Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 7
SB 6 7.1
श्रीराजोवाच कस्य हेतोः परित्यक्ता आचार्येणात्मनः सुराः एतदाचक्ष्व भगवञ् छिष्याणामक्रमं गुरौ
śrīrājovāca kasya hetoḥ parityaktā ācāryeṇātmanaḥ surāḥ etadācakṣva bhagavañ chiṣyāṇāmakramaṃ gurau
The King said: For what reason were the gods abandoned by their own preceptor? Tell me this, O lord — (and) the offence of the disciples against the guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.2
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच इन्द्रस्त्रिभुवनैश्वर्य मदोल्लङ्घितसत्पथः मरुद्भिर्वसुभी रुद्रैरादित्यैरृभुभिर्नृप
śrībādarāyaṇiruvāca indrastribhuvanaiśvarya madollaṅghitasatpathaḥ marudbhirvasubhī rudrairādityairṛbhubhirnṛpa
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Indra, who had strayed from the good path through pride in the sovereignty of the three worlds, (was surrounded) by the Maruts, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ādityas and the Ṛbhus, O King,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.3
विश्वेदेवैश्च साध्यैश्च नासत्याभ्यां परिश्रितः सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः
viśvedevaiśca sādhyaiśca nāsatyābhyāṃ pariśritaḥ siddhacāraṇagandharvairmunibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ
and encircled by the Viśvedevas, the Sādhyas and the two Nāsatyas, by Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas, and by sages who expound the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.4
विद्याधराप्सरोभिश्च किन्नरैः पतगोरगैः निषेव्यमाणो मघवान् स्तूयमानश्च भारत
vidyādharāpsarobhiśca kinnaraiḥ patagoragaiḥ niṣevyamāṇo maghavān stūyamānaśca bhārata
and Maghavān was being attended and praised by Vidyādharas and Apsarases, by Kinnaras, birds and serpents, O Bhārata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.5
उपगीयमानो ललितमास्थानाध्यासनाश्रितः पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण चन्द्रमण्डलचारुणा
upagīyamāno lalitamāsthānādhyāsanāśritaḥ pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa candramaṇḍalacāruṇā
being sung to sweetly, seated upon the throne of the assembly hall, with a white parasol lovely as the disc of the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.6
युक्तश्चान्यैः पारमेष्ठ्यैश्चामरव्यजनादिभिः विराजमानः पौलम्या सहार्धासनया भृशम्
yuktaścānyaiḥ pārameṣṭhyaiścāmaravyajanādibhiḥ virājamānaḥ paulamyā sahārdhāsanayā bhṛśam
furnished too with the other emblems of supreme rank, such as the yak-tail fan, shining exceedingly together with Paulomī, who shared half his seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.7
स यदा परमाचार्यं देवानामात्मनश्च ह नाभ्यनन्दत सम्प्राप्तं प्रत्युत्थानासनादिभिः
sa yadā paramācāryaṃ devānāmātmanaśca ha nābhyanandata samprāptaṃ pratyutthānāsanādibhiḥ
When he did not greet the supreme preceptor of the gods and of himself, who had arrived, by rising up, (offering) a seat, and so on —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.8
वाचस्पतिं मुनिवरं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम् नोच्चचालासनादिन्द्रः पश्यन्नपि सभागतम्
vācaspatiṃ munivaraṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam noccacālāsanādindraḥ paśyannapi sabhāgatam
Indra did not rise from his seat for the lord of speech, best of sages, honoured by gods and demons, although he saw him come into the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.9
ततो निर्गत्य सहसा कविराङ्गिरसः प्रभुः आययौ स्वगृहं तूष्णीं विद्वान् श्रीमदविक्रियाम्
tato nirgatya sahasā kavirāṅgirasaḥ prabhuḥ āyayau svagṛhaṃ tūṣṇīṃ vidvān śrīmadavikriyām
Thereupon the sage Āṅgirasa, the powerful one, went out at once and came silently to his own house, knowing well the derangement caused by pride in prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.10
तर्ह्य् एव प्रतिबुध्येन्द्रो गुरुहेलनमात्मनः गर्हयामास सदसि स्वयमात्मानमात्मना
tarhy eva pratibudhyendro guruhelanamātmanaḥ garhayāmāsa sadasi svayamātmānamātmanā
Just then Indra, awakening to his own slighting of the guru, censured himself by himself in the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.11
अहो बत मयासाधु कृतं वै दभ्रबुद्धिना यन् मयैश्वर्यमत्तेन गुरुः सदसि कात्कृतः
aho bata mayāsādhu kṛtaṃ vai dabhrabuddhinā yan mayaiśvaryamattena guruḥ sadasi kātkṛtaḥ
"Alas, an evil thing has indeed been done by me of little understanding, in that by me, drunk with sovereignty, the guru was disregarded in the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.12
को गृध्येत् पण्डितो लक्ष्मीं त्रिपिष्टपपतेरपि ययाहमासुरं भावं नीतो ऽद्य विबुधेश्वरः
ko gṛdhyet paṇḍito lakṣmīṃ tripiṣṭapapaterapi yayāhamāsuraṃ bhāvaṃ nīto 'dya vibudheśvaraḥ
What learned man would covet the fortune even of the lord of the three heavens, by which I, the ruler of the gods, have today been brought to a demonic condition?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.13
यः पारमेष्ठ्यं धिषणमधितिष्ठन् न कञ्चन प्रत्युत्तिष्ठेदिति ब्रूयुर्धर्मं ते न परं विदुः
yaḥ pārameṣṭhyaṃ dhiṣaṇamadhitiṣṭhan na kañcana pratyuttiṣṭhediti brūyurdharmaṃ te na paraṃ viduḥ
Those who would say, 'He who occupies the supreme seat should rise up for no one' — they do not know the higher dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.14
तेषां कुपथदेष्टॄणां पततां तमसि ह्य् अधः ये श्रद्दध्युर्वचस्ते वै मज्जन्त्य् अश्मप्लवा इव
teṣāṃ kupathadeṣṭṝṇāṃ patatāṃ tamasi hy adhaḥ ye śraddadhyurvacaste vai majjanty aśmaplavā iva
Those who would put faith in the words of those teachers of the wrong path, who are falling down into darkness, sink indeed like men with rafts of stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.15
अथाहममराचार्यमगाधधिषणं द्विजम् प्रसादयिष्ये निशठः शीर्ष्णा तच्चरणं स्पृशन्
athāhamamarācāryamagādhadhiṣaṇaṃ dvijam prasādayiṣye niśaṭhaḥ śīrṣṇā taccaraṇaṃ spṛśan
Now I shall propitiate the twice-born preceptor of the immortals, of unfathomable intelligence, without guile, touching his feet with my head."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.16
एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य मघोनो भगवान् गृहात् बृहस्पतिर्गतो ऽदृष्टां गतिमध्यात्ममायया
evaṃ cintayatastasya maghono bhagavān gṛhāt bṛhaspatirgato 'dṛṣṭāṃ gatimadhyātmamāyayā
While Maghavān was thinking thus, the lord Bṛhaspati went from his house to an unseen place by his spiritual power of illusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.17
गुरोर्नाधिगतः संज्ञां परीक्षन् भगवान् स्वराट् ध्यायन् धिया सुरैर्युक्तः शर्म नालभतात्मनः
gurornādhigataḥ saṃjñāṃ parīkṣan bhagavān svarāṭ dhyāyan dhiyā surairyuktaḥ śarma nālabhatātmanaḥ
Not obtaining any news of his guru, the self-ruling lord, searching and pondering with his mind together with the gods, found no peace for himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.18
तच् छ्रुत्वैवासुराः सर्व आश्रित्यौशनसं मतम् देवान् प्रत्युद्यमं चक्रुर्दुर्मदा आततायिनः
tac chrutvaivāsurāḥ sarva āśrityauśanasaṃ matam devān pratyudyamaṃ cakrurdurmadā ātatāyinaḥ
Hearing that, all the asuras, relying on the counsel of Uśanas (Śukra), mounted an attack against the gods, being mad with insolence and aggressive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.19
तैर्विसृष्टेषुभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्निर्भिन्नाङ्गोरुबाहवः ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुः सहेन्द्रा नतकन्धराः
tairvisṛṣṭeṣubhistīkṣṇairnirbhinnāṅgorubāhavaḥ brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmuḥ sahendrā natakandharāḥ
Their limbs, thighs and arms pierced through by the sharp arrows loosed by those (demons), they, together with Indra, went to Brahmā for refuge, their necks bent low.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.20
तांस्तथाभ्यर्दितान् वीक्ष्य भगवान् आत्मभूरजः कृपया परया देव उवाच परिसान्त्वयन्
tāṃstathābhyarditān vīkṣya bhagavān ātmabhūrajaḥ kṛpayā parayā deva uvāca parisāntvayan
Seeing them so afflicted, the self-born, unborn Lord, the god (Brahmā), out of supreme compassion spoke, consoling (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.21
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच अहो बत सुरश्रेष्ठा ह्य् अभद्रं वः कृतं महत् ब्रह्मिष्ठं ब्राह्मणं दान्तमैश्वर्यान् नाभ्यनन्दत
śrībrahmovāca aho bata suraśreṣṭhā hy abhadraṃ vaḥ kṛtaṃ mahat brahmiṣṭhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ dāntamaiśvaryān nābhyanandata
Śrī Brahmā said: Alas, O best of the gods, a great wrong indeed has been done by you: out of (pride in) your sovereignty you did not honour a brāhmaṇa devoted to the Absolute and self-controlled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.22
तस्यायमनयस्यासीत् परेभ्यो वः पराभवः प्रक्षीणेभ्यः स्ववैरिभ्यः समृद्धानां च यत् सुराः
tasyāyamanayasyāsīt parebhyo vaḥ parābhavaḥ prakṣīṇebhyaḥ svavairibhyaḥ samṛddhānāṃ ca yat surāḥ
Of that misconduct this was (the fruit): your defeat at the hands of the enemy—that you, O gods, who were prosperous, (were defeated) by your own foes who had been reduced to nothing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.23
मघवन् द्विषतः पश्य प्रक्षीणान् गुर्वतिक्रमात् सम्प्रत्य् उपचितान् भूयः काव्यमाराध्य भक्तितः आददीरन् निलयनं ममापि भृगुदेवताः
maghavan dviṣataḥ paśya prakṣīṇān gurvatikramāt sampraty upacitān bhūyaḥ kāvyamārādhya bhaktitaḥ ādadīran nilayanaṃ mamāpi bhṛgudevatāḥ
See, O Maghavan, your enemies, who had been ruined by their offence against their teacher, are now grown strong again, having propitiated Kāvya (Śukra) with devotion. The worshippers of Bhṛgu might seize even my abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.24
त्रिपिष्टपं किं गणयन्त्य् अभेद्य मन्त्रा भृगूणामनुशिक्षितार्थाः न विप्रगोविन्दगवीश्वराणां भवन्त्य् अभद्राणि नरेश्वराणाम्
tripiṣṭapaṃ kiṃ gaṇayanty abhedya mantrā bhṛgūṇāmanuśikṣitārthāḥ na vipragovindagavīśvarāṇāṃ bhavanty abhadrāṇi nareśvarāṇām
Do they reckon heaven as anything—they whose mantras are unbreakable, having been taught the (sacred) matters of the Bhṛgus? Misfortunes do not come upon those lords of men who hold brāhmaṇas, Govinda and cows as their masters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.25
तद्विश्वरूपं भजताशु विप्रं तपस्विनं त्वाष्ट्रमथात्मवन्तम् सभाजितो ऽर्थान् स विधास्यते वो यदि क्षमिष्यध्वमुतास्य कर्म
tadviśvarūpaṃ bhajatāśu vipraṃ tapasvinaṃ tvāṣṭramathātmavantam sabhājito 'rthān sa vidhāsyate vo yadi kṣamiṣyadhvamutāsya karma
Therefore worship at once the brāhmaṇa Viśvarūpa, the ascetic son of Tvaṣṭā, who is master of himself. Being honoured, he will accomplish your aims—provided you tolerate his conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.26
श्रीशुक उवाच त एवमुदिता राजन् ब्रह्मणा विगतज्वराः ऋषिं त्वाष्ट्रमुपव्रज्य परिष्वज्येदमब्रुवन्
śrīśuka uvāca ta evamuditā rājan brahmaṇā vigatajvarāḥ ṛṣiṃ tvāṣṭramupavrajya pariṣvajyedamabruvan
Śrī Śuka said: Thus addressed by Brahmā, O King, they, their fever gone, approached the sage, the son of Tvaṣṭā, embraced him and said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.27
श्रीदेवा ऊचुः वयं ते ऽतिथयः प्राप्ता आश्रमं भद्रमस्तु ते कामः सम्पाद्यतां तात पितॄणां समयोचितः
śrīdevā ūcuḥ vayaṃ te 'tithayaḥ prāptā āśramaṃ bhadramastu te kāmaḥ sampādyatāṃ tāta pitṝṇāṃ samayocitaḥ
The gods said: We have come to your hermitage as your guests; may it be well with you. Dear one, let the wish of (your) elders, fitting to the occasion, be fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.28
पुत्राणां हि परो धर्मः पितृशुश्रूषणं सताम् अपि पुत्रवतां ब्रह्मन् किमुत ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
putrāṇāṃ hi paro dharmaḥ pitṛśuśrūṣaṇaṃ satām api putravatāṃ brahman kimuta brahmacāriṇām
For the highest duty of sons among the good is service to the father—even for those who have sons of their own, O brāhmaṇa; how much more for celibate students.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.29
आचार्यो ब्रह्मणो मूर्तिः पिता मूर्तिः प्रजापतेः भ्राता मरुत्पतेर्मूर्तिर्माता साक्षात् क्षितेस्तनुः
ācāryo brahmaṇo mūrtiḥ pitā mūrtiḥ prajāpateḥ bhrātā marutpatermūrtirmātā sākṣāt kṣitestanuḥ
The teacher is the form of Brahmā, the father the form of Prajāpati, the brother the form of the lord of the Maruts (Indra), the mother verily the body of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.30
दयाया भगिनी मूर्तिर्धर्मस्यात्मातिथिः स्वयम् अग्नेरभ्यागतो मूर्तिः सर्वभूतानि चात्मनः
dayāyā bhaginī mūrtirdharmasyātmātithiḥ svayam agnerabhyāgato mūrtiḥ sarvabhūtāni cātmanaḥ
The sister is the form of compassion, the guest is dharma's own self, one who has arrived (unexpectedly) is the form of fire, and all beings are (forms) of the Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.31
तस्मात् पितॄणामार्तानामार्तिं परपराभवम् तपसापनयंस्तात सन्देशं कर्तुमर्हसि
tasmāt pitṝṇāmārtānāmārtiṃ paraparābhavam tapasāpanayaṃstāta sandeśaṃ kartumarhasi
Therefore, dear one, removing by your austerity the distress of your afflicted elders—defeat at the hands of the enemy—you ought to carry out (our) charge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.32
वृणीमहे त्वोपाध्यायं ब्रह्मिष्ठं ब्राह्मणं गुरुम् यथाञ्जसा विजेष्यामः सपत्नांस्तव तेजसा
vṛṇīmahe tvopādhyāyaṃ brahmiṣṭhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ gurum yathāñjasā vijeṣyāmaḥ sapatnāṃstava tejasā
We choose you as our teacher, a brāhmaṇa devoted to the Absolute, as our guru, so that by your power we may easily conquer our rivals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.33
न गर्हयन्ति ह्य् अर्थेषु यविष्ठाङ्घ्र्यभिवादनम् छन्दोभ्यो ऽन्यत्र न ब्रह्मन् वयो ज्यैष्ठ्यस्य कारणम्
na garhayanti hy artheṣu yaviṣṭhāṅghryabhivādanam chandobhyo 'nyatra na brahman vayo jyaiṣṭhyasya kāraṇam
For in matters (of purpose) they do not censure the saluting of the feet of one younger; except in regard to the Vedic hymns, O brāhmaṇa, age is not the ground of seniority.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.34
श्रीऋषिरुवाच अभ्यर्थितः सुरगणैः पौरहित्ये महातपाः स विश्वरूपस्तान् आह प्रसन्नः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा
śrīṛṣiruvāca abhyarthitaḥ suragaṇaiḥ paurahitye mahātapāḥ sa viśvarūpastān āha prasannaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
The sage said: Thus entreated by the hosts of gods to serve as their priest, Viśvarūpa of great austerity, being pleased, spoke to them in gentle words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.35
श्रीविश्वरूप उवाच विगर्हितं धर्मशीलैर्ब्रह्मवर्चौपव्ययम् कथं नु मद्विधो नाथा लोकेशैरभियाचितम् प्रत्याख्यास्यति तच्छिष्यः स एव स्वार्थ उच्यते
śrīviśvarūpa uvāca vigarhitaṃ dharmaśīlairbrahmavarcaupavyayam kathaṃ nu madvidho nāthā lokeśairabhiyācitam pratyākhyāsyati tacchiṣyaḥ sa eva svārtha ucyate
Śrī Viśvarūpa said: The expending of brahminical potency is censured by those settled in dharma; yet how, O lords, could one like me refuse what is begged by the rulers of the worlds, being their pupil? That very (compliance) is called one's own good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.36
अकिञ्चनानां हि धनं शिलोञ्छनं तेनेह निर्वर्तितसाधुसत्क्रियः कथं विगर्ह्यं नु करोम्य् अधीश्वराः पौरोधसं हृष्यति येन दुर्मतिः
akiñcanānāṃ hi dhanaṃ śiloñchanaṃ teneha nirvartitasādhusatkriyaḥ kathaṃ vigarhyaṃ nu karomy adhīśvarāḥ paurodhasaṃ hṛṣyati yena durmatiḥ
For the wealth of the possessionless is the gleaning of stray grains; by that the honourable duties of the good are here carried out. How then, O supreme rulers, shall I do the censurable office of priest, in which (only) a fool takes delight?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.37
तथापि न प्रतिब्रूयां गुरुभिः प्रार्थितं कियत् भवतां प्रार्थितं सर्वं प्राणैरर्थैश्च साधये
tathāpi na pratibrūyāṃ gurubhiḥ prārthitaṃ kiyat bhavatāṃ prārthitaṃ sarvaṃ prāṇairarthaiśca sādhaye
Even so, I shall not refuse: how small a thing is asked by my elders! All that is asked by you I shall accomplish with my life and my goods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.38
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच तेभ्य एवं प्रतिश्रुत्य विश्वरूपो महातपाः पौरहित्यं वृतश्चक्रे परमेण समाधिना
śrībādarāyaṇiruvāca tebhya evaṃ pratiśrutya viśvarūpo mahātapāḥ paurahityaṃ vṛtaścakre parameṇa samādhinā
Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: Having thus promised them, Viśvarūpa of great austerity, being chosen, performed the office of priest with the utmost concentration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.39
सुरद्विषां श्रियं गुप्तामौशनस्यापि विद्यया आच्छिद्यादान् महेन्द्राय वैष्णव्या विद्यया विभुः
suradviṣāṃ śriyaṃ guptāmauśanasyāpi vidyayā ācchidyādān mahendrāya vaiṣṇavyā vidyayā vibhuḥ
The mighty one (Viśvarūpa), by means of the Vaiṣṇava science, wrested away the fortune of the enemies of the gods, though it was guarded even by the science of Uśanas, and gave it to great Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 7.40
यया गुप्तः सहस्राक्षो जिग्ये ऽसुरचमूर्विभुः तां प्राह स महेन्द्राय विश्वरूप उदारधीः
yayā guptaḥ sahasrākṣo jigye 'suracamūrvibhuḥ tāṃ prāha sa mahendrāya viśvarūpa udāradhīḥ
That (science), guarded by which the thousand-eyed lord conquered the armies of the demons — that Viśvarūpa, broad-minded, declared to great Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition