Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 18
SB 8 18.1
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्थं विरिञ्चस्तुतकर्मवीर्यः प्रादुर्बभूवामृतभूरदित्याम् चतुर्भुजः शङ्खगदाब्जचक्रः पिशङ्गवासा नलिनायतेक्षणः
śrīśuka uvāca itthaṃ viriñcastutakarmavīryaḥ prādurbabhūvāmṛtabhūradityām caturbhujaḥ śaṅkhagadābjacakraḥ piśaṅgavāsā nalināyatekṣaṇaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Thus, with his deeds and might praised by Brahmā, he who is the source of immortality became manifest in Aditi: four-armed, holding conch, mace, lotus and disc, wearing tawny-yellow cloth, with eyes long as lotus petals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.2
श्यामावदातो झषराजकुण्डल त्विषोल्लसच्छ्रीवदनाम्बुजः पुमान् श्रीवत्सवक्षा बलयाङ्गदोल्लसत् किरीटकाञ्चीगुणचारुनूपुरः
śyāmāvadāto jhaṣarājakuṇḍala tviṣollasacchrīvadanāmbujaḥ pumān śrīvatsavakṣā balayāṅgadollasat kirīṭakāñcīguṇacārunūpuraḥ
Dark yet luminous, his lovely lotus face gleaming with the sparkle of his fish-shaped earrings, the Person with the Śrīvatsa on his chest, shining with bracelets and armlets, with crown, girdle-cord and beautiful anklets.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.3
मधुव्रातव्रतविघुष्टया स्वया विराजितः श्रीवनमालया हरिः प्रजापतेर्वेश्मतमः स्वरोचिषा विनाशयन् कण्ठनिविष्टकौस्तुभः
madhuvrātavratavighuṣṭayā svayā virājitaḥ śrīvanamālayā hariḥ prajāpaterveśmatamaḥ svarociṣā vināśayan kaṇṭhaniviṣṭakaustubhaḥ
Hari, resplendent with his own lovely forest-garland loud with swarms of bees intent on its honey, the Kaustubha resting on his neck, dispelling by his own radiance the darkness of the Prajāpati's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.4
दिशः प्रसेदुः सलिलाशयास्तदा प्रजाः प्रहृष्टा ऋतवो गुणान्विताः द्यौरन्तरीक्षं क्षितिरग्निजिह्वा गावो द्विजाः सञ्जहृषुर्नगाश्च
diśaḥ praseduḥ salilāśayāstadā prajāḥ prahṛṣṭā ṛtavo guṇānvitāḥ dyaurantarīkṣaṃ kṣitiragnijihvā gāvo dvijāḥ sañjahṛṣurnagāśca
Then the quarters became clear and the reservoirs of water too; creatures were delighted, the seasons full of their proper qualities; heaven, the mid-region, the earth, the twice-born whose tongue is fire, the cows and the mountains all rejoiced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.5
श्रोणायां श्रवणद्वादश्यां मुहूर्ते ऽभिजिति प्रभुः सर्वे नक्षत्रताराद्याश् चक्रुस्तज्जन्म दक्षिणम्
śroṇāyāṃ śravaṇadvādaśyāṃ muhūrte 'bhijiti prabhuḥ sarve nakṣatratārādyāś cakrustajjanma dakṣiṇam
On the Śravaṇa constellation, on the twelfth day (of the month) of Śravaṇa, in the Abhijit muhūrta, the Lord (was born); all the lunar mansions, stars and the rest made that birth favourable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.6
द्वादश्यां सवितातिष्ठन् मध्यन्दिनगतो नृप विजयानाम सा प्रोक्ता यस्यां जन्म विदुर्हरेः
dvādaśyāṃ savitātiṣṭhan madhyandinagato nṛpa vijayānāma sā proktā yasyāṃ janma vidurhareḥ
On that twelfth day the sun stood at midday, O king; that (day) is called Vijayā, on which they know the birth of Hari (to have occurred).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.7
शङ्खदुन्दुभयो नेदुर्मृदङ्गपणवानकाः चित्रवादित्रतूर्याणां निर्घोषस्तुमुलो ऽभवत्
śaṅkhadundubhayo nedurmṛdaṅgapaṇavānakāḥ citravāditratūryāṇāṃ nirghoṣastumulo 'bhavat
Conches and kettledrums resounded, and mṛdaṅgas, paṇavas and ānakas; a tumultuous roar of various instruments and trumpets arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.8
प्रीताश्चाप्सरसो ऽनृत्यन् गन्धर्वप्रवरा जगुः तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो देवा मनवः पितरो ऽग्नयः
prītāścāpsaraso 'nṛtyan gandharvapravarā jaguḥ tuṣṭuvurmunayo devā manavaḥ pitaro 'gnayaḥ
Delighted, the apsarases danced, the foremost gandharvas sang; the sages, the gods, the Manus, the forefathers and the fire-gods offered praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.9
सिद्धविद्याधरगणाः सकिम्पुरुषकिन्नराः चारणा यक्षरक्षांसि सुपर्णा भुजगोत्तमाः
siddhavidyādharagaṇāḥ sakimpuruṣakinnarāḥ cāraṇā yakṣarakṣāṃsi suparṇā bhujagottamāḥ
The hosts of Siddhas and Vidyādharas, together with Kimpuruṣas and Kinnaras, the Cāraṇas, Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, the Suparṇas and the best of the serpents—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.10
गायन्तो ऽतिप्रशंसन्तो नृत्यन्तो विबुधानुगाः अदित्या आश्रमपदं कुसुमैः समवाकिरन्
gāyanto 'tipraśaṃsanto nṛtyanto vibudhānugāḥ adityā āśramapadaṃ kusumaiḥ samavākiran
—singing, praising loudly and dancing, these followers of the gods strewed Aditi's hermitage with flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.11
दृष्ट्वादितिस्तं निजगर्भसम्भवं परं पुमांसं मुदमाप विस्मिता गृहीतदेहं निजयोगमायया प्रजापतिश्चाह जयेति विस्मितः
dṛṣṭvāditistaṃ nijagarbhasambhavaṃ paraṃ pumāṃsaṃ mudamāpa vismitā gṛhītadehaṃ nijayogamāyayā prajāpatiścāha jayeti vismitaḥ
Seeing him, the Supreme Person sprung from her own womb, who had taken on a body by his own yogamāyā, Aditi was amazed and attained joy; and the Prajāpati, amazed, cried out "Victory!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.12
यत् तद्वपुर्भाति विभूषणायुधैर् अव्यक्तचिद्व्यक्तमधारयद्धरिः बभूव तेनैव स वामनो वटुः सम्पश्यतोर्दिव्यगतिर्यथा नटः
yat tadvapurbhāti vibhūṣaṇāyudhair avyaktacidvyaktamadhārayaddhariḥ babhūva tenaiva sa vāmano vaṭuḥ sampaśyatordivyagatiryathā naṭaḥ
That body of his which shone with ornaments and weapons—the unmanifest consciousness made manifest—which Hari had assumed: with that very body he became a dwarf brahmacārin boy, while the two looked on, like an actor of divine movements.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 8 18.13
तं वटुं वामनं दृष्ट्वा मोदमाना महर्षयः कर्माणि कारयामासुः पुरस्कृत्य प्रजापतिम्
taṃ vaṭuṃ vāmanaṃ dṛṣṭvā modamānā maharṣayaḥ karmāṇi kārayāmāsuḥ puraskṛtya prajāpatim
Seeing that dwarf boy, the great sages, rejoicing, had the (sacramental) rites performed, placing the Prajāpati (Kaśyapa) at their head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.14
तस्योपनीयमानस्य सावित्रीं सविताब्रवीत् बृहस्पतिर्ब्रह्मसूत्रं मेखलां कश्यपो ऽददात्
tasyopanīyamānasya sāvitrīṃ savitābravīt bṛhaspatirbrahmasūtraṃ mekhalāṃ kaśyapo 'dadāt
As he was being invested (with the sacred thread), Savitā (the sun) recited the Sāvitrī (verse) to him; Bṛhaspati gave the sacred thread, and Kaśyapa the girdle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.15
ददौ कृष्णाजिनं भूमिर्दण्डं सोमो वनस्पतिः कौपीनाच्छादनं माता द्यौश्छत्रं जगतः पतेः
dadau kṛṣṇājinaṃ bhūmirdaṇḍaṃ somo vanaspatiḥ kaupīnācchādanaṃ mātā dyauśchatraṃ jagataḥ pateḥ
The Earth gave the black antelope skin, the moon, lord of plants, gave the staff; his mother gave the loincloth for covering, and the Sky gave an umbrella to the Lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.16
कमण्डलुं वेदगर्भः कुशान् सप्तर्षयो ददुः अक्षमालां महाराज सरस्वत्य् अव्ययात्मनः
kamaṇḍaluṃ vedagarbhaḥ kuśān saptarṣayo daduḥ akṣamālāṃ mahārāja sarasvaty avyayātmanaḥ
He whose womb is the Veda (Brahmā) gave a water pot, the seven sages gave kuśa grass, and, O great king, Sarasvatī gave a rosary of beads to him whose self does not perish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.17
तस्मा इत्य् उपनीताय यक्षराट् पात्रिकामदात् भिक्षां भगवती साक्षादुमादादम्बिका सती
tasmā ity upanītāya yakṣarāṭ pātrikāmadāt bhikṣāṃ bhagavatī sākṣādumādādambikā satī
To him thus invested the king of the Yakṣas (Kubera) gave a begging bowl, and the blessed Umā, Ambikā the chaste, herself gave alms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.18
स ब्रह्मवर्चसेनैवं सभां सम्भावितो वटुः ब्रह्मर्षिगणसञ्जुष्टामत्यरोचत मारिषः
sa brahmavarcasenaivaṃ sabhāṃ sambhāvito vaṭuḥ brahmarṣigaṇasañjuṣṭāmatyarocata māriṣaḥ
Thus honored by all, the excellent boy shone forth in the assembly, frequented by the throng of brahmin sages, by his brahminical splendor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.19
समिद्धमाहितं वह्निं कृत्वा परिसमूहनम् परिस्तीर्य समभ्यर्च्य समिद्भिरजुहोद्द्विजः
samiddhamāhitaṃ vahniṃ kṛtvā parisamūhanam paristīrya samabhyarcya samidbhirajuhoddvijaḥ
The twice-born one, having swept the area around the kindled, established fire, having strewn (grass) about it and worshipped it, made an offering with pieces of firewood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.20
श्रुत्वाश्वमेधैर्यजमानमूर्जितं बलिं भृगूणामुपकल्पितैस्ततः जगाम तत्राखिलसारसम्भृतो भारेण गां सन्नमयन् पदे पदे
śrutvāśvamedhairyajamānamūrjitaṃ baliṃ bhṛgūṇāmupakalpitaistataḥ jagāma tatrākhilasārasambhṛto bhāreṇa gāṃ sannamayan pade pade
Then, hearing that Bali was performing mighty horse sacrifices arranged by the Bhṛgus, he went there, filled with the essence of everything, bending the earth down with his weight at every step.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.21
तं नर्मदायास्तट उत्तरे बलेर् य ऋत्विजस्ते भृगुकच्छसंज्ञके प्रवर्तयन्तो भृगवः क्रतूत्तमं व्यचक्षतारादुदितं यथा रविम्
taṃ narmadāyāstaṭa uttare baler ya ṛtvijaste bhṛgukacchasaṃjñake pravartayanto bhṛgavaḥ kratūttamaṃ vyacakṣatārāduditaṃ yathā ravim
On the northern bank of the Narmadā, at the place called Bhṛgukaccha, Bali's officiating priests, the Bhṛgus, who were conducting that best of sacrifices, beheld him from afar, like the risen sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.22
ते ऋत्विजो यजमानः सदस्या हतत्विषो वामनतेजसा नृप सूर्यः किलायात्य् उत वा विभावसुः सनत्कुमारो ऽथ दिदृक्षया क्रतोः
te ṛtvijo yajamānaḥ sadasyā hatatviṣo vāmanatejasā nṛpa sūryaḥ kilāyāty uta vā vibhāvasuḥ sanatkumāro 'tha didṛkṣayā kratoḥ
O king, those priests, the sacrificer, and the members of the assembly had their brilliance eclipsed by Vāmana's radiance: (they wondered) is it the sun that comes, or the fire-god, or Sanatkumāra, out of a wish to see the sacrifice?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.23
इत्थं सशिष्येषु भृगुष्वनेकधा वितर्क्यमाणो भगवान् स वामनः छत्रं सदण्डं सजलं कमण्डलुं विवेश बिभ्रद्धयमेधवाटम्
itthaṃ saśiṣyeṣu bhṛguṣvanekadhā vitarkyamāṇo bhagavān sa vāmanaḥ chatraṃ sadaṇḍaṃ sajalaṃ kamaṇḍaluṃ viveśa bibhraddhayamedhavāṭam
While the Bhṛgus with their pupils were thus conjecturing in many ways, the Lord as Vāmana entered the arena of the horse sacrifice, carrying an umbrella, a staff, and a water pot filled with water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.24
मौञ्ज्या मेखलया वीतमुपवीताजिनोत्तरम् जटिलं वामनं विप्रं मायामाणवकं हरिम्
mauñjyā mekhalayā vītamupavītājinottaram jaṭilaṃ vāmanaṃ vipraṃ māyāmāṇavakaṃ harim
(They saw) Hari as a brahmin boy of illusion — a dwarf brahmin, wearing a girdle of muñja grass, with the sacred thread and an upper garment of deerskin, with matted hair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.25
प्रविष्टं वीक्ष्य भृगवः सशिष्यास्ते सहाग्निभिः प्रत्यगृह्णन् समुत्थाय सङ्क्षिप्तास्तस्य तेजसा
praviṣṭaṃ vīkṣya bhṛgavaḥ saśiṣyāste sahāgnibhiḥ pratyagṛhṇan samutthāya saṅkṣiptāstasya tejasā
Seeing him entered, the Bhṛgus with their pupils, together with their fires, rose up and received him, diminished as they were by his radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.26
यजमानः प्रमुदितो दर्शनीयं मनोरमम् रूपानुरूपावयवं तस्मा आसनमाहरत्
yajamānaḥ pramudito darśanīyaṃ manoramam rūpānurūpāvayavaṃ tasmā āsanamāharat
The sacrificer, delighted, brought a seat for him who was worth beholding, charming, with limbs proportionate to his form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.27
स्वागतेनाभिनन्द्याथ पादौ भगवतो बलिः अवनिज्यार्चयामास मुक्तसङ्गमनोरमम्
svāgatenābhinandyātha pādau bhagavato baliḥ avanijyārcayāmāsa muktasaṅgamanoramam
Then Bali, having greeted him with a welcome, washed the Lord's feet and worshipped him, (the Lord) who is delightful to those free of attachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.28
तत्पादशौचं जनकल्मषापहं स धर्मविन् मूर्ध्न्य् अदधात् सुमङ्गलम् यद्देवदेवो गिरिशश्चन्द्रमौलिर् दधार मूर्ध्ना परया च भक्त्या
tatpādaśaucaṃ janakalmaṣāpahaṃ sa dharmavin mūrdhny adadhāt sumaṅgalam yaddevadevo giriśaścandramaulir dadhāra mūrdhnā parayā ca bhaktyā
That knower of dharma placed on his head the most auspicious water from washing his feet, which removes the sins of people — the water that Śiva, the god of gods, the mountain-dweller with the moon on his crest, bore on his head with supreme devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.29
श्रीबलिरुवाच स्वागतं ते नमस्तुभ्यं ब्रह्मन् किं करवाम ते ब्रह्मर्षीणां तपः साक्षान् मन्ये त्वार्य वपुर्धरम्
śrībaliruvāca svāgataṃ te namastubhyaṃ brahman kiṃ karavāma te brahmarṣīṇāṃ tapaḥ sākṣān manye tvārya vapurdharam
Śrī Bali said: Welcome to you, obeisance to you, O brahmin. What may we do for you? I think, noble one, that you are the very austerity of the brahmin sages taken bodily form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.30
अद्य नः पितरस्तृप्ता अद्य नः पावितं कुलम् अद्य स्विष्टः क्रतुरयं यद्भवान् आगतो गृहान्
adya naḥ pitarastṛptā adya naḥ pāvitaṃ kulam adya sviṣṭaḥ kraturayaṃ yadbhavān āgato gṛhān
Today our forefathers are satisfied, today our family is purified, today this sacrifice is well performed, since you have come to our house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.31
अद्याग्नयो मे सुहुता यथाविधि द्विजात्मज त्वच्चरणावनेजनैः हतांहसो वार्भिरियं च भूरहो तथा पुनीता तनुभिः पदैस्तव
adyāgnayo me suhutā yathāvidhi dvijātmaja tvaccaraṇāvanejanaiḥ hatāṃhaso vārbhiriyaṃ ca bhūraho tathā punītā tanubhiḥ padaistava
Today, O son of a brahmin, my fires have been well offered to according to rule; and today, ah, this earth too has been purified by the water from the washing of your feet, its sin destroyed, and by your small footprints.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 18.32
यद्यद्वटो वाञ्छसि तत् प्रतीच्छ मे त्वामर्थिनं विप्रसुतानुतर्कये गां काञ्चनं गुणवद्धाम मृष्टं तथान्नपेयमुत वा विप्रकन्याम् ग्रामान् समृद्धांस्तुरगान् गजान् वा रथांस्तथार्हत्तम सम्प्रतीच्छ
yadyadvaṭo vāñchasi tat pratīccha me tvāmarthinaṃ viprasutānutarkaye gāṃ kāñcanaṃ guṇavaddhāma mṛṣṭaṃ tathānnapeyamuta vā viprakanyām grāmān samṛddhāṃsturagān gajān vā rathāṃstathārhattama sampratīccha
Whatever you wish, young boy, accept it from me. I take you, son of a brahmin, to be one with a request: a cow, gold, a well-appointed house, or savory food and drink, or a brahmin's daughter, prosperous villages, horses, elephants, or chariots — accept them, O most worthy one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition