> > 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 Seventy-three: Lord Krishna Blesses the Liberated Kings

> > TEXTS 1 - 6

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ayute dve s'atâny ashthau

> > niruddhâ yudhi nirjitâh

> > te nirgatâ giridronyâm

> > malinâ mala-vâsasah

> > kshut-kshâmâh s'ushka-vadanâh

> > samrodha-parikars'itâh

> > dadris'us te ghana-s'yâmam

> > pîta-kaus'eya-vâsasam

> > s'rîvatsânkam catur-bâhum

> > padma-garbhârunekshanam

> > câru-prasanna-vadanam

> > sphuran-makara-kundalam

> > padma-hastam gadâ-s'ankha

> > rathângair upalakshitam

> > kirîtha-hâra-kathaka-

> > kathi-sûtrângadân'citam

> > bhrâjad-vara-mani-grîvam

> > nivîtam vana-mâlayâ

> > pibanta iva cakshurbhyâm

> > lihanta iva jihvayâ

> > jighranta iva nâsâbhyâm

> > rambhanta iva bâhubhih

> > pranemur hata-pâpmâno

> > mûrdhabhih pâdayor hareh

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; ayute - ten thousands; dve - two; s'atâni - hundreds; ashthau - eight; niruddhâh - imprisoned; yudhi - in battle; nirjitâh - defeated; te - they; nirgatâh - coming out; giridronyâm - in the fortress of Giridronî, Jarâsandha's capital; malinâh - dirty; mala - dirty; vâsasah - whose clothes;

> > kshut - by hunger; kshâmâh - emaciated; s'ushka - dried up; vadanâh - faces; samrodha - by their bondage; parikars'itâh - greatly weakened; dadris'uh - saw; te - they; ghana - like a cloud; s'yâmam - dark blue; pîta - yellow; kaus'eya - of silk; vâsasam - whose clothing;

> > s'rîvatsa - by the distinctive sign known as S'rîvatsa; ankam - marked; catuh - four; bâhum - having arms; padma - of a lotus; garbha - like the whorl; aruna - pink; îkshanam - eyes; câru - charming; prasanna - and pleasant; vadanam - face; sphurat - gleaming; makara - shaped like sea monsters; kundalam - with earrings;

> > padma - a lotus; hastam - in His hand; gadâ - by His club; s'ankha - conchshell; ratha-angaih - and disc weapon; upalakshitam - identified; kirîtha - with a helmet; hâra - jeweled necklace; kathaka - gold bracelets; kathi-sûtra - belt; angada - and armlets; an'citam - decorated;

> > bhrâjat - brilliant; vara - excellent; mani - a jewel (the Kaustubha); grîvam - on His neck; nivîtam - hanging (from His neck); vana - of forest flowers; mâlayâ - with a garland; pibantah - drinking; iva - as if; cakshurbhyâm - with their eyes; lihantah - licking; iva - as if; jihvayâ - with their tongues;

> > jighrantah - smelling; iva - as if; nâsâbhyâm - with their nostrils; rambhantah - embracing; iva - as if; bâhubhih - with their arms; pranemuh - they bowed down; hata - destroyed; pâpmânah - whose sins; mûrdhabhih - with their heads; pâdayoh - at the feet; hareh - of Lord Krishna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Jarâsandha had defeated 20,800 kings in combat and thrown them into prison. As these kings emerged from the Giridronî fortress, they appeared dirty and shabbily dressed. They were emaciated by hunger, their faces were dried up, and they were greatly weakened by their long imprisonment.

> > The kings then beheld the Lord before them. His complexion was dark blue like the color of a cloud, and He wore a yellow silk garment. He was distinguished by the S'rîvatsa mark on His chest, His four mighty arms, the pinkish hue of His eyes, which resembled the whorl of a lotus, His lovely, cheerful face, His gleaming makara earrings and the lotus, club, conchshell and disc in His hands. A helmet, a jeweled necklace, a golden belt, and golden bracelets and armlets decorated His form, and on His neck He wore both the brilliant, precious Kaustubha gem and a garland of forest flowers. The kings seemed to drink His beauty with their eyes, lick Him with their tongues, relish His fragrance with their nostrils and embrace Him with their arms. Their past sins now eradicated, the kings all bowed down to Lord Hari, placing their heads at His feet.

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> > TEXT 7

> > krishna-sandars'anâhlâda

> > dhvasta-samrodhana-klamâh

> > pras'as'amsur hrishîkes'am

> > gîrbhih prân'jalayo nripâh

> > krishna-sandars'ana - of seeing Lord Krishna; âhlâda - by the ecstasy; dhvasta - eradicated; samrodhana - of imprisonment; klamâh - whose weariness; pras'as'amsuh - they praised; hrishîkâ-îs'am - the supreme master of the senses; gîrbhih - with their words; prân'jalayah - with joined palms; nripâh - the kings.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The ecstasy of beholding Lord Krishna having dispelled the weariness of their imprisonment, the kings stood with joined palms and offered words of praise to that supreme master of the senses.

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> > TEXT 8

> > râjâna ûcuh

> > namas te deva-deves'a

> > prapannârti-harâvyaya

> > prapannân pâhi nah krishna

> > nirvinnân ghora-samsriteh

> > râjânah ûcuh - the kings said; namah - obeisances; te - to You; deva - of the demigods; deva - of the lords; îs'a - O Supreme Lord; prapanna - of those who are surrendered; ârti - of the distress; hara - O remover; avyaya - O inexhaustible one; prapannân - surrendered; pâhi - please save; nah - us; krishna - O Krishna; nirvinnân - despondent; ghora - terrible; samsriteh - from material existence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The kings said: Obeisances to You, O Lord of the ruling demigods, O destroyer of Your surrendered devotees' distress. Since we have surrendered to You, O inexhaustible Krishna, please save us from this terrible material life, which has made us so despondent.

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> > TEXT 9

> > nainam nâthânusûyâmo

> > mâgadham madhusûdana

> > anugraho yad bhavato

> > râjn'âm râjya-cyutir vibho

> > na - not; enam - with this; nâtha - O master; anusûyâmah - do we find fault; mâgadham - the King of Magadha; madhusûdana - O Krishna; anugrahah - mercy; yat - since; bhavatah - Your; râjn'âm - of kings; râjya - from their dominion; cyutih - the falling; vibho - O almighty one.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O master, Madhusûdana, we do not blame this King of Magadha, since it is actually by Your mercy that kings fall from their royal position, O almighty Lord.

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> > TEXT 10

> > râjyais'varya-madonnaddho

> > na s'reyo vindate nripah

> > tvan-mâyâ-mohito 'nityâ

> > manyate sampado 'calâh

> > râjya - with sovereignty; ais'varya - and opulence; mada - by the intoxication; unnaddhah - becoming unrestrained; na - does not; s'reyah - real benefit; vindate - obtain; nripah - a king; tvat - Your; mâyâ - by the potency of illusion; mohitah - deluded; anityâh - temporary; manyate - he thinks; sampadah - assets; acalâh - permanent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Infatuated with his opulence and ruling power, a king loses all self- restraint and cannot obtain his true welfare. Thus bewildered by Your illusory energy, he imagines his temporary assets to be permanent.

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> > TEXT 11

> > mriga-trishnâm yathâ bâlâ

> > manyanta udakâs'ayam

> > evam vaikârikîm mâyâm

> > ayuktâ vastu cakshate

> > mriga-trishnâm - a mirage; yathâ - as; bâlâh - men of childish intelligence; manyante - consider; udaka - of water; âs'ayam - a reservoir; evam - in the same way; vaikârikîm - subject to transformations; mâyâm - the material illusion; ayuktâh - those who lack discrimination; vastu - substance; cakshate - see as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just as men of childish intelligence consider a mirage in the desert to be a pond of water, so those who are irrational look upon the illusory transformations of Mâyâ as substantial.

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> > TEXTS 12 - 13

> > vayam purâ s'rî-mada-nashtha-drishthayo

> > jigîshayâsyâ itaretara-spridhah

> > ghnantah prajâh svâ ati-nirghrinâh prabho

> > mrityum puras tvâviganayya durmadâh

> > ta eva krishnâdya gabhîra-ramhasâ

> > durante-vîryena vicâlitâh s'riyah

> > kâlena tanvâ bhavato 'nukampayâ

> > vinashtha-darpâs' caranau smarâma te

> > vayam - we; purâ - previously; s'rî - of opulence; mada - by the intoxication; nashtha - lost; drishthayah - whose sight; jigîshayâ - with the desire of conquering; asyâh - this (earth); itara-itara - with one another; spridhah - quarreling; ghnantah - attacking; prajâh - citizens; svâh - our own; ati - extremely; nirghrinâh - cruel; prabho - O Lord; mrityum - death; purah - in front; tvâ - You; aviganayya - disregarding; durmadâh - arrogant;

> > te - they (ourselves); eva - indeed; krishna - O Krishna; adya - now; gabhîra - mysterious; ramhasâ - whose movement; duranta - irresistible; vîryena - whose power; vicâlitâh - forced to depart; s'riyah - from our opulence; kâlena - by time; tanvâ - Your personal form; bhavatah - Your; anukampayâ - by the mercy; vinashtha - destroyed; darpâh - whose pride; caranau - the two feet; smarâma - may we remember; te - Your.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Previously, blinded by the intoxication of riches, we wanted to conquer this earth, and thus we fought one another to achieve victory, mercilessly harassing our own subjects. We arrogantly disregarded You, O Lord, who stood before us as death. But now, O Krishna, that powerful form of Yours called time, moving mysteriously and irresistibly, has deprived us of our opulences. Now that You have mercifully destroyed our pride, we beg simply to remember Your lotus feet.

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> > TEXT 14

> > atho na râjyam mriga-trishni-rûpitam

> > dehena s'as'vat patatâ rujâm bhuvâ

> > upâsitavyam sprihayâmahe vibho

> > kriyâ-phalam pretya ca karna-rocanam

> > atha u - henceforward; na - not; râjyam - kingdom; mriga-trishni - like a mirage; rûpitam - which appears; dehena - by the material body; s'as'vat - perpetually; patatâ - subject to demise; rujâm - of diseases; bhuvâ - the birthplace; upâsitavyam - to be served; sprihayâmahe - do we hanker for; vibho - O almighty Lord; kriyâ - of pious work; phalam - the fruit; pretya - having passed to the next life; ca - and; karna - for the ears; rocanam - enticement.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Never again will we hanker for a miragelike kingdom - a kingdom that must be slavishly served by this mortal body, which is simply a source of disease and suffering and which is declining at every moment. Nor, O almighty Lord, will we hanker to enjoy the heavenly fruits of pious work in the next life, since the promise of such rewards is simply an empty enticement for the ears.

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> > TEXT 15

> > tam nah samâdis'opâyam

> > yena te caranâbjayoh

> > smritir yathâ na viramed

> > api samsaratâm iha

> > tam - that; nah - to us; samâdis'a - please instruct; upâyam - the means; yena - by which; te - Your; carana - of the feet; abjayoh - lotuslike; smritih - remembrance; yathâ - as; na viramet - may not cease; api - even; samsaratâm - for those traveling through the cycle of birth and death; iha - in this world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Please tell us how we may constantly remember Your lotus feet, though we continue in the cycle of birth and death in this world.

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> > TEXT 16

> > krishnâya vâsudevâya

> > haraye paramâtmane

> > pranata-kles'a-nâs'âya

> > govindâya namo namah

> > krishnâya - to Krishna; vâsudevâya - the son of Vasudeva; haraye - the Supreme Lord, Hari; parama-âtmane - the Supersoul; pranata - of those who have surrendered; kles'a - of the distress; nâs'âya - to the destroyer; govindâya - to Govinda; namah namah - repeated obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Again and again we offer our obeisances unto Lord Krishna, Hari, the son of Vasudeva. That Supreme Soul, Govinda, vanquishes the suffering of all who surrender to Him.

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> > TEXT 17

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > samstûyamâno bhagavân

> > râjabhir mukta-bandhanaih

> > tân âha karunas tâta

> > s'aranyah s'lakshnayâ girâ

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; samstûyamânah - being nicely praised; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; râjabhih - by the kings; mukta - freed; bandhanaih - from their bondage; tân - to them; âha - He spoke; karunah - merciful; tâta - my dear (King Parîkchit); s'aranyah - the giver of shelter; s'lakshnayâ - with gentle; girâ - words.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Thus the kings, now freed from bondage, glorified the Supreme Lord. Then, my dear Parîkchit, that merciful bestower of shelter spoke to them in a gentle voice.

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> > TEXT 18

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > adya prabhriti vo bhûpâ

> > mayy âtmany akhiles'vare

> > su-dridhâ jâyate bhaktir

> > bâdham âs'amsitam tathâ

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca - the Supreme Lord said; adya prabhriti - beginning from now; vah - your; bhû-pâh - O kings; mayi - for Me; âtmani - the Self; akhila - of all; îs'vare - the controller; su - very; dridhâ - firm; jâyate - will arise; bhaktih - devotion; bâdham - assuredly; âs'amsitam - what is desired; tathâ - so.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: From now on, my dear kings, you will have firm devotion to Me, the Supreme Self and the Lord of all that be. I assure you this will come to pass, just as you desire.

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> > TEXT 19

> > dishthyâ vyavasitam bhûpâ

> > bhavanta rita-bhâshinah

> > s'rîy-ais'varya-madonnâham

> > pas'ya unmâdakam nrinâm

> > dishthyâ - fortunate; vyavasitam - your resolve; bhûpâh - O kings; bhavantah - you; rita - truthfully; bhâshinah - speaking; s'rî - of opulence; ais'varya - and power; mada - due to the intoxication; unnâham - lack of restraint; pas'ye - I see; unmâdakam - maddening; nrinâm - for human beings.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Fortunately you have come to the proper conclusion, my dear kings, and what you have spoken is true. I can see that human beings' lack of self- restraint, which arises from their intoxication with opulence and power, simply leads to madness.

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> > TEXT 20

> > haihayo nahusho veno

> > râvano narako 'pare

> > s'rî-madâd bhrams'itâh sthânâd

> > deva-daitya-nares'varâh

> > haihayah nahushah venah - Haihaya (Kârtavîrya), Nahusha and Vena; râvanah narakah - Râvana and Naraka; apare - others also; s'rî - due to opulence; madât - because of their intoxication; bhrams'itâh - made to fall; sthânât - from their positions; deva - of demigods; daitya - demons; nara - and men; îs'varâh - rulers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Haihaya, Nahusha, Vena, Râvana, Naraka and many other rulers of demigods, men and demons fell from their elevated positions because of infatuation with material opulence.

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> > TEXT 21

> > bhavanta etad vijn'âya

> > dehâdy utpâdyam anta-vat

> > mâm yajanto 'dhvarair yuktâh

> > prajâ dharmena rakshyatha

> > bhavantah - you; etat - this; vijn'âya - understanding; deha-âdi - the material body and so forth; utpâdyam - subject to birth; anta-vat - having an end; mâm - Me; yajantah - worshiping; adhvaraih - with Vedic sacrifices; yuktâh - having clear intelligence; prajâh - your citizens; dharmena - according to religious principles; rakshyatha - you should protect.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Understanding that this material body and everything connected with it have a beginning and an end, worship Me by Vedic sacrifices, and with clear intelligence protect your subjects in accordance with the principles of religion.

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> > TEXT 22

> > santanvantah prajâ-tantûn

> > sukham duhkham bhavâbhavau

> > prâptam prâptam ca sevanto

> > mac-cittâ vicarishyatha

> > santanvantah - generating; prajâ - of progeny; tantûn - lines; sukham - happiness; duhkham - distress; bhava - birth; abhavau - and death; prâptam prâptam - as they are encountered; ca - and; sevantah - accepting; mat-cittâh - with minds fixed on Me; vicarishyatha - you should go about.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As you live your lives, begetting generations of progeny and encountering happiness and distress, birth and death, always keep your minds fixed on Me.

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> > TEXT 23

> > udâsînâs' ca dehâdâv

> > âtmârâmâ dhrita-vratâh

> > mayy âves'ya manah samyan

> > mâm ante brahma yâsyatha

> > udâsînâh - indifferent; ca - and; deha-âdau - to the body and so on; âtma- ârâmâh - self-satisfied; dhrita - holding firmly; vratâh - to your vows; mayi - upon Me; âves'ya - concentrating; manah - the mind; samyak - completely; mâm - to Me; ante - in the end; brahma - the Absolute Truth; yâsyatha - you will go.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Be detached from the body and everything connected to it. Remaining self- satisfied, steadfastly keep your vows while concentrating your minds fully on Me. In this way you will ultimately attain Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth.

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> > TEXT 24

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ity âdis'ya nripân krishno

> > bhagavân bhuvanes'varah

> > teshâm nyayunkta purushân

> > striyo majjana-karmani

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - thus; âdis'ya - ordering; nripân - the kings; krishnah - Krishna; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; bhuvana - of all the worlds; îs'varah - the master; teshâm - of them; nyayunkta - engaged; purushân - menservants; striyah - and women; majjana - of cleansing; karmani - in the work.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Having thus instructed the kings, Lord Krishna, the supreme master of all the worlds, engaged male and female servants in bathing and grooming them.

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> > TEXT 25

> > saparyâm kârayâm âsa

> > sahadevena bhârata

> > naradevocitair vastrair

> > bhûshanaih srag-vilepanaih

> > saparyâm - service; kârayâm âsa - He had done; sahadevena - by Sahadeva, the son of Jarâsandha; bhârata - O descendant of Bharata; nara-deva - kings; ucitaih - befitting; vastraih - with clothing; bhûshanaih - ornaments; srak - flower garlands; vilepanaih - and sandalwood paste.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O descendant of Bharata, the Lord then had King Sahadeva honor them with offerings of clothing, jewelry, garlands and sandalwood paste, all suitable for royalty.

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> > TEXT 26

> > bhojayitvâ varânnena

> > su-snâtân samalankritân

> > bhogais' ca vividhair yuktâms

> > tâmbûlâdyair nripocitaih

> > bhojayitvâ - feeding; vara - excellent; annena - with food; su - properly; snâtân - bathed; samalankritân - well decorated; bhogaih - with objects of enjoyment; ca - and; vividhaih - various; yuktân - bestowed; tâmbûla - betel nut; âdyaih - and so on; nripa - kings; ucitaih - befitting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After they had been properly bathed and adorned, Lord Krishna saw to it that they dined on excellent food. He also presented them with various items befitting the pleasure of kings, such as betel nut.

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> > TEXT 27

> > te pûjitâ mukundena

> > râjâno mrishtha-kundalâh

> > virejur mocitâh kles'ât

> > prâvrid-ante yathâ grahâh

> > te - they; pûjitâh - honored; mukundena - by Lord Krishna; râjânah - the kings; mrishtha - gleaming; kundalâh - whose earrings; virejuh - appeared splendid; mocitâh - released; kles'ât - from their distress; prâvrith - of the rainy season; ante - at the end; yathâ - as; grahâh - the planets (such as the moon).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Honored by Lord Mukunda and freed from tribulation, the kings shone splendidly, their earrings gleaming, just as the moon and other celestial bodies shine brilliantly in the sky at the end of the rainy season.

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> > TEXT 28

> > rathân sad-as'vân âropya

> > mani-kân'cana-bhûshitân

> > prînayya sunritair vâkyaih

> > sva-des'ân pratyayâpayat

> > rathân - chariots; sat - fine; as'vân - with horses; âropya - having them mount; mani - with jewels; kân'cana - and gold; bhûshitân - decorated; prînayya - gratifying; sunritaih - with pleasant; vâkyaih - words; sva - to their own; des'ân - kingdoms; pratyayâpayat - He sent off.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then the Lord arranged for the kings to be seated on chariots drawn by fine horses and adorned with jewels and gold, and pleasing them with gracious words, He sent them off to their own kingdoms.

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> > TEXT 29

> > ta evam mocitâh kricchrât

> > krishnena su-mahâtmanâ

> > yayus tam eva dhyâyantah

> > kritâni ca jagat-pateh

> > te - they; evam - thus; mocitâh - freed; kricchrât - from difficulty; krishnena - by Krishna; su-mahâ-âtmanâ - the greatest of personalities; yayuh - they went; tam - on Him; eva - alone; dhyâyantah - meditating; kritâni - the deeds; ca - and; jagat-pateh - of the Lord of the universe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus liberated from all difficulty by Krishna, the greatest of personalities, the kings departed, and as they went they thought only of Him, the Lord of the universe, and of His wonderful deeds.

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> > TEXT 30

> > jagaduh prakritibhyas te

> > mahâ-purusha-ceshthitam

> > yathânvas'âsad bhagavâms

> > tathâ cakrur atandritâh

> > jagaduh - told; prakritibhyah - to their ministers and other associates; te - they (the kings); mahâ-purusha - of the Supreme Person; ceshthitam - the activities; yathâ - as; anvas'âsat - He instructed; bhagavân - the Lord; tathâ - so; cakruh - they did; atandritâh - without becoming lax.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The kings told their ministers and other associates what the Personality of Godhead had done, and then they diligently carried out the orders He had imparted to them.

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> > TEXT 31

> > jarâsandham ghâtayitvâ

> > bhîmasenena kes'avah

> > pârthâbhyâm samyutah prâyât

> > sahadevena pûjitah

> > jarâsandham - Jarâsandha; ghâtayitvâ - having had killed; bhîmasenena - by Bhîmasena; kes'avah - Lord Krishna; pârthâbhyam - by the two sons of Prithâ (Bhîma and Arjuna); samyutah - accompanied; prâyât - He departed; sahadevena - by Sahadeva; pûjitah - worshiped.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having arranged for Bhîmasena to kill Jarâsandha, Lord Kes'ava accepted worship from King Sahadeva and then departed with the two sons of Prithâ.

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> > TEXT 32

> > gatvâ te khândava-prastham

> > s'ankhân dadhmur jitârayah

> > harshayantah sva-suhrido

> > durhridâm câsukhâvahâh

> > gatvâ - arriving; te - they; khândava-prastham - at Indraprastha; s'ankhân - their conchshells; dadhmuh - blew; jita - having defeated; arayah - their enemy; harshayantah - delighting; sva - their; suhridah - well-wishers; durhridâm - to their enemies; ca - and; asukha - displeasure; âvahâh - bringing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When they arrived at Indraprastha, the victorious heroes blew their conchshells, bringing joy to their well-wishing friends and sorrow to their enemies.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tac chrutvâ prîta-manasa

> > indraprastha-nivâsinah

> > menire mâgadham s'ântam

> > râjâ câpta-manorathah

> > tat - that; s'rutvâ - hearing; prîta - pleased; manasah - in their hearts; indraprastha-nivâsinah - the residents of Indraprastha; menire - understood; mâgadham - Jarâsandha; s'ântam - put to rest; râjâ - the King (Yudhishthhira); ca - and; âpta - achieved; manah-rathah - whose desires.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The residents of Indraprastha were very pleased to hear that sound, for they understood that now the King of Magadha had been put to rest. King Yudhishthhira felt that his desires were now fulfilled.

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> > TEXT 34

> > abhivandyâtha râjânam

> > bhîmârjuna-janârdanâh

> > sarvam âs'râvayâm cakrur

> > âtmanâ yad anushthhitam

> > abhivandya - offering their respects; atha - then; râjânam - the King; bhîma- arjuna-janârdanâh - Bhîma, Arjuna and Krishna; sarvam - everything; âs'râvayâm cakruh - they told; âtmanâ - by themselves; yat - what; anushthhitam - executed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bhîma, Arjuna and Janârdana offered their respects to the King and informed him fully about what they had done.

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> > TEXT 35

> > nis'amya dharma-râjas tat

> > kes'avenânukampitam

> > ânandâs'ru-kalâm mun'can

> > premnâ novâca kin'cana

> > nis'amya - hearing; dharma-râjah - the king of religion, Yudhishthhira; tat - that; kes'avena - by Lord Krishna; anukampitam - the mercy; ânanda - of ecstasy; as'ru- kalâm - tears; mun'can - shedding; premnâ - out of love; na uvâca - he did not say; kin'cana - anything.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon hearing their account of the great favor Lord Kes'ava had mercifully shown him, King Dharmarâja shed tears of ecstasy. He felt such love that he could not say anything.

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