Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 2
SB 9 2.1
श्रीशुक उवाच एवं गते ऽथ सुद्युम्ने मनुर्वैवस्वतः सुते पुत्रकामस्तपस्तेपे यमुनायां शतं समाः
śrīśuka uvāca evaṃ gate 'tha sudyumne manurvaivasvataḥ sute putrakāmastapastepe yamunāyāṃ śataṃ samāḥ
Śrī Śuka said: When Sudyumna had thus departed, Manu the son of Vivasvat, desiring sons, practiced austerity on the Yamunā for a hundred years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.2
ततो ऽयजन् मनुर्देवमपत्यार्थं हरिं प्रभुम् इक्ष्वाकुपूर्वजान् पुत्रान् लेभे स्वसदृशान् दश
tato 'yajan manurdevamapatyārthaṃ hariṃ prabhum ikṣvākupūrvajān putrān lebhe svasadṛśān daśa
Then Manu worshipped by sacrifice the god Hari, the Lord, for the sake of offspring, and obtained ten sons like himself, of whom Ikṣvāku was the eldest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.3
पृषध्रस्तु मनोः पुत्रो गोपालो गुरुणा कृतः पालयामास गा यत्तो रात्र्यां वीरासनव्रतः
pṛṣadhrastu manoḥ putro gopālo guruṇā kṛtaḥ pālayāmāsa gā yatto rātryāṃ vīrāsanavrataḥ
But Pṛṣadhra, a son of Manu, was made a cowherd by his teacher; diligently he guarded the cows at night, keeping the vow of the hero's posture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.4
एकदा प्राविशद्गोष्ठं शार्दूलो निशि वर्षति शयाना गाव उत्थाय भीतास्ता बभ्रमुर्व्रजे
ekadā prāviśadgoṣṭhaṃ śārdūlo niśi varṣati śayānā gāva utthāya bhītāstā babhramurvraje
Once, while it was raining at night, a tiger entered the cow-pen; the cows that were lying down got up, and in their fright they wandered about the pen.
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SB 9 2.5
एकां जग्राह बलवान् सा चुक्रोश भयातुरा तस्यास्तु क्रन्दितं श्रुत्वा पृषध्रो ऽनुससार ह
ekāṃ jagrāha balavān sā cukrośa bhayāturā tasyāstu kranditaṃ śrutvā pṛṣadhro 'nusasāra ha
The strong (tiger) seized one (cow), and she, stricken with fear, cried out; and hearing her wailing, Pṛṣadhra ran after (them).
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SB 9 2.6
खड्गमादाय तरसा प्रलीनोडुगणे निशि अजानन्नच्छिनोद्बभ्रोः शिरः शार्दूलशङ्कया
khaḍgamādāya tarasā pralīnoḍugaṇe niśi ajānannacchinodbabhroḥ śiraḥ śārdūlaśaṅkayā
Taking up his sword swiftly, in a night in which the host of stars was hidden away, not knowing (what he struck), he cut off the head of the cow, taking her for the tiger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.7
व्याघ्रो ऽपि वृक्णश्रवणो निस्त्रिंशाग्राहतस्ततः निश्चक्राम भृशं भीतो रक्तं पथि समुत्सृजन्
vyāghro 'pi vṛkṇaśravaṇo nistriṃśāgrāhatastataḥ niścakrāma bhṛśaṃ bhīto raktaṃ pathi samutsṛjan
The tiger too, its ear sliced off, struck by the sword's point, ran away then, greatly frightened, shedding blood along the way.
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SB 9 2.8
मन्यमानो हतं व्याघ्रं पृषध्रः परवीरहा अद्राक्षीत् स्वहतां बभ्रुं व्युष्टायां निशि दुःखितः
manyamāno hataṃ vyāghraṃ pṛṣadhraḥ paravīrahā adrākṣīt svahatāṃ babhruṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ niśi duḥkhitaḥ
Pṛṣadhra, the slayer of enemy heroes, thinking he had killed the tiger, saw when the night had brightened the tawny cow killed by himself, and was grieved.
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SB 9 2.9
तं शशाप कुलाचार्यः कृतागसमकामतः न क्षत्रबन्धुः शूद्रस्त्वं कर्मणा भवितामुना
taṃ śaśāpa kulācāryaḥ kṛtāgasamakāmataḥ na kṣatrabandhuḥ śūdrastvaṃ karmaṇā bhavitāmunā
The family preceptor cursed him, who had committed the offence unintentionally: "You shall not be a kṣatriya but a śūdra, by reason of this deed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.10
एवं शप्तस्तु गुरुणा प्रत्यगृह्णात् कृताञ्जलिः अधारयद्व्रतं वीर ऊर्ध्वरेता मुनिप्रियम्
evaṃ śaptastu guruṇā pratyagṛhṇāt kṛtāñjaliḥ adhārayadvrataṃ vīra ūrdhvaretā munipriyam
Thus cursed by the preceptor, he accepted (it) with folded hands, and the hero, holding his seed upward, undertook the vow dear to the sages.
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SB 9 2.11
वासुदेवे भगवति सर्वात्मनि परे ऽमले एकान्तित्वं गतो भक्त्या सर्वभूतसुहृत् समः
vāsudeve bhagavati sarvātmani pare 'male ekāntitvaṃ gato bhaktyā sarvabhūtasuhṛt samaḥ
He attained single-minded devotion to Vāsudeva, the Lord, the Self of all, the supreme, the spotless, becoming the friend of all beings and even-minded.
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SB 9 2.12
विमुक्तसङ्गः शान्तात्मा संयताक्षो ऽपरिग्रहः यदृच्छयोपपन्नेन कल्पयन् वृत्तिमात्मनः
vimuktasaṅgaḥ śāntātmā saṃyatākṣo 'parigrahaḥ yadṛcchayopapannena kalpayan vṛttimātmanaḥ
Free from attachment, tranquil in mind, with senses restrained, owning nothing, arranging his own livelihood with whatever came by chance,
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SB 9 2.13
आत्मन्यात्मानमाधाय ज्ञानतृप्तः समाहितः विचचार महीमेतां जडान्धबधिराकृतिः
ātmanyātmānamādhāya jñānatṛptaḥ samāhitaḥ vicacāra mahīmetāṃ jaḍāndhabadhirākṛtiḥ
placing the self in the Self, satisfied with knowledge, concentrated, he wandered over this earth with the appearance of one dull, blind, and deaf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.14
एवं वृत्तो वनं गत्वा दृष्ट्वा दावाग्निमुत्थितम् तेनोपयुक्तकरणो ब्रह्म प्राप परं मुनिः
evaṃ vṛtto vanaṃ gatvā dṛṣṭvā dāvāgnimutthitam tenopayuktakaraṇo brahma prāpa paraṃ muniḥ
Living thus, he went to the forest, and seeing a forest fire that had arisen, the sage employed his body in it and attained the supreme Brahman.
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SB 9 2.15
कविः कनीयान् विषयेषु निःस्पृहो विसृज्य राज्यं सह बन्धुभिर्वनम् निवेश्य चित्ते पुरुषं स्वरोचिषं विवेश कैशोरवयाः परं गतः
kaviḥ kanīyān viṣayeṣu niḥspṛho visṛjya rājyaṃ saha bandhubhirvanam niveśya citte puruṣaṃ svarociṣaṃ viveśa kaiśoravayāḥ paraṃ gataḥ
Kavi, the youngest, having no craving for sense-objects, gave up the kingdom together with his kinsmen and (went) to the forest; having installed in his heart the self-luminous Person, he entered (into him) and, still of boyish age, reached the supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.16
करूषान् मानवादासन् कारूषाः क्षत्रजातयः उत्तरापथगोप्तारो ब्रह्मण्या धर्मवत्सलाः
karūṣān mānavādāsan kārūṣāḥ kṣatrajātayaḥ uttarāpathagoptāro brahmaṇyā dharmavatsalāḥ
From Karūṣa, the son of Manu, arose the Kārūṣas, kṣatriya lineages, protectors of the northern region, devoted to brāhmaṇas and cherishing dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.17
धृष्टाद्धार्ष्टमभूत् क्षत्रं ब्रह्मभूयं गतं क्षितौ नृगस्य वंशः सुमतिर्भूतज्योतिस्ततो वसुः
dhṛṣṭāddhārṣṭamabhūt kṣatraṃ brahmabhūyaṃ gataṃ kṣitau nṛgasya vaṃśaḥ sumatirbhūtajyotistato vasuḥ
From Dhṛṣṭa came the Dhārṣṭa kṣatriya line, which on earth attained the status of brāhmaṇas. The line of Nṛga (was): Sumati, then Bhūtajyotis, then Vasu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.18
वसोः प्रतीकस्तत्पुत्र ओघवान् ओघवत्पिता कन्या चौघवती नाम सुदर्शन उवाह ताम्
vasoḥ pratīkastatputra oghavān oghavatpitā kanyā caughavatī nāma sudarśana uvāha tām
Of Vasu (the son was) Pratīka; his son was Oghavān, the father of Oghavatī; and there was a daughter named Oghavatī, whom Sudarśana married.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.19
चित्रसेनो नरिष्यन्तादृक्षस्तस्य सुतो ऽभवत् तस्य मीढ्वांस्ततः पूर्ण इन्द्रसेनस्तु तत्सुतः
citraseno nariṣyantādṛkṣastasya suto 'bhavat tasya mīḍhvāṃstataḥ pūrṇa indrasenastu tatsutaḥ
From Nariṣyanta (came) Citrasena; his son was Ṛkṣa; his (son) was Mīḍhvān, from him Pūrṇa, and Indrasena was his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.20
वीतिहोत्रस्त्व् इन्द्रसेनात् तस्य सत्यश्रवा अभूत् उरुश्रवाः सुतस्तस्य देवदत्तस्ततो ऽभवत्
vītihotrastv indrasenāt tasya satyaśravā abhūt uruśravāḥ sutastasya devadattastato 'bhavat
But from Indrasena (came) Vītihotra; his (son) was Satyaśravas; his son was Uruśravas, and from him came Devadatta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.21
ततो ऽग्निवेश्यो भगवान् अग्निः स्वयमभूत् सुतः कानीन इति विख्यातो जातूकर्ण्यो महान् ऋषिः
tato 'gniveśyo bhagavān agniḥ svayamabhūt sutaḥ kānīna iti vikhyāto jātūkarṇyo mahān ṛṣiḥ
From him (was born) Agniveśya, the lord Agni himself become (his) son, renowned as Kānīna and as Jātūkarṇya, the great seer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.22
ततो ब्रह्मकुलं जातमाग्निवेश्यायनं नृप नरिष्यन्तान्वयः प्रोक्तो दिष्टवंशमतः शृणु
tato brahmakulaṃ jātamāgniveśyāyanaṃ nṛpa nariṣyantānvayaḥ prokto diṣṭavaṃśamataḥ śṛṇu
From him, O king, arose a brahmin family called the Āgniveśyāyanas. The line of Nariṣyanta has been told; now hear of Diṣṭa's lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.23
नाभागो दिष्टपुत्रो ऽन्यः कर्मणा वैश्यतां गतः भलन्दनः सुतस्तस्य वत्सप्रीतिर्भलन्दनात्
nābhāgo diṣṭaputro 'nyaḥ karmaṇā vaiśyatāṃ gataḥ bhalandanaḥ sutastasya vatsaprītirbhalandanāt
Nābhāga, another son of Diṣṭa, went to the status of a vaiśya by his occupation. His son was Bhalandana, and from Bhalandana (came) Vatsaprīti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.24
वत्सप्रीतेः सुतः प्रांशुस्तत्सुतं प्रमतिं विदुः खनित्रः प्रमतेस्तस्माच् चाक्षुषो ऽथ विविंशतिः
vatsaprīteḥ sutaḥ prāṃśustatsutaṃ pramatiṃ viduḥ khanitraḥ pramatestasmāc cākṣuṣo 'tha viviṃśatiḥ
Vatsaprīti's son was Prāṃśu; his son they know as Pramati; from Pramati (came) Khanitra, from him Cākṣuṣa, and then Viviṃśati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.25
विविंशतेः सुतो रम्भः खनीनेत्रो ऽस्य धार्मिकः करन्धमो महाराज तस्यासीदात्मजो नृप
viviṃśateḥ suto rambhaḥ khanīnetro 'sya dhārmikaḥ karandhamo mahārāja tasyāsīdātmajo nṛpa
Viviṃśati's son was Rambha; his son was the righteous Khanīnetra; his son, O great king, O ruler, was Karandhama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.26
तस्यावीक्षित् सुतो यस्य मरुत्तश्चक्रवर्त्यभूत् संवर्तो ऽयाजयद्यं वै महायोग्यङ्गिरःसुतः
tasyāvīkṣit suto yasya maruttaścakravartyabhūt saṃvarto 'yājayadyaṃ vai mahāyogyaṅgiraḥsutaḥ
His son was Avīkṣit, whose son Marutta became an emperor; him indeed Saṃvarta, the great yogi, son of Aṅgiras, caused to perform sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.27
मरुत्तस्य यथा यज्ञो न तथान्यो ऽस्ति कश्चन सर्वं हिरण्मयं त्व् आसीद्यत् किञ्चिच् चास्य शोभनम्
maruttasya yathā yajño na tathānyo 'sti kaścana sarvaṃ hiraṇmayaṃ tv āsīdyat kiñcic cāsya śobhanam
There is no other sacrifice such as Marutta's was; for everything in it was made of gold, whatever was beautiful in it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.28
अमाद्यदिन्द्रः सोमेन दक्षिणाभिर्द्विजातयः मरुतः परिवेष्टारो विश्वेदेवाः सभासदः
amādyadindraḥ somena dakṣiṇābhirdvijātayaḥ marutaḥ pariveṣṭāro viśvedevāḥ sabhāsadaḥ
Indra grew intoxicated with the soma, the twice-born with the gifts; the Maruts were the servers, and the Viśvedevas the members of the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.29
मरुत्तस्य दमः पुत्रस्तस्यासीद्राज्यवर्धनः सुधृतिस्तत्सुतो जज्ञे सौधृतेयो नरः सुतः
maruttasya damaḥ putrastasyāsīdrājyavardhanaḥ sudhṛtistatsuto jajñe saudhṛteyo naraḥ sutaḥ
Marutta's son was Dama; his was Rājyavardhana; his son Sudhṛti was born, and Sudhṛti's son was Nara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.30
तत्सुतः केवलस्तस्माद्धुन्धुमान् वेगवांस्ततः बुधस्तस्याभवद्यस्य तृणबिन्दुर्महीपतिः
tatsutaḥ kevalastasmāddhundhumān vegavāṃstataḥ budhastasyābhavadyasya tṛṇabindurmahīpatiḥ
His son was Kevala; from him Dhundhumān; from him Vegavān; his son was Budha, whose (son) was Tṛṇabindu, lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.31
तं भेजे ऽलम्बुषा देवी भजनीयगुणालयम् वराप्सरा यतः पुत्राः कन्या चेलविलाभवत्
taṃ bheje 'lambuṣā devī bhajanīyaguṇālayam varāpsarā yataḥ putrāḥ kanyā celavilābhavat
The goddess Alambuṣā, an excellent apsaras, resorted to him, an abode of qualities worth resorting to; from her came sons and a daughter, Ilavilā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.32
यस्यामुत्पादयामास विश्रवा धनदं सुतम् प्रादाय विद्यां परमामृषिर्योगेश्वरः पितुः
yasyāmutpādayāmāsa viśravā dhanadaṃ sutam prādāya vidyāṃ paramāmṛṣiryogeśvaraḥ pituḥ
In her Viśravas begot a son, the giver of wealth (Kubera), the seer, lord of yoga, having received the supreme knowledge from (his) father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.33
विशालः शून्यबन्धुश्च धूम्रकेतुश्च तत्सुताः विशालो वंशकृद्राजा वैशालीं निर्ममे पुरीम्
viśālaḥ śūnyabandhuśca dhūmraketuśca tatsutāḥ viśālo vaṃśakṛdrājā vaiśālīṃ nirmame purīm
Viśāla, Śūnyabandhu and Dhūmraketu were his sons. King Viśāla, founder of a dynasty, built the city Vaiśālī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.34
हेमचन्द्रः सुतस्तस्य धूम्राक्षस्तस्य चात्मजः तत्पुत्रात् संयमादासीत् कृशाश्वः सहदेवजः
hemacandraḥ sutastasya dhūmrākṣastasya cātmajaḥ tatputrāt saṃyamādāsīt kṛśāśvaḥ sahadevajaḥ
His son was Hemacandra, and his son Dhūmrākṣa; from his son Saṃyama came Kṛśāśva and Devaja together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 2.35
कृशाश्वात् सोमदत्तो ऽभूद्यो ऽश्वमेधैरिडस्पतिम् इष्ट्वा पुरुषमापाग्र्यां गतिं योगेश्वराश्रिताम्
kṛśāśvāt somadatto 'bhūdyo 'śvamedhairiḍaspatim iṣṭvā puruṣamāpāgryāṃ gatiṃ yogeśvarāśritām
From Kṛśāśva came Somadatta, who by horse-sacrifices worshipped the Person, the lord of sacrificial food, and attained the foremost state, resorted to by the lords of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 2.36
सौमदत्तिस्तु सुमतिस्तत्पुत्रो जनमेजयः एते वैशालभूपालास्तृणबिन्दोर्यशोधराः
saumadattistu sumatistatputro janamejayaḥ ete vaiśālabhūpālāstṛṇabindoryaśodharāḥ
Somadatta's son was Sumati, and his son Janamejaya. These were the Vaiśāla kings, upholders of Tṛṇabindu's fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition