> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 4 Part 2

> > **************

> > Chapter Twenty-five: The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Puranjana

> > ********

> > TEXT 1

> > maitreya uvâca

> > iti sandisya bhagavân

> > bârhisadair abhipûjitah

> > pasyatâm râja-putrânâm

> > tatraivântardadhe harah

> > maitreyah uvâca--the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; iti--thus; sandisya--giving instruction; bhagavân--the most powerful lord; bârhisadaih--by the sons of King Barhisat; abhipûjitah--being worshiped; pasyatâm--while they were looking on; râja-putrânâm--the sons of the King; tatra--there; eva--certainly; antardadhe--became invisible; harah--Lord Siva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Maitreya continued speaking to Vidura: My dear Vidura, in this way Lord Siva instructed the sons of King Barhisat. The sons of the King also worshiped Lord Siva with great devotion and respect. Finally, Lord Siva became invisible to the princes.

> > ********

> > TEXT 2

> > rudra-gîtam bhagavatah

> > stotram sarve pracetasah

> > japantas te tapas tepur

> > varsânâm ayutam jale

> > rudra-gîtam--the song sung by Lord Siva; bhagavatah--of the Lord; stotram--prayer; sarve--all; pracetasah--the princes known as the Pracetâs; japantah--reciting; te--all of them; tapah--austerity; tepuh--executed; varsânâm--of years; ayutam--ten thousand; jale--within the water.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the Praceta princes simply stood in the water for ten thousand years and recited the prayers given to them by Lord Siva.

> > ********

> > TEXT 3

> > prâcînabarhisam ksattah

> > karmasv âsakta-mânasam

> > nârado 'dhyâtma-tattva jnah

> > krpâluh pratyabodhayat

> > prâcînabarhisam--unto King Prâcînabarhisat; ksattah--O Vidura; karmasu--in fruitive activities; âsakta--attached; mânasam--with this mentality; nâradah--the great sage Nârada; adhyâtma--spiritualism; tattva jnah--one who knows the truth; krpâluh--being compassionate; pratyabodhayat--gave instructions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While the princes were undergoing severe austerities in the water, their father was performing different types of fruitive activities. At this time the great saint Narada, master and teacher of all spiritual life, became very compassionate upon the King and decided to instruct him about spiritual life.

> > ********

> > TEXT 4

> > sreyas tvam katamad râjan

> > karmanâtmana îhase

> > duhkha-hânih sukhâvâptih

> > sreyas tan neha cesyate

> > sreyah--ultimate benediction; tvam--you; katamat--what is that; râjan--O King; karmanâ--by fruitive activities; âtmanah--of the soul; îhase--you desire; duhkha-hânih--disappearance of all distresses; sukha-avâptih--attainment of all happiness; sreyah--benediction; tat--that; na--never; iha--in this connection; ca--and; isyate--is available.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Narada Muni asked King Pracinabarhisat: My dear King, what do you desire to achieve by performing these fruitive activities? The chief aim of life is to get rid of all miseries and enjoy happiness, but these two things cannot be realized by fruitive activity.

> > ********

> > TEXT 5

> > râjovâca

> > na jânâmi mahâ-bhâga

> > param karmâpaviddha-dhîh

> > brûhi me vimalam jnânam

> > yena mucyeya karmabhih

> > râjâ uvâca--the King replied; na--not; jânâmi--I know; mahâ-bhâga--O great soul; param--transcendental; karma--by fruitive activities; apaviddha--being pierced; dhîh--my intelligence; brûhi--please tell; me--to me; vimalam--spotless; jnânam--knowledge; yena--by which; mucyeya--I can get relief; karmabhih--from the fruitive activities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King replied: O great soul, Narada, my intelligence is entangled in fruitive activities; therefore I do not know the ultimate goal of life. Kindly instruct me in pure knowledge so that I can get out of the entanglement of fruitive activities.

> > ********

> > TEXT 6

> > grhesu kûta-dharmesu

> > putra-dâra-dhanârtha-dhîh

> > na param vindate mûdho

> > bhrâmyan samsâra-vartmasu

> > grhesu--in family life; kûta-dharmesu--in false occupational duties; putra--sons; dâra--wife; dhana--wealth; artha--the goal of life; dhîh--one who considers; na--not; param--transcendence; vindate--achieves; mûdhah--rascal; bhrâmyan--wandering; samsâra--of material existence; vartmasu--on the paths.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Those who are interested only in a so-called beautiful life--namely remaining as a householder entangled by sons and a wife and searching after wealth--think that such things are life's ultimate goal. Such people simply wander in different types of bodies throughout this material existence without finding out the ultimate goal of life.

> > ********

> > TEXT 7

> > nârada uvâca

> > bho bhoh prajâpate râjan

> > pasûn pasya tvayâdhvare

> > samjnâpitân jîva-sanghân

> > nirghrnena sahasrasah

> > nâradah uvâca--the great sage Nârada replied; bhoh bhoh--hello; prajâ-pate--O ruler of the citizens; râjan--O King; pasûn--animals; pasya--please see; tvayâ--by you; adhvare--in the sacrifice; samjnâpitân--killed; jîva-sanghân--groups of animals; nirghrnena--without pity; sahasrasah--in thousands.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great saint Narada said: O ruler of the citizens, my dear King, please see in the sky those animals which you have sacrificed without compassion and without mercy in the sacrificial arena.

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> > TEXT 8

> > ete tvâm sampratîksante

> > smaranto vaisasam tava

> > samparetam ayah-kûtais

> > chindanty utthita-manyavah

> > ete--all of them; tvâm--you; sampratîksante--are awaiting; smarantah--remembering; vaisasam--injuries; tava--of you; samparetam--after your death; ayah--made of iron; kûtaih--by the horns; chindanti--pierce; utthita--enlivened; manyavah--anger.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All these animals are awaiting your death so that they can avenge the injuries you have inflicted upon them. After you die, they will angrily pierce your body with iron horns.

> > ********

> > TEXT 9

> > atra te kathayisye 'mum

> > itihâsam purâtanam

> > puranjanasya caritam

> > nibodha gadato mama

> > atra--herewith; te--unto you; kathayisye--I shall speak; amum--on this subject matter; itihâsam--history; purâtanam--very old; puranjanasya--in the matter of Puranjana; caritam--his character; nibodha--try to understand; gadatah mama--while I am speaking.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In this connection I wish to narrate an old history connected with the character of a king called Puranjana. Please try to hear me with great attention.

> > ********

> > TEXT 10

> > âsît puranjano nâma

> > râjâ râjan brhac-chravâh

> > tasyâvijnâta-nâmâsît

> > sakhâvijnâta-cestitah

> > âsît--there was; puranjanah--Puranjana; nâma--named; râjâ--king; râjan--O King; brhat-sravâh--whose activities were great; tasya--his; avijnâta--the unknown one; nâmâ--of the name; âsît--there was; sakhâ--friend; avijnâta--unknown; cestitah--whose activities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, once in the past lived a king named Puranjana, who was celebrated for his great activities. He had a friend named Avijnata ["the unknown one"]. No one could understand the activities of Avijnata.

> > ********

> > TEXT 11

> > so 'nvesamânah saranam

> > babhrâma prthivîm prabhuh

> > nânurûpam yadâvindad

> > abhû sa vimanâ iva

> > sah--that King Puranjana; anvesamânah--searching after; saranam--shelter; babhrâma--traveled over; prthivîm-the whole planet earth; prabhuh--to become an independent master; na--never; anurûam--to his liking; yadâ--when; avindat--he could find; abhû--became; sah--he; vimanâh--morose; iva--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Puranjana began to search for a suitable place to live, and thus he traveled all over the world. Even after a great deal of traveling, he could not find a place just to his liking. Finally he became morose and disappointed.

> > ********

> > TEXT 12

> > na sâdhu mene tâh sarvâ

> > bhûale yâvatî purah

> > kâmân kâmayamâno 'sau

> > tasya tasyopapattaye

> > na--never; sâdhu--good; mene--thought; tâh--them; sarvâh--all; bhûtale--on this earth; yâvatî--all kinds of; purah--residential houses; kâmân--objects for sense enjoyment; kâmayamânah--desiring; asau--that King; tasya--his; tasya--his; upapattaye--for obtaining.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Puranjana had unlimited desires for sense enjoyment; consequently he traveled all over the world to find a place where all his desires could be fulfilled. Unfortunately he found a feeling of insufficiency everywhere.

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> > TEXT 13

> > sa ekadâ himavato

> > daksinesv atha sânusu

> > dadarsa navabhir dvârbhih

> > puram laksita-laksanâm

> > sah--that King Puranjana; ekadâ--once upon a time; himavatah--of the Himalaya Mountains; daksinesu--southern; atha--after this; sânusu--on the ridges; dadarsa--found; navabhih--with nine; dvârbhih--gates; puram--a city; laksita--visible; laksanâm--having all auspicious facilities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Once, while wandering in this way, he saw on the southern side of the Himalaya s, in a place named Bharata-varsa [India], a city that had nine gates all about and was characterized by all auspicious facilities.

> > ********

> > TEXT 14

> > prâkâropavanâttâla-

> > parikhair aksa-toranaih

> > svarna-raupyâyasaih srngaih

> > sankulâm sarvato grhaih

> > prâkâra--walls; upavana--parks; attâla--towers; parikhaih--with trenches; aksa--windows; toranaih--with gates; svarna--gold; raupya--silver; ayasaih--made of iron; srngaih--with domes; sankulâm--congested; sarvatah--everywhere; grhaih--with houses.

> > TRANSLATION

> > That city was surrounded by walls and parks, and within it were towers, canals, windows and outlets. The houses there were decorated with domes made of gold, silver and iron.

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> > TEXT 15

> > nîla-sphatika-vaidûrya-

> > muktâ-marakatârunaih

> > klpta-harmya-sthalîm dîptâm

> > sriyâ bhogavatîm iva

> > nîla--sapphires; sphatika--crystal; vaidûrya--diamonds; muktâ--pearls; marakata--emeralds; arunaih--with rubies; klpta--bedecked; harmya-sthalîm--the floors of the palaces; dîptâm--lustrous; sriyâ--with beauty; bhogavatîm--the celestial town named Bhogavatî; iva--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The floors of the houses in that city were made of sapphire, crystal, diamonds, pearls, emeralds and rubies. Because of the luster of the houses in the capital, the city was compared to the celestial town named Bhogavati.

> > ********

> > TEXT 16

> > sabhâ-catvara-rathyâbhir

> > âkrîdâyatanâpanaih

> > caitya-dhvaja-patâkâbhir

> > yuktâm vidruma-vedibhih

> > sabhâ--assembly houses; catvara--squares; rathyâbhih--by streets; âkrîda-âyatana--gambling houses; âpanaih--by shops; caitya--resting places; dhvaja-patâkâbhih--with flags and festoons; yuktâm--decorated; vidruma--without trees; vedibhih--with platforms.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In that city there were many assembly houses, street crossings, streets, restaurants, gambling houses, markets, resting places, flags, festoons and beautiful parks. All these surrounded the city.

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> > TEXT 17

> > puryâs tu bâhyopavane

> > divya-druma-latâkule

> > nadad-vihangâli-kula-

> > kolâhala jalâsaye

> > puryâh--of that town; tu--then; bâhya-upavane--in an outside garden; divya--very nice; druma--trees; latâ--creepers; âkule--filled with; nadat--vibrating; vihanga--birds; ali--bees; kula--groups of; kolâhala--humming; jala-âsaye--with a lake.

> > TRANSLATION

> > On the outskirts of that city were many beautiful trees and creepers encircling a nice lake. Also surrounding that lake were many groups of birds and bees that were always chanting and humming.

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> > TEXT 18

> > hima-nirjhara-viprusmat-

> > kusumâkara-vâyunâ

> > calat-pravâla-vitapa-

> > nalinî-tata-sampadi

> > hima-nirjhara--from the icy mountain waterfall; viprut-mat--carrying particles of water; kusuma-âkara--springtime; vâyunâ--by the air; calat--moving; pravâla--branches; vitapa--trees; nalinî-tata--on the bank of the lake with lotus flowers; sampadi--opulent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The branches of the trees standing on the bank of the lake received particles of water carried by the spring air from the falls coming down from the icy mountain.

> > ********

> > TEXT 19

> > nânâranya-mrga-vrâtair

> > anâbâdhe muni-vrataih

> > âhûtam manyate pântho

> > yatra kokila-kûjitaih

> > nânâ--various; aranya--forest; mrga--animals; vrâtaih--with groups; anâbâdhe--in the matter of nonviolence; muni-vrataih--like the great sages; âhûtam--as if invited; manyate--thinks; pânthah--passenger; yatra--where; kokila--of cuckoos; kûjitaih--by the cooing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In such an atmosphere even the animals of the forest became nonviolent and nonenvious like great sages. Consequently, the animals did not attack anyone. Over and above everything was the cooing of the cuckoos. Any passenger passing along that path was invited by that atmosphere to take rest in that nice garden.

> > ********

> > TEXT 20

> > yadrcchayâgatâm tatra

> > dadarsa pramadottamâm

> > bhrtyair dasabhir âyântîm

> > ekaika-sata-nâyakaih

> > yadrcchayâ--all of a sudden, without engagement; âgatâm--arrived; tatra--there; dadarsa--he saw; pramadâ--one woman; uttamâm--very beautiful; bhrtyaih--surrounded by servants; dasabhih--ten; âyântîm--coming forward; eka-eka--each one of them; sata--of hundreds; nâyakaih--the leaders.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While wandering here and there in that wonderful garden, King Puranjana suddenly came in contact with a very beautiful woman who was walking there without any engagement. She had ten servants with her, and each servant had hundreds of wives accompanying him.

> > ********

> > TEXT 21

> > panca-sîrsâhinâ guptâm

> > pratîhârena sarvatah

> > anvesamânâm rsabham

> > apraudhâm kâma-rûpinîm

> > panca--five; sîrsa--heads; ahinâ--by a snake; guptâm--protected; pratîhârena--by a bodyguard; sarvatah--all around; anvesamânâm--one who is searching after; rsabham--a husband; apraudhâm--not very old; kâma-rûpinîm--very attractive to fulfill lusty desires.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The woman was protected on all sides by a five-hooded snake. She was very beautiful and young, and she appeared very anxious to find a suitable husband.

> > ********

> > TEXT 22

> > sunâsâm sudatîm bâlâm

> > sukapolâm varânanâm

> > sama-vinyasta-karnâbhyâm

> > bibhratîm kundala-sriyam

> > su-nâsâm--very beautiful nose; su-datîm--very beautiful teeth; bâlâm--the young woman; su-kapolâm--nice forehead; vara-ânanâm--beautiful face; sama--equally; vinyasta--arranged; karnâbhyâm--both ears; bibhratîm--dazzling; kundala-sriyam--having beautiful earrings.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The woman's nose, teeth and forehead were all very beautiful. Her ears were equally very beautiful and were bedecked with dazzling earrings.

> > ********

> > TEXT 23

> > pisanga-nîvîm susronîm

> > syâmâm kanaka-mekhalâm

> > padbhyâam kvanadbhyâm calantîm

> > nûpurair devatâm iva

> > pisanga--yellow; nîvîm--garment; su-sronîm--beautiful waist; syâmâm--blackish; kanaka--golden; mekhalâm--belt; padbhyâm--with the feet; kvanadbhyâm--tinkling; calantîm--walking; nûpuraih--with ankle bells; devatâm--a denizen of the heavens; iva--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The waist and hips of the woman were very beautiful. She was dressed in a yellow sari with a golden belt. While she walked, her ankle bells rang. She appeared exactly like a denizen of the heavens.

> > ********

> > TEXT 24

> > stanau vyanjita-kaisorau

> > sama-vrttau nirantarau

> > vastrântena nigûhantîm

> > vrîdayâ gaja-gâminîm

> > stanau--breasts; vyanjita--indicating; kaisorau--new youth; sama-vrttau--equally round; nirantarau--fixed close, side by side; vastra-antena--by the end of the sârî; nigûhantîm--trying to cover; vrîdayâ--out of shyness; gaja-gâminîm--walking just like a great elephant.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With the end of her sari the woman was trying to cover her breasts, which were equally round and well placed side by side. She again and again tried to cover them out of shyness while she walked exactly like a great elephant.

> > ********

> > TEXT 25

> > tâm âha lalitam vîrah

> > savrîda-smita-sobhanâm

> > snigdhenâpânga-punkhena

> > sp rstah premodbh ramad-bhruvâ

> > tâm--unto her; âha--addressed; lalitam--very gently; vîrah--the hero; sa-vrîda--with shyness; smita--smiling; sobhanâm--very beautiful; snigdhena--by sex desire; apânga-punkhena--by the arrow of glancing; sprstah--thus pierced; prema-udbhramat--exciting love; bhruvâ--by the eyebrows.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Puranjana, the hero, became attracted by the eyebrows and smiling face of the very beautiful girl and was immediately pierced by the arrows of her lusty desires. When she smiled shyly, she looked very beautiful to Puranjana, who, although a hero, could not refrain from addressing her.

> > ********

> > TEXT 26

> > kâ tvam kanja-palâsâksi

> > kasyâsîha kutah sati

> > imâm upa purîm bhîru

> > kim cikîrsasi samsa me

> > kâ--who; tvam--you; kanja-palâsa--like the petals of the lotus; aksi--eyes; kasya--whose; asi--you are; iha--here; kutah--wherefrom; sati--O chaste one; imâm--this; upa--near; purîm--city; bhîru--O timid one; kim--what; cikîrsasi--you are trying to do; samsa--kindly explain; me--unto me.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lotus-eyed, kindly explain to me where you are coming from, who you are, and whose daughter you are. You appear very chaste. What is the purpose of your coming here? What are you trying to do? Please explain all these things to me.

> > ********

> > TEXT 27

> > ka ete 'nupathâ ye ta

> > ekâdasa mahâ-bhatâh

> > etâ vâ lalanâh subhru

> > ko 'yam te 'hih purah-sarah

> > ke--who; ete--all these; anupathâh--followers; ye--they who; te--your; ekâdasa--eleven; mahâ-bhatâh--very powerful bodyguards; etâh--all of these; vâ--also; lalanâh--women; su-bhru--O beautiful-eyed one; kah--who; ayam--this; te--your; ahih--the snake; purah--in front; sarah--going.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lotus-eyed, who are those eleven strong bodyguards with you, and who are those ten specific servants? Who are those women following the ten servants, and who is the snake that is preceding you?

> > ********

> > TEXT 28

> > tvam hrîr bhavâny asy atha vâg ramâ patim

> > vicinvatî kim munivad raho vane

> > tvad-anghri-kâmâpta-samasta-kâmam

> > kva padma-kosah patitah karâgrât

> > tvam--you; hrîh--shyness; bhavânî--the wife of Lord Siva; asi--are; atha--rather; vâk--Sarasvatî, the goddess of learning; ramâ--the goddess of fortune; patim--husband; vicinvatî--searching after, thinking of; kim--are you; muni-vat--like a sage; rahah--in this lonely place; vane--in the forest; tvat-anghri--your feet; kâma--desiring; âpta--achieved; samasta--all; kâmam--desirable things; kva--where is; padma-kosah--the lotus flower; patitah--fallen; kara--of the hand; agrât--from the front portion, or palm.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear beautiful girl, you are exactly like the goddess of fortune or the wife of Lord Siva or the goddess of learning, the wife of Lord Brahma. Although you must be one of them, I see that you are loitering in this forest. Indeed, you are as silent as the great sages. Is it that you are searching after your own husband? Whoever your husband may be, simply by understanding that you are so faithful to him, he will come to possess all opulences. I think you must be the goddess of fortune, but I do not see the lotus flower in your hand. Therefore I am asking you where you have thrown that lotus.

> > ********

> > TEXT 29

> > nâsâm varorv anyatama bhuvi-sprk

> > purîm imâm vîra-varena sâkam

> > arhasy alankartum adabhra-karmanâ

> > lokam param srîr iva yajna-pumsâ

> > na--not; âsâm--of these; varoru--O most fortunate one; anya-tamâ--anyone; bhuvi-sprk--touching the ground; purîm--city; imâm--this; vîra-varena--the great hero; sâkam--along with; arhasi--you deserve; alankartum--to decorate; adabhra--glorious; karmanâ--whose activities; lokam--world; param--transcendental; srîh--the goddess of fortune; iva--like; yajna-pumsâ--with the enjoyer of all yajnas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O greatly fortunate one, it appears that you are none of the women I have mentioned because I see that your feet are touching the ground. But if you are some woman of this planet, you can, like the goddess of fortune, who, accompanied by Lord Visnu, increases the beauty of the Vaikuntha planets, also increase the beauty of this city by associating with me. You should understand that I am a great hero and a very powerful king on this planet.

> > ********

> > TEXT 30

> > yad esa mâpânga-vikhanditendriyam

> > savrîda-bhâva-smita-vibhramad-bhruvâ

> > tvayopasrsto bhagavân mano-bhavah

> > prabâdhate 'thânugrhâna sobhane

> > yat--because; esah--this; mâ--me; apânga--by your glances; vikhandita--agitated; indriyam--whose senses or mind; sa-vrîda--with shyness; bhâva--affection; smita--smiling; vibhramat--bewildering; bhruvâ--with eyebrows; tvayâ--by you; upasrstah--being influenced; bhagavân--the most powerful; manah-bhavah--cupid; prabâdhate--is harassing; atha--therefore; anugrhâna--be merciful; sobhane--O very beautiful one.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Certainly your glancing upon me today has very much agitated my mind. Your smile, which is full of shyness but at the same time lusty, is agitating the most powerful cupid within me. Therefore, O most beautiful, I ask you to be merciful upon me.

> > ********

> > TEXT 31

> > tvad-ânanam subhru sutâra-locanam

> > vyâlambi-nîlâla ka-vrnda-samvrtam

> > unnîya me darsaya valgu-vâcakam

> > yad vrîdayâ nâbhimukham suci-smite

> > tvat--your; ânanam--face; su-bhru--having nice eyebrows; sutâra--with nice pupils; locanam--eyes; vyâlambi--scattered; nîla--bluish; alaka-vrnda--by locks of hair; samvrtam--surrounded; unnîya--having raised; me--unto me; darsaya--show; valgu-vâcakam--having words very sweet to hear; yat--which face; vrîdaya--by shyness; na--not; abhimukham--face to face; suci-smite--O woman with lovely smiles.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear girl, your face is so beautiful with your nice eyebrows and eyes and with your bluish hair scattered about. In addition, very sweet sounds are coming from your mouth. Nonetheless, you are so covered with shyness that you do not see me face to face. I therefore request you, my dear girl, to smile and kindly raise your head to see me.

> > ********

> > TEXT 32

> > nârada uvâca

> > ittham puranjanam nârî

> > yâcamânam adhîravat

> > abhyanandata tam vîram

> > hasantî vîra mohitâ

> > nâradah uvâca--the great sage Nârada continued to speak; ittham--upon this; puranjanam--unto Puranjana; nârî--the woman; yâcamânam--begging; adhîra-vat--being too impatient; abhyanandata--she addressed; tam--him; vîram--the hero; hasantî--smiling; vîra--O hero; mohitâ--being attracted by him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Narada continued: My dear King, when Puranjana became so attracted and impatient to touch the girl and enjoy her, the girl also became attracted by his words and accepted his request by smiling. By this time she was certainly attracted by the King.

> > ********

> > TEXT 33

> > na vidâma vayam samyak

> > kartâram purusarsabha

> > âtmanas ca parasyâpi

> > gotram nâma ca yat-krtam

> > na--do not; vidâma--know; vayam--I; samyak--perfectly; kartâram--maker; purusa-rsabha--O best of human beings; âtmanah--of myself; ca--and; parasya--of others; api--also; gotram--family history; nâma--name; ca--and; yat-krtam--which has been made by whom.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The girl said: O best of human beings, I do not know who has begotten me. I cannot speak to you perfectly about this. Nor do I know the names or the origin of the associates with me.

> > ********

> > TEXT 34

> > ihâdya santam âtmânam

> > vidâma na tatah param

> > yeneyam nirmitâ vîra

> > purî saranam âtmanah

> > iha--here; adya--today; santam--existing; âtmânam--living entities; vidâma--that much we know; na--not; tatah param--beyond that; yena--by whom; iyam--this; nirmitâ--created; vîra--O great hero; purî--city; saranam--resting place; âtmanah--of all living entities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O great hero, we only know that we are existing in this place. We do not know what will come after. Indeed, we are so foolish that we do not care to understand who has created this beautiful place for our residence.

> > ********

> > TEXT 35

> > ete sakhâyah sakhyo me

> > narâ nâryas ca mânada

> > suptâyâm mayi jâgarti

> > nâgo 'yam pâlayan purîm

> > ete--all these; sakhâyah--male friends; sakhyah--female associates; me--my; narâh--men; nâryah--women; ca--and; mâna-da--O very respectful one; suptâyâm--while sleeping; mayi--I am; jâgarti--keeps awake; nâgah--snake; ayam--this; pâlayan--protecting; purîm--this city.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear gentleman, all these men and women with me are known as my friends, and the snake, who always remains awake, protects this city even during my sleeping hours. So much I know. I do not know anything beyond this.

> > ********

> > TEXT 36

> > distyâgato 'si bhadram te

> > grâmyân kâmân abhîpsase

> > udvahisyâmi tâms te 'ham

> > sva-bandhubhir arindama

> > distyâ--fortunately for me; âgatah asi--you have come here; bhadram--all auspiciousness; te--unto you; grâmyân--sensual; kâmân--desired enjoyable objects; abhîpsase--you want to enjoy; udvahisyâmi--I shall supply; tân--all of them; te--unto you; aham--I; sva-bandhubhih--with all my friends; arim-dama--O killer of the enemy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O killer of the enemy, you have somehow or other come here. This is certainly great fortune for me. I wish all auspicious things for you. You have a great desire to satisfy your senses, and all my friends and I shall try our best in all respects to fulfill your desires.

> > ********

> > TEXT 37

> > imâm tvam adhitisthasva

> > purîm nava-mukhîm vibho

> > mayopanîtân grhnânah

> > kâma-bhogân satam samâh

> > imâm--this; tvam--your good self; adhitisthasva--just remain; purîm--in the city; nava-mukhîm--with nine gates; vibho--O my lord; mayâ--by me; upanîtân--arranged; grhnânah--taking; kâma-bhogân--the materials for sense gratification; satam--a hundred; samâh--years.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lord, I have just arranged this city of nine gates for you so that you can have all kinds of sense gratification. You may live here for one hundred years, and everything for your sense gratification will be supplied.

> > ********

> > TEXT 38

> > kam nu tvad-anyam ramaye

> > hy arati jnam akovidam

> > asamparâyâbhimukham

> > asvastana-vidam pasum

> > kam--unto whom; nu--then; tvat--than you; anyam--other; ramaye--I shall allow to enjoy; hi--certainly; arati jnam--without knowledge of sex enjoyment; akovidam--therefore almost foolish; asamparâya--without knowledge of the next life; abhimukham--looking forward; asvastana-vidam--one who does not know what is happening next; pasum--like animals.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mow can I expect to unite with others, who are neither conversant about sex nor capable of knowing how to enjoy life while living or after death? Such foolish persons are like animals because they do not know the process of sense enjoyment in this life and after death.

> > ********

> > TEXT 39

> > dharmo hy atrârtha-kâmau ca

> > prajânando 'mrtam yasah

> > lokâ visokâ virajâ

> > yân na kevalino viduh

> > dharmah--religious ritual; hi--certainly; atra--here (in this grhastha-âsrama, or householder life); artha--economic development; kâmau--sense gratification; ca--and; prajâ-ânandah--the pleasure of generations; amrtam--the results of sacrifice; yasah--reputation; lokâh--planetary systems; visokâh--without lamentation; virajâh--without disease; yân--which; na--never; kevalinah--the transcendentalists; viduh--know.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The woman continued: In this material world, a householder's life brings all kinds of happiness in religion, economic development, sense gratification and the begetting of children, sons and grandsons. After that, one may desire liberation as well as material reputation. The householder can appreciate the results of sacrifices, which enable him to gain promotion to superior planetary systems. All this material happiness is practically unknown to the transcendentalists. They cannot even imagine such happiness.

> > ********

> > TEXT 40

> > pitr-devarsi-martyânâm

> > bhûtânâm âtmanas ca ha

> > ksemyam vadanti saranam

> > bhave 'smin yad grhâsramah

> > pitr--forefathers; deva--demigods; rsi--sages; martyânam--of humanity in general; bhûtânâm--of the infinite living entities; âtmanah--of oneself; ca--also; ha--certainly; ksemyam--beneficial; vadanti--they say; saranam--shelter; bhave--in the material world; asmin--this; yat--that which; grha-âsramah--householder life.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The woman continued: According to authorities, the householder life is pleasing not only to oneself but to all the forefathers, demigods, great sages, saintly persons and everyone else. A householder life is thus beneficial.

> > ********

> > TEXT 41

> > kâ nâma vîra vikhyâtam

> > vadânyam priya-darsanam

> > na vrnîta priyam prâptam

> > mâdrsî tvâdrsam patim

> > kâ--who; nâma--indeed; vîra--my dear hero; vikhyâtam--famous; vadânyam--magnanimous; priya-darsanam--beautiful; na--not; vrnîta--would accept; priyam--easily; prâptam--gotten; mâdrsî--like me; tvâdrsam--like you; patim--husband.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my dear hero, who in this world will not accept a husband like you? You are so famous, so magnanimous, so beautiful and so easily gotten.

> > ********

> > TEXT 42

> > kasyâ manas te bhuvi bhogi-bhogayoh

> > striyâ na sajjed bhujayor mahâ-bhuja

> > yo 'nâtha-vargâdhim alam ghrnoddhata-

> > smitâvalokena caraty apohitum

> > kasyâh--whose; manah--mind; te--your; bhuvi--in this world; bhogi-bhogayoh--like the body of a serpent; striyâh--of a woman; na--not; sajjet--becomes attracted; bhujayoh--by the arms; mahâ-bhuja--O mighty-armed; yah--one who; anâtha-vargâ--of poor women like me; adhim--distresses of the mind; alam--able; ghrnâ-uddhata--by aggressive mercy; smita-avalokena--by attractive smiling; carati--travels; apohitum--to dissipate.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O mighty-armed, who in this world will not be attracted by your arms, which are just like the bodies of serpents? Actually you relieve the distress of husbandless women like us by your attractive smile and your aggressive mercy. We think that you are traveling on the surface of the earth just to benefit us only.

> > ********

> > TEXT 43

> > nârada uvâca

> > iti tau dam-patî tatra

> > samudya samayam mithah

> > tâm pravisya purîm râjan

> > mumudâte satam samâh

> > nâradah uvâca--the great sage Nârada spoke; iti--thus; tau--they; dam-patî--husband and wife; tatra--there; samudya--being equally enthusiastic; samayam--accepting one another; mithah--mutually; tâm--in that place; pravisya--entering; purîm--in that city; râjan--O King; mumudâte--they enjoyed life; satam--one hundred; samâh--years.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Narada continued: My dear King, those two--the man and the woman--supporting one another through mutual understanding, entered that city and enjoyed life for one hundred years.

> > ********

> > TEXT 44

> > upagîyamâno lalitam

> > tatra tatra ca gâyakaih

> > krîdan parivrtah strîbhir

> > hradinîm âvisac chucau

> > upagîyamânah--being sung about; lalitam--very nicely; tatra tatra--here and there; ca--also; gâyakaih--by the singers; krîdan--playing; parivrtah--surrounded; strîbhih--by women; hradinîm--in the water of the river; âvisat--entered; sucau--when it was too hot.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Many professional singers used to sing about the glories of King Puranjana and his glorious activities. When it was too hot in the summer, he used to enter a reservoir of water. He would surround himself with many women and enjoy their company.

> > ********

> > TEXT 45

> > saptopari krtâ dvârah

> > puras tasyâs tu dve adhah

> > prthag-visaya-gaty-artham

> > tasyâm yah kascanesvarah

> > sapta--seven; upari--up; krtâh--made; dvârah--gates; purah--of the city; tasyâh--that; tu--then; dve--two; adhah--down; prthak--different; visaya--to places; gati-artham--for going; tasyâm--in that city; yah--one who; kascana--whoever; îsvarah--governor.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Of the nine gates in that city, seven were on the surface, and two were subterranean. A total of nine doors were constructed, and these led to different places. All the gates were used by the city's governor.

> > ********

> > TEXT 46

> > panca dvâras tu paurastyâ

> > daksinaikâ tathottarâ

> > pascime dve amûsâm te

> > nâmâni nrpa varnaye

> > panca--five; dvârah--doors; tu--then; paurastyâh--facing the eastern side; daksinâ--southern; ekâ--one; tathâ--also; uttarâ--one toward the north; pascime--similarly, on the western side; dve--two; amûsâm--of them; te--unto you; nâmâni--names; nrpa--O King; varnaye--I shall describe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, of the nine doors, five led toward the eastern side, one led toward the northern side, one led toward the southern side, and two led toward the western side. I shall try to give the names of these different doors.

> > ********

> > TEXT 47

> > khadyotâvirmukhî ca prâg

> > dvârâv ekatra nirmite

> > vibhrâjitam janapadam

> > yâti tâbhyâm dyumat-sakhah

> > khadyotâ--of the name Khadyotâ; âvirmukhî--of the name Âvirmukhî; ca--also; prâk--toward the eastern side; dvârau--two gates; ekatra--in one place; nirmite--were constructed; vibhrâjitam--of the name Vibhrâjita; jana-padam--city; yâti--used to go; tâbhyâm--by them; dyumat--of the name Dyumân; sakhah--with his friend.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The two gates named Khadyota and Avirmukhi were situated facing the eastern side, but they were constructed in one place. Through those two gates the King used to go to the city of Vibhrajita accompanied by a friend whose name was Dyuman.

> > ********

> > TEXT 48

> > nalinî nâlinî ca prâg

> > dvârâv ekatra nirmite

> > avadhûta-sakhas tâbhyâm

> > visayam yâti saurabham

> > nalinî--of the name Nalinî; nâlinî--of the name Nâlinî; ca--also; prâk--eastern; dvârau--two gates; ekatra--in one place; nirmite--constructed; avadhûta--of the name Avadhûta; sakhah--with his friend; tâbhyâm--by those two gates; visayam--place; yâti--used to go; saurabham--of the name Saurabha.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Similarly in the east there were two sets of gates named Nalini and Nalini, and these were also constructed in one place. Through these gates the King, accompanied by a friend named Avadhuta, used to go to the city of Saurabha.

> > ********

> > TEXT 49

> > mukhyâ nâma purastâd dvâs

> > tayâpana-bahûdanau

> > visayau yâti pura-râd

> > rasajna-vipanânvitah

> > mukhyâ--the chief; nâma--called; purastât--on the eastern side; dvâh--gate; tayâ--by that; âpana--of the name Âpana; bahûdanau--of the name Bahûdana; visayau--two places; yâti--used to go; pura-rât--the King of the city (Puranjana); rasa-jna--of the name Rasajna; vipana--of the name Vipana; anvitah--along with.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The fifth gate situated on the eastern side was named Mukhya, or the chief. Through this gate, accompanied by his friends named Rasajna and Vipana, he used to visit two places named Bahudana and Apana.

> > ********

> > TEXT 50

> > pitrhûr nrpa puryâ dvâr

> > daksinena puranjanah

> > râstram daksina-pancâlam

> > yâti srutadharânvitah

> > pitrhûh--of the name Pitrhû; nrpa--O King; puryâh--of the city; dvâh--gate; daksinena--on the southern side; puranjanah--King Puranjana; râstram--country; daksina--southern; pancâlam--of the name Pancâla; yâti--used to go; sruta-dhara-anvitah--along with his friend Srutadhara.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The southern gate of the city was known as Pitrhu, and through that gate King Puranjana used to visit the city named Daksina-pancala, accompanied by his friend Srutadhara.

> > ********

> > TEXT 51

> > devahûr nâma puryâ dvâ

> > uttarena puranjanah

> > râstram uttara-pancâlam

> > yâti srutadharânvitah

> > devahûh--of the name Devahû; nâma--as it was called; puryâh--of the city; dvâh--gate; uttarena--on the northern side; puranjanah--King Puranjana; râstram--country; uttara--northern; pancâlam--of the name Pancala; yâti--used to go; sruta-dhara-anvitah--with his friend Srutadhara.

> > TRANSLATION

> > On the northern side was the gate named Devahu. Through that gate, King Puranjana used to go with his friend Srutadhara to the place known as Uttara-pancala.

> > ********

> > TEXT 52

> > âsurî nâma pascâd dvâs

> > tayâ yâti puranjanah

> > grâmakam nâma visayam

> > durmadena samanvitah

> > âsurî--of the name Âsurî; nâma--called; pascât--on the western side; dvâh--gate; tayâ--by which; yâti--used to go; puranjanah--King Puranjana; grâmakam--of the name Grâmaka; nâma--called; visayam--the city of sense enjoyment; durmadena--by Durmada; samanvitah--accompanied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > On the western side was a gate named Asuri. Through that gate King Puranjana used to go to the city of Gramaka, accompanied by his friend Durmada.

> > ********

> > TEXT 53

> > nirrtir nâma pascâd dvâs

> > tayâ yâti puranjanah

> > vaisasam nâma visayam

> > lubdhakena samanvitah

> > nirrtih--of the name Nirrti; nâma--called; pascât--western; dvâh--gate; tayâ--by which; yâti--used to go; puranjanah--King Puranjana; vaisasam--of the name Vaisasa; nâma--called; visayam--to the place; lubdhakena--by the friend named Lubdhaka; samanvitah--accompanied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Another gate on the western side was known as Nirrti. Puranjana used to go through this gate to the place known as Vaisasa, accompanied by his friend Lubdhaka.

> > ********

> > TEXT 54

> > andhâv amîsâm paurânâm

> > nirvâk-pesaskrtâv ubhau

> > aksanvatâm adhipatis

> > tâbhyâm yâti karoti ca

> > andhau--blind; amîsâm--among those; paurânâm--of the inhabitants; nirvâk--of the name Nirvâk; pesaskrtau--of the name Pesaskrt; ubhau--both of them; aksan-vatâm--of the people who possessed eyes; adhipatih--ruler; tâbhyâm--with both of them; yâti--used to go; karoti--used to act; ca--and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Of the many inhabitants of this city, there are two persons named Nirvak and Pesaskrt. Although King Puranjana was the ruler of citizens who possessed eyes, he unfortunately used to associate with these blind men. Accompanied by them, he used to go here and there and perform various activities.

> > ********

> > TEXT 55

> > sa yarhy antahpura-gato

> > visûcîna-samanvitah

> > moham prasâdam harsam vâ

> > yâti jâyâtmajodbhavam

> > sah--he; yarhi--when; antah-pura--to his private home; gatah--used to go; visûcîna--by the mind; samanvitah--accompanied; moham--illusion; prasâdam--satisfaction; harsam--happiness; vâ--or; yâti--used to enjoy; jâyâ--wife; âtma ja--children; udbhavam--produced by them.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sometimes he used to go to his private home with one of his chief servants [the mind], who was named Visucina. At that time, illusion, satisfaction and happiness used to be produced from his wife and children.

> > ********

> > TEXT 56

> > evam karmasu samsaktah

> > kâmâtmâ vancito 'budhah

> > mahisî yad yad îheta

> > tat tad evânvavartata

> > evam--thus; karmasu--in fruitive activities; samsaktah--being too much attached; kâma-âtmâ--lusty; vancitah--cheated; abudhah--less intelligent; mahisî--the Queen; yat yat--whatsoever; îheta--she would desire; tat tat--all of that; eva--certainly; anvavartata--he followed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Being thus entangled in different types of mental concoction and engaged in fruitive activities, King Puranjana came completely under the control of material intelligence and was thus cheated. Indeed, he used to fulfill all the desires of his wife, the Queen.

> > ********

> > TEXT 57-61

> > kvacit pibantyâm pibati

> > madirâm mada-vihvalah

> > asnantyâm kvacid asnâti

> > jaksatyâm saha jaksiti

> > kvacid gâyati gâyantyâm

> > rudatyâm rudati kvacit

> > kvacid dhasantyâm hasati

> > jaipantyâm anu jalpati

> > kvacid dhâvati dhâvantyâm

> > tisthantyâm anu tisthati

> > anu sete sayânâyâm

> > anvâste kvacid âsatîm

> > kvacic chrnoti srnvantyâm

> > pasyantyâm anu pasyati

> > kvacij jighrati jighrantyâm

> > sprsantyâm sprsati kvacit

> > kvacic ca socatîm jâyâm

> > anu socati dînavat

> > anu hrsyati hrsyantyâm

> > muditâm anu modate

> > kvacit--sometimes; pibantyâm--while drinking; pibati--he drank; madirâm--liquor; mada-vihvalah--being intoxicated; asnantyâm--while she was eating; kvacit--sometimes; asnâti--he ate; jaksatyâm--while she was chewing; saha--with her; jaksiti--he chewed; kvacit--sometimes; gâyati--he used to sing; gâyantyâm--while his wife was singing; rudatyâm--when the wife was crying; rudati--he also cried; kvacit--sometimes; kvacit--sometimes; hasantyâm--while she was laughing; hasati--he also laughed; jalpantyâm--while she was talking loosely; anu--following her; jalpati--he also talked loosely; kvacit--sometimes; dhâvati--he also used to walk; dhâvantyâm--when she was walking; tisthantyâm--while she was standing silently; anu--following her; tisthati--he used to stand; anu--following her; sete--he used to lie down; sayânâyâm--while she was lying on the bed; anu--following her; âste--he also used to sit; kvacit--sometimes; âsatîm--while she was sitting; kvacit--sometimes; srnoti--he used to hear; srnvantyâm--while she was engaged in hearing; pasyantyâm--while she was seeing something; anu--following her; pasyati--he also used to see; kvacit--sometimes; jighrati--he used to smell; jighrantyâm--while his wife was smelling; sprsantyâm--while the wife was touching; sprsati--he was also touching; kvacit--at that time; kvacit ca--sometimes also; socatîm--when she was lamenting; jâyâm--his wife; anu--following her; socati--he was also lamenting; dîna-vat--like a poor man; anu--following her; hrsyati--he used to enjoy; hrsyantyâm--while she was feeling enjoyment; muditâm--when she was satisfied; anu--following her; modate--he felt satisfaction.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the Queen drank liquor, King Puranjana also engaged in drinking. When the Queen dined, he used to dine with her, and when she chewed, King Puranjana used to chew along with her. When the Queen sang, he also sang. Similarly, when the Queen cried, he also cried, and when the Queen laughed, he also laughed. When the Queen talked loosely, he also talked loosely, and when the Queen walked, the King walked behind her. When the Queen would stand still, the King would also stand still, and when the Queen would lie down in bed, he would also follow and lie down with her. When the Queen sat, he would also sit, and when the Queen heard something, he would follow her to hear the same thing. When the Queen saw something, the King would also look at it, and when the Queen smelled something, the King would follow her to smell the same thing. When the Queen touched something, the King would also touch it, and when the dear Queen was lamenting, the poor King also had to follow her in lamentation. In the same way, when the Queen felt enjoyment, he also enjoyed, and when the Queen was satisfied, the King also felt satisfaction.

> > ********

> > TEXT 62

> > vipralabdho mahisyaivam

> > sarva-prakrti-vancitah

> > necchann anukaroty ajnah

> > klaibyât krîdâ--mrgo yathâ

> > vipralabdhah--captivated; mahisyâ--by the Queen; evam--thus; sarva--all; prakrti--existence; vancitah--being cheated; na icchan--without desiring; anukaroti--used to follow and imitate; ajnah--the foolish King; klaibyât--by force; krîdâ-mrgah--a pet animal; yathâ--just like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In this way, King Puranjana was captivated by his nice wife and was thus cheated. Indeed, he became cheated in his whole existence in the material world. Even against that poor foolish King's desire, he remained under the control of his wife, just like a pet animal that dances according to the order of its master.

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