Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 6
SB 9 6.1
श्रीशुक उवाच विरूपः केतुमान् छम्भुरम्बरीषसुतास्त्रयः विरूपात् पृषदश्वो ऽभूत् तत्पुत्रस्तु रथीतरः
śrīśuka uvāca virūpaḥ ketumān chambhurambarīṣasutāstrayaḥ virūpāt pṛṣadaśvo 'bhūt tatputrastu rathītaraḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu were the three sons of Ambarīṣa. From Virūpa came Pṛṣadaśva, and his son was Rathītara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.2
रथीतरस्याप्रजस्य भार्यायां तन्तवे ऽर्थितः अङ्गिरा जनयामास ब्रह्मवर्चस्विनः सुतान्
rathītarasyāprajasya bhāryāyāṃ tantave 'rthitaḥ aṅgirā janayāmāsa brahmavarcasvinaḥ sutān
Rathītara being without offspring, Aṅgiras, requested for the sake of continuing the line, begot upon his wife sons endowed with brahminical lustre.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.3
एते क्षेत्रप्रसूता वै पुनस्त्व् आङ्गिरसाः स्मृताः रथीतराणां प्रवराः क्षेत्रोपेता द्विजातयः
ete kṣetraprasūtā vai punastv āṅgirasāḥ smṛtāḥ rathītarāṇāṃ pravarāḥ kṣetropetā dvijātayaḥ
These, born in another's field, are indeed reckoned again as Āṅgirasas; they are the foremost of the Rathītaras, twice-born associated with (that) field.
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SB 9 6.4
क्षुवतस्तु मनोर्जज्ञे इक्ष्वाकुर्घ्राणतः सुतः तस्य पुत्रशतज्येष्ठा विकुक्षिनिमिदण्डकाः
kṣuvatastu manorjajñe ikṣvākurghrāṇataḥ sutaḥ tasya putraśatajyeṣṭhā vikukṣinimidaṇḍakāḥ
From Manu, as he sneezed, was born Ikṣvāku, a son from his nostril. Of his hundred sons, the eldest were Vikukṣi, Nimi and Daṇḍaka.
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SB 9 6.5
तेषां पुरस्तादभवन्नार्यावर्ते नृपा नृप पञ्चविंशतिः पश्चाच् च त्रयो मध्ये ऽपरे ऽन्यतः
teṣāṃ purastādabhavannāryāvarte nṛpā nṛpa pañcaviṃśatiḥ paścāc ca trayo madhye 'pare 'nyataḥ
Of them, O king, twenty-five became kings in the eastern part of Āryāvarta, and three in the west, and others in the middle, and the rest elsewhere.
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SB 9 6.6
स एकदाष्टकाश्राद्धे इक्ष्वाकुः सुतमादिशत् मांसमानीयतां मेध्यं विकुक्षे गच्छ मा चिरम्
sa ekadāṣṭakāśrāddhe ikṣvākuḥ sutamādiśat māṃsamānīyatāṃ medhyaṃ vikukṣe gaccha mā ciram
Once, at the aṣṭakā-śrāddha, Ikṣvāku instructed his son: "Let pure meat be brought, Vikukṣi; go, delay not."
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SB 9 6.7
तथेति स वनं गत्वा मृगान् हत्वा क्रियार्हणान् श्रान्तो बुभुक्षितो वीरः शशं चाददपस्मृतिः
tatheti sa vanaṃ gatvā mṛgān hatvā kriyārhaṇān śrānto bubhukṣito vīraḥ śaśaṃ cādadapasmṛtiḥ
Saying "So be it," he went to the forest and killed animals fit for the rite; but, tired and hungry, the hero, forgetting himself, ate a hare.
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SB 9 6.8
शेषं निवेदयामास पित्रे तेन च तद्गुरुः चोदितः प्रोक्षणायाह दुष्टमेतदकर्मकम्
śeṣaṃ nivedayāmāsa pitre tena ca tadguruḥ coditaḥ prokṣaṇāyāha duṣṭametadakarmakam
He presented the remainder to his father, and by him the family preceptor, being urged to consecrate it, said: "This is spoiled, unfit for the rite."
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SB 9 6.9
ज्ञात्वा पुत्रस्य तत् कर्म गुरुणाभिहितं नृपः देशान् निःसारयामास सुतं त्यक्तविधिं रुषा
jñātvā putrasya tat karma guruṇābhihitaṃ nṛpaḥ deśān niḥsārayāmāsa sutaṃ tyaktavidhiṃ ruṣā
Learning of that deed of his son as told by the preceptor, the king in anger banished from the land his son, who had abandoned the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.10
स तु विप्रेण संवादं ज्ञापकेन समाचरन् त्यक्त्वा कलेवरं योगी स तेनावाप यत् परम्
sa tu vipreṇa saṃvādaṃ jñāpakena samācaran tyaktvā kalevaraṃ yogī sa tenāvāpa yat param
But he, carrying on a discourse with the brahmin who instructed (him), that yogī abandoned his body and thereby attained what is supreme.
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SB 9 6.11
पितर्युपरते ऽभ्येत्य विकुक्षिः पृथिवीमिमाम् शासदीजे हरिं यज्ञैः शशाद इति विश्रुतः
pitaryuparate 'bhyetya vikukṣiḥ pṛthivīmimām śāsadīje hariṃ yajñaiḥ śaśāda iti viśrutaḥ
When his father had passed away, Vikukṣi came and, ruling this earth, worshipped Hari with sacrifices; he was widely known as Śaśāda.
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SB 9 6.12
पुरञ्जयस्तस्य सुत इन्द्रवाह इतीरितः ककुत्स्थ इति चाप्युक्तः शृणु नामानि कर्मभिः
purañjayastasya suta indravāha itīritaḥ kakutstha iti cāpyuktaḥ śṛṇu nāmāni karmabhiḥ
His son was Purañjaya, who is (also) called Indravāha, and is likewise named Kakutstha. Hear (the reasons for) these names, (which come) from his deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.13
कृतान्त आसीत् समरो देवानां सह दानवैः पार्ष्णिग्राहो वृतो वीरो देवैर्दैत्यपराजितैः
kṛtānta āsīt samaro devānāṃ saha dānavaiḥ pārṣṇigrāho vṛto vīro devairdaityaparājitaiḥ
There was a destructive battle of the gods with the Dānavas; the hero was chosen by the gods, who had been defeated by the Daityas, as their rear-guard supporter.
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SB 9 6.14
वचनाद्देवदेवस्य विष्णोर्विश्वात्मनः प्रभोः वाहनत्वे वृतस्तस्य बभूवेन्द्रो महावृषः
vacanāddevadevasya viṣṇorviśvātmanaḥ prabhoḥ vāhanatve vṛtastasya babhūvendro mahāvṛṣaḥ
At the word of Viṣṇu, the god of gods, the Soul of the universe, the Lord, Indra was chosen to be his mount and became a great bull.
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SB 9 6.15
स सन्नद्धो धनुर्दिव्यमादाय विशिखान् छितान् स्तूयमानस्तमारुह्य युयुत्सुः ककुदि स्थितः
sa sannaddho dhanurdivyamādāya viśikhān chitān stūyamānastamāruhya yuyutsuḥ kakudi sthitaḥ
Armed, taking up his divine bow and sharpened arrows, being praised, and eager to fight, he mounted him and took his place on the hump.
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SB 9 6.16
तेजसाप्यायितो विष्णोः पुरुषस्य महात्मनः प्रतीच्यां दिशि दैत्यानां न्यरुणत् त्रिदशैः पुरम्
tejasāpyāyito viṣṇoḥ puruṣasya mahātmanaḥ pratīcyāṃ diśi daityānāṃ nyaruṇat tridaśaiḥ puram
Filled with the power of Viṣṇu, the great Person, he besieged, together with the thirty (gods), the city of the Daityas in the western quarter.
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SB 9 6.17
तैस्तस्य चाभूत् प्रधनं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् यमाय भल्लैरनयद्दैत्यान् अभिययुर्मृधे
taistasya cābhūt pradhanaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam yamāya bhallairanayaddaityān abhiyayurmṛdhe
And he had with them a tumultuous, hair-raising battle; with his broad-headed arrows he sent to Yama the Daityas who came at him in the fight.
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SB 9 6.18
तस्येषुपाताभिमुखं युगान्ताग्निमिवोल्बणम् विसृज्य दुद्रुवुर्दैत्या हन्यमानाः स्वमालयम्
tasyeṣupātābhimukhaṃ yugāntāgnimivolbaṇam visṛjya dudruvurdaityā hanyamānāḥ svamālayam
Releasing (their weapons) in the face of his arrow-fall, fierce as the fire at the end of an age, the Daityas, being slain, fled to their own dwelling.
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SB 9 6.19
जित्वा परं धनं सर्वं सस्त्रीकं वज्रपाणये प्रत्ययच्छत् स राजर्षिरिति नामभिराहृतः
jitvā paraṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ sastrīkaṃ vajrapāṇaye pratyayacchat sa rājarṣiriti nāmabhirāhṛtaḥ
Having conquered, he handed over to the wielder of the thunderbolt all the enemy's wealth together with the women; that royal sage was (thus) given these names.
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SB 9 6.20
पुरञ्जयस्य पुत्रो ऽभूदनेनास्तत्सुतः पृथुः विश्वगन्धिस्ततश्चन्द्रो युवनाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः
purañjayasya putro 'bhūdanenāstatsutaḥ pṛthuḥ viśvagandhistataścandro yuvanāśvastu tatsutaḥ
Purañjaya's son was Anenas; his son was Pṛthu, from him Viśvagandhi, then Candra, and Yuvanāśva was his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.21
श्रावस्तस्तत्सुतो येन श्रावस्ती निर्ममे पुरी बृहदश्वस्तु श्रावस्तिस्ततः कुवलयाश्वकः
śrāvastastatsuto yena śrāvastī nirmame purī bṛhadaśvastu śrāvastistataḥ kuvalayāśvakaḥ
His son was Śrāvasta, by whom the city Śrāvastī was built; and Śrāvasta's (son) was Bṛhadaśva, from him Kuvalayāśva.
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SB 9 6.22
यः प्रियार्थमुतङ्कस्य धुन्धुनामासुरं बली सुतानामेकविंशत्या सहस्रैरहनद्वृतः
yaḥ priyārthamutaṅkasya dhundhunāmāsuraṃ balī sutānāmekaviṃśatyā sahasrairahanadvṛtaḥ
He, the mighty one, for the sake of pleasing Utaṅka, surrounded by twenty-one thousand of his sons, slew the demon named Dhundhu.
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SB 9 6.23
धुन्धुमार इति ख्यातस्तत्सुतास्ते च जज्वलुः धुन्धोर्मुखाग्निना सर्वे त्रय एवावशेषिताः
dhundhumāra iti khyātastatsutāste ca jajvaluḥ dhundhormukhāgninā sarve traya evāvaśeṣitāḥ
He became renowned as Dhundhumāra; and those sons of his were all burnt up by the fire from Dhundhu's mouth—only three were left.
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SB 9 6.24
दृढाश्वः कपिलाश्वश्च भद्राश्व इति भारत दृढाश्वपुत्रो हर्यश्वो निकुम्भस्तत्सुतः स्मृतः
dṛḍhāśvaḥ kapilāśvaśca bhadrāśva iti bhārata dṛḍhāśvaputro haryaśvo nikumbhastatsutaḥ smṛtaḥ
(They were) Dṛḍhāśva, Kapilāśva and Bhadrāśva, O descendant of Bharata. Dṛḍhāśva's son was Haryaśva, and his son is said to be Nikumbha.
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SB 9 6.25
बहुलाश्वो निकुम्भस्य कृशाश्वो ऽथास्य सेनजित् युवनाश्वो ऽभवत् तस्य सो ऽनपत्यो वनं गतः
bahulāśvo nikumbhasya kṛśāśvo 'thāsya senajit yuvanāśvo 'bhavat tasya so 'napatyo vanaṃ gataḥ
Nikumbha's (son was) Bahulāśva, his Kṛśāśva, then Senajit; his son was Yuvanāśva, who, being childless, went to the forest.
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SB 9 6.26
भार्याशतेन निर्विण्ण ऋषयो ऽस्य कृपालवः इष्टिं स्म वर्तयां चक्रुरैन्द्रीं ते सुसमाहिताः
bhāryāśatena nirviṇṇa ṛṣayo 'sya kṛpālavaḥ iṣṭiṃ sma vartayāṃ cakruraindrīṃ te susamāhitāḥ
He was despondent, (though) with a hundred wives; the sages, being compassionate toward him and well concentrated, carried out a sacrifice to Indra.
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SB 9 6.27
राजा तद्यज्ञसदनं प्रविष्टो निशि तर्षितः दृष्ट्वा शयानान् विप्रांस्तान् पपौ मन्त्रजलं स्वयम्
rājā tadyajñasadanaṃ praviṣṭo niśi tarṣitaḥ dṛṣṭvā śayānān viprāṃstān papau mantrajalaṃ svayam
The king, entering that sacrificial hall at night and thirsty, seeing those brahmins asleep, himself drank the consecrated water.
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SB 9 6.28
उत्थितास्ते निशम्याथ व्युदकं कलशं प्रभो पप्रच्छुः कस्य कर्मेदं पीतं पुंसवनं जलम्
utthitāste niśamyātha vyudakaṃ kalaśaṃ prabho papracchuḥ kasya karmedaṃ pītaṃ puṃsavanaṃ jalam
Then, having risen and observed the pot empty of water, O lord, they asked: Whose deed is this? Who has drunk the water (charged) for the begetting of a son?
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SB 9 6.29
राज्ञा पीतं विदित्वा वै ईश्वरप्रहितेन ते ईश्वराय नमश्चक्रुरहो दैवबलं बलम्
rājñā pītaṃ viditvā vai īśvaraprahitena te īśvarāya namaścakruraho daivabalaṃ balam
Learning that it had indeed been drunk by the king, who was impelled by the Lord, they made obeisance to the Lord: Ah, the strength of fate is (the real) strength!
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SB 9 6.30
ततः काल उपावृत्ते कुक्षिं निर्भिद्य दक्षिणम् युवनाश्वस्य तनयश्चक्रवर्ती जजान ह
tataḥ kāla upāvṛtte kukṣiṃ nirbhidya dakṣiṇam yuvanāśvasya tanayaścakravartī jajāna ha
Then, when the time came, a son of Yuvanāśva—a universal emperor—was born, splitting open (his) right side.
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SB 9 6.31
कं धास्यति कुमारो ऽयं स्तन्ये रोरूयते भृशम् मां धाता वत्स मा रोदीरितीन्द्रो देशिनीमदात्
kaṃ dhāsyati kumāro 'yaṃ stanye rorūyate bhṛśam māṃ dhātā vatsa mā rodīritīndro deśinīmadāt
"Whom will this boy suck? He wails loudly for the breast." "I shall be the one to suckle (him); do not cry, child"—saying this, Indra gave (him) his forefinger.
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SB 9 6.32
न ममार पिता तस्य विप्रदेवप्रसादतः युवनाश्वो ऽथ तत्रैव तपसा सिद्धिमन्वगात्
na mamāra pitā tasya vipradevaprasādataḥ yuvanāśvo 'tha tatraiva tapasā siddhimanvagāt
His father did not die, by the favour of the brāhmaṇas and the gods; and Yuvanāśva then and there attained perfection through austerity.
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SB 9 6.33
त्रसद्दस्युरितीन्द्रो ऽङ्ग विदधे नाम यस्य वै यस्मात् त्रसन्ति ह्युद्विग्ना दस्यवो रावणादयः
trasaddasyuritīndro 'ṅga vidadhe nāma yasya vai yasmāt trasanti hyudvignā dasyavo rāvaṇādayaḥ
"Trasaddasyu"—such, dear one, was the name Indra bestowed on him, since from him the dasyus, Rāvaṇa and the rest, tremble in alarm.
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SB 9 6.34
यौवनाश्वो ऽथ मान्धाता चक्रवर्त्यवनीं प्रभुः सप्तद्वीपवतीमेकः शशासाच्युततेजसा
yauvanāśvo 'tha māndhātā cakravartyavanīṃ prabhuḥ saptadvīpavatīmekaḥ śaśāsācyutatejasā
Then Māndhātā, son of Yuvanāśva, an emperor and lord, alone ruled the earth with its seven continents by the power of Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.35
ईजे च यज्ञं क्रतुभिरात्मविद्भूरिदक्षिणैः सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्वात्मकमतीन्द्रियम्
īje ca yajñaṃ kratubhirātmavidbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ sarvadevamayaṃ devaṃ sarvātmakamatīndriyam
And, a knower of the Self, he worshipped with rites attended by abundant gifts the Lord of sacrifice, the god composed of all the gods, the Self of all, beyond the senses.
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SB 9 6.36
द्रव्यं मन्त्रो विधिर्यज्ञो यजमानस्तथर्त्विजः धर्मो देशश्च कालश्च सर्वमेतद्यदात्मकम्
dravyaṃ mantro vidhiryajño yajamānastathartvijaḥ dharmo deśaśca kālaśca sarvametadyadātmakam
The offering substance, the mantra, the injunction, the sacrifice, the sacrificer and likewise the priests, the dharma, the place and the time—all this has Him for its Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.37
यावत् सूर्य उदेति स्म यावच् च प्रतितिष्ठति तत् सर्वं यौवनाश्वस्य मान्धातुः क्षेत्रमुच्यते
yāvat sūrya udeti sma yāvac ca pratitiṣṭhati tat sarvaṃ yauvanāśvasya māndhātuḥ kṣetramucyate
As far as the sun rises and as far as it sets—all that is called the domain of Māndhātā, son of Yuvanāśva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.38
शशबिन्दोर्दुहितरि बिन्दुमत्यामधान् नृपः पुरुकुत्समम्बरीषं मुचुकुन्दं च योगिनम् तेषां स्वसारः पञ्चाशत् सौभरिं वव्रिरे पतिम्
śaśabindorduhitari bindumatyāmadhān nṛpaḥ purukutsamambarīṣaṃ mucukundaṃ ca yoginam teṣāṃ svasāraḥ pañcāśat saubhariṃ vavrire patim
In Bindumatī, the daughter of Śaśabindu, the king begot Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda the yogī; their fifty sisters chose Saubhari as husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.39
यमुनान्तर्जले मग्नस्तप्यमानः परं तपः निर्वृतिं मीनराजस्य दृष्ट्वा मैथुनधर्मिणः
yamunāntarjale magnastapyamānaḥ paraṃ tapaḥ nirvṛtiṃ mīnarājasya dṛṣṭvā maithunadharmiṇaḥ
Sunk in the water within the Yamunā, practising extreme austerity, having seen the delight of a king of fishes engaged in mating—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.40
जातस्पृहो नृपं विप्रः कन्यामेकामयाचत सो ऽप्याह गृह्यतां ब्रह्मन् कामं कन्या स्वयंवरे
jātaspṛho nṛpaṃ vipraḥ kanyāmekāmayācata so 'pyāha gṛhyatāṃ brahman kāmaṃ kanyā svayaṃvare
desire having arisen (in him), the brāhmaṇa asked the king for one girl; and he replied, "Let a girl be taken as you wish, brahmin, at her own choosing."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.41
स विचिन्त्याप्रियं स्त्रीणां जरठो ऽहमसन्मतः वलीपलित एजत्क इत्यहं प्रत्युदाहृतः
sa vicintyāpriyaṃ strīṇāṃ jaraṭho 'hamasanmataḥ valīpalita ejatka ityahaṃ pratyudāhṛtaḥ
He reflected: "I am aged, displeasing to women, held to be no good—wrinkled, grey-haired, with a trembling head; on such grounds I shall be turned away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.42
साधयिष्ये तथात्मानं सुरस्त्रीणामभीप्सितम् किं पुनर्मनुजेन्द्राणामिति व्यवसितः प्रभुः
sādhayiṣye tathātmānaṃ surastrīṇāmabhīpsitam kiṃ punarmanujendrāṇāmiti vyavasitaḥ prabhuḥ
"Then I shall make my body such as is desired even by the women of the gods—what to speak of (the daughters) of kings of men": so the (yogic) master resolved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.43
मुनिः प्रवेशितः क्षत्रा कन्यान्तःपुरमृद्धिमत् वृतः स राजकन्याभिरेकं पञ्चाशता वरः
muniḥ praveśitaḥ kṣatrā kanyāntaḥpuramṛddhimat vṛtaḥ sa rājakanyābhirekaṃ pañcāśatā varaḥ
The sage was brought by the chamberlain into the opulent inner quarters of the maidens; he alone was chosen as bridegroom by the fifty princesses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.44
तासां कलिरभूद्भूयांस्तदर्थे ऽपोह्य सौहृदम् ममानुरूपो नायं व इति तद्गतचेतसाम्
tāsāṃ kalirabhūdbhūyāṃstadarthe 'pohya sauhṛdam mamānurūpo nāyaṃ va iti tadgatacetasām
He, the master of many hymns, together with them—in houses with priceless appointments, (a state) unattainable through the splendour of austerity, amid varied gardens and lakes of clear water and fragrant groves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 6.45
स बह्वृचस्ताभिरपारणीय तपःश्रियानर्घ्यपरिच्छदेषु गृहेषु नानोपवनामलाम्भः सरःसु सौगन्धिककाननेषु
sa bahvṛcastābhirapāraṇīya tapaḥśriyānarghyaparicchadeṣu gṛheṣu nānopavanāmalāmbhaḥ saraḥsu saugandhikakānaneṣu
with costly beds, seats, garments, and ornaments, with baths, unguents, food, and garlands, amid well-adorned women and men, and amid singing birds, bees, and bards—he took his pleasure constantly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.46
महार्हशय्यासनवस्त्रभूषण स्नानानुलेपाभ्यवहारमाल्यकैः स्वलङ्कृतस्त्रीपुरुषेषु नित्यदा रेमे ऽनुगायद्द्विजभृङ्गवन्दिषु
mahārhaśayyāsanavastrabhūṣaṇa snānānulepābhyavahāramālyakaiḥ svalaṅkṛtastrīpuruṣeṣu nityadā reme 'nugāyaddvijabhṛṅgavandiṣu
But when the lord of the seven-continent earth surveyed that household life, he was astonished and gave up his pride, which had come of imperial splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.47
यद्गार्हस्थ्यं तु संवीक्ष्य सप्तद्वीपवतीपतिः विस्मितः स्तम्भमजहात् सार्वभौमश्रियान्वितम्
yadgārhasthyaṃ tu saṃvīkṣya saptadvīpavatīpatiḥ vismitaḥ stambhamajahāt sārvabhaumaśriyānvitam
Thus delighting in his houses, indulging the objects of sense with manifold pleasures, he was not satisfied—like fire with drops of ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.48
एवं गृहेष्व् अभिरतो विषयान् विविधैः सुखैः सेवमानो न चातुष्यदाज्यस्तोकैरिवानलः
evaṃ gṛheṣv abhirato viṣayān vividhaiḥ sukhaiḥ sevamāno na cātuṣyadājyastokairivānalaḥ
Once, as he sat, that teacher of the Bahvṛcas saw his own self-degradation, which had arisen from association with the fish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.49
स कदाचिदुपासीन आत्मापह्नवमात्मनः ददर्श बह्वृचाचार्यो मीनसङ्गसमुत्थितम्
sa kadācidupāsīna ātmāpahnavamātmanaḥ dadarśa bahvṛcācāryo mīnasaṅgasamutthitam
Once, while seated, he — a teacher of the Bahvṛcas (Ṛgvedins) — saw the ruin of his own self, arisen from his association with the fish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.50
अहो इमं पश्यत मे विनाशं तपस्विनः सच्चरितव्रतस्य अन्तर्जले वारिचरप्रसङ्गात् प्रच्यावितं ब्रह्म चिरं धृतं यत्
aho imaṃ paśyata me vināśaṃ tapasvinaḥ saccaritavratasya antarjale vāricaraprasaṅgāt pracyāvitaṃ brahma ciraṃ dhṛtaṃ yat
"Alas, look at this ruin of mine, an ascetic vowed to right conduct — in the midst of the water, through contact with a creature of the waters, the celibacy I had held for so long has been made to fall away."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.51
सङ्गं त्यजेत मिथुनव्रतीनां मुमुक्षुः सर्वात्मना न विसृजेद्बहिरिन्द्रियाणि अम्प्;एकश्चरन् रहसि चित्तमनन्त ईशे युञ्जीत तद्व्रतिषु साधुषु चेत् प्रसङ्गः
saṅgaṃ tyajeta mithunavratīnāṃ mumukṣuḥ sarvātmanā na visṛjedbahirindriyāṇi ekaścaran rahasi cittamananta īśe yuñjīta tadvratiṣu sādhuṣu cet prasaṅgaḥ
One who desires liberation should give up association with those devoted to sexual coupling; he should not let the outer senses loose; wandering alone in a secluded place, he should yoke the mind to the infinite Lord; and if there is to be association, let it be with holy men of that same vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.52
एकस्तपस्व्यहमथाम्भसि मत्स्यसङ्गात् पञ्चाशदासमुत पञ्चसहस्रसर्गः एकस्तपस्व्यहमथाम्भसि मत्स्यसङ्गात् पञ्चाशदासमुत पञ्चसहस्रसर्गः नान्तं व्रजाम्युभयकृत्यमनोरथानां मायागुणैर्हृतमतिर्विषये ऽर्थभावः
ekastapasvyahamathāmbhasi matsyasaṅgāt pañcāśadāsamuta pañcasahasrasargaḥ ekastapasvyahamathāmbhasi matsyasaṅgāt pañcāśadāsamuta pañcasahasrasargaḥ nāntaṃ vrajāmyubhayakṛtyamanorathānāṃ māyāguṇairhṛtamatirviṣaye 'rthabhāvaḥ
"I was a single ascetic; then, in the water, through contact with a fish I became fifty, and moreover a brood of five thousand. I was a single ascetic; then, in the water, through contact with a fish I became fifty, and moreover a brood of five thousand. I do not reach the end of the wishes concerning the duties of both (states of life); my understanding stolen away by the qualities of māyā, I take sense objects to be the real good."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 6.53
एवं वसन् गृहे कालं विरक्तो न्यासमास्थितः वनं जगामानुययुस्तत्पत्न्यः पतिदेवताः
evaṃ vasan gṛhe kālaṃ virakto nyāsamāsthitaḥ vanaṃ jagāmānuyayustatpatnyaḥ patidevatāḥ
Dwelling thus at home for a time, he grew detached and took up renunciation; he went to the forest, and his wives, to whom their husband was their god, followed after him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.54
तत्र तप्त्वा तपस्तीक्ष्णमात्मदर्शनमात्मवान् सहैवाग्निभिरात्मानं युयोज परमात्मनि
tatra taptvā tapastīkṣṇamātmadarśanamātmavān sahaivāgnibhirātmānaṃ yuyoja paramātmani
There, having performed severe austerity leading to vision of the self, self-possessed, he joined himself, together with the (sacrificial) fires, to the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 6.55
ताः स्वपत्युर्महाराज निरीक्ष्याध्यात्मिकीं गतिम् अन्वीयुस्तत्प्रभावेण अग्निं शान्तमिवार्चिषः
tāḥ svapatyurmahārāja nirīkṣyādhyātmikīṃ gatim anvīyustatprabhāveṇa agniṃ śāntamivārciṣaḥ
They, O great king, having seen the spiritual course of their husband, followed after him by his power, as flames follow a fire that has gone out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition