> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 2
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

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> > The Cosmic Manifestation

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> > Chapter Seven: Scheduled Incarnations with Specific Functions

> > TEXT 1

> > brahmovâca

> > yatrodyatah kshiti-taloddharanâya bibhrat

> > kraudîm tanum sakala-yajn'a-mayîm anantah

> > antar-mahârnava upâgatam âdi-daityam

> > tam damshthrayâdrim iva vajra-dharo dadâra

> > brahmâ uvâca--Lord Brahmâ said; yatra--at that time (when); udyatah--attempted; kshiti-tala--the planet earth; uddharanâya--for the matter of lifting; bibhrat--assumed; kraudîm--pastimes; tanum--form; sakala--total; yajn'a-mayîm--all-inclusive sacrifices; anantah--the Unlimited; antar--within the universe; mahâ-arnave--the great Garbha Ocean; upâgatam--having arrived at; âdi--the first; daityam--demon; tam--him; damshthrayâ--by the tusk; adrim--the flying mountains; iva--like; vajra-dharah--the controller of the thunderbolts; dadâra--pierced.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahmâ said: When the unlimitedly powerful Lord assumed the form of a boar as a pastime, just to lift the planet earth, which was drowned in the great ocean of the universe called the Garbhodaka, the first demon [Hiranyâksha] appeared, and the Lord pierced him with His tusk.

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> > TEXT 2

> > jâto rucer ajanayat suyamân suyajn'a

> > âkûti-sûnur amarân atha dakshinâyâm

> > loka-trayasya mahatîm aharad yad ârtim

> > svâyambhuvena manunâ harir ity anûktah

> > jâtah--was born; ruceh--of the wife of Prajâpati; ajanayat--gave birth; suyamân--headed by Suyama; suyajn'ah--Suyajn'a; âkûti-sûnuh--of the son of Âkûti; amarân--the demigods; atha--thus; dakshinâyâm--unto the wife of the name Dakshinâ; loka--the planetary systems; trayasya--of the three; mahatîm--very great; aharat--diminished; yat--all those; ârtim--distresses; svâyambhuvena--by the Manu named Svâyambhuva; manunâ--by the father of mankind; harih--Hari; iti--thus; anûktah--named.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Prajâpati first begot Suyajn'a, in the womb of his wife Âkûti, and then Suyajn'a begot demigods, headed by Suyama, in the womb of his wife Daksina. Suyajn'a, as the Indradeva, diminished very great miseries in the three planetary systems [upper, lower and intermediate], and because he so diminished the miseries of the universe, he was later called Hari by the great father of mankind, namely Svâyambhuva Manu.

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> > TEXT 3

> > jajn'e ca kardama-grihe dvija devahûtyâm

> > strîbhih samam navabhir âtma-gatim sva-mâtre

> > ûce yayâtma-s'amalam guna-sanga-pankam

> > asmin vidhûya kapilasya gatim prapede

> > jajn'e--took birth; ca--also; kardama--the Prajâpati named Kardama; grihe--in the house of; dvija--o brâhmana; devahûtyâm--in the womb of Devahûti; strîbhih--by women; samam--accompanied by; navabhih--by nine; âtma-gatim--spiritual realization; sva-mâtre--unto His own mother; ûce--uttered; yayâ--by which; âtma-s'amalam--coverings of the spirit soul; guna-sanga--associated with the modes of nature; pankam--mud; asmin--this very life; vidhûya--being washed off; kapilasya--of Lord Kapila; gatim--liberation; prapede--achieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord then appeared as the Kapila incarnation, being the son of the prajâpati brâhmana Kardama and his wife, Devahûti, along with nine other women [sisters]. He spoke to His mother about self-realization, by which, in that very lifetime, she became fully cleansed of the mud of the material modes and thereby achieved liberation, the path of Kapila.

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> > TEXT 4

> > atrer apatyam abhikânkshata âha tushtho

> > datto mayâham iti yad bhagavân sa dattah

> > yat-pâda-pankaja-parâga-pavitra-dehâ

> > yogarddhim âpur ubhayîm yadu-haihayâdyâh

> > atreh--of the sage Atri; apatyam--issue; abhikânkshatah--having prayed for; âha--said it; tushthah--being satisfied; dattah--given over; mayâ--by me; aham--myself; iti--thus; yat--because; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; sah--He; dattah--Dattâtreya; yat-pâda--one whose feet; pankaja--lotus; parâga--dust; pavitra--purified; dehâh--body; yoga--mystic; riddhim--opulence; âpuh--got; ubhayîm--for both the worlds; yadu--the father of the Yadu dynasty; haihaya-âdyâh--and others, like King Haihaya.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Atri prayed for offspring, and the Lord, being satisfied with him, promised to incarnate as Atri's son, Dattâtreya [Datta, the son of Atri]. And by the grace of the lotus feet of the Lord, many Yadus, Haihayas, etc., became so purified that they obtained both material and spiritual blessings.

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> > TEXT 5

> > taptam tapo vividha-loka-sisrikshayâ me

> > âdau sanât sva-tapasah sa catuh-sano 'bhût

> > prâk-kalpa-samplava-vinashtham ihâtma-tattvam

> > samyag jagâda munayo yad acakshatâtman

> > taptam--having undergone austerities; tapah--penance; vividha-loka--different planetary systems; sisrikshayâ--desiring to create; me--of mine; âdau--at first; sanât--from the Personality of Godhead; sva-tapasah--by dint of my own penances; sah--He (the Lord); catuh-sanah--the four bachelors named Sanat-kumâra, Sanaka, Sanandana and Sanâtana; abhût--appeared; prâk--previous; kalpa--creation; samplava--in the inundation; vinashtham--devastated; iha--in this material world; âtma--the spirit; tattvam--truth; samyak--in complete; jagâda--became manifested; munayah--sages; yat--that which; acakshata--saw clearly; âtman--the spirit.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To create different planetary systems I had to undergo austerities and penance, and the Lord, thus being pleased with me, incarnated in four sanas [Sanaka, Sanat-kumâra, Sanandana and Sanâtana]. In the previous creation the spiritual truth was devastated, but the four sanas explained it so nicely that the truth at once became clearly perceived by the sages.

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> > TEXT 6

> > dharmasya daksha-duhitary ajanishtha mûrtyâm

> > nârâyano nara iti sva-tapah-prabhâvah

> > drishthvâtmano bhagavato niyamâvalopam

> > devyas tv ananga-pritanâ ghathitum na s'ekuh

> > dharmasya--of Dharma (the controller of religious principles); daksha--Daksha, one of the Prajâpatis; duhitari--unto the daughter; ajanishtha--took birth; mûrtyâm--of the name Mûrti; nârâyanah--Nârâyana; narah--Nara; iti--thus; sva-tapah--personal penances; prabhâvah--strength; drishthvâ--by seeing; âtmanah--of His own; bhagavatah--of the Personality of Godhead; niyama-avalopam--breaking the vow; devyah--celestial beauties; tu--but; ananga-pritanâh--companion of Cupid; ghathitum--tohappen; na--never; s'ekuh--made possible.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To exhibit His personal way of austerity and penance, He appeared in twin forms as Nârâyana and Nara in the womb of Mûrti, the wife of Dharma and the daughter of Daksha. Celestial beauties, the companions of Cupid, went to try to break His vows, but they were unsuccessful, for they saw that many beauties like them were emanating from Him, the Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 7

> > kâmam dahanti kritino nanu rosha-drishthyâ

> > rosham dahantam uta te na dahanty asahyam

> > so 'yam yad antaram alam pravis'an bibheti

> > kâmah katham nu punar asya manah s'rayeta

> > kâmam--lust; dahanti--chastise; kritinah--great stalwarts; nanu--but; rosha-drishthyâ--by wrathful glance; rosham--wrath; dahantam--being overwhelmed; uta--although; te--they; na--cannot; dahanti--subjugate; asahyam--intolerable; sah--that; ayam--Him; yat--because; antaram--within; alam--however; pravis'an--entering; bibheti--is afraid of; kâmah--lust; katham--how; nu--as a matter of fact; punah--again; asya--His; manah--mind; s'rayeta--take shelter of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Great stalwarts like Lord S'iva can, by their wrathful glances, overcome lust and vanquish him, yet they cannot be free from the overwhelming effects of their own wrath. Such wrath can never enter into the heart of Him [the Lord], who is above all this. So how can lust take shelter in His mind?

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> > TEXT 8

> > viddhah sapatny-udita-patribhir anti râjn'o

> > bâlo 'pi sann upagatas tapase vanâni

> > tasmâ adâd dhruva-gatim grinate prasanno

> > divyâh stuvanti munayo yad upary-adhastât

> > viddhah--pinched by; sapatni--a co-wife; udita--uttered by; patribhih--by sharp words; anti--just before; râjn'ah--of the king; bâlah--a boy; api--although; san--being so; upagatah--took to; tapase--severe penances; vanâni--in a great forest; tasmai--therefore; adât--gave as a reward; dhruva-gatim--a path to the Dhruva planet; grinate--on being prayed for; prasannah--being satisfied; divyâh--denizens of higher planets; stuvanti--do pray; munayah--great sages; yat--thereupon; upari--up; adhastât--down.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Being insulted by sharp words spoken by the co-wife of the king, even in his presence, Prince Dhruva, though only a boy, took to severe penances in the forest. And the Lord, being satisfied by his prayer, awarded him the Dhruva planet, which is worshiped by great sages, both upward and downward.

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> > TEXT 9

> > yad venam utpatha-gatam dvija-vâkya-vajra-

> > nishplushtha-paurusha-bhagam niraye patantam

> > trâtvârthito jagati putra-padam ca lebhe

> > dugdhâ vasûni vasudhâ sakalâni yena

> > yat--when; venam--unto King Vena; utpatha-gatam--going astray from the righteous path; dvija--of the brâhmanas; vâkya--words of cursing; vajra--thunderbolt; nishplushtha--being burnt by; paurusha--great deeds; bhagam--opulence; niraye--into hell; patantam--going down; trâtvâ-by delivering; arthitah--so being prayed for; jagati--on the world; putra-padam--the position of the son; ca--as well as; lebhe--achieved; dugdhâ-exploited; vasûni--produce; vasudhâ--the earth; sakalâni--all kinds of; yena--by whom.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Vena went astray from the path of righteousness, and the brâhmanas chastised him by the thunderbolt curse. By this King Vena was burnt with his good deeds and opulence and was en route to hell. The Lord, by His causeless mercy, descended as his son, by the name of Prithu, delivered the condemned King Vena from hell, and exploited the earth by drawing all kinds of crops as produce.

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> > TEXT 10

> > nâbher asâv rishabha âsa sudevi-sûnur

> > yo vai cacâra sama-drig jada-yoga-caryâm

> > yat pâramahamsyam rishayah padam âmananti

> > svasthah pras'ânta-karanah parimukta-sangah

> > nâbheh--by Mahârâja Nâbhi; asau--the Personality of Godhead; rishabhah--Rishabha; âsa--became; sudevi--Sudevî; sûnuh--the son of; yah--who; vai--certainly; cacâra--performed; sama-drik--equibalanced; jada--material; yoga-caryâm--performance of yoga; yat--which; pâramahamsyam--the highest stage of perfection; rishayah--the learned sages; padam--situation; âmananti--do accept; svasthah--self-reposed; pras'ânta--suspended; karanah--the material senses; parimukta--perfectly liberated; sangah--material contamination.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord appeared as the son of Sudevi, the wife of King Nâbhi, and was known as Rishabhadeva. He performed materialistic yoga to equibalance the mind. This stage is also accepted as the highest perfectional situation of liberation, wherein one is situated in one's self and is completely satisfied.

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> > TEXT 11

> > satre mamâsa bhagavân haya-s'îrashâtho

> > sâkshât sa yajn'a-purushas tapanîya-varnah

> > chandomayo makhamayo 'khila-devatâtmâ

> > vâco babhûvur us'atîh s'vasato 'sya nastah

> > satre--in the sacrificial ceremony; mama--of mine; âsa--appeared; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; haya-s'îrashâ--with His horselike head; atha--thus; sâkshât--directly; sah--He; yajn'a-purushah--the person who is pleased by performances of sacrifice; tapanîya--golden; varnah--hue; chandah-mayah--personified Vedic hymns; makha-mayah--personified sacrifices; akhila--all that be; devatâ-âtmâ--the soul of the demigods; vâcah--sounds; babhûvuh--become audible; us'atih--very pleasing to hear; s'vasatah--while breathing; asya--His; nastah--through the nostrils.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord appeared as the Hayagrîva incarnation in a sacrifice performed by me [Brahmâ]. He is the personified sacrifices, and the hue of His body is golden. He is the personified Vedas as well, and the Supersoul of all demigods. When He breathed, all the sweet sounds of the Vedic hymns came out of His nostrils.

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> > TEXT 12

> > matsyo yugânta-samaye manunopalabdhah

> > kshonîmayo nikhila jîva-nikâya-ketah

> > visramsitân uru-bhaye salile mukhân me

> > âdâya tatra vijahâra ha veda-mârgân

> > matsyah--incarnation of the fish; yuga-anta--at the end of the millennium; samaye--at the time of; manunâ--the would-be Vaivasvata Manu; upalabdhah--seen; kshonîmayah--up to the earthly planets; nikhila--all; jîva--living entities; nikâya-ketah--shelter for; visramsitân--emanating from; uru--great; bhaye--out of fear; salile--in the water; mukhât--from the mouth; me--mine; âdâya--having taken to; tatra--there; vijahâra--enjoyed; ha--certainly; veda-mârgân--all the Vedas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the end of the millennium, the would-be Vaivasvata Manu, of the name Satyavrata, would see that the Lord in the fish incarnation is the shelter of all kinds of living entities, up to those in the earthly planets. Because of my fear of the vast water at the end of the millennium, the Vedas come out of my [Brahmâ's] mouth, and the Lord enjoys those vast waters and protects the Vedas.

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> > TEXT 13

> > kshîrodadhâv amara-dânava-yûthapânâm

> > unmathnatâm amrita-labdhaya âdi-devah

> > prishthhena kacchapa-vapur vidadhâra gotram

> > nidrâkshano 'dri-parivarta-kashâna-kandûh

> > kshîra--milk; udadhau--in the ocean of; amara--the demigods; dânava--the demons; yûtha-pânâm--of the leaders of both hosts; unmathnatâm--while churning; amrita--nectar; labdhaya--for gaining; âdi-devah--the primeval Lord; prishthhena--by the backbone; kacchapa--tortoise; vapuh--body; vidadhâra--assumed; gotram--the Mandara Hill; nidrâkshanah--while partly sleeping; adri-parivarta--rolling the hill; kashâna--scratching; kandûh--itching.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The primeval Lord then assumed the tortoise incarnation in order to serve as a resting place [pivot] for the Mandara Mountain, which was acting as a churning rod. The demigods and demons were churning the ocean of milk with the Mandara Mountain in order to extract nectar. The mountain moved back and forth, scratching the back of Lord Tortoise, who, while partially sleeping, was experiencing an itching sensation.

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> > TEXT 14

> > trai-pishthaporu-bhaya-hâ sa nrisimha-rûpam

> > kritvâ bhramad-bhrukuthi-damstra-karâla-vaktram

> > daityendram âs'u gadayâbhipatantam ârâd

> > ûrau nipâtya vidadâra nakhaih sphurantam

> > trai-pishthapa--the demigods; uru-bhaya-hâ--one who vanquishes great fears; sah--He (the Personality of Godhead); nrisimha-rûpam--assuming the incarnation Nrisimha; kritvâ--doing so; bhramat--by rolling; bhru-kuthi--eyebrows; damshthra--teeth; karâla--greatly fearful; vaktram--mouth; daitya-indram--the king of the demons; âs'u--immediately; gadayâ--with club in hand; abhipatantam--while falling down; ârât--nearby; ûrau--on the thighs; nipâtya--placing on; vidadâra--pierced; nakhaih--by the nails; sphurantam--while challenging.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Personality of Godhead assumed the incarnation of Nrisimhadeva in order to vanquish the great fears of the demigods. He killed the king of the demons [Hiranyakas'ipu], who challenged the Lord with a club in his hand, by placing the demon on His thighs and piercing him with His nails, rolling His eyebrows in anger and showing His fearful teeth and mouth.

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> > TEXT 15

> > antah-sarasy uru-balena pade grihîto

> > grâhena yûtha-patir ambuja-hasta ârtah

> > âhedam âdi-purushâkhila-loka-nâtha

> > tîrtha-s'ravah s'ravana-mangala-nâmadheya

> > antah-sarasi--within the river; uru-balena--by superior strength; pade--leg; grihîtah--being taken up; grâhena--by the crocodile; yûtha-patih--of the leader of the elephants; ambuja-hastah--with a lotus flower in the hand; ârtah--greatly aggrieved; âha--addressed; idam--like this; âdi-purusha--the original enjoyer; akhila-loka-nâtha--the Lord of the universe; tîrtha-s'ravah--as famous as a place of pilgrimage; s'ravana-mangala--all good simply by hearing the name; nâma-dheya--whose holy name is worth chanting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The leader of the elephants, whose leg was attacked in a river by a crocodile of superior strength, was much aggrieved. Taking a lotus flower in his trunk, he addressed the Lord, saying, "O original enjoyer, Lord of the universe! O deliverer, as famous as a place of pilgrimage! All are purified simply by hearing Your holy name, which is worthy to be chanted."

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> > TEXT 16

> > s'rutvâ haris tam aranârthinam aprameyas'

> > cakrâyudhah patagarâja-bhujâdhirûdhah

> > cakrena nakra-vadanam vinipâthya tasmâd

> > dhaste pragrihya bhagavân kripayojjahâra

> > s'rutvâ--by hearing; harih--the Personality of Godhead; tam--him; arana-arthinam--one who is in need of help; aprameyah--the unlimitedly powerful Lord; cakra--wheel; âyudhah--equipped with His weapon; pataga-râja--the king of the birds (Garuda); bhuja-adhirûdhah--being seated on the wings of; cakrena--by the wheel; nakra-vadanam--the mouth of the crocodile; vinipâthya--cutting in two; tasmât--from the mouth of the crocodile; haste--in the hands; pragrihya--taking hold of the trunk; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; kripayâ--out of causeless mercy; ujjahâra--delivered him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Personality of Godhead, after hearing the elephant's plea, felt that the elephant needed His immediate help, for he was in great distress. Thus at once the Lord appeared there on the wings of the king of birds, Garuda, fully equipped with His weapon, the wheel [cakra]. With the wheel He cut to pieces the mouth of the crocodile to save the elephant, and He delivered the elephant by lifting him by his trunk.

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> > TEXT 17

> > jyâyân gunair avarajo 'py aditeh sutânâm

> > lokân vicakrama imân yad athâdhiyajn'ah

> > kshmâm vâmanena jagrihe tripada-cchalena

> > yâcn'âm rite pathi caran prabhubhir na câlyah

> > jyâyân--the greatest; gunaih--by qualities; avarajah--transcendental; api--although He is so; aditeh--of Aditi; sutânâm--of all the sons (known as Âdityas); lokân--all the planets; vicakrame--surpassed; imân--in this universe; yat--one who; atha--therefore; adhiyajn'ah--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kshmâm--all the lands; vâmanena--in the incarnation of Vâmana; jagrihe--accepted; tripada--three steps; chalena--by pretension; yâcn'âm--begging; rite--without; pathi caran--passing over the right path; prabhubhih--by authorities; na--never to be; calyah--to be bereft of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord, although transcendental to all material modes, still surpassed all the qualities of the sons of Aditi, known as the Âdityas. The Lord appeared as the youngest son of Aditi. And because He surpassed all the planets of the universe, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. On the pretense of asking for a measurement of three footsteps of land, He took away all the lands of Bali Mahârâja. He asked simply because without begging, no authority can take one's rightful possession.

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> > TEXT 18

> > nârtho baler ayam urukrama-pâda-s'aucam

> > âpah s'ikhâ-dhritavato vibudhâdhipatyam

> > yo vai pratis'rutam rite na cikîrshad anyad

> > âtmânam anga manasâ haraye 'bhimene

> > na--never; arthah--of any value in comparison with; baleh--of strength; ayam--this; urukrama-pâda-s'aucam--the water washed from the feet of the personality of Godhead; âpah--water; s'ikhâ-dhritavatah--of one who has kept it on his head; vibudha-adhipatyam--supremacy over the kingdom of the demigods; yah--one who; vai--certainly; pratis'rutam--what was duly promised; rite na--besides that; cikîrshat--tried for; anyat--anything else; âtmânam--even his personal body; anga--o Nârada; manasâ--within his mind; haraye--unto the Supreme Lord; abhimene--dedicated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bali Mahârâja, who put on his head the water washed from the lotus feet of the Lord, did not think of anything besides his promise, in spite of being forbidden by his spiritual master. The king dedicated his own personal body to fulfill the measurement of the Lord's third step. For such a personality, even the kingdom of heaven, which he conquered by his strength, was of no value.

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> > TEXT 19

> > tubhyam ca nârada bhris'am bhagavân vivriddha-

> > bhâvena sâdhu paritushtha uvâca yogam

> > jn'ânam ca bhâgavatam âtma-satattva-dîpam

> > yad vâsudeva-s'aranâ vidur an'jasaiva

> > tubhyam--unto you; ca--also; nârada&emdash;o Nârada; bhris'am--very nicely; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; vivriddha--developed; bhâvena--by transcendental love; sâdhu--your goodness; paritushthah--being satisfied; uvâca--described; yogam--service; jn'ânam--knowledge; ca--also; bhâgavatam--the science of God and His devotional service; âtma--the self; sa-tattva--with all details; dîpam--just like the light in the darkness; yat--that which; vâsudeva-s'aranâh--those who are souls surrendered unto Lord Vâsudeva; viduh--know them; an'jasâ--perfectly well; eva--as it is.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Nârada, you were taught about the science of God and His transcendental loving service by the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation of Hamsavatara. He was very much pleased with you, due to your intense proportion of devotional service. He also explained unto you, lucidly, the full science of devotional service, which is especially understandable by persons who are souls surrendered unto Lord Vasudeva, the Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 20

> > cakram ca dikshv avihatam das'asu sva-tejo

> > manvantares'u manu-vams'a-dharo bibharti

> > dushthesu râjasu damam vyadadhât sva-kîrtim

> > satye tri-prishthha us'atîm prathayams' caritraih

> > cakram--the Sudarsana wheel of the Lord; ca--as well as; dikshu--in all directions; avihatam--without being deterred; das'asu--ten sides; sva-tejah--personal strength; manvantareshu--in different incarnations of Manu; manu-vams'a-dharah--as the descendant of the Manu dynasty; bibharti--rules over; dushtheshu--unto the miscreants; râjasu--upon the kings of that type; damam--subjection; vyadadhât--performed; sva-kîrtim--personal glories; satye--in the Satyaloka planet; tri-prishthhe--the three planetary systems; us'atîm--glorious; prathayan--established; caritraih--characteristics.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the incarnation of Manu, the Lord became the descendant of the Manu dynasty and ruled over the miscreant kingly order, subduing them by His powerful wheel weapon. Undeterred in all circumstances, His rule was characterized by His glorious fame, which spread over the three lokas, and above them to the planetary system of Satyaloka, the topmost in the universe.

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> > TEXT 21

> > dhanvantaris' ca bhagavân svayam eva kîrtir

> > nâmnâ nrinâm puru-rujâm ruja âs'u hanti

> > yajn'e ca bhâgam amritâyur-avâvarundha

> > âyushya-vedam anus'âsty avatîrya loke

> > dhanvantarih--the incarnation of God named Dhanvantari; ca--and; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; svayam eva--personally Himself; kîrtih--fame personified; nâmnâ--by the name; nrinâm pururujâm--of the diseased living entities; rujah--diseases; âs'u--very soon; hanti--cures; yajn'e--in the sacrifice; ca--also; bhâgam--share; amrita--nectar; âyuh--duration of life; ava--from; avarundhe--obtains; âyushya--of duration of life; vedam--knowledge; anus'âsti--directs; avatîrya--incarnating; loke--in the universe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord in His incarnation of Dhanvantari very quickly cures the diseases of the ever-diseased living entities simply by his fame personified, and only because of him do the demigods achieve long lives. Thus the Personality of Godhead becomes ever glorified. He also exacted a share from the sacrifices, and it is he only who inaugurated the medical science or the knowledge of medicine in the universe.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > kshatram kshayâya vidhinopabhritam mahâtmâ

> > brahma-dhrug ujjhita-patham narakârti-lipsu

> > uddhanty asâv avanikanthakam ugra-vîryas

> > trih-sapta-kritva urudhâra-paras'vadhena

> > kshatram--the royal order; kshayâya--for the sake of diminishing; vidhinâ--by destination; upabhritam--increased in proportion; mahâtmâ--the Lord in the form of the great sage Paras'urâma; brahma-dhruk--the ultimate truth in Brahman; ujjhita-patham--those who have given up the path of the Absolute Truth; naraka-ârti-lipsu--desirous to suffer pain in hell; uddhanti--exacts; asau--all those; avanikanthakam--thorns of the world; ugra-vîryah--awfully powerful; trih-satpa--thrice seven times; kritvah--performed; urudhâra--very sharp; paras'vadhena--by the great chopper.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the ruling administrators, who are known as the kshatriyas, turned astray from the path of the Absolute Truth, being desirous to suffer in hell, the Lord, in His incarnation as the sage Paras'urâma, uprooted those unwanted kings, who appeared as the thorns of the earth. Thus He thrice seven times uprooted the kshatriyas with His keenly sharpened chopper.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > asmat-prasâda-sumukhah kalayâ kales'a

> > ikshvâku-vams'a avatirya guror nides'e

> > tishthhan vanam sa-dayitânuja âvives'a

> > yasmin virudhya das'a-kandhara ârtim ârcchat

> > asmat--unto us, beginning from Brahmâ down to the insignificant ant; prasâda--causeless mercy; sumukhah--so inclined; kalayâ--with His plenary extensions; kales'ah--the Lord of all potencies; ikshvâku--Mahârâja Ikshvâku, in the dynasty of the sun; vams'e--family; avatîrya--by descending in; guroh--of the father or spiritual master; nides'e--under the order of; tishthhan--being situated in; vanam--in the forest; sa-dayitâ-anujah--along with His wife and younger brother; âvives'a--entered; yasmin--unto whom; virudhya--being rebellious; das'a-kandharah--Râvana, who had ten heads; ârtim--great distress; ârcchat--achieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Due to His causeless mercy upon all living entities within the universe, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, along with His plenary extensions, appeared in the family of Mahârâja Ikshvâku as the Lord of His internal potency, Sîtâ. Under the order of His father, Mahârâja Das'aratha, He entered the forest and lived there for considerable years with His wife and younger brother. Râvana, who was very materially powerful, with ten heads on his shoulders, committed a great offense against Him and was thus ultimately vanquished.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > yasmâ adâd udadhir ûdha-bhayânga-vepo

> > mârgam sapady ari-puram haravad didhakshoh

> > dûre suhrin-mathita-rosha-sus'ona-drishthyâ

> > tâtapyamâna-makaroraga-nakra-cakrah

> > yasmai--unto whom; adât--gave; udadhih--the great Indian Ocean; ûdha-bhaya--affected by fear; anga-vepah--bodily trembling; mârgam--way; sapadi--quickly; ari-puram--the city of the enemy; hara-vat--like that of Hara (Mahâdeva); didhakshoh--desiring to burn to ashes; dûre--at a long distance; su-hrit--intimate friend; mathita--being aggrieved by; rosa--in anger; su-s'ona--red-hot; drishthyâ--by such a glance; tâtapyamâna--burning in heat; makara--sharks; uraga--snakes; nakra--crocodiles; cakrah--circle.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Personality of Godhead Râmacandra, being aggrieved for His distant intimate friend [Sîtâ], glanced over the city of the enemy Râvana with red-hot eyes like those of Hara [who wanted to burn the kingdom of heaven]. The great ocean, trembling in fear, gave Him His way because its family members, the aquatics like the sharks, snakes and crocodiles, were being burnt by the heat of the angry red-hot eyes of the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > vakshah-sthala-spars'a-rugna-mahendra-vâha-

> > dantair vidambita-kakubjusha ûdha-hâsam

> > sadyo 'subhih saha vineshyati dâra-hartur

> > visphûrjitair dhanusha uccarato 'dhisainye

> > vakshah-sthala--chest; spars'a--touched by; rugni--broken; mahâ-indra--the King of heaven; vâha--the conveyor; dantaih--by the trunk; vidambita--illuminated; kakup jushah--all directions thus being served; ûdha-hâsam--overtaken by laughter; sadyah--within no time; asubhih--by the life; saha--along with; vineshyati--was killed; dâra-hartuh--of the one who kidnapped the wife; visphûrjitaih--by the tingling of the bow; dhanushah--bow; uccaratah--strolling fast; adhisainye--in the midst of the fighting soldiers of both sides.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Râvana was engaged in the battle, the trunk of the elephant which carried the King of heaven, Indra, broke in pieces, having collided with the chest of Râvana, and the scattered broken parts illuminated all directions. Râvana therefore felt proud of his prowess and began to loiter in the midst of the fighting soldiers, thinking himself the conqueror of all directions. But his laughter, overtaken by joy, along with his very air of life, suddenly ceased with the tingling sound of the bow of Râmacandra, the Personality of Godhead.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > bhûmeh suretara-varûtha-vimarditâyâh

> > kles'a-vyayâya kalayâ sita-krishna-kes'ah

> > jâtah karishyati janânupalakshya-mârgah

> > karmâni câtma-mahimopanibandhanâni

> > bhûmeh--of the entire world; sura-itara--other than godly persons; varûtha--soldiers; vimarditâyâh--distressed by the burden; kles'a--miseries; vyayâya--for the matter of diminishing; kalayâ--along with His plenary expansion; sita-krishna--not only beautiful but also black; kes'ah--with such hairs; jâtah--having appeared; karishyati--would act; jana--people in general; anupalaksya--rarely to be seen; mârgah--path; karmâni--activities; ca--also; âtma-mahimâ--glories of the Lord Himself; upanibandhanâni--in relation to.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the world is overburdened by the fighting strength of kings who have no faith in God, the Lord, just to diminish the distress of the world, descends with His plenary portion. The Lord comes in His original form, with beautiful black hair. And just to expand His transcendental glories, He acts extraordinarily. No one can properly estimatehow great He is.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > tokena jîva-haranam yad ulûki-kâyâs

> > trai-mâsikasya ca padâ s'akatho 'pavrittah

> > yad ringatântara-gatena divi-spris'or vâ

> > unmûlanam tv itarathârjunayor na bhâvyam

> > tokena--by a child; jîva-haranam--killing a living being; yat--one which; ulûki-kâyâh--assumed the giant body of a demon; trai-mâsikasya--of one who is only three months old; ca--also; padâ--by the leg; s'akathah apavrittah--turned over the cart; yat--one who; ringatâ--while crawling; antara-gatena--being overtaken; divi--high in the sky; spris'oh--touching; vâ--either; unmûlanam--uprooting; tu--but; itarathâ--anyone else than; arjunayoh--of the two arjuna trees; na bhâvyam--was not possible.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There is no doubt about Lord Krishna's being the Supreme Lord, otherwise how was it possible for Him to kill a giant demon like Pûtanâ when He was just on the lap of His mother, to overturn a cart with His leg when He was only three months old, to uproot a pair of arjuna trees, so high that they touched the sky, when He was only crawling? All these activities are impossible for anyone other than the Lord Himself.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > yad vai vraje vraja-pas'ûn vishatoya-pîtân

> > pâlâms tv ajîvayad anugraha-drishthi-vrishthyâ

> > tac-chuddhaye 'ti-visha-vîrya-vilola jihvam

> > uccâthayishyad uragam viharan hradinyâm

> > yat--one who; vai--certainly; vraje--at Vrindâvana; vraja-pas'ûn--the animals thereof; visha-toya--poisoned water; pîtân--those who drank; pâlân--the cowherd men; tu--also; ajîvayat--brought to life; anugraha-drishthi--merciful glance; vrishthyâ--by the showers of; tat--that; s'uddhaye--for purification; ati--exceedingly; visha-vîrya--highly potent poison; vilola--lurking; jihvam--one who has such a tongue; uccâthayishyat--severely punished; uragam--unto the snake; viharan--taking it as a pleasure; hradinyâm--in the river.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then also when the cowherd boys and their animals drank the poisoned water of the River Yamunâ, and after the Lord [in His childhood] revived them by His merciful glance, just to purify the water of the River Yamuna He jumped into it as if playing and chastised the venomous Kâliya snake, which was lurking there, its tongue emitting wavesof poison. Who can perform such herculean tasks but the Supreme Lord ?

> > *******

> > TEXT 29

> > tat karma divyam iva yan nis'i nihs'ayânam

> > dâvâgninâ s'uci-vane paridahyamâne

> > unneshyati vrajam ato 'vasitânta-kâlam

> > netre pidhâpya sabalo 'nadhigamya-vîryah

> > tat--that; karma--activity; divyam--superhuman; iva--like; yat--which; nis'i--at night; nihs'ayânam--sleeping carefreely; dâva-agninâ--by the glare of the forest fire; s'uci-vane--in the dry forest; paridahyamâne--being set ablaze; unneshyati--would deliver; vrajam--all the inhabitants of Vraja; atah--hence; avasita--surely; anta-kâlam--last moments of life; netre--on the eyes; pidhâpya--simply by closing; sa-bala h--along with Baladeva; anadhigamya--unfathomable; vîryah--prowess.

> > TRANSLATION

> > On the very night of the day of the chastisement of the Kâliya snake, when the inhabitants of Vrajabhûmi were sleeping carefreely, there was a forest fire ablaze due to dry leaves, and it appeared that all the inhabitants were sure to meet their death. But the Lord, along with Balarâma, saved them simply by closing His eyes. Such are the superhuman activities of the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > grihnîta yad yad upabandham amusya mâtâ

> > s'ulbam sutasya na tu tat tad amushya mâti

> > yaj jrimbhato 'sya vadane bhuvanâni gopî

> > samvîkshya s'ankita-manâh pratibodhitâsît

> > grihnîta--by taking up; yat yat--whatsoever; upabandham--ropes for tying; amushya--His; mâtâ--mother; s'ulbam--ropes; sutasya--of her son; na--not; tu--however; tat tat--by and by; amushya--His; mâti--was sufficient; yat--that which; jrimbhatah--opening the mouth; asya--of Him; vadane--in the mouth; bhuvanâni--the worlds; gopî--the cowherd woman; samvîkshya--so seeing it; s'ankita-manâh--doubtful in mind; pratibodhitâ--convinced in a different way; âsit--was so done.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the cowherd woman [Krishna's foster mother, Yas'odâ] was trying to tie the hands of her son with ropes, she found the rope to be always insufficient in length, and when she finally gave up, Lord Krishna, by and by, opened His mouth, wherein the mother found all the universes situated. Seeing this, she was doubtful in her mind, but she was convinced in a different manner of the mystic nature of her son.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > nandam ca mokshyati bhayâd varunasya pâs'âd

> > gopân bileshu pihitân maya-sûnunâ ca

> > ahny âpritam nis'i s'ayânam atis'ramena

> > lokam vikunthham upaneshyati gokulam sma

> > nandam--unto Nanda (the father of Krishna); ca--also; mokshyati--saves; bhayât--from the fear of; varunasya--of Varuna, the demigod of water; pâs'ât--from the clutches of; gopân--the cowherd men; bileshu--in the caves of the mountain; pihitân--placed; maya-sûnunâ--by the son of Maya; ca--also; ahni âpritam--being very engaged during the daytime; nis'i--at night; s'ayânam--lying down; atis'ramena--because of hard labor; lokam--planet; vikunthham--the spiritual sky; upaneshyati--He awarded; gokulam--the highest planet; sma--certainly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna saved His foster father, Nanda Mahârâja, from the fear of the demigod Varuna and released the cowherd boys from the caves of the mountain, for they were placed there by the son of Maya. Also, to the inhabitants of Vrindâvana, who were busy working during daytime and sleeping soundly at night because of their hard labor in the day, Lord Krishna awarded promotion to the highest planet in the spiritual sky. All these acts are transcendental and certainly prove without any doubt His Godhood.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > gopair makhe pratihate vraja-viplavâya

> > deve 'bhivarshati pas'ûn kripayâ rirakshuh

> > dhartocchilîndhram iva sapta-dinâni sapta-

> > varsho mahîdhram anaghaika-kare salîlam

> > gopaih--by the cowherd men; makhe--in offering a sacrifice to the King of heaven; pratihate--being hampered; vraja-viplavâya--for devastating the whole existence of Vrajabhûmi, the land of Krishna's pastimes; deve--by the King of heaven; abhivarshati--having poured down heavy rain; pas'ûn--the animals; kripayâ--by causeless mercy upon them; rirakshuh--desired to protect them; dharta--held up; ucchilîndhram--uprooted as an umbrella; iva--exactly like that; sapta-dinâni--continuously for seven days; sapta-varshah--although He was only seven years old; mahîdhram--the Govardhana Hill; anagha--without being tired; eka-kare--in one hand only; salîlam--playfully.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the cowherd men of Vrindâvana, under instruction of Krishna, stopped offering sacrifice to the heavenly King, Indra, the whole tract of land known as Vraja was threatened with being washed away by constant heavy rains for seven days. Lord Krishna, out of His causeless mercy upon the inhabitants of Vraja, held up the hill known as Govardhana with one hand only, although He was only seven years old. He did this to protect the animals from the onslaught of water.

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > krîdan vane nis'i nis'âkara-ras'mi-gauryâm

> > râsonmukhah kala-padâyata-mûrcchitena

> > uddîpita-smara-rujâm vraja-bhrid-vadhûnâm

> > hartur harishyati s'iro dhanadânugasya

> > krîdan--while engaged in His pastimes; vane--in the forest of Vrindâvana; nis'i--nocturnal; nis'âkara--the moon; ras'mi-gauryâm--white moonshine; râsa-unmukhah--desiring to dance with; kala-padâyata--accompanied by sweet songs; mûrcchitena--and melodious music; uddîpta--awakened; smara-rujâm--sexual desires; vraja-bhrit--the inhabitants of Vrajabhûmi; vadhûnâm--of the wives; hartuh--of the kidnappers; harishyati--will vanquish; s'irah--the head; dhanada-anugasya--of the follower of the rich Kuvera.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the Lord was engaged in His pastimes of the rasa dance in the forest of Vrindâvana, enlivening the sexual desires of the wives of the inhabitants of Vrindâvana by sweet and melodious songs, a demon of the name S'ankhacûda, a rich follower of the treasurer of heaven [Kuvera], kidnapped the damsels, and the Lord severed his head from his trunk.

> > ******

> > TEXT 34-35

> > ye ca pralamba-khara-dardura-kes'y-arishtha-

> > mallebha-kamsa-yavanâh kapi-paundrakâdyâh

> > anye ca s'âlva-kula-balvala-dantavakra-

> > saptoksha-s'ambara-vidûratha-rukmi-mukhyâh

> > ye vâ mridhe samiti-s'âlina âtta-câpâh

> > kâmboja-matsya-kuru-srin'jaya-kaikayâdyâh

> > yâsyanty adars'anam alam bala-pârtha-bhîma-

> > vyâjahvayena harinâ nilayam tadîyam

> > ye--all those; ca--totally; pralamba--the demon named Pralamba; khara--Dhenukâsura; dardura--Bakâsura; kes'î--the Kes'î demon; arishtha--the demon Arishthâsura; malla--a wrestler in the court of Kamsa; ibha--Kuvalayâpîda; kamsa--the King of Mathurâ and maternal uncle of Krishna; yavanâh--the kings of Persia and other adjoining places; kapi--Dvivida; paundraka-âdyâh--Paundraka and others; anye--others; ca--as much as; s'âlva--King S'âlva; kuja--Narakâsura; balvala--King Balvala; dantavakra--the brother of S'is'upâla, a dead rival of Krishna's; saptoksha--King Saptoksha; s'ambara--King S'ambara; vidûratha--King Vidûratha; rukmî-mukhyâh--the brother of Rukminî, the first queen of Krishna at Dvârakâ; ye--all those; vâ--either; mridhe--in the battlefield; samiti-s'âlinah--all very powerful; âtta-câpâh--well equipped with bows and arrows; kâmboja--the King of Kâmboja; matsya--the King of Dvarbhanga; kuru--the sons of Dhritarâshthra; srin'jaya--King Srin'jaya; kaikaya-âdyâh--the King of Kekaya and others; yâsyanti--would attain; adars'anam--impersonal merging within the brahmajyoti; alam--what to speak of; bala--Baladeva, the elder brother of Krishna; pârtha--Arjuna; bhîma--the second Pândava; vyâja-âhvayena--by the false names; harinâ--by Lord Hari; nilayam--the abode; tadîyam--of Him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All demonic personalities like Pralamba, Dhenuka, Baka, Kes'i, Arishtha, Cânûra, Mushthika, Kuvalayâpîda elephant, Kamsa, Yavana, Narakâsura and Paundraka, great marshals like S'âlva, Dvivida monkey and Balvala, Dantavakra, the seven bulls, S'ambara, Vidûratha and Rukmî, as also great warriors like Kâmboja, Matsya, Kuru, Srin'jaya and Kekaya, would all fight vigorously, either with the Lord Hari directly or with Him under His names of Baladeva, Arjuna, Bhîma, etc. And the demons, thus being killed, would attain either the impersonal brahmajyoti or His personal abode in the Vaikuntha planets.

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > kâlena mîlita-dhiyâm avamris'ya nrinâm

> > stokâyushâm sva-nigamo bata dûra-pârah

> > âvirhitas tv anuyugam sa hi satyavatyâm

> > veda-drumam vitha-pas'o vibhajishyati sma

> > kâlena--in course of time; mîlita-dhiyâm--of the less intelligent persons; avamris'ya--considering the difficulties; nrinâm--of humanity at large; stoka-âyushâm--of the short-living persons; sva-nigamah--the Vedic literatures compiled by Him; bata--exactly; dûra-pârah--greatly difficult; âvirhitah--having appeared as; tu--but; anuyugam--in terms of the age; sah--He (the Lord); hi--certainly; satyavatyâm--in the womb of Satyavatî; veda-drumam--the desire tree of the Vedas; vitha-pas'ah--by division of branches; vibhajishyati--will divide; sma--as it were.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord Himself in His incarnation as the son of Satyavatî [Vyâsadeva] will consider his compilation of the Vedic literature to be very difficult for the less intelligent persons with short life, and thus He will divide the tree of Vedic knowledge into different branches, according to the circumstances of the particular age.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > deva-dvishâm nigama-vartmani nishthhitânâm

> > pûrbhir mayena vihitâbhir adris'ya-tûrbhih

> > lokân ghnatâm mati-vimoham atipralobham

> > vesham vidhâya bahu bhâshyata aupadharmyam

> > deva-dvishâm--of those who were envious of the devotees of the Lord; nigama--the Vedas; vartmani--on the path of; nishthhitânâm--of the well situated; pûrbhih--by rockets; mayena--made by the great scientist Maya; vihitâbhih--made by; adris'ya-tûrbhih--unseen in the sky; lokân--the different planets; ghnatâm--of the killers;mati-vimoham--bewilderment of the mind; atipralobham--very attractive; vesham--dress; vidhâya--having done so; bahu bhâshyate--will talk very much; aupadharmyam--subreligious principles.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the atheists, after being well versed in the Vedic scientific knowledge, annihilate inhabitants of different planets, flying unseen in the sky on well-built rockets prepared by the great scientist Maya, the Lord will bewilder their minds by dressing Himself attractively as Buddha and will preach on subreligious principles.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > yarhy âlayeshv api satâm na hareh kathâh syuh

> > pâshandino dvija janâ vrishalâ nridevâh

> > svâhâ svadhâ vashad iti sma giro na yatra

> > s'âstâ bhavishyati kaler bhagavân yugânte

> > yarhi--when it happens; âlayesu--in the residence of; api--even; satâm--civilized gentlemen; na--no; hareh--of the Personality of Godhead; kathâh--topics; syuh--will takeplace; pâshandinah--atheists; dvija janâh--persons declaring themselves to be the higher three classes (brâhmanas, kshatriyas and vais'yas); vrishalâh--the lower class sûdras; nri-devâh--ministers of the government; svâhâ--hymns to perform sacrifices; svadhâ--the ingredients to perform sacrifices; vashath--the altar of sacrifice; iti--all these; sma--shall; girah--words; na--never; yatra--anywhere; s'âstâ--the chastiser; bhavishyati--will appear; kaleh--of the Kali age; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; yuga-ante--at the end of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, at the end of Kali-yuga, when there exist no topics on the subject of God, even at the residences of so-called saints and respectable gentlemen of the three higher castes, and when the power of government is transferred to the hands of ministers elected from the lowborn sudra class or those less than them, and when nothing is known of the techniques of sacrifice, even by word, at that time the Lord will appear as the supreme chastiser.

> > ******

> > TEXT 39

> > sarge tapo 'ham rishayo nava ye prajes'âh

> > sthâne 'tha dharma-makha-manv-amarâvanîs'âh

> > ante tv adharma-hara-manyu-vas'âsurâdyâ

> > mâyâ-vibhûtaya imâh puru-s'akti-bhâjah

> > sarge--in the beginning of the creation; tapah--penance; aham--myself; rishayah--sages; nava--nine; ye prajes'âh--those who would generate; sthâne--in the middle while maintaining the creation; atha--certainly; dharma--religion; makha--Lord Vishnu; manu--the father of mankind; amara--the demigods deputed to control the affairs of maintenance; avanîs'âh--and the kings of different planets; ante--at the end; tu--but; adharma--irreligion; hara--Lord S'iva; manyu-vas'a--subjected to anger; asura-âdyâh--atheists, the enemies of the devotees; mâyâ--energy; vibhûtayah--powerful representatives; imâh--all of them; puru-s'akti-bhâjah--of the supreme powerful Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the beginning of creation there are penance, myself [Brahmâ], and the Prajâpatis, the great sages who generate; then, during the maintenance of the creation, there are Lord Vishnu, the demigods with controlling powers, and the kings of different planets. But at the end there is irreligion, and then Lord S'iva and the atheists full of anger, etc. All of them are different representative manifestations of the energy of the supreme power, the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > vishnor nu vîrya-gananâm katamo 'rhatîha

> > yah pârthivâny api kavir vimame rajâmsi

> > caskambha yah sva-rahasâskhalatâ tri-prishthham

> > yasmât tn-sâmya-sadanâd uru-kampayânam

> > vishnoh--of Lord Vishnu; nu--but; vîrya--prowess; gananâm--in the matter of accounting; katamah--who else; arhati--is able to do it; iha--in this world; yah--one who; pârthivâni--the atoms; api--also; kavih--great scientist; vimame--might have counted; rajâmsi--particles; caskambha--could catch; yah--one who; sva-rahasâ--by His own leg; askhalatâ--without being hampered; tri-prishthham--the topmost planetary space; yasmât--by which; tri-sâmya--the neutral state of the three modes; sadanât--up to that place; uru-kampayânam--moving very greatly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Who can describe completely the prowess of Vishnu? Even the scientist, who might have counted the particles of the atoms of the universe, cannot do so. Because it is He only who in His form of Trivikrama moved His leg effortlessly beyond the topmost planet, Satyaloka, up to the neutral state of the three modes of material nature. And all were moved.

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> > TEXT 41

> > nântam vidâmy aham amî munayo 'gra-jâs te

> > mâyâ-balasya purushasya kuto 'varâ ye

> > gâyan gunân das'a-s'atânana âdi-devah

> > s'esho 'dhunâpi samavasyati nâsya pâram

> > na--never; antam--end; vidâmi--do I know; aham--myself; amî--and all those; munayah--great sages; agra jâh--born prior to you; te--you; mâyâ-balasya--of the omnipotent; purushasya--of the Personality of Godhead; kutah--what to speak of others; avarâh--born after us; ye--those; gâyan--by singing; gunân--the qualities; das'a-s'ata-ânanah--one who has ten hundred faces; âdi-devah--the first incarnation of the Lord; s'eshah--known as S'esha; adhunâ--until now; api--even; samavasyati--can achieve; na--not; asya--of Him; pâram--limit.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Neither I nor all the sages born before you know fully the omnipotent Personality of Godhead. So what can others, who are born after us, know about Him? Even the first incarnation of the Lord, namely S'esha, has not been able to reach the limit of such knowledge, although He is describing the qualities of the Lord with ten hundred faces.

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> > TEXT 42

> > yeshâm sa esha bhagavân dayayed anantah

> > sarvâtmanâs'rita-pado yadi nirvyalîkam

> > te dustarâm atitaranti ca deva-mâyâm

> > naishâm mamâham iti dhîh s'va-s'rigâla-bhakshye

> > yeshâm--unto those only; sah--the Lord; eshah--the; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; dayayet--does bestow His mercy; anantah--the unlimited potential; sarva-âtmanâ--by all means, without reservation; âs'rita-padah--surrendered soul; yadi--if such surrender; nirvyalîkam--without pretension; te--those only; dustarâm--insurmountable; atitaranti--can overcome; ca--and the paraphernalia; deva-mâyâm--diverse energies of the Lord; na--not; eshâm--of them; mama--mine; aham--myself; iti--thus; dhîh--conscious; s'va--dogs; s'rigâla--jackals; bhakshye--in the matter of eating.

> > TRANSLATION

> > But anyone who is specifically favored by the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, due to unalloyed surrender unto the service of the Lord, can overcome the insurmountable ocean of illusion and can understand the Lord. But those who are attached to this body, which is meant to be eaten at the end by dogs and jackals, cannot do so.

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> > TEXT 43-45

> > vedâham anga paramasya hi yoga-mâyâm

> > yûyam bhavas' ca bhagavân atha daitya-varyah

> > patnî manoh sa ca manus' ca tad-âtmajâs' ca

> > prâcînabarhir ribhur anga uta dhruvas' ca

> > ikshvâkur aila-mucukunda-videha-gâdhi-

> > raghv-ambarîsha-sagarâ gaya-nâhushâdyâh

> > mândhâtr-alarka-s'atadhanv-an u-rantidevâ

> > devavrato balir amûrttarayo dilîpah

> > saubhary-utanka-s'ibi-deva la-pippalâda-

> > sârasvatoddhava-parâs'ara-bhûrishenâh

> > ye 'nye vibhîshana-hanûmad-upendradatta-

> > pârthârshthishena-vidura-s'rutadeva-varyâh

> > veda--know it; aham--myself; anga&emdash;o Nârada; paramasya--of the Supreme; hi--certainly; yoga-mâyâm--potency; yûyam--yourself; bhavah&emdash;S'iva; ca--and; bhagavân--the great demigod; atha--as also; daitya-varyah--Prahlâda Mahârâja, the great devotee of the Lord born in the family of an atheist; patnî&emdash;S'atarûpâ; manoh--of Manu; sah--he; ca--also; manuh--Svâyambhuva; ca--and; tat-âtma jâh ca--and his children like Priyavrata, Uttânapâda, Devahûti, etc.; prâcînabarhih--Prâcînabarhi; ribhuh--Ribhu; angah--Anga; uta--even; dhruvah--Dhruva; ca--and; ikshvâkuh--Ikshvâku; aila--Aila; mucukunda--Mucukunda; videha--Mahârâja Janaka; gâdhi--Gâdhi; raghu--Raghu; ambarîsa--Ambarîsa; sagarâh--Sagara; gaya--Gaya; nâhusa--Nâhusa; âdyâh--and so on; mândhâtri--Mândhâta; alarka--Alarka; s'atadhanu&emdash;S'atadhanu; anu--Anu; rantidevâh--Rantideva; devavratah--Bhîshma; balih--Bali; amûrttarayah--Amûrttaraya; dilîpah--Dilîpa; saubhari--Saubhari; utanka--Utanka; s'ibi&emdash;S'ibi; devala--Devala; pippalâda--Pippâlada; sârasvata--Sârasvata; uddhava--Uddhava; parâs'ara&emdash;Parâs'ara; bhûrishenâh--Bhûrishena; ye--those who; anye--others; vibhîshana--Vibhîshana; hanûmat--Hanumân; upendra-datta&emdash;S'ukadeva Gosvâmî; pârtha--Arjuna; ârshthisena--Arshthisena; vidura--Vidura; s'rutadeva&emdash;S'rutadeva; varyâh--the foremost.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Nârada, although the potencies of the Lord are unknowable and immeasurable, still, because we are all surrendered souls, we know how He acts through yogamâyâ potencies. And, similarly, the potencies of the Lord are also known to the all-powerful S'iva, the great king of the atheist family, namely Prahlâda Mahârâja, Svâyambhuva Manu, his wife S'atarûpâ, his sons and daughters like Priyavrata, Uttânapâda, Âkûti, Devahûti and Prasûti, Prâcînabarhi, Ribhu, Anga the father of Vena, Mahârâja Dhruva, Ikshvâku, Aila, Mucukunda, Mahârâja Janaka, Gâdhi, Raghu, Ambarîsha, Sagara, Gaya, Nâhusha, Mândhâtâ, Alarka, S'atadhanve, Anu, Rantideva, Bhîshma, Bali, Amûrttaraya, Dilîpa, Saubhari, Utanka, S'ibi, Devala, Pippalâda, Sârasvata, Uddhava, Parâs'ara, Bhûrishena, Vibhîshana, Hanumân, S'ukadeva Gosvâmî, Arjuna, Ârshthishena, Vidura, S'rutadeva, etc.

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> > TEXT 46

> > te vai vidanty atitaranti ca deva-mâyâm

> > stri-s'ûdra-hûna-s'abarâ api pâpa jîvâh

> > yady adbhuta-krama-parâyana-s'îla-s'ikshâs

> > tiryag janâ api kim u s'ruta-dhâranâ ye

> > te--such persons; vai--undoubtedly; vidanti--do know; atitaranti--surpass; ca--also; deva-mâyâm--the covering energy of the Lord; strî--such as women; s'ûdra--the laborer class of men; hûna--the mountaineers; s'abarâh--the Siberians, or those lower than the s'ûdras; api--although; pâpa jîvâh--sinful living beings; yadi--provided; adbhuta-krama--one whose acts are so wonderful; parâyana--those who are devotees; s'îla--behavior; s'ikshâh--trained by; tiryak janâh--even those who are not human beings; api--also; kim--what; u--to speak of; s'ruta-dhâranâh--those who have taken to the idea of the Lord by hearing about Him; ye--those.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Surrendered souls, even from groups leading sinful lives, such as women, the laborer class, the mountaineers and the Siberians, or even the birds and beasts, can also know about the science of Godhead and become liberated from the clutches of the illusory energy by surrendering unto the pure devotees of the Lord and by following in their footsteps in devotional service.

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> > TEXT 47

> > s'as'vat pras'ântam abhayam pratibodha-mâtram

> > s'uddham samam sad-asatah paramâtma-tattvam

> > s'abdo na yatra puru-kârakavân kriyârtho

> > mâyâ paraity abhimukhe ca vilajjamânâ

> > tad vai padam bhagavatah paramasya pumso

> > brahmeti yad vidur ajasra-sukham vis'okam

> > s'as'vat--eternal; pras'ântam--without disturbance; abhayam--without fear; pratibodha-mâtram--a consciousness opposed to the material counterpart; s'uddham--uncontaminated; samam--without distinction; sat-asatah--of the cause and effect; paramâtma-tattvam--the principle of primeval cause; s'abdah--speculative sound; na--not; yatra--where there is; puru-kârakavân--resulting in fruitive action; kriyâ-arthah--for the matter of sacrifice; mâyâ--illusion; paraiti--flies away; abhimukhe--in front of; ca--also; vilajjamânâ--being ashamed of; tat--that; vai--is certainly; padam--ultimate phase; bhagavatah--of the Personality of Godhead; paramasya--of the Supreme; pumsah--of the person; brahma--the Absolute; iti--thus; yat--which; viduh--known as; ajasra--unlimited; sukham--happiness; vis'okam--without grief.

> > TRANSLATION

> > What is realized as the Absolute Brahman is full of unlimited bliss without grief. That is certainly the ultimate phase of the supreme enjoyer, the Personality of Godhead. He is eternally void of all disturbances and fearless. He is complete consciousness as opposed to matter. Uncontaminated and without distinctions, He is the principle primeval cause of all causes and effects, in whom there is no sacrifice for fruitive activities and in whom the illusory energy does not stand.

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> > TEXT 48

> > sadhryan niyamya yatayo yama-karta-hetim

> > jahyuh svarâd iva nipâna-khanitram indrah

> > sadhryak--artificial mental speculation or meditation; niyamya--controlling; yatayah--the mystics; yama-karta-hetim--the process of spiritual culture; jahyuh--are given up; svarât--fully independent; iva--as; nipâna--well; khanitram--trouble for digging; indrah--the controlling demigod supplying rains.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In such a transcendental state there is no need of artificial control of the mind, mental speculation or meditation, as performed by the jn'ânîs and yogîs. One gives up such processes, as the heavenly King, Indra, forgoes the trouble to dig a well.

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> > TEXT 49

> > sa s'reyasâm api vibhur bhagavân yato 'sya

> > bhâva-svabhâva-vihitasya satah prasiddhih

> > dehe sva-dhâtu-vigame 'nuvis'îryamâne

> > vyomeva tatra purusho na vis'îryate 'jah

> > sah--He; s'reyasâm--all auspiciousness; api--also; vibhuh--the master; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; yatah--because; asya--of the living entity; bhâva--natural modes; sva-bhâva--own constitution; vihitasya--performances; satah--all good work; prasiddhih--ultimate success; dehe--of the body; sva-dhâtu--forming elements; vigame--being vanquished; anu--after; vis'îryamâne--having given up; vyoma--sky; iva--like; tatra--thereupon; purushah--the living entity; na--never; vis'îryate--becomes vanquished; ajah--due to being unborn.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Personality of Godhead is the supreme master of everything auspicious because the results of whatever actions are performed by the living being, in either the material or spiritual existence, are awarded by the Lord. As such, He is the ultimate benefactor. Every individual living entity is unborn, and therefore even after the annihilation of the material elementary body, the living entity exists, exactly like the air within the body.

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> > TEXT 50

> > so 'yam te 'bhihitas tâta

> > bhagavân vis'va-bhâvanah

> > samâsena harer nânyad

> > anyasmât sad-asac ca yat

> > sah--that; ayam--the same; te--unto you; abhihitah--explained by me; tâta--my dear son; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; vis'va-bhâvanah--the creator of the manifested worlds; samâsena--in brief; hareh--without Hari, the Lord; na--never; anyat--anything else; anyasmât--being the cause of; sat--manifested or phenomenal; asat--noumenal; ca--and; yat--whatever there may be.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear son, I have now explained in brief the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is creator of the manifested worlds. Without Him, Hari, the Lord, there are no other causes of the phenomenal and noumenal existences.

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> > TEXT 51

> > idam bhâgavatam nâma

> > yan me bhagavatoditam

> > sangraho 'yam vibhûtînâm

> > tvam etad vipulî kuru

> > idam--this; bhâgavatam--the science of Godhead; nâma--of the name; yat--that which; me--unto me; bhagavatâ--by the Personality of Godhead; uditam--enlightened; sangrahah--is the accumulation of; ayam--His; vibhûtînâm--of the diverse potencies; tvam--your good self; etat--this science of Godhead; vipulî--expand; kuru--do it.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Nârada, this science of God, Srîmad-Bhâgavatam, was spoken to me in summary by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and it was spoken as the accumulation of His diverse potencies. Please expand this science yourself.

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> > TEXT 52

> > yathâ harau bhagavati

> > nrinâm bhaktir bhavishyati

> > sarvâtmany akhilâdhâre

> > iti sankalpya varnaya

> > yathâ--as much as; harau--unto the Personality of Godhead; bhagavati--unto the Lord; nrinâm--for human beings; bhaktih--devotional service; bhavishyati--become enlightened; sarva-âtmani--the Absolute Whole; akhila-âdhâre--unto the summum bonum; iti--thus; sankalpya--by determination; varnaya--describe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Please describe the science of Godhead with determination and in a manner by which it will be quite possible for the human being to develop transcendental devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead Hari, the Supersoul of every living being and the summum bonum source of all energies.

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> > TEXT 53

> > mâyâm varnayato 'mushya

> > îs'varasyânumodatah

> > s'rinvatah s'raddhayâ nityam

> > mâyayâtmâ na muhyati

> > mâyâm--affairs of the external energy; varnayatah--while describing; amushya--of the Lord; îs'varasya--of the Personality of Godhead; anumodatah--thus appreciating; s'rinvatah--thus hearing; s'raddhayâ--with devotion; nityam--regularly; mâyayâ--by the illusory energy; âtmâ--the living entity; na--never; muhyati--becomes illusioned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord's activities in association with His different energies should be described, appreciated and heard in accordance with the teachings of the Supreme Lord. If this is done regularly with devotion and respect, one is sure to get out of the illusory energy of the Lord.

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