Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 18
SB 9 18.1
श्रीशुक उवाच यतिर्ययातिः संयातिरायतिर्वियतिः कृतिः षड् इमे नहुषस्यासन्निन्द्रियाणीव देहिनः
śrīśuka uvāca yatiryayātiḥ saṃyātirāyatirviyatiḥ kṛtiḥ ṣaḍ ime nahuṣasyāsannindriyāṇīva dehinaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Yati, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Āyati, Viyati, Kṛti—these six were (the sons) of Nahuṣa, like the senses of an embodied being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.2
राज्यं नैच्छद्यतिः पित्रा दत्तं तत्परिणामवित् यत्र प्रविष्टः पुरुष आत्मानं नावबुध्यते
rājyaṃ naicchadyatiḥ pitrā dattaṃ tatpariṇāmavit yatra praviṣṭaḥ puruṣa ātmānaṃ nāvabudhyate
Yati did not want the kingdom given by his father, knowing what it leads to—(the kingdom) entering which a man does not come to know himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.3
पितरि भ्रंशिते स्थानादिन्द्राण्या धर्षणाद्द्विजैः प्रापिते ऽजगरत्वं वै ययातिरभवन् नृपः
pitari bhraṃśite sthānādindrāṇyā dharṣaṇāddvijaiḥ prāpite 'jagaratvaṃ vai yayātirabhavan nṛpaḥ
When his father had been cast down from his station by the brahmins for assaulting Indra's wife, and had been brought to the state of a python, Yayāti became king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.4
चतसृष्व् आदिशद्दिक्षु भ्रात्-न् भ्राता यवीयसः कृतदारो जुगोपोर्वीं काव्यस्य वृषपर्वणः
catasṛṣv ādiśaddikṣu bhrāt-n bhrātā yavīyasaḥ kṛtadāro jugoporvīṃ kāvyasya vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
The brother assigned his younger brothers to the four directions; and, having married, he guarded the earth—(having wed the daughters) of Kāvya and of Vṛṣaparvan.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.5
श्रीराजोवाच ब्रह्मर्षिर्भगवान् काव्यः क्षत्रबन्धुश्च नाहुषः राजन्यविप्रयोः कस्माद्विवाहः प्रतिलोमकः
śrīrājovāca brahmarṣirbhagavān kāvyaḥ kṣatrabandhuśca nāhuṣaḥ rājanyaviprayoḥ kasmādvivāhaḥ pratilomakaḥ
The king said: Kāvya (Śukra) was a venerable brahmin sage, while Nāhuṣa was but a kṣatriya; how then did this marriage between a kṣatriya and a brahmin (girl) take place, against the order?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.6
श्रीशुक उवाच एकदा दानवेन्द्रस्य शर्मिष्ठा नाम कन्यका सखीसहस्रसंयुक्ता गुरुपुत्र्या च भामिनी
śrīśuka uvāca ekadā dānavendrasya śarmiṣṭhā nāma kanyakā sakhīsahasrasaṃyuktā guruputryā ca bhāminī
Śrī Śuka said: Once the daughter of the lord of the Dānavas, named Śarmiṣṭhā, a spirited girl, together with a thousand companions and with the preceptor's daughter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.7
देवयान्या पुरोद्याने पुष्पितद्रुमसङ्कुले व्यचरत् कलगीतालि नलिनीपुलिने ऽबला
devayānyā purodyāne puṣpitadrumasaṅkule vyacarat kalagītāli nalinīpuline 'balā
with Devayānī, in the city garden thick with flowering trees, the tender girl roamed on the bank of a lotus pond where the bees sang sweetly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.8
ता जलाशयमासाद्य कन्याः कमललोचनाः तीरे न्यस्य दुकूलानि विजह्रुः सिञ्चतीर्मिथः
tā jalāśayamāsādya kanyāḥ kamalalocanāḥ tīre nyasya dukūlāni vijahruḥ siñcatīrmithaḥ
Those lotus-eyed girls, reaching the pool and laying their fine garments on the bank, played, sprinkling one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.9
वीक्ष्य व्रजन्तं गिरिशं सह देव्या वृषस्थितम् सहसोत्तीर्य वासांसि पर्यधुर्व्रीडिताः स्त्रियः
vīkṣya vrajantaṃ giriśaṃ saha devyā vṛṣasthitam sahasottīrya vāsāṃsi paryadhurvrīḍitāḥ striyaḥ
Seeing Śiva passing by, seated on his bull together with the Goddess, the women hurriedly came out (of the water) and, embarrassed, put on their garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.10
शर्मिष्ठाजानती वासो गुरुपुत्र्याः समव्ययत् स्वीयं मत्वा प्रकुपिता देवयानीदमब्रवीत्
śarmiṣṭhājānatī vāso guruputryāḥ samavyayat svīyaṃ matvā prakupitā devayānīdamabravīt
Śarmiṣṭhā, not knowing, put on the garment of the guru's daughter, taking it for her own; enraged, Devayānī said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.11
अहो निरीक्ष्यतामस्या दास्याः कर्म ह्यसाम्प्रतम् अस्मद्धार्यं धृतवती शुनीव हविरध्वरे
aho nirīkṣyatāmasyā dāsyāḥ karma hyasāmpratam asmaddhāryaṃ dhṛtavatī śunīva haviradhvare
"Look at this servant-girl's deed — improper indeed! She has put on what is to be worn by us, like a bitch (seizing) the oblation at a sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.12
यैरिदं तपसा सृष्टं मुखं पुंसः परस्य ये धार्यते यैरिह ज्योतिः शिवः पन्थाः प्रदर्शितः
yairidaṃ tapasā sṛṣṭaṃ mukhaṃ puṃsaḥ parasya ye dhāryate yairiha jyotiḥ śivaḥ panthāḥ pradarśitaḥ
"(We are they) by whom this (world) was brought forth by austerity, who are the mouth of the Supreme Person, by whom the light is upheld here, by whom the auspicious path has been shown;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.13
यान् वन्दन्त्युपतिष्ठन्ते लोकनाथाः सुरेश्वराः भगवान् अपि विश्वात्मा पावनः श्रीनिकेतनः
yān vandantyupatiṣṭhante lokanāthāḥ sureśvarāḥ bhagavān api viśvātmā pāvanaḥ śrīniketanaḥ
"whom the lords of the worlds and the rulers of the gods reverence and attend upon — and even the Lord, the Self of the universe, the purifier, the abode of Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.14
वयं तत्रापि भृगवः शिष्यो ऽस्या नः पितासुरः अस्मद्धार्यं धृतवती शूद्रो वेदमिवासती
vayaṃ tatrāpi bhṛgavaḥ śiṣyo 'syā naḥ pitāsuraḥ asmaddhāryaṃ dhṛtavatī śūdro vedamivāsatī
"And among those we are the Bhṛgus; her father, an asura, is our disciple. This unchaste woman has put on what is to be worn by us, like a śūdra (taking up) the Veda."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.15
एवं क्षिपन्तीं शर्मिष्ठा गुरुपुत्रीमभाषत रुषा श्वसन्त्युरङ्गीव धर्षिता दष्टदच्छदा
evaṃ kṣipantīṃ śarmiṣṭhā guruputrīmabhāṣata ruṣā śvasantyuraṅgīva dharṣitā daṣṭadacchadā
To the guru's daughter who reviled her thus, Śarmiṣṭhā spoke, hissing with rage like a trodden-on she-serpent, biting her lip.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.16
आत्मवृत्तमविज्ञाय कत्थसे बहु भिक्षुकि किं न प्रतीक्षसे ऽस्माकं गृहान् बलिभुजो यथा
ātmavṛttamavijñāya katthase bahu bhikṣuki kiṃ na pratīkṣase 'smākaṃ gṛhān balibhujo yathā
"Without knowing your own situation you boast a great deal, you beggar-woman! Do you not wait at our house like the crows that feed on scraps?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.17
एवंविधैः सुपरुषैः क्षिप्त्वाचार्यसुतां सतीम् शर्मिष्ठा प्राक्षिपत् कूपे वासश्चादाय मन्युना
evaṃvidhaiḥ suparuṣaiḥ kṣiptvācāryasutāṃ satīm śarmiṣṭhā prākṣipat kūpe vāsaścādāya manyunā
Having reviled the ācārya's virtuous daughter with such very harsh words, Śarmiṣṭhā in her fury took her garment and threw her into a well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.18
तस्यां गतायां स्वगृहं ययातिर्मृगयां चरन् प्राप्तो यदृच्छया कूपे जलार्थी तां ददर्श ह
tasyāṃ gatāyāṃ svagṛhaṃ yayātirmṛgayāṃ caran prāpto yadṛcchayā kūpe jalārthī tāṃ dadarśa ha
When she had gone to her own house, Yayāti, roaming about hunting and wanting water, came there by chance and saw her in the well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.19
दत्त्वा स्वमुत्तरं वासस्तस्यै राजा विवाससे गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिमुज्जहार दयापरः
dattvā svamuttaraṃ vāsastasyai rājā vivāsase gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇimujjahāra dayāparaḥ
The king gave his own upper garment to her, who was without clothing, and taking her hand with his hand, drew her up, intent on compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.20
तं वीरमाहौशनसी प्रेमनिर्भरया गिरा राजंस्त्वया गृहीतो मे पाणिः परपुरञ्जय
taṃ vīramāhauśanasī premanirbharayā girā rājaṃstvayā gṛhīto me pāṇiḥ parapurañjaya
Uśanas's daughter said to that hero, in words brimming with love: "O king, conqueror of enemy cities, my hand has been taken by you.
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SB 9 18.21
हस्तग्राहो ऽपरो मा भूद्गृहीतायास्त्वया हि मे एष ईशकृतो वीर सम्बन्धो नौ न पौरुषः यदिदं कूपमग्नाया भवतो दर्शनं मम
hastagrāho 'paro mā bhūdgṛhītāyāstvayā hi me eṣa īśakṛto vīra sambandho nau na pauruṣaḥ yadidaṃ kūpamagnāyā bhavato darśanaṃ mama
"Let no other be the taker of my hand, since I have been taken by you. This bond of ours, hero, is made by God, not by human contriving — that this sight of you was mine while I was sunk in a well.
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SB 9 18.22
न ब्राह्मणो मे भविता हस्तग्राहो महाभुज कचस्य बार्हस्पत्यस्य शापाद्यमशपं पुरा
na brāhmaṇo me bhavitā hastagrāho mahābhuja kacasya bārhaspatyasya śāpādyamaśapaṃ purā
"No brāhmaṇa shall be the taker of my hand, O mighty-armed one, because of the curse of Kaca, son of Bṛhaspati, whom I cursed formerly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.23
ययातिरनभिप्रेतं दैवोपहृतमात्मनः मनस्तु तद्गतं बुद्ध्वा प्रतिजग्राह तद्वचः
yayātiranabhipretaṃ daivopahṛtamātmanaḥ manastu tadgataṃ buddhvā pratijagrāha tadvacaḥ
Yayāti, understanding that this was not what he had intended but had been brought upon him by fate, and that his own mind was drawn to it, accepted her words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.24
गते राजनि सा धीरे तत्र स्म रुदती पितुः न्यवेदयत् ततः सर्वमुक्तं शर्मिष्ठया कृतम्
gate rājani sā dhīre tatra sma rudatī pituḥ nyavedayat tataḥ sarvamuktaṃ śarmiṣṭhayā kṛtam
When the steady king had gone, she, weeping there, then reported to her father everything that had been said and done by Śarmiṣṭhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.25
दुर्मना भगवान् काव्यः पौरोहित्यं विगर्हयन् स्तुवन् वृत्तिं च कापोतीं दुहित्रा स ययौ पुरात्
durmanā bhagavān kāvyaḥ paurohityaṃ vigarhayan stuvan vṛttiṃ ca kāpotīṃ duhitrā sa yayau purāt
Dejected, the lord Kāvya (Śukra), censuring the office of priest and praising the pigeon's way of livelihood, went out of the city with his daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.26
वृषपर्वा तमाज्ञाय प्रत्यनीकविवक्षितम् गुरुं प्रसादयन् मूर्ध्ना पादयोः पतितः पथि
vṛṣaparvā tamājñāya pratyanīkavivakṣitam guruṃ prasādayan mūrdhnā pādayoḥ patitaḥ pathi
Vṛṣaparvan, learning that he meant to go over to the opposing side, sought to appease his teacher and fell with his head at his feet on the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.27
क्षणार्धमन्युर्भगवान् शिष्यं व्याचष्ट भार्गवः कामो ऽस्याः क्रियतां राजन् नैनां त्यक्तुमिहोत्सहे
kṣaṇārdhamanyurbhagavān śiṣyaṃ vyācaṣṭa bhārgavaḥ kāmo 'syāḥ kriyatāṃ rājan naināṃ tyaktumihotsahe
The lord Bhārgava, whose anger lasted (only) half a moment, said to his disciple: "Let her wish be granted, O king; here I cannot abandon her."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.28
तथेत्यवस्थिते प्राह देवयानी मनोगतम् पित्रा दत्ता यतो यास्ये सानुगा यातु मामनु
tathetyavasthite prāha devayānī manogatam pitrā dattā yato yāsye sānugā yātu māmanu
When it stood thus, with "So be it," Devayānī declared what was in her mind: "Wherever I go, given away by my father, let her follow after me with her attendants."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.29
पित्रा दत्ता देवयान्यै शर्मिष्ठा सानुगा तदा स्वानां तत् सङ्कटं वीक्ष्य तदर्थस्य च गौरवम् देवयानीं पर्यचरत् स्त्रीसहस्रेण दासवत्
pitrā dattā devayānyai śarmiṣṭhā sānugā tadā svānāṃ tat saṅkaṭaṃ vīkṣya tadarthasya ca gauravam devayānīṃ paryacarat strīsahasreṇa dāsavat
Then Śarmiṣṭhā, given by her father to Devayānī together with her attendants, seeing that straitened plight of her own people and the gravity of that matter, waited upon Devayānī like a servant, with a thousand women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.30
नाहुषाय सुतां दत्त्वा सह शर्मिष्ठयोशना तमाह राजन् छर्मिष्ठामाधास्तल्पे न कर्हिचित्
nāhuṣāya sutāṃ dattvā saha śarmiṣṭhayośanā tamāha rājan charmiṣṭhāmādhāstalpe na karhicit
Having given his daughter to the son of Nahuṣa (Yayāti) along with Śarmiṣṭhā, Uśanas said to him: "O King, never admit Śarmiṣṭhā to your bed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.31
विलोक्यौशनसीं राजञ् छर्मिष्ठा सुप्रजां क्वचित् तमेव वव्रे रहसि सख्याः पतिमृतौ सती
vilokyauśanasīṃ rājañ charmiṣṭhā suprajāṃ kvacit tameva vavre rahasi sakhyāḥ patimṛtau satī
O King, seeing at some time that the daughter of Uśanas had fine offspring, Śarmiṣṭhā, being in her fertile season, chose in private that very man, her friend's husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.32
राजपुत्र्यार्थितो ऽपत्ये धर्मं चावेक्ष्य धर्मवित् स्मरन् छुक्रवचः काले दिष्टमेवाभ्यपद्यत
rājaputryārthito 'patye dharmaṃ cāvekṣya dharmavit smaran chukravacaḥ kāle diṣṭamevābhyapadyata
Being solicited for a child by the king's daughter, and considering dharma, he who knew dharma, though remembering Śukra's words, at the (proper) time accepted just what was fated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.33
यदुं च तुर्वसुं चैव देवयानी व्यजायत द्रुह्युं चानुं च पूरुं च शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी
yaduṃ ca turvasuṃ caiva devayānī vyajāyata druhyuṃ cānuṃ ca pūruṃ ca śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī
Devayānī bore Yadu and Turvasu, while Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, bore Druhyu and Anu and Pūru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.34
गर्भसम्भवमासुर्या भर्तुर्विज्ञाय मानिनी देवयानी पितुर्गेहं ययौ क्रोधविमूर्छिता
garbhasambhavamāsuryā bharturvijñāya māninī devayānī piturgehaṃ yayau krodhavimūrchitā
Learning of the pregnancy of the asura's daughter (caused) by her husband, the proud Devayānī, overcome with anger, went to her father's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.35
प्रियामनुगतः कामी वचोभिरुपमन्त्रयन् न प्रसादयितुं शेके पादसंवाहनादिभिः
priyāmanugataḥ kāmī vacobhirupamantrayan na prasādayituṃ śeke pādasaṃvāhanādibhiḥ
The lustful (king) followed his beloved, coaxing her with words, but was not able to appease her, even by rubbing her feet and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.36
शुक्रस्तमाह कुपितः स्त्रीकामानृतपूरुष त्वां जरा विशतां मन्द विरूपकरणी नृणाम्
śukrastamāha kupitaḥ strīkāmānṛtapūruṣa tvāṃ jarā viśatāṃ manda virūpakaraṇī nṛṇām
Śukra, angered, said to him: "You lustful, lying man! Let old age, which makes men ugly, enter you, dullard!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.37
श्रीययातिरुवाच अतृप्तो ऽस्म्यद्य कामानां ब्रह्मन् दुहितरि स्म ते व्यत्यस्यतां यथाकामं वयसा यो ऽभिधास्यति
śrīyayātiruvāca atṛpto 'smyadya kāmānāṃ brahman duhitari sma te vyatyasyatāṃ yathākāmaṃ vayasā yo 'bhidhāsyati
Śrī Yayāti said: I am not yet satiated with pleasures in your daughter, O brahmin; let old age be exchanged (with youth) as desired, with whoever will consent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.38
इति लब्धव्यवस्थानः पुत्रं ज्येष्ठमवोचत यदो तात प्रतीच्छेमां जरां देहि निजं वयः
iti labdhavyavasthānaḥ putraṃ jyeṣṭhamavocata yado tāta pratīcchemāṃ jarāṃ dehi nijaṃ vayaḥ
Having thus obtained a settlement, he said to his eldest son: "Yadu, my dear, take this old age of mine and give (me) your own youth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.39
मातामहकृतां वत्स न तृप्तो विषयेष्व् अहम् वयसा भवदीयेन रंस्ये कतिपयाः समाः
mātāmahakṛtāṃ vatsa na tṛpto viṣayeṣv aham vayasā bhavadīyena raṃsye katipayāḥ samāḥ
"(It was) brought about by your maternal grandfather, my child; I am not satiated with objects of enjoyment. With your youth I shall enjoy for some few years."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.40
श्रीयदुरुवाच नोत्सहे जरसा स्थातुमन्तरा प्राप्तया तव अविदित्वा सुखं ग्राम्यं वैतृष्ण्यं नैति पूरुषः
śrīyaduruvāca notsahe jarasā sthātumantarā prāptayā tava aviditvā sukhaṃ grāmyaṃ vaitṛṣṇyaṃ naiti pūruṣaḥ
Śrī Yadu said: I am not willing to remain with the old age that has come upon me from you before its time; without having known the pleasure of the world, a man does not reach freedom from craving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.41
तुर्वसुश्चोदितः पित्रा द्रुह्युश्चानुश्च भारत प्रत्याचख्युरधर्मज्ञा ह्यनित्ये नित्यबुद्धयः
turvasuścoditaḥ pitrā druhyuścānuśca bhārata pratyācakhyuradharmajñā hyanitye nityabuddhayaḥ
Turvasu, urged by his father, and Druhyu and Anu too, O Bhārata, refused, for they did not know dharma, taking the impermanent to be permanent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.42
अपृच्छत् तनयं पूरुं वयसोनं गुणाधिकम् न त्वमग्रजवद्वत्स मां प्रत्याख्यातुमर्हसि
apṛcchat tanayaṃ pūruṃ vayasonaṃ guṇādhikam na tvamagrajavadvatsa māṃ pratyākhyātumarhasi
He asked his son Pūru, younger in years but superior in qualities: "My child, you should not refuse me as your elder brothers did."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.43
श्रीपूरुरुवाच को नु लोके मनुष्येन्द्र पितुरात्मकृतः पुमान् प्रतिकर्तुं क्षमो यस्य प्रसादाद्विन्दते परम्
śrīpūruruvāca ko nu loke manuṣyendra piturātmakṛtaḥ pumān pratikartuṃ kṣamo yasya prasādādvindate param
Śrī Pūru said: Who indeed in this world, O lord of men, is a man able to repay his father, by whose grace he obtains the supreme (state), (a father) who has made his very self?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.44
उत्तमश्चिन्तितं कुर्यात् प्रोक्तकारी तु मध्यमः अधमो ऽश्रद्धया कुर्यादकर्तोच्चरितं पितुः
uttamaścintitaṃ kuryāt proktakārī tu madhyamaḥ adhamo 'śraddhayā kuryādakartoccaritaṃ pituḥ
The best (son) would do what is (merely) thought of (by the father); the middling one does what is spoken; the lowest would do it without faith; and the non-doer (treats) the father's command (as refuse).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.45
इति प्रमुदितः पूरुः प्रत्यगृह्णाज् जरां पितुः सो ऽपि तद्वयसा कामान् यथावज् जुजुषे नृप
iti pramuditaḥ pūruḥ pratyagṛhṇāj jarāṃ pituḥ so 'pi tadvayasā kāmān yathāvaj jujuṣe nṛpa
Thus gladdened, Pūru accepted his father's old age; and he too, with that (son's) youth, enjoyed pleasures as he wished, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.46
सप्तद्वीपपतिः संयक् पितृवत् पालयन् प्रजाः यथोपजोषं विषयाञ् जुजुषे ऽव्याहतेन्द्रियः
saptadvīpapatiḥ saṃyak pitṛvat pālayan prajāḥ yathopajoṣaṃ viṣayāñ jujuṣe 'vyāhatendriyaḥ
As lord of the seven islands, protecting his subjects rightly like a father, he enjoyed sense-objects at his pleasure, his senses unimpaired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.47
देवयान्यप्यनुदिनं मनोवाग्देहवस्तुभिः प्रेयसः परमां प्रीतिमुवाह प्रेयसी रहः
devayānyapyanudinaṃ manovāgdehavastubhiḥ preyasaḥ paramāṃ prītimuvāha preyasī rahaḥ
Devayānī too, day after day, with mind, speech, body and possessions, being beloved, brought supreme delight to her beloved in private.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.48
अयजद्यज्ञपुरुषं क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्ववेदमयं हरिम्
ayajadyajñapuruṣaṃ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ sarvadevamayaṃ devaṃ sarvavedamayaṃ harim
He worshipped the Person of sacrifice with rites (accompanied by) abundant gifts to the priests—Hari, the god comprising all gods and comprising all the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.49
यस्मिन्निदं विरचितं व्योम्नीव जलदावलिः नानेव भाति नाभाति स्वप्नमायामनोरथः
yasminnidaṃ viracitaṃ vyomnīva jaladāvaliḥ nāneva bhāti nābhāti svapnamāyāmanorathaḥ
In whom this (universe) is fashioned, and appears as though manifold — as a line of clouds in the sky — yet does not (really) appear (at all), like a dream, an illusion, a fancy of the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.50
तमेव हृदि विन्यस्य वासुदेवं गुहाशयम् नारायणमणीयांसं निराशीरयजत् प्रभुम्
tameva hṛdi vinyasya vāsudevaṃ guhāśayam nārāyaṇamaṇīyāṃsaṃ nirāśīrayajat prabhum
Placing in his heart that very Vāsudeva, who lies in the cave (of the heart), Nārāyaṇa, subtler than the subtle, he worshipped the Lord without desire (for reward).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 18.51
एवं वर्षसहस्राणि मनःषष्ठैर्मनःसुखम् विदधानो ऽपि नातृप्यत् सार्वभौमः कदिन्द्रियैः
evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇi manaḥṣaṣṭhairmanaḥsukham vidadhāno 'pi nātṛpyat sārvabhaumaḥ kadindriyaiḥ
Thus, though for thousands of years he provided pleasure to the mind by means of the (five senses) with the mind as sixth, the emperor was not satisfied by his low (or ill-serving) senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition