> > 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 Thirty-0ne: The Gopîs' Songs of Separation

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> > TEXT 1

> > gopya ûcuh

> > jayati te 'dhikam janmanâ vrajah

> > s'rayata indirâ s'as'vad atra hi

> > dayita dris'yatâm dikshu tâvakâs

> > tvayi dhritâsavas tvâm vicinvate

> > gopyah ûcuh - the gopîs said; jayati - is glorious; te - Your; adhikam - exceedingly; janmanâ - by the birth; vrajah - the land of Vraja; s'rayate - is residing; indirâ - Lakshmî, the goddess of fortune; s'as'vat - perpetually; atra - here; hi - indeed; dayita - O beloved; dris'yatâm - may (You) be seen; dikshu - in all directions; tâvakâh - Your (devotees); tvayi - for Your sake; dhrita - sustained; asavah - their life airs; tvâm - for You; vicinvate - they are searching.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gopîs said: O beloved, Your birth in the land of Vraja has made it exceedingly glorious, and thus Indirâ, the goddess of fortune, always resides here. It is only for Your sake that we, Your devoted servants, maintain our lives. We have been searching everywhere for You, so please show Yourself to us.

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> > TEXT 2

> > s'arad-udâs'aye sâdhu-jâta-sat-

> > sarasijodara-s'rî-mushâ dris'â

> > surata-nâtha te 's'ulka-dâsikâ

> > vara-da nighnato neha kim vadhah

> > s'arat - of the autumn season; uda-âs'aye - in the reservoir of water; sâdhu - excellently; jâta - grown; sat - fine; sarasi-ja - of the lotus flowers; udara - in the middle; s'rî - the beauty; mushâ - which excels; dris'â - with Your glance; surata-nâtha - O Lord of love; te - Your; as'ulka - acquired without payment; dâsikâh - maidservants; vara-da - O giver of benedictions; nighnatah - for You who are killing; na - not; iha - in this world; kim - why; vadhah - murder.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord of love, in beauty Your glance excels the whorl of the finest, most perfectly formed lotus within the autumn pond. O bestower of benedictions, You are killing the maidservants who have given themselves to You freely, without any price. Isn't this murder?

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> > TEXT 3

> > visha-jalâpyayâd vyâla-râkshasâd

> > varsha-mârutâd vaidyutânalât

> > vrisha-mayâtmajâd vis'vato bhayâd

> > rishabha te vayam rakshitâ muhuh

> > visha - poisonous; jala - by the water (of the Yamunâ, contaminated by Kâliya); apyayât - from destruction; vyâla - fearsome; râkshasât - from the demon (Agha); varsha - from rain (sent by Indra); mârutât - and the wind-storm (created by Trinâvarta); vaidyuta-analât - from the thunderbolt (of Indra); vrisha - from the bull, Arishthâsura; maya-âtmajât - from the son of Maya (Vyomâsura); vis'vatah - from all; bhayât - fear; rishabha - O greatest of personalities; te - by You; vayam - we; rakshitâh - have been protected; muhuh - repeatedly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O greatest of personalities, You have repeatedly saved us from all kinds of danger - from poisoned water, from the terrible man-eater Agha, from the great rains, from the wind demon, from the fiery thunderbolt of Indra, from the bull demon and from the son of Maya Dânava.

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> > TEXT 4

> > na khalu gopîkâ-nandano bhavân

> > akhila-dehinâm antarâtma-drik

> > vikhanasârthito vis'va-guptaye

> > sakha udeyivân sâtvatâm kule

> > na - not; khalu - indeed; gopikâ - of the gopî, Yas'odâ; nandanah - the son; bhavân - Your good self; akhila - of all; dehinâm - embodied living entities; antah-âtma - of the inner consciousness; drik - the seer; vikhanasâ - by Lord Brahmâ; arthitah - prayed for; vis'va - of the universe; guptaye - for the protection; sakhe - O friend; udeyivân - You arose; sâtvatâm - of the Sâtvatas; kule - in the dynasty.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are not actually the son of the gopî Yas'odâ, O friend, but rather the indwelling witness in the hearts of all embodied souls. Because Lord Brahmâ prayed for You to come and protect the universe, You have now appeared in the Sâtvata dynasty.

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> > TEXT 5

> > viracitâbhayam vrishni-dhûrya te

> > caranam îyushâm samsriter bhayât

> > kara-saroruham kânta kâma-dam

> > s'irasi dhehi nah s'rî-kara-graham

> > viracita - created; abhayam - fearlessness; vrishni - of the Vrishni dynasty; dhûrya - O best; te - Your; caranam - feet; îyushâm - of those who approach; samsriteh - of material existence; bhayât - out of fear; kara - Your hand; sarah- ruham - like a lotus flower; kânta - O lover; kâma - desires; dam - fulfilling; s'irasi - on the heads; dhehi - please place; nah - of us; s'rî - of the goddess of fortune, Lakshmîdevî; kara - the hand; graham - taking.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the Vrishnis, Your lotuslike hand, which holds the hand of the goddess of fortune, grants fearlessness to those who approach Your feet out of fear of material existence. O lover, please place that wish-fulfilling lotus hand on our heads.

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> > TEXT 6

> > vraja-janârti-han vîra yoshitâm

> > nija-jana-smaya-dhvamsana-smita

> > bhaja sakhe bhavat-kinkarîh sma no

> > jalaruhânanam câru dars'aya

> > vraja-jana - of the people of Vraja; ârti - of the suffering; han - O destroyer; vîra - O hero; yoshitâm - of women; nija - Your own; jana - of the people; smaya - the pride; dhvamsana - destroying; smita - whose smile; bhaja - please accept; sakhe - O friend; bhavat - Your; kinkarîh - maidservants; sma - indeed; nah - us; jala-ruha - lotus; ânanam - Your face; câru - beautiful; dars'aya - please show.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O You who destroy the suffering of Vraja's people, O hero of all women, Your smile shatters the false pride of Your devotees. Please, dear friend, accept us as Your maidservants and show us Your beautiful lotus face.

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> > TEXT 7

> > pranata-dehinâm pâpa-karshanam

> > trina-carânugam s'rî-niketanam

> > phani-phanârpitam te padâmbujam

> > krinu kuceshu nah krindhi hric-chayam

> > pranata - who are surrendered to You; dehinâm - of the embodied living beings; pâpa - the sins; karshanam - which remove; trina - grass; cara - who graze (the cows); anugam - following; s'rî - of the goddess of fortune; niketanam - the abode; phani - of the serpent (Kâliya); phanâ - on the hoods; arpitam - placed; te - Your; pada-ambujam - lotus feet; krinu - please put; kuceshu - on the breasts; nah - our; krindhi - cut away; hrit-s'ayam - the lust in our hearts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your lotus feet destroy the past sins of all embodied souls who surrender to them. Those feet follow after the cows in the pastures and are the eternal abode of the goddess of fortune. Since You once put those feet on the hoods of the great serpent Kâliya, please place them upon our breasts and tear away the lust in our hearts.

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> > TEXT 8

> > madhurayâ girâ valgu-vâkyayâ

> > budha-manojn'ayâ pushkarekshana

> > vidhi-karîr imâ vîra muhyatîr

> > adhara-sîdhunâpyâyayasva nah

> > madhurayâ - sweet; girâ - by Your voice; valgu - charming; vâkyayâ - by Your words; budha - to the intelligent; mano-jn'ayâ - attractive; pushkara - lotus; îkshana - You whose eyes; vidhi-karîh - maidservants; imâh - these; vîra - O hero; muhyatîh - becoming bewildered; adhara - of Your lips; sîdhunâ - with the nectar; âpyâyayasva - please restore to life; nah - us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O lotus-eyed one, Your sweet voice and charming words, which attract the minds of the intelligent, are bewildering us more and more. Our dear hero, please revive Your maidservants with the nectar of Your lips.

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> > TEXT 9

> > tava kathâmritam tapta-jîvanam

> > kavibhir îditam kalmashâpaham

> > s'ravana-mangalam s'rîmad âtatam

> > bhuvi grinanti ye bhûri-dâ janâh

> > tava - Your; kathâ-amritam - the nectar of words; tapta-jîvanam - life for those aggrieved in the material world; kavibhih - by great thinkers; îditam - described; kalmasha-apaham - that which drives away sinful reactions; s'ravana-mangalam - giving spiritual benefit when heard; s'riîmat - filled with spiritual power; âtatam - broadcast all over the world; bhuvi - in the material world; grinanti - chant and spread; ye - those who; bhûri-dâh - most beneficent; janâh - persons.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages, eradicate one's sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power. Certainly those who spread the message of Godhead are most munificent.

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> > TEXT 10

> > prahasitam priya-prema-vîkshanam

> > viharanam ca te dhyâna-mangalam

> > rahasi samvido yâ hridi spris'ah

> > kuhaka no manah kshobhayanti hi

> > prahasitam - the smiling; priya - affectionate; prema - with love; vîkshanam - glances; viharanam - intimate pastimes; ca - and; te - Your; dhyâna - by meditation; mangalam - auspicious; rahasi - in solitary places; samvidah - conversations; yâh - which; hridi - the heart; spris'ah - touching; kuhaka - O cheater; nah - our; manah - minds; kshobhayanti - agitate; hi - indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your smiles, Your sweet, loving glances, the intimate pastimes and confidential talks we enjoyed with You - all these are auspicious to meditate upon, and they touch our hearts. But at the same time, O deceiver, they very much agitate our minds.

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> > TEXT 11

> > calasi yad vrajâc cârayan pas'ûn

> > nalina-sundaram nâtha te padam

> > s'ila-trinânkuraih sîdatîti nah

> > kalilatâm manah kânta gacchati

> > calasi - You go; yat - when; vrajât - from the cowherd village; cârayan - herding; pas'ûn - the animals; nalina - than a lotus flower; sundaram - more beautiful; nâtha - O master; te - Your; padam - feet; s'ila - by sharp edges of grain; trina - grass; ankuraih - and sprouting plants; sîdati - are experiencing pain; iti - thus thinking; nah - us; kalilatâm - discomfort; manah - our minds; kânta - O lover; gacchati - feel.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dear master, dear lover, when You leave the cowherd village to herd the cows, our minds are disturbed with the thought that Your feet, more beautiful than a lotus, will be pricked by the spiked husks of grain and the rough grass and plants.

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> > TEXT 12

> > dina-parikshaye nîla-kuntalair

> > vanaruhânanam bibhrad âvritam

> > ghana-rajasvalam dars'ayan muhur

> > manasi nah smaram vîra yacchasi

> > dina - of the day; parikshaye - at the finish; nîla - dark blue; kuntalaih - with locks of hair; vana-ruha - lotus; ânanam - face; bibhrat - exhibiting; âvritam - covered; ghana - thick; rajah-valam - smeared with dust; dars'ayan - showing; muhuh - repeatedly; manasi - in the minds; nah - our; smaram - Cupid; vîra - O hero; yacchasi - You are placing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the end of the day You repeatedly show us Your lotus face, covered with dark blue locks of hair and thickly powdered with dust. Thus, O hero, You arouse lusty desires in our minds.

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> > TEXT 13

> > pranata-kâma-dam padmajârcitam

> > dharani-mandanam dhyeyam âpadi

> > carana-pankajam s'antamam ca te

> > ramana nah staneshv arpayâdhi-han

> > pranata - of those who bow down; kâma - the desires; dam - fulfilling; padma- ja - by Lord Brahmâ; arcitam - worshiped; dharani - of the earth; mandanam - the ornament; dhyeyam - the proper object of meditation; âpadi - in time of distress; carana-pankajam - the lotus feet; s'am-tamam - giving the highest satisfaction; ca - and; te - Your; ramana - O lover; nah - our; staneshu - on the breasts; arpaya - please place; adhi-han - O destroyer of mental distress.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your lotus feet, which are worshiped by Lord Brahmâ, fulfill the desires of all who bow down to them. They are the ornament of the earth, they give the highest satisfaction, and in times of danger they are the appropriate object of meditation. O lover, O destroyer of anxiety, please put those lotus feet upon our breasts.

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> > TEXT 14

> > surata-vardhanam s'oka-nâs'anam

> > svarita-venunâ sushthhu cumbitam

> > itara-râga-vismâranam nrinâm

> > vitara vîra nas te 'dharâmritam

> > surata - conjugal happiness; vardhanam - which increases; s'oka - grief; nâs'anam - which destroys; svarita - vibrated; venunâ - by Your flute; sushthhu - abundantly; cumbitam - kissed; itara - other; râga - attachments; vismâranam - causing to forget; nrinâm - men; vitara - please spread; vîra - O hero; nah - upon us; te - Your; adhara - of the lips; amritam - the nectar.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O hero, kindly distribute to us the nectar of Your lips, which enhances conjugal pleasure and vanquishes grief. That nectar is thoroughly relished by Your vibrating flute and makes people forget any other attachment.

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> > TEXT 15

> > athati yad bhavân ahni kânanam

> > truthi yugâyate tvâm apas'yatâm

> > kuthila-kuntalam s'rî-mukham ca te

> > jada udîkshatâm pakshma-krid dris'âm

> > athati - travel; yat - when; bhavân - You; ahni - during the daytime; kânanam - to the forest; truthi - about 1/1700 of a second; yugâyate - becomes like an entire millennium; tvâm - You; apas'yatâm - for those who do not see; kuthila - curling; kuntalam - with locks of hair; s'rî - beautiful; mukham - face; ca - and; te - Your; jadah - foolish; udîkshatâm - for those who are eagerly looking; pakshma - of lids; krit - the creator; dris'âm - of the eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When You go off to the forest during the day, a tiny fraction of a second becomes like a millennium for us because we cannot see You. And even when we can eagerly look upon Your beautiful face, so lovely with its adornment of curly locks, our pleasure is hindered by our eyelids, which were fashioned by the foolish creator.

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> > TEXT 16

> > pati-sutânvaya-bhrâtri-bândhavân

> > ativilanghya te 'nty acyutâgatâh

> > gati-vidas tavodgîta-mohitâh

> > kitava yoshitah kas tyajen nis'i

> > pati - husbands; suta - children; anvaya - ancestors; bhrâtri - brothers; bândhavân - and other relatives; ativilanghya - completely neglecting; te - Your; anti - into the presence; acyuta - O infallible one; âgatâh - having come; gati - of our movements; vidah - who understand the purpose; tava - Your; udgîta - by the loud song (of the flute); mohitâh - bewildered; kitava - O cheater; yoshitah - women; kah - who; tyajet - would abandon; nis'i - in the night.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dear Acyuta, You know very well why we have come here. Who but a cheater like You would abandon young women who come to see Him in the middle of the night, enchanted by the loud song of His flute? Just to see You, we have completely rejected our husbands, children, ancestors, brothers and other relatives.

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> > TEXT 17

> > rahasi samvidam hric-chayodayam

> > prahasitânanam prema-vîkshanam

> > brihad-urah s'riyo vîkshya dhâma te

> > muhur ati-sprihâ muhyate manah

> > rahasi - in private; samvidam - confidential discussions; hrit-s'aya - of lust in the heart; udayam - the rise; prahasita - smiling; ânanam - face; prema - loving; vîkshanam - glances; brihat - broad; urah - chest; s'riyah - of the goddess of fortune; vîkshya - seeing; dhâma - the abode; te - Your; muhuh - repeatedly; ati - excessive; sprihâ - hankering; muhyate - bewilders; manah - the mind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Our minds are repeatedly bewildered as we think of the intimate conversations we had with You in secret, feel the rise of lust in our hearts and remember Your smiling face, Your loving glances and Your broad chest, the resting place of the goddess of fortune. Thus we experience the most severe hankering for You.

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> > TEXT 18

> > vraja-vanaukasâm vyaktir anga te

> > vrijina-hantry alam vis'va-mangalam

> > tyaja manâk ca nas tvat-sprihâtmanâm

> > sva-jana-hrid-rujâm yan nishûdanam

> > vraja-vana - in the forests of Vraja; okasâm - for those who dwell; vyaktih - the appearance; anga - dear one; te - Your; vrijina - of distress; hantrî - the agent of destruction; alam - extremely so; vis'va-mangalam - all-auspicious; tyaja - please release; manâk - a little; ca - and; nah - to us; tvat - for You; sprihâ - with hankering; âtmanâm - whose minds are filled; sva - Your own; jana - devotees; hrit - in the hearts; rujâm - of the disease; yat - which is; nishûdanam - that which counteracts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O beloved, Your all-auspicious appearance vanquishes the distress of those living in Vraja's forests. Our minds long for Your association. Please give to us just a bit of that medicine, which counteracts the disease in Your devotees' hearts.

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> > TEXT 19

> > yat te sujâta-caranâmburuham staneshu

> > bhîtâh s'anaih priya dadhîmahi karkas'eshu

> > tenâthavîm athasi tad vyathate na kim svit

> > kûrpâdibhir bhramati dhîr bhavad-âyushâm nah

> > yat - which; te - Your; su-jâta - very fine; carana-ambu-ruham - lotus feet; staneshu - on the breasts; bhîtâh - being afraid; s'anaih - gently; priya - O dear one; dadhîmahi - we place; karkas'eshu - rough; tena - with them; athavîm - the forest; athasi - You roam; tat - they; vyathate - are distressed; na - not; kim svit - we wonder; kûrpa-âdibhih - by small stones and so on; bhramati - flutters; dhîh - the mind; bhavat-âyushâm - of those of whom Your Lordship is the very life; nah - of us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our life rests only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path.

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