Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 10
SB 7 10.1
श्रीनारद उवाच भक्तियोगस्य तत् सर्वमन्तरायतयार्भकः मन्यमानो हृषीकेशं स्मयमान उवाच ह
śrīnārada uvāca bhaktiyogasya tat sarvamantarāyatayārbhakaḥ manyamāno hṛṣīkeśaṃ smayamāna uvāca ha
Nārada said: Regarding all that as an obstacle to the yoga of devotion, the boy, smiling, spoke to Hṛṣīkeśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.2
श्रीप्रह्राद उवाच मा मां प्रलोभयोत्पत्त्या सक्तंकामेषु तैर्वरैः तत्सङ्गभीतो निर्विण्णो मुमुक्षुस्त्वामुपाश्रितः
śrīprahrāda uvāca mā māṃ pralobhayotpattyā saktaṃkāmeṣu tairvaraiḥ tatsaṅgabhīto nirviṇṇo mumukṣustvāmupāśritaḥ
Prahlāda said: Do not tempt me with those boons — me who by (my very) birth am attached to objects of desire. Frightened of contact with them, disgusted (with them), longing for release, I have taken shelter in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.3
भृत्यलक्षणजिज्ञासुर्भक्तं कामेष्वचोदयत् भवान् संसारबीजेषु हृदयग्रन्थिषु प्रभो
bhṛtyalakṣaṇajijñāsurbhaktaṃ kāmeṣvacodayat bhavān saṃsārabījeṣu hṛdayagranthiṣu prabho
Wishing to know the marks of a servant, you, O Lord, urged your devotee toward desires, which are the seeds of transmigration, the knots in the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.4
नान्यथा ते ऽखिलगुरो घटेत करुणात्मनः यस्त आशिष आशास्ते न स भृत्यः स वै वणिक्
nānyathā te 'khilaguro ghaṭeta karuṇātmanaḥ yasta āśiṣa āśāste na sa bhṛtyaḥ sa vai vaṇik
Otherwise it would not be fitting for you, O teacher of all, whose nature is compassion. Whoever asks blessings of you is not a servant — he is indeed a trader.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.5
आशासानो न वै भृत्यः स्वामिन्याशिष आत्मनः न स्वामी भृत्यतः स्वाम्यमिच्छन् यो राति चाशिषः
āśāsāno na vai bhṛtyaḥ svāminyāśiṣa ātmanaḥ na svāmī bhṛtyataḥ svāmyamicchan yo rāti cāśiṣaḥ
One who begs blessings for himself from his master is surely no servant; nor is he a master who, wanting mastery from his servant, grants blessings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.6
अहं त्वकामस्त्वद्भक्तस्त्वं च स्वाम्यनपाश्रयः नान्यथेहावयोरर्थो राजसेवकयोरिव
ahaṃ tvakāmastvadbhaktastvaṃ ca svāmyanapāśrayaḥ nānyathehāvayorartho rājasevakayoriva
I am free of desire and devoted to you; and you are a master with no dependence on (your) mastery. There is no other purpose between us two here, as there is between a king and his servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.7
यदि दास्यसि मे कामान् वरांस्त्वं वरदर्षभ कामानां हृद्यसंरोहं भवतस्तु वृणे वरम्
yadi dāsyasi me kāmān varāṃstvaṃ varadarṣabha kāmānāṃ hṛdyasaṃrohaṃ bhavatastu vṛṇe varam
If you will give me objects of desire, boons, O best of boon-givers, then from you I choose this boon: that desires not sprout in my heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.8
इन्द्रियाणि मनः प्राण आत्मा धर्मो धृतिर्मतिः ह्रीः श्रीस्तेजः स्मृतिः सत्यं यस्य नश्यन्ति जन्मना
indriyāṇi manaḥ prāṇa ātmā dharmo dhṛtirmatiḥ hrīḥ śrīstejaḥ smṛtiḥ satyaṃ yasya naśyanti janmanā
(Desires) by whose birth the senses, the mind, the vital breath, the self, righteousness, firmness, understanding, modesty, splendour, vigour, memory and truthfulness perish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.9
विमुञ्चति यदा कामान् मानवो मनसि स्थितान् तर्ह्येव पुण्डरीकाक्ष भगवत्त्वाय कल्पते
vimuñcati yadā kāmān mānavo manasi sthitān tarhyeva puṇḍarīkākṣa bhagavattvāya kalpate
When a man releases the desires seated in his mind, then indeed, O lotus-eyed one, he becomes fit for the state of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.10
ॐ नमो भगवते तुभ्यं पुरुषाय महात्मने हरये ऽद्भुतसिंहाय ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने
oṃ namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ puruṣāya mahātmane haraye 'dbhutasiṃhāya brahmaṇe paramātmane
Oṃ. Homage to you, the Lord, the Person, the great Self, to Hari, to the wondrous lion, to Brahman, to the supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.11
श्रीभगवान् उवाच नैकान्तिनो मे मयि जात्विहाशिष आशासते ऽमुत्र च ये भवद्विधाः तथापि मन्वन्तरमेतदत्र दैत्येश्वराणामनुभुङ्क्ष्व भोगान्
śrībhagavān uvāca naikāntino me mayi jātvihāśiṣa āśāsate 'mutra ca ye bhavadvidhāḥ tathāpi manvantarametadatra daityeśvarāṇāmanubhuṅkṣva bhogān
The Lord said: Those exclusively devoted to me never ask blessings of me, here or in the other world — such as you are. Nevertheless, enjoy here for this manvantara the pleasures of the lords of the Daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.12
कथा मदीया जुषमाणः प्रियास्त्वम् आवेश्य मामात्मनि सन्तमेकम् सर्वेषु भूतेष्वधियज्ञमीशं यजस्व योगेन च कर्म हिन्वन्
kathā madīyā juṣamāṇaḥ priyāstvam āveśya māmātmani santamekam sarveṣu bhūteṣvadhiyajñamīśaṃ yajasva yogena ca karma hinvan
Delighting in my beloved stories, placing me within your self, worship me, the Lord who presides over sacrifice, present as one in all beings, and by yoga cast off (the fruits of) action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.13
भोगेन पुण्यं कुशलेन पापं कलेवरं कालजवेन हित्वा कीर्तिं विशुद्धां सुरलोकगीतां विताय मामेष्यसि मुक्तबन्धः
bhogena puṇyaṃ kuśalena pāpaṃ kalevaraṃ kālajavena hitvā kīrtiṃ viśuddhāṃ suralokagītāṃ vitāya māmeṣyasi muktabandhaḥ
Wearing out merit by enjoyment and sin by good conduct, abandoning the body by the swiftness of time, and spreading a wholly pure fame that is sung in the world of the gods, you will come to me with your bonds released.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.14
य एतत् कीर्तयेन् मह्यं त्वया गीतमिदं नरः त्वां च मां च स्मरन् काले कर्मबन्धात् प्रमुच्यते
ya etat kīrtayen mahyaṃ tvayā gītamidaṃ naraḥ tvāṃ ca māṃ ca smaran kāle karmabandhāt pramucyate
The man who recites this (hymn) to me that has been sung by you, remembering you and me in time, is released from the bondage of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.15
श्रीप्रह्राद उवाच वरं वरय एतत् ते वरदेशान् महेश्वर यदनिन्दत् पिता मे त्वामविद्वांस्तेज ऐश्वरम्
śrīprahrāda uvāca varaṃ varaya etat te varadeśān maheśvara yadanindat pitā me tvāmavidvāṃsteja aiśvaram
Prahlāda said: I choose this boon from you, the lord of boon-givers, O great Lord: that my father, not knowing your lordly power, reviled you;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.16
विद्धामर्षाशयः साक्षात् सर्वलोकगुरुं प्रभुम् भ्रातृहेति मृषादृष्टिस्त्वद्भक्ते मयि चाघवान्
viddhāmarṣāśayaḥ sākṣāt sarvalokaguruṃ prabhum bhrātṛheti mṛṣādṛṣṭistvadbhakte mayi cāghavān
his mind pierced by intolerance, he was full of sin against you, the very teacher and lord of all the worlds, holding the false view 'he is the slayer of my brother,' and against me, your devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.17
तस्मात् पिता मे पूयेत दुरन्ताद्दुस्तरादघात् पूतस्ते ऽपाङ्गसंदृष्टस्तदा कृपणवत्सल
tasmāt pitā me pūyeta durantāddustarādaghāt pūtaste 'pāṅgasaṃdṛṣṭastadā kṛpaṇavatsala
Therefore may my father be purified of that endless, hard-to-cross sin; he was purified then when looked upon by the corner of your eye, O you who are kind to the wretched.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.18
श्रीभगवान् उवाच त्रिःसप्तभिः पिता पूतः पितृभिः सह ते ऽनघ यत् साधो ऽस्य कुले जातो भवान् वै कुलपावनः
śrībhagavān uvāca triḥsaptabhiḥ pitā pūtaḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha te 'nagha yat sādho 'sya kule jāto bhavān vai kulapāvanaḥ
The Lord said: Your father, along with three times seven forefathers, is purified, O sinless one, since, O good one, you were born in his family — you who are indeed the purifier of the family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.19
यत्र यत्र च मद्भक्ताः प्रशान्ताः समदर्शिनः साधवः समुदाचारास्ते पूयन्ते ऽपि कीकटाः
yatra yatra ca madbhaktāḥ praśāntāḥ samadarśinaḥ sādhavaḥ samudācārāste pūyante 'pi kīkaṭāḥ
And wherever there are devotees of mine — peaceful, seeing all alike, good, of upright conduct — by them even the Kīkaṭas are purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.20
सर्वात्मना न हिंसन्ति भूतग्रामेषु किञ्चन उच्चावचेषु दैत्येन्द्र मद्भावविगतस्पृहाः
sarvātmanā na hiṃsanti bhūtagrāmeṣu kiñcana uccāvaceṣu daityendra madbhāvavigataspṛhāḥ
With their whole being they do no injury of any kind to the hosts of creatures, high or low, O lord of the Daityas, their cravings gone through (their) being (absorbed) in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.21
भवन्ति पुरुषा लोके मद्भक्तास्त्वामनुव्रताः भवान् मे खलु भक्तानां सर्वेषां प्रतिरूपधृक्
bhavanti puruṣā loke madbhaktāstvāmanuvratāḥ bhavān me khalu bhaktānāṃ sarveṣāṃ pratirūpadhṛk
Men in the world become my devotees by following you; you indeed are the very image (the model) of all my devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.22
कुरु त्वं प्रेतकृत्यानि पितुः पूतस्य सर्वशः मदङ्गस्पर्शनेनाङ्ग लोकान् यास्यति सुप्रजाः
kuru tvaṃ pretakṛtyāni pituḥ pūtasya sarvaśaḥ madaṅgasparśanenāṅga lokān yāsyati suprajāḥ
Perform in full the funeral rites for your father, who has been purified; by the touch of my body, dear one, he will go to (the higher) worlds, having a good son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.23
पित्र्यं च स्थानमातिष्ठ यथोक्तं ब्रह्मवादिभिः मय्यावेश्य मनस्तात कुरु कर्माणि मत्परः
pitryaṃ ca sthānamātiṣṭha yathoktaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ mayyāveśya manastāta kuru karmāṇi matparaḥ
And take up your father's station as prescribed by the expounders of the Veda; placing your mind in me, my child, perform your duties with me as your goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.24
श्रीनारद उवाच प्रह्रादो ऽपि तथा चक्रे पितुर्यत् साम्परायिकम् यथाह भगवान् राजन्नभिषिक्तो द्विजातिभिः
śrīnārada uvāca prahrādo 'pi tathā cakre pituryat sāmparāyikam yathāha bhagavān rājannabhiṣikto dvijātibhiḥ
Nārada said: Prahlāda too performed for his father what pertains to the departed, just as the Lord had said, O king, and was consecrated by the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.25
प्रसादसुमुखं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा नरहरिं हरिम् स्तुत्वा वाग्भिः पवित्राभिः प्राह देवादिभिर्वृतः
prasādasumukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmā narahariṃ harim stutvā vāgbhiḥ pavitrābhiḥ prāha devādibhirvṛtaḥ
Seeing Hari, the man-lion, with his face gracious with favour, Brahmā, surrounded by the gods and the rest, praised him with purifying words and spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.26
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच देवदेवाखिलाध्यक्ष भूतभावन पूर्वज दिष्ट्या ते निहतः पापो लोकसन्तापनो ऽसुरः
śrībrahmovāca devadevākhilādhyakṣa bhūtabhāvana pūrvaja diṣṭyā te nihataḥ pāpo lokasantāpano 'suraḥ
Brahmā said: O God of gods, overseer of all, bringer-forth of beings, first-born one — by good fortune this sinful asura, the tormentor of the worlds, has been slain by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.27
यो ऽसौ लब्धवरो मत्तो न वध्यो मम सृष्टिभिः तपोयोगबलोन्नद्धः समस्तनिगमान् अहन्
yo 'sau labdhavaro matto na vadhyo mama sṛṣṭibhiḥ tapoyogabalonnaddhaḥ samastanigamān ahan
He who, having received a boon from me, was not to be killed by any of my creations, and who, swollen with the power of austerity and yoga, destroyed all the Vedic ordinances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.28
दिष्ट्या तत्तनयः साधुर्महाभागवतो ऽर्भकः त्वया विमोचितो मृत्योर्दिष्ट्या त्वां समितो ऽधुना
diṣṭyā tattanayaḥ sādhurmahābhāgavato 'rbhakaḥ tvayā vimocito mṛtyordiṣṭyā tvāṃ samito 'dhunā
By good fortune his son, the good boy, the great devotee, has been freed by you from death; by good fortune he has now come together with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.29
एतद्वपुस्ते भगवन् ध्यायतः परमात्मनः सर्वतो गोप्तृ सन्त्रासान् मृत्योरपि जिघांसतः
etadvapuste bhagavan dhyāyataḥ paramātmanaḥ sarvato goptṛ santrāsān mṛtyorapi jighāṃsataḥ
This body of yours, O Lord, O Supreme Self, is the protector on every side of one who meditates (on it), from terror and even from death that seeks to slay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.30
श्रीभगवान् उवाच मैवं विभो ऽसुराणां ते प्रदेयः पद्मसम्भव वरः क्रूरनिसर्गाणामहीनाममृतं यथा
śrībhagavān uvāca maivaṃ vibho 'surāṇāṃ te pradeyaḥ padmasambhava varaḥ krūranisargāṇāmahīnāmamṛtaṃ yathā
The Lord said: Not so, O mighty one; a boon is not to be granted by you to the asuras, O lotus-born, who are cruel by nature — as nectar (should not be given) to snakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.31
श्रीनारद उवाच इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् राजंस्ततश्चान्तर्दधे हरिः अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां पूजितः परमेष्ठिना
śrīnārada uvāca ityuktvā bhagavān rājaṃstataścāntardadhe hariḥ adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ pūjitaḥ parameṣṭhinā
Nārada said: Having said this, O king, the Lord Hari then vanished from there, invisible to all beings, having been worshipped by the highest one (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.32
ततः सम्पूज्य शिरसा ववन्दे परमेष्ठिनम् भवं प्रजापतीन् देवान् प्रह्रादो भगवत्कलाः
tataḥ sampūjya śirasā vavande parameṣṭhinam bhavaṃ prajāpatīn devān prahrādo bhagavatkalāḥ
Then Prahlāda, having worshipped them, bowed with his head to the highest one (Brahmā), to Bhava, to the Prajāpatis and the gods, portions of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.33
ततः काव्यादिभिः सार्धं मुनिभिः कमलासनः दैत्यानां दानवानां च प्रह्रादमकरोत् पतिम्
tataḥ kāvyādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ munibhiḥ kamalāsanaḥ daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca prahrādamakarot patim
Then the lotus-seated one, together with Kāvya (Śukra) and the other sages, made Prahlāda the lord of the Daityas and the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.34
प्रतिनन्द्य ततो देवाः प्रयुज्य परमाशिषः स्वधामानि ययू राजन् ब्रह्माद्याः प्रतिपूजिताः
pratinandya tato devāḥ prayujya paramāśiṣaḥ svadhāmāni yayū rājan brahmādyāḥ pratipūjitāḥ
Then the gods, Brahmā and the rest, having congratulated (him) and bestowed the highest blessings, went to their own abodes, O king, being honoured in return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.35
एवं च पार्षदौ विष्णोः पुत्रत्वं प्रापितौ दितेः हृदि स्थितेन हरिणा वैरभावेन तौ हतौ
evaṃ ca pārṣadau viṣṇoḥ putratvaṃ prāpitau diteḥ hṛdi sthitena hariṇā vairabhāvena tau hatau
And thus the two attendants of Viṣṇu, brought to sonship of Diti, were slain by Hari dwelling in their hearts, through the attitude of enmity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.36
पुनश्च विप्रशापेन राक्षसौ तौ बभूवतुः कुम्भकर्णदशग्रीवौ हतौ तौ रामविक्रमैः
punaśca vipraśāpena rākṣasau tau babhūvatuḥ kumbhakarṇadaśagrīvau hatau tau rāmavikramaiḥ
And again, by a brahmin's curse, the two became rākṣasas, Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-necked one; those two were slain by Rāma's feats of valour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.37
शयानौ युधि निर्भिन्न हृदयौ रामशायकैः तच्चित्तौ जहतुर्देहं यथा प्राक्तनजन्मनि
śayānau yudhi nirbhinna hṛdayau rāmaśāyakaiḥ taccittau jahaturdehaṃ yathā prāktanajanmani
Lying in battle with their hearts pierced through by Rāma's arrows, with their minds on him they gave up the body, as in their former birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.38
ताविहाथ पुनर्जातौ शिशुपालकरूषजौ हरौ वैरानुबन्धेन पश्यतस्ते समीयतुः
tāvihātha punarjātau śiśupālakarūṣajau harau vairānubandhena paśyataste samīyatuḥ
Those two, born again here as Śiśupāla and the son of Karūṣa, through their persisting enmity toward Hari merged into (him) while you looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.39
एनः पूर्वकृतं यत् तद्राजानः कृष्णवैरिणः जहुस्ते ऽन्ते तदात्मानः कीटः पेशस्कृतो यथा
enaḥ pūrvakṛtaṃ yat tadrājānaḥ kṛṣṇavairiṇaḥ jahuste 'nte tadātmānaḥ kīṭaḥ peśaskṛto yathā
That sin which those kings, the enemies of Kṛṣṇa, had committed before — they cast it off at the end, becoming of His very nature, as a grub (becomes) of the nature of the wasp that shapes it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 10.40
यथा यथा भगवतो भक्त्या परमयाभिदा नृपाश्चैद्यादयः सात्म्यं हरेस्तच्चिन्तया ययुः
yathā yathā bhagavato bhaktyā paramayābhidā nṛpāścaidyādayaḥ sātmyaṃ harestaccintayā yayuḥ
In whatever measure the kings, Caidya (Śiśupāla) and the rest, (were joined) to the Lord by supreme devotion free of any sense of difference, in that measure, by that constant thought of Him, they went to identity with Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 10.41
आख्यातं सर्वमेतत् ते यन् मां त्वं परिपृष्टवान् दमघोषसुतादीनां हरेः सात्म्यमपि द्विषाम्
ākhyātaṃ sarvametat te yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛṣṭavān damaghoṣasutādīnāṃ hareḥ sātmyamapi dviṣām
All this has been recounted to you, what you asked me about: the attainment of Hari's own nature even by those who hated Him, the son of Damaghoṣa and the others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.42
एषा ब्रह्मण्यदेवस्य कृष्णस्य च महात्मनः अवतारकथा पुण्या वधो यत्रादिदैत्ययोः
eṣā brahmaṇyadevasya kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ avatārakathā puṇyā vadho yatrādidaityayoḥ
This is the holy story of the descent of Kṛṣṇa, the great Self, the god devoted to the brāhmaṇas, wherein occurred the slaying of the two primal demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.43
प्रह्रादस्यानुचरितं महाभागवतस्य च भक्तिर्ज्ञानं विरक्तिश्च याथार्थ्यं चास्य वै हरेः
prahrādasyānucaritaṃ mahābhāgavatasya ca bhaktirjñānaṃ viraktiśca yāthārthyaṃ cāsya vai hareḥ
And the conduct of Prahlāda, the great devotee, and (his) devotion, knowledge and detachment, and the true nature of this Hari;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.44
सर्गस्थित्यप्ययेशस्य गुणकर्मानुवर्णनम् परावरेषां स्थानानां कालेन व्यत्ययो महान्
sargasthityapyayeśasya guṇakarmānuvarṇanam parāvareṣāṃ sthānānāṃ kālena vyatyayo mahān
the recounting of the qualities and deeds of the Lord of creation, maintenance and dissolution; the great overturning, by time, of the positions of the higher and the lower;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.45
धर्मो भागवतानां च भगवान् येन गम्यते आख्याने ऽस्मिन् समाम्नातमाध्यात्मिकमशेषतः
dharmo bhāgavatānāṃ ca bhagavān yena gamyate ākhyāne 'smin samāmnātamādhyātmikamaśeṣataḥ
and the dharma of the devotees of the Lord, by which the Lord is reached: in this narrative all that concerns the self has been fully set down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.46
य एतत् पुण्यमाख्यानं विष्णोर्वीर्योपबृंहितम् कीर्तयेच् छ्रद्धया श्रुत्वा कर्मपाशैर्विमुच्यते
ya etat puṇyamākhyānaṃ viṣṇorvīryopabṛṃhitam kīrtayec chraddhayā śrutvā karmapāśairvimucyate
Whoever, having heard it, recites with faith this holy narrative, swollen with the valour of Viṣṇu, is released from the bonds of karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.48
यूयं नृलोके बत भूरिभागा लोकं पुनाना मुनयो ऽभियन्ति येषां गृहान् आवसतीति साक्षाद् गूढं परं ब्रह्म मनुष्यलिङ्गम्
yūyaṃ nṛloke bata bhūribhāgā lokaṃ punānā munayo 'bhiyanti yeṣāṃ gṛhān āvasatīti sākṣād gūḍhaṃ paraṃ brahma manuṣyaliṅgam
You are, alas, most richly blessed in the world of men, since sages who purify the world come to your houses — because the supreme Brahman, hidden, bearing the mark of a man, dwells (there) in person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.49
स वा अयं ब्रह्म महद्विमृग्य कैवल्यनिर्वाणसुखानुभूतिः प्रियः सुहृद्वः खलु मातुलेय आत्मार्हणीयो विधिकृद्गुरुश्च
sa vā ayaṃ brahma mahadvimṛgya kaivalyanirvāṇasukhānubhūtiḥ priyaḥ suhṛdvaḥ khalu mātuleya ātmārhaṇīyo vidhikṛdguruśca
He indeed is this Brahman, sought after by the great, the very experience of the bliss of absolute release; He is your beloved, your friend, and truly your mother's brother's son, to be honoured as your own self, your ordainer of rites and your teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.50
न यस्य साक्षाद्भवपद्मजादिभी रूपं धिया वस्तुतयोपवर्णितम् मौनेन भक्त्योपशमेन पूजितः प्रसीदतामेष स सात्वतां पतिः
na yasya sākṣādbhavapadmajādibhī rūpaṃ dhiyā vastutayopavarṇitam maunena bhaktyopaśamena pūjitaḥ prasīdatāmeṣa sa sātvatāṃ patiḥ
He whose form has not been described as it truly is by the intellect, even by Śiva, the lotus-born (Brahmā) and the rest directly — worshipped by silence, by devotion, by quietude — may He, this lord of the Sātvatas, be gracious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.51
स एष भगवान् राजन् व्यतनोद्विहतं यशः पुरा रुद्रस्य देवस्य मयेनानन्तमायिना
sa eṣa bhagavān rājan vyatanodvihataṃ yaśaḥ purā rudrasya devasya mayenānantamāyinā
He, this same Lord, O king, formerly spread abroad the fame of the god Rudra, which had been struck down by Maya of endless magic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.52
राजोवाच कस्मिन् कर्मणि देवस्य मयो ऽहन् जगदीशितुः यथा चोपचिता कीर्तिः कृष्णेनानेन कथ्यताम्
rājovāca kasmin karmaṇi devasya mayo 'han jagadīśituḥ yathā copacitā kīrtiḥ kṛṣṇenānena kathyatām
The king said: In what deed did Maya strike the god, the ruler of the world, and how was his fame built up again by this Kṛṣṇa? Let it be told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.53
श्रीनारद उवाच निर्जिता असुरा देवैर्युध्यनेनोपबृंहितैः मायिनां परमाचार्यं मयं शरणमाययुः
śrīnārada uvāca nirjitā asurā devairyudhyanenopabṛṃhitaiḥ māyināṃ paramācāryaṃ mayaṃ śaraṇamāyayuḥ
Śrī Nārada said: The asuras, defeated in battle by the gods who were strengthened by Him, went for refuge to Maya, the supreme teacher of the wielders of magic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.54
स निर्माय पुरस्तिस्रो हैमीरौप्यायसीर्विभुः दुर्लक्ष्यापायसंयोगा दुर्वितर्क्यपरिच्छदाः
sa nirmāya purastisro haimīraupyāyasīrvibhuḥ durlakṣyāpāyasaṃyogā durvitarkyaparicchadāḥ
That mighty one fashioned three cities, of gold, of silver and of iron, whose appearing and vanishing could not be traced and whose appointments were beyond imagining.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.55
ताभिस्ते ऽसुरसेनान्यो लोकांस्त्रीन् सेश्वरान् नृप स्मरन्तो नाशयां चक्रुः पूर्ववैरमलक्षिताः
tābhiste 'surasenānyo lokāṃstrīn seśvarān nṛpa smaranto nāśayāṃ cakruḥ pūrvavairamalakṣitāḥ
With those (cities), O king, the generals of the asuras, unseen and remembering their former enmity, set about destroying the three worlds together with their rulers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.56
ततस्ते सेश्वरा लोका उपासाद्येश्वरं नताः त्राहि नस्तावकान् देव विनष्टांस्त्रिपुरालयैः
tataste seśvarā lokā upāsādyeśvaraṃ natāḥ trāhi nastāvakān deva vinaṣṭāṃstripurālayaiḥ
Then those worlds with their rulers approached the Lord and bowed: "Protect us who are yours, O god, ruined as we are by the dwellers in the three cities."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.57
अथानुगृह्य भगवान् मा भैष्टेति सुरान् विभुः शरं धनुषि सन्धाय पुरेष्वस्त्रं व्यमुञ्चत
athānugṛhya bhagavān mā bhaiṣṭeti surān vibhuḥ śaraṃ dhanuṣi sandhāya pureṣvastraṃ vyamuñcata
Then the mighty Lord, showing favour to the gods with the words "Do not fear," fitted an arrow to his bow and loosed the missile upon the cities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.58
ततो ऽग्निवर्णा इषव उत्पेतुः सूर्यमण्डलात् यथा मयूखसन्दोहा नादृश्यन्त पुरो यतः
tato 'gnivarṇā iṣava utpetuḥ sūryamaṇḍalāt yathā mayūkhasandohā nādṛśyanta puro yataḥ
Thereupon arrows of the colour of fire flew forth, as masses of rays from the orb of the sun; and because of them the cities could no longer be seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.59
तैः स्पृष्टा व्यसवः सर्वे निपेतुः स्म पुरौकसः तान् आनीय महायोगी मयः कूपरसे ऽक्षिपत्
taiḥ spṛṣṭā vyasavaḥ sarve nipetuḥ sma puraukasaḥ tān ānīya mahāyogī mayaḥ kūparase 'kṣipat
Struck by them, all the inhabitants of the cities fell lifeless; and the great yogī Maya brought them and threw them into a well of (nectar) fluid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.60
सिद्धामृतरसस्पृष्टा वज्रसारा महौजसः उत्तस्थुर्मेघदलना वैद्युता इव वह्नयः
siddhāmṛtarasaspṛṣṭā vajrasārā mahaujasaḥ uttasthurmeghadalanā vaidyutā iva vahnayaḥ
Touched by the liquid of the perfected nectar, adamantine in substance and of great vigour, they rose up, cleaving the clouds, like fires of lightning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.61
विलोक्य भग्नसङ्कल्पं विमनस्कं वृषध्वजम् तदायं भगवान् विष्णुस्तत्रोपायमकल्पयत्
vilokya bhagnasaṅkalpaṃ vimanaskaṃ vṛṣadhvajam tadāyaṃ bhagavān viṣṇustatropāyamakalpayat
Seeing the bull-bannered one (Śiva) with his resolve broken and dejected in mind, then this Lord Viṣṇu devised a stratagem in that matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.62
वत्सश्चासीत् तदा ब्रह्मा स्वयं विष्णुरयं हि गौः प्रविश्य त्रिपुरं काले रसकूपामृतं पपौ
vatsaścāsīt tadā brahmā svayaṃ viṣṇurayaṃ hi gauḥ praviśya tripuraṃ kāle rasakūpāmṛtaṃ papau
Then Brahmā became the calf and this Viṣṇu himself the cow; entering Tripura at the (right) time, they drank the nectar from the well of liquid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.63
ते ऽसुरा ह्यपि पश्यन्तो न न्यषेधन् विमोहिताः तद्विज्ञाय महायोगी रसपालान् इदं जगौ
te 'surā hyapi paśyanto na nyaṣedhan vimohitāḥ tadvijñāya mahāyogī rasapālān idaṃ jagau
