Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 4
SB 7 4.1
श्रीनारद उवाच एवं वृतः शतधृतिर्हिरण्यकशिपोरथ प्रादात् तत्तपसा प्रीतो वरांस्तस्य सुदुर्लभान्
śrīnārada uvāca evaṃ vṛtaḥ śatadhṛtirhiraṇyakaśiporatha prādāt tattapasā prīto varāṃstasya sudurlabhān
Śrī Nārada said: Thus solicited by Hiraṇyakaśipu, the hundred-vowed one (Brahmā), pleased by his austerity, then granted him those boons, very hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.2
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच तातेमे दुर्लभाः पुंसां यान् वृणीषे वरान् मम तथापि वितराम्यङ्ग वरान् यद्यपि दुर्लभान्
śrībrahmovāca tāteme durlabhāḥ puṃsāṃ yān vṛṇīṣe varān mama tathāpi vitarāmyaṅga varān yadyapi durlabhān
Śrī Brahmā said: My dear, these boons that you ask of me are hard for men to obtain; nevertheless, dear one, I bestow the boons, though they are hard to get.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.3
ततो जगाम भगवान् अमोघानुग्रहो विभुः पूजितो ऽसुरवर्येण स्तूयमानः प्रजेश्वरैः
tato jagāma bhagavān amoghānugraho vibhuḥ pūjito 'suravaryeṇa stūyamānaḥ prajeśvaraiḥ
Then the lord, the mighty one whose favor is never fruitless, went away, worshipped by the best of the demons and praised by the lords of created beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.4
एवं लब्धवरो दैत्यो बिभ्रद्धेममयं वपुः भगवत्यकरोद्द्वेषं भ्रातुर्वधमनुस्मरन्
evaṃ labdhavaro daityo bibhraddhemamayaṃ vapuḥ bhagavatyakaroddveṣaṃ bhrāturvadhamanusmaran
Having thus obtained the boons, the Daitya, bearing a body made of gold, harbored hatred toward the Lord, remembering the killing of his brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.5
स विजित्य दिशः सर्वा लोकांश्च त्रीन् महासुरः देवासुरमनुष्येन्द्र गन्धर्वगरुडोरगान्
sa vijitya diśaḥ sarvā lokāṃśca trīn mahāsuraḥ devāsuramanuṣyendra gandharvagaruḍoragān
That great demon, having conquered all the directions and the three worlds—gods, demons, men, kings, Gandharvas, Garudas, and serpents—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.6
सिद्धचारणविद्याध्रान् ऋषीन् पितृपतीन् मनून् यक्षरक्षःपिशाचेशान् प्रेतभूतपतीन् अपि
siddhacāraṇavidyādhrān ṛṣīn pitṛpatīn manūn yakṣarakṣaḥpiśāceśān pretabhūtapatīn api
the Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Vidyādharas, the sages, the lords of the ancestors, the Manus, the lords of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and Piśācas, and also the lords of Pretas and Bhūtas—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.7
सर्वसत्त्वपतीन् जित्वा वशमानीय विश्वजित् जहार लोकपालानां स्थानानि सह तेजसा
sarvasattvapatīn jitvā vaśamānīya viśvajit jahāra lokapālānāṃ sthānāni saha tejasā
having conquered the lords of all beings and brought them under his control, the all-conquering one seized the stations of the guardians of the worlds together with their splendor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.8
देवोद्यानश्रिया जुष्टमध्यास्ते स्म त्रिपिष्टपम् महेन्द्रभवनं साक्षान् निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्म्यायतनमध्युवासाखिलर्द्धिमत्
devodyānaśriyā juṣṭamadhyāste sma tripiṣṭapam mahendrabhavanaṃ sākṣān nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā trailokyalakṣmyāyatanamadhyuvāsākhilarddhimat
He occupied heaven, endowed with the beauty of the celestial gardens; he dwelt in the palace of great Indra, built by Viśvakarman himself, the abode of the fortune of the three worlds, possessed of every prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.9
यत्र विद्रुमसोपाना महामारकता भुवः यत्र स्फाटिककुड्यानि वैदूर्यस्तम्भपङ्क्तयः
yatra vidrumasopānā mahāmārakatā bhuvaḥ yatra sphāṭikakuḍyāni vaidūryastambhapaṅktayaḥ
There the stairways were of coral and the floors of great emerald; there the walls were of crystal and the rows of pillars of lapis (vaidūrya).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.10
यत्र चित्रवितानानि पद्मरागासनानि च पयःफेननिभाः शय्या मुक्तादामपरिच्छदाः
yatra citravitānāni padmarāgāsanāni ca payaḥphenanibhāḥ śayyā muktādāmaparicchadāḥ
There were variegated canopies and seats of ruby, and couches like the foam of milk, with coverings of strings of pearls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.11
कूजद्भिर्नूपुरैर्देव्यः शब्दयन्त्य इतस्ततः रत्नस्थलीषु पश्यन्ति सुदतीः सुन्दरं मुखम्
kūjadbhirnūpurairdevyaḥ śabdayantya itastataḥ ratnasthalīṣu paśyanti sudatīḥ sundaraṃ mukham
There the goddesses, making sounds here and there with their tinkling anklets, behold their own lovely faces, with fine teeth, in the jeweled floors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.12
तस्मिन् महेन्द्रभवने महाबलो महामना निर्जितलोक एकराट् रेमे ऽभिवन्द्याङ्घ्रियुगः सुरादिभिः प्रतापितैरूर्जितचण्डशासनः
tasmin mahendrabhavane mahābalo mahāmanā nirjitaloka ekarāṭ reme 'bhivandyāṅghriyugaḥ surādibhiḥ pratāpitairūrjitacaṇḍaśāsanaḥ
In that palace of great Indra, the mighty and high-minded one, having conquered the worlds, ruling alone, enjoyed himself, his two feet bowed to by the gods and the rest, who were scorched (by him), his rule being severe and violent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.13
तमङ्ग मत्तं मधुनोरुगन्धिना विवृत्तताम्राक्षमशेषधिष्ण्यपाः उपासतोपायनपाणिभिर्विना त्रिभिस्तपोयोगबलौजसां पदम्
tamaṅga mattaṃ madhunorugandhinā vivṛttatāmrākṣamaśeṣadhiṣṇyapāḥ upāsatopāyanapāṇibhirvinā tribhistapoyogabalaujasāṃ padam
Him, dear one, drunk with strong-smelling liquor, his coppery eyes rolling, the guardians of all the celestial regions—except three—waited upon with gifts in their hands, (him who was) the seat of austerity, yoga, strength and vigor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.14
जगुर्महेन्द्रासनमोजसा स्थितं विश्वावसुस्तुम्बुरुरस्मदादयः गन्धर्वसिद्धा ऋषयो ऽस्तुवन् मुहुर् विद्याधराश्चाप्सरसश्च पाण्डव
jagurmahendrāsanamojasā sthitaṃ viśvāvasustumbururasmadādayaḥ gandharvasiddhā ṛṣayo 'stuvan muhur vidyādharāścāpsarasaśca pāṇḍava
Viśvāvasu, Tumburu and such as ourselves sang of him seated by his might on great Indra's throne; the Gandharvas, Siddhas and sages praised him again and again, and the Vidyādharas and Apsarases too, O Pāṇḍava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.15
स एव वर्णाश्रमिभिः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः इज्यमानो हविर्भागान् अग्रहीत् स्वेन तेजसा
sa eva varṇāśramibhiḥ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ ijyamāno havirbhāgān agrahīt svena tejasā
He alone, being worshipped by the followers of the varṇas and āśramas with sacrifices having abundant fees, took the shares of the oblations by his own power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.16
अकृष्टपच्या तस्यासीत् सप्तद्वीपवती मही तथा कामदुघा गावो नानाश्चर्यपदं नभः
akṛṣṭapacyā tasyāsīt saptadvīpavatī mahī tathā kāmadughā gāvo nānāścaryapadaṃ nabhaḥ
For him the earth with its seven continents ripened (its crops) without being ploughed; likewise the cows yielded whatever was desired, and the sky was a place of many wonders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.17
रत्नाकराश्च रत्नौघांस्तत्पत्न्यश्चोहुरूर्मिभिः क्षारसीधुघृतक्षौद्र दधिक्षीरामृतोदकाः
ratnākarāśca ratnaughāṃstatpatnyaścohurūrmibhiḥ kṣārasīdhughṛtakṣaudra dadhikṣīrāmṛtodakāḥ
And the oceans, mines of jewels, with their waves bore floods of jewels (to him), as did their wives (the rivers)—(oceans) whose waters are salt, liquor, ghee, honey, curd, milk, and nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 4.18
शैला द्रोणीभिराक्रीडं सर्वर्तुषु गुणान् द्रुमाः दधार लोकपालानामेक एव पृथग् गुणान्
śailā droṇībhirākrīḍaṃ sarvartuṣu guṇān drumāḥ dadhāra lokapālānāmeka eva pṛthag guṇān
The mountains (offered) their valleys as playgrounds, the trees their yields in every season; he alone bore the separate offices of the guardians of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.19
स इत्थं निर्जितककुब् एकराड् विषयान् प्रियान् यथोपजोषं भुञ्जानो नातृप्यदजितेन्द्रियः
sa itthaṃ nirjitakakub ekarāḍ viṣayān priyān yathopajoṣaṃ bhuñjāno nātṛpyadajitendriyaḥ
Thus, having conquered all the quarters, he, the sole king, enjoying the pleasant objects of sense as much as he liked, was not satisfied, his senses being unsubdued.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.20
एवमैश्वर्यमत्तस्य दृप्तस्योच्छास्त्रवर्तिनः कालो महान् व्यतीयाय ब्रह्मशापमुपेयुषः
evamaiśvaryamattasya dṛptasyocchāstravartinaḥ kālo mahān vyatīyāya brahmaśāpamupeyuṣaḥ
Thus, for one intoxicated with lordship, arrogant, acting contrary to scripture, and having incurred a brahmin's curse, a great length of time passed by.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.21
तस्योग्रदण्डसंविग्नाः सर्वे लोकाः सपालकाः अन्यत्रालब्धशरणाः शरणं ययुरच्युतम्
tasyogradaṇḍasaṃvignāḥ sarve lokāḥ sapālakāḥ anyatrālabdhaśaraṇāḥ śaraṇaṃ yayuracyutam
Agitated by his harsh rule, all the worlds together with their guardians, finding no refuge elsewhere, went for refuge to the Unfallen One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.22
तस्यै नमो ऽस्तु काष्ठायै यत्रात्मा हरिरीश्वरः यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते शान्ताः सन्न्यासिनो ऽमलाः
tasyai namo 'stu kāṣṭhāyai yatrātmā harirīśvaraḥ yadgatvā na nivartante śāntāḥ sannyāsino 'malāḥ
"Homage be to that region where the Self, Hari the Lord, (abides), having gone to which the tranquil, the renouncers, the stainless, do not return."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.23
इति ते संयतात्मानः समाहितधियो ऽमलाः उपतस्थुर्हृषीकेशं विनिद्रा वायुभोजनाः
iti te saṃyatātmānaḥ samāhitadhiyo 'malāḥ upatasthurhṛṣīkeśaṃ vinidrā vāyubhojanāḥ
So they, with selves restrained, minds concentrated, stainless, sleepless, living on air, waited upon Hṛṣīkeśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.24
तेषामाविरभूद्वाणी अरूपा मेघनिःस्वना सन्नादयन्ती ककुभः साधूनामभयङ्करी
teṣāmāvirabhūdvāṇī arūpā meghaniḥsvanā sannādayantī kakubhaḥ sādhūnāmabhayaṅkarī
To them a voice became manifest, formless, with the sound of a cloud, making the quarters resound, causing fearlessness in the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.25
मा भैष्ट विबुधश्रेष्ठाः सर्वेषां भद्रमस्तु वः मद्दर्शनं हि भूतानां सर्वश्रेयोपपत्तये
mā bhaiṣṭa vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ sarveṣāṃ bhadramastu vaḥ maddarśanaṃ hi bhūtānāṃ sarvaśreyopapattaye
"Do not fear, O best of the wise; may there be well-being for you all. For the sight of me is for the attainment of every good for living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.26
ज्ञातमेतस्य दौरात्म्यं दैतेयापसदस्य यत् तस्य शान्तिं करिष्यामि कालं तावत् प्रतीक्षत
jñātametasya daurātmyaṃ daiteyāpasadasya yat tasya śāntiṃ kariṣyāmi kālaṃ tāvat pratīkṣata
The wickedness of this vile one among the Daityas is known (to me); I shall bring about his quelling — until then, wait for the (right) time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.27
यदा देवेषु वेदेषु गोषु विप्रेषु साधुषु धर्मे मयि च विद्वेषः स वा आशु विनश्यति
yadā deveṣu vedeṣu goṣu vipreṣu sādhuṣu dharme mayi ca vidveṣaḥ sa vā āśu vinaśyati
When one has enmity toward the gods, the Vedas, cows, brahmins, the good, dharma, and toward me, he indeed swiftly perishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.28
निर्वैराय प्रशान्ताय स्वसुताय महात्मने प्रह्रादाय यदा द्रुह्येद्धनिष्ये ऽपि वरोर्जितम्
nirvairāya praśāntāya svasutāya mahātmane prahrādāya yadā druhyeddhaniṣye 'pi varorjitam
When he does injury to Prahlāda — free of enmity, wholly calm, his own son, the great-souled one — I shall slay him, though he is strengthened by boons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.29
श्रीनारद उवाच इत्युक्ता लोकगुरुणा तं प्रणम्य दिवौकसः न्यवर्तन्त गतोद्वेगा मेनिरे चासुरं हतम्
śrīnārada uvāca ityuktā lokaguruṇā taṃ praṇamya divaukasaḥ nyavartanta gatodvegā menire cāsuraṃ hatam
Śrī Nārada said: Thus addressed by the guru of the worlds, the dwellers in heaven bowed to him and returned, their agitation gone, and they considered the demon as good as slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.30
तस्य दैत्यपतेः पुत्राश्चत्वारः परमाद्भुताः प्रह्रादो ऽभून् महांस्तेषां गुणैर्महदुपासकः
tasya daityapateḥ putrāścatvāraḥ paramādbhutāḥ prahrādo 'bhūn mahāṃsteṣāṃ guṇairmahadupāsakaḥ
That lord of the Daityas had four sons, exceedingly wonderful; among them Prahlāda was the great one by his qualities, a worshipper of the Great One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.31
ब्रह्मण्यः शीलसम्पन्नः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः आत्मवत् सर्वभूतानामेकप्रियसुहृत्तमः
brahmaṇyaḥ śīlasampannaḥ satyasandho jitendriyaḥ ātmavat sarvabhūtānāmekapriyasuhṛttamaḥ
He was devoted to brahmins, endowed with good character, true to his word, his senses conquered; like a very self to all beings, and the dearest and best of friends.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.32
दासवत् सन्नतार्याङ्घ्रिः पितृवद्दीनवत्सलः भ्रातृवत् सदृशे स्निग्धो गुरुष्वीश्वरभावनः विद्यार्थरूपजन्माढ्यो मानस्तम्भविवर्जितः
dāsavat sannatāryāṅghriḥ pitṛvaddīnavatsalaḥ bhrātṛvat sadṛśe snigdho guruṣvīśvarabhāvanaḥ vidyārtharūpajanmāḍhyo mānastambhavivarjitaḥ
Like a servant he bowed at the feet of the noble; like a father he was tender to the wretched; like a brother he was affectionate to his equals; toward his teachers he had the attitude (that they were) the Lord; rich in learning, wealth, beauty and birth, he was free of pride and stiffness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.33
नोद्विग्नचित्तो व्यसनेषु निःस्पृहः श्रुतेषु दृष्टेषु गुणेष्ववस्तुदृक् दान्तेन्द्रियप्राणशरीरधीः सदा प्रशान्तकामो रहितासुरो ऽसुरः
nodvignacitto vyasaneṣu niḥspṛhaḥ śruteṣu dṛṣṭeṣu guṇeṣvavastudṛk dāntendriyaprāṇaśarīradhīḥ sadā praśāntakāmo rahitāsuro 'suraḥ
His mind unshaken in calamities, without longing for the objects heard of or seen, seeing them as unreal, his senses, vital airs, body and intellect controlled, his desires ever stilled — a demon devoid of the demonic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.34
यस्मिन् महद्गुणा राजन् गृह्यन्ते कविभिर्मुहुः न ते ऽधुना पिधीयन्ते यथा भगवतीश्वरे
yasmin mahadguṇā rājan gṛhyante kavibhirmuhuḥ na te 'dhunā pidhīyante yathā bhagavatīśvare
In whom, O king, great qualities are again and again recognized by the wise, and they are not now obscured (in him), just as (they are not) in the Lord, the Blessed One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.35
यं साधुगाथासदसि रिपवो ऽपि सुरा नृप प्रतिमानं प्रकुर्वन्ति किमुतान्ये भवादृशाः
yaṃ sādhugāthāsadasi ripavo 'pi surā nṛpa pratimānaṃ prakurvanti kimutānye bhavādṛśāḥ
Whom, in the assembly where the good are sung of, even his enemies the gods, O king, make their standard of comparison — how much more others like yourself?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.36
गुणैरलमसङ्ख्येयैर्माहात्म्यं तस्य सूच्यते वासुदेवे भगवति यस्य नैसर्गिकी रतिः
guṇairalamasaṅkhyeyairmāhātmyaṃ tasya sūcyate vāsudeve bhagavati yasya naisargikī ratiḥ
Enough of the innumerable qualities (by which) his greatness is indicated: his delight in the Blessed Vāsudeva was inborn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.37
न्यस्तक्रीडनको बालो जडवत् तन्मनस्तया कृष्णग्रहगृहीतात्मा न वेद जगदीदृशम्
nyastakrīḍanako bālo jaḍavat tanmanastayā kṛṣṇagrahagṛhītātmā na veda jagadīdṛśam
The boy, having laid aside his toys, as if dull because his mind was on Him, his self seized by the possessing spirit of Kṛṣṇa, did not notice the world around him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.38
आसीनः पर्यटन्नश्नन् शयानः प्रपिबन् ब्रुवन् नानुसन्धत्त एतानि गोविन्दपरिरम्भितः
āsīnaḥ paryaṭannaśnan śayānaḥ prapiban bruvan nānusandhatta etāni govindaparirambhitaḥ
Sitting, walking about, eating, lying down, drinking, speaking — he took no notice of these, being embraced by Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.39
क्वचिद्रुदति वैकुण्ठ चिन्ताशबलचेतनः क्वचिद्धसति तच्चिन्ता ह्लाद उद्गायति क्वचित्
kvacidrudati vaikuṇṭha cintāśabalacetanaḥ kvaciddhasati taccintā hlāda udgāyati kvacit
Sometimes he weeps, his awareness overwhelmed by the thought of Vaikuṇṭha; sometimes he laughs; sometimes, in the joy of thinking of him, he sings aloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.40
नदति क्वचिदुत्कण्ठो विलज्जो नृत्यति क्वचित् क्वचित् तद्भावनायुक्तस्तन्मयो ऽनुचकार ह
nadati kvacidutkaṇṭho vilajjo nṛtyati kvacit kvacit tadbhāvanāyuktastanmayo 'nucakāra ha
Sometimes, full of longing, he cries out; sometimes, without shame, he dances; sometimes, joined to meditation on him and absorbed in him, he would imitate (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.41
क्वचिदुत्पुलकस्तूष्णीमास्ते संस्पर्शनिर्वृतः अस्पन्दप्रणयानन्द सलिलामीलितेक्षणः
kvacidutpulakastūṣṇīmāste saṃsparśanirvṛtaḥ aspandapraṇayānanda salilāmīlitekṣaṇaḥ
Sometimes, hair bristling, he sits silent, blissful from the touch (of him), his motionless eyes half-closed with the tears of loving joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.42
स उत्तमश्लोकपदारविन्दयोर् निषेवयाकिञ्चनसङ्गलब्धया तन्वन् परां निर्वृतिमात्मनो मुहुर् दुःसङ्गदीनस्य मनः शमं व्यधात्
sa uttamaślokapadāravindayor niṣevayākiñcanasaṅgalabdhayā tanvan parāṃ nirvṛtimātmano muhur duḥsaṅgadīnasya manaḥ śamaṃ vyadhāt
By the service of the lotus feet of him who is praised in the highest verses — service obtained through association with those who possess nothing — spreading again and again the supreme bliss of his own self, he brought peace to the mind of one made wretched by bad company.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 4.43
तस्मिन् महाभागवते महाभागे महात्मनि हिरण्यकशिपू राजन्नकरोदघमात्मजे
tasmin mahābhāgavate mahābhāge mahātmani hiraṇyakaśipū rājannakarodaghamātmaje
Against him, the great devotee, the greatly fortunate, the great soul, his own son, Hiraṇyakaśipu committed a wrong, O King.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.44
श्रीयुधिष्ठिर उवाच देवर्ष एतदिच्छामो वेदितुं तव सुव्रत यदात्मजाय शुद्धाय पितादात् साधवे ह्यघम्
śrīyudhiṣṭhira uvāca devarṣa etadicchāmo vedituṃ tava suvrata yadātmajāya śuddhāya pitādāt sādhave hyagham
Śrī Yudhiṣṭhira said: O sage among the gods, O firm in vows, we wish to learn this from you: why the father did wrong to his own pure and virtuous son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.45
पुत्रान् विप्रतिकूलान् स्वान् पितरः पुत्रवत्सलाः उपालभन्ते शिक्षार्थं नैवाघमपरो यथा
putrān vipratikūlān svān pitaraḥ putravatsalāḥ upālabhante śikṣārthaṃ naivāghamaparo yathā
Fathers who are fond of their sons reproach their own sons when they are contrary, for the sake of instruction — not (doing them) harm, as (they would) an enemy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 4.46
किमुतानुवशान् साधूंस्तादृशान् गुरुदेवतान् एतत् कौतूहलं ब्रह्मन्नस्माकं विधम प्रभो पितुः पुत्राय यद्द्वेषो मरणाय प्रयोजितः
kimutānuvaśān sādhūṃstādṛśān gurudevatān etat kautūhalaṃ brahmannasmākaṃ vidhama prabho pituḥ putrāya yaddveṣo maraṇāya prayojitaḥ
How much less such (sons) as are obedient, good, and reverent toward their teachers! Dispel this curiosity of ours, O brāhmaṇa, O lord — that a father should direct hatred toward his son so as to kill him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition