> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 1
> > 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 1: 'Creation'

> > ******

> > Chapter Seventeen: Punishment and Reward of Kali

> > TEXT 1

> > sûta uvâca

> > tatra go-mithunam râjâ

> > hanyamânam anâthavat

> > danda-hastam ca vrshalam

> > dadris'e nripa-lân'chanam

> > sûtah uvâca&emdash;S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said; tatra--thereupon; go-mithunam--a cow and a bull; râjâ--the King; hanyamânam--being beaten; anâtha-vat--appearing to be bereft of their owner; danda-hastam--with a club in hand; ca--also; vrishalam--lower-caste s'ûdra; dadris'e--observed; nripa--a king; lân'chanam--dressed like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sûta Gosvâmî said: After reaching that place, Mahârâja Parîkshit observed that a lower-caste s'ûdra, dressed like a king, was beating a cow and a bull with a club, as if they had no owner.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > vrisham mrinâla-dhavalam

> > mehantam iva bibhyatam

> > vepamânam padaikena

> > sîdantam s'ûdra-tâditam

> > vrisham--the bull; mrinâla-dhavalam--as white as a white lotus; mehantam--urinating; iva--as if; bibhyatam--being too afraid; vepamânam--trembling; padâ ekena--standing on only one leg; sîdantam--terrified; s'ûdra-tâditam--being beaten by a s'ûdra.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The bull was as white as a white lotus flower. He was terrified of the s'ûdra who was beating him, and he was so afraid that he was standing on one leg, trembling and urinating.

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> > TEXT 3

> > gâm ca dharma-dughâm dînâm

> > bhris'am s'ûdra-padâhatâm

> > vivatsâm âs'ru-vadanâm

> > kshâmâm yavasam icchatim

> > gâm--the cow; ca--also; dharma-dughâm--beneficial because one can draw religion from her; dînâm--now rendered poor; bhris'am--distressed; s'ûdra--the lower caste; pada-âhatâm--beaten on the legs; vivatsâm--without any calf; âs'ru-vadanâm--with tears in her eyes; kshâmâm--very weak; yavasam--grass; icchatîm--as if desiring to have some grass to eat.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although the cow is beneficial because one can draw religious principles from her, she was now rendered poor and calfless. Her legs were being beaten by a s'ûdra. There were tears in her eyes, and she was distressed and weak. She was hankering after some grass in the field.

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> > TEXT 4

> > papraccha ratham ârûdhah

> > kârtasvara-paricchadam

> > megha-gambhîrayâ vâcâ

> > samâropita-kârmukah

> > papraccha--inquired; ratham--chariot; ârûdhah--seated on; kârtasvara--gold; paricchadam--embossed with; megha--cloud; gambhîrayâ--exonerating; vâcâ--sound; samâropita--well equipped; kârmukah--arrows and bow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Parîkshit, well equipped with arrows and bow and seated on a gold-embossed chariot, spoke to him [the s'ûdra] with a deep voice sounding like thunder.

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> > TEXT 5

> > kas tvam mac-charane loke

> > balâd dhamsy abalân balî

> > nara-devo 'si veshena

> > nathavat karmanâ 'dvijah

> > kah--who are; tvam--you; mat--my; s'arane--under protection; loke--in this world; balât--by force; hamsi--killing; abalân--those who are helpless; balî--although full of strength; nara-devah--man-god; asi--appear to be; veshena--by your dress; natha-vat--like a theatrical player; karmanâ--by deeds; advi-jah--a man not twice-born by culture.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Oh, who are you? You appear to be strong and yet you dare kill, within my protection, those who are helpless! By your dress you pose yourself to be a godly man [king], but by your deeds you are opposing the principles of the twice-born kshatriyas.

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> > TEXT 6

> > yas tvam krishne gate dûram

> > saha-gândîva-dhanvanâ

> > s'ocyo 'sy as'ocyân rahasi

> > praharan vadham arhasi

> > yah--on account of; tvam--you rogue; krishne--Lord Krishna; gate--having gone away; dûram--out of sight; saha--along with; gândîva--the bow named Gândîva; dhanvanâ--the carrier, Arjuna; s'ocyah--culprit; asi--you are considered; as'ocyân--innocent; rahasi--in a secluded place; praharan--beating; vadham--to be killed; arhasi--deserve.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You rogue, do you dare beat an innocent cow because Lord Krishna and Arjuna, the carrier of the Gândîva bow, are out of sight? Since you are beating the innocent in a secluded place, you are considered a culprit and therefore deserve to be killed.

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> > TEXT 7

> > tvam vâ mrinâla-dhavalah

> > pâdair nyûnah padâ caran

> > vrisha-rûpena kim kas'cid

> > devo nah parikhedayan

> > tvam--you; vâ--either; mrinâla-dhavalah--as white as a lotus; pâdaih--of three legs; nyûnah--being deprived; padâ--on one leg; caran--moving; vrisha--bull; rûpena--in the form of; kim--whether; kas'cit--someone; devah--demigod; nah--us; parikhedayan--causing grief.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then he [Mahârâja Parîkshit] asked the bull: Oh, who are you? Are you a bull as white as a white lotus, or are you a demigod? You have lost three of your legs and are moving on only one. Are you some demigod causing us grief in the form of a bull?

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> > TEXT 8

> > na jâtu kauravendrânâm

> > dordanda-parirambhite

> > bhû-tale 'nupatanty asmin

> > vinâ te prâninâm s'ucah

> > na--not; jâtu--at any time; kaurava-indrânâm--of the kings in the Kuru dynasty; dordanda--strength of arms; parirambhîte--protected by; bhû-tale--on the surface of the earth; anupatanti--grieving; asmin--up till now; vinâ--save and except; te--you; prâninâm--of the living being; s'ucah--tears in the eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Now for the first time in a kingdom well protected by the arms of the kings of the Kuru dynasty, I see you grieving with tears in your eyes. Up till now no one on earth has ever shed tears because of royal negligence.

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> > TEXT 9

> > mâ saurabheyâtra s'uco

> > vyetu te vrishalâd bhayam

> > mâ rodîr amba bhadram te

> > khalânâm mayi s'âstari

> > mâ--do not; saurabheya--O son of Surabhi; atra--in my kingdom; s'ucah--lamentation; vyetu--let there be; te--your; vrishalât--by the s'ûdra; bhayam--cause of fear; mâ--do not; rodîh--cry; amba--mother cow; bhadram--all good; te--unto you; khalânâm--of the envious; mayi--while I am living; s'âstari--the ruler or subduer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O son of Surabhi, you need lament no longer now. There is no need to fear this low-class s'ûdra. And, O mother cow, as long as I am living as the ruler and subduer of all envious men, there is no cause for you to cry. Everything will be good for you.

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> > TEXT 10-11

> > yasya râshthre prajâh sarvâs

> > trasyante sâdhvy asâdhubhih

> > tasya mattasya nas'yanti

> > kîrtir âyur bhago gatih

> > esha râjn'âm paro dharmo

> > hy ârtânâm ârti-nigrahah

> > ata enam vadhishyâmi

> > bhûta-druham asattamam

> > yasya--one whose; râshthre--in the state; prajâh--living beings; sarvâh--one and all; trasyante--are terrified; sâdhvi--O chaste one; asâdhubhih--by the miscreants; tasya--his; mattasya--of the illusioned; nas'yanti--vanishes; kîrtih--fame; âyuh--duration of life; bhagah--fortune; gatih--good rebirth; eshah--these are; râjn'âm--of the kings; parah--superior; dharmah--occupation; hi--certainly; ârtânâm--of the sufferers; ârti--sufferings; nigrahah--subduing; atah--therefore; enam--this man; vadhishyâmi--I shall kill; bhûta-druham--revolter against other living beings; asat-tamam--the most wretched.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O chaste one, the king's good name, duration of life and good rebirth vanish when all kinds of living beings are terrified by miscreants in his kingdom. It is certainly the prime duty of the king to subdue first the sufferings of those who suffer. Therefore I must kill this most wretched man because he is violent against other living beings.

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> > TEXT 12

> > ko 'vris'cat tava pâdâms trîn

> > saurabheya catus-pada

> > mâ bhûvams tvâdris'â râshthre

> > râjn'âm krishnânuvartinâm

> > kah--who is he; avris'cat--cut off; tava--your; pâdân--legs; trîn--three; saurabheya--O son of Surabhi; catuh-pada--you are four-legged; mâ--never to be; bhûvan--it so happened; tvâdris'âh--as yourself; râshthre--in the state; râjn'âm--of the kings; krishna-anuvartinâm--those who follow the codes of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He [Mahârâja Parîkshit] repeatedly addressed and questioned the bull thus: O son of Surabhi, who has cut off your three legs? In the state of the kings who are obedient to the laws of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, there is no one as unhappy as you.

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> > TEXT 13

> > âkhyâhi vrisha bhadram vah

> > sâdhûnâm akritâgasâm

> > âtma-vairûpya-kartâram

> > pârthânâm kîrti-dûshanam

> > âkhyâhi--just let me know; vrisha--o bull; bhadram--good; vah--for you; sâdhûnâm--of the honest; akrita-âgasâm--of those who are offenseless; âtma-vairûpya--deformation of the self; kartâram--the doer; pârthânâm--of the sons of Prithâ; kîrti-dûsanam--blackmailing the reputation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O bull, you are offenseless and thoroughly honest; therefore I wish all good to you. Please tell me of the perpetrator of these mutilations, which blackmail the reputation of the sons of Prithâ.

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> > TEXT 14

> > jane 'nâgasy agham yun'jan

> > sarvato 'sya ca mad-bhayam

> > sâdhûnâm bhadram eva syâd

> > asâdhu-damane krite

> > jane--to the living beings; anâgasi--those who are offenseless; agham--sufferings; yun'jan--by applying; sarvatah--anywhere and everywhere; asya--of such offenders; ca--and; mat-bhayam--fear me; sâdhûnâm--of the honest persons; bhadram--good fortune; eva--certainly; syât--will take place; asâdhu--dishonest miscreants; damane--curbed; krite--being so done.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Whoever causes offenseless living beings to suffer must fear me anywhere and everywhere in the world. By curbing dishonest miscreants, one automatically benefits the offenseless.

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> > TEXT 15

> > anâgahsv iha bhûteshu

> > ya âgas-krin nirankus'ah

> > âhartâsmi bhujam sâkshâd

> > amartyasyâpi sângadam

> > anâgahsu iha--to the offenseless; bhûteshu--living beings; yah--the person; âgah-krit--commits offense; nirankushah--upstart; âhartâ asmi--I shall bring forth; bhujam--arms; sâkshât--directly; amartyasya api--even one who is a demigod; sa-angadam--with decorations and armor.

> > TRANSLATION

> > An upstart living being who commits offenses by torturing those who are offenseless shall be directly uprooted by me, even though he be a denizen of heaven with armor and decorations.

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> > TEXT 16

> > râjn'o hi paramo dharmah

> > sva-dharma-sthânupâlanam

> > s'âsato 'nyân yathâ-s'âstram

> > anâpady utpathân iha

> > râjn'ah--of the king or the executive head; hi--certainly; paramah--supreme; dharmah--occupational duty; sva-dharma-stha--one who is faithful to his prescribed duty; anupâlanam--giving protection always; s'âsatah--while ruling; anyân--others; yathâ--according to; s'âstram--rulings of scriptures; anâpadi--without danger; utpathân--persons going astray; iha--as a matter of fact.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The supreme duty of the ruling king is to give all protection to law-abiding persons and to chastise those who stray from the ordinances of the scriptures in ordinary times, when there is no emergency.

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> > TEXT 17

> > dharma uvâca

> > etad vah pândaveyânâm

> > yuktam ârtâbhayam vacah

> > yeshâm guna-ganaih krishno

> > dautyâdau bhagavân kritah

> > dharmah uvâca--the personality of religion said; etat--all these; vah--by you; pândaveyânâm--of those who are in the Pândava dynasty; yuktam--just befitting; ârta--the sufferer; abhayam--freedom from all fears; vacah--speeches; yeshâm--those; guna-ganaih--by the qualifications; krishnah--even Lord Krishna; dautya-âdau--the duty of a messenger, etc.; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; kritah--performed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The personality of religion said: These words just spoken by you befit a person of the Pândava dynasty. Captivated by the devotional qualities of the Pândavas, even Lord Krishna, the Personality of Godhead, performed duties as a messenger.

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> > TEXT 18

> > na vayam kles'a-bîjâni

> > yatah syuh purusharshabha

> > purusham tam vijânîmo

> > vâkya-bheda-vimohitâh

> > na--not; vayam--we; kles'a-bîjâni--the root cause of sufferings; yatah--wherefrom; syuh--it so happens; purusha-rishabha--O greatest of all human beings; purusham--the person; tam--that; vijânîmah--know; vâkya-bheda--difference of opinion; vimohitâh--bewildered by.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O greatest among human beings, it is very difficult to ascertain the particular miscreant who has caused our sufferings, because we are bewildered by all the different opinions of theoretical philosophers.

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> > TEXT 19

> > kecid vikalpa-vasanâ

> > âhur âtmânam âtmanah

> > daivam anye 'pare karma

> > svabhâvam apare prabhum

> > kecit--some of them; vikalpa-vasanâh--those who deny all kinds of duality; âhuh--declare; âtmânam--own self; âtmanah--of the self; daivam--superhuman; anye--others; apare--someone else; karma--activity; svabhâvam--material nature; apare--many other; prabhum--authorities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Some of the philosophers, who deny all sorts of duality, declare that one's own self is responsible for his personal happiness and distress. Others say that superhuman powers are responsible, while yet others say that activity is responsible, and the gross materialists maintain that nature is the ultimate cause.

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> > TEXT 20

> > apratarkyâd anirdes'yâd

> > iti keshv api nis'cayah

> > atrânurûpam râjarshe

> > vimrisha sva-manîshayâ

> > apratarkyât--beyond the power of reasoning; anirdes'yât--beyond the power of thinking; iti--thus; keshu--someone; api--also; nis'cayah--definitely concluded; atra--herein; anurûpam--which of them is right; râja-rishe--O sage amongst the kings; vimris'a--judge yourself; sva--by your own; manîshayâ--power of intelligence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are also some thinkers who believe that no one can ascertain the cause of distress by argumentation, nor know it by imagination, nor express it by words. O sage amongst kings, judge for yourself by thinking over all this with your own intelligence.

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> > TEXT 21

> > sûta uvâca

> > evam dharme pravadati

> > sa samrâd dvija-sattamâh

> > samâhitena manasâ

> > vikhedah paryacashtha tam

> > sûtah uvâca--Sûta Gosvâmî said; evam--so; dharme--the personality of religion; pravadati--thus having spoken; sah--he; samrât--the Emperor; dvija-sattamâh--o best among the brâhmanas; samâhitena--with proper attention; manasâ--by the mind; vikhedah--without any mistake; paryacashtha--counterreplied; tam--unto him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sûta Gosvâmî said: O best among the brâhmanas, the Emperor Parîkshit, thus hearing the personality of religion speak, was fully satisfied, and without mistake or regret he gave his reply.

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> > TEXT 22

> > râjovâca

> > dharmam bravîshi dharma-jn'a

> > dharmo 'si vrisha-rûpa-dhrik

> > yad adharma-kritah sthânam

> > sûcakasyâpi tad bhavet

> > râjâ uvâca--the King said; dharmam--religion; bravîshi--as you speak; dharma-jn'a--o one who knows the codes of religion; dharmah--the personality of religion; asi--you are; vrisha-rûpa-dhrik--in the disguise of a bull; yat--whatever; adharma-kritah--one who acts irreligiously; sthânam--place; sûcakasya--of the identifier; api--also; tat--that; bhavet--becomes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King said: O you, who are in the form of a bull! You know the truth of religion, and you are speaking according to the principle that the destination intended for the perpetrator of irreligious acts is also intended for one who identifies the perpetrator. You are no other than the personality of religion.

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> > TEXT 23

> > athavâ deva-mâyâyâ

> > nûnam gatir agocarâ

> > cetaso vacasas' câpi

> > bhûtânâm iti nis'cayah

> > athavâ--alternatively; deva--the Lord; mâyâyâh--energies; nûnam--very little; gatih--movement; agocarâ--inconceivable; cetasah--either by the mind; vacasah--by words; ca--or; api--also; bhûtânâm--of all living beings; iti--thus; nis'cayah--concluded.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus it is concluded that the Lord's energies are inconceivable. No one can estimate them by mental speculation or by word jugglery.

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> > TEXT 24

> > tapah s'aucam dayâ satyam

> > iti pâdâh krite kritâh

> > adharmâms'ais trayo bhagnâh

> > smaya-sanga-madais tava

> > tapah--austerity; s'aucam--cleanliness; dayâ--mercy; satyam--truthfulness; iti--thus; pâdâh--legs; krite--in the age of Satya; kritâh--established; adharma--irreligiosity; ams'aih--by the parts; trayah--three combined; bhagnâh--broken; smaya--pride; sanga--too much association with women; madaih--intoxication; tava--your.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the age of Satya [truthfulness] your four legs were established by the four principles of austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness. But it appears that three of your legs are broken due to rampant irreligion in the form of pride, lust for women, and intoxication.

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> > TEXT 25

> > idânîm dharma pâdas te

> > satyam nirvartayed yatah

> > tam jighriksaty adharmo 'yam

> > anritenaidhitah kalih

> > idânîm--at the present moment; dharma--O personality of religion; pâdah--leg; te--of you; satyam--truthfulness; nirvartayet--hobbling along somehow or other; yatah--whereby; tam--that; jighrikshati--trying to destroy; adharmah--the personality of irreligion; ayam--this; anritena--by deceit; edhitah--flourishing; kalih--quarrel personified.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are now standing on one leg only, which is your truthfulness, and you are somehow or other hobbling along. But quarrel personified [Kali], flourishing by deceit, is also trying to destroy that leg.

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> > TEXT 26

> > iyam ca bhûmir bhagavatâ

> > nyâsitoru-bharâ satî

> > s'rîmadbhis tat-pada-nyâsaih

> > sarvatah krita-kautukâ

> > iyam--this; ca--and; bhûmih--surface of the earth; bhagavatâ--by the Personality of Godhead; nyâsita--being performed personally as well as by others; uru--great; bharâ--burden; satî--being so done; s'rîmadbhih--by the all-auspicious; tat--that; pada-nyâsaih--footprints; sarvatah--all around; krita--done; kautukâ--good fortune.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The burden of the earth was certainly diminished by the Personality of Godhead and by others as well. When He was present as an incarnation, all good was performed because of His auspicious footprints.

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> > TEXT 27

> > s'caty as'ru-kalâ sâdhvî

> > durbhagevojjhitâ satî

> > abrahmanyâ nripa-vyâjâh

> > s'ûdrâ bhokshyanti mâm iti

> > s'ocati--lamenting; as'ru-kalâ--with tears in the eyes; sâdhvî--the chaste; durbhagâ--as if the most unfortunate; iva--like; ujjhitâ--forlorn; satî--being so done; abrahmanyâh--devoid of brahminical culture; nripa-vyâjâh--posed as the ruler; s'ûdrâh--lower class; bhokshyanti--would enjoy; mâm--me; iti--thus.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Now she, the chaste one, being unfortunately forsaken by the Personality of Godhead, laments her future with tears in her eyes, for now she is being ruled and enjoyed by lower-class men who pose as rulers.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > iti dharmam mahîm caiva

> > sântvayitvâ mahâ-rathah

> > nis'âtam âdade khadgam

> > kalaye 'dharma-hetave

> > iti--thus; dharmam--the personality of religion; mahîm--the earth; ca--also; eva--as; sântvayitvâ--after pacifying; mahâ-rathah--the general who could fight alone with thousands of enemies; nis'âtam--sharp; âdade--took up; khadgam--sword; kalaye--to kill the personified Kali; adharma--irreligion; hetave--the root cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Parîkshit, who could fight one thousand enemies singlehandedly, thus pacified the personality of religion and the earth. Then he took up his sharp sword to kill the personality of Kali, who is the cause of all irreligion.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > tam jighâmsum abhipretya

> > vihâya nripa-lân'chanam

> > tat-pâda-mûlam s'irasâ

> > samagâd bhaya-vihvalah

> > tam--him; jighâmsum--willing to kill; abhipretya--knowing it well; vihâya--leaving aside;nripa-lân'chanam--the dress of a king; tat-pâda-mûlam--at his feet; s'îrasâ--by the head; samagât--fully surrendered; bhaya-vihvalah--under pressure of fearfulness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the personality of Kali understood that the King was willing to kill him, he at once abandoned the dress of a king and, under pressure of fear, completely surrendered to him, bowing his head.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > patitam pâdayor vîrah

> > kripayâ dîna-vatsalah

> > s'aranyo nâvadhîc chlokya

> > âha cedam hasann iva

> > patitam--fallen; pâdayoh--at the feet; vîrah--the hero; kripayâ--out of compassion; dîna-vatsalah--kind to the poor; s'aranyah--one who is qualified to accept surrender; na--not; avadhît--did kill; s'lokyah--one who is worthy of being sung; âha--said; ca--also; idam--this; hasan--smiling; iva--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Parîkshit, who was qualified to accept surrender and worthy of being sung in history, did not kill the poor surrendered and fallen Kali, but smiled compassionately, for he was kind to the poor.

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> > TEXT 31

> > râjovâca

> > na te gudâkes'a-yas'o-dharânâm

> > baddhân'jaler vai bhayam asti kin'cit

> > na vartitavyam bhavatâ kathan'cana

> > kshtre madîye tvam adharma-bandhuh

> > râja uvâca--the King said; na--not; te--your; gudâkes'a--Arjuna; yas'ah-dharânâm--of us who inherited the fame; baddha-an'jaleh--one with folded hands; vai--certainly; bhayam--fear; asti--there is; kin'cit--even a slight; na--neither; vartitavyam--can be allowed to live; bhavatâ--by you; kathan'cana--by all means; kshetre--in the land; madîye--in my kingdom; tvam--you; adharma-bandhuh--the friend of irreligion.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King thus said: We have inherited the fame of Arjuna; therefore since you have surrendered yourself with folded hands you need not fear for your life. But you cannot remain in my kingdom, for you are the friend of irreligion.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > tvâm vartamânam nara-deva-dehesv

> > anupravritto 'yam adharma-pûgah

> > lobho 'nritam cauryam anâryam amho

> > jyeshthhâ ca mâyâ kalahas' ca dambhah

> > tvâm--you; vartamânam--while present; nara-deva--a man-god, or a king; deheshu--in the body; anupravrittah--taking place everywhere; ayam--all these; adharma--irreligious principles; pûgah--in the masses; lobhah--greed; anritam--falsity; cauryam--robbery; anâryam--incivility; amhah--treachery; jyeshthhâ--misfortune; ca--and; mâyâ--cheating; kalahah--quarrel; ca--and; dambhah--vanity.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If the personality of Kali, irreligion, is allowed to act as a man-god or an executive head, certainly irreligious principles like greed, falsehood, robbery, incivility, treachery, misfortune, cheating, quarrel and vanity will abound.

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> > TEXT 33

> > na vartitavyam tad adharma-bandho

> > dharmena satyena ca vartitavye

> > brahmâvarte yatra yajanti yajn'air

> > yajn'es'varam yajn'a-vitâna-vijn'âh

> > na--not; vartitavyam--deserve to remain; tat--therefore; adharma--irreligiosity; bandho--friend; dharmena--with religion; satyena--with truth; ca--also; vartitavye--being situated in; brahma-âvarte--place where sacrifice is performed; yatra--where; yajanti--duly perform; yajn'aih--by sacrifices or devotional services; yajn'a-îs'varam--unto the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead; yajn'a--sacrifice; vitâna--spreading; vijn'âh--experts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, O friend of irreligion, you do not deserve to remain in a place where experts perform sacrifices according to truth and religious principles for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 34

> > yasmin harir bhagavân ijyamâna

> > ijyâtma-mûrtir yajatâm s'am tanoti

> > kâmân amoghân sthira-jangamânâm

> > antar bahir vâyur ivaisha âtmâ

> > yasmin--in such sacrificial ceremonies; harih--the Supreme Lord; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; ijyamânah--being worshiped; ijya-âtma--the soul of all worshipable deities; mûrtih--in the forms; yajatâm--those who worship; s'am--welfare; tanoti--spreads; kâmân--desires; amoghân--inviolable; sthira-jangamânâm--of all the moving and nonmoving; antah--within; bahih--outside; vâyuh--air; iva--like; eshah--of all of them; âtmâ--spirit soul.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In all sacrificial ceremonies, although sometimes a demigod is worshiped, the Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is worshiped because He is the Supersoul of everyone, and exists both inside and outside like the air. Thus it is He only who awards all welfare to the worshiper.

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> > TEXT 35

> > sûta uvâca

> > parîkshitaivam âdishthah

> > sa kalir jâta-vepathuh

> > tam udyatâsim âhedam

> > danda-pânim ivodyatam

> > sûtah uvâca&emdash;S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said; parîkshitâ--by Mahârâja Parîkshit; evam--thus; âdishthah--being ordered; sah--he; kalih--the personality of Kali; jâta--there was; vepathuh--trembling; tam--him; udyata--raised; asim--sword; âha--said; idam--thus; danda-pânim--Yamarâja, the personality of death; iva--like; udyatam--almost ready.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said: The personality of Kali, thus being ordered by Mahârâja Parîkshit, began to tremble in fear. Seeing the King before him like Yamarâja, ready to kill him, Kali spoke to the King as follows.

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> > TEXT 36

> > kalir uvâca

> > yatra kva vâtha vatsyâmi

> > sârva-bhauma tavâjn'ayâ

> > laksaye tatra tatrâpi

> > tvâm âtteshu-s'arâsanam

> > kalih uvâca--the personality of Kali said; yatra--anywhere; kva--and everywhere; vâ--either; atha--thereof; vatsyâmi--I shall reside; sârva-bhauma--O lord (or emperor) of the earth; tava--your; âjn'ayâ--by the order; lakshaye--I see; tatra tatra--anywhere and everywhere; api--also; tvâm--Your Majesty; âtta--taken over; ishu--arrows; s'arâsanam--bows.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Your Majesty, though I may live anywhere and everywhere under your order, I shall but see you with bow and arrows wherever I look.

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> > TEXT 37

> > tan me dharma-bhritâm s'reshthha

> > sthânam nirdeshthum arhasi

> > yatraiva niyato vatsya

> > âtishthhams te 'nus'âsanam

> > tat--therefore; me--me; dharma-bhritâm--of all the protectors of religion; s'reshthha--O chief; sthânam--place; nirdeshthum--fix; arhasi--may you do so; yatra--where; eva--certainly; nityatah--always; vatsye--can reside; âtishthhan--permanently situated; te--your; anus'âsanam--under your rule.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, O chief amongst the protectors of religion, please fix some place for me where I can live permanently under the protection of your government.

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> > TEXT 38

> > sûta uvâca

> > abhyarthitas tadâ tasmai

> > sthânâni kalaye dadau

> > dyûtam pânam striyah sûnâ

> > yatrâdharmas' catur-vidhah

> > sûtah uvâca--Sûta Gosvâmî said; abhyarthitah--thus being petitioned; tadâ--at that time; tasmai--unto him; sthânâni--places; kalaye--to the personality of Kali; dadau--gave him permission; dyûtam--gambling; pânam--drinking; striyah--illicit association with women; sûnâ--animal slaughter; yatra--wherever; adharmah--sinful activities; catuh-vidhah--four kinds of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sûta Gosvâmî said: Mahârâja Parîkshit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed.

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> > TEXT 39

> > punas' ca yâcamânâya

> > jâta-rûpam adât prabhuh

> > tato 'nritam madam kâmam

> > rajo vairam ca pan'camam

> > punah--again; ca--also; yâcamânâya--to the beggar; jâta-rûpam--gold; adât--gave away; prabhuh--the King; tatah--whereby; anritam--falsehood; madam--intoxication; kâmam--lust; rajah--on account of a passionate mood; vairam--enmity; ca--also; pan'camam--the fifth one.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The personality of Kali asked for something more, and because of his begging, the King gave him permission to live where there is gold because wherever there is gold there is also falsity, intoxication, lust, envy and enmity.

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> > TEXT 40

> > amûni pan'ca sthânâni

> > hy adharma-prabhavah kalih

> > auttareyena dattâni

> > nyavasat tan-nidesha-krit

> > amûni--all those; pan'ca--five; sthânâni--places; hi--certainly; adharma--irreligious principles; prabhavah--encouraging; kalih--the age of Kali; auttareyena--by the son of Uttarâ; dattâni--delivered; nyavasat--dwelt; tat--by him; nides'a-krit--directed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus the personality of Kali, by the directions of Mahârâja Parîkshit, the son of Uttarâ, was allowed to live in those five places.

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> > TEXT 41

> > athaitâni na seveta

> > bubhûshuh purushah kvacit

> > vis'eshato dharma-s'îlo

> > râjâ loka-patir guruh

> > atha--therefore; etâni--all these; na--never; seveta--come in contact; bubhûsuh--those who desire well-being; purusah--person; kvacit--in any circumstances; vis'esatah--specifically; dharma-s'îlah--those who are on the progressive path of liberation; râjâ--the king; loka-patih--public leader; guruh--the brâhmanas and the sannyâsîs.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, whoever desires progressive well-being, especially kings, religionists, public leaders, brahmanas and sannyasis, should never come in contact with the four above-mentioned irreligious principles.

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> > TEXT 42

> > vrishasya nashthâms trîn pâdân

> > tapah s'aucam dayâm iti

> > pratisandaha âs'vâsya

> > mahîm ca samavardhayat

> > vrishasya--of the bull (the personality of religion); nashthân--lost; trîn--three; pâdân--legs; tapah--austerity; s'aucam--cleanliness; dayâm--mercy; iti--thus; pratisandadhe--reestablished; âs'vâsya--by encouraging activities; mahîm--the earth; ca--and; samavardhayat--perfectly improved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter the King reestablished the lost legs of the personality of religion [the bull], and by encouraging activities he sufficiently improved the condition of the earth.

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> > TEXT 43-44

> > sa esha etarhy adhyâsta

> > âsanam pârthivocitam

> > pitâmahenopanyastam

> > râjn'âranyam vivikshatâ

> > âste 'dhunâ sa râjarshih

> > kauravendra-s'riyollasan

> > gajâhvaye mahâ-bhâgas'

> > cakravartî brihac-chravâh

> > sah--he; eshah--this; etarhi--at the present; adhyâste--is ruling over; âsanam--the throne; pârthiva-ucitam--just befitting a king; pitâmahena--by the grandfather; upanyastam--being handed over; râjn'â--by the King; aranyam--forest; vivikshatâ--desiring; âste--is there; adhunâ--at present; sah--that; râja-rishih--the sage amongst the kings; kaurava-indra--the chief amongst the Kuru kings; s'riyâ--glories; ullasan--spreading; gajâhvaye--in Hastinâpura; mahâ-bhâgah--the most fortunate; cakravartî--the Emperor; brihat-s'ravâh--highly famous.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The most fortunate Emperor Mahârâja Parîkshit, who was entrusted with the kingdom of Hastinâpura by Mahârâja Yudhishthhira when he desired to retire to the forest, is now ruling the world with great success due to his being glorified by the deeds of the kings of the Kuru dynasty.

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> > TEXT 45

> > ittham-bhûtânubhâvo 'yam

> > abhimanyu-suto nripah

> > yasya pâlayatah kshaunîm

> > yûyam satrâya dîkshitâh

> > ittham-bhûta--being thus; anubhâvah--experience; ayam--of this; abhimanyu-sutah--son of Abhimanyu; nripah--the king; yasya--whose; pâlayatah--on account of his ruling; kshaunîm--on the earth; yûyam--you all; satrâya--in performing sacrifices; dîkshitâh--initiated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Parîkshit, the son of Abhimanyu, is so experienced that by dint of his expert administration and patronage, it has been possible for you to perform a sacrifice such as this.

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