Those asuras, though looking on, did not prevent it, being deluded. Knowing that, the great yogī (Maya) said this to the guardians of the liquid,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.64
स्मयन् विशोकः शोकार्तान् स्मरन् दैवगतिं च ताम् देवो ऽसुरो नरो ऽन्यो वा नेश्वरो ऽस्तीह कश्चन
smayan viśokaḥ śokārtān smaran daivagatiṃ ca tām devo 'suro naro 'nyo vā neśvaro 'stīha kaścana
smiling, himself free of grief, to those stricken with grief, and recalling that course of destiny: "No god, asura, man, or any other whatsoever is master here
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.65
आत्मनो ऽन्यस्य वा दिष्टं दैवेनापोहितुं द्वयोः अथासौ शक्तिभिः स्वाभिः शम्भोः प्राधानिकं व्यधात्
ātmano 'nyasya vā diṣṭaṃ daivenāpohituṃ dvayoḥ athāsau śaktibhiḥ svābhiḥ śambhoḥ prādhānikaṃ vyadhāt
so as to ward off by (any) means what is ordained for himself or for another—for either of the two." Then he (Viṣṇu) by his own energies made ready for Śambhu the equipment derived from primal nature (pradhāna),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 10.66
धर्मज्ञानविरक्त्यृद्धि तपोविद्याक्रियादिभिः रथं सूतं ध्वजं वाहान् धनुर्वर्मशरादि यत्
dharmajñānaviraktyṛddhi tapovidyākriyādibhiḥ rathaṃ sūtaṃ dhvajaṃ vāhān dhanurvarmaśarādi yat
—out of dharma, knowledge, detachment, prosperity, austerity, learning, ritual action and the rest, whatever there was of chariot, driver, banner, draught-animals, bow, armour, arrows and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.67
सन्नद्धो रथमास्थाय शरं धनुरुपाददे शरं धनुषि सन्धाय मुहूर्ते ऽभिजितीश्वरः
sannaddho rathamāsthāya śaraṃ dhanurupādade śaraṃ dhanuṣi sandhāya muhūrte 'bhijitīśvaraḥ
Armed, mounting the chariot, the Lord took up an arrow and the bow; and fitting the arrow to the bow, at the auspicious hour called Abhijit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.68
ददाह तेन दुर्भेद्या हरो ऽथ त्रिपुरो नृप दिवि दुन्दुभयो नेदुर्विमानशतसङ्कुलाः
dadāha tena durbhedyā haro 'tha tripuro nṛpa divi dundubhayo nedurvimānaśatasaṅkulāḥ
Hara burned with it the hard-to-pierce Tripura, O king. In the sky the kettledrums sounded, crowded with hundreds of celestial cars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.69
देवर्षिपितृसिद्धेशा जयेति कुसुमोत्करैः अवाकिरन् जगुर्हृष्टा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
devarṣipitṛsiddheśā jayeti kusumotkaraiḥ avākiran jagurhṛṣṭā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ
The gods, sages, forefathers, siddhas and their lords cried "Victory!" and showered heaps of flowers; delighted, they sang, and the hosts of apsarases danced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.70
एवं दग्ध्वा पुरस्तिस्रो भगवान् पुरहा नृप ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमानः स्वं धाम प्रत्यपद्यत
evaṃ dagdhvā purastisro bhagavān purahā nṛpa brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānaḥ svaṃ dhāma pratyapadyata
Thus, having burned the three cities, the Lord, the destroyer of the cities, O king, praised by Brahmā and the others, went back to his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 10.71
एवं विधान्यस्य हरेः स्वमायया विडम्बमानस्य नृलोकमात्मनः वीर्याणि गीतान्यृषिभिर्जगद्गुरोर् लोकं पुनानान्यपरं वदामि किम्
evaṃ vidhānyasya hareḥ svamāyayā viḍambamānasya nṛlokamātmanaḥ vīryāṇi gītānyṛṣibhirjagadguror lokaṃ punānānyaparaṃ vadāmi kim
Such are the heroic deeds of this Hari, who by his own māyā mimics the human world—deeds of the world's teacher, sung by the sages and purifying the world: what else should I speak of?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition