> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4
> > 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)

> > Canto 4 Part 2

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> > Chapter Twenty-six: King Puranjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt

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> > TEXT 1-3

> > nârada uvâca

> > sa ekadâ mahesvâso

> > ratham pancasvam âsu-gam

> > dvîsam dvi-cakram ekâksam

> > tri-venum panca-bandhuram

> > eka-rasmy eka-damanam

> > eka-nîdam dvi-kûbaram

> > panca-praharanam sapta-

> > varûtham panca-vikramam

> > haimopaskaram âruhya

> > svarna-varmâksayesudhih

> > ekâdasa-camû-nâthah

> > panca-prastham agâd vanam

> > nâradah uvâca--Nârada said; sah--King Puranjana; ekadâ--once upon a time; mahâ-isvâsah--carrying his strong bow and arrows; ratham--chariot; panca-asvam--five horses; âsu-gam--going very swiftly; dvi-îsam--two arrows; dvi-cakram--two wheels; eka--one; aksam--axle; tri--three; venum--flags; panca--five; bandhuram--obstacles;

> > eka--one; rasmi--rope, rein; eka--one; damanam--chariot driver; eka--one; nîdam--sitting place; dvi--two; kûbaram--posts to which the harnesses are fixed; panca--five; praharanam--weapons; sapta--seven; varûtham--coverings or ingredients of the body; panca--five; vikramam--processes;

> > haima--golden; upaskaram--ornaments; âruhya--riding on; svarna--golden; varmâ--armor; aksaya--inexhaustible; isu-dhih--quiver; ekâdasa--eleven; camû-nâthah--commanders; panca--five; prastham--destinations, objectives; agât--went; vanam--to the forest.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Narada continued: My dear King, once upon a time King Puranjana took up his great bow, and equipped with golden armor and a quiver of unlimited arrows and accompanied by eleven commanders, he sat on his chariot driven by five swift horses and went to the forest named Panca-prastha. He took with him in that chariot two explosive arrows. The chariot itself was situated on two wheels and one revolving axle. On the chariot were three flags, one rein, one chariot driver, one sitting place, two poles to which the harness was fixed, five weapons and seven coverings. The chariot moved in five different styles, and five obstacles lay before it. All the decorations of the chariot were made of gold.

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> > TEXT 4

> > cacâra mrgayâm tatra

> > drpta âttesu-kârmukah

> > vihâya jâyâm atad-arhâm

> > mrga-vyasana-lâlasah

> > cacâra--executed; mrgayâm--hunting; tatra--there; drptah--being proud; âtta--having taken; isu--arrows; kârmukah--bow; vihâya--giving up; jâyâm--his wife; a-tat-arhâm--although impossible; mrga--hunting; vyasana--evil activities; lâlasah--being inspired by.

> > TRANSLATION

> > It was almost impossible for King Puranjana to give up the company of his Queen even for a moment. Nonetheless, on that day, being very much inspired by the desire to hunt, he took up his bow and arrow with great pride and went to the forest, not caring for his wife.

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> > TEXT 5

> > âsurîm vrttim âsritya

> > ghorâtmâ niranugrahah

> > nyahanan nisitair bânair

> > vanesu vana-gocarân

> > âsurîm--demoniac; vrttim--occupation; âsritya--taken shelter of; ghora--horrible; âtmâ--consciousness, heart; niranugrahah--without mercy; nyahanat--killed; nisitaih--by sharp; bânaih--arrows; vanesu--in the forests; vana-gocarân--the forest animals.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At that time King Puranjana was very much influenced by demoniac propensities. Because of this, his heart became very hard and merciless, and with sharp arrows he killed many innocent animals in the forest, taking no consideration.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tîrthesu pratidrstesu

> > râjâ medhyân pasûn vane

> > yâvad-artham alam lubdho

> > hanyâd iti niyamyate

> > tîrthesu--in holy places; pratidrstesu--according to the direction of the Vedas; râjâ--a king; medhyân--fit for sacrifice; pasûn--animals; vane--in the forest; yâvat--so much as; artham--required; alam--not more than that; lubdhah--being greedy; hanyât--one may kill; iti--thus; niyamyate--it is regulated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If a king is too attracted to eating flesh, he may, according to the directions of the revealed scriptures on sacrificial performances, go to the forest and kill some animals that are recommended for killing. One is not allowed to kill animals unnecessarily or without restrictions. The Vedas regulate animal-killing to stop the extravagance of foolish men influenced by the modes of passion and ignorance.

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> > TEXT 7

> > ya evam karma niyatam

> > vidvân kurvîta mânavah

> > karmana tena râjendra

> > jnânena na sa lipyate

> > yah--anyone who; evam--thus; karma--activities; niyatam--regulated; vidvân--learned; kurvîta--should perform; mânavah--a human being; karmanâ--by such activities; tena--by this; râja-indra--O King; jnânena--by advancement of knowledge; na--never; sah--he; lipyate--becomes involved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Narada Muni continued to speak to King Pracinabarhisat: My dear King, any person who works according to the directions of the Vedic scriptures does not become involved in fruitive activities.

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> > TEXT 8

> > anyathâ karma kurvâno

> > mânârûdho nibadhyate

> > guna-pravâha-patito

> > nasta-prajno vrajaty adhah

> > anyathâ--otherwise; karma--fruitive activities; kurvânah--while acting; mâna-ârûdhah--being influenced by false prestige; nibadhyate--one becomes entangled; guna-pravâha--by the influence of the material qualities; patitah--fallen; nasta-prajnah--bereft of all intelligence; vrajati--thus he goes; adhah--down.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Otherwise, a person who acts whimsically falls down due to false prestige. Thus he becomes involved in the laws of nature, which are composed of the three qualities [goodness, passion and ignorance]. In this way a living entity becomes devoid of his real intelligence and becomes perpetually lost in the cycle of birth and death. Thus he goes up and down from a microbe in stool to a high position in the Brahmaloka planet.

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> > TEXT 9

> > tatra nirbhinna-gâtrânâm

> > citra-vâjaih silîmukhaih

> > viplavo 'bhûd duhkhitânâm

> > duhsahah karunâtmanâm

> > tatra--there; nirbhinna--being pierced; gâtrânâm--whose bodies; citra-vâjaih--with variegated feathers; silî-mukhaih--by the arrows; viplavah--destruction; abhût--was done; duhkhitânâm--of the most aggrieved; duhsahah--unbearable; karuna-âtmanâm--for persons who are very merciful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When King Puranjana was hunting in this way, many animals within the forest lost their lives with great pain, being pierced by the sharp arrowheads. Upon seeing these devastating, ghastly activities performed by the King, all the people who were merciful by nature became very unhappy. Such merciful persons could not tolerate seeing all this killing.

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> > TEXT 10

> > sasân varâhân mahisân

> > gavayân ruru-salyakân

> > medhyân anyâms ca vividhân

> > vinighnan sramam adhyagât

> > sasân--rabbits; varâhân--boars; mahisân--buffalo; gavayân--bison; ruru--black deer; salyakân--porcupines; medhyân--game animals; anyân--others; ca--and; vividhân--various; vinighnan--by killing; sramam adhyagât--became very tired.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In this way King Puranjana killed many animals, including rabbits, boars, buffalo, bison, black deer, porcupines and other game animals. After killing and killing, the King became very tired.

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> > TEXT 11

> > tatah ksut-trt-parisrânto

> > nivrtto grham eyivân

> > krta-snânocitâhârah

> > samvivesa gata-klamah

> > tatah--thereafter; ksut--by hunger; trt--thirst; parisrântah--being too fatigued; nivrttah--having ceased; grham eyivân--came back to his home; krta--taken; snâna--bath; ucita-âhârah--exactly required foodstuffs; samvivesa--took rest; gata-klamah--freed from all fatigue.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After this, the King, very much fatigued, hungry and thirsty, returned to his royal palace. After returning, he took a bath and had an appropriate dinner. Then he took rest and thus became freed from all restlessness.

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> > TEXT 12

> > âtmânam arhayâm cakre

> > dhûpâlepa-srag-âdibhih

> > sâdhv-alankrta-sarvângo

> > mahisyâm âdadhe manah

> > âtmânam--himself; arhayâm--as it ought to be done; cakre--did; dhûpa--incense; âlepa--smearing the body with sandalwood pulp; srak--garlands; âdibhih--beginning with; sâdhu--saintly, beautifully; alankrta--being decorated; sarva-angah--all over the body; mahisyâm--unto the Queen; âdadhe--he gave; manah--mind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After this, King Puranjana decorated his body with suitable ornaments. He also smeared scented sandalwood pulp over his body and put on flower garlands. In this way he became completely refreshed. After this, he began to search out his Queen.

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> > TEXT 13

> > trpto hrstah sudrptas ca

> > kandarpâkrsta-mânasah

> > na vyacasta varârohâm

> > grhinîm grha-medhinîm

> > trptah--satisfied; hrstah--joyful; su-drptah--being very proud; ca--also; kandarpa--by Cupid; âkrsta--attracted; mânasah--his mind; na--did not; vyacasta--try; vara-ârohâm--higher consciousness; grhinîm--wife; grha-medhinîm--one who keeps her husband in material life.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After taking his dinner and having his thirst and hunger satisfied, King Puranjana felt some joy within his heart. Instead of being elevated to a higher consciousness, he became captivated by Cupid, and was moved by a desire to find his wife, who kept him satisfied in his household life.

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> > TEXT 14

> > antahpura-striyo prcchad

> > vimanâ iva vedisat

> > api vah kusalam râmâh

> > sesvarînâm yathâ purâ

> > antah-pura--household; striyah--women; aprcchat--he asked; vimanâh--being very much anxious; iva--like; vedisat--O King Prâcînabarhi; api--whether; vah--your; kusalam--good fortune; râmâh--O you beautiful women; sa-îsvarînâm--with your mistress; yathâ--as; purâ--before.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At that time King Puranjana was a little anxious, and he inquired from the household women: My dear beautiful women, are you and your mistress all very happy like before, or not?

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> > TEXT 15

> > na tathaitarhi rocante

> > grhesu grha-sampadah

> > yadi na syâd grhe mâtâ

> > patnî vâ pati-devatâ

> > vyange ratha iva prâjnah

> > ko nâmâsîta dînavat

> > na--not; tathâ--like before; etarhi--at this moment; rocante--become pleasing; grhesu--at home; grha-sampadah--all household paraphernalia; yadi--if; na--not; syât--there is; grhe--at home; mâtâ--mother; patnî--wife; vâ--or; pati-devatâ--devoted to the husband; vyange--without wheels; rathe--in a chariot; iva--like; prâjnah--learned man; kah--who is that; nâma--indeed; âsîta--would sit; dîna-vat--like a poverty-stricken creature.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Puranjana said: I do not understand why my household paraphernalia does not attract me as before. I think that if there is neither a mother nor devoted wife at home, the home is like a chariot without wheels. Where is the fool who will sit down on such an unworkable chariot?

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> > TEXT 16

> > kva vartate sâ lalanâ

> > majjantam vyasanârnave

> > yâ mâm uddharate prajnâm

> > dîpayantî pade pade

> > kva--where; vartate--is now staying; sâ--she; lalanâ--woman; majjantam--while drowning; vyasana-arnave--in the ocean of danger; yâ--who; mâm--me; uddharate--delivers; prajnâm--good intelligence; dîpayantî--enlightening; pade pade--in every step.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kindly let me know the whereabouts of that beautiful woman who always saves me when I am drowning in the ocean of danger. By giving me good intelligence at every step, she always saves me.

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> > TEXT 17

> > râmâ ûcuh

> > nara-nâtha na jânîmas

> > tvat-priyâ yad vyavasyati

> > bhûtale niravastâre

> > sayânâm pasya satru-han

> > râmâh ûcuh--the women thus spoke; nara-nâtha--O King; na jânîmah--we do not know; tvat-priyâ--your beloved; yat vyavasyati--why she has taken to this sort of life; bhû-tale--on the ground; niravastâre--without bedding; sayânâm--lying down; pasya--look; satru-han--O killer of enemies.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the women addressed the King: O master of the citizens, we do not know why your dear wife has taken on this sort of existence. O killer of enemies, kindly look! She is lying on the ground without bedding. We cannot understand why she is acting this way.

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> > TEXT 18

> > nârada uvâca

> > puranjanah sva-mahisîm

> > niriksyâvadhutâm bhuvi

> > tat-sangonmathita jnâno

> > vaiklavyam paramam yayau

> > nâradah uvâca--the great sage Nârada spoke; puranjanah--King Puranjana; sva-mahisîm--his own Queen; nirîksya--after seeing; avadhutâm--appearing like a mendicant; bhuvi--on the ground; tat--her; sanga--by association; unmathita--encouraged; jnânah--whose knowledge; vaiklavyam--bewilderment; paramam--supreme; yayau--obtained.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Narada continued: My dear King Pracinabarhi, as soon as King Puranjana saw his Queen lying on the ground, appearing like a mendicant, he immediately became bewildered.

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> > TEXT 19

> > sântvayan slaksnayâ vâcâ

> > hrdayena vidûyatâ

> > preyasyâh sneha-samrambha-

> > lingam âtmani nâbhyagât

> > sântvayan--pacifying; slaksnayâ--by sweet; vâcâ--words; hrdayena--with a heart; vidûyatâ--regretting very much; preyasyâh--of his beloved; sneha--from affection; samrambha--of anger; lingam--symptom; âtmani--in her heart; na--did not; abhyagât--arouse.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King, with aggrieved mind, began to speak to his wife with very pleasing words. Although he was filled with regret and tried to pacify her, he could not see any symptom of anger caused by love within the heart of his beloved wife.

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> > TEXT 20

> > anuninye 'tha sanakair

> > vîro 'nunaya-kovidah

> > pasparsa pâda-yugalam

> > âha cotsanga-lâlitâm

> > anuninye--began to flatter; atha--thus; sanakaih--gradually; vîrah--the hero; anunaya-kovidah--one who is very expert in flattery; pasparsa--touched; pâda-yugalam--both the feet; âha--he said; ca--also; utsanga--on his lap; lâlitâm--thus being embraced.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because the King was very expert in flattery, he began to pacify his Queen very slowly. First he touched her two feet, then embraced her nicely, seating her on his lap, and began to speak as follows.

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> > TEXT 21

> > puranjana uvâca

> > nûnam tv akrta-punyâs te

> > bhrtyâ yesv îsvarâh subhe

> > krtâgahsv âtmasât krtvâ

> > siksâ-dandam na yunjate

> > puranjanah uvâca--Puranjana said; nûnam--certainly; tu--then; akrta-punyâh--those who are not pious; te--such; bhrtyâh--servants; yesu--unto whom; îsvarâh--the masters; subhe--O most auspicious one; krta-âgahsu--having committed an offense; âtmasât--accepting as their own; krtvâ--doing so; siksâ--instructive; dandam--punishment; na yunjate--do not give.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Puranjana said: My dear beautiful wife, when a master accepts a servant as his own man, but does not punish him for his offenses, the servant must be considered unfortunate.

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> > TEXT 22

> > paramo 'nugraho dando

> > bhrtyesu prabhunârpitah

> > bâlo na veda tat tanvi

> > bandhu-krtyam amarsanah

> > paramah--supreme; anugrahah--mercy; dandah--punishment; bhrtyesu--upon the servants; prabhunâ--by the master; arpitah--awarded; bâlah--foolish; na--does not; veda--know; tat--that; tanvi--O slender maiden; bandhu-krtyam--the duty of a friend; amarsanah--angry.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear slender maiden, when a master chastises his servant, the servant should accept this as great mercy. One who becomes angry must be very foolish not to know that such is the duty of his friend.

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> > TEXT 23

> > sâ tvam mukham sudati subhrv anurâga-bhâra-

> > vrîdâ-vilamba-vilasad-dhasitâvalokam

> > nîlâlakâlibhir upaskrtam unnasam nah

> > svânâm pradarsaya manasvini valgu-vâkyam

> > sâ--that (you, my wife); tvam--you; mukham--your face; su-dati--with beautiful teeth; su-bhru--with beautiful eyebrows; anurâga--attachment; bhâra--loaded by; vrîdâ--feminine shyness; vilamba--hanging down; vilasat--shining; hasita--smiling; avalokam--with glances; nîla--bluish; alaka--with hair; alibhih--beelike; upaskrtam--thus being beautiful; unnasam--with a raised nose; nah--to me; svânâm--who am yours; pradarsaya--please show; manasvini--O most thoughtful lady; valgu-vâkyam--with sweet words.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear wife, your teeth are very beautifully set, and your attractive features make you appear very thoughtful. Kindly give up your anger, be merciful upon me, and please smile upon me with loving attachment. When I see a smile on your beautiful face, and when I see your hair, which is as beautiful as the color blue, and see your raised nose and hear your sweet talk, you will become more beautiful to me and thus attract me and oblige me. You are my most respected mistress.

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> > TEXT 24

> > tasmin dadhe damam aham tava vîra-patni

> > yo 'nyatra bhûsura-kulât krta-kilbisas tam

> > pasye na vîta-bhayam unmuditam tri-lokyâm

> > anyatra vai mura-ripor itaratra dâsât

> > tasmin--unto him; dadhe--shall give; damam--punishment; aham--I; tava--to you; vîra-patni--O wife of the hero; yah--one who; anyatra--besides; bhû-sura-kulât--from the group of demigods on this earth (the brâhmanas); krta--done; kilbisah--offense; tam--him; pasye--I see; na--not; vîta--without; bhayam--fear; unmuditam--without anxiety; tri-lokyâm--within the three worlds; anyatra--elsewhere; vai--certainly; mura-ripoh--of the enemy of Mura (Krsna); itaratra--on the other hand; dâsât--than the servant.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O hero's wife, kindly tell me if someone has offended you. I am prepared to give such a person punishment as long as he does not belong to the brahmana caste. But for the servant of Muraripu [Krsna], I excuse no one within or beyond these three worlds. No one can freely move after offending you, for I am prepared to punish him.

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> > TEXT 25

> > vaktram na te vitilakam malinam viharsam

> > samrambha-bhîmam avimrstam apeta-râgam

> > pasye stanâv api sucopahatau sujâtau

> > bimbâdharam vigata-kunkuma-panka-râgam

> > vaktram--face; na--never; te--your; vitilakam--without being decorated; malinam--unclean; viharsam--morose; samrambha--with anger; bhîmam--dangerous; avimrstam--without luster; apeta-râgam--without affection; pasye--I have seen; stanau--your breasts; api--also; sucâ-upahatau--wet because of your tears; su jâtau--so nice; bimba-adharam--red lips; vigata--without; kunkuma-panka--saffron; râgam--color.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear wife, until this day I have never seen your face without tilaka decorations, nor have I seen you so morose and without luster or affection. Nor have I seen your two nice breasts wet with tears from your eyes. Nor have I ever before seen your lips, which are ordinarily as red as the bimba fruit, without their reddish hue.

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> > TEXT 26

> > tan me prasîda suhrdah krta-kilbisasya

> > svairam gatasya mrgayâm vyasanâturasya

> > kâ devaram vasa-gatam kusumâstra-vega-

> > visrasta-paumsnam usatî na bhajeta krtye

> > tat--therefore; me--unto me; prasîda--be kind; su-hrdah--intimate friend; krta-kilbisasya--having committed sinful activities; svairam--independently; gatasya--who went; mrgayâm--hunting; vyasana-âturasya--being influenced by sinful desire; kâ--what woman; devaram--the husband; vasa-gatam--under her control; kusuma-astra-vega--pierced by the arrow of Cupid; visrasta--scattered; paumsnam--his patience; usatî--very beautiful; na--never; bhajeta--would embrace; krtye--in proper duty.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Queen, due to my sinful desires I went to the forest to hunt without asking you. Therefore I must admit that I have offended you. Nonetheless, thinking of me as your most intimate subordinate, you should still be very much pleased with me. Factually I am very much bereaved, but being pierced by the arrow of Cupid, I am feeling lusty. But where is the beautiful woman who would give up her lusty husband and refuse to unite with him?

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