Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 9
SB 8 9.1
श्रीशुक उवाच ते ऽन्योन्यतो ऽसुराः पात्रं हरन्तस्त्यक्तसौहृदाः क्षिपन्तो दस्युधर्माण आयान्तीं ददृशुः स्त्रियम्
śrīśuka uvāca te 'nyonyato 'surāḥ pātraṃ harantastyaktasauhṛdāḥ kṣipanto dasyudharmāṇa āyāntīṃ dadṛśuḥ striyam
Śrī Śuka said: Those asuras, having abandoned all friendship, snatching the vessel from one another, abusing (one another), behaving like bandits, saw a woman approaching.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.2
अहो रूपमहो धाम अहो अस्या नवं वयः इति ते तामभिद्रुत्य पप्रच्छुर्जातहृच्छयाः
aho rūpamaho dhāma aho asyā navaṃ vayaḥ iti te tāmabhidrutya papracchurjātahṛcchayāḥ
"Ah, what beauty! Ah, what radiance! Ah, what fresh youth is hers!"—so (saying), love arisen in their hearts, they ran up to her and questioned (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.3
का त्वं कञ्जपलाशाक्षि कुतो वा किं चिकीर्षसि कस्यासि वद वामोरु मथ्नतीव मनांसि नः
kā tvaṃ kañjapalāśākṣi kuto vā kiṃ cikīrṣasi kasyāsi vada vāmoru mathnatīva manāṃsi naḥ
"Who are you, lotus-petal-eyed one? From where, or what do you intend to do? Whose are you? Speak, fair-thighed one—you are as if churning our minds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.4
न वयं त्वामरैर्दैत्यैः सिद्धगन्धर्वचारणैः नास्पृष्टपूर्वां जानीमो लोकेशैश्च कुतो नृभिः
na vayaṃ tvāmarairdaityaiḥ siddhagandharvacāraṇaiḥ nāspṛṣṭapūrvāṃ jānīmo lokeśaiśca kuto nṛbhiḥ
We do not know of anyone who has touched you before—not among the immortals, the daityas, the siddhas, gandharvas and cāraṇas, nor among the lords of the worlds; how much less among men?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.5
नूनं त्वं विधिना सुभ्रूः प्रेषितासि शरीरिणाम् सर्वेन्द्रियमनःप्रीतिं विधातुं सघृणेन किम्
nūnaṃ tvaṃ vidhinā subhrūḥ preṣitāsi śarīriṇām sarvendriyamanaḥprītiṃ vidhātuṃ saghṛṇena kim
Surely, fair-browed one, you have been sent by the Ordainer, out of compassion, to grant delight to all the senses and the mind of embodied beings—is it not so?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.6
सा त्वं नः स्पर्धमानानामेकवस्तुनि मानिनि ज्ञातीनां बद्धवैराणां शं विधत्स्व सुमध्यमे
sā tvaṃ naḥ spardhamānānāmekavastuni mānini jñātīnāṃ baddhavairāṇāṃ śaṃ vidhatsva sumadhyame
Being such, proud lady, slender-waisted one, bring about peace for us kinsmen who are contending over a single object and have formed enmity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.7
वयं कश्यपदायादा भ्रातरः कृतपौरुषाः विभजस्व यथान्यायं नैव भेदो यथा भवेत्
vayaṃ kaśyapadāyādā bhrātaraḥ kṛtapauruṣāḥ vibhajasva yathānyāyaṃ naiva bhedo yathā bhavet
We are heirs of Kaśyapa, brothers who have exerted our manly effort. Divide (it) as is right, so that there may be no split (among us)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.8
इत्य् उपामन्त्रितो दैत्यैर्मायायोषिद्वपुर्हरिः प्रहस्य रुचिरापाङ्गैर्निरीक्षन्निदमब्रवीत्
ity upāmantrito daityairmāyāyoṣidvapurhariḥ prahasya rucirāpāṅgairnirīkṣannidamabravīt
Thus entreated by the daityas, Hari, in the illusory body of a woman, laughed and, looking at them with lovely sidelong glances, said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.9
श्रीभगवान् उवाच कथं कश्यपदायादाः पुंश्चल्यां मयि सङ्गताः विश्वासं पण्डितो जातु कामिनीषु न याति हि
śrībhagavān uvāca kathaṃ kaśyapadāyādāḥ puṃścalyāṃ mayi saṅgatāḥ viśvāsaṃ paṇḍito jātu kāminīṣu na yāti hi
The Blessed Lord said: How is it that you sons of Kaśyapa have joined with me, an unchaste woman? A wise man surely never places trust in women who are lustful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.10
सालावृकाणां स्त्रीणां च स्वैरिणीनां सुरद्विषः सख्यान्य् आहुरनित्यानि नूत्नं नूत्नं विचिन्वताम्
sālāvṛkāṇāṃ strīṇāṃ ca svairiṇīnāṃ suradviṣaḥ sakhyāny āhuranityāni nūtnaṃ nūtnaṃ vicinvatām
O enemy of the gods, they say that the friendships of hyenas and of women who go their own way are impermanent, since such creatures are always looking for something new.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.11
श्रीशुक उवाच इति ते क्ष्वेलितैस्तस्या आश्वस्तमनसो ऽसुराः जहसुर्भावगम्भीरं ददुश्चामृतभाजनम्
śrīśuka uvāca iti te kṣvelitaistasyā āśvastamanaso 'surāḥ jahasurbhāvagambhīraṃ daduścāmṛtabhājanam
Śrī Śuka said: Their minds reassured by these jests of hers, the demons laughed, (her meaning) deep in intent, and handed over the vessel of nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.12
ततो गृहीत्वामृतभाजनं हरिर् बभाष ईषत्स्मितशोभया गिरा यद्य् अभ्युपेतं क्व च साध्वसाधु वा कृतं मया वो विभजे सुधामिमाम्
tato gṛhītvāmṛtabhājanaṃ harir babhāṣa īṣatsmitaśobhayā girā yady abhyupetaṃ kva ca sādhvasādhu vā kṛtaṃ mayā vo vibhaje sudhāmimām
Then, taking up the vessel of nectar, Hari spoke with speech graced by a slight smile: "If it is agreed by you, then whatever I do—right or wrong—I shall distribute this nectar to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.13
इत्य् अभिव्याहृतं तस्या आकर्ण्यासुरपुङ्गवाः अप्रमाणविदस्तस्यास्तत् तथेत्य् अन्वमंसत
ity abhivyāhṛtaṃ tasyā ākarṇyāsurapuṅgavāḥ apramāṇavidastasyāstat tathety anvamaṃsata
Hearing this declared by her, the foremost of the demons, not knowing (her) measure, assented to it, saying "So be it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.14
अथोपोष्य कृतस्नाना हुत्वा च हविषानलम् दत्त्वा गोविप्रभूतेभ्यः कृतस्वस्त्ययना द्विजैः
athopoṣya kṛtasnānā hutvā ca haviṣānalam dattvā goviprabhūtebhyaḥ kṛtasvastyayanā dvijaiḥ
Then, having fasted and bathed, and having offered oblation into the fire with clarified butter, and having given (gifts) to cows, brahmins and (other) beings, they had the rite of blessing performed by the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.15
यथोपजोषं वासांसि परिधायाहतानि ते कुशेषु प्राविशन् सर्वे प्रागग्रेष्वभिभूषिताः
yathopajoṣaṃ vāsāṃsi paridhāyāhatāni te kuśeṣu prāviśan sarve prāgagreṣvabhibhūṣitāḥ
Putting on new, unwashed garments as they pleased, all of them, adorned, sat down on the kuśa grass whose tips pointed east.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.16
प्राङ्मुखेषूपविष्टेषु सुरेषु दितिजेषु च धूपामोदितशालायांजुष्टायां माल्यदीपकैः
prāṅmukheṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sureṣu ditijeṣu ca dhūpāmoditaśālāyāṃjuṣṭāyāṃ mālyadīpakaiḥ
When the gods and the sons of Diti were seated facing east, in a hall made fragrant with incense and furnished with garlands and lamps,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.17
तस्यां नरेन्द्र करभोरुरुशद्दुकूल श्रोणीतटालसगतिर्मदविह्वलाक्षी सा कूजती कनकनूपुरशिञ्जितेन कुम्भस्तनी कलसपाणिरथाविवेश
tasyāṃ narendra karabhoruruśaddukūla śroṇītaṭālasagatirmadavihvalākṣī sā kūjatī kanakanūpuraśiñjitena kumbhastanī kalasapāṇirathāviveśa
Then, O king, into that (hall) she entered—her thighs tapering like a camel's trunk, wearing a shining silken cloth, her gait languid because of her hips, her eyes swimming as if with intoxication, murmuring with the jingling of her golden anklets, her breasts like waterpots, a pitcher in her hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.18
तां श्रीसखीं कनककुण्डलचारुकर्ण नासाकपोलवदनां परदेवताख्याम् संवीक्ष्य सम्मुमुहुरुत्स्मितवीक्षणेन देवासुरा विगलितस्तनपट्टिकान्ताम्
tāṃ śrīsakhīṃ kanakakuṇḍalacārukarṇa nāsākapolavadanāṃ paradevatākhyām saṃvīkṣya sammumuhurutsmitavīkṣaṇena devāsurā vigalitastanapaṭṭikāntām
Seeing her, the companion of Śrī, whose ears, nose, cheeks and face were lovely with golden earrings, called the supreme deity, the gods and demons were utterly bewildered by her upward-smiling glance, the edge of the cloth over her breasts having slipped down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.19
असुराणां सुधादानं सर्पाणामिव दुर्नयम् मत्वा जातिनृशंसानां न तां व्यभजदच्युतः
asurāṇāṃ sudhādānaṃ sarpāṇāmiva durnayam matvā jātinṛśaṃsānāṃ na tāṃ vyabhajadacyutaḥ
Considering that giving the nectar to the demons, who are cruel by their very birth, would be misconduct, like (giving milk) to snakes, the Infallible One did not distribute it to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.20
कल्पयित्वा पृथक् पङ्क्तीरुभयेषां जगत्पतिः तांश्चोपवेशयामास स्वेषु स्वेषु च पङ्क्तिषु
kalpayitvā pṛthak paṅktīrubhayeṣāṃ jagatpatiḥ tāṃścopaveśayāmāsa sveṣu sveṣu ca paṅktiṣu
Having arranged separate rows for the two parties, the Lord of the world seated them, each in his own row.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.21
दैत्यान् गृहीतकलसो वञ्चयन्नुपसञ्चरैः दूरस्थान् पाययामासजरामृत्युहरां सुधाम्
daityān gṛhītakalaso vañcayannupasañcaraiḥ dūrasthān pāyayāmāsajarāmṛtyuharāṃ sudhām
Holding the pitcher, deceiving the Daityas by drawing near (to the gods), he made those who sat at a distance drink the nectar that removes old age and death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.22
ते पालयन्तः समयमसुराः स्वकृतं नृप तूष्णीमासन् कृतस्नेहाः स्त्रीविवादजुगुप्सया
te pālayantaḥ samayamasurāḥ svakṛtaṃ nṛpa tūṣṇīmāsan kṛtasnehāḥ strīvivādajugupsayā
Keeping to the agreement they had themselves made, O king, those demons remained silent, having grown fond (of her) and shrinking from a quarrel with a woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.23
तस्यां कृतातिप्रणयाः प्रणयापायकातराः बहुमानेन चाबद्धा नोचुः किञ्चन विप्रियम्
tasyāṃ kṛtātipraṇayāḥ praṇayāpāyakātarāḥ bahumānena cābaddhā nocuḥ kiñcana vipriyam
Having formed a great attachment to her, afraid of the loss of her affection, and bound as well by great respect, they said nothing unpleasant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.24
देवलिङ्गप्रतिच्छन्नः स्वर्भानुर्देवसंसदि प्रविष्टः सोममपिबच् चन्द्रार्काभ्यां च सूचितः
devaliṅgapraticchannaḥ svarbhānurdevasaṃsadi praviṣṭaḥ somamapibac candrārkābhyāṃ ca sūcitaḥ
Disguised in the guise of a god, Svarbhānu entered the assembly of the gods and drank the soma; but he was pointed out by the moon and the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.25
चक्रेण क्षुरधारेण जहार पिबतः शिरः हरिस्तस्य कबन्धस्तु सुधयाप्लावितो ऽपतत्
cakreṇa kṣuradhāreṇa jahāra pibataḥ śiraḥ haristasya kabandhastu sudhayāplāvito 'patat
With his razor-edged discus Hari cut off the head of the drinker; but his trunk, flooded (only) with the nectar, fell down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.26
शिरस्त्वमरतां नीतमजो ग्रहमचीकॢपत् यस्तु पर्वणि चन्द्रार्कावभिधावति वैरधीः
śirastvamaratāṃ nītamajo grahamacīkḷpat yastu parvaṇi candrārkāvabhidhāvati vairadhīḥ
The head, having attained immortality, was made a planet by the Unborn One; and it is he who, at the conjunctions, rushes at the moon and the sun with hostile intent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.27
पीतप्राये ऽमृते देवैर्भगवान् लोकभावनः पश्यतामसुरेन्द्राणां स्वं रूपं जगृहे हरिः
pītaprāye 'mṛte devairbhagavān lokabhāvanaḥ paśyatāmasurendrāṇāṃ svaṃ rūpaṃ jagṛhe hariḥ
When the nectar had been nearly all drunk by the gods, the Blessed Lord Hari, the sustainer of the worlds, resumed his own form while the chiefs of the demons looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 9.28
एवं सुरासुरगणाः समदेशकाल हेत्वर्थकर्ममतयो ऽपि फले विकल्पाः अम्प्;तत्रामृतं सुरगणाः फलमञ्जसापुर् यत्पादपङ्कजरजःश्रयणान् न दैत्याः
evaṃ surāsuragaṇāḥ samadeśakāla hetvarthakarmamatayo 'pi phale vikalpāḥ tatrāmṛtaṃ suragaṇāḥ phalamañjasāpur yatpādapaṅkajarajaḥśrayaṇān na daityāḥ
Thus, although the hosts of gods and demons had the same place, time, cause, object, action and intention, they were divided in the result; and there the hosts of gods readily obtained the nectar as their fruit, because of taking refuge in the dust of his lotus feet, while the Daityas did not.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 8 9.29
यद्युज्यते ऽसुवसुकर्ममनोवचोभिर् देहात्मजादिषु नृभिस्तदसत् पृथक्त्वात् यद्युज्यते ऽसुवसुकर्ममनोवचोभिर् देहात्मजादिषु नृभिस्तदसत् पृथक्त्वात् तैरेव सद्भवति यत् क्रियते ऽपृथक्त्वात् सर्वस्य तद्भवति मूलनिषेचनं यत्
yadyujyate 'suvasukarmamanovacobhir dehātmajādiṣu nṛbhistadasat pṛthaktvāt yadyujyate 'suvasukarmamanovacobhir dehātmajādiṣu nṛbhistadasat pṛthaktvāt taireva sadbhavati yat kriyate 'pṛthaktvāt sarvasya tadbhavati mūlaniṣecanaṃ yat
Whatever men engage in by means of their life-breath, wealth, deeds, mind and speech, on behalf of the body, children and the rest, is unreal, because it is done in a spirit of separateness; but by those very same means, whatever is done without separateness becomes real — just as the watering of the root turns out to be (a benefit) for the whole (tree).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition