> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 9
> > 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 9: 'Liberation'

> > *****

> > Chapter Three: The Marriage of Sukanya and Cyavana Muni

> > ******

> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > saryâtir mânavo râjâ

> > brahmisthah sambabhûva ha

> > yo vâ angirasâm satre

> > dvitîyam ahar ûcivân

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; saryâtih--the king named Saryâti; mânavah--the son of Manu; râjâ--ruler; brahmisthah--completely in awareness of Vedic knowledge; sambabhûva ha--so he became; yah--one who; vâ--either; angirasâm--of the descendants of Angirâ; satre--in the arena of sacrifice; dvitîyam ahah--the functions to be performed on the second day; ûcivân--narrated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O King, Saryati, another son of Manu, was a ruler completely aware of Vedic knowledge. He gave instructions about the functions for the second day of the yajna to be performed by the descendants of Angira.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > sukanyâ nâma tasyâsît

> > kanyâ kamala-locanâ

> > tayâ sârdham vana-gato

> > hy agamac cyavanâsramam

> > sukanyâ--Sukanyâ; nâma--by name; tasya--of him (Saryâti); âsît--there was; kanyâ--a daughter; kamala-locanâ--lotus-eyed; tayâ sârdham--with her; vana-gatah--having entered the forest; hi--indeed; agamat--he went; cyavana-âsramam--to the âsrama cottage of Cyavana Muni.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Saryati had a beautiful lotus-eyed daughter named Sukanya, with whom he went to the forest to see the asrama of Cyavana Muni.

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > sâ sakhîbhih parivrtâ

> > vicinvanty anghripân vane

> > valmîka-randhre dadrse

> > khadyote iva jyotisî

> > sâ--that Sukanyâ; sakhîbhih--by her friends; parivrtâ--surrounded; vicinvantî--collecting; anghripân--fruits and flowers from the trees; vane--in the forest; valmîka-randhre--in the hole of an earthworm; dadrse--observed; khadyote--two luminaries; iva--like; jyotisî--two shining things.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While that Sukanya, surrounded by her friends, was collecting various types of fruits from the trees in the forest, she saw within the hole of an earthworm two things glowing like luminaries.

> > ******

> > TEXT 4

> > te daiva-coditâ bâlâ

> > jyotisî kantakena vai

> > avidhyan mugdha-bhâvena

> > susrâvâsrk tato bahih

> > te--those two; daiva-coditâ--as if impelled by providence; bâlâ--that young daughter; jyotisî--two glowworms within the hole of the earthworm; kantakena--with a thorn; vai--indeed; avidhyat--pierced; mugdha-bhâvena--as if without knowledge; susrâva--came out; asrk--blood; tatah--from there; bahih--outside.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and when they were pierced, blood began to ooze out of them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > sakrn-mûtra-nirodho 'bhût

> > sainikânâm ca tat-ksanât

> > râjarsis tam upâlaksya

> > purusân vismito 'bravît

> > sakrt--of stool; mûtra--and of urine; nirodhah--stoppage; abhût--so became; sainikânâm--of all the soldiers; ca--and; tat-ksanât--immediately; râjarsih--the King; tam upâlaksya--seeing the incident; purusân--to his men; vismitah--being surprised; abravît--began to speak.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereupon, all the soldiers of Saryati were immediately obstructed from passing urine and stool. Upon perceiving this, Saryati spoke to his associates in surprise.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > apy abhadram na yusmâbhir

> > bhârgavasya vicestitam

> > vyaktam kenâpi nas tasya

> > krtam âsrama-dûsanam

> > api--alas; abhadram--something mischievous; nah--among us; yusmâbhih--by ourselves; bhârgavasya--of Cyavana Muni; vicestitam--has been attempted; vyaktam--now it is clear; kena api--by someone; nah--among ourselves; tasya--of him (Cyavana Muni); krtam--has been done; âsrama-dûsanam--pollution of the âsrama.

> > TRANSLATION

> > How strange it is that one of us has attempted to do something wrong to Cyavana Muni, the son of Bhrgu. It certainly appears that someone among us has polluted this asrama.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > sukanyâ prâha pitaram

> > bhîtâ kincit krtam mayâ

> > dve jyotisî ajânantyâ

> > nirbhinne kantakena vai

> > sukanyâ--the girl Sukanyâ; prâha--said; pitaram--unto her father; bhîtâ--being afraid; kincit--something; krtam--has been done; mayâ--by me; dve--two; jyotisî--luminous objects; ajânantyâ--because of ignorance; nirbhinne--have been pierced; kantakena--with a thorn; vai--indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Being very much afraid, the girl Sukanya said to her father: I have done something wrong, for I have ignorantly pierced these two luminous substances with a thorn.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > duhitus tad vacah srutvâ

> > saryâtir jâta-sâdhvasah

> > munim prasâdayâm âsa

> > valmîkântarhitam sanaih

> > duhituh--of his daughter; tat vacah--that statement; srutvâ--after hearing; saryâtih--King Saryâti; jâta-sâdhvasah--becoming afraid; munim--unto Cyavana Muni; prasâdayâm âsa--tried to appease; valmîka-antarhitam--who was sitting within the hole of the earthworm; sanaih--gradually.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After hearing this statement by his daughter, King Saryati was very much afraid. In various ways, he tried to appease Cyavana Muni, for it was he who sat within the hole of the earthworm.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > tad-abhiprâyam âjnâya

> > prâdâd duhitaram muneh

> > krcchrân muktas tam âmantrya

> > puram prâyât samâhitah

> > tat--of Cyavana Muni; abhiprâyam--the purpose; âjnâya--understanding; prâdât--delivered; duhitaram--his daughter; muneh--unto Cyavana Muni; krcchrât--with great difficulty; muktah--released; tam--the muni; âmantrya--taking permission; puram--to his own place; prâyât--went away; samâhitah--being very contemplative.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Saryati, being very contemplative and thus understanding Cyavana Muni's purpose, gave his daughter in charity to the sage. Thus released from danger with great difficulty, he took permission from Cyavana Muni and returned home.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > sukanyâ cyavanam prâpya

> > patim parama-kopanam

> > prînayâm âsa citta-jnâ

> > apramattânuvrttibhih

> > sukanyâ--the girl named Sukanyâ, the daughter of King Saryâti; cyavanam--the great sage Cyavana Muni; prâpya--after obtaining; patim--as her husband; parama-kopanam--who was always very angry; prînayâm âsa--she satisfied him; citta-jnâ--understanding the mind of her husband; apramattâ anuvrttibhih--by executing services without being bewildered.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Cyavana Muni was very irritable, but since Sukanya had gotten him as her husband, she dealt with him carefully, according to his mood. Knowing his mind, she performed service to him without being bewildered.

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > kasyacit tv atha kâlasya

> > nâsatyâv âsramâgatau

> > tau pûjayitvâ provâca

> > vayo me dattam îsvarau

> > kasyacit--after some (time); tu--but; atha--in this way; kâlasya--time having passed; nâsatyau--the two Asvinî-kumâras; âsrama--that place of Cyavana Muni; âgatau--reached; tau--unto those two; pûjayitvâ--offering respectful obeisances; provâca--said; vayah--youth; me--unto me; dattam--please give; îsvarau--because you two are able to do so.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, some time having passed, the Asvini-kumara brothers, the heavenly physicians, happened to come to Cyavana Muni's asrama. After offering them respectful obeisances, Cyavana Muni requested them to give him youthful life, for they were able to do so.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > graham grahîsye somasya

> > yajne vâm apy asoma-poh

> > kriyatâm me vayo-rûpam

> > pramadânâm yad îpsitam

> > graham--a full pot; grahîsye--I shall give; somasya--of soma-rasa; yajne--in sacrifice; vâm--of both of you; api--although; asoma-poh--of you two, who are not eligible to drink soma-rasa; kriyatâm--just execute; me--my; vayah--young age; rûpam--beauty of a young man; pramadânâm--of women as a class; yat--which is; îpsitam--desirable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Cyavana Muni said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices, I promise to give you a full pot of it. Kindly arrange beauty and youth for me, because they are attractive to young women.

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> > TEXT 13

> > bâdham ity ûcatur vipram

> > abhinandya bhisaktamau

> > nimajjatâm bhavân asmin

> > hrade siddha-vinirmite

> > bâdham--yes, we shall act; iti--thus; ûcatuh--they both replied, accepting the proposal of Cyavana; vipram--unto the brâhmana (Cyavana Muni); abhinandya--congratulating him; bhisak-tamau--the two great physicians, the Asvinî-kumâras; nimajjatâm--just dive; bhavân--yourself; asmin--in this; hrade--lake; siddha-vinirmite--which is especially meant for all kinds of perfection.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great physicians, the Asvini-kumaras, very gladly accepted Cyavana Muni's proposal. Thus they told the brahmana, "Just dive into this lake of successful life." [One who bathes in this lake has his desires fulfilled.]

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > ity ukto jarayâ grasta-

> > deho dhamani-santatah

> > hradam pravesito 'svibhyâm

> > valî-palita-vigrahah

> > iti uktah--thus being addressed; jarayâ--by old age and invalidity; grasta-dehah--the body being so diseased; dhamani-santatah--whose veins were visible everywhere on the body; hradam--the lake; pravesitah--entered; asvibhyâm--helped by the Asvinî-kumâras; valî-palita-vigrahah--whose body had loose skin and white hair.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After saying this, the Asvini-kumaras caught hold of Cyavana Muni, who was an old, diseased invalid with loose skin, white hair, and veins visible all over his body, and all three of them entered the lake.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > purusâs traya uttasthur

> > apîvyâ vanitâ-priyâh

> > padma-srajah kundalinas

> > tulya-rûpâh suvâsasah

> > purusâh--men; trayah--three; uttasthuh--arose (from the lake); apîvyâh--extremely beautiful; vanitâ-priyâh--as a man becomes very attractive to women; padma-srajah--decorated with garlands of lotuses; kundalinah--with earrings; tulya-râpâh--all of them had the same bodily features; su-vâsasah--very nicely dressed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, three men with very beautiful bodily features emerged from the lake. They were nicely dressed and decorated with earrings and garlands of lotuses. All of them were of the same standard of beauty.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > tân nirîksya varârohâ

> > sarûpân sûrya-varcasah

> > ajânatî patim sâdhvî

> > asvinau saranam yayau

> > tân--unto them; nirîksya--after observing; vara-ârohâ--that beautiful Sukanyâ; sa-rûpân--all of them equally beautiful; sûrya-varcasah--with a bodily effulgence like the effulgence of the sun; ajânatî--not knowing; patim--her husband; sâdhvî--that chaste woman; asvinau--unto the Asvîni-kumâras; saranam--shelter; yayau--took.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The chaste and very beautiful Sukanya could not distinguish her husband from the two Asvini-kumaras, for they were equally beautiful. Not understanding who her real husband was, she took shelter of the Asvini-kumaras.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > darsayitvâ patim tasyai

> > pâti-vratyena tositau

> > rsim âmantrya yayatur

> > vimânena trivistapam

> > darsayitvâ--after showing; patim--her husband; tasyai--unto Sukanyâ; pâti-vratyena--because of her strong faith in her husband; tositau--being very pleased with her; rsim--unto Cyavana Muni; âmantrya--taking his permission; yayatuh--they went away; vimânena--taking their own airplane; trivistapam--to the heavenly planets.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Asvini-kumaras were very pleased to see Sukanya's chastity and faithfulness. Thus they showed her Cyavana Muni, her husband, and after taking permission from him, they returned to the heavenly planets in their plane.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > yaksyamâno 'tha saryâtis

> > cyavanasyâsramam gatah

> > dadarsa duhituh pârsve

> > purusam sûrya-varcasam

> > yaksyamânah--desiring to perform a yajna; atha--thus; saryâtih--King Saryâti; cyavanasya--of Cyavana Muni; âsramam--to the residence; gatah--having gone; dadarsa--he saw; duhituh--of his daughter; pârsve--by the side; purusam--a man; sûrya-varcasam--beautiful and effulgent like the sun.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, King Saryati, desiring to perform a sacrifice, went to the residence of Cyavana Muni. There he saw by the side of his daughter a very beautiful young man, as bright as the sun.

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > râjâ duhitaram prâha

> > krta-pâdâbhivandanâm

> > âsisas câprayunjâno

> > nâtiprîti-manâ iva

> > râjâ--the King (Saryâti); duhitaram--unto the daughter; prâha--said; krta-pâda-abhivandanâm--who had already finished offering respectful obeisances to her father; âsisah--blessings upon her; ca--and; aprayunjânah--without offering to the daughter; na--not; atiprîti-manâh--very much pleased; iva--like that.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After receiving obeisances from his daughter, the King, instead of offering blessings to her, appeared very displeased and spoke as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > cikîrsitam te kim idam patis tvayâ

> > pralambhito loka-namaskrto munih

> > yat tvam jarâ-grastam asaty asammatam

> > vihâya jâram bhajase 'mum adhvagam

> > cikîrsitam--which you desire to do; te--of you; kim idam--what is this; patih--your husband; tvayâ--by you; pralambhitah--has been cheated; loka-namaskrtah--who is honored by all people; munih--a great sage; yat--because; tvam--you; jarâ-grastam--very old and invalid; asati--O unchaste daughter; asammatam--not very attractive; vihâya--giving up; jâram--paramour; bhajase--you have accepted; amum--this man; adhvagam--comparable to a street beggar.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O unchaste girl, what is this that you have desired to do? You have cheated the most respectable husband, who is honored by everyone, for I see that because he was old, diseased and therefore unattractive, you have left his company to accept as your husband this young man, who appears to be a beggar from the street.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > katham matis te 'vagatânyathâ satâm

> > kula-prasûte kula-dûsanam tv idam

> > bibharsi jâram yad apatrapâ kulam

> > pitus ca bhartus ca nayasy adhas tamah

> > katham--how; matih te--your consciousness; avagatâ--has gone down; anyathâ--otherwise; satâm--of the most respectable; kula-prasûte--O my daughter, born in the family; kula-dûsanam--who are the degradation of the family; tu--but; idam--this; bibharsi--you are maintaining; jâram--a paramour; yat--as it is; apatrapâ--without shame; kulam--the dynasty; pituh--of your father; ca--and; bhartuh--of your husband; ca--and; nayasi--you are bringing down; adhah tamah--downward into darkness or hell.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my daughter, who were born in a respectable family, how have you degraded your consciousness in this way? Mow is it that you are shamelessly maintaining a paramour? You will thus degrade the dynasties of both your father and your husband to hellish life.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > evam bruvânam pitaram

> > smayamânâ suci-smitâ

> > uvâca tâta jâmâtâ

> > tavaisa bhrgu-nandanah

> > evam--in this way; bruvânam--who was talking and chastising her; pitaram--unto her father; smayamânâ--smiling (because she was chaste); suci-smitâ--laughingly; uvâca--replied; tâta--O my dear father; jâmâtâ--son-in-law; tava--your; esah--this young man; bhrgu-nandanah--is Cyavana Muni (and no one else).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukanya, however, being very proud of her chastity, smiled upon hearing the rebukes of her father. She smilingly told him, "My dear father, this young man by my side is your actual son-in-law, the great sage Cyavana, who was born in the family of Bhrgu."

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > sasamsa pitre tat sarvam

> > vayo-rûpâbhilambhanam

> > vismitah parama-prîtas

> > tanayâm parisasvaje

> > sasamsa--she described; pitre--unto her father; tat--that; sarvam--everything; vayah--of the change of age; rûpa--and of beauty; abhilambhanam--how there was achievement (by her husband); vismitah--being surprised; parama-prîtah--was extremely pleased; tanayâm--unto his daughter; parisasvaje--embraced with pleasure.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus Sukanya explained how her husband had received the beautiful body of a young man. When the King heard this he was very surprised, and in great pleasure he embraced his beloved daughter.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > somena yâjayan vîram

> > graham somasya câgrahît

> > asoma-por apy asvinos

> > cyavanah svena tejasâ

> > somena--with the soma; yâjayan--causing to perform the sacrifice; vîram--the King (Saryâti); graham--the full pot; somasya--of the soma-rasa; ca--also; agrahît--delivered; asoma-poh--who were not allowed to drink the soma-rasa; api--although; asvinoh--of the Asvinî-kumâras; cyavanah--Cyavana Muni; svena--his own; tejasâ--by prowess.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Cyavana Muni, by his own prowess, enabled King Saryati to perform the soma-yajna. The muni offered a full pot of soma-rasa to the Asvini-kumaras, although they were unfit to drink it.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > hantum tam âdade vajram

> > sadyo manyur amarsitah

> > savajram stambhayâm âsa

> > bhujam indrasya bhârgavah

> > hantum--to kill; tam--him (Cyavana); âdade--Indra took up; vajram--his thunderbolt; sadyah--immediately; manyuh--because of great anger, without consideration; amarsitah--being very much perturbed; sa-vajram--with the thunderbolt; stambhayâm âsa--paralyzed; bhujam--the arm; indrasya--of Indra; bhârgavah--Cyavana Muni, the descendant of Bhrgu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Indra, being perturbed and angry, wanted to kill Cyavana Muni, and therefore he impetuously took up his thunderbolt. But Cyavana Muni, by his powers, paralyzed Indra's arm that held the thunderbolt.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > anvajânams tatah sarve

> > graham somasya câsvinoh

> > bhisajâv iti yat pûrvam

> > somâhutyâ bahis-krtau

> > anvajânan--with their permission; tatah--thereafter; sarve--all the demigods; graham--a full pot; somasya--of soma-rasa; ca--also; asvinoh--of the Asvinî-kumâras; bhisajau--although only physicians; iti--thus; yat--because; pûrvam--before this; soma-âhutyâ--with a share in the soma-yajna; bahih-krtau--who had been disallowed or excluded.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although the Asvini-kumaras were only physicians and were therefore excluded from drinking soma-rasa in sacrifices, the demigods agreed to allow them henceforward to drink it.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > uttânabarhir ânarto

> > bhûrisena iti trayah

> > saryâter abhavan putrâ

> > ânartâd revato 'bhavat

> > uttânabarhih--Uttânabarhi; ânartah--Ânarta; bhûrisenah--Bhûrisena; iti--thus; trayah--three; saryâteh--of King Saryâti; abhavan--were begotten; putrâh--sons; ânartât--from Ânarta; revatah--Revata; abhavat--was born.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Saryati begot three sons, named Uttanabarhi, Anarta and Bhurisena. From Anarta came a son named Revata.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > so 'ntah-samudre nagarîm

> > vinirmâya kusasthalîm

> > âsthito 'bhunkta visayân

> > ânartâdin arindama

> > tasya putra-satam jajne

> > kakudmi-jyestham uttamam

> > sah--Revata; antah-samudre--in the depths of the ocean; nagarîm--a town; vinirmâya--after constructing; kusasthalîm--named Kusasthalî; âsthitah--lived there; abhunkta--enjoyed material happiness; visayân--kingdoms; ânarta-âdîn--Ânarta and others; arim-dama--O Mahârâja Parîksit, subduer of enemies; tasya--his; putra-satam--one hundred sons; jajne--were born; kakudmi-jyestham--of whom the eldest was Kakudmî; uttamam--most powerful and opulent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, subduer of enemies, this Revata constructed a kingdom known as Kusasthali in the depths of the ocean. There he lived and ruled such tracts of land as Anarta, etc. He had one hundred very nice sons, of whom the eldest was Kakudmi.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > kakudmî revatîm kanyâm

> > svâm âdâya vibhum gatah

> > putryâ varam pariprastum

> > brahmalokam apâvrtam

> > kakudmî--King Kakudmî; revatîm--named Revatî; kanyâm--the daughter of Kakudmî; svâm--his own; âdâya--taking; vibhum--before Lord Brahmâ; gatah--he went; putryâh--of his daughter; varam--a husband; pariprastum--to inquire about; brahmalokam--Brahmaloka; apâvrtam--transcendental to the three qualities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Taking his own daughter, Revati, Kakudmi went to Lord Brahma in Brahmaloka, which is transcendental to the three modes of material nature, and inquired about a husband for her.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > âvartamâne gândharve

> > sthito 'labdha-ksanah ksanam

> > tad-anta âdyam ânamya

> > svâbhiprâyam nyavedayat

> > âvartamâne--because of being engaged; gândharve--in hearing songs from the Gandharvas; sthitah--situated; alabdha-ksanah--there was no time to talk; ksanam--even a moment; tat-ante--when it ended; âdyam--unto the original teacher of the universe (Lord Brahmâ); ânamya--after offering obeisances; sva-abhiprâyam--his own desire; nyavedayat--Kakudmî submitted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Kakudmi arrived there, Lord Brahma was engaged in hearing musical performances by the Gandharvas and had not a moment to talk with him. Therefore Kakudmi waited, and at the end of the musical performances he offered his obeisances to Lord Brahma and thus submitted his long-standing desire.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > tac chrutvâ bhagavân brahmâ

> > prahasya tam uvâca ha

> > aho râjan niruddhâs te

> > kâlena hrdi ye krtâh

> > tat--that; srutvâ--hearing; bhagavân--the most powerful; brahmâ--Lord Brahmâ; prahasya--after laughing; tam--unto King Kakudmî; uvâca ha--said; aho--alas; râjan--O King; niruddhâh--all gone; te--all of them; kâlena--by the course of time; hrdi--within the core of the heart; ye--all of them; krtâh--who have been decided upon for acceptance as your son-in-law.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After hearing his words, Lord Brahma, who is most powerful, laughed loudly and said to Kakudmi: O King, all those whom you may have decided within the core of your heart to accept as your son-in-law have passed away in the course of time.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > tat putra-pautra-naptrnâm

> > gotrâni ca na srnmahe

> > kâlo 'bhiyâtas tri-nava-

> > catur-yuga-vikalpitah

> > tat--there; putra--of the sons; pautra--of the grandsons; naptrnâm--and of the descendants; gotrâni--the family dynasties; ca--also; na--not; srnmahe--we do hear of; kâlah--time; abhiyâtah--have passed; tri--three; nava--nine; catur-yuga--four yugas (Satya, Tretâ, Dvâpara and Kali); vikalpitah--thus measured.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Twenty-seven catur-yugas have already passed. Those upon whom you may have decided are now gone, and so are their sons, grandsons and other descendants. You cannot even hear about their names..

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> > TEXT 33

> > tad gaccha deva-devâmso

> > baladevo mahâ-balah

> > kanyâ-ratnam idam râjan

> > nara-ratnâya dehi bhoh

> > tat--therefore; gaccha--you go; deva-deva-amsah--whose plenary portion is Lord Visnu; baladevah--known as Baladeva; mahâ-balah--the supreme powerful; kanyâ-ratnam--your beautiful daughter; idam--this; râjan--O King; nara-ratnâya--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always youthful; dehi--just give to Him (in charity); bhoh--O King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, leave here and offer your daughter to Lord Baladeva, who is still present. He is most powerful. Indeed, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose plenary portion is Lord Visnu. Your daughter is fit to be given to Him in charity.

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > bhuvo bhârâvatârâya

> > bhagavân bhûta-bhâvanah

> > avatîrno nijâmsena

> > punya-sravana-kîrtanah

> > bhuvah--of the world; bhâra-avatârâya--to lessen the burden; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhûta-bhâvanah--always the well-wisher of all the living entities; avatîrnah--now He has descended; nija-amsena--with all the paraphernalia that is part of Him; punya-sravana-kîrtanah--He is simply worshiped by hearing and chanting, by which one becomes purified.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who hears and chants about Him is purified. Because He is always the well-wisher of all living entities, He has descended with all His paraphernalia to purify the entire world and lessen its burden.

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> > TEXT 35

> > ity âdisto 'bhivandyâjam

> > nrpah sva-puram âgatah

> > tyaktam punya-jana-trâsâd

> > bhrâtrbhir diksv avasthitaih

> > iti--thus; âdistah--being ordered by Lord Brahmâ; abhivandya--after offering obeisances; ajam--unto Lord Brahmâ; nrpah--the King; sva-puram--to his own residence; âgatah--returned; tyaktam--which was vacant; punya-jana--of higher living entities; trâsât--because of their fear; bhrâtrbhih--by his brothers; diksu--in different directions; avasthitaih--who were residing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having received this order from Lord Brahma, Kakudmi offered obeisances unto him and returned to his own residence. He then saw that his residence was vacant, having been abandoned by his brothers and other relatives, who were living in all directions because of fear of such higher living beings as the Yaksas.

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> > TEXT 36

> > sutâm dattvânavadyângîm

> > balâya bala-sâline

> > badary-âkhyam gato râjâ

> > taptum nârâyanâsramam

> > sutâm--his daughter; dattvâ--after delivering; anavadya-angîm--having a perfect body; balâya--unto Lord Baladeva; bala-sâline--unto the most powerful, the supreme powerful; badarî-âkhyam--named Badarikâsrama; gatah--he went; râjâ--the King; taptum--to perform austerities; nârâyana-âsramam--to the place of Nara-Nârâyana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, the King gave his most beautiful daughter in charity to the supremely powerful Baladeva and then retired from worldly life and went to Badarikasrama to please Nara-Narayana.

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