Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 10
SB 6 10.1
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच इन्द्रमेवं समादिश्य भगवान् विश्वभावनः पश्यतामनिमेषाणां अत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरिः
śrībādarāyaṇiruvāca indramevaṃ samādiśya bhagavān viśvabhāvanaḥ paśyatāmanimeṣāṇāṃ atraivāntardadhe hariḥ
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Having thus instructed Indra, the Lord Hari, the creator of the universe, vanished right there while the unblinking ones were looking on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.2
तथाभियाचितो देवैरृषिराथर्वणो महान् मोदमान उवाचेदं प्रहसन्निव भारत
tathābhiyācito devairṛṣirātharvaṇo mahān modamāna uvācedaṃ prahasanniva bhārata
Thus entreated by the gods, the great sage, the son of Atharvan, delighted, spoke this, as though laughing, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.3
अपि वृन्दारका यूयं न जानीथ शरीरिणाम् संस्थायां यस्त्वभिद्रोहो दुःसहश्चेतनापहः
api vṛndārakā yūyaṃ na jānītha śarīriṇām saṃsthāyāṃ yastvabhidroho duḥsahaścetanāpahaḥ
"O eminent ones, do you not know how unbearable, how destroying of consciousness, is that violence done to embodied beings at their end?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.4
जिजीविषूणां जीवानामात्मा प्रेष्ठ इहेप्सितः क उत्सहेत तं दातुं भिक्षमाणाय विष्णवे
jijīviṣūṇāṃ jīvānāmātmā preṣṭha ihepsitaḥ ka utsaheta taṃ dātuṃ bhikṣamāṇāya viṣṇave
For living beings that wish to go on living, the self is the dearest thing desired here; who could bear to give it up, even to Viṣṇu who begs for it?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.5
श्रीदेवा ऊचुः किं नु तद्दुस्त्यजं ब्रह्मन् पुंसां भूतानुकम्पिनाम् भवद्विधानां महतां पुण्यश्लोकेड्यकर्मणाम्
śrīdevā ūcuḥ kiṃ nu taddustyajaṃ brahman puṃsāṃ bhūtānukampinām bhavadvidhānāṃ mahatāṃ puṇyaślokeḍyakarmaṇām
The gods said: What indeed is hard for such men to give up, O brāhmaṇa — men compassionate to creatures, great ones like you, whose deeds are praised by those of holy renown?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.6
नूनं स्वार्थपरो लोको न वेद परसङ्कटम् यदि वेद न याचेत नेति नाह यदीश्वरः
nūnaṃ svārthaparo loko na veda parasaṅkaṭam yadi veda na yāceta neti nāha yadīśvaraḥ
Surely the world, intent on its own interest, does not know another's distress; if it knew, it would not ask — and if it could grant, it would not say 'no'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.7
श्रीऋषिरुवाच धर्मं वः श्रोतुकामेन यूयं मे प्रत्युदाहृताः एष वः प्रियमात्मानं त्यजन्तं सन्त्यजाम्य् अहम्
śrīṛṣiruvāca dharmaṃ vaḥ śrotukāmena yūyaṃ me pratyudāhṛtāḥ eṣa vaḥ priyamātmānaṃ tyajantaṃ santyajāmy aham
The sage said: Since I wished to hear (from you) about dharma, you have been made to answer me. Here, then, I give up for you this self, dear (to me), which is itself abandoning (me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 6 10.8
यो ऽध्रुवेणात्मना नाथा न धर्मं न यशः पुमान् ईहेत भूतदयया स शोच्यः स्थावरैरपि
yo 'dhruveṇātmanā nāthā na dharmaṃ na yaśaḥ pumān īheta bhūtadayayā sa śocyaḥ sthāvarairapi
O lords, the man who with this impermanent self does not strive for dharma, nor for fame, out of compassion for creatures — he is to be pitied even by immobile things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.9
एतावान् अव्ययो धर्मः पुण्यश्लोकैरुपासितः यो भूतशोकहर्षाभ्यामात्मा शोचति हृष्यति
etāvān avyayo dharmaḥ puṇyaślokairupāsitaḥ yo bhūtaśokaharṣābhyāmātmā śocati hṛṣyati
This much is the imperishable dharma honoured by those of holy renown: that one's own self grieves and rejoices at the grief and joy of (other) creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.10
अहो दैन्यमहो कष्टं पारक्यैः क्षणभङ्गुरैः यन् नोपकुर्यादस्वार्थैर्मर्त्यः स्वज्ञातिविग्रहैः
aho dainyamaho kaṣṭaṃ pārakyaiḥ kṣaṇabhaṅguraiḥ yan nopakuryādasvārthairmartyaḥ svajñātivigrahaiḥ
Alas the wretchedness, alas the misery, that a mortal should not do good with these things that belong to others, that break in an instant, that serve no purpose of his own — his body and kin and possessions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 6 10.11
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच एवं कृतव्यवसितो दध्यङ्ङ् आथर्वणस्तनुम् परे भगवति ब्रह्मण्य् आत्मानं सन्नयन् जहौ
śrībādarāyaṇiruvāca evaṃ kṛtavyavasito dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇastanum pare bhagavati brahmaṇy ātmānaṃ sannayan jahau
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Having thus made his resolve, Dadhyañc, son of Atharvan, merging his self in the supreme Lord, in Brahman, gave up his body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.12
यताक्षासुमनोबुद्धिस्तत्त्वदृग् ध्वस्तबन्धनः आस्थितः परमं योगं न देहं बुबुधे गतम्
yatākṣāsumanobuddhistattvadṛg dhvastabandhanaḥ āsthitaḥ paramaṃ yogaṃ na dehaṃ bubudhe gatam
With senses, breath, mind and intellect restrained, seeing the truth, his bondage destroyed, established in the highest yoga, he did not notice that his body was gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.13
अथेन्द्रो वज्रमुद्यम्य निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा मुनेः शक्तिभिरुत्सिक्तो भगवत्तेजसान्वितः
athendro vajramudyamya nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā muneḥ śaktibhirutsikto bhagavattejasānvitaḥ
Then Indra, raising the thunderbolt fashioned by Viśvakarman, swelling with the sage's powers and filled with the Lord's energy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.14
वृतो देवगणैः सर्वैर्गजेन्द्रोपर्य् अशोभत स्तूयमानो मुनिगणैस्त्रैलोक्यं हर्षयन्निव
vṛto devagaṇaiḥ sarvairgajendropary aśobhata stūyamāno munigaṇaistrailokyaṃ harṣayanniva
surrounded by all the hosts of gods, shone upon the lord of elephants, praised by the throngs of sages, as if gladdening the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.15
वृत्रमभ्यद्रवच् छत्रुमसुरानीकयूथपैः पर्यस्तमोजसा राजन् क्रुद्धो रुद्र इवान्तकम्
vṛtramabhyadravac chatrumasurānīkayūthapaiḥ paryastamojasā rājan kruddho rudra ivāntakam
He rushed upon his enemy Vṛtra, who was ringed about by the troop-leaders of the asura army, mighty in strength, O king — like an enraged Rudra upon Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.16
ततः सुराणामसुरै रणः परमदारुणः त्रेतामुखे नर्मदायामभवत् प्रथमे युगे
tataḥ surāṇāmasurai raṇaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ tretāmukhe narmadāyāmabhavat prathame yuge
Then a most terrible battle of the gods with the asuras took place on the Narmadā, in the first age, at the beginning of the Tretā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.17
रुद्रैर्वसुभिरादित्यैरश्विभ्यां पितृवह्निभिः मरुद्भिरृभुभिः साध्यैर्विश्वेदेवैर्मरुत्पतिम्
rudrairvasubhirādityairaśvibhyāṃ pitṛvahnibhiḥ marudbhirṛbhubhiḥ sādhyairviśvedevairmarutpatim
(Seeing) the lord of the Maruts (accompanied) by the Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, the two Aśvins, the Pitṛs and the fires, the Maruts, the Ṛbhus, the Sādhyas and the Viśvedevas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.18
दृष्ट्वा वज्रधरं शक्रं रोचमानं स्वया श्रिया नामृष्यन्नसुरा राजन् मृधे वृत्रपुरःसराः
dṛṣṭvā vajradharaṃ śakraṃ rocamānaṃ svayā śriyā nāmṛṣyannasurā rājan mṛdhe vṛtrapuraḥsarāḥ
seeing Śakra bearing the thunderbolt, radiant with his own splendour, the asuras with Vṛtra at their head could not endure it in the battle, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.19
नमुचिः शम्बरो ऽनर्वा द्विमूर्धा ऋषभो ऽसुरः हयग्रीवः शङ्कुशिरा विप्रचित्तिरयोमुखः
namuciḥ śambaro 'narvā dvimūrdhā ṛṣabho 'suraḥ hayagrīvaḥ śaṅkuśirā vipracittirayomukhaḥ
Namuci, Śambara, Anarvā, Dvimūrdhā, the asura Ṛṣabha, Hayagrīva, Śaṅkuśirā, Vipracitti, Ayomukha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.20
पुलोमा वृषपर्वा च प्रहेतिर्हेतिरुत्कलः दैतेया दानवा यक्षा रक्षांसि च सहस्रशः
pulomā vṛṣaparvā ca prahetirhetirutkalaḥ daiteyā dānavā yakṣā rakṣāṃsi ca sahasraśaḥ
Pulomā and Vṛṣaparvā, Praheti, Heti, Utkala, and the Daiteyas, Dānavas, Yakṣas and Rākṣasas by the thousands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.21
सुमालिमालिप्रमुखाः कार्तस्वरपरिच्छदाः प्रतिषिध्येन्द्रसेनाग्रं मृत्योरपि दुरासदम्
sumālimālipramukhāḥ kārtasvaraparicchadāḥ pratiṣidhyendrasenāgraṃ mṛtyorapi durāsadam
led by Sumāli and Māli, with gold accoutrements — having blocked the vanguard of Indra's army, which even Death found hard to approach,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.22
अभ्यर्दयन्नसम्भ्रान्ताः सिंहनादेन दुर्मदाः गदाभिः परिघैर्बाणैः प्रासमुद्गरतोमरैः
abhyardayannasambhrāntāḥ siṃhanādena durmadāḥ gadābhiḥ parighairbāṇaiḥ prāsamudgaratomaraiḥ
unshaken, drunk with pride, they assailed (them) with a lion's roar, with maces, iron bars, arrows, javelins, hammers and lances,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.23
शूलैः परश्वधैः खड्गैः शतघ्नीभिर्भुशुण्डिभिः सर्वतो ऽवाकिरन् शस्त्रैरस्त्रैश्च विबुधर्षभान्
śūlaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ khaḍgaiḥ śataghnībhirbhuśuṇḍibhiḥ sarvato 'vākiran śastrairastraiśca vibudharṣabhān
With pikes, axes and swords, with śataghnīs and bhuśuṇḍis, they covered the bulls among the gods on every side with weapons and missiles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.24
न ते ऽदृश्यन्त सञ्छन्नाः शरजालैः समन्ततः पुङ्खानुपुङ्खपतितैर्ज्योतींषीव नभोघनैः
na te 'dṛśyanta sañchannāḥ śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ puṅkhānupuṅkhapatitairjyotīṃṣīva nabhoghanaiḥ
They could not be seen, hidden all around by nets of arrows falling shaft upon shaft, like the stars by clouds in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.25
न ते शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षौघा ह्य् आसेदुः सुरसैनिकान् छिन्नाः सिद्धपथे देवैर्लघुहस्तैः सहस्रधा
na te śastrāstravarṣaughā hy āseduḥ surasainikān chinnāḥ siddhapathe devairlaghuhastaiḥ sahasradhā
Those floods of showers of weapons and missiles did not reach the soldiers of the gods, for they were cut a thousandfold in mid-air by the light-handed gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.26
अथ क्षीणास्त्रशस्त्रौघा गिरिशृङ्गद्रुमोपलैः अभ्यवर्षन् सुरबलं चिच्छिदुस्तांश्च पूर्ववत्
atha kṣīṇāstraśastraughā giriśṛṅgadrumopalaiḥ abhyavarṣan surabalaṃ cicchidustāṃśca pūrvavat
Then, their missiles and weapons spent, they rained down on the army of the gods with mountain peaks, trees and stones; and (the gods) cut these to pieces too, as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.27
तान् अक्षतान् स्वस्तिमतो निशाम्य शस्त्रास्त्रपूगैरथ वृत्रनाथाः द्रुमैर्दृषद्भिर्विविधाद्रिशृङ्गैर् अविक्षतांस्तत्रसुरिन्द्रसैनिकान्
tān akṣatān svastimato niśāmya śastrāstrapūgairatha vṛtranāthāḥ drumairdṛṣadbhirvividhādriśṛṅgair avikṣatāṃstatrasurindrasainikān
Then, seeing those soldiers of Indra unhurt and unharmed, unwounded there by the masses of weapons and missiles, by trees, by rocks, by many kinds of mountain peaks, those who had Vṛtra for their lord grew afraid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.28
सर्वे प्रयासा अभवन् विमोघाः कृताः कृता देवगणेषु दैत्यैः कृष्णानुकूलेषु यथा महत्सु क्षुद्रैः प्रयुक्ता ऊषती रूक्षवाचः
sarve prayāsā abhavan vimoghāḥ kṛtāḥ kṛtā devagaṇeṣu daityaiḥ kṛṣṇānukūleṣu yathā mahatsu kṣudraiḥ prayuktā ūṣatī rūkṣavācaḥ
All the efforts made again and again by the Daityas against the hosts of gods who were favourable to Kṛṣṇa turned out fruitless, like harsh, unkind words directed by the petty against the great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.29
ते स्वप्रयासं वितथं निरीक्ष्य हरावभक्ता हतयुद्धदर्पाः पलायनायाजिमुखे विसृज्य पतिं मनस्ते दधुरात्तसाराः
te svaprayāsaṃ vitathaṃ nirīkṣya harāvabhaktā hatayuddhadarpāḥ palāyanāyājimukhe visṛjya patiṃ manaste dadhurāttasārāḥ
Seeing their own effort come to nothing, they—no devotees of Hari, their battle-pride broken—abandoned their master at the front of the fight and set their minds on flight, their vigour drained away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.30
वृत्रो ऽसुरांस्तान् अनुगान् मनस्वी प्रधावतः प्रेक्ष्य बभाष एतत् पलायितं प्रेक्ष्य बलं च भग्नं भयेन तीव्रेण विहस्य वीरः
vṛtro 'surāṃstān anugān manasvī pradhāvataḥ prekṣya babhāṣa etat palāyitaṃ prekṣya balaṃ ca bhagnaṃ bhayena tīvreṇa vihasya vīraḥ
The spirited Vṛtra, seeing those asuras, his followers, running off, and seeing his army broken by sharp fear, the hero laughed and said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.31
कालोपपन्नां रुचिरां मनस्विनां जगाद वाचं पुरुषप्रवीरः हे विप्रचित्ते नमुचे पुलोमन् मयानर्वन् छम्बर मे शृणुध्वम्
kālopapannāṃ rucirāṃ manasvināṃ jagāda vācaṃ puruṣapravīraḥ he vipracitte namuce puloman mayānarvan chambara me śṛṇudhvam
The foremost hero among men spoke a fine speech, suited to the moment, fit for the spirited: "O Vipracitti, Namuci, Puloman, Maya, Anarvan, Śambara—hear me!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.32
जातस्य मृत्युर्ध्रुव एव सर्वतः प्रतिक्रिया यस्य न चेह कॢप्ता लोको यशश्चाथ ततो यदि ह्य् अमुं को नाम मृत्युं न वृणीत युक्तम्
jātasya mṛtyurdhruva eva sarvataḥ pratikriyā yasya na ceha kḷptā loko yaśaścātha tato yadi hy amuṃ ko nāma mṛtyuṃ na vṛṇīta yuktam
For one who is born, death is certain from every side; there is no remedy devised for it here. If from it there come the higher world and fame, then who indeed would not welcome such a death, when it is fitting?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 10.33
द्वौ सम्मताविह मृत्यू दुरापौ यद्ब्रह्मसन्धारणया जितासुः कलेवरं योगरतो विजह्याद् यदग्रणीर्वीरशये ऽनिवृत्तः
dvau sammatāviha mṛtyū durāpau yadbrahmasandhāraṇayā jitāsuḥ kalevaraṃ yogarato vijahyād yadagraṇīrvīraśaye 'nivṛttaḥ
Two deaths are held approved here, and both are hard to obtain: when one, devoted to yoga, gives up the body with his breath mastered by concentration on Brahman, and when one, leading the van, lies on the hero's bed without turning back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition