Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 8
SB 7 8.1
श्रीनारद उवाच अथ दैत्यसुताः सर्वे श्रुत्वा तदनुवर्णितम् जगृहुर्निरवद्यत्वान् नैव गुर्वनुशिक्षितम्
śrīnārada uvāca atha daityasutāḥ sarve śrutvā tadanuvarṇitam jagṛhurniravadyatvān naiva gurvanuśikṣitam
Śrī Nārada said: Then all the sons of the daityas, having heard what he had set forth, took it up because it was faultless—and not at all what had been taught by the teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.2
अथाचार्यसुतस्तेषां बुद्धिमेकान्तसंस्थिताम् आलक्ष्य भीतस्त्वरितो राज्ञ आवेदयद्यथा
athācāryasutasteṣāṃ buddhimekāntasaṃsthitām ālakṣya bhītastvarito rājña āvedayadyathā
Then the teacher's son, observing that their minds were set one-pointedly (on that), took fright and quickly reported it to the king as it was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.3
श्रुत्वा तदप्रियं दैत्यो दुःसहं तनयानयम् कोपावेशचलद्गात्रः पुत्रं हन्तुं मनो दधे
śrutvā tadapriyaṃ daityo duḥsahaṃ tanayānayam kopāveśacaladgātraḥ putraṃ hantuṃ mano dadhe
Hearing that unwelcome, unbearable conduct of his son, the daitya, his limbs shaking with the seizure of rage, set his mind on killing the boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.4
क्षिप्त्वा परुषया वाचा प्रह्रादमतदर्हणम् आहेक्षमाणः पापेन तिरश्चीनेन चक्षुषा
kṣiptvā paruṣayā vācā prahrādamatadarhaṇam āhekṣamāṇaḥ pāpena tiraścīnena cakṣuṣā
Having abused with harsh speech Prahlāda, who did not deserve it, he spoke, gazing at him with an evil, sidelong eye—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.5
प्रश्रयावनतं दान्तं बद्धाञ्जलिमवस्थितम् सर्पः पदाहत इव श्वसन् प्रकृतिदारुणः
praśrayāvanataṃ dāntaṃ baddhāñjalimavasthitam sarpaḥ padāhata iva śvasan prakṛtidāruṇaḥ
—(at him) bowed low in deference, self-controlled, standing with hands joined; and (Hiraṇyakaśipu), cruel by nature, hissed like a snake struck by a foot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.6
श्रीहिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच हे दुर्विनीत मन्दात्मन् कुलभेदकराधम स्तब्धं मच्छासनोद्वृत्तं नेष्ये त्वाद्य यमक्षयम्
śrīhiraṇyakaśipuruvāca he durvinīta mandātman kulabhedakarādhama stabdhaṃ macchāsanodvṛttaṃ neṣye tvādya yamakṣayam
Śrī Hiraṇyakaśipu said: You ill-mannered, dull-minded one, basest breaker of the family, stiff-necked, risen up against my command—today I shall lead you to Yama's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.7
क्रुद्धस्य यस्य कम्पन्ते त्रयो लोकाः सहेश्वराः तस्य मे ऽभीतवन् मूढ शासनं किं बलो ऽत्यगाः
kruddhasya yasya kampante trayo lokāḥ saheśvarāḥ tasya me 'bhītavan mūḍha śāsanaṃ kiṃ balo 'tyagāḥ
The three worlds together with their rulers tremble at me when I am angry; how, fool, have you transgressed my command as though unafraid—what is your strength?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.8
श्रीप्रह्राद उवाच न केवलं मे भवतश्च राजन् स वै बलं बलिनां चापरेषाम् परे ऽवरे ऽमी स्थिरजङ्गमा ये ब्रह्मादयो येन वशं प्रणीताः
śrīprahrāda uvāca na kevalaṃ me bhavataśca rājan sa vai balaṃ balināṃ cāpareṣām pare 'vare 'mī sthirajaṅgamā ye brahmādayo yena vaśaṃ praṇītāḥ
Śrī Prahlāda said: He, O king, is indeed the strength not of me and of you alone, but of the strong and of others too; by him have these higher and lower beings, unmoving and moving, Brahmā and the rest, been brought under control.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.9
स ईश्वरः काल उरुक्रमो ऽसाव् ओजः सहः सत्त्वबलेन्द्रियात्मा स एव विश्वं परमः स्वशक्तिभिः सृजत्यवत्यत्ति गुणत्रयेशः
sa īśvaraḥ kāla urukramo 'sāv ojaḥ sahaḥ sattvabalendriyātmā sa eva viśvaṃ paramaḥ svaśaktibhiḥ sṛjatyavatyatti guṇatrayeśaḥ
He is the Lord, he is Time, he is that wide-striding one; he is vigour, endurance, being, strength, and the self of the senses. He alone, the supreme, by his own powers creates, protects and devours the universe—he, the lord of the three qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.10
जह्यासुरं भावमिमं त्वमात्मनः समं मनो धत्स्व न सन्ति विद्विषः ऋते ऽजितादात्मन उत्पथे स्थितात् तद्धि ह्यनन्तस्य महत् समर्हणम्
jahyāsuraṃ bhāvamimaṃ tvamātmanaḥ samaṃ mano dhatsva na santi vidviṣaḥ ṛte 'jitādātmana utpathe sthitāt taddhi hyanantasya mahat samarhaṇam
Give up this demonic disposition of yours; set your mind in evenness. There are no enemies except one's own unsubdued self, standing on the wrong path. For that (evenness) is indeed the great worship of the Infinite One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.11
दस्यून् पुरा षण् न विजित्य लुम्पतो मन्यन्त एके स्वजिता दिशो दश जितात्मनो ज्ञस्य समस्य देहिनां साधोः स्वमोहप्रभवाः कुतः परे
dasyūn purā ṣaṇ na vijitya lumpato manyanta eke svajitā diśo daśa jitātmano jñasya samasya dehināṃ sādhoḥ svamohaprabhavāḥ kutaḥ pare
Some, not having first conquered the six plundering robbers (the senses), think the ten directions conquered by themselves. But for one who has conquered himself, who is wise, impartial toward all embodied beings, a saint — where are others (as enemies), since (enemies) arise from one's own delusion?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.12
श्रीहिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच व्यक्तं त्वं मर्तुकामो ऽसि यो ऽतिमात्रं विकत्थसे मुमूर्षूणां हि मन्दात्मन् ननु स्युर्विक्लवा गिरः
śrīhiraṇyakaśipuruvāca vyaktaṃ tvaṃ martukāmo 'si yo 'timātraṃ vikatthase mumūrṣūṇāṃ hi mandātman nanu syurviklavā giraḥ
Śrī Hiraṇyakaśipu said: Plainly you wish to die, you who boast beyond all measure; for surely, dull-witted one, the words of those about to die are incoherent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.13
यस्त्वया मन्दभाग्योक्तो मदन्यो जगदीश्वरः क्वासौ यदि स सर्वत्र कस्मात् स्तम्भे न दृश्यते
yastvayā mandabhāgyokto madanyo jagadīśvaraḥ kvāsau yadi sa sarvatra kasmāt stambhe na dṛśyate
That lord of the world other than me, of whom you spoke, ill-fated one — where is he? If he is everywhere, why is he not seen in this pillar?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.14
सो ऽहं विकत्थमानस्य शिरः कायाद्धरामि ते गोपायेत हरिस्त्वाद्य यस्ते शरणमीप्सितम्
so 'haṃ vikatthamānasya śiraḥ kāyāddharāmi te gopāyeta haristvādya yaste śaraṇamīpsitam
So I shall take off your head from your body, as you boast; let that Hari, who is the refuge you long for, protect you now!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.15
एवं दुरुक्तैर्मुहुरर्दयन् रुषा सुतं महाभागवतं महासुरः खड्गं प्रगृह्योत्पतितो वरासनात् स्तम्भं तताडातिबलः स्वमुष्टिना
evaṃ duruktairmuhurardayan ruṣā sutaṃ mahābhāgavataṃ mahāsuraḥ khaḍgaṃ pragṛhyotpatito varāsanāt stambhaṃ tatāḍātibalaḥ svamuṣṭinā
Thus tormenting again and again with harsh words, in rage, his son, the great devotee, the great demon took up his sword, sprang up from his exalted seat, and, of surpassing strength, struck the pillar with his fist.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.16
तदैव तस्मिन् निनदो ऽतिभीषणो बभूव येनाण्डकटाहमस्फुटत् यं वै स्वधिष्ण्योपगतं त्वजादयः श्रुत्वा स्वधामात्ययमङ्ग मेनिरे
tadaiva tasmin ninado 'tibhīṣaṇo babhūva yenāṇḍakaṭāhamasphuṭat yaṃ vai svadhiṣṇyopagataṃ tvajādayaḥ śrutvā svadhāmātyayamaṅga menire
At that very moment there arose in it a most terrifying sound, by which the shell of the cosmic egg was split; and hearing it come to their own abodes, Aja (Brahmā) and the others, dear one, thought it was the destruction of their realms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.17
स विक्रमन् पुत्रवधेप्सुरोजसा निशम्य निर्ह्रादमपूर्वमद्भुतम् अन्तःसभायां न ददर्श तत्पदं वितत्रसुर्येन सुरारियूथपाः
sa vikraman putravadhepsurojasā niśamya nirhrādamapūrvamadbhutam antaḥsabhāyāṃ na dadarśa tatpadaṃ vitatrasuryena surāriyūthapāḥ
He, advancing with force in his desire to kill his son, having heard that unprecedented, astonishing roar, did not see within the hall the place from which it came — (the roar) by which the chiefs of the demon hosts were terrified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.18
सत्यं विधातुं निजभृत्यभाषितं व्याप्तिं च भूतेष्वखिलेषु चात्मनः अदृश्यतात्यद्भुतरूपमुद्वहन् स्तम्भे सभायां न मृगं न मानुषम्
satyaṃ vidhātuṃ nijabhṛtyabhāṣitaṃ vyāptiṃ ca bhūteṣvakhileṣu cātmanaḥ adṛśyatātyadbhutarūpamudvahan stambhe sabhāyāṃ na mṛgaṃ na mānuṣam
To make true the words spoken by his own servant, and his own pervasion of all beings, he became visible in the pillar in the hall, bearing an exceedingly wondrous form, neither beast nor man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.19
स सत्त्वमेनं परितो विपश्यन् स्तम्भस्य मध्यादनुनिर्जिहानम् नायं मृगो नापि नरो विचित्रम् अहो किमेतन् नृमृगेन्द्ररूपम्
sa sattvamenaṃ parito vipaśyan stambhasya madhyādanunirjihānam nāyaṃ mṛgo nāpi naro vicitram aho kimetan nṛmṛgendrarūpam
Looking all around at this creature coming forth out of the middle of the pillar: "This is not an animal, nor is it a man — how strange! Ah, what is this, having the form of a man and of a lion-king?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.20
मीमांसमानस्य समुत्थितो ऽग्रतो नृसिंहरूपस्तदलं भयानकम् प्रतप्तचामीकरचण्डलोचनं स्फुरत् सटाकेशरजृम्भिताननम्
mīmāṃsamānasya samutthito 'grato nṛsiṃharūpastadalaṃ bhayānakam prataptacāmīkaracaṇḍalocanaṃ sphurat saṭākeśarajṛmbhitānanam
As he pondered, there rose up before him the man-lion form, terrifying beyond measure: with fierce eyes like molten gold, its face made to gape by the flashing hairs of its mane;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.21
करालदंष्ट्रं करवालचञ्चल क्षुरान्तजिह्वं भ्रुकुटीमुखोल्बणम् स्तब्धोर्ध्वकर्णं गिरिकन्दराद्भुत व्यात्तास्यनासं हनुभेदभीषणम्
karāladaṃṣṭraṃ karavālacañcala kṣurāntajihvaṃ bhrukuṭīmukholbaṇam stabdhordhvakarṇaṃ girikandarādbhuta vyāttāsyanāsaṃ hanubhedabhīṣaṇam
with dreadful fangs, its tongue quivering like a sword with razor edges, terrible with brow-knit face; with ears stiff and erect, mouth and nostrils gaping, wondrous as mountain caverns, frightful with the parting of its jaws;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.22
दिविस्पृशत् कायमदीर्घपीवर ग्रीवोरुवक्षःस्थलमल्पमध्यमम् चन्द्रांशुगौरैश्छुरितं तनूरुहैर् विष्वग् भुजानीकशतं नखायुधम्
divispṛśat kāyamadīrghapīvara grīvoruvakṣaḥsthalamalpamadhyamam candrāṃśugauraiśchuritaṃ tanūruhair viṣvag bhujānīkaśataṃ nakhāyudham
its body touching the sky, its neck short and thick, its thighs and chest broad, its waist slender; overspread with body-hairs pale as moonbeams, with a hundred ranks of arms on every side, its claws its weapons;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.23
दुरासदं सर्वनिजेतरायुध प्रवेकविद्रावितदैत्यदानवम् प्रायेण मे ऽयं हरिणोरुमायिना वधः स्मृतो ऽनेन समुद्यतेन किम्
durāsadaṃ sarvanijetarāyudha pravekavidrāvitadaityadānavam prāyeṇa me 'yaṃ hariṇorumāyinā vadhaḥ smṛto 'nena samudyatena kim
unassailable, scattering the Daityas and Dānavas with the choicest of all weapons, its own and others'. "In all likelihood this is my death, appointed by Hari of great magic; but what (can be done) by this one who has risen up?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 8.24
एवं ब्रुवंस्त्वभ्यपतद्गदायुधो नदन् नृसिंहं प्रति दैत्यकुञ्जरः अलक्षितो ऽग्नौ पतितः पतङ्गमो यथा नृसिंहौजसि सो ऽसुरस्तदा
evaṃ bruvaṃstvabhyapatadgadāyudho nadan nṛsiṃhaṃ prati daityakuñjaraḥ alakṣito 'gnau patitaḥ pataṅgamo yathā nṛsiṃhaujasi so 'surastadā
Saying this, the elephant-like Daitya, armed with a club, roaring, rushed at Nṛsiṃha; and then that demon was lost to sight, like a moth fallen into fire, in the blazing power of Nṛsiṃha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.25
न तद्विचित्रं खलु सत्त्वधामनि स्वतेजसा यो नु पुरापिबत् तमः ततो ऽभिपद्याभ्यहनन् महासुरो रुषा नृसिंहं गदयोरुवेगया
na tadvicitraṃ khalu sattvadhāmani svatejasā yo nu purāpibat tamaḥ tato 'bhipadyābhyahanan mahāsuro ruṣā nṛsiṃhaṃ gadayoruvegayā
That indeed is no wonder in him who is the abode of goodness, who of old with his own light drank up the darkness. Then the great demon, closing in, struck Nṛsiṃha in fury with his club of great force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.26
तं विक्रमन्तं सगदं गदाधरो महोरगं तार्क्ष्यसुतो यथाग्रहीत् स तस्य हस्तोत्कलितस्तदासुरो विक्रीडतो यद्वदहिर्गरुत्मतः
taṃ vikramantaṃ sagadaṃ gadādharo mahoragaṃ tārkṣyasuto yathāgrahīt sa tasya hastotkalitastadāsuro vikrīḍato yadvadahirgarutmataḥ
Him, advancing with his club, the club-bearer seized as the son of Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) seizes a great serpent; but then that demon slipped from the hand of the sporting one, as a snake from Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.27
असाध्वमन्यन्त हृतौकसो ऽमरा घनच्छदा भारत सर्वधिष्ण्यपाः तं मन्यमानो निजवीर्यशङ्कितं यद्धस्तमुक्तो नृहरिं महासुरः पुनस्तमासज्जत खड्गचर्मणी प्रगृह्य वेगेन गतश्रमो मृधे
asādhvamanyanta hṛtaukaso 'marā ghanacchadā bhārata sarvadhiṣṇyapāḥ taṃ manyamāno nijavīryaśaṅkitaṃ yaddhastamukto nṛhariṃ mahāsuraḥ punastamāsajjata khaḍgacarmaṇī pragṛhya vegena gataśramo mṛdhe
The immortals, whose abodes had been taken from them, hidden behind the clouds, O Bhārata — all the guardians of the (heavenly) stations — thought this ill done. And the great demon, thinking that he (Nṛhari) had let him go from his hand out of doubt about his own valour, again closed with him, seizing sword and shield swiftly, tireless in the fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.28
तं श्येनवेगं शतचन्द्रवर्त्मभिश् चरन्तमच्छिद्रमुपर्यधो हरिः कृत्वाट्टहासं खरमुत्स्वनोल्बणं निमीलिताक्षं जगृहे महाजवः
taṃ śyenavegaṃ śatacandravartmabhiś carantamacchidramuparyadho hariḥ kṛtvāṭṭahāsaṃ kharamutsvanolbaṇaṃ nimīlitākṣaṃ jagṛhe mahājavaḥ
Him, swift as a hawk, moving without any opening above and below along the tracks of his hundred-moon shield, Hari of great speed, uttering a harsh loud laugh, dreadful with its high sound, seized him as his eyes closed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.29
विष्वक् स्फुरन्तं ग्रहणातुरं हरिर् व्यालो यथाखुं कुलिशाक्षतत्वचम् द्वार्यूरुमापत्य ददार लीलया नखैर्यथाहिं गरुडो महाविषम्
viṣvak sphurantaṃ grahaṇāturaṃ harir vyālo yathākhuṃ kuliśākṣatatvacam dvāryūrumāpatya dadāra līlayā nakhairyathāhiṃ garuḍo mahāviṣam
Him, thrashing about on all sides, distressed at being caught, whose skin was unwounded even by the thunderbolt, Hari — as a snake takes a mouse — laid upon his thighs in the doorway and tore apart in play with his claws, as Garuḍa tears a highly venomous serpent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.30
संरम्भदुष्प्रेक्ष्यकराललोचनो व्यात्ताननान्तं विलिहन् स्वजिह्वया असृग्लवाक्तारुणकेशराननो यथान्त्रमाली द्विपहत्यया हरिः
saṃrambhaduṣprekṣyakarālalocano vyāttānanāntaṃ vilihan svajihvayā asṛglavāktāruṇakeśarānano yathāntramālī dvipahatyayā hariḥ
With terrible eyes hard to look at in his fury, licking the corners of his gaping mouth with his tongue, his face and mane reddened and smeared with drops of blood, the Lord looked like a lion garlanded with entrails after killing an elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.31
नखाङ्कुरोत्पाटितहृत्सरोरुहं विसृज्य तस्यानुचरान् उदायुधान् अहन् समस्तान् नखशस्त्रपाणिभिर् दोर्दण्डयूथो ऽनुपथान् सहस्रशः
nakhāṅkurotpāṭitahṛtsaroruhaṃ visṛjya tasyānucarān udāyudhān ahan samastān nakhaśastrapāṇibhir dordaṇḍayūtho 'nupathān sahasraśaḥ
Having flung aside (the demon), whose heart-lotus had been torn out by the sprout-like tips of his nails, he slew all his followers who came at him with raised weapons — his club-like arms multiplying, with nails for weapons in his hands, (he killed) those who followed in his path, by the thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.32
सटावधूता जलदाः परापतन् ग्रहाश्च तद्दृष्टिविमुष्टरोचिषः अम्भोधयः श्वासहता विचुक्षुभुर् निर्ह्रादभीता दिगिभा विचुक्रुशुः
saṭāvadhūtā jaladāḥ parāpatan grahāśca taddṛṣṭivimuṣṭarociṣaḥ ambhodhayaḥ śvāsahatā vicukṣubhur nirhrādabhītā digibhā vicukruśuḥ
The rain-clouds, scattered by his mane, fled away; the planets had their brilliance stolen by his gaze; the oceans, struck by his breath, were churned up; and the elephants of the quarters, terrified by his roar, cried out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.33
द्यौस्तत्सटोत्क्षिप्तविमानसङ्कुला प्रोत्सर्पत क्ष्मा च पदाभिपीडिता शैलाः समुत्पेतुरमुष्य रंहसा तत्तेजसा खं ककुभो न रेजिरे
dyaustatsaṭotkṣiptavimānasaṅkulā protsarpata kṣmā ca padābhipīḍitā śailāḥ samutpeturamuṣya raṃhasā tattejasā khaṃ kakubho na rejire
The sky was crowded with celestial cars tossed up by his mane, the earth, pressed by his foot, slipped away, the mountains flew up from his violent speed, and because of his blazing light the sky and the directions gave no light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.34
ततः सभायामुपविष्टमुत्तमे नृपासने सम्भृततेजसं विभुम् अलक्षितद्वैरथमत्यमर्षणं प्रचण्डवक्त्रं न बभाज कश्चन
tataḥ sabhāyāmupaviṣṭamuttame nṛpāsane sambhṛtatejasaṃ vibhum alakṣitadvairathamatyamarṣaṇaṃ pracaṇḍavaktraṃ na babhāja kaścana
Then, as he sat in the assembly upon the exalted royal throne, with his energy gathered in him, all-powerful, with no rival in battle to be seen, exceedingly wrathful, his face fierce — no one dared approach him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.35
निशाम्य लोकत्रयमस्तकज्वरं तमादिदैत्यं हरिणा हतं मृधे प्रहर्षवेगोत्कलितानना मुहुः प्रसूनवर्षैर्ववृषुः सुरस्त्रियः
niśāmya lokatrayamastakajvaraṃ tamādidaityaṃ hariṇā hataṃ mṛdhe praharṣavegotkalitānanā muhuḥ prasūnavarṣairvavṛṣuḥ surastriyaḥ
Seeing that primeval demon, the fever in the head of the three worlds, slain in battle by Hari, the women of the gods, their faces opened wide with the rush of joy, rained showers of blossoms again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.36
तदा विमानावलिभिर्नभस्तलं दिदृक्षतां सङ्कुलमास नाकिनाम् सुरानका दुन्दुभयो ऽथ जघ्निरे गन्धर्वमुख्या ननृतुर्जगुः स्त्रियः
tadā vimānāvalibhirnabhastalaṃ didṛkṣatāṃ saṅkulamāsa nākinām surānakā dundubhayo 'tha jaghnire gandharvamukhyā nanṛturjaguḥ striyaḥ
Then the vault of heaven was crowded with rows of the celestial cars of the heaven-dwellers who wished to see; the gods' drums and kettledrums were struck, the chief Gandharvas sang, and the women danced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.37
तत्रोपव्रज्य विबुधा ब्रह्मेन्द्रगिरिशादयः ऋषयः पितरः सिद्धा विद्याधरमहोरगाः
tatropavrajya vibudhā brahmendragiriśādayaḥ ṛṣayaḥ pitaraḥ siddhā vidyādharamahoragāḥ
Approaching there came the gods, led by Brahmā, Indra and Giriśa (Śiva), the sages, the forefathers, the Siddhas, the Vidyādharas and the great serpents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.38
मनवः प्रजानां पतयो गन्धर्वाप्सरचारणाः यक्षाः किम्पुरुषास्तात वेतालाः सहकिन्नराः
manavaḥ prajānāṃ patayo gandharvāpsaracāraṇāḥ yakṣāḥ kimpuruṣāstāta vetālāḥ sahakinnarāḥ
the Manus, the lords of creatures, the Gandharvas, Apsarases and Cāraṇas, the Yakṣas, the Kimpuruṣas, dear one, the Vetālas together with the Kinnaras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.39
ते विष्णुपार्षदाः सर्वे सुनन्दकुमुदादयः मूर्ध्नि बद्धाञ्जलिपुटा आसीनं तीव्रतेजसम् ईडिरे नरशार्दुलं नातिदूरचराः पृथक्
te viṣṇupārṣadāḥ sarve sunandakumudādayaḥ mūrdhni baddhāñjalipuṭā āsīnaṃ tīvratejasam īḍire naraśārdulaṃ nātidūracarāḥ pṛthak
and all those attendants of Viṣṇu, Sunanda, Kumuda and the rest — with folded palms held to their heads, keeping not too far off, each separately praised the Man-Lion of fierce splendour as he sat there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.40
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच नतो ऽस्म्यनन्ताय दुरन्तशक्तये विचित्रवीर्याय पवित्रकर्मणे विश्वस्य सर्गस्थितिसंयमान् गुणैः स्वलीलया सन्दधते ऽव्ययात्मने
śrībrahmovāca nato 'smyanantāya durantaśaktaye vicitravīryāya pavitrakarmaṇe viśvasya sargasthitisaṃyamān guṇaiḥ svalīlayā sandadhate 'vyayātmane
Śrī Brahmā said: I bow to the endless one, whose power is beyond limit, of wondrous valour, of purifying deeds, who by his own play joins together the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the universe by means of the guṇas — to him whose self does not decay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.41
श्रीरुद्र उवाच कोपकालो युगान्तस्ते हतो ऽयमसुरो ऽल्पकः तत्सुतं पाह्युपसृतं भक्तं ते भक्तवत्सल
śrīrudra uvāca kopakālo yugāntaste hato 'yamasuro 'lpakaḥ tatsutaṃ pāhyupasṛtaṃ bhaktaṃ te bhaktavatsala
Śrī Rudra said: The time of your wrath is the end of an age; this puny demon has been killed by you. Protect his son, who has come to you for refuge, your devotee, O you who are affectionate to devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.42
श्रीइन्द्र उवाच प्रत्यानीताः परम भवता त्रायता नः स्वभागा दैत्याक्रान्तं हृदयकमलं तद्गृहं प्रत्यबोधि प्रत्यानीताः परम भवता त्रायता नः स्वभागा दैत्याक्रान्तं हृदयकमलं तद्गृहं प्रत्यबोधि कालग्रस्तं कियदिदमहो नाथ शुश्रूषतां ते मुक्तिस्तेषां न हि बहुमता नारसिंहापरैः किम्
śrīindra uvāca pratyānītāḥ parama bhavatā trāyatā naḥ svabhāgā daityākrāntaṃ hṛdayakamalaṃ tadgṛhaṃ pratyabodhi pratyānītāḥ parama bhavatā trāyatā naḥ svabhāgā daityākrāntaṃ hṛdayakamalaṃ tadgṛhaṃ pratyabodhi kālagrastaṃ kiyadidamaho nātha śuśrūṣatāṃ te muktisteṣāṃ na hi bahumatā nārasiṃhāparaiḥ kim
Śrī Indra said: O Supreme One, by you who protected us our own shares (of sacrifice) have been recovered; the lotus of our heart, which is your house, had been overrun by the demon, and it has been awakened again. O Supreme One, by you who protected us our own shares have been recovered; the lotus of our heart, which is your house, had been overrun by the demon, and it has been awakened again. How little is this (heaven), swallowed by time! Ah, Lord, for those who serve you even liberation is not thought much of — what then of anything else, O Man-Lion?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.43
श्रीऋषय ऊचुः त्वं नस्तपः परममात्थ यदात्मतेजो येनेदमादिपुरुषात्मगतं ससर्क्थ त्वं नस्तपः परममात्थ यदात्मतेजो येनेदमादिपुरुषात्मगतं ससर्क्थ तद्विप्रलुप्तममुनाद्य शरण्यपाल रक्षागृहीतवपुषा पुनरन्वमंस्थाः
śrīṛṣaya ūcuḥ tvaṃ nastapaḥ paramamāttha yadātmatejo yenedamādipuruṣātmagataṃ sasarktha tvaṃ nastapaḥ paramamāttha yadātmatejo yenedamādipuruṣātmagataṃ sasarktha tadvipraluptamamunādya śaraṇyapāla rakṣāgṛhītavapuṣā punaranvamaṃsthāḥ
The sages said: You told us that austerity is the highest thing, since it is your own energy, by which, O primeval Person, you emitted this (universe) that rested within your self. You told us that austerity is the highest thing, since it is your own energy, by which, O primeval Person, you emitted this that rested within your self. That (austerity), destroyed by this demon, you have today, O protector of those who seek shelter, sanctioned once more, having taken on a body for our protection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 8.44
श्रीपितर ऊचुः श्राद्धानि नो ऽधिबुभुजे प्रसभं तनूजैर् दत्तानि तीर्थसमये ऽप्यपिबत् तिलाम्बु श्राद्धानि नो ऽधिबुभुजे प्रसभं तनूजैर् दत्तानि तीर्थसमये ऽप्यपिबत् तिलाम्बु तस्योदरान् नखविदीर्णवपाद्य आर्च्छत् तस्मै नमो नृहरये ऽखिलधर्मगोप्त्रे
śrīpitara ūcuḥ śrāddhāni no 'dhibubhuje prasabhaṃ tanūjair dattāni tīrthasamaye 'pyapibat tilāmbu śrāddhāni no 'dhibubhuje prasabhaṃ tanūjair dattāni tīrthasamaye 'pyapibat tilāmbu tasyodarān nakhavidīrṇavapādya ārcchat tasmai namo nṛharaye 'khiladharmagoptre
The forefathers said: He forcibly devoured the śrāddha offerings given to us by our sons, and even at times of pilgrimage he drank up the water offered with sesame. He forcibly devoured the śrāddha offerings given to us by our sons, and even at times of pilgrimage he drank up the water offered with sesame. From the belly of him whose body was ripped open by (your) nails we have today got them back: to him, to the Man-Lion, protector of all dharma, be homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.45
श्रीसिद्धा ऊचुः यो नो गतिं योगसिद्धामसाधुर् अहार्षीद्योगतपोबलेन नाना दर्पं तं नखैर्विददार तस्मै तुभ्यं प्रणताः स्मो नृसिंह
śrīsiddhā ūcuḥ yo no gatiṃ yogasiddhāmasādhur ahārṣīdyogatapobalena nānā darpaṃ taṃ nakhairvidadāra tasmai tubhyaṃ praṇatāḥ smo nṛsiṃha
The Siddhas said: That wicked one who by the force of his yoga and austerity took away from us our station attained through yogic perfection — him, in his manifold pride, you tore apart with your nails: to you we are bowed down, O Man-Lion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.46
श्रीविद्याधरा ऊचुः विद्यां पृथग् धारणयानुराद्धां न्यषेधदज्ञो बलवीर्यदृप्तः स येन सङ्ख्ये पशुवद्धतस्तं मायानृसिंहं प्रणताः स्म नित्यम्
śrīvidyādharā ūcuḥ vidyāṃ pṛthag dhāraṇayānurāddhāṃ nyaṣedhadajño balavīryadṛptaḥ sa yena saṅkhye paśuvaddhatastaṃ māyānṛsiṃhaṃ praṇatāḥ sma nityam
The Vidyādharas said: The ignorant one, puffed up with strength and valour, forbade the science (of vidyā) that we had mastered severally by concentration; he has been killed in battle like a beast by you — to that Man-Lion of māyā we bow forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.47
श्रीनागा ऊचुः येन पापेन रत्नानि स्त्रीरत्नानि हृतानि नः तद्वक्षःपाटनेनासां दत्तानन्द नमो ऽस्तु ते
śrīnāgā ūcuḥ yena pāpena ratnāni strīratnāni hṛtāni naḥ tadvakṣaḥpāṭanenāsāṃ dattānanda namo 'stu te
The Nāgas said: By that sinful one our jewels and our jewel-like women were carried off; by the tearing open of his chest you have given them back their joy — homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.48
श्रीमनव ऊचुः मनवो वयं तव निदेशकारिणो दितिजेन देव परिभूतसेतवः भवता खलः स उपसंहृतः प्रभो करवाम ते किमनुशाधि किङ्करान्
śrīmanava ūcuḥ manavo vayaṃ tava nideśakāriṇo ditijena deva paribhūtasetavaḥ bhavatā khalaḥ sa upasaṃhṛtaḥ prabho karavāma te kimanuśādhi kiṅkarān
The Manus said: We are the Manus, the executors of your command, whose boundaries (of law) were violated by the son of Diti, O God. That wicked one has been withdrawn by you, O Lord. What shall we do for you? Instruct your servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.49
श्रीप्रजापतय ऊचुः प्रजेशा वयं ते परेशाभिसृष्टा न येन प्रजा वै सृजामो निषिद्धाः स एष त्वया भिन्नवक्षा नु शेते जगन्मङ्गलं सत्त्वमूर्ते ऽवतारः
śrīprajāpataya ūcuḥ prajeśā vayaṃ te pareśābhisṛṣṭā na yena prajā vai sṛjāmo niṣiddhāḥ sa eṣa tvayā bhinnavakṣā nu śete jaganmaṅgalaṃ sattvamūrte 'vatāraḥ
The Prajāpatis said: We are the lords of creatures, created by you, O supreme Lord, and forbidden by him we could not create offspring at all. Now here he lies with his chest split open by you. O you whose form is pure sattva, your descent is a blessing to the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.50
श्रीगन्धर्वा ऊचुः वयं विभो ते नटनाट्यगायका येनात्मसाद्वीर्यबलौजसा कृताः स एष नीतो भवता दशामिमां किमुत्पथस्थः कुशलाय कल्पते
śrīgandharvā ūcuḥ vayaṃ vibho te naṭanāṭyagāyakā yenātmasādvīryabalaujasā kṛtāḥ sa eṣa nīto bhavatā daśāmimāṃ kimutpathasthaḥ kuśalāya kalpate
The Gandharvas said: O mighty one, we are your dancers, actors and singers, who were made subject to him by his heroism, strength and vigour. This very one has been brought by you to this condition — how can one set on a wrong path turn out for good?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.51
श्रीचारणा ऊचुः हरे तवाङ्घ्रिपङ्कजं भवापवर्गमाश्रिताः यदेष साधुहृच्छयस्त्वयासुरः समापितः
śrīcāraṇā ūcuḥ hare tavāṅghripaṅkajaṃ bhavāpavargamāśritāḥ yadeṣa sādhuhṛcchayastvayāsuraḥ samāpitaḥ
The Cāraṇas said: O Hari, we have taken refuge at your lotus feet, which are release from worldly existence, since this demon, who lay in the hearts of the good (as a thorn), has been finished off by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.52
श्रीयक्षा ऊचुः वयमनुचरमुख्याः कर्मभिस्ते मनोज्ञैस् त इह दितिसुतेन प्रापिता वाहकत्वम् वयमनुचरमुख्याः कर्मभिस्ते मनोज्ञैस् त इह दितिसुतेन प्रापिता वाहकत्वम् स तु जनपरितापं तत्कृतं जानता ते नरहर उपनीतः पञ्चतां पञ्चविंश
śrīyakṣā ūcuḥ vayamanucaramukhyāḥ karmabhiste manojñais ta iha ditisutena prāpitā vāhakatvam vayamanucaramukhyāḥ karmabhiste manojñais ta iha ditisutena prāpitā vāhakatvam sa tu janaparitāpaṃ tatkṛtaṃ jānatā te narahara upanītaḥ pañcatāṃ pañcaviṃśa
The Yakṣas said: We are the chief among your attendants, engaged in pleasing services for you; here we were made to bear him about by this son of Diti. But he, O Man-lion, O twenty-fifth (principle), has been brought to death by you, who knew the torment of people caused by him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 8.53
श्रीकिम्पुरुषा ऊचुः वयं किम्पुरुषास्त्वं तु महापुरुष ईश्वरः अयं कुपुरुषो नष्टो धिक्कृतः साधुभिर्यदा
śrīkimpuruṣā ūcuḥ vayaṃ kimpuruṣāstvaṃ tu mahāpuruṣa īśvaraḥ ayaṃ kupuruṣo naṣṭo dhikkṛtaḥ sādhubhiryadā
The Kimpuruṣas said: We are Kimpuruṣas (poor sort of men), but you are the Great Person, the Lord. This bad man has perished, since he was condemned by the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.54
श्रीवैतालिका ऊचुः सभासु सत्रेषु तवामलं यशो गीत्वा सपर्यां महतीं लभामहे यस्तामनैषीद्वशमेष दुर्जनो द्विष्ट्या हतस्ते भगवन् यथामयः
śrīvaitālikā ūcuḥ sabhāsu satreṣu tavāmalaṃ yaśo gītvā saparyāṃ mahatīṃ labhāmahe yastāmanaiṣīdvaśameṣa durjano dviṣṭyā hataste bhagavan yathāmayaḥ
The Vaitālikas said: In assemblies and at sacrifices we sing your spotless glory and so receive great honour; this wicked one who had brought that (honour) under his own sway has, by good fortune, been slain by you, O Lord, like a disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.55
श्रीकिन्नरा ऊचुः वयमीश किन्नरगणास्तवानुगा दितिजेन विष्टिममुनानुकारिताः भवता हरे स वृजिनो ऽवसादितो नरसिंह नाथ विभवाय नो भव
śrīkinnarā ūcuḥ vayamīśa kinnaragaṇāstavānugā ditijena viṣṭimamunānukāritāḥ bhavatā hare sa vṛjino 'vasādito narasiṃha nātha vibhavāya no bhava
The Kinnaras said: O Lord, we hosts of Kinnaras are your followers, and were made to do forced labour by this son of Diti. By you, O Hari, that sinner has been struck down. O Narasiṃha, O master, be for our prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 8.56
श्रीविष्णुपार्षदा ऊचुः अद्यैतद्धरिनररूपमद्भुतं ते दृष्टं नः शरणद सर्वलोकशर्म सो ऽयं ते विधिकर ईश विप्रशप्तस् तस्येदं निधनमनुग्रहाय विद्मः
śrīviṣṇupārṣadā ūcuḥ adyaitaddharinararūpamadbhutaṃ te dṛṣṭaṃ naḥ śaraṇada sarvalokaśarma so 'yaṃ te vidhikara īśa vipraśaptas tasyedaṃ nidhanamanugrahāya vidmaḥ
The attendants of Viṣṇu said: Today this wondrous man-lion form of yours has been seen by us, O giver of refuge, (a form that is) the welfare of all worlds. This one, O Lord, was your servant, cursed by the brāhmaṇas; we know this death of his to be for his favour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition