Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 2
SB 8 2.1
श्रीशुक उवाच आसीद्गिरिवरो राजंस्त्रिकूट इति विश्रुतः क्षीरोदेनावृतः श्रीमान् योजनायुतमुच्छ्रितः
śrīśuka uvāca āsīdgirivaro rājaṃstrikūṭa iti viśrutaḥ kṣīrodenāvṛtaḥ śrīmān yojanāyutamucchritaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: There was, O king, a best of mountains widely known as Trikūṭa, surrounded by the ocean of milk, splendid, ten thousand yojanas high.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.2
तावता विस्तृतः पर्यक् त्रिभिः शृङ्गैः पयोनिधिम् दिशः खं रोचयन्नास्ते रौप्यायसहिरण्मयैः
tāvatā vistṛtaḥ paryak tribhiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ payonidhim diśaḥ khaṃ rocayannāste raupyāyasahiraṇmayaiḥ
Extending just as far (ten thousand yojanas) all around, it stands illuminating the milk ocean, the directions, and the sky with its three peaks made of silver, iron, and gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.3
अन्यैश्च ककुभः सर्वा रत्नधातुविचित्रितैः नानाद्रुमलतागुल्मैर्निर्घोषैर्निर्झराम्भसाम्
anyaiśca kakubhaḥ sarvā ratnadhātuvicitritaiḥ nānādrumalatāgulmairnirghoṣairnirjharāmbhasām
And with its other peaks, all variegated with gems and minerals, with various trees, creepers and shrubs, and with the roar of the waters of its cascades—(it illuminates) all the quarters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.4
स चावनिज्यमानाङ्घ्रिः समन्तात् पयऊर्मिभिः करोति श्यामलां भूमिं हरिन्मरकताश्मभिः
sa cāvanijyamānāṅghriḥ samantāt payaūrmibhiḥ karoti śyāmalāṃ bhūmiṃ harinmarakatāśmabhiḥ
And that (mountain), its feet being bathed on all sides by the waves of milk, makes the ground dark green with its emerald stones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.5
सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैर्विद्याधरमहोरगैः किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च क्रीडद्भिर्जुष्टकन्दरः
siddhacāraṇagandharvairvidyādharamahoragaiḥ kinnarairapsarobhiśca krīḍadbhirjuṣṭakandaraḥ
Its caves are frequented by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, great serpents, Kinnaras and Apsarases at play.
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SB 8 2.6
यत्र सङ्गीतसन्नादैर्नदद्गुहममर्षया अभिगर्जन्ति हरयः श्लाघिनः परशङ्कया
yatra saṅgītasannādairnadadguhamamarṣayā abhigarjanti harayaḥ ślāghinaḥ paraśaṅkayā
There, when the caves resound with the sounds of (their) singing, the proud lions roar back in intolerance, suspecting another (lion).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.7
नानारण्यपशुव्रात सङ्कुलद्रोण्यलङ्कृतः चित्रद्रुमसुरोद्यान कलकण्ठविहङ्गमः
nānāraṇyapaśuvrāta saṅkuladroṇyalaṅkṛtaḥ citradrumasurodyāna kalakaṇṭhavihaṅgamaḥ
It is adorned with valleys crowded with herds of various forest animals, and has sweet-voiced birds in the gods' pleasure-gardens of variegated trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.8
सरित्सरोभिरच्छोदैः पुलिनैर्मणिवालुकैः देवस्त्रीमज्जनामोद सौरभाम्ब्वनिलैर्युतः
saritsarobhiracchodaiḥ pulinairmaṇivālukaiḥ devastrīmajjanāmoda saurabhāmbvanilairyutaḥ
It is furnished with rivers and lakes of clear water, with sandbanks of jewel-like sand, and with breezes carrying the fragrance of water perfumed by the bathing of the wives of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.9
तस्य द्रोण्यां भगवतो वरुणस्य महात्मनः उद्यानमृतुमन् नाम आक्रीडं सुरयोषिताम्
tasya droṇyāṃ bhagavato varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ udyānamṛtuman nāma ākrīḍaṃ surayoṣitām
In a valley of that (mountain) there is a garden named Ṛtumat, belonging to the great lord Varuṇa, a playground of the women of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.10
सर्वतो ऽलङ्कृतं दिव्यैर्नित्यपुष्पफलद्रुमैः मन्दारैः पारिजातैश्च पाटलाशोकचम्पकैः
sarvato 'laṅkṛtaṃ divyairnityapuṣpaphaladrumaiḥ mandāraiḥ pārijātaiśca pāṭalāśokacampakaiḥ
It is adorned on all sides with divine trees ever bearing flowers and fruits—with mandāras and pārijātas, with pāṭalas, aśokas and campakas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.11
चूतैः पियालैः पनसैराम्रैराम्रातकैरपि क्रमुकैर्नारिकेलैश्च खर्जूरैर्बीजपूरकैः
cūtaiḥ piyālaiḥ panasairāmrairāmrātakairapi kramukairnārikelaiśca kharjūrairbījapūrakaiḥ
with cūtas, piyālas, panasas, mangoes, and also āmrātakas, with areca palms, coconuts, dates and citrons,
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SB 8 2.12
मधुकैः शालतालैश्च तमालैरसनार्जुनैः अरिष्टोडुम्बरप्लक्षैर्वटैः किंशुकचन्दनैः
madhukaiḥ śālatālaiśca tamālairasanārjunaiḥ ariṣṭoḍumbaraplakṣairvaṭaiḥ kiṃśukacandanaiḥ
with madhukas, śāla and tāla palms, with tamālas, asanas and arjunas, with ariṣṭas, udumbaras, plakṣas, banyans, kiṃśukas and sandal trees,
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SB 8 2.13
पिचुमर्दैः कोविदारैः सरलैः सुरदारुभिः द्राक्षेक्षुरम्भाजम्बुभिर्बदर्यक्षाभयामलैः
picumardaiḥ kovidāraiḥ saralaiḥ suradārubhiḥ drākṣekṣurambhājambubhirbadaryakṣābhayāmalaiḥ
with picumardas, kovidāras, saralas and deodars, with grapevines, sugarcane, plantains and jambūs, with jujubes, akṣas, abhayās and āmalakas,
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SB 8 2.14
बिल्वैः कपित्थैर्जम्बीरैर्वृतो भल्लातकादिभिः तस्मिन् सरः सुविपुलं लसत्काञ्चनपङ्कजम्
bilvaiḥ kapitthairjambīrairvṛto bhallātakādibhiḥ tasmin saraḥ suvipulaṃ lasatkāñcanapaṅkajam
surrounded by bilvas, kapitthas, limes, bhallātakas and the rest. In it (there is) a very broad lake with gleaming golden lotuses,
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SB 8 2.15
कुमुदोत्पलकह्लार शतपत्रश्रियोर्जितम् मत्तषट्पदनिर्घुष्टं शकुन्तैश्च कलस्वनैः
kumudotpalakahlāra śatapatraśriyorjitam mattaṣaṭpadanirghuṣṭaṃ śakuntaiśca kalasvanaiḥ
rich with the beauty of kumudas, utpalas, kahlāras and hundred-petalled lotuses, humming with intoxicated bees and with sweet-voiced birds,
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SB 8 2.16
हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं चक्राह्वैः सारसैरपि जलकुक्कुटकोयष्टि दात्यूहकुलकूजितम्
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ cakrāhvaiḥ sārasairapi jalakukkuṭakoyaṣṭi dātyūhakulakūjitam
strewn with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks, and with cakravākas and cranes too, resonant with the calling of flocks of water-hens, koyaṣṭis and dātyūhas,
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SB 8 2.17
मत्स्यकच्छपसञ्चार चलत्पद्मरजःपयः कदम्बवेतसनल नीपवञ्जुलकैर्वृतम्
matsyakacchapasañcāra calatpadmarajaḥpayaḥ kadambavetasanala nīpavañjulakairvṛtam
its water having the pollen of the lotuses stirred by the movement of fish and turtles, surrounded by kadambas, reeds, cane, nīpas and vañjulakas,
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SB 8 2.18
कुन्दैः कुरुबकाशोकैः शिरीषैः कूटजेङ्गुदैः कुब्जकैः स्वर्णयूथीभिर्नागपुन्नागजातिभिः
kundaiḥ kurubakāśokaiḥ śirīṣaiḥ kūṭajeṅgudaiḥ kubjakaiḥ svarṇayūthībhirnāgapunnāgajātibhiḥ
by kundas, kurubakas and aśokas, by śirīṣas, kūṭajas and iṅgudas, by kubjakas, golden yūthīs, nāgas, punnāgas and jātīs,
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SB 8 2.19
मल्लिकाशतपत्रैश्च माधवीजालकादिभिः शोभितं तीरजैश्चान्यैर्नित्यर्तुभिरलं द्रुमैः
mallikāśatapatraiśca mādhavījālakādibhiḥ śobhitaṃ tīrajaiścānyairnityartubhiralaṃ drumaiḥ
and beautified by mallikās and hundred-petalled lotuses, by mādhavīs, jālakas and the rest, and by other trees growing on the bank, abundant and bearing (fruit) in every season.
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SB 8 2.20
तत्रैकदा तद्गिरिकाननाश्रयः करेणुभिर्वारणयूथपश्चरन् सकण्टकं कीचकवेणुवेत्रवद् विशालगुल्मं प्ररुजन् वनस्पतीन्
tatraikadā tadgirikānanāśrayaḥ kareṇubhirvāraṇayūthapaścaran sakaṇṭakaṃ kīcakaveṇuvetravad viśālagulmaṃ prarujan vanaspatīn
There one day the leader of a herd of elephants, dwelling in the forests of that mountain, roaming with his cow-elephants, breaking the trees and the broad thickets thorny with kīcaka bamboo, reeds and cane,
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SB 8 2.21
यद्गन्धमात्राद्धरयो गजेन्द्रा व्याघ्रादयो व्यालमृगाः सखड्गाः महोरगाश्चापि भयाद्द्रवन्ति सगौरकृष्णाः सरभाश्चमर्यः
yadgandhamātrāddharayo gajendrā vyāghrādayo vyālamṛgāḥ sakhaḍgāḥ mahoragāścāpi bhayāddravanti sagaurakṛṣṇāḥ sarabhāścamaryaḥ
from the mere smell of whom lions, lordly elephants, tigers and other beasts of prey, rhinoceroses too, and great serpents, flee in fear, and the white and black śarabhas and camarī deer,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.22
वृका वराहा महिषर्क्षशल्या गोपुच्छशालावृकमर्कटाश्च अन्यत्र क्षुद्रा हरिणाः शशादयश् चरन्त्य् अभीता यदनुग्रहेण
vṛkā varāhā mahiṣarkṣaśalyā gopucchaśālāvṛkamarkaṭāśca anyatra kṣudrā hariṇāḥ śaśādayaś caranty abhītā yadanugraheṇa
Wolves, boars, buffaloes, bears, porcupines, ox-tailed (langurs), jackals and monkeys, and elsewhere the small deer, hares and the rest, roam without fear by whose grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.23
स घर्मतप्तः करिभिः करेणुभिर् वृतो मदच्युत्करभैरनुद्रुतः गिरिं गरिम्णा परितः प्रकम्पयन् निषेव्यमाणो ऽलिकुलैर्मदाशनैः
sa gharmataptaḥ karibhiḥ kareṇubhir vṛto madacyutkarabhairanudrutaḥ giriṃ garimṇā paritaḥ prakampayan niṣevyamāṇo 'likulairmadāśanaiḥ
He, scorched by the heat, surrounded by bull elephants and cow elephants, followed by the young elephants dripping with rut, making the mountain tremble all around by his weight, attended by swarms of bees that feed on his rut-fluid—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.24
सरो ऽनिलं पङ्कजरेणुरूषितं जिघ्रन् विदूरान् मदविह्वलेक्षणः वृतः स्वयूथेन तृषार्दितेन तत् सरोवराभ्यासमथागमद्द्रुतम्
saro 'nilaṃ paṅkajareṇurūṣitaṃ jighran vidūrān madavihvalekṣaṇaḥ vṛtaḥ svayūthena tṛṣārditena tat sarovarābhyāsamathāgamaddrutam
Smelling from afar the lake's breeze scented with the pollen of lotuses, his eyes reeling with rut, surrounded by his own herd tormented by thirst, he then came swiftly to the vicinity of that lake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.25
विगाह्य तस्मिन्नमृताम्बु निर्मलं हेमारविन्दोत्पलरेणुरूषितम् पपौ निकामं निजपुष्करोद्धृतम् आत्मानमद्भिः स्नपयन् गतक्लमः
vigāhya tasminnamṛtāmbu nirmalaṃ hemāravindotpalareṇurūṣitam papau nikāmaṃ nijapuṣkaroddhṛtam ātmānamadbhiḥ snapayan gataklamaḥ
Plunging into it, he drank his fill of the nectar-like clear water, tinged with the pollen of golden lotuses and water-lilies, drawn up with his own trunk, and bathing himself with the water, his fatigue gone.
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SB 8 2.26
स पुष्करेणोद्धृतशीकराम्बुभिर् निपाययन् संस्नपयन् यथा गृही घृणी करेणुः करभांश्च दुर्मदो नाचष्ट कृच्छ्रं कृपणो ऽजमायया
sa puṣkareṇoddhṛtaśīkarāmbubhir nipāyayan saṃsnapayan yathā gṛhī ghṛṇī kareṇuḥ karabhāṃśca durmado nācaṣṭa kṛcchraṃ kṛpaṇo 'jamāyayā
With the spray of water lifted up by his trunk he made the cow elephants and the calves drink and bathed them, like a compassionate householder; being maddened and wretched, he did not notice the trouble (at hand), through the Unborn One's māyā.
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SB 8 2.27
तं तत्र कश्चिन् नृप दैवचोदितो ग्राहो बलीयांश्चरणे रुषाग्रहीत् यदृच्छयैवं व्यसनं गतो गजो यथाबलं सो ऽतिबलो विचक्रमे
taṃ tatra kaścin nṛpa daivacodito grāho balīyāṃścaraṇe ruṣāgrahīt yadṛcchayaivaṃ vyasanaṃ gato gajo yathābalaṃ so 'tibalo vicakrame
There, O king, some very strong crocodile, impelled by fate, seized him by the foot in fury; and the elephant, thus fallen by chance into calamity, being himself exceedingly strong, struggled with all his might.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.28
तथातुरं यूथपतिं करेणवो विकृष्यमाणं तरसा बलीयसा विचुक्रुशुर्दीनधियो ऽपरे गजाः पार्ष्णिग्रहास्तारयितुं न चाशकन्
tathāturaṃ yūthapatiṃ kareṇavo vikṛṣyamāṇaṃ tarasā balīyasā vicukruśurdīnadhiyo 'pare gajāḥ pārṣṇigrahāstārayituṃ na cāśakan
The cow elephants, seeing the herd-leader so afflicted and being dragged violently by the stronger one, cried out; and the other elephants, with despondent minds, seizing him from behind, were not able to pull (him) free.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.29
नियुध्यतोरेवमिभेन्द्रनक्रयोर् विकर्षतोरन्तरतो बहिर्मिथः समाः सहस्रं व्यगमन् महीपते सप्राणयोश्चित्रममंसतामराः
niyudhyatorevamibhendranakrayor vikarṣatorantarato bahirmithaḥ samāḥ sahasraṃ vyagaman mahīpate saprāṇayościtramamaṃsatāmarāḥ
While the lord of elephants and the crocodile fought thus, dragging each other in and out (of the water), a thousand years passed, O lord of the earth, and the gods thought it a wonder that both remained alive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.30
ततो गजेन्द्रस्य मनोबलौजसां कालेन दीर्घेण महान् अभूद्व्ययः विकृष्यमाणस्य जले ऽवसीदतो विपर्ययो ऽभूत् सकलं जलौकसः
tato gajendrasya manobalaujasāṃ kālena dīrgheṇa mahān abhūdvyayaḥ vikṛṣyamāṇasya jale 'vasīdato viparyayo 'bhūt sakalaṃ jalaukasaḥ
Then, over the long time, there came a great loss of the elephant king's mind, strength and vigour, as he was dragged and sank down in the water; but for the water-dweller it was wholly the reverse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.31
इत्थं गजेन्द्रः स यदाप सङ्कटं प्राणस्य देही विवशो यदृच्छया अपारयन्नात्मविमोक्षणे चिरं दध्याविमां बुद्धिमथाभ्यपद्यत
itthaṃ gajendraḥ sa yadāpa saṅkaṭaṃ prāṇasya dehī vivaśo yadṛcchayā apārayannātmavimokṣaṇe ciraṃ dadhyāvimāṃ buddhimathābhyapadyata
When in this way the lord of elephants, an embodied being, came by chance into peril of life, helpless, unable to free himself, he reflected long and then arrived at this thought:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.32
न मामिमे ज्ञातय आतुरं गजाः कुतः करिण्यः प्रभवन्ति मोचितुम् ग्राहेण पाशेन विधातुरावृतो ऽप्य् अहं च तं यामि परं परायणम्
na māmime jñātaya āturaṃ gajāḥ kutaḥ kariṇyaḥ prabhavanti mocitum grāheṇa pāśena vidhāturāvṛto 'py ahaṃ ca taṃ yāmi paraṃ parāyaṇam
"These kinsmen elephants cannot free me in my distress—how then the cow elephants? Bound as I am by the crocodile, by the noose of the Ordainer, I go to Him, the supreme refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 2.33
यः कश्चनेशो बलिनो ऽन्तकोरगात् प्रचण्डवेगादभिधावतो भृशम् भीतं प्रपन्नं परिपाति यद्भयान् मृत्युः प्रधावत्य् अरणं तमीमहि
yaḥ kaścaneśo balino 'ntakoragāt pracaṇḍavegādabhidhāvato bhṛśam bhītaṃ prapannaṃ paripāti yadbhayān mṛtyuḥ pradhāvaty araṇaṃ tamīmahi
"Whoever is the Lord who wholly protects the frightened one who has taken shelter, from the mighty serpent of death rushing on with terrible speed—out of fear of whom death itself runs away—Him, the refuge, we seek."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition