> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > 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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> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Ninety: Summary of Lord Krishna's Glories

> > TEXTS 1 - 7

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > sukham sva-puryâm nivasan

> > dvârakâyâm s'riyah patih

> > sarva-sampat-samriddhâyâm

> > jushthâyâm vrishni-pungavaih

> > strîbhis' cottama-veshâbhir

> > nava-yauvana-kântibhih

> > kandukâdibhir harmyeshu

> > krîdantîbhis tadid-dyubhih

> > nityam sankula-mârgâyâm

> > mada-cyudbhir matan-gajaih

> > sv-alankritair bhathair as'vai

> > rathais' ca kanakojjvalaih

> > udyânopavanâdhyâyâm

> > pushpita-druma-râjishu

> > nirvis'ad-bhringa-vihagair

> > nâditâyâm samantatah

> > reme shodas'a-sâhasra-

> > patnînâm eka-vallabhah

> > tâvad vicitra-rûpo 'sau

> > tad-geheshu maharddhishu

> > protphullotpala-kahlâra-

> > kumudâmbhoja-renubhih

> > vâsitâmala-toyeshu

> > kûjad-dvija-kuleshu ca

> > vijahâra vigâhyâmbho

> > hradinîshu mahodayah

> > kuca-kunkuma-liptângah

> > parirabdhas' ca yoshitâm

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; sukham - happily; sva - in His own; puryâm - city; nivasan - residing; dvârakâyâm - in Dvârakâ; s'riyah - of the goddess of fortune; patih - the master; sarva - all; sampat - in opulent features; samriddhâyâm - which was rich; jushthâyâm - populated; vrishni-pungavaih - by the most prominent of the Vrishnis;

> > strîbhih - by women; ca - and; uttama - excellent; veshâbhih - whose dress; nava - new; yauvana - of youth; kântibhih - whose beauty; kanduka-âdibhih - with balls and other toys; harmyeshu - on the rooftops; krîdantîbhih - playing; tadit - of lightning; dyubhih - whose effulgence;

> > nityam - always; sankula - crowded; mârgâyâm - whose roads; mada-cyudbhih - exuding mada; matam - intoxicated; gajaih - with elephants; su - well; alankritaih - ornamented; bhathaih - with foot-soldiers; as'vaih - horses; rathaih - chariots; ca - and; kanaka - with gold; ujjvalaih - brilliant;

> > udyâna - with gardens; upavana - and parks; âdhyâyâm - endowed; pushpita - flowering; druma - of trees; râjishu - which had rows; nirvis'at - entering (therein); bhringa - by bees; vihagaih - and birds; nâditâyâm - filled with sound; samantatah - on all sides;

> > reme - He enjoyed; shodas'a - sixteen; sâhasra - thousand; patnînâm - of wives; eka - the only; vallabhah - beloved; tâvat - that many; vicitra - variegated; rûpah - having personal forms; asau - He; tat - their; geheshu - in the residences; mahâ-riddhishu - richly furnished;

> > protphulla - blooming; utpala - of water lilies; kahlâra - white lotuses; kumuda - night-blooming lotuses; ambhoja - and day-blooming lotuses; renubhih - by the pollen; vâsita - made aromatic; amala - pure; toyeshu - in bodies of water; kûjat - cooing; dvija - of birds; kuleshu - where there were flocks; ca - and;

> > vijahâra - He sported; vigâhya - diving; ambhah - into the water; hradinîshu - in rivers; mahâ-udayah - the all-powerful Lord; kuca - from their breasts; kunkuma - by the red cosmetic powder; lipta - smeared; angah - His body; parirabdhah - embraced; ca - and; yoshitâm - by the women.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvamî said: The master of the goddess of fortune resided happily in His capital city, Dvârakâ, which was endowed with all opulences and populated by the most eminent Vrishnis and their gorgeously dressed wives. When these beautiful women in the bloom of youth would play on the city's rooftops with balls and other toys, they shone like flashing lightning. The main streets of the city were always crowded with intoxicated elephants exuding mada, and also with cavalry, richly adorned infantrymen, and soldiers riding chariots brilliantly decorated with gold. Gracing the city were many gardens and parks with rows of flowering trees, where bees and birds would gather, filling all directions with their songs.

> > Lord Krishna was the sole beloved of His sixteen thousand wives. Expanding Himself into that many forms, He enjoyed with each of His queens in her own richly furnished residence. On the grounds of these palaces were clear ponds fragrant with the pollen of blooming utpala, kahlâra, kumuda and ambhoja lotuses and filled with flocks of cooing birds. The almighty Lord would enter those ponds, and also various rivers, and enjoy sporting in the water while His wives embraced Him, leaving the red kunkuma from their breasts smeared on His body.

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> > TEXTS 8 - 9

> > upagîyamâno gandharvair

> > mridanga-panavânakân

> > vâdayadbhir mudâ vînâm

> > sûta-mâgadha-vandibhih

> > sicyamâno 'cyutas tâbhir

> > hasantîbhih sma recakaih

> > pratishin'can vicikrîde

> > yakshîbhir yaksha-râd iva

> > upagîyamânah - being glorified by song; gandharvaih - by Gandharvas; mridanga- panava-ânakân - mridanga, panava and ânaka drums; vâdayadbhih - who were playing; mudâ - joyfully; vînâm - vînas; sûta-mâgadha-vandibhih - by Sûta, Mâgadha and Vandi reciters;

> > sicyamânah - being squirted with water; acyutah - Lord Krishna; tâbhih - by them (His wives); hasantîbhih - who were laughing; sma - indeed; recakaih - with syringes; pratishin'can - squirting back at them; vicikrîde - He sported; yakshîbhih - with Yakshî nymphs; yaksha-râth - the lord of the Yakshas (Kuvera); iva - like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As Gandharvas joyfully sang His praises to the accompaniment of mridanga, panava and ânaka drums, and as professional reciters known as Sûtas, Mâgadhas and Vandîs played vînâs and recited poems praising Him, Lord Krishna would play with His wives in the water. Laughing, the queens would squirt water on Him with syringes, and He would squirt them back. Thus Krishna would sport with His queens in the same way that the lord of the Yakshas sports with the Yakshî nymphs.

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> > TEXT 10

> > tâh klinna-vastra-vivritoru-kuca-prades'âh

> > sin'cantya uddhrita-brihat-kavara-prasûnâh

> > kântam sma recaka-jihîrshayayopaguhya

> > jâta-smarotsmaya-lasad-vadanâ virejuh

> > tâh - they (Lord Krishna's queens); klinna - wet; vastra - whose clothes; vivrita - revealed; ûru - thighs; kuca - of their breasts; prades'âh - the area; sin'cantyah - sprinkling; uddhrita - scattered; brihat - large; kavara - from the braids of their hair; prasûnâh - whose flowers; kântam - their consort; sma - indeed; recaka - His syringe; jihîrshayayâ - with the desire of taking away; upaguhya - embracing; jâta - arisen; smara - of feelings of lust; utsmaya - with wide smiles; lasad - glowing; vadanâh - whose faces; virejuh - they appeared resplendent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Under the drenched clothing of the queens, their thighs and breasts would become visible. The flowers tied in their large braids would scatter as they sprayed water on their consort, and on the plea of trying to take away His syringe, they would embrace Him. By His touch their lusty feelings would increase, causing their faces to beam with smiles. Thus Lord Krishna's queens shone with resplendent beauty.

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> > TEXT 11

> > krishnas tu tat-stana-vishajjita-kunkuma-srak

> > krîdâbhishanga-dhuta-kuntala-vrinda-bandhah

> > sin'can muhur yuvatibhih pratishicyamâno

> > reme karenubhir ivebha-patih parîtah

> > krishnah - Lord Krishna; tu - and; tat - their; stana - from the breasts; vishajjita - becoming attached; kunkuma - the kunkuma powder; srak - on whose flower garland; krîdâ - in the sport; abhishanga - due to His absorption; dhuta - shaken; kuntala - of the locks of hair; vrinda - of the mass; bandhah - the arrangement; sin'can - sprinkling; muhuh - repeatedly; yuvatibhih - by the young women; pratishicyamânah - being sprinkled in return; reme - He enjoyed; karenubhih - by she-elephants; iva - as; ibha-patih - the king of elephants; parîtah - surrounded.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna's flower garland would become smeared with kunkuma from their breasts, and His abundant locks of hair would become disheveled as a result of His absorption in the game. As the Lord repeatedly sprayed His young consorts and they sprayed Him in turn, He enjoyed Himself like the king of elephants enjoying in the company of his bevy of she-elephants.

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> > TEXT 12

> > nathânâm nartakînâm ca

> > gîta-vâdyopajîvinâm

> > krîdâlankâra-vâsâmsi

> > krishno 'dât tasya ca striyah

> > nathânâm - to the male performers; nartakînâm - the female performers; ca - and; gîta - by singing; vâdya - and playing musical instruments; upajîvinâm - who earned their livelihoods; krîdâ - from His sports; alankâra - the ornaments; vâsâmsi - and garments; krishnah - Lord Krishna; adât - gave; tasya - His; ca - and; striyah - wives.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Afterward, Lord Krishna and His wives would give the ornaments and clothing they had worn during their water sports to the male and female performers, who earned their livelihood from singing and from playing instrumental music.

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> > TEXT 13

> > krishnasyaivam viharato

> > gaty-âlâpekshita-smitaih

> > narma-kshveli-parishvangaih

> > strînâm kila hritâ dhiyah

> > krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; evam - thus; viharatah - who was sporting; gati - by the movements; âlâpa - conversing; îkshita - glancing; smitaih - and smiling; narma - by the jokes; kshveli - playful exchanges; parishvangaih - and embraces; strînâm - of the wives; kila - indeed; hritâh - stolen; dhiyah - the hearts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In this way Lord Krishna would sport with His queens, totally captivating their hearts with His gestures, talks, glances and smiles, and also with His jokes, playful exchanges and embraces.

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> > TEXT 14

> > ûcur mukundaika-dhiyo

> > gira unmatta-vaj jadam

> > cintayantyo 'ravindâksham

> > tâni me gadatah s'rinu

> > ûcuh - they spoke; mukunda - upon Lord Krishna; eka - exclusively; dhiyah - whose minds; girah - words; unmatta - crazed persons; vat - as; jadam - stunned; cintayantyah - thinking; aravinda-aksham - about the lotus-eyed Lord; tâni - these (words); me - from me; gadatah - who am telling; s'rinu - please hear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The queens would become stunned in ecstatic trance, their minds absorbed in Krishna alone. Then, thinking of their lotus-eyed Lord, they would speak as if insane. Please hear these words from me as I relate them.

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> > TEXT 15

> > mahishya ûcuh

> > kurari vilapasi tvam vîta-nidrâ na s'eshe

> > svapiti jagati râtryâm îs'varo gupta-bodhah

> > vayam iva sakhi kaccid gâdha-nirviddha-cetâ

> > nalina-nayana-hâsodâra-lîlekshitena

> > mahishyah ûcuh - the queens said; kurari - O kurarî bird (female osprey); vilapasi - are lamenting; tvam - you; vîta - deprived; nidrâ - of sleep; na s'eshe - you cannot rest; svapiti - is sleeping; jagati - (somewhere) in the world; râtryâm - during the night; îs'varah - the Supreme Lord; gupta - hidden; bodhah - whose whereabouts; vayam - we; iva - just as; sakhi - O friend; kaccit - whether; gâdha - deeply; nirviddha - pierced; cetâh - whose heart; nalina - (like) a lotus; nayana - whose eyes; hâsa - smiling; udâra - liberal; lîlâ - playful; îkshitena - by the glance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The queens said: O kurarî bird, you are lamenting. Now it is night, and somewhere in this world the Supreme Lord is asleep in a hidden place. But you are wide awake, O friend, unable to fall asleep. Is it that, like us, you have had your heart pierced to the core by the lotus-eyed Lord's munificent, playful smiling glances?

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> > TEXT 16

> > netre nimîlayasi naktam adrishtha-bandhus

> > tvam roravîshi karunam bata cakravâki

> > dâsyam gata vayam ivâcyuta-pâda-jushthâm

> > kim vâ srajam sprihayase kavarena vodhum

> > netre - your eyes; nimîlayasi - you keep closed; naktam - during the night; adrishtha - not seen; bandhuh - whose beloved; tvam - you; roravîshi - are crying; karunam - pitifully; bata - alas; cakravâki - O cakravâkî (female crane); dâsyam - servitude; gatâ - attained; vayam iva - like us; acyuta - of Krishna; pâda - by the feet; jushthâm - honored; kim - perhaps; vâ - or; srajam - the flower garland; sprihayase - you desire; kavarena - in the braid of your hair; vodhum - to carry.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Poor cakravâkî, even after closing your eyes, you continue to cry pitifully through the night for your unseen mate. Or is it that, like us, you have become the servant of Acyuta and hanker to wear in your braided hair the garland He has blessed with the touch of His feet?

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> > TEXT 17

> > bho bhoh sadâ nishthanase udanvann

> > alabdha-nidro 'dhigata-prajâgarah

> > kim vâ mukundâpahritâtma-lân'chanah

> > prâptâm das'âm tvam ca gato duratyayâm

> > bhoh - dear; bhoh - dear; sadâ - always; nishthanase - you are making a loud sound; udanvan - O ocean; alabdha - not obtaining; nidrah - sleep; adhigata - experiencing; prajâgarah - insomnia; kim vâ - or else, perhaps; mukunda - by Krishna; apahrita - taken away; âtma - personal; lân'chanah - marks; prâptâm - obtained (by us); das'âm - the condition; tvam - you; ca - also; gatah - have reached; duratyayâm - impossible to become freed from.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dear ocean, you are always roaring, not sleeping at night. Are you suffering insomnia? Or is it that, as with us, Mukunda has taken your insignias and you are hopeless of retrieving them?

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> > TEXT 18

> > tvam yakshmanâ balavatâsi grihîta indo

> > kshînas tamo na nija-dîdhitibhih kshinoshi

> > kaccin mukunda-gaditâni yathâ vayam tvam

> > vismritya bhoh sthagita-gîr upalakshyase nah

> > tvam - you; yakshmanâ - by consumption; bala-vatâ - powerful; asi - are; grihîtah - seized; indo - O moon; kshînah - emaciated; tamah - darkness; na - not; nija - your; dîdhitibhih - with the rays; kshinoshi - you destroy; kaccit - whether; mukunda-gaditâni - the statements made by Mukunda; yathâ - like; vayam - us; tvam - you; vismritya - forgetting; bhoh - dear one; sthagita - stunned; gîh - whose speech; upalakshyase - you appear; nah - to us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear moon, having contracted a severe case of tuberculosis, you have become so emaciated that you fail to dispel the darkness with your rays. Or is it that you appear dumbstruck because, like us, you cannot remember the encouraging promises Mukunda once made to you?

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> > TEXT 19

> > kim nv âcaritam asmâbhir

> > malayânila te 'priyam

> > govindâpânga-nirbhinne

> > hridîrayasi nah smaram

> > kim - what; nu - indeed; âcaritam - action done; asmâbhih - by us; malaya - of the Malaya mountain range; anila - O wind; te - to you; apriyam - displeasing; govinda - of Krishna; apânga - by the sidelong glances; nirbhinne - which has been shattered; hridi - in the hearts; îrayasi - you are inspiring; nah - our; smaram - lust.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Malayan breeze, what have we done to displease you, so that you stir up lust in our hearts, which have already been shattered by Govinda's sidelong glances?

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> > TEXT 20

> > megha s'rîmams tvam asi dayito yâdavendrasya nûnam

> > s'rîvatsânkam vayam iva bhavân dhyâyati prema-baddhah

> > aty-utkanthhah s'avala-hridayo 'smad-vidho bâshpa-dhârâh

> > smritvâ smritvâ visrijasi muhur duhkha-das tat-prasangah

> > megha - O cloud; s'rî-man - O honored one; tvam - you; asi - are; dayitah - dear friend; yâdava-indrasya - of the chief of the Yâdavas; nûnam - certainly; s'rîvatsa-ankam - upon the one who bears (on His chest) the special mark known as S'rîvatsa; vayam - we; iva - just as; bhavân - your good self; dhyâyati - meditate; prema - by pure love; baddhah - bound; ati - extremely; utkanthhah - eager; s'avala - distraught; hridayah - whose heart; asmat - as our (hearts); vidhah - in the same manner; bâshpa - of tears; dhârâh - torrents; smritvâ smritvâ - repeatedly remembering; visrijasi - you release; muhuh - again and again; duhkha - misery; dah - giving; tat - with Him; prasangah - association.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O revered cloud, you are indeed very dear to the chief of the Yâdavas, who bears the mark of S'rîvatsa. Like us, you are bound to Him by love and are meditating upon Him. Your heart is distraught with great eagerness, as our hearts are, and as you remember Him again and again you shed a torrent of tears. Association with Krishna brings such misery!

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> > TEXT 21

> > priya-râva-padâni bhâshase

> > mrita-san'jîvikayânayâ girâ

> > karavâni kim adya te priyam

> > vada me valgita-kanthha kokila

> > priya - dear; râva - of him whose sounds; padâni - the vibrations; bhâshase - you are uttering; mrita - the dead; san'jîvikayâ - which brings back to life; anayâ - in this; girâ - voice; karavâni - I should do; kim - what; adya - today; te - for you; priyam - pleasing; vada - please tell; me - me; valgita - sweetened (by these sounds); kanthha - O you whose throat; kokila - O cuckoo.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O sweet-throated cuckoo, in a voice that could revive the dead you are vibrating the same sounds we once heard from our beloved, the most pleasing of speakers. Please tell me what I can do today to please you.

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> > TEXT 22

> > na calasi na vadasy udâra-buddhe

> > kshiti-dhara cintayase mahântam artham

> > api bata vasudeva-nandanânghrim

> > vayam iva kâmayase stanair vidhartum

> > na calasi - you do not move; na vadasi - you do not speak; udâra - magnanimous; buddhe - whose intelligence; kshiti-dhara - O mountain; cintayase - you are thinking; mahântam - great; artham - about a matter; api bata - perhaps; vasudeva- nandana - of the darling son of Vasudeva; anghrim - the feet; vayam - we; iva - just as; kâmayase - you desire; stanaih - on your breasts (peaks); vidhartum - to hold.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O magnanimous mountain, you neither move nor speak. You must be pondering some matter of great importance. Or do you, like us, desire to hold on your breasts the feet of Vasudeva's darling son?

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> > TEXT 23

> > s'ushyad-dhradâh karas'itâ bata sindhu-patnyah

> > sampraty apâsta-kamala-s'riya ishtha-bhartuh

> > yadvad vayam madhu-pateh pranayâvalokam

> > aprâpya mushtha-hridayâh puru-kars'itâh sma

> > s'ushyat - drying up; hradâh - whose lakes; karas'itâh - shriveled up; bata - alas; sindhu - of the ocean; patnyah - O wives; samprati - now; apâsta - lost; kamala - of lotuses; s'rîyah - whose opulence; ishtha - beloved; bhartuh - of the husband; yadvat - just as; vayam - we; madhu-pateh - of Krishna, the Lord of Madhu; pranaya - loving; avalokam - the glance; aprâpya - not obtaining; mushtha - cheated; hridayâh - whose hearts; puru - thoroughly; kars'itâh - emaciated; sma - we have become.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O rivers, wives of the ocean, your pools have now dried up. Alas, you have shriveled to nothing, and your wealth of lotuses has vanished. Are you, then, like us, who are withering away because of not receiving the affectionate glance of our dear husband, the Lord of Madhu, who has cheated our hearts?

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> > TEXT 24

> > hamsa svâgatam âsyatâm piba payo brûhy anga s'aureh kathâm

> > dûtam tvâm nu vidâma kaccid ajitah svasty âsta uktam purâ

> > kim vâ nas' cala-sauhridah smarati tam kasmâd bhajâmo vayam

> > kshaudrâlâpaya kâma-dam s'riyam rite saivaika-nishthhâ striyâm

> > hamsa - O swan; su-âgatam - welcome; âsyatâm - please come and sit down; piba - please drink; payah - milk; brûhi - tell us; anga - dear one; s'aureh - of S'auri; kathâm - news; dûtam - messenger; tvâm - you; nu - indeed; vidâma - we recognize; kaccit - whether; ajitah - the unconquerable one; svasti - well; âste - is; uktam - spoken; purâ - long ago; kim - whether; vâ - or; nah - to us; cala - fickle; sauhridah - whose friendship; smarati - He remembers; tam - Him; kasmât - for what reason; bhajâmah - should worship; vayam - we; kshaudra - O servant of Him who is petty; âlâpaya - tell Him to come; kâma - desire; dam - who bestows; s'riyam - the goddess of fortune; rite - without; sâ - she; eva - alone; eka- nishthhâ - exclusively devoted; striyâm - among women.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Welcome, swan. Please sit here and drink some milk. Give us some news of the descendant of S'ûra, dear one. We know you are His messenger. Is that invincible Lord doing well, and does that unreliable friend of ours still remember the words He spoke to us long ago? Why should we go and worship Him? O servant of a petty master, go tell Him who fulfills our desires to come here without the goddess of fortune. Is she the only woman exclusively devoted to Him?

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> > TEXT 25

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > itîdris'ena bhâvena

> > krishne yoges'vares'vare

> > kriyamânena mâdhavyo

> > lebhire paramâm gatim

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - speaking thus; îdris'ena - with such; bhâvena - ecstatic love; krishne - for Krishna; yoga-îs'vara - of masters of yoga; îs'vare - the master; kriyamânena - behaving; mâdhavyah - the wives of Lord Mâdhava; lebhire - they attained; paramâm - ultimate; gatim - the goal.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: By thus speaking and acting with such ecstatic love for Lord Krishna, the master of all masters of mystic yoga, His loving wives attained the ultimate goal of life.

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> > TEXT 26

> > s'ruta-mâtro 'pi yah strînâm

> > prasahyâkarshate manah

> > uru-gâyoru-gîto vâ

> > pas'yantînâm ca kim punah

> > s'ruta - heard about; mâtrah - merely; api - even; yah - who (Lord Krishna); strînâm - of women; prasahya - by force; âkarshate - attracts; manah - the minds; uru - numerous; gâya - by songs; uru - in numerous ways; gîtah - sung about; vâ - on the other hand; pas'yantînâm - of those women who see him; ca - and; kim - what; punah - more.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord, whom countless songs glorify in countless ways, forcibly attracts the minds of all women who simply hear about Him. What to speak, then, of those women who see Him directly?

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> > TEXT 27

> > yâh samparyacaran premnâ

> > pâda-samvâhanâdibhih

> > jagad-gurum bhartri-buddhyâ

> > tâsâm kim varnyate tapah

> > yâh - who; samparyacaran - perfectly served; premnâ - with pure love; pâda - His feet; samvâhana - by massaging; âdibhih - and so forth; jagat - of the universe; gurum - the spiritual master; bhartri - as their husband; buddhyâ - with the attitude; tâsâm - of them; kim - how; varnyate - can be described; tapah - the austere penances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > And how could one possibly describe the great austerities that had been performed by the women who perfectly served Him, the spiritual master of the universe, in pure ecstatic love? Thinking of Him as their husband, they rendered such intimate services as massaging His feet.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > evam vedoditam dharmam

> > anutishthhan satâm gatih

> > griham dharmârtha-kâmânâm

> > muhus' câdars'ayat padam

> > evam - in this manner; veda - by the Vedas; uditam - spoken; dharmam - the principles of religion; anutishthhan - executing; satâm - of saintly devotees; gatih - the goal; griham - one's home; dharma - of religiosity; artha - economic development; kâmânâm - and sense gratification; muhuh - repeatedly; ca - and; âdars'ayat - He demonstrated; padam - as the place.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus observing the principles of duty enunciated in the Vedas, Lord Krishna, the goal of the saintly devotees, repeatedly demonstrated how one can achieve at home the objectives of religiosity, economic development and regulated sense gratification.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > âsthitasya param dharmam

> > krishnasya griha-medhinâm

> > âsan shodas'a-sâhasram

> > mahishyas' ca s'atâdhikam

> > âsthitasya - who was situated in; param - the highest; dharmam - religious principles; krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; griha-medhinâm - of those in the household order of life; âsan - there were; shodas'a - sixteen; sâhasram - thousand; mahishyah - queens; ca - and; s'ata - one hundred; adhikam - plus.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While fulfilling the highest standards of religious householder life, Lord Krishna maintained more than 16,100 wives.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > tâsâm strî-ratna-bhûtânâm

> > ashthau yâh prâg udâhritâh

> > rukminî-pramukhâ râjams

> > tat-putrâs' cânupûrvas'ah

> > tâsâm - among them; strî - of women; ratna - gems; bhûtânâm - who were; ashthau - eight; yâh - who; prâk - previously; udâhritâh - described; rukminî- pramukhâh - headed by Rukminî; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); tat - their; putrâh - sons; ca - also; anupûrvas'ah - in consecutive order.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Among these jewellike women were eight principal queens, headed by Rukminî. I have already described them one after another, O King, along with their sons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > ekaikasyâm das'a das'a

> > krishno 'jîjanad âtmajân

> > yâvatya âtmano bhâryâ

> > amogha-gatir îs'varah

> > eka-ekasyâm - in each one of them; das'a das'a - ten each; krishnah - Krishna; ajîjanat - begot; âtma-jân - sons; yâvatyah - as many as; âtmanah - His; bhâryâh - wives; amogha - never frustrated; gatih - whose effort; îs'varah - the Supreme Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord Krishna, whose endeavor never fails, begot ten sons in each of His many wives.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > teshâm uddâma-vîryânâm

> > ashthâ-das'a mahâ-rathâh

> > âsann udâra-yas'asas

> > teshâm nâmâni me s'rinu

> > teshâm - of these (sons); uddâma - unlimited; vîryânâm - whose prowess; ashthâ- das'a - eighteen; mahâ-rathâh - mahâ-rathas, the highest class of chariot warriors; âsan - were; udâra - widespread; yas'asah - whose fame; teshâm - their; nâmâni - names; me - from me; s'rinu - hear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Among these sons, all possessing unlimited valor, eighteen were mahâ-rathas of great renown. Now hear their names from me.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 33 - 34

> > pradyumnas' câniruddhas' ca

> > dîptimân bhânur eva ca

> > sâmbo madhur brihadbhânus'

> > citrabhânur vriko 'runah

> > pushkaro vedabâhus' ca

> > s'rutadevah sunandanah

> > citrabâhur virûpas' ca

> > kavir nyagrodha eva ca

> > pradyumnah - Pradyumna; ca - and; aniruddhah - Aniruddha; ca - and; dîptimân bhânuh - Dîptimân and Bhânu; eva ca - also; sâmbah madhuh brihat-bhânuh - Sâmba, Madhu and Brihadbhânu; citra-bhânuh vrikah arunah - Citrabhânu, Vrika and Aruna; pushkarah veda-bâhuh ca - Pushkara and Vedabâhu; s'rutadevah sunandanah - S'rutadeva and Sunandana; citra-bâhuh virûpah ca - Citrabâhu and Virûpa; kavih nyagrodhah - Kavi and Nyagrodha; eva ca - also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > They were Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Dîptimân, Bhânu, Sâmba, Madhu, Brihadbhânu, Citrabhânu, Vrika, Aruna, Pushkara, Vedabâhu, S'rutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabâhu, Virûpa, Kavi and Nyagrodha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > eteshâm api râjendra

> > tanu-jânâm madhu-dvishah

> > pradyumna âsît prathamah

> > pitri-vad rukminî-sutah

> > eteshâm - of these; api - and; râja-indra - O most eminent of kings; tanu- jânâm - sons; madhu-dvishah - of Krishna, enemy of the demon Madhu; pradyumnah - Pradyumna; âsît - was; prathamah - first; pitrivat - just like His father; rukminî-sutah - son of Rukminî.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of kings, of these sons begotten by Lord Krishna, the enemy of Madhu, the most prominent was Rukminî's son Pradyumna. He was just like His father.

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > sa rukmino duhitaram

> > upayeme mahâ-rathah

> > tasyâm tato 'niruddho 'bhût

> > nâgâyata-balânvitah

> > sah - He (Pradyumna); rukminah - of Rukmî (the oldest brother of Rukminî); duhitaram - the daughter, Rukmavatî; upayeme - married; mahâ-rathah - the great chariot warrior; tasyâm - in her; tatah - then; aniruddhah - Aniruddha; abhût - was born; nâga - of elephants; ayuta - ten thousand; bala - with the strength; anvitah - endowed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great warrior Pradyumna married Rukmî's daughter [Rukmavatî], who gave birth to Aniruddha. He was as strong as ten thousand elephants.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > sa câpi rukminah pautrîm

> > dauhitro jagrihe tatah

> > vajras tasyâbhavad yas tu

> > maushalâd avas'eshitah

> > sah - he (Aniruddha); ca - and; api - furthermore; rukminah - of Rukmî; pautrîm - the granddaughter, Rocanâ; dauhitrah - (Rukmî's) daughter's son; jagrihe - took; tatah - then; vajrah - Vajra; tasya - as his son; abhavat - took birth; yah - who; tu - but; maushalât - after the pastime in which the Yadus slaughtered each other with iron clubs; avas'eshitah - remained.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Rukmî's daughter's son [Aniruddha] married Rukmî's son's daughter [Rocana]. From her was born Vajra, who would remain among the few survivors of the Yadus' battle with clubs.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > pratibâhur abhût tasmât

> > subâhus tasya câtmajah

> > subâhoh s'ântaseno 'bhûc

> > chatasenas tu tat-sutah

> > prati-bâhuh - Pratibâhu; abhût - came; tasmât - from him (Vajra); subâhuh - Subâhu; tasya - his; ca - and; âtma-jah - son; su-bâhoh - from Subâhu; s'ânta- senah - S'ântasena; abhût - came; s'ata-senah - S'atasena; tu - and; tat - his (S'ântasena's); sutah - son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Vajra came Pratibâhu, whose son was Subâhu. Subâhu's son was S'ântasena, from whom S'atasena was born.

> > ******

> > TEXT 39

> > na hy etasmin kule jâtâ

> > adhanâ abahu-prajâh

> > alpâyusho 'lpa-vîryâs' ca

> > abrahmanyâs' ca jajn'ire

> > na - not; hi - indeed; etasmin - in this; kule - family; jâtâh - appearing; adhanah - poor; a-bahu - not having many; prajâh - children; alpa-âyushah - short- lived; alpa - small; vîryâh - whose prowess; ca - and; abrahmanyâh - not devoted to the brahminical class; ca - and; jajn'ire - were born.

> > TRANSLATION

> > No one born in this family was poor in wealth or progeny, short-lived, weak or neglectful of brahminical culture.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > yadu-vams'a-prasûtânâm

> > pumsâm vikhyâta-karmanâm

> > sankhyâ na s'akyate kartum

> > api varshâyutair nripa

> > yadu-vams'a - in the Yadu dynasty; prasûtânâm - of those who were born; pumsâm - men; vikhyâta - famous; karmanâm - whose deeds; sankhyâ - the counting; na s'akyate - cannot; kartum - be done; api - even; varsha - in years; ayutaih - tens of thousands; nripa - O King (Parîkchit).

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Yadu dynasty produced innumerable great men of famous deeds. Even in tens of thousands of years, O King, one could never count them all.

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > tisrah kothyah sahasrânâm

> > ashthâs'îti-s'atâni ca

> > âsan yadu-kulâcâryâh

> > kumârânâm iti s'rutam

> > tisrah - three; kothyah - (times) ten million; sahasrânâm - thousand; ashthâ- as'îti - eighty-eight; s'atâni - hundreds; ca - and; âsan - were; yadu-kula - of the Yadu family; âcâryâh - teachers; kumârânâm - for the children; iti - thus; s'rutam - has been heard.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I have heard from authoritative sources that the Yadu family employed 38,800,000 teachers just to educate their children.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > sankhyânam yâdavânâm kah

> > karishyati mahâtmanâm

> > yatrâyutânâm ayuta-

> > lakshenâste sa âhukah

> > sankhyânam - the counting; yâdavânâm - of the Yâdavas; kah - who; karishyati - can do; mahâ-âtmanâm - of the great personalities; yatra - among whom; ayutânâm - of tens of thousands; ayuta - (times) ten thousand; lakshena - with (three) hundred thousand (persons); âste - was present; sah - he; âhukah - Ugrasena.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Who can count all the great Yâdavas, when among them King Ugrasena alone was accompanied by an entourage of thirty trillion attendants?

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > devâsurâhava-hatâ

> > daiteyâ ye su-dârunâh

> > te cotpannâ manushyeshu

> > prajâ driptâ babâdhire

> > deva-asura - among the demigods and demons; âhava - in wars; hatâh - killed; daiteyâh - demons; ye - who; su - very; dârunâh - ferocious; te - they; ca - and; utpannâh - arose; manushyeshu - among human beings; prajâh - the populace; driptâh - arrogant; babâdhire - they troubled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The savage descendants of Diti who had been killed in past ages in battles between the demigods and demons took birth among human beings and arrogantly harassed the general populace.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > tan-nigrahâya harinâ

> > proktâ devâ yadoh kule

> > avatîrnâh kula-s'atam

> > teshâm ekâdhikam nripa

> > tat - of them; nigrahâya - for the subduing; harinâ - by Lord Krishna; proktâh - told; devâh - the demigods; yadoh - of Yadu; kule - in the family; avatîrnâh - descended; kula - of clans; s'atam - one hundred; teshâm - their; eka- adhikam - plus one; nripa - O King (Parîkchit).

> > TRANSLATION

> > To subdue these demons, Lord Hari told the demigods to descend into the dynasty of Yadu. They comprised 101 clans, O King.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > teshâm pramânam bhagavân

> > prabhutvenâbhavad dharih

> > ye cânuvartinas tasya

> > vavridhuh sarva-yâdavâh

> > teshâm - for them; pramânam - authority; bhagavân - Lord Krishna; prabhutvena - on account of His being the Supreme Personality of Godhead; abhavat - was; harih - Lord Hari; ye - they who; ca - and; anuvartinah - personal associates; tasya - His; vavridhuh - prospered; sarva - all; yâdavâh - the Yâdavas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Yâdavas accepted Him as their ultimate authority. And among them, all those who were His intimate associates especially flourished.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > s'ayyâsanâthanâlâpa-

> > krîdâ-snânâdi-karmasu

> > na viduh santam âtmânam

> > vrishnayah krishna-cetasah

> > s'ayyâ - of sleeping; âsana - sitting; athana - walking; âlâpa - conversing; krîda - playing; snâna - bathing; âdi - and so on; karmasu - in the activities; na viduh - they were not aware of; santam - present; âtmânam - their own selves; vrishnayah - the Vrishnis; krishna - (absorbed) in Krishna; cetasah - whose minds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Vrishnis were so absorbed in Krishna consciousness that they forgot their own bodies while sleeping, sitting, walking, conversing, playing, bathing and so on.

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > tîrtham cakre nriponam yad ajani yadushu svah-sarit pâda-s'aucam

> > vidvith-snigdhâh svarûpam yayur ajita-para s'rîr yad-arthe 'nya-yatnah

> > yan-nâmâmangala-ghnam s'rutam atha gaditam yat-krito gotra-dharmah

> > krishnasyaitan na citram kshiti-bhara-haranam kâla-cakrâyudhasya

> > tîrtham - sacred place of pilgrimage; cakre - made; nripa - O King (Parîkchit); ûnam - lesser; yat - which (glories of Lord Krishna); ajani - He took birth; yadushu - among the Yadus; svah - of heaven; sarit - the river; pâda - whose feet; s'aucam - (the water) which washes; vidvith - enemies; snigdhâh - and loved ones; svarûpam - whose personal form; yayuh - attained; ajita - who is undefeated; parâ - and supremely perfect; s'rîh - the goddess of fortune; yat - whose; arthe - for the sake; anya - of others; yatnah - endeavor; yat - whose; nâma - name; amangala - inauspiciousness; ghnam - which destroys; s'rutam - heard; atha - or else; gaditam - chanted; yat - by whom; kritah - created; gotra - among the lines of descent (of various sages); dharmah - the religious principles; krishnasya - for Lord Krishna; etat - this; na - not; citram - wonderful; kshiti - the earth's; bhara - of the burden; haranam - the removal; kâla - of time; cakra - the wheel; âyudhasya - whose weapon.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The heavenly Ganges is a holy place of pilgrimage because her waters wash Lord Krishna's feet. But when the Lord descended among the Yadus, His glories eclipsed the Ganges as a holy place. Both those who hated Krishna and those who loved Him attained eternal forms like His in the spiritual world. The unattainable and supremely self-satisfied goddess of fortune, for the sake of whose favor everyone else struggles, belongs to Him alone. His name destroys all inauspiciousness when heard or chanted. He alone has set forth the principles of the various disciplic successions of sages. What wonder is it that He, whose personal weapon is the wheel of time, relieved the burden of the earth?

> > ******

> > TEXT 48

> > jayati jana-nivâso devakî-janma-vâdo

> > yadu-vara-parishat svair dorbhir asyann adharmam

> > sthira-cara-vrijina-ghnah su-smita-s'rî-mukhena

> > vraja-pura-vanitânâm vardhayan kâma-devam

> > jayati - eternally lives gloriously; jana-nivâsah - He who lives among human beings like the members of the Yadu dynasty and is the ultimate resort of all living entities; devakî-janma-vâdah - known as the son of Devakî (No one can actually become the father or mother of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore devakî-janma-vada means that He is known as the son of Devakî. Similarly, He is also known as the son of mother Yas'odâ, Vasudeva and Nanda Mahârâja.); yadu-vara-parishat - served by the members of the Yadu dynasty or the cowherd men of Vrindâvana (all of whom are constant associates of the Supreme Lord and are the Lord's eternal servants); svaih dorbhih - by His own arms, or by His devotees like Arjuna who are just like His own arms; asyan - killing; adharmam - demons or the impious; sthira-cara- vrijina-ghnah - the destroyer of all the ill fortune of all living entities, moving and not moving; su-smita - always smiling; s'rî-mukhena - by His beautiful face; vraja-pura-vanitânâm - of the damsels of Vrindâvana; vardhayan - increasing; kâma-devam - the lusty desires.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'rî Krishna is He who is known as jana-nivâsa, the ultimate resort of all living entities, and who is also known as Devakînandana or Yas'odâ- nandana, the son of Devakî and Yas'odâ. He is the guide of the Yadu dynasty, and with His mighty arms He kills everything inauspicious, as well as every man who is impious. By His presence He destroys all things inauspicious for all living entities, moving and inert. His blissful smiling face always increases the lusty desires of the gopîs of Vrindâvana. May He be all glorious and happy!

> > ******

> > TEXT 49

> > ittham parasya nija-vartma-rirakshayâtta-

> > lîlâ-tanos tad-anurûpa-vidambanâni

> > karmâni karma-kashanâni yadûttamasya

> > s'rûyâd amushya padayor anuvrittim icchan

> > ittham - (described) in this manner; parasya - of the Supreme; nija - His own; vartma - path (of devotional service); rirakshayâ - with the desire of protecting; âtta - who has assumed; lîlâ - for pastimes; tanoh - various personal forms; tat - to each of these; anurûpa - suitable; vidambanâni - imitating; karmâni - activities; karma - the reactions of material work; kashanâni - which destroy; yadu-uttamasya - of the best of the Yadus; s'rûyât - one should hear; amushya - His; padayoh - of the feet; anuvrittim - the privilege of following; icchan - desiring.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To protect the principles of devotional service to Himself, Lord Krishna, the best of the Yadus, accepts the pastime forms that have been glorified here in the S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam. One who desires to faithfully serve His lotus feet should hear of the activities He performs in each of these incarnations - activities that suitably imitate those of the forms He assumes. Hearing narrations of these pastimes destroys the reactions to fruitive work.

> > ******

> > TEXT 50

> > martyas tayânusavam edhitayâ mukunda

> > s'rîmat-kathâ-s'ravana-kîrtana-cintayaiti

> > tad dhâma dustara-kritânta-javâpavargam

> > grâmâd vanam kshiti-bhujo 'pi yayur yad-arthâh

> > martyah - a mortal; tayâ - by such; anusavam - constantly; edhitayâ - increasing; mukunda - about Lord Krishna; s'rîmat - beautiful; kathâ - of the topics; s'ravana - by hearing; kîrtana - chanting; cintayâ - and meditating; eti - goes; tat - His; dhâma - to the abode; dustara - unavoidable; krita-anta - of death; java - of the force; apavargam - the place of cessation; grâmât - from one's mundane home; vanam - to the forest; kshiti-bhujah - kings (like Priyavrata); api - even; yayuh - went; yat - whom; arthâh - for the sake of obtaining.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By regularly hearing, chanting and meditating on the beautiful topics of Lord Mukunda with ever-increasing sincerity, a mortal being will attain the divine kingdom of the Lord, where the inviolable power of death holds no sway. For this purpose, many persons, including great kings, abandoned their mundane homes and took to the forest.

> > The Tenth Canto of S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam was completed on December 27, 1988, at the anniversary of S'rîla Bhaktisiddhânta Sarasvatî Thâkura's disappearance and in bilingual concatenation finalized July 18, 2004.

> > END OF THE TENTH CANTO

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