Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 17

SB 8 17.1

श्रीशुक उवाच इत्य् उक्ता सादिती राजन् स्वभर्त्रा कश्यपेन वै अन्वतिष्ठद्व्रतमिदं द्वादशाहमतन्द्रिता

śrīśuka uvāca ity uktā sāditī rājan svabhartrā kaśyapena vai anvatiṣṭhadvratamidaṃ dvādaśāhamatandritā

Śrī Śuka said: Thus addressed, O king, by her own husband Kaśyapa, that Aditi carried out this vow for twelve days, without slackness.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.2

चिन्तयन्त्य् एकया बुद्ध्या महापुरुषमीश्वरम् प्रगृह्येन्द्रियदुष्टाश्वान् मनसा बुद्धिसारथिः

cintayanty ekayā buddhyā mahāpuruṣamīśvaram pragṛhyendriyaduṣṭāśvān manasā buddhisārathiḥ

(She,) with a single-pointed intelligence, meditating on the Supreme Person, the Lord, restraining with her mind the unruly horses of the senses, her intelligence being the charioteer—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.3

मनश्चैकाग्रया बुद्ध्या भगवत्य् अखिलात्मनि वासुदेवे समाधाय चचार ह पयोव्रतम्

manaścaikāgrayā buddhyā bhagavaty akhilātmani vāsudeve samādhāya cacāra ha payovratam

—and, fixing her mind with one-pointed intelligence upon the Lord Vāsudeva, the Self of all, she performed the payovrata (the vow of subsisting on milk).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.4

तस्याः प्रादुरभूत् तात भगवान् आदिपुरुषः पीतवासाश्चतुर्बाहुः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः

tasyāḥ prādurabhūt tāta bhagavān ādipuruṣaḥ pītavāsāścaturbāhuḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ

To her, my dear (child), the Lord, the primeval Person, became manifest, clad in yellow, four-armed, bearing conch, disc and mace.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.5

तं नेत्रगोचरं वीक्ष्य सहसोत्थाय सादरम् ननाम भुवि कायेन दण्डवत्प्रीतिविह्वला

taṃ netragocaraṃ vīkṣya sahasotthāya sādaram nanāma bhuvi kāyena daṇḍavatprītivihvalā

Seeing him come within range of her eyes, she rose up at once and reverently bowed to the ground with her body like a rod, overwhelmed with love.

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SB 8 17.6

सोत्थाय बद्धाञ्जलिरीडितुं स्थिता नोत्सेह आनन्दजलाकुलेक्षणा बभूव तूष्णीं पुलकाकुलाकृतिस् तद्दर्शनात्युत्सवगात्रवेपथुः

sotthāya baddhāñjalirīḍituṃ sthitā notseha ānandajalākulekṣaṇā babhūva tūṣṇīṃ pulakākulākṛtis taddarśanātyutsavagātravepathuḥ

Rising, she stood with folded hands, but was unable to praise (him); her eyes were flooded with tears of joy, and she remained silent, her form covered with bristling hair, her limbs trembling from the great festival of seeing him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.7

प्रीत्या शनैर्गद्गदया गिरा हरिं तुष्टाव सा देव्य् अदितिः कुरूद्वह उद्वीक्षती सा पिबतीव चक्षुषा रमापतिं यज्ञपतिं जगत्पतिम्

prītyā śanairgadgadayā girā hariṃ tuṣṭāva sā devy aditiḥ kurūdvaha udvīkṣatī sā pibatīva cakṣuṣā ramāpatiṃ yajñapatiṃ jagatpatim

With love, in a voice slowly faltering, that goddess Aditi praised Hari, O foremost of the Kurus, gazing up and as if drinking in with her eyes the husband of Ramā, the lord of sacrifice, the lord of the world.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.8

श्रीअदितिरुवाच यज्ञेश यज्ञपुरुषाच्युत तीर्थपाद तीर्थश्रवः श्रवणमङ्गलनामधेय यज्ञेश यज्ञपुरुषाच्युत तीर्थपाद तीर्थश्रवः श्रवणमङ्गलनामधेय आपन्नलोकवृजिनोपशमोदयाद्य शं नः कृधीश भगवन्नसि दीननाथः

śrīaditiruvāca yajñeśa yajñapuruṣācyuta tīrthapāda tīrthaśravaḥ śravaṇamaṅgalanāmadheya yajñeśa yajñapuruṣācyuta tīrthapāda tīrthaśravaḥ śravaṇamaṅgalanāmadheya āpannalokavṛjinopaśamodayādya śaṃ naḥ kṛdhīśa bhagavannasi dīnanāthaḥ

Śrī Aditi said: O Lord of sacrifice, O Person of sacrifice, O infallible one, whose feet are the holy place, whose fame is the holy place, whose name is auspicious to hear; O primeval one who arise for the quelling of the distress of people who have taken refuge—make (things) well for us, O ruler; O Lord, you are the protector of the helpless.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.9

विश्वाय विश्वभवनस्थितिसंयमाय स्वैरं गृहीतपुरुशक्तिगुणाय भूम्ने विश्वाय विश्वभवनस्थितिसंयमाय स्वैरं गृहीतपुरुशक्तिगुणाय भूम्ने स्वस्थाय शश्वदुपबृंहितपूर्णबोध व्यापादितात्मतमसे हरये नमस्ते

viśvāya viśvabhavanasthitisaṃyamāya svairaṃ gṛhītapuruśaktiguṇāya bhūmne viśvāya viśvabhavanasthitisaṃyamāya svairaṃ gṛhītapuruśaktiguṇāya bhūmne svasthāya śaśvadupabṛṃhitapūrṇabodha vyāpāditātmatamase haraye namaste

To (you who are) the universe, who bring about the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the universe, who of your own free will have assumed the power and qualities of matter, who are unlimited; to (you who are) self-abiding, whose full awareness is ever expanded, who have destroyed the darkness (covering) souls—to you, Hari, obeisance.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.10

आयुः परं वपुरभीष्टमतुल्यलक्ष्मीर् द्योभूरसाः सकलयोगगुणास्त्रिवर्गः आयुः परं वपुरभीष्टमतुल्यलक्ष्मीर् द्योभूरसाः सकलयोगगुणास्त्रिवर्गः ज्ञानं च केवलमनन्त भवन्ति तुष्टात् त्वत्तो नृणां किमु सपत्नजयादिराशीः

āyuḥ paraṃ vapurabhīṣṭamatulyalakṣmīr dyobhūrasāḥ sakalayogaguṇāstrivargaḥ āyuḥ paraṃ vapurabhīṣṭamatulyalakṣmīr dyobhūrasāḥ sakalayogaguṇāstrivargaḥ jñānaṃ ca kevalamananta bhavanti tuṣṭāt tvatto nṛṇāṃ kimu sapatnajayādirāśīḥ

Long life, a desirable body, incomparable fortune, heaven, earth and the lower regions, all the powers of yoga, the three (worldly) aims, and pure knowledge as well—these come, O endless one, from you when you are pleased with men; how much more so a mere heap (of boons) such as victory over rivals!

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.11

श्रीशुक उवाच अदित्यैवं स्तुतो राजन् भगवान् पुष्करेक्षणः क्षेत्रज्ञः सर्वभूतानामिति होवाच भारत

śrīśuka uvāca adityaivaṃ stuto rājan bhagavān puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ kṣetrajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmiti hovāca bhārata

Śrī Śuka said: Thus praised by Aditi, O king, the lotus-eyed Lord, the knower of the field in all beings, spoke thus, O descendant of Bharata.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.12

श्रीभगवान् उवाच देवमातर्भवत्या मे विज्ञातं चिरकाङ्क्षितम् यत् सपत्नैर्हृतश्रीणां च्यावितानां स्वधामतः

śrībhagavān uvāca devamātarbhavatyā me vijñātaṃ cirakāṅkṣitam yat sapatnairhṛtaśrīṇāṃ cyāvitānāṃ svadhāmataḥ

The Lord said: O mother of the gods, your long-cherished wish is known to me—namely that (your sons), whose splendour has been taken away by their rivals and who have been cast down from their own abode—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.13

तान् विनिर्जित्य समरे दुर्मदान् असुरर्षभान् प्रतिलब्धजयश्रीभिः पुत्रैरिच्छस्य् उपासितुम्

tān vinirjitya samare durmadān asurarṣabhān pratilabdhajayaśrībhiḥ putrairicchasy upāsitum

—having conquered in battle those arrogant bulls among the asuras, you wish to be attended by your sons who have regained the glory of victory.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.14

इन्द्रज्येष्ठैः स्वतनयैर्हतानां युधि विद्विषाम् स्त्रियो रुदन्तीरासाद्य द्रष्टुमिच्छसि दुःखिताः

indrajyeṣṭhaiḥ svatanayairhatānāṃ yudhi vidviṣām striyo rudantīrāsādya draṣṭumicchasi duḥkhitāḥ

You wish to approach and see the women of the enemies, slain in battle by your own sons headed by Indra, weeping and grief-stricken.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.15

आत्मजान् सुसमृद्धांस्त्वं प्रत्याहृतयशःश्रियः नाकपृष्ठमधिष्ठाय क्रीडतो द्रष्टुमिच्छसि

ātmajān susamṛddhāṃstvaṃ pratyāhṛtayaśaḥśriyaḥ nākapṛṣṭhamadhiṣṭhāya krīḍato draṣṭumicchasi

You wish to see your sons thoroughly prosperous, their fame and fortune restored, established on the summit of heaven and sporting (there).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.16

प्रायो ऽधुना ते ऽसुरयूथनाथा अपारणीया इति देवि मे मतिः यत् ते ऽनुकूलेश्वरविप्रगुप्ता न विक्रमस्तत्र सुखं ददाति

prāyo 'dhunā te 'surayūthanāthā apāraṇīyā iti devi me matiḥ yat te 'nukūleśvaravipraguptā na vikramastatra sukhaṃ dadāti

But at present those chiefs of the asura hosts are for the most part not to be overcome—such is my view, O goddess—for since they are guarded by brāhmaṇas whose lord is favourable to them, force there will not bring success.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 8 17.17

अथाप्य् उपायो मम देवि चिन्त्यः सन्तोषितस्य व्रतचर्यया ते ममार्चनं नार्हति गन्तुमन्यथा श्रद्धानुरूपं फलहेतुकत्वात्

athāpy upāyo mama devi cintyaḥ santoṣitasya vratacaryayā te mamārcanaṃ nārhati gantumanyathā śraddhānurūpaṃ phalahetukatvāt

Even so, O goddess, a means must be devised by me, satisfied as I am by your performance of the vow; my worship cannot go otherwise (than to fruit), since it produces results in accordance with (the worshipper's) faith.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.18

त्वयार्चितश्चाहमपत्यगुप्तये पयोव्रतेनानुगुणं समीडितः स्वांशेन पुत्रत्वमुपेत्य ते सुतान् गोप्तास्मि मारीचतपस्य् अधिष्ठितः

tvayārcitaścāhamapatyaguptaye payovratenānuguṇaṃ samīḍitaḥ svāṃśena putratvamupetya te sutān goptāsmi mārīcatapasy adhiṣṭhitaḥ

And since I have been worshipped by you for the protection of your offspring and duly praised with the payovrata, I shall, by (entering) my own portion into sonship with you, protect your sons, taking my place in the austerity of Marīci's son (Kaśyapa).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.19

उपधाव पतिं भद्रे प्रजापतिमकल्मषम् मां च भावयती पत्यावेवं रूपमवस्थितम्

upadhāva patiṃ bhadre prajāpatimakalmaṣam māṃ ca bhāvayatī patyāvevaṃ rūpamavasthitam

Approach your husband, good lady, the faultless Prajāpati, and while thinking of me as present in this form in your husband.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.20

नैतत् परस्मा आख्येयं पृष्टयापि कथञ्चन सर्वं सम्पद्यते देवि देवगुह्यं सुसंवृतम्

naitat parasmā ākhyeyaṃ pṛṣṭayāpi kathañcana sarvaṃ sampadyate devi devaguhyaṃ susaṃvṛtam

This is not to be told to another, even if one is asked, on any account; everything succeeds (when) the secret of the gods is well kept, O goddess.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.21

श्रीशुक उवाच एतावदुक्त्वा भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत अदितिर्दुर्लभं लब्ध्वा हरेर्जन्मात्मनि प्रभोः

śrīśuka uvāca etāvaduktvā bhagavāṃstatraivāntaradhīyata aditirdurlabhaṃ labdhvā harerjanmātmani prabhoḥ

Śrī Śuka said: Having said this much, the Lord vanished right there. Aditi, having obtained the rare (boon) of the birth of Hari, the Master, in herself,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.22

उपाधावत् पतिं भक्त्या परया कृतकृत्यवत् स वै समाधियोगेन कश्यपस्तदबुध्यत

upādhāvat patiṃ bhaktyā parayā kṛtakṛtyavat sa vai samādhiyogena kaśyapastadabudhyata

She waited upon her husband with supreme devotion, like one whose task was accomplished; and he, Kaśyapa, perceived this by the yoga of deep concentration.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.23

प्रविष्टमात्मनि हरेरंशं ह्य् अवितथेक्षणः सो ऽदित्यां वीर्यमाधत्त तपसा चिरसम्भृतम् अमाहितमना राजन् दारुण्य् अग्निं यथानिलः

praviṣṭamātmani hareraṃśaṃ hy avitathekṣaṇaḥ so 'dityāṃ vīryamādhatta tapasā cirasambhṛtam amāhitamanā rājan dāruṇy agniṃ yathānilaḥ

He, whose seeing is never false, (knew) that a portion of Hari had entered into himself; with mind fixed in concentration he deposited in Aditi the potency long stored up by austerity, O king, as the wind (deposits) fire in wood.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.24

अदितेर्धिष्ठितं गर्भं भगवन्तं सनातनम् हिरण्यगर्भो विज्ञाय समीडे गुह्यनामभिः

aditerdhiṣṭhitaṃ garbhaṃ bhagavantaṃ sanātanam hiraṇyagarbho vijñāya samīḍe guhyanāmabhiḥ

Recognising the eternal Lord established as the embryo in Aditi, Hiraṇyagarbha praised (him) with secret names.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.25

श्रीब्रह्मोवाच जयोरुगाय भगवन्नुरुक्रम नमो ऽस्तु ते नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय त्रिगुणाय नमो नमः

śrībrahmovāca jayorugāya bhagavannurukrama namo 'stu te namo brahmaṇyadevāya triguṇāya namo namaḥ

Brahmā said: Victory to you of wide renown, O Lord of wide strides, homage be to you; homage to the god devoted to the brahmanas, homage again and again to him who consists of the three qualities.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.26

नमस्ते पृश्निगर्भाय वेदगर्भाय वेधसे त्रिनाभाय त्रिपृष्ठाय शिपिविष्टाय विष्णवे

namaste pṛśnigarbhāya vedagarbhāya vedhase trinābhāya tripṛṣṭhāya śipiviṣṭāya viṣṇave

Homage to you, Pṛśni's child, whose womb is the Veda, the ordainer, the three-naveled, the three-backed, to Śipiviṣṭa, to Viṣṇu.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.27

त्वमादिरन्तो भुवनस्य मध्यम् अनन्तशक्तिं पुरुषं यमाहुः कालो भवान् आक्षिपतीश विश्वं स्रोतो यथान्तः पतितं गभीरम्

tvamādiranto bhuvanasya madhyam anantaśaktiṃ puruṣaṃ yamāhuḥ kālo bhavān ākṣipatīśa viśvaṃ sroto yathāntaḥ patitaṃ gabhīram

You are the beginning, the end and the middle of the world, whom they call the Person of endless power; as Time, O Lord, you sweep the universe away, as a deep current (sweeps away) what has fallen into it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 17.28

त्वं वै प्रजानां स्थिरजङ्गमानां प्रजापतीनामसि सम्भविष्णुः दिवौकसां देव दिवश्च्युतानां परायणं नौरिव मज्जतो ऽप्सु

tvaṃ vai prajānāṃ sthirajaṅgamānāṃ prajāpatīnāmasi sambhaviṣṇuḥ divaukasāṃ deva divaścyutānāṃ parāyaṇaṃ nauriva majjato 'psu

You indeed are the source of the origin of creatures, both unmoving and moving, and of the Prajāpatis; O god, for the dwellers of heaven who have fallen from heaven you are the final resort, like a boat for one sinking in the waters.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition