> > 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 1

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> > Chapter Six: Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva

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> > TEXT 1-2

> > maitreya uvaca

> > atha deva-ganah sarve

> > rudranikaih parajitah

> > sula-pattia-nistrimsa-

> > gada-parigha-mudgaraih

> > sanchinna-bhinna-sa rvangah

> > sartvik-sabhya bhayakulah

> > svayambhuve namaskrtya

> > kartsnyenaitan nyavedayan

> > maitreyah uvaca--Maitreya said; atha--after this; deva-ganah--the demigods; sarve--all; rudra-anikaih--by the soldiers of Lord Siva; parajitah--having been defeated; sula--trident; pattia--a sharp-edged spear; nistrimsa--a sword; gada--mace; parigha--an iron bludgeon; mudgaraih--a hammerlike weapon;

> > sanchinna-bhinna-sarva-an gah--all the limbs wounded; sa-rtvik-sabhyah--with all the priests and members of the sacrificial assembly; bhaya-akulah--with great fear; svayambhuve--unto Lord Brahma; namaskrtya--after offering obeisances; kartsnyena--in detail; etat--the events of Daksa's sacrifice; nyavedayan--reported.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the priests and other members of the sacrificial assembly and all the demigods, having been defeated by the soldiers of Lord Siva and injured by weapons like tridents and swords, approached Lord Brahma with great fear. After offering him obeisances, they began to speak in detail of all the events which had taken place.

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> > TEXT 3

> > upalabhya puraivaitad

> > bhagavan abja-sambhavah

> > narayanas ca vinatma

> > na kasyadhvaram iyatuh

> > upalabhya--knowing; pura--beforehand; eva--certainly; etat--all these events of Daksa's sacrifice; bhagavan--the possessor of all opulences; abja-sambhavah--born from a lotus flower (Lord Brahma); narayanah--Narayana; ca--and; vina-atma--the Supersoul of the entire universe; na--not; kasya--of Daksa; adhvaram--to the sacrifice; iyatuh--did go.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Both Lord Brahma and Visnu had already known that such events would occur in the sacrificial arena of Daksa, and knowing beforehand, they did not go to the sacrifice.

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> > TEXT 4

> > tad akarnya vibhuh praha

> > tejiyasi krtaasi

> > ksemaya tatra sa bhuyan

> > na prayena bubhusatam

> > tat--the events related by the demigods and the others; akarnya--after hearing; vibhuh--Lord Brahma; praha--replied; tejiyasi--a great personality; krta-agasi--has been offended; ksemaya--for your happiness; tatra--in that way; sa--that; bhuyat na--is not conducive; prayena--generally; bubhusatam--desire to exist.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Lord Brahma heard everything from the demigods and the members who had attended the sacrifice, he replied: You cannot be happy in executing a sacrifice if you blaspheme a great personality and thereby offend his lotus feet. You cannot have happiness in that way.

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> > TEXT 5

> > athapi yuyam krta-kilbis a bhavam

> > ye barhis o bhaga-bhajam paraduh

> > prasadayadhvam pariuddha-cetasa

> > ksipra-prasadam pragrhitanghri-padmam

> > atha api--still; yuyam--all of you; krta-kilbisah--having committed offenses; bhavam--Lord Siva; ye--all of you; barhis ah--of the sacrifice; bhaga-bhajam--entitled to a share; paraduh--have excluded; prasadayadhvam--all of you should satisfy; pariuddha-cetasa--without mental reservations; ksipra-prasadam--quick mercy; pragrhita-anghri-padmam--his lotus feet having been taken shelter of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You have excluded Lord Siva from taking part in the sacrificial results, and therefore you are all offenders at his lotus feet. Still, if you go without mental reservations and surrender unto him and fall down at his lotus feet, he will be very pleased.

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> > TEXT 6

> > asasana jivitam adhvarasya

> > lokah sa-palah kupite na yasmin

> > tam asu devam priyaya vihinam

> > ksamapayadhvam hrdi viddham duruktaih

> > asasanah--wishing to ask; jivitam--for the duration; adhvarasya--of the sacrifice; lokah--all the planets; sa-palah--with their controllers; kupite--when angered; na--not; yasmin--whom; tam--that; asu--at once; devam--Lord Siva; priyaya--of his dear wife; vihinam--having been deprived; ksamapayadhvam--beg his pardon; hrdi--in his heart; viddham--very much afilicted; duruktaih--by unkind words.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma also advised them that Lord Siva is so powerful that by his anger all the planets and their chief controllers can be destroyed immediately. Also, he said that Lord Siva was especially sorry because he had recently lost his dear wife and was also very much afflicted by the unkind words of Daksa. Under the circumstances, Lord Brahma suggested, it would behoove them to go at once and beg his pardon.

