> Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 3
> 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 3 Part 1

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> Chapter 3. The Lord's Pastimes Out of Vrndâvana

> Text 1

> uddhava uvâca

> tatah sa âgatya puram sva-pitros

> cikîrsayâ sam baladeva-samyutah

> nipâtya tungâd ripu-yûtha-nâtham

> hatam vyakarsad vyasum ojasorvyâm

> uddhavah uvâca: Srî Uddhava said; tatah: thereafter; sah: the Lord; âgatya: coming; puram: to the city of Mathurâ; sva-pitroh: own parents; cikîrsayâ: wishing well; sam: well-being; baladeva-samyutah: with Lord Baladeva; nipâtya: dragging down; tungât: from the throne; ripu-yûtha-nâtham: leader of public enemies; hatam: killed; vyakarsat: pulled; vyasum: dead; ojasâ: by strength; urvyâm: on the ground.

> Srî Uddhava said: Thereafter Lord Krsna went to Mathurâ City with Srî Baladeva, and to please Their parents They dragged Kamsa, the leader of public enemies, down from his throne and killed him, pulling him along the ground with great strength.

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> Text 2

> sândîpaneh sakrt proktam

> brahmâdhîtya sa-vistaram

> tasmai prâdâd varam putram

> mrtam panca-janodarât

> sândîpaneh: of Sândîpani Muni; sakrt: once only; proktam: instructed; brahma: all the Vedas with their different branches of knowledge; adhîtya: after studying; sa-vistaram: in all details; tasmai: unto him; prâdât: rewarded; varam: a benediction; putram: his son; mrtam: who was already dead; panca-jana: the region of the departed souls; udarât: from within.

> The Lord learned all the Vedas with their different branches simply by hearing them once from His teacher, Sândîpani Muni, whom He rewarded by bringing back his dead son from the region of Yamaloka.

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> Text 3

> samâhutâ bhîsmaka-kanyayâ ye

> sriyah savarnena bubhûsayaisâm

> gândharva-vrttyâ misatâm sva-bhâgam

> jahre padam mûrdhni dadhat suparnah

> samâhutâh: invited; bhîsmaka: of King Bhîsmaka; kanyayâ: by the daughter; ye: all those; sryah: fortune; sa-varnena: by a similar sequence; bubhûsayâ: expecting to be so; esâm: of them; gândharva: in marrying; vrttyâ: by such a custom; misatâm: carrying so; sva-bhâgam: own share; jahre: took away; padam: feet; mûrdhni: on the head; dadhat: placed; suparnah: Garuda.

> Attracted by the beauty and fortune of Rukminî, the daughter of King Bhîsmaka, many great princes and kings assembled to marry her. But Lord Krsna, stepping over the other hopeful candidates, carried her away as His own share, as Garuda carried away nectar.

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> Text 4

> kakudmino 'viddha-naso damitvâ

> svayamvare nâgnajitîm uvâha

> tad-bhagnamânân api grdhyato 'jnân

> jaghne 'ksatah sastra-bhrtah sva-sastraih

> kakudminah: bulls whose noses were not pierced; aviddha-nasah: pierced by the nose; damitvâ: subduing; svayamvare: in the open competition to select the bridegroom; nâgnijitîm: Princess Nâgnijitî; uvâha: married; tat-bhagnamânân: in that way all who were disappointed; api: even though; grdhyatah: gwanted; ajnân: the fools; jaghne: killed and wounded; aksatah: without being wounded; sastra-bhrtah: equipped with all weapons; sva-sastraih: by His own weapons.

> By subduing seven bulls whose noses were not pierced, the Lord achieved the hand of Princess Nâgnajitî in the open competition to select her bridegroom. Although the Lord was victorious, His competitors asked the hand of the princess, and thus there was a fight. Well equipped with weapons, the Lord killed or wounded all of them, but He was not hurt Himself.

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> Text 5

> priyam prabhur grâmya iva priyâyâ

> vidhitsur ârcchad dyutarum yad-arthe

> vajry âdravat tam sa-gano rusândhah

> krîdâ-mrgo nûnam ayam vadhûnâm

> priyam: of the dear wife; prabhuh: the Lord; grâmyah: ordinary living being; iva: in the manner of; priyâyâh: just to please; vidhitsuh: wishing; ârcchat: brought about; dyutarum: the pârijâta flower tree; yat: for which; arthe: in the matter of; vajrî: Indra, the King of heaven; âdravat tam: went forward to fight with Him; sa-ganah: with full strength; rusâ: in anger; andhah: blind; kridâ-mrgah: henpecked; nûnam: of course; ayam: this; vadhûnâm: of the wives.

> Just to please His dear wife, the Lord brought back the pârijâta tree from heaven, just as an ordinary husband would do. But Indra, the King of heaven, induced by his wives (henpecked as he was), ran after the Lord with full force to fight Him.

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> Text 6

> sutam mrdhe kham vapusâ grasantam

> drstvâ sunâbhonmathitam dharitryâ

> âmantritas tat-tanayâya sesam

> dattvâ tad-antah-puram âvivesa

> sutam: son; mrdhe: in the fight; kham: the sky; vapusâ: by his body; grasantam: while devouring; drstvâ: seeing; sunâbha: by the Sudarsana wiel; unmathitam: killed; dharitryâ: by the earth; âmantritah: being prayed for; tat-tanayâya: to the son of Narakâsura; sesam: that which was taken from; dattvâ: returning it; tat: his; antah--puram: inside the house; âvivesa: entered.

> Narakâsura, the son of Dharitrî, the earth, tried to grasp the whole sky, and for this he was killed by the Lord in a fight. His mother then prayed to the Lord. This led to the return of the kingdom to the son of Narakâsura, and thus the Lord entered the house of the demon.

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> Text 7

> tatrâhrtâs tâ nara-deva-kanyâh

> kujena drstvâ harim ârta-bandhum

> utthâya sadyo jagrhuh praharsa-

> vrîdânurâga-prahitâvalokaih

> tatra: inside the house of Narakâsura; âhrtâh: kidnapped; tâh: all those; nara-deva-kanyâh: daughters of many kings; kujena: by the demon; drstvâ: by seeing; harim: the Lord; ârta-bandhum: the friend of the distressed; utthâya: at once got up; sadyah: then and there; jagrhuh: accepted; praharsa: joyfully; vrîda: shyness; anurâga: attachment; prahita-avalokaih: by eager glances.

> There in the house of the demon, all the princesses kidnapped by Narakâsura at once became alert upon seeing the Lord, the friend of the distressed. They looked upon Him with eagerness, joy and shyness and offered to be His wives.

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> Text 8

> âsâm muhûrta ekasmin

> nânâgâresu yositâm

> sa-vidham jagrhe pânin

> anurûpah sva-mâyayâ

> âsâm: all those; muhûrte: at one time; ekasmin: simultaneously; nânâ-âgâresu: in different compartments; yositâm: of the women; sa-vidham: with perfect rituals; jagrhe: accepted; pânin: hands; anu-rûpah: exactly to match; sva-mâyayâ: by His internal potency.

> All those princesses were lodged in different apartments, and the Lord simultaneously assumed different bodily expansions exactly matching each and every princess. He accepted their hands in perfect rituals by His internal potency.

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> Text 9

> tâsv apatyâny ajanayad

> âtma-tulyâni sarvatah

> ekaikasyâm dasa dasa

> prakrter vibubhûsayâ

> tâsu: unto them; apatyâni: offspring; ajanayat: begot; âtma-tulyâni: all like Himself; sarvatah: in all respects; eka-ekasyâm: in each and every one of them; dasa: ten; dasa: ten; prakrteh: for expanding Himself; vibubhûsayâ: se desiring.

> Just to expand Himself according to His transcendental features, the Lord begot in each and every one of them ten offspring with exactly His own qualities.

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> Text 10

> kâla-mâgadha-sâlvâdîn

> anîkai rundhatah puram

> ajîghanat svayam divyam

> sva-pumsâm teja âdisat

> kâla: Kâlayavana; mâgadha: the King of Magadha (Jarâsandha); sâlva: King Sâlva; âdîn: and others; anîkaih: by the soldiers; rundhatah: being encircled; puram: the city of Mathurâ; ajîghanat: killed; svayam: personally; divyam: transcendental; sva-pumsâm: of His own men; tejah: prowess; âdisat: exhibited.

> Kalayavana, the King of Magadha and Sâlva attacked the city of Mathurâ, but when the city was encircled by their soldiers, the Lord refrained from killing them personally, just to show the power of His own men.

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> Text 11

> sambaram dvividam bânam

> muram balvalam eva ca

> anyâms ca dantavakrâdin

> avadhît kâms ca ghâtayat

> sambaram: Sambara; dvividam: Dvivida; bânam: Bâna; muram: Mura; balvalam: Balvala; eva ca: as also; anyân: others; ca: also; dantavakra-âdîn: like Dantavakra and others; avadhit: killed; kân ca: and many others; ghâtayat: caused to be killed.

> Of kings like Sambara, Dvivida, Bâna, Mura, Balvala and many other demons, such as Dantavakra, some He killed Himself, and some He caused to be killed by others [Srî Baladeva, etc.].

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> Text 12

> atha te bhrâtr-putrânâm

> paksayoh patitân nrpân

> cacâla bhûh kuruksetram

> yesâm âpatatâm balaih

> atha: thereafter; te: your; bhrâtr-putrânâm: of the nephews; paksayoh: of bith sides; patitân: killed; nrpân: kings; cacâla: shook; bhûh: the earth; kuruksetram: the Battle of Kuruksetra; yesâm: of whom; âpatatâm: traversing; balaih: by strength.

> Then, O Vidura, the Lord caused all the kings, both the enemies and those on the side of your fighting nephews, to be killed in the Battle of Kuruksetra. All those kings were so great and strong that the earth seemed to shake as they traversed the warfield.

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> Text 13

> sa-karna-duhsâsana-saubalânâm

> kumantra-pâkena hata-sriyâyusam

> suyodhanam sânucaram sayânam

> bhagnorum ûrvyâm na nananda pasyan

> sah: He (the Lord); karna: Karna; duhsâsana: Duhsâsana; saubalânâm: Saubala; kumantra-pâkena: by the intricacy of ill advice; hata-sriyâ: bereft of fortune; âyusam: duration of life; suyodhanam: Duryodhana; sa-anucaram: with followers; sayânam: lying down; bhagna: broken; ûram: thighs; ûrvyâm: very powerful; na: not; nananda: take pleasure; pasyan: seeing like that.

> Duryodhana was bereft of his fortune and duration of life because of the intricacy of ill advice given by Karna, Duhsâsana and Saubala. When he lay on the ground with his followers, his thighs broken although he was powerful, the Lord was not happy to see the scene.

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> Text 14

> kiyân bhuvo 'yam ksapitoru-bhâro

> yad drona-bhîsmârjuna-bhîma-mûlaih

> astâdasâksauhiniko mad-amsair

> âste balam durvisaham yadûnâm

> kiyân: what is this; bhuva: of the earth; ayam: this; ksapita: abated; uru: very great; bhârah: burden; yat: which; drona: Drona; bhîsma: Bhîsma; arjuna: Arjuna; bhîma: Bhîma; mûlaih: with the help; astâdasâ: eighteen; aksauhiniko: phalanxes of military strength (see S.B. 1.16.34); matamsaih: with My decendants; âste: are still there; balam: great strength; durvisaham: unbearable; yadûnâm: of the Yadu dynasty.

> [After the end of the Battle of Kuruksetra, the Lord said:] The abatement of the earth's great burden, eighteen âksauhinîs, has now been effected with the help of Drona, Bhîsma, Arjuna en Bhîma. But what is this? There is still the great strength of the Yadu dynasty, born of Myself, which may be a more unbearable burden.

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> Text 15

> mitho yadaisâm bhavitâ vivâdo

> madhv-âmadâtâmra-vilocanânâm

> naisâm vadhopâya iyân ato 'nyo

> mayy udyate 'ntardadhate svayam sma

> mithah: one another; yadâ: when; esâm: of them; bhavitâ: will take place; vivâdah: quarrel; madhu-âmada: intoxication by drinking; âtâmravilocanânâm: of their eyes being copper-red; na: not; esâm: of them; vadhaupâyah: means of disappearance; iyân: like this; atah: besides this; anyah: alternative; mayi: on My; udyate: disappearance; antah-dadhate: will disappear; svayam: themselves; sma: certainly.

> When they quarrel among themselves, influenced by intoxication, with their eyes red like copper because of drinking [madhu], then only will they disappear; otherwise, it will not be possible. On My disappearance, this incident will take place.

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> Text 16

> Evam sancintya bhagavân

> sva-râjye sthâpya dharmajam

> nandayâm âsa suhrdah

> sâdhûnâm vartma darsayan

> evam: thus; sancintya: thinking within Himself; bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; sva-râjye: in his own kingdom; sthâpya: installing; dharmajam: Mahârâja Yudhisthira; nandayâm âsa: gladdened; suhrdah: the friends; sâdhûnâm: of the saints; vartma: the path; darsayan: by indicating.

> Lord Srî Krsna, thus thinking to Himself, established Mahârâja Yudhisthira in the position of supreme control of the world in order to show the ideal of administration on the path of piety.

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> Text 17

> uttarâyâm dhrtah pûror

> vamsah sâdhv-abhimanyunâ

> sa vai drauny-astra-samplustah

> punar bhagavatâ dhrtah

> uttarâyâm: unto Uttarâ; dhrtah: conceived; pûroh: of Pûru; vamsah: descendant; sâdhu-abhimanyunâ: by the hero Abhimanyu; sah: he; vai: certainly; drauni-astra: by the weapon of Drauni, the son of Drona; samplustah: being burnt; punah: again, for the second time; bhagavatâ: by the Personality of Godhead; dhrtah: was protected.

> The embryo of Pûru's descendant begotten by the great hero Abhimanyu in the womb of Uttarâ, his wife, was burnt by the weapon of the son of Drona, but later he was again protected by the Lord

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> Text 18

> ayâjayad dharma-sutam

> asvamedhais tribhir vibhuh

> so 'pi ksmâm anujai raksan

> reme krsnam anuvratah

> ayâjayat: made to perform; dharma-sutam: by the son of Dharma (Mahârâja Yudisthira); asvamedhaih: by horse sacrifices; tribhih: three; vibhuh: the Supreme Lord; sah: Mahârâja Yudhisthira; api: also; ksmâm: the earth; anujaih: assisted by his younger brothers; raksan: protecting; reme: enjoyed; krsnam: Krsna, the Personality of Godhead; anuvratah: constant follower.

> The Supreme Lord induced the son of Dharma to perform three horse sacrifices, and Mahârâja Yudhisthira, constantly following Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, protected and enjoyed the earth, assisted by his younger brothers.

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> Text 19

> bhagavân api visvâtmâ

> loka-veda-pathânugah

> kâmân siseve dvârvatyâm

> asaktah sânkhyam âsthitah

> bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; api: also; visva-âtmâ: the Supersoul of the universe; loka: customary; veda: Vedic principles; patha-anugah: follower of the path; kâmân: the necessares of life; siseve: enjoyed; dvârvatyâm: in the city of Dvârakâ; asaktah: without being attached; sânkhyam: knowledge in Sânkhya philosophy; âsthitah: being situated.

> Simultaneously, the Personality of Godhead enjoyed life in the city of Dvârakâ, strictly in conformity with the Vedic customs of society. He was situated in detachment and knowledge, as enunciated by the Sânkhya system of philosophy.

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> Text 20

> snigdha-smitâvalokena

> vâcâ pîûsa-kalpayâ

> caritrenânavadyena

> sri-niketena câtmanâ

> snighda: gentle; smita-avalokena: by a glance with a sweet smile; vâcâ: by words; pîyûsa-kalpayâ: compared to nectar; caritrena: by character; anavadyena: without flaw; sri: fortune; niketena: residence; ca: and; âtmanâ: by His trancendental body.

> He was there in His transcendental body, the residence of the goddess of fortune, with His usual gentle and sweetly smiling face, His nectarean words and His flawless character.

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> Text 21

> imam lokam amum caiva

> ramayan sutaram yadûn

> reme ksanadayâ datta-

> ksana-stri-ksana-sauhrdah

> imam: this; lokam: earth; amum: and the other worlds; ca: also ;eva: certainly; ramayan: pleasing; sutarâm: specifically; yadûn: the Yadus; reme: enjoyed; ksanadayâ: by night; datta: given by; ksana: leisure; strî:with women; ksana: conjugal love; sauhrdah: friendship.

> The Lord enjoyed His pastimes, both in this world and in other worlds [higher planets], specifically in the association of the Yadu dynasty. At leisure hours offered by night, He enjoyed the friendship of conjugal love with women.

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> Text 22

> tasyaivam ramamânasya

> samvatsara-ganân bahûn

> grhamedhesu yogesu

> virâgah samajâyata

> tasya: His; evam: thus; ramamânasya: enjoying; samvatsara: years; ganân: many; bahûn: great many; grhamedhesu: in household life; yogesu: in sex life; virâgah: detachment; samajâyata: awakened.

> The Lord was thus engaged in household life for many, many years, but at last His detachment from ephemeral sex life was fully manifested.

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> Text 23

> daivâdhînesu kâmesu

> daivâdhînah svayam puman

> ko visrambheta yogena

> yogesvaram anuvratah

> daiva: supernatural; adhînesu: being controlled; kâmesu: in sense enjoyment; daiva-adhînah: controlled by supernatural force; svayam: himself; pumân: living entity; kah: whoever; visrambheta: can have faith in; yogena: by devotional service; yogesvaram: the Supreme Lord; anuvratah: serving.

> Every living entity is controlled by a supernatural force, and thus his sense enjoyment is also under the control of that supernatural force. No one, therefore, can put his faith in Lord Krsna's transcendental sense activities but one who has become a devotee of the Lord by rendering devotional service.

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> Text 24

> puryâm kadâcit krîdadbhir

> yadu-bhoja-kumârakaih

> kopitâ munayah sepur

> bhagavan-mata-kovidâh

> puryâm: in the city of Dvârakâ; kadâcit: once upon a time; krîdadbhih: by sporting activities; yadu: the descendants of Yadu; bhoja: the descendants of Bhoja; kumârakaih: princes; kopitâh: became angry; munayah: the great sages; sepuh: cursed; bhagavat: the Personality of Godhead; mata: desire; kovidâh: cognizant.

> Once upon a time, great sages were made angry by the sporting activities of the princely descendants of the Yadu and Bhoja dynasties, and thus, as desired by the Lord, the sages cursed them.

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> Text 25

> tatah katipayair mâsair

> vrsni-bhojândhakâdayah

> yayuh prabhâsam samhrstâ

> rathair deva-vimohitâh

> tatah: thereafter; katipayaih: a few; mâsaih: months passing; vrsni: the descendants of Vrsni; bhoja: the descendants of Bhoja; andhaka-âdayah: and others, like the sons of Andhaka; yayuh: went; prabhâsam: the place of pilgrimage named Prabhâsa; samhrstâh: with great pleasure; rathaih: on their chariots; deva: by Krsna; vimohitâh: bewildered.

> A few months passed, and then, bewildered by Krsna, all the descendants of Vrsni, Bhoja and Andhaka who where incarnations of demigods went to Prabhâsa, while those who were eternal devotees of the Lord did not leave but remained in Dvârakâ.

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> Text 26

> tatra snâtvâ pitrn devân

> rsîms caiva tad-ambhasâ

> tarpayitvâtha viprebhyo

> gâvo bahu-gunâ daduh

> tatra: there; snâtvâ: by taking bath; pitrn: forefathers; devân: demigods; rsîn: great sages; ca: also; eva: certainly; tat: of that; ambhasâ: by the water; tarpayitvâ: by pleasing; atha: thereupon; viprebhyah: unto the brâhmanas; gâvah: cows; bahu-gunâh: greatly useful; daduh: gave in charity.

> After arriving there, all of them took bath, and with the water of this place of pilgrimage they offered their respects to the forefathers, demigods and great sages and thus satisfied them. They gave cows to the brâhmanas in royal charity.

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> Text 27

> hiranyam rajatam sayyâm

> vâsâmsy ajina-kambalân

> yânam rathân ibhân kanyâ

> dharâm vrtti-karîm api

> hiranyam: gold; rajatam: gold coins; sayyâm: bedding; vâsâmsi: clothing; ajina: animal skin for seats; kambalân: blankets; yânam: horses; rathân: chariots; ibhân: elephants; kanyâh: girls; dharâm: land; vrtti-karîm: to provide livelihood; api: also.

> The brâhmanas were not only given well-fed cows in charity, but also gold, gold coins, bedding, clothing, animal-skin seats, blankets, horses, elephants, girls and sufficient land for maintenance.

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> Text 28

> annam coru-rasam tebhyo

> dattvâ bhagavad-arpanam

> go-viprârthâsavah sûrâh

> pranemur bhuvi mûrdhabhih

> annam: foodstuff; ca: also; uru-rasam: highly delicious; tebhyah: unto the brâhmanas; dattvâ: after supplying; bhagavat-arpanam: which was first offered to the Personality of Godhead; go: cows; vipra: brâhmanas; artha: purpose; asavah: purpose of living; sûrâh: all the valiant ksatriyas; pranemuh: offered obeisances; bhuvi: touching the ground; mûrdhabhih: with their heads.

> Thereafter they offered the brâhmanas highly delicious foodstuffs first offered to the Personality of Godhead and offered their respectful obeisances by touching their heads to the ground. They lived perfectly by protecting the cows and the brâhmanas.

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