> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Seventeen: The History of Kâliya

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-râjovâca

> > nâgâlayam ramanakam

> > katham tatyâja kâliyah

> > kritam kim vâ suparnasya

> > tenaikenâsaman'jasam

> > s'rî-râjâ uvâca - the King said; nâga - of the serpents; âlayam - the residence; ramanakam - the island named Ramanaka; katham - why; tatyâja - gave up; kâliyah - Kâliya; kritam - was made; kim vâ - and why; suparnasya - of Garuda; tena - with him, Kâliya; ekena - alone; asaman'jasam - enmity.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Having thus heard how Lord Krishna chastised Kâliya,] King Parîkchit inquired: Why did Kâliya leave Ramanaka Island, the abode of the serpents, and why did Garuda become so antagonistic toward him alone?

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> > TEXTS 2 - 3

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > upahâryaih sarpa-janair

> > mâsi mâsîha yo balih

> > vânaspatyo mahâ-bâho

> > nâgânâm prân-nirûpitah

> > svam svam bhâgam prayacchanti

> > nâgâh parvani parvani

> > gopîthâyâtmanah sarve

> > suparnâya mahâtmane

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; upahâryaih - who were qualified to make offerings; sarpa-janaih - by the serpent race; mâsi mâsi - each month; iha - here (in Nâgâlaya); yah - which; balih - offering of tribute; vânaspatyah - at the base of a tree; mahâ-bâho - O mighty-armed Parîkchit; nâgânâm - for the serpents; prâk - previously; nirûpitah - ordained;

> > svam svam - each his own; bhâgam - portion; prayacchanti - they present; nâgâh - the serpents; parvani parvani - once each month; gopîthâya - for the protection; âtmanah - of themselves; sarve - all of them; suparnâya - to Garuda; mahâ- âtmane - the powerful .

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: To avoid being eaten by Garuda, the serpents had previously made an arrangement with him whereby they would each make a monthly offering of tribute at the base of a tree. Thus every month on schedule, O mighty-armed King Parîkchit, each serpent would duly make his offering to that powerful carrier of Vishnu as a purchase of protection.

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> > TEXT 4

> > visha-vîrya-madâvishthah

> > kâdraveyas tu kâliyah

> > kadarthî-kritya garudam

> > svayam tam bubhuje balim

> > visha - because of his poison; vîrya - and his strength; mada - in intoxication; âvishthah - absorbed; kâdraveyah - the son of Kadru; tu - on the other hand; kâliyah - Kâliya; kadarthî-kritya - disregarding; garudam - Garuda; svayam - himself; tam - that; bubhuje - ate; balim - the offering.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although all the other serpents were dutifully making offerings to Garuda, one serpent - the arrogant Kâliya, son of Kadru - would eat all these offerings before Garuda could claim them. Thus Kâliya directly defied the carrier of Lord Vishnu.

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> > TEXT 5

> > tac chrutvâ kupito râjan

> > bhagavân bhagavat-priyah

> > vijighâmsur mahâ-vegah

> > kâliyam samapâdravat

> > tat - that; s'rutvâ - hearing; kupitah - angered; râjan - 0 King; bhagavân - the powerful Garuda; bhagavat-priyah - the dear devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vijighâmsuh - desiring to kill; mahâ-vegah - the greatly swift; kâliyam - to Kâliya; samupâdravat - he rushed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, the greatly powerful Garuda, who is very dear to the Supreme Lord, became angry when he heard of this. Desiring to kill Kâliya, he rushed toward the serpent with tremendous speed.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tam âpatantam tarasâ vishâyudhah

> > pratyabhyayâd utthita-naika-mastakah

> > dadbhih suparnam vyadas'ad dad-âyudhah

> > karâla-jihrocchvasitogra-locanah

> > tam - him, Garuda; âpatantam - attacking; tarasâ - swiftly; visha - of poison; âyudhah - who possessed the weapon; prati - towards; abhyayât - ran; utthita - raised; na eka - many; mastakah - his heads; dadbhih - with his fangs; suparnam - Garuda; vyadas'at - he bit; dat-âyudhah - whose fangs were weapons; karâla - fearsome; jihvâ - his tongues; ucchvasita - expanded; ugra - and terrible; locanah - his eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As Garuda swiftly fell upon him, Kâliya, who had the weapon of poison, raised his numerous heads to counterattack. Showing his ferocious tongues and expanding his horrible eyes, Kâliya then bit Garuda with the weapons of his fangs.

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> > TEXT 7

> > tam târkshya-putrah sa nirasya manyumân

> > pracanda-vego madhusûdanâsanah

> > pakshena savyena hiranya-rocishâ

> > jaghâna kadru-sutam ugra-vikramah

> > tam - him, Kâliya; târkshya-putrah - the son of Kas'yapa; sah - he, Garuda; nirasya - warding off; manyu-mân - full of anger; pracanda-vegah - moving with terrible swiftness; madhusûdana-âsanah - the carrier of Lord Madhusûdana, Krishna; pakshena - with his wing; savyena - left; hiranya - like gold; rocishâ - the effulgence of which; jaghâna - he struck; kadru-sutam - the son of Kadru (Kâliya); ugra - mighty; vikramah - his prowess.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The angry son of Târkshya moved with overwhelming speed in repelling Kâliya's attack. That terribly powerful carrier of Lord Madhusûdana struck the son of Kadru with his left wing, which shone like gold.

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> > TEXT 8

> > suparna-pakshâbhihatah

> > kâliyo 'tîva vihvalah

> > hradam vives'a kâlindyâs

> > tad-agamyam durâsadam

> > suparna - of Garuda; paksha - by the wing; abhihatah - beaten; kâliyah - Kâliya; atîva - extremely; vihvalah - distraught; hradam - a lake; vives'a - he entered; kâlindyâh - of the river Yamunâ; tat-agamyam - unapproachable by Garuda; durâsadam - difficult to enter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Beaten by Garuda's wing, Kâliya was extremely distraught, and thus he took shelter of a lake adjoining the river Yamunâ. Garuda could not enter this lake. Indeed, he could not even approach it.

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> > TEXT 9

> > tatraikadâ jala-caram

> > garudo bhakshyam îpsitam

> > nivâritah saubharinâ

> > prasahya kshudhito 'harat

> > tatra - there (in that lake); ekadâ - once; jala-caram - an aquatic creature; garudah - Garuda; bhakshyam - his proper food; îpsitam - desired; nivâritah - forbidden; saubharinâ - by Saubhari Muni; prasahya - taking courage; kshudhitah - feeling hunger; aharat - he took.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In that very lake Garuda had once desired to eat a fish - fish being, after all, his normal food. Although forbidden by the sage Saubhari, who was meditating there within the water, Garuda took courage and, feeling hungry, seized the fish.

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> > TEXT 10

> > mînân su-duhkhitân drishthvâ

> > dînân mîna-patau hate

> > kripayâ saubharih prâha

> > tatratya-kshemam âcaran

> > mînân - the fish; su-duhkhitân - most unhappy; drishthvâ - seeing; dînân - wretched; mîna-patau - the lord of the fish; hate - being killed; kripayâ - out of compassion; saubharih - Saubhari; prâha - spoke; tatratya - for those living there; kshemam - the welfare; âcaran - trying to enact .

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing how the unfortunate fish in that lake had become most unhappy at the death of their leader, Saubhari uttered the following curse under the impression that he was mercifully acting for the benefit of the lake's residents.

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> > TEXT 11

> > atra pravis'ya garudo

> > yadi matsyân sa khâdati

> > sadyah prânair viyujyeta

> > satyam etad bravîmy aham

> > atra - in this lake; pravis'ya - entering; garudah - Garuda; yadi - if; matsyân - the fish; sah - he; khâdati - eats; sadyah - immediately; prânaih - of his force of life; viyujyeta - will become deprived; satyam - truthfully; etat - this; bravîmi - am speaking; aham - I.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If Garuda ever again enters this lake and eats the fish here, he will immediately lose his life. What I am saying is the truth.

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> > TEXT 12

> > tat kâliyah param veda

> > nânyah kas'cana lelihah

> > avâtsîd garudâd bhîtah

> > krishnena ca vivâsitah

> > tam - that; kâliyah - Kâliya; param - only; veda - knew; na - not; anyah - other; kas'cana - any; lelihah - serpent; avâtsît - he dwelt; garudât - of Garuda; bhîtah - afraid; krishnena - by Krishna; ca - and; vivâsitah - expelled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Of all the serpents, only Kâliya came to know of this affair, and in fear of Garuda he took up residence in that Yamunâ lake. Later Lord Krishna drove him out.

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> > TEXTS 13 - 14

> > krishnam hradâd vinishkrântam

> > divya-srag-gandha-vâsasam

> > mahâ-mani-ganâkîrnam

> > jâmbûnada-parishkritam

> > upalabhyotthitâh sarve

> > labdha-prânâ ivâsavah

> > pramoda-nibhritâtmâno

> > gopâh prîtyâbhirebhire

> > krishnam - Lord Krishna; hradât - from out of the lake; vinishkrântam - rising up; divya - divine; srak - wearing garlands; gandha - fragrances; vâsasam - and garments; mahâ-mani-gana - by many fine jewels; âkîrnam - covered; jâmbûnada - with gold; parishkritam - decorated;

> > upalabhya - seeing; utthitâh - rising up; sarve - all of them; labdha-prânâh - which have regained their vital force; iva - just as; asavah - senses; pramoda - with joy; nibhrita- âtmânah - being filled; gopâh - the cowherds; prîtyâ - with affection; abhirebhire - embraced Him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Resuming his description of Krishna's chastisement of Kâliya, S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued:] Krishna rose up out of the lake wearing divine garlands, fragrances and garments, covered with many fine jewels, and decorated with gold. When the cowherds saw Him they all stood up immediately, just like an unconscious person's senses coming back to life. Filled with great joy, they affectionately embraced Him.

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> > TEXT 15

> > yas'odâ rohinî nando

> > gopyo gopâs' ca kaurava

> > krishnam sametya labdhehâ

> > âsan s'ushkâ nagâ api

> > yas'odâ rohinî nandah - Yas'odâ, Rohinî and Nanda Mahârâja; gopyah - the cowherd ladies; gopâh - the cowherd men; ca - and; kaurava - O Parîkchit, descendant of Kuru; krishnam - Lord Krishna; sametya - meeting; labdha - having regained; îhâh - their conscious functions; âsan - they became; s'ushkâh - dried up; nagâh - the trees; api - even.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having regained their vital functions, Yas'odâ, Rohinî, Nanda and all the other cowherd women and men went up to Krishna. O descendant of Kuru, even the dried-up trees came back to life.

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> > TEXT 16

> > râmas' câcyutam âlingya

> > jahâsâsyânubhâva-vit

> > premnâ tam ankam âropya

> > punah punar udaikshata

> > gâvo vrishâ vatsataryo

> > lebhire paramâm mudam

> > râmah - Lord Balarâma; ca - and; acyutam - Krishna, the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead; âlingya - embracing, jahâsa - laughed; asya - His; anubhâva-vit - knowing well the omnipotence; premnâ - out of love; tam - Him; ankam - up on His own lap; âropya - raising; punah punah - again and again; udaikshata - looked upon; gâvah - the cows; vrishâh - the bulls; vatsataryah - the female calves; lebhire - they attained; paramâm - supreme; mudam - pleasure.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Balarâma embraced His infallible brother and laughed, knowing well the extent of Krishna's potency. Out of great feelings of love, Balarâma lifted Krishna up on His lap and repeatedly looked at Him. The cows, bulls and young female calves also achieved the highest pleasure.

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> > TEXT 17

> > nandam viprâh samâgatya

> > guravah sa-kalatrakâh

> > ûcus te kâliya-grasto

> > dishthyâ muktas tavâtmajah

> > nandam - to Nanda Mahârâja; viprâh - the brâhmanas; samâgatya - coming up; guravah - respectable personalities; sa-kalatrakâh - along with their wives; ûcuh - said; te - they; kâliya-grastah - seized by Kâliya; dishthyâ - by Providence; muktah - freed; tava - your; âtma-jah - son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the respectable brâhmanas, together with their wives, came forward to greet Nanda Mahârâja. They said to him, "Your son was in the grips of Kâliya, but by the grace of Providence He is now free."

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> > TEXT 18

> > dehi dânam dvi-jâtînâm

> > krishna-nirmukti-hetave

> > nandah prîta-manâ râjan

> > gâh suvarnam tadâdis'at

> > dehi - you should give; dânam - charity; dvi-jâtînâm - to the brâhmanas; krishna- nirmukti - the safety of Krishna; hetave - for the purpose of; nandah - Nanda Mahârâja; prîta-manâh - satisfied within his mind; râjan - O King Parîkchit; gâh - cows; suvarnam - gold; tadâ - then; âdis'at - gave.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The brâhmanas then advised Nanda Mahârâja, "To assure that your son Krishna will always be free from danger, you should give charity to the brâhmanas." With a satisfied mind, O King, Nanda Mahârâja then very gladly gave them gifts of cows and gold.

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> > TEXT 19

> > yas'odâpi mahâ-bhâgâ

> > nashtha-labdha-prajâ satî

> > parishvajyânkam âropya

> > mumocâs'ru-kalâm muhuh

> > yas'odâ - mother Yas'odâ; api - and; mahâ-bhâgâ - the greatly fortunate; nashtha - having lost; labdha - and regained; prajâ - her son; satî - the chaste lady; parishvajya - embracing; ankam - upon her lap; âropya - raising; mumoca - she released; as'ru - of tears; kalâm - a torrent; muhuh - repeatedly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The greatly fortunate mother Yas'odâ, having lost her son and then regained Him, placed Him on her lap. That chaste lady cried constant torrents of tears as she repeatedly embraced Him.

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> > TEXT 20

> > tâm râtrim tatra râjendra

> > kshut-tridbhyâm s'rama-karshitâh

> > ûshur vrayaukaso gâvah

> > kâlindyâ upakûlatah

> > tâm - that; râtrim - night; tatra - there; râja-indra - O most exalted of kings; kshut-tridbhyâm - by hunger and thirst; s'rama - and by fatigue; karshitâh - weakened; ûshuh - they remained; vraja-okasah - the people of Vrindâvana; gâvah - and the cows; kâlindyâh - of the Yamunâ; upakûlatah - near the shore.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of kings [Parîkchit], because the residents of Vrindâvana w-ere feeling very weak from hunger, thirst and fatigue, they and the cows spent the night where they were, lying down near the bank of the Kâlindî.

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> > TEXT 21

> > tadâ s'uci-vanodbhûto

> > dâvâgnih sarvato vrajam

> > suptam nis'îtha âvritya

> > pradagdhum upacakrame

> > tadâ - then; s'uci - of the summer; vana - in the forest; udbhûtah - arising; dâva- agnih - a conflagration; sarvatah - on all sides; vrajam - the people of Vrindâvana; suptam - sleeping; nis'îthe - in the middle of the night; âvritya - surrounding; pradagdhum - to burn; upacakrame - began.

> > TRANSLATION

> > During the night, while all the people of Vrindâvana were asleep, a great fire blazed up within the dry summer forest. The fire surrounded the inhabitants of Vraja on all sides and began to scorch them.

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> > TEXT 22

> > tata utthâya sambhrântâ

> > dahyamânâ vrajaukasah

> > krishnam yayus te s'aranam

> > mâyâ-manujam îs'varam

> > tatah - then; utthâya - waking up; sambhrântâh - agitated; dahyamânâh - about to be burned; vraja-okasah - the people of Vraja; krishnam - to Krishna; yayuh - went; te - they; s'aranam - for shelter; mâyâ - by His potency; manujam - appearing like a human being; îs'varam - the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then the residents of Vrindâvana woke up, extremely disturbed by the great fire threatening to burn them. Thus they took shelter of Krishna, the Supreme Lord, who by His spiritual potency appeared like an ordinary human being.

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> > TEXT 23

> > krishna krishna mahâ-bhaga

> > he râmâmita-vikrama

> > esha ghoratamo vahnis

> > tâvakân grasate hi nah

> > krishna - O Krishna; krishna - O Krishna; mahâ-bhâga - O Lord of all opulence; he râma - O Lord Balarâma, source of all happiness; amita-vikrama - You whose power is unlimited; eshah - this; ghora-tamah - most terrible; vahnih - fire; tâvakân - who are Yours; grasate - is devouring; hi - indeed; nah - us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Vrindâvana's residents said:] Krishna, Krishna, O Lord of all opulence! O Râma, possessor of unlimited power! This most terrible fire is about to devour us, Your devotees!

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> > TEXT 24

> > su-dustarân nah svân pâhi

> > kâlâgneh suhridah prabho

> > na s'aknumas tvac-caranam

> > santyaktum akuto-bhayam

> > su-dustarât - from the insurmountable; nah - us; svân - Your own devotees; pâhi - please protect; kâla-agneh - from the fire of death; suhridah - Your true friends; prabho - O supreme master; na s'aknumah - we are incapable; tvat- caranam - Your feet; santyaktum - to give up; akutah-bhayam - which drive away all fear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord, we are Your true friends and devotees. Please protect us from this insurmountable fire of death. We can never give up Your lotus feet, which drive away all fear.

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> > TEXT 25

> > ittham sva-jana-vaiklavyam

> > nirîkshya jagad-îs'varah

> > tam agnim apibat tîvram

> > ananto 'nanta-s'akti-dhrik

> > ittham - in this manner; sva-jana - of His own devotees; vaiklavyam - the disturbed condition; nirîkshya - seeing; jagat-îs'varah - the Lord of the universe; tam - that; agnim - fire; apibat - drank; tîvram - terrible; anantah - the unlimited Lord; ananta-s'akti-dhrik - the possessor of unlimited potencies.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing His devotees so disturbed, S'rî Krishna, the infinite Lord of the universe and possessor of infinite power, then swallowed the terrible forest fire.

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