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> > TEXT 7

> > naham na yajno na ca yuyam anye

> > ye deha-bhajo munayas ca tattvam

> > viduh pramanam bala-viryayor va

> > yasyatma-tantrasya ka upayam vidhitset

> > na--not; aham--I; na--nor; yajnah--Indra; na--nor; ca--and; yuyam--all of you; anye--others; ye--who; deha-bhajah--of those who bear material bodies; munayah--the sages; ca--and; tattvam--the truth; viduh--know; pramanam--the extent; bala-viryayoh--of the strength and power; va--or; yasya--of Lord Siva; atma-tantrasya--of Lord Siva, who is self-dependent; kah--what; upayam--means; vidhitset--should wish to devise.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma said that no one, not even himself, Indra, all the members assembled in the sacrificial arena, or all the sages, could know how powerful Lord Siva is. Under the circumstances, who would dare to commit an offense at his lotus feet?.

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> > TEXT 8

> > sa ittham adisya suran ajas tu taih

> > samanvitah pitrbhih sa-prajesaih

> > yayau sva-dhisnyan nilayam pura-dvisah

> > kailasam adri-pravaram priyam prabhoh

> > sah--he (Brahma); ittham--thus; adisya--after instructing; suran--the demigods; ajah--Lord Brahma; tu--then; taih--those; samanvitah--followed; pitrbhih--by the Pitas; sa-prajesaih--along with the lords of the living entities; yayau--went; sva-dhis nyat--from his own place; nilayam--the abode; pura-dvisah--of Lord Siva; kailasam--Kailasa; adri-pravaram--the best among mountains; priyam--dear; prabhoh--of the lord (Siva).

> > TRANSLATION

> > After thus instructing all the demigods, the Pitas and the lords of the living entities, Lord Brahma took them with him and left for the abode of Lord Siva, known as the Kailasa Hill.

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> > TEXT 9

> > janmausadhi-tapo-mantra-

> > yoga-siddhair naretaraih

> > justam kinnara-gandharvair

> > apsarobhir vrtam sada

> > janma--birth; ausadhi--herbs; tapah--austerity; mantra--Vedic hymns; yoga--mystic yoga practices; siddhaih--with perfected beings; nara-itaraih--by demigods; justam--enjoyed; kinnara-gandharvaih--by Kinnaras and Gandharvas; apsarobhih--by Apsaras; vrtam--full of; sada--always.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The abode known as Kailasa is full of different herbs and vegetables, and it is sanctified by Vedic hymns and mystic yoga practice. Thus the residents of that abode are demigods by birth and have all mystic powers. Besides them there are other human beings, who are known as Kinnaras and Gandharvas and are accompanied by their beautfful wives, who are known as Apsaras, or angels.

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> > TEXT 10

> > nana-manimayaih srngair

> > nana-dhatu-vicitritaih

> > nana-druma-lata-gulmair

> > nana-mrga-ganavrtaih

> > nana--different kinds; mani--jewels; mayaih--made of; srngaih--with the peaks; nana-dhatu-vicitritaih--decorated with various minerals; nana--various; druma--trees; lata--creepers; gulmaih--plants; nana--various; mrga-gana--by groups of deer; avrtaih--inhabited by.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kailasa is full of mountains filled with all kinds of valuable jewels and minerals and surrounded by all varieties of valuable trees and plants. The top of the hill is nicely decorated by various types of deer.

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> > TEXT 11

> > nanamala-prasravanair

> > nana-kandara-sanubhih

> > ramanam viharantinam

> > ramanaih siddha-yositam

> > nana--various; amala--transparent; prasravanaih--with waterfalls; nana--various; kandara--caves; sanubhih--with summits; ramanam--giving pleasure; viharantinam--sporting; ramanaih--with their lovers; siddha-yositam--of the damsels of the mystics.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are many waterfalls, and in the mountains there are many beautiful caves in which the very beautiful wives of the mystics are found.

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> > TEXT 12

> > mayura-kekabhirutam

> > madandhali-vimurcchitam

> > plavitai rakta-kanthanam

> > kujitaih ca patattrinam

> > mayura--peacocks; keka--with the cries; abhirutam--resounding; mada--by intoxication; andha--blinded; ali--by the bees; vimurcchitam--resounded; plavitaih--with the singing; rakta-kanthanam--of the cuckoos; kujitaih--with the whispering; ca--and; patattrinam--of other birds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > On Kailasa Hill there is always the rhythmical sound of the peacocks' sweet vibrations and the bees' humming. Cuckoos are always singing, and other birds whisper amongst themselves.

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> > TEXT 13

> > ahvayantam ivoddhastair

> > dvijan kama-dughair drumaih

> > vrajantam iva matangair

> > grnantam iva nirjharaih

> > ahvayantam--calling; iva--as if; ut-hastaih--with upraised hands (branches); dvijan--the birds; kama-dughaih--yielding desires; drumaih--with trees; vrajantam--moving; iva--as if; matangaih--by elephants; grnantam--resounding; iva--as if; nirjharaih--by the waterfalls.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are tall trees with straight branches that appear to call the sweet birds, and when herds of elephants pass through the hills, it appears that the Kailasa Hill moves with them. When the waterfalls resound, it appears that Kailasa Hill does also.

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> > TEXT 14-15

> > mandaraih parijataih ca

> > saralaih copasobhitam

> > tamalaih sala-talaih ca

> > kovidarasanarjunaih

> > cutaih kadambair nipaih ca

> > naga-punnaga-campakaih

> > patalasoka-bakulaih

> > kundaih kurabakair api

> > mandaraih--with mandaras; parijataih--with parijatas; ca--and; saralaih--with saralas; ca--and; upasobhitam--decorated; tamalaih--with tamala trees; sala-talaih--with salas and talas; ca--and; kovidara-asana-arjunaih--kovidaras, asanas (vijaya-saras) and arjuna trees (kancanarakas);

> > cutaih--with cutas (a species of mango); kadambaih--with kadambas; nipaih--with nipas (dhuli-kadambas); ca--and; na-ga-punnaga-campakaih--with nagas, punnagas and campakas; patala-asoka-bakulaih--with patalas, asokas and bakulas; kundaih--with kundas; kurabakaih--with kurabakas; api--also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The whole of Kailasa Hill is decorated with various kinds of trees, of which the following names may be mentioned: mandara, parijata, sarala, tamala, tala, kovidara, asana, arjuna, amra-jati (mango), kadamba, dhuli-kadamba, naga, punnaga, campaka, patala, asoka, bakula, kunda and kurabaka. The entire hill is decorated with such trees, which produce flowers with fragrant aromas.

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> > TEXT 16

> > svarnarna-sata-patraih ca

> > vara-renuka jatibhih

> > kubjakair mallikabhih ca

> > madhavibhih ca manditam

> > svarnarna--golden colored; sata-patraih--with lotuses; ca--and; vara-renuka jatibhih--with varas, renukas and malatis; kubjakaih--with kubjakas; mallikabhih--with mallikas; ca--and; madhavibhih--with madhavis; ca--and; manditam--decorated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are other trees also which decorate the hill, such as the golden lotus flower, the cinnamon tree, malati, kubja, mallika and madhavi.

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> > TEXT 17

> > panasodumbarasvattha-

> > plaksa-nyagrodha-hingubhih

> > bhurjair osadhibhih pugai

> > rajapugaih ca jambubhih

> > panasa-udumbara-asvattha-plaksa-nyagrodha-hingubhih--with panasas (jackfruit trees), udumbaras, asvatthas, plaksas, nyagrodhas and trees producing asafetida; bhurjaih--with bhurjas; osadhibhih--with betel nut trees; pugaih--with pugas; rajapugaih--with rajapugas; ca--and; jambubhih--with jambus.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kailasa Hill is also decorated with such trees as kata, jackfruit, julara, banyan trees, plaksas, nyagrodhas and trees producing asafetida. Also there are trees of betel nuts and bhurja-patra, as well as rajapuga, blackberries and similar other trees.

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> > TEXT 18

> > kharjuramratakamradyaih

> > priyala-madhukengudaih

> > druma jatibhir anyaih ca

> > rajitam venu-kicakaih

> > kharjura-amrataka-amra-adyaih--with kharjuras, amratakas, amras and others; priyala-madhuka-ingudaih--with priyalas, madhukas and ingudas; druma jatibhih--with varieties of trees; anyaih--other; ca--and; rajitam--decorated; venu-kicakaih--with venus (bamboos) and kicakas (hollow bamboos).

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are mango trees, priyala, madhuka and inguda. Besides these there are other trees, like thin bamboos, kicaka and varieties of other bamboo trees, all decorating the tract of Kailasa Hill.

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> > TEXT 19-20

> > kumudotpala-kahlara-

> > satapatra-vanarddhibhih

> > nalinisu kalam kujat-

> > khaga-vrndopasobhitam

> > mrgaih sakhamrgaih krodair

> > mrgendrair rksa-salyakaih

> > gavayaih sarabhair vyaghrai

> > rurubhir mahisadibhih

> > kumuda--kumuda; utpala--utpala; kahlara--kahlara; satapatra--lotuses; vana--forest; rddhibhih--being covered with; nalinisu--in the lakes; kalam--very sweetly; kujat--whispering; khaga--of birds; vrnda--groups; upasobhitam--decorated with;

> > mrgaih--with deer; sakha-mrgaih--with monkeys; krodaih--with boars; mrga-indraih--with lions; rksa-salyakaih--with rksas and salyakas; gavayaih--with forest cows; sarabhaih--with forest asses; vyaghraih--with tigers; rurubhih--with small deer; mahis a-adibhih--with buffalo, etc.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are different kinds of lotus flowers, such as kumuda, utpala and satapatra. The forest appears to be a decorated garden, and the small lakes are full of various kinds of birds who whisper very sweetly. There are many kinds of other animals also, like deer, monkeys, boars, lions, rksas, salyakas, forest cows, forest asses, tigers, small deer, buffalo and many other animals, who are fully enjoying their lives.

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> > TEXT 21

> > karnantraikapadasvasyair

> > nirjustam vrka-nabhibhih

> > kadali-khanda-sam ruddha-

> > nalini-pulina-sriyam

> > karnantra--by the karnantra; ekapada--the ekapada; asvasyaih--by the asvasya; nirjustam--fully enjoyed; vrka-nabhibhih--by the vrka and nabhi, or kasturi deer; kadali--of banana trees; khanda--with groups; samruddha--covered; nalini--of small lakes filled with lotus flowers; pulina--with the sandy banks; sriyam--very beautiful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are varieties of deer, such as karnantra, ekapada, asvasya, vrka and kasturi, the deer which bears musk. Besides the deer there are many banana trees which decorate the small hillside lakes very nicely.

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> > TEXT 22

> > paryastam nandaya satyah

> > snana-punyatarodaya

> > vilokya bhutesa-girim

> > vibudha vismayam yayuh

> > paryastam--surrounded; nandaya--by the Nanda; satyah--of Sati; snana--by the bathing; punya-tara--especially flavored; udaya--with water; vilokya--after seeing; bhuta-ia--of Bhutesa (the lord of the ghosts, Lord Siva); girim--the mountain; vibudhah--the demigods; vismayam--wonder; yayuh--obtained.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There is a small lake named Alakananda in which Sati used to take her bath, and that lake is especially auspicious. All the demigods, after seeing the specific beauty of Kailasa Hill, were struck with wonder at the great opulence to be found there.

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> > TEXT 23

> > dadrsus tatra te ramyam

> > alakam nama vai purim

> > vanam saugandhikam capi

> > yatra tan-nama pankajam

> > dadrsuh--saw; tatra--there (in Kailasa); te--they (the demigods); ramyam--very attractive; alakam--Alaka; nama--known as; vai--indeed; purim--abode; vanam--forest; saugandhikam--Saugandhika; ca--and; api--even; yatra--in which place; tat-nama--known by that name; pankajam--species of lotus flowers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus the demigods saw the wonderfully beautiful region known as Alaka in the forest known as Saugandhika, which means "full of fragrance." The forest is known as Saugandhika because of its abundance of lotus flowers.

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> > TEXT 24

> > nanda calakananda ca

> > saritau bahyatah purah

> > tirthapada-padambhoja-

> > rajasativa pavane

> > nanda--the Nanda; ca--and; alakananda--the Alakananda; ca--and; saritau--two rivers; bahyatah--outside; purah--from the city; tirtha-pada--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pada-ambhoja--of the lotus feet; rajasa--by the dust; ativa--exceedingly; pavane--sanctified.

> > TRANSLATION

> > They also saw the two rivers named Nanda and Alakananda. These two rivers are sanctified by the dust of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda.

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> > TEXT 25

> > yayoh sura-striyah ksattar

> > avaruhya sva-dhisnyatah

> > kridanti pumsah sincantyo

> > vigahya rati-karsitah

> > yayoh--in both of which (rivers); sura-striyah--the celestial damsels along with their husbands; ksattah--O Vidura; avaruhya--descending; sva-dhis nyatah--from their own airplanes; kridanti--they play; pumsah--their husbands; sincantyah--sprinkling with water; vigahya--after entering (the water); rati-karsitah--whose enjoyment has become diminished.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear /ksatta, Vidura, the celestial damsels come down to those rivers in their airplanes with their husbands, and after sexual enjoyment, they enter the water and enjoy sprinkling their husbands with water.

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> > TEXT 26

> > yayos tat-snana-vibhrasta-

> > nava-kunkuma-pinjaram

> > vitrso 'pi pibanty ambhah

> > payayanto gaja gajih

> > yayoh--in both of which rivers; tat-snana--by the bathing of them (the damsels of the heavenly planets); vibhrasta--fallen off; nava--fresh; kunkuma--with kunkuma powder; pinjaram--yellow; vitrsah--not being thirsty; api--even; pibanti--drink; ambhah--the water; payayantah--causing to drink; gajah--the elephants; gajih--the female elephants.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After the damsels of the heavenly planets bathe in the water, it becomes yellowish and fragrant due to the kunkuma from their bodies. Thus the elephants come to bathe there with their wives, the she-elephants, and they also drink the water, although they are not thirsty.

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> > TEXT 27

> > tara-hema-maharatna-

> > vimana-sata-sankulam

> > justam punyajana-stribhir

> > yatha kham satadid-ghanam

> > tara-hema--of pearls and gold; maha-ratna--valuable jewels; vimana--of airplanes; sata--with hundreds; sankulam--crowded; justam--occupied, enjoyed; punyajana-stribhih--by the wives of the Yaksas; yatha--as; kham--the sky; sa-tadit-ghanam--with the lightning and the clouds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The airplanes of the heavenly denizens are bedecked with pearls, gold and many valuable jewels. The heavenly denizens are compared to clouds in the sky decorated with occasional flashes of electric lightning.

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> > TEXT 28

> > hitva yaksesvara-purim

> > vanam saugandhikam ca tat

> > drumaih kama-dughair hrdyam

> > citra-malya-phala-cchadaih

> > hitva--passing over; yaksa-inara--the lord of the Yaksas (Kuvera); purim--the abode; vanam--the forest; saugandhikam--named Saugandhika; ca--and; tat--that; drumaih--with trees; kama-dughaih--yielding desires; hrdyam--attractive; citra--variegated; malya--flowers; phala--fruits; chadaih--leaves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While traveling, the demigods passed over the forest known as Saugandhika, which is full of varieties of flowers, fruits and desire trees. While passing over the forest, they also saw the regions of Yaksesvara.

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> > TEXT 29

> > rakta-kantha-khaganika-

> > svara-mandita-satpadam

> > kalahamsa-kula-prestham

> > kharadanda jalasayam

> > rakta--reddish; kantha--necks; khaga-anika--of many birds; svara--with the sweet sounds; mandita--decorated; sat-padam--bees; kalahamsa-kula--of groups of swans; prestham--very dear; kharadanda--lotus flowers; jala-asayam--lakes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In that celestial forest there were many birds whose necks were colored reddish and whose sweet sounds mixed with the humming of the bees. The lakes were abundantly decorated with crying swans as well as strong-stemmed lotus flowers.

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> > TEXT 30

> > vana-kunjara-sanghrsta-

> > haricandana-vayuna

> > adhi punyajana-strinam

> > muhur unmathayan manah

> > vana-kunjara--by wild elephants; sanghrsta--rubbed against; haricandana--the sandalwood trees; vayuna--by the breeze; adhi--further; punyajana-strinam--of the wives of the Yaksas; muhuh--again and again; unmathayat--agitating; manah--the minds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All these atmospheric influences unsettled the forest elephants who flocked together in the sandalwood forest, and the blowing wind agitated the minds of the damsels there for further sexual enjoyment.

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> > TEXT 31

> > vaidurya-krta-sopana

> > vapya utpala-malinih

> > praptam kimpurusair drstva

> > ta arad dadrsur vatam

> > vaidurya-krta--made of vaidurya; sopanah--staircases; vapyah--lakes; utpala--of lotus flowers; malinih--containing rows; praptam--inhabited; kimpurusaih--by the Kimpurusas; drstva--after seeing; te--those demigods; arat--not far away; dadrsuh--saw; vatam--a banyan tree.

> > TRANSLATION

> > They also saw that the bathing ghatas and their staircases were made of vaidurya-mani. The water was full of lotus flowers. Passing by such lakes, the demigods reached a place where there was a great banyan tree.

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> > TEXT 32

> > sa yojana-satotsedhah

> > padona-vitapayatah

> > paryak-krtacala-cchayo

> > nirnidas tapa-varjitah

> > sah--that banyan tree; yojana-sata--one hundred yojanas (eight hundred miles); utsedhah--height; pada-una--less by a quarter (six hundred miles); vitapa--by the branches; ayatah--spread out; paryak--all around; krta--made; acala--unshaken; chayah--the shadow; nirnidah--without bird nests; tapa-varjitah--without heat.

> > TRANSLATION

> > That banyan tree was eight hundred miles high, and its branches spread over six hundred miles around. The tree cast a fine shade which permanently cooled the temperature, yet there was no noise of birds.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tasmin maha-yogamaye

> > mumuksu-sarane surah

> > dadrsuh sivam asinam

> > tyaktamarsam ivantakam

> > tasmin--under that tree; maha-yoga-maye--having many sages engaged in meditation on the Supreme; mumuksu--of those who desire liberation; sarane--the shelter; surah--the demigods; dadrsuh--saw; sivam--Lord Siva; astaam--seated; tyakta-amarsam--having given up anger; iva--as; antakam--eternal time.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The demigods saw Lord Siva sitting under that tree, which was competent to give perfection to mystic yogis and deliver all people. As grave as time eternal, he appeared to have given up all anger.

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> > TEXT 34

> > sanandanadyair maha-siddhaih

> > santaih samsanta-vigraham

> > upasyamanam sakhya ca

> > bhartra guhyaka-raksasam

> > sanandana-adyaih--the four Kumaras, headed by Sanandana; maha-siddhaih--liberated souls; santaih--saintly; samsanta-vigraham--the grave and saintly Lord Siva; upasyamanam--was being praised; sakhya--by Kuvera; ca--and; bhartra--by the master; guhyaka-raksasam--of the Guhyakas and the Raksasas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva sat there, surrounded by saintly persons like Kuvera, the master of the Guhyakas, and the four Kumaras, who were already liberated souls. Lord Siva was grave and saintly.

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> > TEXT 35

> > vidya-tapo-yoga-patham

> > asthitam tam adhisvaram

> > carantam vina-suhrdam

> > vatsalyal loka-mangalam

> > vidya--knowledge; tapah--austerity; yoga-patham--the path of devotional service; asthitam--situated; tam--him (Lord Siva); adhinaram--the master of the senses; carantam--performing (austerity, etc.); vina-suhrdam--the friend of the whole world; vatsalyat--out of full affection; loka-mangalam--auspicious for everyone.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The demigods saw Lord Siva situated in his perfection as the master of the senses, knowledge, fruitive activities and the path of achieving perfection. He was the friend of the entire world, and by virtue of his full affection for everyone, he was very auspicious.

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> > TEXT 36

> > lingam ca tapasabhistam

> > bhasma-danda jatajinam

> > angena sandhyabhra-ruca

> > candra-lekham ca bibhratam

> > lingam--symptom; ca--and; tapasa-abhistam--desired by Saivite ascetics; bhasma--ashes; danda--staff; jata--matted hair; ajinam--antelope skin; angena--with his body; sandhya-abhra--reddish; ruca--colored; candra-lekham--the crest of a half-moon; ca--and; bibhratam--bearing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He was seated on a deerskin and was practicing all forms of austerity. Because his body was smeared with ashes, he looked like an evening cloud. On his hair was the sign of a half-moon, a symbolic representation.

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> > TEXT 37

> > upavis tam darbhamayyam

> > brsyam brahma sanatanam

> > naradaya pravocantam

> > prcchate srnvatam satam

> > upavis tam--seated; darbha-mayyam--made of darbha, straw; brsyam--on a mattress; brahma--the Absolute Truth; sanatanam--the eternal; naradaya--unto Narada; pravocantam--speaking; prcchate--asking; srnvatam--listening; satam--of the great sages.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He was seated on a straw mattress and speaking to all present, including the great sage Narada, to whom he specifically spoke about the Absolute Truth.

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> > TEXT 38

> > krtvorau daksine savyam

> > pada-padmam ca januni

> > bahum prakosthe 'ksa-malam

> > asinam tarka-mudraya

> > krtva--having placed; urau--thigh; daksine--at the right; savyam--the left; pada-padmam--lotus feet; ca--and; januni--on his knee; bahum--hand; prakosthe--in the end of the right hand; aksa-malam--rudraksa beads; asinam--sitting; tarka-mudraya--with the mudra of argument.

> > TRANSLATION

> > His left leg was placed on his right thigh, and his left hand was placed on his left thigh. In his right hand he held rudraksa beads. This sitting posture is called virasana. He sat in the virasana posture, and his finger was in the mode of argument.

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> > TEXT 39

> > tam brahma-nirvana-samadhim asritam

> > vyupasritam girisam yoga-kaksam

> > sa-loka-pala munayo manunam

> > adyam manum pranjalayah pranemuh

> > tam--him (Lord Siva); brahma-nirvana--in brahmananda; sama--dhim--in trance; asritam--absorbed; vyupasritam--leaning on; girisam--Lord Siva; yoga-kaksam--having his left knee firmly fixed with a knotted cloth; sa-loka-palah--along with the demigods (headed by Indra); munayah--the sages; manunam--of all thinkers; adyam--the chief; manum--thinker; pranjalayah--with folded palms; pranemuh--offered respectful obeisances.

> > All the sages and demigods, headed by Indra, offered their respectful obeisances unto Lord Siva with folded hands. Lord Siva was dressed in saffron garments and absorbed in trance, thus appearing to be the foremost of all sages.

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> > TEXT 40

> > sa tupalabhyagatam atma-yonim

> > surasuresair abhivanditanghrih

> > utthaya cakre sirasabhivandanam

> > arhattamah kasya yathaiva visnuh

> > sah--Lord Siva; tu--but; upalabhya--seeing; agatam--had arrived; atma-yonim--Lord Brahma; sura-asura-iaih--by the best of the demigods and demons; abhivandita-anghrih--whose feet are worshiped; utthaya--standing up; cakre--made; sirasa--with his head; abhivandanam--respectful; arhattamah--Vamanadeva; kasya--of Kasyapa; yatha eva--just as; visnuh--Visnu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva's lotus feet were worshiped by both the demigods and demons, but still, in spite of his exalted position, as soon as he saw that Lord Brahma was there among all the other demigods, he immediately stood up and offered him respect by bowing down and touching his lotus feet, just as Vamanadeva offered His respectful obeisances to Kasyapa Muni.

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> > TEXT 41

> > tathapare siddha-gana maharsibhir

> > ye vai samantad anu nilalohitam

> > namaskrtah praha sasanka-sekharam

> > krta-pranamam prahasann ivatmabhuh

> > tatha--so; apare--the others; siddha-ganah--the Siddhas; maharsibhih--along with the great sages; ye--who; vai--indeed; samantat--from all sides; anu--after; nilalohitam--Lord Siva; namaskrtah--making obeisances; praha--said; sasanka-sekharam--to Lord Siva; krta-pranamam--having made obeisances; prahasan--smiling; iva--as; atmabhuh--Lord Brahma.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the sages who were sitting with Lord Siva, such as Narada and others, also offered their respectful obeisances to Lord Brahma. After being so worshiped, Lord Brahma, smiling, began to speak to Lord Siva.

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> > TEXT 42

> > brahmovaca

> > jane tvam iam vinasya

> > jagato yoni-bijayoh

> > sakteh sivasya ca param

> > yat tad brahma nirantaram

> > brahma uvaca--Lord Brahma said; jane--I know; tvam--you (Lord Siva); iam--the controller; vinasya--of the entire material manifestation; jagatah--of the cosmic manifestation; yoni-bijayoh--of both the mother and father; sakteh--of potency; sivasya--of Siva; ca--and; param--the Supreme; yat--which; tat--that; brahma--without change; nirantaram--with no material qualities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma said: My dear Lord Siva, I know that you are the controller of the entire material manifestation, the combination father and mother of the cosmic manifestation, and the Supreme Brahman beyond the cosmic manifestation as well. I know you in that way.

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> > TEXT 43

> > tvam eva bhagavann etac

> > chiva-saktyoh svarupayoh

> > vinam srjasi pasy atsi

> > kridann urna-pato yatha

> > tvam--you; eva--certainly; bhagavan--O my lord; etat--this; siva-saktyoh--being situated in your auspicious energy; svarupayoh--by your personal expansion; vinam--this universe; srjasi--create; pasi--maintain; atsi--annihilate; kridan--working; urna-patah--spider's web; yatha--just like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lord, you create this cosmic manifestation, maintain it, and annihilate it by expansion of your personality, exactly as a spider creates, maintains and winds up its web.

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> > TEXT 44

> > tvam eva dharmartha-dughabhipattaye

> > daksena sutrena sasarjithadhvaram

> > tvayaiva loke 'vasitas ca setavo

> > yan brahmanah sraddadhate dhrta-vratah

> > tvam--Your Lordship; eva--certainly; dharma-artha-dugha--benefit derived from religion and economic development; abhipattaye--for their protection; daksena--by Daksa; sutrena--making him the cause; sasarjitha--created; adhvaram--sacrifices; tvaya--by you; eva--certainly; loke--in this world; avasitah--regulated; ca--and; setavah--respect for the varnasrama institution; yan--which; brahmanah--the brahmanas; sraddadhate--respect very much; dhrta-vratah--taking it as a vow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lord, Your Lordship has introduced the system of sacrifices through the agency of Daksa, and thus one may derive the benefits of religious activities and economic development. Under your regulative principles, the institution of the four varnas and aramas is respected. The brahmanas therefore vow to follow this system strictly.

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> > TEXT 45

> > tvam karmanam mangala mangalanam

> > kartuh sva-lokam tanuse svah param va

> > amangalanam ca tamisram ulbanam

> > viparyayah kena tad eva kasyacit

> > tvam--Your Lordship; karmanam--of the prescribed duties; mangala--O most auspicious; mangalanam--of the auspicious; kartuh--of the performer; sva-lokam--respective higher planetary systems; tanuse--expand; svah--heavenly planets; param--transcendental world; va--or; amangalanam--of the inauspicious; ca--and; tamisram--the name of a particular hell; ulbanam--ghastly; viparyayah--the opposite; kena--why; tat eva--certainly that; kasyacit--for someone.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O most auspicious lord, you have ordained the heavenly planets, the spiritual Vaikuntha planets and the impersonal Brahman sphere as the respective destinations of the performers of auspicious activities. Similarly, for others, who are miscreants, you have destined different kinds of hells which are horrible and ghastly. Yet sometimes it is found that their destinations are just the opposite. It is very difficult to ascertain the cause of this.

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> > TEXT 46

> > na vai satam tvac-caranarpitatmanam

> > bhutesu sarvesv abhipasyatam tava

> > bhutani catmany aprthag-didrksatam

> > prayena roso 'bhibhaved yatha pasum

> > na--not; vai--but; satam--of the devotees; tvat-carana-arpita-atmanam--of those who are completely surrendered at your lotus feet; bhutesu--among living entities; sarvesu--all varieties; abhipasyatam--perfectly seeing; tava--your; bhutani--living entities; ca--and; atmani--in the Supreme; aprthak--nondifferent; didrksatam--those who see like that; prayena--almost always; rosah--anger; abhibhavet--takes place; yatha--exactly like; pasum--the animals.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, devotees who have fully dedicated their lives unto your lotus feet certainly observe your presence as Paramatma in each and every being, and as such they do not differentiate between one living being and another. Such persons treat all living entities equally. They never become overwhelmed by anger like animals, who can see nothing without differentiation.

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> > TEXT 47

> > prthag-dhiyah karma-drso durasayah

> > parodayenarpita-hrd-rujo 'niam

> > paran duruktair vitudanty aruntudas

> > tan mavadhid daiva-vadhan bhavad-vidhah

> > prthak--differently; dhiyah--those who are thinking; karma--fruitive activities; drsah--observer; durasayah--mean minded; para-udayena--by others' flourishing condition; arpita--given up; hrt--heart; rujah--anger; aniam--always; paran--others; duruktaih--harsh words; vitudanti--gives pain; aruntudah--by piercing words; tan--unto them; ma--not; avadhit--kill; daiva--by providence; vadhan--already killed; bhavat--you; vidhah--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Persons who observe everything with differentiation, who are simply attached to fruitive activities, who are mean minded, who are always pained to see the flourishing condition of others and who thus give distress to them by uttering harsh and piercing words have already been killed by providence. Thus there is no need for them to be killed again by an exalted personality like you.

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> > TEXT 48

> > yasmin yada puskara-nabha-mayaya

> > durantaya sprsta-dhiyah prthag-drsah

> > kurvanti tatra hy anukampaya krpam

> > na sadhavo daiva-balat krte kramam

> > yasmin--in some place; yada--when; puskara-nabha-mayaya--by the illusory energy of Puskaranabha, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; durantaya--insurmountable; sprsta-dhiyah--bewildered; prthak-drsah--the same persons who see differently; kurvanti--do; tatra--there; hi--certainly; anukampaya--out of compassion; krpam--mercy; na--never; sadhavah--saintly persons; daiva-balat--by providence; krte--being done; kramam--prowess.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lord, if in some places materialists, who are already bewildered by the insurmountable illusory energy of the Supreme Godhead, sometimes commit offenses, a saintly person, with compassion, does not take this seriously. Knowing that they commit offenses because they are overpowered by the illusory energy, he does not show his prowess to counteract them.

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> > TEXT 49

> > bhavams tu pumsah paramasya mayaya

> > durantayasprsta-matih samasta-drk

> > taya hatatmasv anukarma-cetahsv

> > anugraham kartum iharhasi prabho

> > bhavan--Your Lordship; tu--but; pumsah--of the person; paramasya--the supreme; mayaya--by the material energy; durantaya--of great potency; asprsta--unaffected; matih--intelligence; samasta-drk--seer or knower of everything; taya--by the same illusory energy; hata-atmasu--bewildered at heart; anukarma-cetahsu--whose hearts are attracted by fruitive activities; anugraham--mercy; kartum--to do; iha--in this case; arhasi--desire; prabho--O lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lord, you are never bewildered by the formidable influence of the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you are omniscient and should be merciful and compassionate toward those who are bewildered by the same illusory energy and are very much attached to fruitive activities.

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> > TEXT 50

> > kurv adhvarasyoddharanam hatasya bhoh

> > tvayasamaptasya mano prajapateh

> > na yatra bhagam tava bhagino daduh

> > kuyajino yena makho niniyate

> > kuru--just execute; adhvarasya--of the sacrifice; uddharanam--complete regularly; hatasya--killed; bhoh--O; tvaya--by you; asamaptasya--of the unfinished sacrifice; mano--O Lord Siva; prajapateh--of Maharaja Daksa; na--not; yatra--where; bhagam--share; tava--your; bhaginah--deserving to take the share; daduh--did not give; ku-yajinah--bad priests; yena--by the bestower; makhah--sacrifice; niniyate--gets the result.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord Siva, you are a shareholder of a portion of the sacrifice, and you are the giver of the result. The bad priests did not deliver your share, and therefore you destroyed everything, and the sacrifice remains unfinished. Now you can do the needful and take your rightful share.

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> > TEXT 51

> > jivatad yajamano 'yam

> > prapadyetaksini bhagah

> > bhrgoh smasruni rohantu

> > pusno dantas ca purvavat

> > jivatat--let him be alive; yajamanah--the performer of the sacrifice (Daksa); ayam--this; prapadyeta--let him get back; aksini--by the eyes; bhagah--Bhagadeva; bhrgoh--of the sage Bhrgu; smasruni--mustache; rohantu--may grow again; pusnah--of Pusadeva; dantah--the chain of teeth; ca--and; purva-vat--like before.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear lord, by your mercy the performer of the sacrifice (King Daksa) may get back his life, Bhaga may get back his eyes, Bhrgu his mustache, and Pusa his teeth.

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> > TEXT 52

> > devanam bhagna-gatranam

> > rtvijam cayudhasmabhih

> > bh avatanugrhitanam

> > asu manyo 'stv anaturam

> > devanam--of the demigods; bhagna-gatranam--whose limbs are badly broken; rtvijam--of the priests; ca--and; ayudha-asmabhih--by weapons and by stones; bhavata--by you; anugrhitanam--being favored; asu--at once; manyo--O Lord Siva (in an angry mood); astu--let there be; anaturam--recovery from injuries.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord Siva, may the demigods and the priests whose limbs have been broken by your soldiers recover from the injuries by your grace.

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> > TEXT 53

> > esa te rudra bhago 'stu

> > yad-ucchisto 'dhvarasya vai

> > yajnas te rudra bhagena

> > kalpatam adya yajna-han

> > esah--this; te--your; rudra--O Lord Siva; bhagah--portion; astu--let it be; yat--whatever; ucchistah--is the remainder; adhvarasya--of the sacrifice; vai--indeed; yajnah--the sacrifice; te--your; rudra--O Rudra; bhagena--by the portion; kalpatam--may be completed; adya--today; yajna-han--O destroyer of the sacrifice.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O destroyer of the sacrifice, please take your portion of the sacrifice and let the sacrifice be completed by your grace.

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