Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 8
SB 9 8.1
श्रीशुक उवाच हरितो रोहितसुतश्चम्पस्तस्माद्विनिर्मिता चम्पापुरी सुदेवो ऽतो विजयो यस्य चात्मजः
śrīśuka uvāca harito rohitasutaścampastasmādvinirmitā campāpurī sudevo 'to vijayo yasya cātmajaḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Harita was Rohita's son; from him Campa, by whom the city Campāpurī was built; from him Sudeva, whose son was Vijaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.2
भरुकस्तत्सुतस्तस्माद्वृकस्तस्यापि बाहुकः सो ऽरिभिर्हृतभू राजा सभार्यो वनमाविशत्
bharukastatsutastasmādvṛkastasyāpi bāhukaḥ so 'ribhirhṛtabhū rājā sabhāryo vanamāviśat
Bharuka was his son; from him Vṛka; and his son was Bāhuka. That king, his land taken away by enemies, entered the forest with his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.3
वृद्धं तं पञ्चतां प्राप्तं महिष्यनुमरिष्यती और्वेण जानतात्मानं प्रजावन्तं निवारिता
vṛddhaṃ taṃ pañcatāṃ prāptaṃ mahiṣyanumariṣyatī aurveṇa jānatātmānaṃ prajāvantaṃ nivāritā
When he, being old, had met his death, the chief queen was about to follow him in death, but she was prevented by Aurva, who knew that she was carrying a child.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.4
आज्ञायास्यै सपत्नीभिर्गरो दत्तो ऽन्धसा सह सह तेनैव सञ्जातः सगराख्यो महायशाः
ājñāyāsyai sapatnībhirgaro datto 'ndhasā saha saha tenaiva sañjātaḥ sagarākhyo mahāyaśāḥ
Learning of this, the co-wives gave her poison along with her food; and along with that very poison was born the greatly renowned one called Sagara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.5
सगरश्चक्रवर्त्यासीत् सागरो यत्सुतैः कृतः यस्तालजङ्घान् यवनाञ् छकान् हैहयबर्बरान्
sagaraścakravartyāsīt sāgaro yatsutaiḥ kṛtaḥ yastālajaṅghān yavanāñ chakān haihayabarbarān
Sagara was a universal emperor, and by his sons the ocean (sāgara) was made. He (spared) the Tālajaṅghas, the Yavanas, the Śakas, the Haihayas and the Barbaras—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.6
नावधीद्गुरुवाक्येन चक्रे विकृतवेषिणः मुण्डान् छ्मश्रुधरान् कांश्चिन् मुक्तकेशार्धमुण्डितान्
nāvadhīdguruvākyena cakre vikṛtaveṣiṇaḥ muṇḍān chmaśrudharān kāṃścin muktakeśārdhamuṇḍitān
—he did not kill them, on his teacher's word, but made them wearers of odd dress: shaven-headed, some wearing moustaches, some with loose hair and half-shaven heads,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.7
अनन्तर्वाससः कांश्चिदबहिर्वाससो ऽपरान् सो ऽश्वमेधैरयजत सर्ववेदसुरात्मकम्
anantarvāsasaḥ kāṃścidabahirvāsaso 'parān so 'śvamedhairayajata sarvavedasurātmakam
some without an inner garment, others without an outer garment. He, by horse-sacrifices, worshipped him who is the Self of all the Vedas and of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.8
और्वोपदिष्टयोगेन हरिमात्मानमीश्वरम् तस्योत्सृष्टं पशुं यज्ञे जहाराश्वं पुरन्दरः
aurvopadiṣṭayogena harimātmānamīśvaram tasyotsṛṣṭaṃ paśuṃ yajñe jahārāśvaṃ purandaraḥ
(He worshipped) Hari, the Self, the Lord, by the yoga taught by Aurva; but Purandara (Indra) carried off the horse, the sacrificial animal that had been released by him in the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.9
सुमत्यास्तनया दृप्ताः पितुरादेशकारिणः हयमन्वेषमाणास्ते समन्तान् न्यखनन् महीम्
sumatyāstanayā dṛptāḥ piturādeśakāriṇaḥ hayamanveṣamāṇāste samantān nyakhanan mahīm
The sons of Sumati, arrogant, carrying out their father's command, searching for the horse, dug up the earth on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.10
प्रागुदीच्यां दिशि हयं ददृशुः कपिलान्तिके एष वाजिहरश्चौर आस्ते मीलितलोचनः
prāgudīcyāṃ diśi hayaṃ dadṛśuḥ kapilāntike eṣa vājiharaścaura āste mīlitalocanaḥ
In the north-eastern direction they saw the horse near Kapila: "Here is the thief who stole the horse, sitting with his eyes closed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.11
हन्यतां हन्यतां पाप इति षष्टिसहस्रिणः उदायुधा अभिययुरुन्मिमेष तदा मुनिः
hanyatāṃ hanyatāṃ pāpa iti ṣaṣṭisahasriṇaḥ udāyudhā abhiyayurunmimeṣa tadā muniḥ
"Kill him, kill him, the wicked one!" — thus the sixty thousand rushed upon (him) with weapons raised; then the sage opened his eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.12
स्वशरीराग्निना तावन् महेन्द्रहृतचेतसः महद्व्यतिक्रमहता भस्मसादभवन् क्षणात्
svaśarīrāgninā tāvan mahendrahṛtacetasaḥ mahadvyatikramahatā bhasmasādabhavan kṣaṇāt
Then, their minds stolen away by great Indra, struck down by their transgression against a great one, they were reduced to ashes in an instant by the fire of their own bodies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.13
न साधुवादो मुनिकोपभर्जिता नृपेन्द्रपुत्रा इति सत्त्वधामनि कथं तमो रोषमयं विभाव्यते जगत्पवित्रात्मनि खे रजो भुवः
na sādhuvādo munikopabharjitā nṛpendraputrā iti sattvadhāmani kathaṃ tamo roṣamayaṃ vibhāvyate jagatpavitrātmani khe rajo bhuvaḥ
It is not the word of the good that the sons of the king of kings were burnt up by the sage's anger; how could darkness consisting of wrath be imagined in one who is the abode of goodness, in one whose very self purifies the world — (like) the dust of the earth in the sky?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.14
यस्येरिता साङ्ख्यमयी दृढेह नौर् यया मुमुक्षुस्तरते दुरत्ययम् भवार्णवं मृत्युपथं विपश्चितः परात्मभूतस्य कथं पृथङ्मतिः
yasyeritā sāṅkhyamayī dṛḍheha naur yayā mumukṣustarate duratyayam bhavārṇavaṃ mṛtyupathaṃ vipaścitaḥ parātmabhūtasya kathaṃ pṛthaṅmatiḥ
By whom the firm ship made of Sāṅkhya was set forth here, by which one seeking release crosses the hard-to-cross ocean of existence, the road of death — how could there be a divided (partial) mind in that wise one who has become the Supreme Self?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.15
यो ऽसमञ्जस इत्युक्तः स केशिन्या नृपात्मजः तस्य पुत्रो ऽंशुमान् नाम पितामहहिते रतः
yo 'samañjasa ityuktaḥ sa keśinyā nṛpātmajaḥ tasya putro 'ṃśumān nāma pitāmahahite rataḥ
He who was called Asamañjasa was the son of that king by Keśinī; his son was named Aṃśumān, devoted to the welfare of his grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.16
असमञ्जस आत्मानं दर्शयन्नसमञ्जसम् जातिस्मरः पुरा सङ्गाद्योगी योगाद्विचालितः
asamañjasa ātmānaṃ darśayannasamañjasam jātismaraḥ purā saṅgādyogī yogādvicālitaḥ
Asamañjasa showed himself to be unfit (asamañjasa); remembering his former birth, he had been a yogī, but was shaken from yoga by attachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.17
आचरन् गर्हितं लोके ज्ञातीनां कर्म विप्रियम् सरय्वां क्रीडतो बालान् प्रास्यदुद्वेजयन् जनम्
ācaran garhitaṃ loke jñātīnāṃ karma vipriyam sarayvāṃ krīḍato bālān prāsyadudvejayan janam
Practising conduct blamed in the world and displeasing to his kinsmen, he threw children who were playing into the Sarayū, terrifying the people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.18
एवं वृत्तः परित्यक्तः पित्रा स्नेहमपोह्य वै योगैश्वर्येण बालांस्तान् दर्शयित्वा ततो ययौ
evaṃ vṛttaḥ parityaktaḥ pitrā snehamapohya vai yogaiśvaryeṇa bālāṃstān darśayitvā tato yayau
Behaving thus, he was abandoned by his father, who cast off his affection; then, having shown those boys (alive again) by the power of yoga, he departed from there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.19
अयोध्यावासिनः सर्वे बालकान् पुनरागतान् दृष्ट्वा विसिस्मिरे राजन् राजा चाप्यन्वतप्यत
ayodhyāvāsinaḥ sarve bālakān punarāgatān dṛṣṭvā visismire rājan rājā cāpyanvatapyata
All the inhabitants of Ayodhyā, seeing the boys returned again, were amazed, O king, and the king too felt remorse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.20
अंशुमांश्चोदितो राज्ञा तुरगान्वेषणे ययौ पितृव्यखातानुपथं भस्मान्ति ददृशे हयम्
aṃśumāṃścodito rājñā turagānveṣaṇe yayau pitṛvyakhātānupathaṃ bhasmānti dadṛśe hayam
Aṃśumān, urged by the king, went out in search of the horse; following the path dug out by his uncles, he saw the horse beside the ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.21
तत्रासीनं मुनिं वीक्ष्य कपिलाख्यमधोक्षजम् अस्तौत् समाहितमनाः प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतो महान्
tatrāsīnaṃ muniṃ vīkṣya kapilākhyamadhokṣajam astaut samāhitamanāḥ prāñjaliḥ praṇato mahān
Seeing the sage seated there, named Kapila, (who was) Adhokṣaja, that great one, with mind collected, palms joined, bowing down, praised (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.22
अंशुमान् उवाच न पश्यति त्वां परमात्मनो ऽजनो न बुध्यते ऽद्यापि समाधियुक्तिभिः कुतो ऽपरे तस्य मनःशरीरधी विसर्गसृष्टा वयमप्रकाशाः
aṃśumān uvāca na paśyati tvāṃ paramātmano 'jano na budhyate 'dyāpi samādhiyuktibhiḥ kuto 'pare tasya manaḥśarīradhī visargasṛṣṭā vayamaprakāśāḥ
Aṃśumān said: The unborn one (Brahmā), born of the Supreme Self, does not see you, and even today does not understand you by the methods of samādhi; how much less others — we, unillumined, produced by the emission of his mind, body and intellect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 8.23
ये देहभाजस्त्रिगुणप्रधाना गुणान् विपश्यन्त्युत वा तमश्च यन्मायया मोहितचेतसस्त्वां विदुः स्वसंस्थं न बहिःप्रकाशाः
ye dehabhājastriguṇapradhānā guṇān vipaśyantyuta vā tamaśca yanmāyayā mohitacetasastvāṃ viduḥ svasaṃsthaṃ na bahiḥprakāśāḥ
Those embodied beings in whom the three qualities predominate perceive (only) the qualities, or else darkness; but those whose minds are bewildered by your māyā — do they know you, who abide in yourself, they not being illumined outwardly?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 8.24
तं त्वां अहं ज्ञानघनं स्वभाव प्रध्वस्तमायागुणभेदमोहैः सनन्दनाद्यैर्मुनिभिर्विभाव्यं कथं विमूढः परिभावयामि
taṃ tvāṃ ahaṃ jñānaghanaṃ svabhāva pradhvastamāyāguṇabhedamohaiḥ sanandanādyairmunibhirvibhāvyaṃ kathaṃ vimūḍhaḥ paribhāvayāmi
How, being utterly deluded, can I contemplate you, that mass of knowledge, who are to be meditated upon by sages such as Sanandana whose delusion regarding māyā, the qualities and distinctions has been destroyed by their very nature?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.25
प्रशान्त मायागुणकर्मलिङ्गम् अनामरूपं सदसद्विमुक्तम् ज्ञानोपदेशाय गृहीतदेहं नमामहे त्वां पुरुषं पुराणम्
praśānta māyāguṇakarmaliṅgam anāmarūpaṃ sadasadvimuktam jñānopadeśāya gṛhītadehaṃ namāmahe tvāṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇam
O tranquil one, whose mark is (beyond) māyā, the qualities and action, without name and form, free of the existent and the non-existent, who have assumed a body in order to teach knowledge — we bow to you, the ancient Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.26
त्वन्मायारचिते लोके वस्तुबुद्ध्या गृहादिषु भ्रमन्ति कामलोभेर्ष्या मोहविभ्रान्तचेतसः
tvanmāyāracite loke vastubuddhyā gṛhādiṣu bhramanti kāmalobherṣyā mohavibhrāntacetasaḥ
In the world fashioned by your māyā, taking houses and the rest to be real, (people) wander about, their minds bewildered by delusion, lust, greed and envy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.27
अद्य नः सर्वभूतात्मन् कामकर्मेन्द्रियाशयः मोहपाशो दृढश्छिन्नो भगवंस्तव दर्शनात्
adya naḥ sarvabhūtātman kāmakarmendriyāśayaḥ mohapāśo dṛḍhaśchinno bhagavaṃstava darśanāt
Today, O Self of all beings, our firm noose of delusion, which rests on desire, action and the senses, has been cut, O Lord, by the sight of you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.28
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्थं गीतानुभावस्तं भगवान् कपिलो मुनिः अंशुमन्तमुवाचेदमनुग्राह्य धिया नृप
śrīśuka uvāca itthaṃ gītānubhāvastaṃ bhagavān kapilo muniḥ aṃśumantamuvācedamanugrāhya dhiyā nṛpa
Śrī Śuka said: Thus praised in his glory, the Lord, the sage Kapila, wishing to show favour, said this to Aṃśumān with (kindly) thought, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.29
श्रीभगवान् उवाच अश्वो ऽयं नीयतां वत्स पितामहपशुस्तव इमे च पितरो दग्धा गङ्गाम्भो ऽर्हन्ति नेतरत्
śrībhagavān uvāca aśvo 'yaṃ nīyatāṃ vatsa pitāmahapaśustava ime ca pitaro dagdhā gaṅgāmbho 'rhanti netarat
The Blessed Lord said: Let this horse be led away, my child; it is the sacrificial animal of your grandfather. And these your forefathers, burnt (to ashes), can be redeemed only by the water of the Gaṅgā, by nothing else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.30
तं परिक्रम्य शिरसा प्रसाद्य हयमानयत् सगरस्तेन पशुना यज्ञशेषं समापयत्
taṃ parikramya śirasā prasādya hayamānayat sagarastena paśunā yajñaśeṣaṃ samāpayat
Having circumambulated him and propitiated him with (a bow of) his head, he brought the horse; with that sacrificial animal Sagara completed the remainder of the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 8.31
राज्यमंशुमते न्यस्य निःस्पृहो मुक्तबन्धनः और्वोपदिष्टमार्गेण लेभे गतिमनुत्तमाम्
rājyamaṃśumate nyasya niḥspṛho muktabandhanaḥ aurvopadiṣṭamārgeṇa lebhe gatimanuttamām
Having entrusted the kingdom to Aṃśumān, free of desire and released from bondage, by the path taught by Aurva he attained the highest destination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition