of the Supreme Self, he — whose (future) domain was fixed — with a mood of devotion, unhurriedly praised Him whose vast fame is heard everywhere, with the divine speech thus bestowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.6
ध्रुव उवाच यो ऽन्तः प्रविश्य मम वाचम् इमां प्रसुप्तां सञ्जीवयत्य् अखिल-शक्ति-धरः स्व-धाम्ना यो ऽन्तः प्रविश्य मम वाचम् इमां प्रसुप्तां सञ्जीवयत्य् अखिल-शक्ति-धरः स्व-धाम्ना अन्यांश् च हस्त-चरण-श्रवण-त्वग्-आदीन् प्राणान् नमो भगवते पुरुषाय तुभ्यम्
dhruva uvāca yo 'ntaḥ praviśya mama vācam imāṃ prasuptāṃ sañjīvayaty akhila-śakti-dharaḥ sva-dhāmnā yo 'ntaḥ praviśya mama vācam imāṃ prasuptāṃ sañjīvayaty akhila-śakti-dharaḥ sva-dhāmnā anyāṃś ca hasta-caraṇa-śravaṇa-tvag-ādīn prāṇān namo bhagavate puruṣāya tubhyam
Dhruva said: He who, entering within, revives by His own power this speech of mine that lay asleep, holding all energies — and likewise the other vital functions, hands, feet, hearing, skin and the rest — to you, the Blessed Person, be obeisance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.7
एकस् त्वम् एव भगवन्न् इदम् आत्म-शक्त्या मायाख्ययोरु-गुणया महद्-आद्य्-अशेषम् एकस् त्वम् एव भगवन्न् इदम् आत्म-शक्त्या मायाख्ययोरु-गुणया महद्-आद्य्-अशेषम् सृष्ट्वानुविश्य पुरुषस् तद्-असद्-गुणेषु नानेव दारुषु विभावसुवद् विभासि
ekas tvam eva bhagavann idam ātma-śaktyā māyākhyayoru-guṇayā mahad-ādy-aśeṣam ekas tvam eva bhagavann idam ātma-śaktyā māyākhyayoru-guṇayā mahad-ādy-aśeṣam sṛṣṭvānuviśya puruṣas tad-asad-guṇeṣu nāneva dāruṣu vibhāvasuvad vibhāsi
You alone, O Lord, are one; having by your own power called māyā, with its manifold qualities, created this whole (world) beginning with the mahat, and having entered it as the Puruṣa, you appear in its unreal qualities as though many, like fire in pieces of wood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.8
त्वद्-दत्तया वयुनयेदम् अचष्ट विश्वं सुप्त-प्रबुद्ध इव नाथ भवत्-प्रपन्नः त्वद्-दत्तया वयुनयेदम् अचष्ट विश्वं सुप्त-प्रबुद्ध इव नाथ भवत्-प्रपन्नः तस्यापवर्ग्य-शरणं तव पाद-मूलं विस्मर्यते कृत-विदा कथम् आर्त-बन्धो
tvad-dattayā vayunayedam acaṣṭa viśvaṃ supta-prabuddha iva nātha bhavat-prapannaḥ tvad-dattayā vayunayedam acaṣṭa viśvaṃ supta-prabuddha iva nātha bhavat-prapannaḥ tasyāpavargya-śaraṇaṃ tava pāda-mūlaṃ vismaryate kṛta-vidā katham ārta-bandho
By the knowledge you gave, one surrendered to you has surveyed this universe, like a sleeper awakened, O Master. How can his feet — the refuge that gives liberation — be forgotten by one who knows what has been done for him, O friend of the afflicted?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.9
नूनं विमुष्ट-मतयस् तव मायया ते ये त्वां भवाप्यय-विमोक्षणम् अन्य-हेतोः नूनं विमुष्ट-मतयस् तव मायया ते ये त्वां भवाप्यय-विमोक्षणम् अन्य-हेतोः अर्चन्ति कल्पक-तरुं कुणपोपभोग्यम् इच्छन्ति यत् स्पर्शजं निरये ऽपि न्-णाम्
nūnaṃ vimuṣṭa-matayas tava māyayā te ye tvāṃ bhavāpyaya-vimokṣaṇam anya-hetoḥ nūnaṃ vimuṣṭa-matayas tava māyayā te ye tvāṃ bhavāpyaya-vimokṣaṇam anya-hetoḥ arcanti kalpaka-taruṃ kuṇapopabhogyam icchanti yat sparśajaṃ niraye 'pi n-ṇām
Surely their minds are robbed by your māyā, those who worship you — the wish-fulfilling tree, the releaser from birth and death — for some other purpose, and who desire what is enjoyable by a corpse (the body), things born of touch, which men have even in hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.10
या निर्वृतिस् तनु-भृतां तव पाद-पद्म- ध्यानाद् भवज्-जन-कथा-श्रवणेन वा स्यात् या निर्वृतिस् तनु-भृतां तव पाद-पद्म- ध्यानाद् भवज्-जन-कथा-श्रवणेन वा स्यात् सा ब्रह्मणि स्व-महिमन्य् अपि नाथ मा भूत् किं त्व् अन्तकासि-लुलितात् पततां विमानात्
yā nirvṛtis tanu-bhṛtāṃ tava pāda-padma- dhyānād bhavaj-jana-kathā-śravaṇena vā syāt yā nirvṛtis tanu-bhṛtāṃ tava pāda-padma- dhyānād bhavaj-jana-kathā-śravaṇena vā syāt sā brahmaṇi sva-mahimany api nātha mā bhūt kiṃ tv antakāsi-lulitāt patatāṃ vimānāt
That bliss which comes to embodied beings from meditating on your lotus feet or from hearing the tales of your people — may that not be found even in Brahman resting in its own glory, O Master, still less in the heavenly cars of those who fall, cut down by the sword of Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.11
भक्तिं मुहुः प्रवहतां त्वयि मे प्रसङ्गो भूयाद् अनन्त महताम् अमलाशयानाम् भक्तिं मुहुः प्रवहतां त्वयि मे प्रसङ्गो भूयाद् अनन्त महताम् अमलाशयानाम् येनाञ्जसोल्बणम् उरु-व्यसनं भवाब्धिं नेष्ये भवद्-गुण-कथामृत-पान-मत्तः
bhaktiṃ muhuḥ pravahatāṃ tvayi me prasaṅgo bhūyād ananta mahatām amalāśayānām bhaktiṃ muhuḥ pravahatāṃ tvayi me prasaṅgo bhūyād ananta mahatām amalāśayānām yenāñjasolbaṇam uru-vyasanaṃ bhavābdhiṃ neṣye bhavad-guṇa-kathāmṛta-pāna-mattaḥ
May I have association, O Infinite One, with the great ones of stainless mind in whom devotion to you flows again and again — by which I shall easily cross the ocean of existence, dreadful and full of great distress, intoxicated with drinking the nectar of the tales of your qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.12
ते न स्मरन्त्य् अतितरां प्रियम् ईश मर्त्यं ये चान्व् अदः सुत-सुहृद्-गृह-वित्त-दाराः ते न स्मरन्त्य् अतितरां प्रियम् ईश मर्त्यं ये चान्व् अदः सुत-सुहृद्-गृह-वित्त-दाराः ये त्व् अब्ज-नाभ भवदीय-पदारविन्द- सौगन्ध्य-लुब्ध-हृदयेषु कृत-प्रसङ्गाः
te na smaranty atitarāṃ priyam īśa martyaṃ ye cānv adaḥ suta-suhṛd-gṛha-vitta-dārāḥ te na smaranty atitarāṃ priyam īśa martyaṃ ye cānv adaḥ suta-suhṛd-gṛha-vitta-dārāḥ ye tv abja-nābha bhavadīya-padāravinda- saugandhya-lubdha-hṛdayeṣu kṛta-prasaṅgāḥ
Those, O Lord, who keep company with hearts greedy for the fragrance of your lotus feet, O lotus-naveled one, do not at all remember that mortal thing which is dear, nor what follows from it — sons, friends, house, wealth and wives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.13
तिर्यङ्-नग-द्विज-सरीसृप-देव-दैत्य- मर्त्यादिभिः परिचितं सद्-असद्-विशेषम् तिर्यङ्-नग-द्विज-सरीसृप-देव-दैत्य- मर्त्यादिभिः परिचितं सद्-असद्-विशेषम् रूपं स्थविष्ठम् अज ते महद्-आद्य्-अनेकं नातः परं परम वेद्मि न यत्र वादः
tiryaṅ-naga-dvija-sarīsṛpa-deva-daitya- martyādibhiḥ paricitaṃ sad-asad-viśeṣam tiryaṅ-naga-dvija-sarīsṛpa-deva-daitya- martyādibhiḥ paricitaṃ sad-asad-viśeṣam rūpaṃ sthaviṣṭham aja te mahad-ādy-anekaṃ nātaḥ paraṃ parama vedmi na yatra vādaḥ
O unborn one, I know this gross form of yours, made up of the mahat and the many other (elements), populated by beasts, mountains, birds, reptiles, gods, demons, men and the rest, and marked out as existent and non-existent; beyond this, O Supreme, I do not know that in which speech (has no place).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 9.14
कल्पान्त एतद् अखिलं जठरेण गृह्णन् शेते पुमान् स्व-दृग् अनन्त-सखस् तद्-अङ्के कल्पान्त एतद् अखिलं जठरेण गृह्णन् शेते पुमान् स्व-दृग् अनन्त-सखस् तद्-अङ्के यन्-नाभि-सिन्धु-रुह-काञ्चन-लोक-पद्म- गर्भे द्युमान् भगवते प्रणतो ऽस्मि तस्मै
kalpānta etad akhilaṃ jaṭhareṇa gṛhṇan śete pumān sva-dṛg ananta-sakhas tad-aṅke kalpānta etad akhilaṃ jaṭhareṇa gṛhṇan śete pumān sva-dṛg ananta-sakhas tad-aṅke yan-nābhi-sindhu-ruha-kāñcana-loka-padma- garbhe dyumān bhagavate praṇato 'smi tasmai
At the end of the kalpa, the Person, self-luminous, taking all this into His belly, lies on the lap of Ananta, His companion; in the calyx of the golden world-lotus that grows from the ocean of His navel, the shining one (Brahmā was born) — to that Lord I am bowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.15
त्वं नित्य-मुक्त-परिशुद्ध-विबुद्ध आत्मा कूट-स्थ आदि-पुरुषो भगवांस् त्र्य्-अधीशः त्वं नित्य-मुक्त-परिशुद्ध-विबुद्ध आत्मा कूट-स्थ आदि-पुरुषो भगवांस् त्र्य्-अधीशः यद्-बुद्ध्य्-अवस्थितिम् अखण्डितया स्व-दृष्ट्या द्रष्टा स्थिताव् अधिमखो व्यतिरिक्त आस्से
tvaṃ nitya-mukta-pariśuddha-vibuddha ātmā kūṭa-stha ādi-puruṣo bhagavāṃs try-adhīśaḥ tvaṃ nitya-mukta-pariśuddha-vibuddha ātmā kūṭa-stha ādi-puruṣo bhagavāṃs try-adhīśaḥ yad-buddhy-avasthitim akhaṇḍitayā sva-dṛṣṭyā draṣṭā sthitāv adhimakho vyatirikta āsse
You are the Self, ever free, wholly pure, awake, unchanging, the primal Person, the Lord, master of the three; while you, the seer, remain distinct, and as the master of sacrifice in the maintenance (of the world), you (behold) by your own undivided vision the states of every intellect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 9.16
यस्मिन् विरुद्ध-गतयो ह्य् अनिशं पतन्ति विद्यादयो विविध-शक्तय आनुपूर्व्यात् यस्मिन् विरुद्ध-गतयो ह्य् अनिशं पतन्ति विद्यादयो विविध-शक्तय आनुपूर्व्यात् तद् ब्रह्म विश्व-भवम् एकम् अनन्तम् आद्यम् आनन्द-मात्रम् अविकारम् अहं प्रपद्ये
yasmin viruddha-gatayo hy aniśaṃ patanti vidyādayo vividha-śaktaya ānupūrvyāt yasmin viruddha-gatayo hy aniśaṃ patanti vidyādayo vividha-śaktaya ānupūrvyāt tad brahma viśva-bhavam ekam anantam ādyam ānanda-mātram avikāram ahaṃ prapadye
That Brahman in which the various powers, knowledge and the rest, of contradictory courses, ceaselessly fall in succession — the source of the universe, one, endless, primal, pure bliss, changeless — to that I surrender.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.17
सत्याशिषो हि भगवंस् तव पाद-पद्मम् आशीस् तथानुभजतः पुरुषार्थ-मूर्तेः सत्याशिषो हि भगवंस् तव पाद-पद्मम् आशीस् तथानुभजतः पुरुषार्थ-मूर्तेः अप्य् एवम् अर्य भगवान् परिपाति दीनान् वाश्रेव वत्सकम् अनुग्रह-कातरो ऽस्मान्
satyāśiṣo hi bhagavaṃs tava pāda-padmam āśīs tathānubhajataḥ puruṣārtha-mūrteḥ satyāśiṣo hi bhagavaṃs tava pāda-padmam āśīs tathānubhajataḥ puruṣārtha-mūrteḥ apy evam arya bhagavān paripāti dīnān vāśreva vatsakam anugraha-kātaro 'smān
(Dhruva said:) O Lord, your lotus feet are indeed the (source of) blessings that come true; so too is the blessing for one who thus worships (you), you who are the very form of the goals of human life. Yet even so, O noble one, does the Lord, distressed with compassion, protect the wretched, as a cow (protects) her calf?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 4 9.18
मैत्रेय उवाच अथाभिष्टुत एवं वै सत्-सङ्कल्पेन धीमता भृत्यानुरक्तो भगवान् प्रतिनन्द्येदम् अब्रवीत्
maitreya uvāca athābhiṣṭuta evaṃ vai sat-saṅkalpena dhīmatā bhṛtyānurakto bhagavān pratinandyedam abravīt
Maitreya said: Then, thus praised by that intelligent boy of true resolve, the Lord, who is fond of his servants, congratulated him and said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.19
श्री-भगवान् उवाच वेदाहं ते व्यवसितं हृदि राजन्य-बालक तत् प्रयच्छामि भद्रं ते दुरापम् अपि सुव्रत
śrī-bhagavān uvāca vedāhaṃ te vyavasitaṃ hṛdi rājanya-bālaka tat prayacchāmi bhadraṃ te durāpam api suvrata
The Blessed Lord said: I know what has been resolved in your heart, O prince; that I grant you, though it is hard to attain, O you of good vows — blessings be upon you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.20
नान्यैर् अधिष्ठितं भद्र यद् भ्राजिष्णु ध्रुव-क्षिति यत्र ग्रहर्क्ष-ताराणां ज्योतिषां चक्रम् आहितम्
nānyair adhiṣṭhitaṃ bhadra yad bhrājiṣṇu dhruva-kṣiti yatra graharkṣa-tārāṇāṃ jyotiṣāṃ cakram āhitam
That shining station of Dhruva, O good one, is occupied by no others; in it is fixed the wheel of the luminaries — planets, lunar mansions, and stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.21
मेढ्यां गो-चक्रवत् स्थास्नु परस्तात् कल्प-वासिनाम् धर्मो ऽग्निः कश्यपः शुक्रो मुनयो ये वनौकसः चरन्ति दक्षिणी-कृत्य भ्रमन्तो यत् सतारकाः
meḍhyāṃ go-cakravat sthāsnu parastāt kalpa-vāsinām dharmo 'gniḥ kaśyapaḥ śukro munayo ye vanaukasaḥ caranti dakṣiṇī-kṛtya bhramanto yat satārakāḥ
Fixed like a herd of cattle (circling) around the central post, it stands beyond those who dwell (only) for a kalpa; around it Dharma, Agni, Kaśyapa, Śukra, and the sages who dwell in the forest move, keeping it on their right as they circle along with the stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.22
प्रस्थिते तु वनं पित्रा दत्त्वा गां धर्म-संश्रयः षट्-त्रिंशद्-वर्ष-साहस्रं रक्षिताव्याहतेन्द्रियः
prasthite tu vanaṃ pitrā dattvā gāṃ dharma-saṃśrayaḥ ṣaṭ-triṃśad-varṣa-sāhasraṃ rakṣitāvyāhatendriyaḥ
But when your father has departed for the forest, having given you the earth, you, taking refuge in dharma, will protect (it) for thirty-six thousand years, your senses unimpaired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.23
त्वद्-भ्रातर्य् उत्तमे नष्टे मृगयायां तु तन्-मनाः अन्वेषन्ती वनं माता दावाग्निं सा प्रवेक्ष्यति
tvad-bhrātary uttame naṣṭe mṛgayāyāṃ tu tan-manāḥ anveṣantī vanaṃ mātā dāvāgniṃ sā pravekṣyati
And when your brother Uttama perishes while hunting, your mother, her mind fixed on him, searching the forest, will enter a forest fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.24
इष्ट्वा मां यज्ञ-हृदयं यज्ञैः पुष्कल-दक्षिणैः भुक्त्वा चेहाशिषः सत्या अन्ते मां संस्मरिष्यसि
iṣṭvā māṃ yajña-hṛdayaṃ yajñaiḥ puṣkala-dakṣiṇaiḥ bhuktvā cehāśiṣaḥ satyā ante māṃ saṃsmariṣyasi
Having worshipped me, the heart of sacrifice, with sacrifices of abundant gifts, and having enjoyed here the blessings that come true, at the end you will remember me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.25
ततो गन्तासि मत्-स्थानं सर्व-लोक-नमस्कृतम् उपरिष्टाद् ऋषिभ्यस् त्वं यतो नावर्तते गतः
tato gantāsi mat-sthānaṃ sarva-loka-namaskṛtam upariṣṭād ṛṣibhyas tvaṃ yato nāvartate gataḥ
Then you will go to my abode, which is honored by all the worlds, above the sages — from which, once gone, one does not return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.26
मैत्रेय उवाच इत्य् अर्चितः स भगवान् अतिदिश्यात्मनः पदम् बालस्य पश्यतो धाम स्वम् अगाद् गरुड-ध्वजः
maitreya uvāca ity arcitaḥ sa bhagavān atidiśyātmanaḥ padam bālasya paśyato dhāma svam agād garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
Maitreya said: Thus worshipped, the Lord whose banner bears Garuḍa, having assigned his own station (to him), went to his own abode while the boy looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.27
सो ऽपि सङ्कल्पजं विष्णोः पाद-सेवोपसादितम् प्राप्य सङ्कल्प-निर्वाणं नातिप्रीतो ऽभ्यगात् पुरम्
so 'pi saṅkalpajaṃ viṣṇoḥ pāda-sevopasāditam prāpya saṅkalpa-nirvāṇaṃ nātiprīto 'bhyagāt puram
And he too, having obtained through service at Viṣṇu's feet the fulfillment of the desire born of his resolve, went to the city not very pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.28
विदुर उवाच सुदुर्लभं यत् परमं पदं हरेर् मायाविनस् तच्-चरणार्चनार्जितम् लब्ध्वाप्य् असिद्धार्थम् इवैक-जन्मना कथं स्वम् आत्मानम् अमन्यतार्थ-वित्
vidura uvāca sudurlabhaṃ yat paramaṃ padaṃ harer māyāvinas tac-caraṇārcanārjitam labdhvāpy asiddhārtham ivaika-janmanā kathaṃ svam ātmānam amanyatārtha-vit
Vidura said: The supreme station of Hari, the wielder of māyā, which is very hard to attain and is won by worship of his feet — having gained even that in a single lifetime, how did he, a knower of what is worth having, consider himself as one whose aim was unachieved?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.29
मैत्रेय उवाच मातुः सपत्न्या वाग्-बाणैर् हृदि विद्धस् तु तान् स्मरन् नैच्छन् मुक्ति-पतेर् मुक्तिं तस्मात् तापम् उपेयिवान्
maitreya uvāca mātuḥ sapatnyā vāg-bāṇair hṛdi viddhas tu tān smaran naicchan mukti-pater muktiṃ tasmāt tāpam upeyivān
Maitreya said: Pierced in the heart by the arrow-words of his mother's co-wife, and remembering them, he did not want liberation from the lord of liberation; therefore he came to grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.30
ध्रुव उवाच समाधिना नैक-भवेन यत् पदं विदुः सनन्दादय ऊर्ध्व-रेतसः मासैर् अहं षड्भिर् अमुष्य पादयोश् छायाम् उपेत्यापगतः पृथङ्-मतिः
dhruva uvāca samādhinā naika-bhavena yat padaṃ viduḥ sanandādaya ūrdhva-retasaḥ māsair ahaṃ ṣaḍbhir amuṣya pādayoś chāyām upetyāpagataḥ pṛthaṅ-matiḥ
Dhruva said: The station that Sananda and the others, whose seed is drawn upward, know through samādhi in more than one birth — I in six months reached the shade of his feet, and then fell away, my mind divided.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.31
अहो बत ममानात्म्यं मन्द-भाग्यस्य पश्यत भव-च्छिदः पाद-मूलं गत्वा याचे यद् अन्तवत्
aho bata mamānātmyaṃ manda-bhāgyasya paśyata bhava-cchidaḥ pāda-mūlaṃ gatvā yāce yad antavat
Alas, look at the self-forgetfulness of me, the ill-fortuned one: having gone to the feet of him who cuts off (further) existence, I beg for what has an end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.32
मतिर् विदूषिता देवैः पतद्भिर् असहिष्णुभिः यो नारद-वचस् तथ्यं नाग्राहिषम् असत्तमः
matir vidūṣitā devaiḥ patadbhir asahiṣṇubhiḥ yo nārada-vacas tathyaṃ nāgrāhiṣam asattamaḥ
My mind was corrupted by the gods, who were falling (from their positions) and could not endure (my rise), since I, most unworthy, did not accept the truthful words of Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.33
दैवीं मायाम् उपाश्रित्य प्रसुप्त इव भिन्न-दृक् तप्ये द्वितीये ऽप्य् असति भ्रातृ-भ्रातृव्य-हृद्-रुजा
daivīṃ māyām upāśritya prasupta iva bhinna-dṛk tapye dvitīye 'py asati bhrātṛ-bhrātṛvya-hṛd-rujā
Taking shelter of the divine māyā, like one fast asleep, my vision divided, I burned with heartache over brother and rival, though duality is unreal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.34
मयैतत् प्रार्थितं व्यर्थं चिकित्सेव गतायुषि प्रसाद्य जगद्-आत्मानं तपसा दुष्प्रसादनम् भव-च्छिदम् अयाचे ऽहं भवं भाग्य-विवर्जितः
mayaitat prārthitaṃ vyarthaṃ cikitseva gatāyuṣi prasādya jagad-ātmānaṃ tapasā duṣprasādanam bhava-cchidam ayāce 'haṃ bhavaṃ bhāgya-vivarjitaḥ
This request of mine was in vain, like medical treatment when life is gone: having by austerity propitiated the Soul of the universe, who is hard to propitiate, I — bereft of good fortune — begged from him who cuts off existence (mere) existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.35
स्वाराज्यं यच्छतो मौढ्यान् मानो मे भिक्षितो बत ईश्वरात् क्षीण-पुण्येन फली-कारान् इवाधनः
svārājyaṃ yacchato mauḍhyān māno me bhikṣito bata īśvarāt kṣīṇa-puṇyena phalī-kārān ivādhanaḥ
Alas, from the Lord who was granting me his own sovereignty, out of folly I begged honor — like a poor man of exhausted merit (begging) mere husks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.36
मैत्रेय उवाच न वै मुकुन्दस्य पदारविन्दयो रजो-जुषस् तात भवादृशा जनाः वाञ्छन्ति तद्-दास्यम् ऋते ऽर्थम् आत्मनो यदृच्छया लब्ध-मनः-समृद्धयः
maitreya uvāca na vai mukundasya padāravindayo rajo-juṣas tāta bhavādṛśā janāḥ vāñchanti tad-dāsyam ṛte 'rtham ātmano yadṛcchayā labdha-manaḥ-samṛddhayaḥ
Maitreya said: Truly, dear one, people like you, who resort to the dust of Mukunda's lotus feet, do not desire any gain for themselves apart from servitude to him — for they have obtained the riches of the mind spontaneously.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.37
आकर्ण्यात्म-जम् आयान्तं सम्परेत्य यथागतम् राजा न श्रद्दधे भद्रम् अभद्रस्य कुतो मम
ākarṇyātma-jam āyāntaṃ samparetya yathāgatam rājā na śraddadhe bhadram abhadrasya kuto mama
Hearing that his son was coming, returned as though from the dead, the king did not believe it: "Good fortune—how could it be mine, who am luckless?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.38
श्रद्धाय वाक्यं देवर्षेर् हर्ष-वेगेन धर्षितः वार्ता-हर्तुर् अतिप्रीतो हारं प्रादान् महा-धनम्
śraddhāya vākyaṃ devarṣer harṣa-vegena dharṣitaḥ vārtā-hartur atiprīto hāraṃ prādān mahā-dhanam
Then, putting faith in the words of the divine sage, overcome by a rush of joy, and greatly pleased with the bearer of the news, he gave him a necklace of great worth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.39
सद्-अश्वं रथम् आरुह्य कार्तस्वर-परिष्कृतम् ब्राह्मणैः कुल-वृद्धैश् च पर्यस्तो ऽमात्य-बन्धुभिः
sad-aśvaṃ ratham āruhya kārtasvara-pariṣkṛtam brāhmaṇaiḥ kula-vṛddhaiś ca paryasto 'mātya-bandhubhiḥ
Mounting a chariot with excellent horses, ornamented with gold, surrounded by brāhmaṇas and by the elders of the family, and by ministers and kinsmen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.40
शङ्ख-दुन्दुभि-नादेन ब्रह्म-घोषेण वेणुभिः निश्चक्राम पुरात् तूर्णम् आत्मजाभीक्षणोत्सुकः
śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena brahma-ghoṣeṇa veṇubhiḥ niścakrāma purāt tūrṇam ātmajābhīkṣaṇotsukaḥ
with the sound of conches and kettledrums, with the chanting of Vedic hymns and with flutes, he went out from the city in haste, eager to look upon his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.41
सुनीतिः सुरुचिश् चास्य महिष्यौ रुक्म-भूषिते आरुह्य शिबिकां सार्धम् उत्तमेनाभिजग्मतुः
sunītiḥ suruciś cāsya mahiṣyau rukma-bhūṣite āruhya śibikāṃ sārdham uttamenābhijagmatuḥ
His two queens, Sunīti and Suruci, adorned with gold, mounting a palanquin, went out together with Uttama (to meet him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.42
तं दृष्ट्वोपवनाभ्याश आयान्तं तरसा रथात् अवरुह्य नृपस् तूर्णम् आसाद्य प्रेम-विह्वलः
taṃ dṛṣṭvopavanābhyāśa āyāntaṃ tarasā rathāt avaruhya nṛpas tūrṇam āsādya prema-vihvalaḥ
Seeing him coming near the garden, the king quickly stepped down from the chariot in haste and, reaching him, was overwhelmed with love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.43
परिरेभे ऽङ्गजं दोर्भ्यां दीर्घोत्कण्ठ-मनाः श्वसन् विष्वक्सेनाङ्घ्रि-संस्पर्श- हताशेषाघ-बन्धनम्
parirebhe 'ṅgajaṃ dorbhyāṃ dīrghotkaṇṭha-manāḥ śvasan viṣvaksenāṅghri-saṃsparśa- hatāśeṣāgha-bandhanam
With a mind long full of longing, breathing hard, he embraced with both arms his own son, in whom every bond of sin had been destroyed by the touch of the feet of Viṣvaksena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.44
अथाजिघ्रन् मुहुर् मूर्ध्नि शीतैर् नयन-वारिभिः स्नापयाम् आस तनयं जातोद्दाम-मनोरथः
athājighran muhur mūrdhni śītair nayana-vāribhiḥ snāpayām āsa tanayaṃ jātoddāma-manorathaḥ
Then, kissing him again and again on the head, he bathed his son with the cool water of his eyes, his long-held desire now grown unrestrained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.45
अभिवन्द्य पितुः पादाव् आशीर्भिश् चाभिमन्त्रितः ननाम मातरौ शीर्ष्णा सत्-कृतः सज्-जनाग्रणीः
abhivandya pituḥ pādāv āśīrbhiś cābhimantritaḥ nanāma mātarau śīrṣṇā sat-kṛtaḥ saj-janāgraṇīḥ
Having saluted his father's feet and been consecrated with his benedictions, he, honoured (by them), foremost among the good, bowed his head to his two mothers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.46
सुरुचिस् तं समुत्थाप्य पादावनतम् अर्भकम् परिष्वज्याह जीवेति बाष्प-गद्गदया गिरा
surucis taṃ samutthāpya pādāvanatam arbhakam pariṣvajyāha jīveti bāṣpa-gadgadayā girā
Suruci, raising up the boy who lay bowed at her feet, embraced him and said, "Live long!" in a voice choked with tears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.47
यस्य प्रसन्नो भगवान्गुणैर् मैत्र्य्-आदिभिर् हरिः तस्मै नमन्ति भूतानि निम्नम् आप इव स्वयम्
yasya prasanno bhagavānguṇair maitry-ādibhir hariḥ tasmai namanti bhūtāni nimnam āpa iva svayam
To him with whom the Lord Hari is pleased on account of qualities such as friendliness, all beings bow of their own accord, as waters (flow) to a low place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.48
उत्तमश् च ध्रुवश् चोभाव् अन्योन्यं प्रेम-विह्वलौ अङ्ग-सङ्गाद् उत्पुलकाव् अस्रौघं मुहुर् ऊहतुः
uttamaś ca dhruvaś cobhāv anyonyaṃ prema-vihvalau aṅga-saṅgād utpulakāv asraughaṃ muhur ūhatuḥ
Both Uttama and Dhruva, overwhelmed with love for each other, their hair bristling from the touch of their bodies, again and again shed streams of tears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.49
सुनीतिर् अस्य जननी प्राणेभ्यो ऽपि प्रियं सुतम् उपगुह्य जहाव् आधिं तद्-अङ्ग-स्पर्श-निर्वृता
sunītir asya jananī prāṇebhyo 'pi priyaṃ sutam upaguhya jahāv ādhiṃ tad-aṅga-sparśa-nirvṛtā
Sunīti, his mother, embracing the son who was dearer to her than her own life, gave up her anguish, gladdened by the touch of his body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.50
पयः स्तनाभ्यां सुस्राव नेत्र-जैः सलिलैः शिवैः तदाभिषिच्यमानाभ्यां वीर वीर-सुवो मुहुः
payaḥ stanābhyāṃ susrāva netra-jaiḥ salilaiḥ śivaiḥ tadābhiṣicyamānābhyāṃ vīra vīra-suvo muhuḥ
Milk flowed from her breasts, O hero, as they were then repeatedly bathed by the auspicious water born of the eyes of her who had borne a hero.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.51
तां शशंसुर् जना राज्ञीं दिष्ट्या ते पुत्र आर्ति-हा प्रतिलब्धश् चिरं नष्टो रक्षिता मण्डलं भुवः
tāṃ śaśaṃsur janā rājñīṃ diṣṭyā te putra ārti-hā pratilabdhaś ciraṃ naṣṭo rakṣitā maṇḍalaṃ bhuvaḥ
The people congratulated that queen: "By good fortune your son, the remover of distress, long lost, has been regained; he will protect the circle of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.52
अभ्यर्चितस् त्वया नूनं भगवान् प्रणतार्ति-हा यद्-अनुध्यायिनो धीरा मृत्युं जिग्युः सुदुर्जयम्
abhyarcitas tvayā nūnaṃ bhagavān praṇatārti-hā yad-anudhyāyino dhīrā mṛtyuṃ jigyuḥ sudurjayam
Surely you have worshipped the Lord who removes the distress of those who bow to him, by meditating on whom the steadfast have conquered death, so very hard to conquer."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.53
लाल्यमानं जनैर् एवं ध्रुवं सभ्रातरं नृपः आरोप्य करिणीं हृष्टः स्तूयमानो ऽविशत् पुरम्
lālyamānaṃ janair evaṃ dhruvaṃ sabhrātaraṃ nṛpaḥ āropya kariṇīṃ hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno 'viśat puram
Dhruva, thus caressed by the people, the king joyfully set upon a she-elephant along with his brother, and entered the city amid praises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.54
तत्र तत्रोपसङ्कॢप्तैर् लसन्-मकर-तोरणैः सवृन्दैः कदली-स्तम्भैः पूग-पोतैश् च तद्-विधैः
tatra tatropasaṅkḷptair lasan-makara-toraṇaiḥ savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ pūga-potaiś ca tad-vidhaiḥ
(The city was) arrayed here and there with gleaming archways bearing sea-monster figures, with plantain trunks together with their clusters, with young areca palms, and with other such things,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.55
चूत-पल्लव-वासः-स्रङ्- मुक्ता-दाम-विलम्बिभिः उपस्कृतं प्रति-द्वारम् अपां कुम्भैः सदीपकैः
cūta-pallava-vāsaḥ-sraṅ- muktā-dāma-vilambibhiḥ upaskṛtaṃ prati-dvāram apāṃ kumbhaiḥ sadīpakaiḥ
adorned at every gateway with hangings of mango sprouts, cloths, garlands and strings of pearls, and with pots of water together with lamps,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.56
प्राकारैर् गोपुरागारैः शातकुम्भ-परिच्छदैः सर्वतो ऽलङ्कृतं श्रीमद्- विमान-शिखर-द्युभिः
prākārair gopurāgāraiḥ śātakumbha-paricchadaiḥ sarvato 'laṅkṛtaṃ śrīmad- vimāna-śikhara-dyubhiḥ
decorated on all sides with ramparts, gateway houses and appointments of gold, and with the radiance of the spires of splendid mansions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.57
मृष्ट-चत्वर-रथ्याट्ट- मार्गं चन्दन-चर्चितम् लाजाक्षतैः पुष्प-फलैस् तण्डुलैर् बलिभिर् युतम्
mṛṣṭa-catvara-rathyāṭṭa- mārgaṃ candana-carcitam lājākṣataiḥ puṣpa-phalais taṇḍulair balibhir yutam
(The city had) its crossroads, streets, market-squares and roads cleaned and smeared with sandal paste, and was furnished with offerings of parched grain, unbroken rice, flowers, fruits and rice grains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.58
ध्रुवाय पथि दृष्टाय तत्र तत्र पुर-स्त्रियः सिद्धार्थाक्षत-दध्य्-अम्बु- दूर्वा-पुष्प-फलानि च
dhruvāya pathi dṛṣṭāya tatra tatra pura-striyaḥ siddhārthākṣata-dadhy-ambu- dūrvā-puṣpa-phalāni ca
To Dhruva, seen on the road, the women of the city (offered) here and there white mustard seeds, unbroken rice, curd, water, dūrvā grass, flowers and fruits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.59
उपजह्रुः प्रयुञ्जाना वात्सल्याद् आशिषः सतीः शृण्वंस् तद्-वल्गु-गीतानि प्राविशद् भवनं पितुः
upajahruḥ prayuñjānā vātsalyād āśiṣaḥ satīḥ śṛṇvaṃs tad-valgu-gītāni prāviśad bhavanaṃ pituḥ
They presented (these), uttering out of affection their true blessings; hearing their sweet songs, he entered his father's palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.60
महामणि-व्रातमये स तस्मिन् भवनोत्तमे लालितो नितरां पित्रा न्यवसद् दिवि देववत्
mahāmaṇi-vrātamaye sa tasmin bhavanottame lālito nitarāṃ pitrā nyavasad divi devavat
In that finest of mansions, made of masses of great gems, greatly petted by his father, he dwelt like a god in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.61
पयः-फेन-निभाः शय्या दान्ता रुक्म-परिच्छदाः आसनानि महार्हाणि यत्र रौक्मा उपस्कराः
payaḥ-phena-nibhāḥ śayyā dāntā rukma-paricchadāḥ āsanāni mahārhāṇi yatra raukmā upaskarāḥ
(There were) beds resembling the foam of milk, of ivory, with golden coverings, and highly valuable seats, and there the furnishings were of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.62
यत्र स्फटिक-कुड्येषु महा-मारकतेषु च मणि-प्रदीपा आभान्ति ललना-रत्न-संयुताः
yatra sphaṭika-kuḍyeṣu mahā-mārakateṣu ca maṇi-pradīpā ābhānti lalanā-ratna-saṃyutāḥ
Where, on walls of crystal and of great emerald, jewel-lamps shone, joined with jewel(-figures) of women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.63
उद्यानानि च रम्याणि विचित्रैर् अमर-द्रुमैः कूजद्-विहङ्ग-मिथुनैर् गायन्-मत्त-मधुव्रतैः
udyānāni ca ramyāṇi vicitrair amara-drumaiḥ kūjad-vihaṅga-mithunair gāyan-matta-madhuvrataiḥ
And (there were) delightful gardens with wondrous celestial trees, with pairs of cooing birds and with intoxicated, humming bees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.64
वाप्यो वैदूर्य-सोपानाः पद्मोत्पल-कुमुद्-वतीः हंस-कारण्डव-कुलैर् जुष्टाश् चक्राह्व-सारसैः
vāpyo vaidūrya-sopānāḥ padmotpala-kumud-vatīḥ haṃsa-kāraṇḍava-kulair juṣṭāś cakrāhva-sārasaiḥ
(There were) ponds with steps of cat's-eye gem, full of lotuses, blue lilies and night lilies, frequented by flocks of swans and kāraṇḍava ducks, by cakravākas and cranes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.65
उत्तानपादो राजर्षिः प्रभावं तनयस्य तम् श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वाद्भुततमं प्रपेदे विस्मयं परम्
uttānapādo rājarṣiḥ prabhāvaṃ tanayasya tam śrutvā dṛṣṭvādbhutatamaṃ prapede vismayaṃ param
Uttānapāda, the royal sage, having heard and seen that most wonderful power of his son, attained the highest astonishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.66
वीक्ष्योढ-वयसं तं च प्रकृतीनां च सम्मतम् अनुरक्त-प्रजं राजा ध्रुवं चक्रे भुवः पतिम्
vīkṣyoḍha-vayasaṃ taṃ ca prakṛtīnāṃ ca sammatam anurakta-prajaṃ rājā dhruvaṃ cakre bhuvaḥ patim
And seeing that he had come of age, and was approved by the ministers and subjects, and that the people were devoted to him, the king made Dhruva lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 4 9.67
आत्मानं च प्रवयसम् आकलय्य विशाम्पतिः वनं विरक्तः प्रातिष्ठद् विमृशन्न् आत्मनो गतिम्
ātmānaṃ ca pravayasam ākalayya viśāmpatiḥ vanaṃ viraktaḥ prātiṣṭhad vimṛśann ātmano gatim
And reckoning himself to be aged, the lord of men, detached, set out for the forest, pondering the destination of the self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition