> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 6
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

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> > Canto 6

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> > Chapter four: The Hamsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajâpati Daksa

> > TEXT 1-2

> > srî-râjovâca

> > devâsura-nrnâm sargo

> > nâgânâm mrga-paksinâm

> > sâmâsikas tvayâ prokto

> > yas tu svâyambhuve 'ntare

> > tasyaiva vyâsam icchâmi

> > jnâtum te bhagavan yathâ

> > anusargam yayâ saktyâ

> > sasarja bhagavân parah

> > srî-râjâ uvâca--the King said; deva-asura-nrnâm--of the demigods, the demons and the human beings; sargah--the creation; nâgânâm--of the Nâgas (serpentine living entities); mrga-paksinâm--of the beasts and birds; sâmâsikah--briefly; tvayâ--by you; proktah--described; yah--which; tu--however; svâyambhuve--of Svâyambhuva Manu; antare--within the period;

> > tasya--of this; eva--indeed; vyâsam--the detailed account; icchâmi--I wish; jnâtum--to know; te--from you; bhagavan--O my lord; yathâ--as well as; anusargam--the subsequent creation; yayâ--by which; saktyâ--potency; sasarja--created; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parah--transcendental.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The blessed King said to Sukadeva Gosvami: My dear lord, the demigods, demons, human beings, Nagas, beasts and birds were created during the reign of Svayambhuva Manu. You have spoken about this creation briefly [in the Third Canto]. Now I wish to know about it elaborately. I also wish to know about the potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He brought about the secondary creation.

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> > TEXT 3

> > srî-sûta uvâca

> > iti samprasnam âkarnya

> > râjarser bâdarâyanih

> > pratinandya mahâ-yogî

> > jagâda muni-sattamâh

> > srî-sûtah uvâca--Sûta Gosvâmi said; iti--thus; samprasnam--the inquiry; âkarnya--hearing; râjarseh--of King Parîksit; bâdarâyanih--Sukadeva Gosvâmî; pratinandya--praising; mahâ-yogî--the great yogî; jagâda--replied; muni-sattamâh--O best of the sages.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Suta Gosvami said: O great sages [assembled at Naimisaranya], after the great yogi Sukadeva Gosvami heard King Pariksit's inquiry, he praised it and thus replied.

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> > TEXT 4

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > yadâ pracetasah putrâ

> > dasa prâcînabarhisah

> > antah-samudrâd unmagnâ

> > dadrsur gâm drumair vrtâm

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; yadâ--when; pracetasah--the Pracetâs; putrâh--the sons; dasa--ten; prâcînabarhisah--of King Prâcînabarhi; antah-samudrât--from within the ocean; unmagnâh--emerged; dadrsuh--they saw; gâm--the entire planet; drumaih vrtâm--covered with trees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: When the ten sons of Pracinabarhi emerged from the waters, in which they were performing austerities, they saw that the entire surface of the world was covered by trees.

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> > TEXT 5

> > drumebhyah krudhyamânâs te

> > tapo-dîpita-manyavah

> > mukhato vâyum agnim ca

> > sasrjus tad-didhaksayâ

> > drumebhyah--unto the trees; krudhyamânâh--being very angry; te--they (the ten sons of Prâcinabarhi); tapah-dîpita-manyavah--whose anger was inflamed because of long austerities; mukhatah--from the mouth; vâyum--wind; agnim--fire; ca--and; sasrjuh--they created; tat--those forests; didhahsayâ--with the desire to burn.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because of having undergone long austerities in the water, the Pracetas were very angry at the trees. Desiring to burn them to ashes, they generated wind and fire from their mouths.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tâbhyâm nirdahyamânâms tân

> > upalabhya kurûdvaha

> > râjovâca mahân somo

> > manyum prasamayann iva

> > tâbhyâm--by the wind and fire; nirdahyamânân--being burned; tân--them (the trees); upalabhya--seeing; kurûdvaha--O Mahârâja Parîksit; râjâ--the king of the forest; uvâca--said; mahân--the great; somah--predominating deity of the moon, Somadeva; manyum--the anger; prasamayan--pacifying; iva--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King Pariksit, when Soma, the king of the trees and predominating deity of the moon, saw the fire and wind burning all the trees to ashes, he felt great sympathy because he is the maintainer of all herbs and trees. To appease the anger of the Pracetas, Soma spoke as follows.

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> > TEXT 7

> > na drumebhyo mahâ-bhâgâ

> > dînebhyo drogdhum arhatha

> > vivardhayisavo yûyam

> > prajânâm patayah smrtâh

> > na--not; drumebhyah--the trees; mahâ-bhâgâh--O greatly fortunate ones; dinebhyah--who are very poor; drogdhum--to burn to ashes; arhatha--you deserve; vivardhayisavah--desiring to bring about an increase; yûyam--you; prajânâm--of all living entities who have taken shelter of you; patayah--the masters or protectors; smrtâh--known as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O greatly fortunate ones, you should not kill these poor trees by burning them to ashes. Your duty is to wish the citizens [prajas] all prosperity and to act as their protectors.

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> > TEXT 8

> > aho prajâpati-patir

> > bhagavân harir avyayah

> > vanaspatîn osadhîs ca

> > sasarjorjam isam vibhuh

> > aho--alas; prajâpati-patih--the Lord of all the lords of created beings; bhagavân harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari; avyayah--indestructible; vanaspatîn--the trees and plants; osadhîh--the herbs; ca--and; sasarja--created; ûrjam--invigorating; isam--food; vibhuh--the Supreme Being.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Hari, is the master of all living entities, including all the prajapatis, such as Lord Brahma. Because He is the all-pervading and indestructible master, He has created all these trees and vegetables as eatables for other living entities.

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> > TEXT 9

> > annam carânâm acarâ

> > hy apadah pâda-cârinâm

> > ahastâ hasta-yuktânâm

> > dvi-padâm ca catus-padah

> > annam--food; carânâm--of those that move on wings; acarâh--the nonmoving (fruits and flowers); hi--indeed; apadah--the living entities without legs, like the grass; pâda-cârinâm--of the animals who move on legs, like the cows and buffalo; ahastâh--animals without hands; hasta-yuktânâm--of the animals with hands, like the tigers; dvi-padâm--of human beings, who have two legs; ca--and; catuh-padah--the four-legged animals like the deer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By nature's arrangement, fruits and flowers are considered the food of insects and birds; grass and other legless living entities are meant to be the food of four-legged animals like cows and buffalo; animals that cannot use their front legs as hands are meant to be the food of animals like tigers, which have claws; and four-legged animals like deer and goats, as well as food grains, are meant to be the food of human beings.

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> > TEXT 10

> > yûyam ca pitrânvâdistâ

> > deva-devena cânaghâh

> > prajâ-sargâya hi katham

> > vrksân nirdagdhum arhatha

> > yûyam--you; ca--also; pitrâ--by your father; anvâdistâh--ordered; deva-devena--by the Personality of Godhead, the master of the masters; ca--also; anaghâh--O sinless ones; prajâ-sargâya--for generating the population; hi--indeed; katham--how; vrksân--the trees; nirdagdhum--to burn to ashes; arhatha--are able.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O pure-hearted ones, your father, Pracinabarhi, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead have ordered you to generate population. Therefore how can you burn to ashes these trees and herbs, which are needed for the maintenance of your subjects and descendants?

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> > TEXT 11

> > âtisthata satâm mârgam

> > kopam yacchata dîpitam

> > pitrâ pitâmahenâpi

> > justam vah prapitâmahaih

> > âtisthata--just follow; satâm mârgam--the path of the great saintly personalities; kopam--the anger; yacchata--subdue; dîpitam--which is now awakened; pitrâ--by the father; pitâmahena api--and by the grandfather; justam--executed; vah--your; prapitâmahaih--by the great-grandfathers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The path of goodness traversed by your father, grandfather and great-grandfathers is that of maintaining the subjects [prajas], including the men, animals and trees. That is the path you should follow. Unnecessary anger is contrary to your duty. Therefore I request you to control your anger.

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> > TEXT 12

> > tokânâm pitarau bandhû

> > drsah paksma striyâh patih

> > patih prajânâm bhiksûnâm

> > grhy ajnânâm budhah suhrt

> > tokânâm--of children; pitarau--the two parents; bandhû--the friends; drsah--of the eye; paksma--the eyelid; striyâh--of the woman; patih--the husband; patih--the protector; prajânâm--of the subjects; bhiksûnâm--of the beggars; grhî--the householder; ajnânâm--of the ignorant; budhah--the learned; su-hrt--the friend.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the father and mother are the friends and maintainers of their children, as the eyelid is the protector of the eye, as the husband is the maintainer and protector of a woman, as the householder is the maintainer and protector of beggars, and as the learned is the friend of the ignorant, so the king is the protector and giver of life to all his subjects. The trees are also subjects of the king. Therefore they should be given protection.

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> > TEXT 13

> > antar dehesu bhûtânâm

> > âtmâste harir îsvarah

> > sarvam tad-dhisnyam îksadhvam

> > evam vas tosito hy asau

> > antah dehesu--within the bodies (in the cores of the hearts); bhûtânâm--of all living entities; âtmâ--the Supersoul; âste--resides; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; îsvarah--the Lord or director; sarvam--all; tat-dhisnyam--His place of residence; îksadhvam--try to see; evam--in this way; vah--with you; tositah--satisfied; hi--indeed; asau--that Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated as the Supersoul within the cores of the hearts of all living entities, whether moving or nonmoving, including men, birds, animals, trees and, indeed, all living entities. Therefore you should consider every body a residence or temple of the Lord. By such vision you will satisfy the Lord. You should not angrily kill these living entities in the forms of trees.

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> > TEXT 14

> > yah samutpatitam deha

> > âkâsân manyum ulbanam

> > âtma jijnâsayâ yacchet

> > sa gunân ativartate

> > yah--anyone who; samutpatitam--suddenly awakened; dehe--in the body; âkâsât--from the sky; manyum--anger; ulbanam--powerful; âtma jijnâsayâ--by inquiry into spiritual realization or self-realization; yacchet--subdues; sah--that person; gunân--the modes of material nature; ativartate--transcends.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One who inquires into self-realization and thus subdues his powerful anger--which awakens suddenly in the body as if falling from the sky--transcends the influence of the modes of material nature.

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> > TEXT 15

> > alam dagdhair drumair dînaih

> > khilânâm sivam astu vah

> > vârksî hy esâ varâ kanyâ

> > patnîtve pratigrhyatâm

> > alam--enough; dagdhaih--with burning; drumaih--the trees; dînaih--poor; khilânâm--of the remainder of the trees; sivam--all good fortune; astu--let there be; vah--of you; vârksi--raised by the trees; hi--indeed; esâ--this; varâ--choice; kanyâ--daughter; patnîtve--into wifehood; pratigrhyatâm--let her be accepted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There is no need to burn these poor trees any longer. Let whatever trees still remain be happy. Indeed, you should also be happy. Now, here is a beautiful, well-qualified girl named Marisa, who was raised by the trees as their daughter. You may accept this beautiful girl as your wife.

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> > TEXT 16

> > ity âmantrya varârohâm

> > kanyâm âpsarasîm nrpa

> > somo râjâ yayau dattvâ

> > te dharmenopayemire

> > iti--thus; âmantrya--addressing; vara-ârohâm--possessing high, beautiful hips; kanyâm--the girl; âpsarasîm--born of an Apsarâ; nrpa--O King; somah--Soma, the predominating deity of the moon; râjâ--the king; yayau--returned; dattvâ--delivering; te--they; dharmena--according to religious principles; upayemire--married.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, after thus pacifying the Pracetas, Soma, the king of the moon, gave them the beautiful girl born of Pramloca Apsara. The Pracetas all received Pramloca's daughter, who had high, very beautiful hips, and married her according to the religious system.

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> > TEXT 17

> > tebhyas tasyâm samabhavad

> > daksah prâcetasah kila

> > yasya prajâ-visargena

> > lokâ âpûritâs trayah

> > tebhyah--from all the Pracetâs; tasyâm--in her; samabhavat--was generated; daksah--Daksa, the expert in begetting children; prâcetasah--the son of the Pracetâs; kila--indeed; yasya--of whom; prajâ-visargena--by the generation of living entities; lokâh--the worlds; âpûritâh--filled; trayah--three.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the womb of that girl the Pracetas all begot a son named Daksa, who filled the three worlds with living entities.

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> > TEXT 18

> > yathâ sasarja bhûtâni

> > dakso duhitr-vatsalah

> > retasâ manasâ caiva

> > tan mamâvahitah srnu

> > yathâ--as; sasarja--created; bhûtâni--the living entities; daksah--Daksa; duhitr-vatsalah--who is very affectionate to his daughters; retasâ--by semen; manasâ--by the mind; ca--also; eva--indeed; tat--that; mama--from me; avahitah--being attentive; srnu--please hear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Please hear from me with great attention how Prajapati Daksa, who was very affectionate to his daughters, created different types of living entities through his semen and through his mind.

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> > TEXT 19

> > manasaivâsrjat pûrvam

> > prajâpatir imâh prajâh

> > devâsura-manusyâdîn

> > nabhah-sthala jalaukasah

> > manasâ--by the mind; eva--indeed; asrjat--created; pûrvam--in the beginning; prajâpatih--the prajâpati (Daksa); imâh--these; prajâh--living entities; deva--the demigods; asura--the demons; manusya-âdîn--and other living entities, headed by the human beings; nabhah--in the skies; sthala--on the land; jala--or within the water; okasah--who have their abodes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With his mind, Prajapati Daksa first created all kinds of demigods, demons, human beings, birds, beasts, aquatics and so on.

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> > TEXT 20

> > tam abrmhitam âlokya

> > prajâ-sargam prajâpatih

> > vindhya-pâdân upavrajya

> > so 'carad duskaram tapah

> > tam--that; abrmhitam--not increasing; âlokya--seeing; prajâ-sargam--the creation of the living entities; prajâpatih--Daksa, the generator of living entities; vindhya-pâdân--the mountains near the Vindhya mountain range; upavrajya--going to; sah--he; acarat--executed; duskaram--very difficult; tapah--austerities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > But when Prajapati Daksa saw that he was not properly generating all kinds of living entities, he approached a mountain near the Vindhya mountain range, and there he executed very difficult austerities.

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> > TEXT 21

> > tatrâghamarsanam nâma

> > tîrtham pâpa-haram param

> > upasprsyânusavanam

> > tapasâtosayad dharim

> > tatra--there; aghamarsanam--Aghamarsana; nâma--named; tîrtham--the holy place: pâpa-haram--suitable for destroying all sinful reactions; param--best; upasprsya--performing âcamana and bathing; anusavanam--regularly; tapasâ--by austerity; atosayat--caused pleasure; harim--to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Near that mountain was a very holy place named Aghamarsana. There Prajapati Daksa executed ritualistic ceremonies and satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, by engaging in great austerities to please Him.

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> > TEXT 22

> > astausîd dhamsa-guhyena

> > bhagavantam adhoksajam

> > tubhyam tad abhidhâsyâmi

> > kasyâtusyad yathâ harih

> > astausît--satisfied; hamsa-guhyena--by the celebrated prayers known as Hamsa-guhya; bhagavantam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhoksajam--who is beyond the reach of the senses; tubhyam--unto you; tat--that; abhidhâsyâmi--I shall explain; kasya--with Daksa, the prajâpati; atusyat--was satisfied; yathâ--how; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, I shall fully explain to you the Hamsa-guhya prayers, which were offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead by Daksa, and I shall explain how the Lord was pleased with him for those prayers.

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> > TEXT 23

> > srî-prajâpatir uvâca

> > namah parâyâvitathânubhûtaye

> > guna-trayâbhâsa-nimitta-bandhave

> > adrsta-dhâmne guna-tattva-buddhibhir

> > nivrtta-mânâya dadhe svayambhuve

> > srî-prajâpatih uvâca--the prajâpati Daksa said; namah--all respectful obeisances; parâya--unto the Transcendence; avitatha--correct; anubhûtaye--unto Him whose spiritual potency brings about realization of Him; guna-traya--of the three material modes of nature; âbhâsa--of the living entities who have the appearance; nimitta--and of the material energy; bandhave--unto the controller; adrsta-dhâmne--who is not perceived in His abode; guna-tattva-buddhibhih--by the conditioned souls whose poor intelligence dictates that real truth is found in the manifestations of the three modes of material nature; nivrtta-mânâya--who has surpassed all material measurements and calculations; dadhe--I offer; svayambhuve--unto the Supreme Lord, who is manifest with no cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Prajapati Daksa said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead is transcendental to the illusory energy and the physical categories it produces. He possesses the potency for unfailing knowledge and supreme willpower, and He is the controller of the living entities and the illusory energy. The conditioned souls who have accepted this material manifestation as everything cannot see Him, for He is above the evidence of experimental knowledge. Self-evident and self-sufficient, He is not caused by any superior cause. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.

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> > TEXT 24

> > na yasya sakhyam puruso 'vaiti sakhyuh

> > sakhâ vasan samvasatah pure 'smin

> > guno yathâ gunino vyakta-drstes

> > tasmai mahesâya namaskaromi

> > na--not; yasya--whose; sakhyam--fraternity; purusah--the living entity: avaiti--knows; sakhyuh--of the supreme friend: sakhâ--the friend; vasan--living; samvasatah--of the one living with; pure--in the body; asmin--this; gunah--the object of sense perception; yathâ--just like; guninah--of its respective sense organ; vyakta-drsteh--who oversees the material manifestation; tasmai--unto Him; mahâ-îsâya--unto the supreme controller; namaskaromi--I offer my obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the sense objects [form, taste, touch, smell and sound] cannot understand how the senses perceive them, so the conditioned soul, although residing in his body along with the Supersoul, cannot understand how the supreme spiritual person, the master of the material creation, directs his senses. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto that Supreme Person, who is the supreme controller.

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> > TEXT 25

> > deho 'savo 'ksâ manavo bhûta-mâtrâm

> > âtmânam anyam ca viduh param yat

> > sarvam pumân veda gunâms ca taj-jno

> > na veda sarva jnam anantam îde

> > dehah--this body; asavah--the life airs; aksâh--the different senses; manavah--the mind, understanding, intellect and ego; bhûta-mâtrâm--the five gross material elements and the sense objects (form, taste, sound and so on); âtmânam--themselves; anyam--any other: ca--and; viduh--know; param--beyond; yat--that which; sarvam--everything; pumân--the living being; veda--knows; gunân--the qualities of the material nature; ca--and; tat jnah--knowing those things; na--not; veda--knows; sarva jnam--unto the omniscient; anantam--the unlimited; ide--I offer my respectful obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because they are only matter, the body, the life airs, the external and internal senses, the five gross elements and the subtle sense objects [form, taste, smell, sound and touch] cannot know their own nature, the nature of the other senses or the nature of their controllers. But the living being, because of his spiritual nature, can know his body, the life airs, the senses, the elements and the sense objects, and he can also know the three qualities that form their roots. Nevertheless, although the living being is completely aware of them, he is unable to see the Supreme Being, who is omniscient and unlimited. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.

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> > TEXT 26

> > yadoparâmo manaso nâma-rûpa-

> > rûpasya drsta-smrti-sampramosât

> > ya îyate kevalayâ sva-samsthayâ

> > hamsâya tasmai suci-sadmane namah

> > yadâ--when in trance; uparâmah--complete cessation; manasah--of the mind; nâma-rûpa--material names and forms; rûpasya--of that by which they appear; drsta--of material vision; smrti--and of remembrance; sampramosât--due to the destruction; yah--who (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); îyate--is perceived; kevalayâ--with spiritual; sva-samsthayâ--His own original form; hamsâya--unto the supreme pure; tasmai--unto Him; suci-sadmane--who is realized only in the pure state of spiritual existence; namah--I offer my respectful obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When one's consciousness is completely purified of the contamination of material existence, gross and subtle, without being agitated as in the working and dreaming states, and when the mind is not dissolved as in susupti, deep sleep, one comes to the platform of trance. Then one's material vision and the memories of the mind, which manifests names and forms, are vanquished. Only in such a trance is the Supreme Personality of Godhead revealed. Thus let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is seen in that uncontaminated, transcendental state.

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> > TEXT 27-28

> > manîsino 'ntar-hrdi sannivesitam

> > sva-saktibhir navabhis ca trivrdbhih

> > vahnim yathâ dâruni pâncadasyam

> > manîsayâ niskarsanti gûdham

> > sa vai mamâsesa-visesa-mâyâ-

> > nisedha-nirvâna-sukhânubhûtih

> > sa sarva-nâmâ sa ca visva-rûpah

> > prasîdatâm aniruktâtma-saktih

> > manîsinah--great learned brâhmanas performing ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices; antah-hrdi--within the core of the heart; sannivesitam--being situated; sva-saktibhih--with His own spiritual potencies; navabhih--also with the nine different material potencies (the material nature, the total material energy, the ego, the mind and the five objects of the senses); ca--and (the five gross material elements and the ten acting and knowledge-gathering senses); trivrdbhih--by the three material modes of nature; vahnim--fire; yathâ--just like; dâruni--within wood; pâncadasyam--produced by chanting the fifteen hymns known as Sâmidhenî mantras; manîsayâ--by purified intelligence; niskarsanti--extract; gûdham--although not manifesting;

> > sah--that Supreme Personality of Godhead; vai--indeed; mama--toward me; asesa--all; visesa--varieties; mâyâ--of the illusory energy; nisedha--by the process of negation; nirvâna--of liberation; sukha-anubhûtih--who is realized by transcendental bliss; sah--that Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva-nâmâ--who is the source of all names; sah--that Supreme Personality of Godhead; ca--also; visva-rûpah--the gigantic form of the universe; prasîdatâm--may He be merciful; anirukta--inconceivable; âtma-saktih--the reservoir of all spiritual potencies.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just as great learned brahmanas who are expert in performing ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices can extract the fire dormant within wooden fuel by chanting the fifteen Samidheni mantras, thus proving the efficacy of the Vedic mantras, so those who are actually advanced in consciousness--in other words, those who are Krsna conscious--can find the Supersoul, who by His own spiritual potency is situated within the heart. The heart is covered by the three modes of material nature and the nine material elements [material nature, the total material energy, the ego, the mind and the five objects of sense gratification], and also by the five material elements and the ten senses. These twenty-seven elements constitute the external energy of the Lord. Great yogis meditate upon the Lord, who is situated as the Supersoul, Paramatma, within the core of the heart. May that Supersoul be pleased with me. The Supersoul is realized when one is eager for liberation from the unlimited varieties of material life. One actually attains such liberation when he engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord and realizes the Lord because of his attitude of service. The Lord may be addressed by various spiritual names, which are inconceivable to the material senses. When will that Supreme Personality of Godhead be pleased with me?

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> > TEXT 29

> > yad yan niruktam vacasâ nirûpitam

> > dhiyâksabhir vâ manasota yasya

> > mâ bhût svarûpam guna-rûpam hi tat tat

> > sa vai gunâpâya-visarga-laksanah

> > yat yat--whatever; niruktam--expressed; vacasâ--by words; nirûpitam--ascertained; dhiyâ--by so-called meditation or intelligence; aksabhih--by the senses; vâ--or; manasâ--by the mind; uta--certainly; yasya--of whom; mâ bhût--may not be; sva-rûpam--the actual form of the Lord; guna-rûpam--consisting of the three qualities; hi--indeed; tat tat--that; sah--that Supreme Personality of Godhead; vai--indeed; guna-apâya--the cause of the annihilation of everything made of the material modes of nature; visarga--and the creation; laksanah--appearing as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Anything expressed by material vibrations, anything ascertained by material intelligence and anything experienced by the material senses or concocted within the material mind is but an effect of the modes of material nature and therefore has nothing to do with the real nature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord is beyond the creation of this material world, for He is the source of the material qualities and creation. As the cause of all causes, He exists before the creation and after the creation. I wish to offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.

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> > TEXT 30

> > yasmin yato yena ca yasya yasmai

> > yad yo yathâ kurute kâryate ca

> > parâvaresâm paramam prâk prasiddham

> > tad brahma tad dhetur ananyad ekam

> > yasmin--in whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the supreme place of repose); yatah--from whom (everything emanates); yena--by whom (everything is enacted); ca--also; yasya--to whom everything belongs; yasmai--to whom (everything is offered); yat--which; yah--who; yathâ--as; kurute--executes; kâryate--is performed; ca--also; para-avaresâm--of both, in the material and spiritual existence; paramam--the supreme; prâk--the origin; prasiddham--well known to everyone; tat--that; brahma--the Supreme Brahman; tat hetuh--the cause of all causes; ananyat--having no other cause; ekam--one without a second.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Brahman, Krsna, is the ultimate resting place and source of everything. Everything is done by Him, everything belongs to Him, and everything is offered to Him. He is the ultimate objective, and whether acting or causing others to act, He is the ultimate doer. There are many causes, high and low, but since He is the cause of all causes, He is well known as the Supreme Brahman who existed before all activities. He is one without a second and has no other cause. I therefore offer my respects unto Him.

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> > TEXT 31

> > yac-chaktayo vadatâm vâdinâm vai

> > vivâda-samvâda-bhuvo bhavanti

> > kurvanti caisâm muhur âtma-moham

> > tasmai namo 'nanta-gunâya bhûmne

> > yat-saktayah--whose multifarious potencies; vadatâm--speaking different philosophies; vâdinâm--of the speakers; vai--indeed: vivâda--of argument; samvâda--and agreement; bhuvah--the causes; bhavanti--are; kurvanti--create; ca--and; esâm--of them (the theorists); muhuh--continuously; âtma-moham--bewilderment regarding the existence of the soul; tasmai--unto Him; namah--my respectful obeisances; ananta--unlimited; gunâya--possessing transcendental attributes; bhûmne--the all-pervading Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead, who possesses unlimited transcendental qualities. Acting from within the cores of the hearts of all philosophers, who propagate various views, He causes them to forget their own souls while sometimes agreeing and sometimes disagreeing among themselves. Thus He creates within this material world a situation in which they are unable to come to a conclusion. I offer my obeisances unto Him.

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> > TEXT 32

> > astîi nâstîti ca vastu-nisthayor

> > eka-sthayor bhinna-viruddha-dharmanoh

> > aveksitam kincana yoga-sânkhyayoh

> > samam param hy anukûlam brhat tat

> > asti--there is; iti--thus; na--not; asti--there is; iti--thus; ca--and; vastu-nisthayoh--professing knowledge of the ultimate cause; eka-sthayoh--with one and the same subject matter, establishing Brahman; bhinna--demonstrating different; viruddha-dharmanoh--and opposing characteristics; aveksitam--perceived; kincana--that something which; yoga-sânkhyayoh--of mystic yoga and the Sânkhya philosophy (analysis of the ways of nature); samam--the same; param--transcendental; hi--indeed; anukûlam--dwelling place; brhat tat--that ultimate cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There are two parties--namely, the theists and the atheists. The theist, who accepts the Supersoul, finds the spiritual cause through mystic yoga. The Sankhyite, however, who merely analyzes the material elements, comes to a conclusion of impersonalism and does not accept a supreme cause--whether Bhagavan, Paramatma or even Brahman. Instead, he is preoccupied with the superfluous, external activities of material nature. Ultimately, however, both parties demonstrate the Absolute Truth because although they offer opposing statements, their object is the same ultimate cause. They are both approaching the same Supreme Brahman, to whom I offer my respectful obeisances.

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> > TEXT 33

> > yo 'nugrahârtham bhajatâm pâda-mûlam

> > anâma-rûpo bhagavân anantah

> > nâmâni rûpâni ca janma-karmabhir

> > bheje sa mahyam paramah prasîdatu

> > yah--who (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); anugraha-artham--to show His causeless mercy; bhajatâm--to the devotees who always render devotional service; pâda-mûlam--to His transcendental lotus feet; anâma--with no material name; rûpah--or material form; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anantah--unlimited, all-pervading and eternally existing; nâmâni--transcendental holy names; rûpâni--His transcendental forms; ca--also; janma-karmabhih--with His transcendental birth and activities; bheje--manifests; sah--He; mahyam--unto me; paramah--the Supreme; prasîdatu--may He be merciful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is inconceivably opulent, who is devoid of all material names, forms and pastimes, and who is all-pervading, is especially merciful to the devotees who worship His lotus feet. Thus He exhibits transcendental forms and names with His different pastimes. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss, be merciful to me.

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> > TEXT 34

> > yah prâkrtair jnâna-pathair janânâm

> > yathâsayam deha-gato vibhâti

> > yathânilah pârthivam âsrito gunam

> > sa îsvaro me kurutâm manoratham

> > yah--who; prâkrtaih--lower grade; jnâna-pathaih--by the paths of worship; janânâm--of all living entities; yathâ-âsayam--according to the desire; deha-gatah--situated within the core of the heart; vibhâti--manifests; yathâ--just as; anilah--the air; pârthivam--earthly; âsritah--receiving; gunam--the quality (like flavor and color); sah--He; îsvarah--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; me--my; kurutâm--may He fulfill; manoratham--desire (for devotional service).

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the air carries various characteristics of the physical elements, like the aroma of a flower or colors resulting from a mixture of dust in the air, the Lord appears through lower systems of worship according to one's desires, although He appears as the demigods and not in His original form. What is the use of these other forms? May the original Supreme Personality of Godhead please fulfill my desires.

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> > TEXT 35-39

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > iti stutah samstuvatah

> > sa tasminn aghamarsane

> > prâdurâsît kuru-srestha

> > bhagavân bhakta-vatsalah

> > krta-pâdah suparnâmse

> > pralambâsta-mahâ-bhujah

> > cakra-sankhâsi-carmesu-

> > dhanuh-pâsa-gadâ-dharah

> > pîta-vâsâ ghana-syâmah

> > prasanna-vadaneksanah

> > vana-mâlâ-nivîtângo

> > lasac-chrîvatsa-kaustu bhah

> > mahâ-kirîta-katakah

> > sphuran-makara-kundalah

> > kâncy-angulîya-valaya-

> > nûpurângada-bhûsitah

> > trailokya-mohanam rûpam

> > bibhrat tribhuvanesvarah

> > vrto nârada-nandâdyaih

> > pârsadaih sura-yûthapaih

> > stûyamâno 'nugâyadbhih

> > siddha-gandharva-câranaih

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti--thus; stutah--being praised; samstuvatah--of Daksa, who was offering prayers; sah--that Supreme Personality of Godhead; tasmin--in that; aghamarsane--holy place celebrated as Aghamarsana; prâdurâsît--appeared; kuru-srestha--O best of the Kuru dynasty; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhakta-vatsalah--who is very kind to His devotees;

> > krta-pâdah--whose lotus feet were placed; suparna-amse--on the shoulders of His carrier, Garuda; pralamba--very long; asta-mahâ-bhujah--possessing eight mighty arms; cakra--disc; sankha--conchshell; asi--sword; carma--shield; isu--arrow; dhanuh--bow; pâsa--rope; gadâ--club; dharah--holding;

> > pîta-vâsâh--with yellow garments; ghana-syâmah--whose bodily hue was intense blue-black; prasanna--very cheerful; vadana--whose face; îksanah--and glance; vana-mâlâ--by a garland of forest flowers; nivîta-angah--whose body was adorned from the neck down to the feet; lasat--shining; srîvatsa-kaustubhah--the jewel known as Kaustubha and the mark of Srîvatsa; mahâ-kirîta--of a very large and gorgeous helmet; katakah--a circle;

> > sphurat--glittering; makara-kundalah--earrings resembling sharks; kânci--with a belt; angulîya--finger rings; valaya--bracelets; nûpura--ankle bells; angada--upper-arm bracelets; bhûsitah--decorated; trai-lokya-mohanam--captivating the three worlds; rûpam--His bodily features;

> > bibhrat--shining; tri-bhuvana--of the three worlds; îsvarah--the Supreme Lord; vrtah--surrounded; nârada--by exalted devotees, headed by Nârada; nanda-âdyaih--and others, like Nanda; pârsadaih--who are all eternal associates; sura-yûthapaih--as well as by the heads of the demigods; stûyamânah--being glorified; anugâyadbhih--singing after Him; siddha-gandharva-câranaih--by the Siddhas, Gandharvas and Câranas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is extremely affectionate to His devotees, was very pleased by the prayers offered by Daksa, and thus He appeared at that holy place known as Aghamarsana. O Maharaja Pariksit, best of the Kuru dynasty, the Lord's lotus feet rested on the shoulders of His carrier, Garuda, and He appeared with eight long, mighty, very beautiful arms. In His hands He held a disc, conchshell, sword, shield, arrow, bow, rope and club--in each hand a different weapon, all brilliantly shining. His garments were yellow and His bodily hue deep bluish. His eyes and face were very cheerful, and from His neck to His feet hung a long garland of flowers. His chest was decorated with the Kaustubha jewel and the mark of Srivatsa. On His head was a gorgeous round helmet, and His ears were decorated with earrings resembling sharks. All these ornaments were uncommonly beautiful. The Lord wore a golden belt on His waist, bracelets on His arms, rings on His fingers, and ankle bells on His feet. Thus decorated by various ornaments, Lord Hari, who is attractive to all the living entities of the three worlds, is known as Purusottama, the best personality. He was accompanied by great devotees like Narada, Nanda and all the principal demigods, led by the heavenly king, Indra, and the residents of various upper planetary systems such as Siddhaloka, Gandharvaloka and Caranaloka. Situated on both sides of the Lord and behind Him as well, these devotees offered Him prayers continuously.

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> > TEXT 40

> > rûpam tan mahad-âscaryam

> > vicaksyâgata-sâdhvasah

> > nanâma dandavad bhûmau

> > prahrstâtmâ prajâpatih

> > rûpam--transcendental form; tat--that; mahat-âscaryam--greatly wonderful; vicaksya--seeing; âgata-sâdhvasah--in the beginning becoming afraid; nanâma--offered obeisances; danda-vat--like a stick; bhûmau--on the ground; prahrsta-âtmâ--being pleased in his body, mind and soul; prajâpatih--the prajapati known as Daksa.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing that wonderful and effulgent form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Prajapati Daksa was first somewhat afraid, but then he was very pleased to see the Lord, and he fell to the ground like a stick [dandavat] to offer his respects to the Lord.

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> > TEXT 41

> > na kincanodîrayitum

> > asakat tîvrayâ mudâ

> > âpûrita-manodvârair

> > hradinya iva nirjharaih

> > na--not; kincana--anything; udîrayitum--to speak; asakat--he was able; tîvrayâ--by very great; mudâ--happiness; âpûrita--filled; manah-dvâraih--by the senses; hradinyah--the rivers; iva--like; nirjharaih--by torrents from the mountain.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As rivers are filled by water flowing from a mountain, all of Daksa's senses were filled with pleasure. Because of his highly elevated happiness, Daksa could not say anything, but simply remained flat on the ground.

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> > TEXT 42

> > tam tathâvanatam bhaktam

> > prajâ-kâmam prajâpatim

> > citta jnah sarva-bhûtânâm

> > idam âha janârdanah

> > tam--him (Prajâpati Daksa); tathâ--in that way; avanatam--prostrated before Him; bhaktam--a great devotee; prajâ-kâmam--desiring to increase the population; prajâpatim--unto the prajâpati (Daksa); citta jnah--who can understand the hearts; sarva-bhûtânâm--of all living entities; idam--this; âha--said; janârdanah--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can appease everyone's desires.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although Prajapati Daksa could not say anything, when the Lord, who knows everyone's heart, saw His devotee prostrate in that manner and desiring to increase the population, He addressed him as follows.

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> > TEXT 43

> > Srî-bhagavân uvâca

> > prâcetasa mahâ-bhâga

> > samsiddhas tapasâ bhavân

> > yac chraddhayâ mat-parayâ

> > mayi bhâvam param gatah

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; prâcetasa--O My dear Prâcetasa; mahâ-bhâga--O you who are so fortunate; samsiddhah--perfected; tapasâ--by your austerities; bhavân--your good self; yat--because; sraddhayâ--by great faith; mat-parayâ--whose object is Me; mayi--in Me; bhâvam--ecstasy; param--supreme; gatah--attained.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O most fortunate Pracetasa, because of your great faith in Me, you have attained the supreme devotional ecstasy. Indeed, because of your austerities, combined with exalted devotion, your life is now successful. You have achieved complete perfection.

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> > TEXT 44

> > prîto 'ham te prajâ-nâtha

> > yat te 'syodbrmhanam tapah

> > mamaisa kâmo bhûtânâm

> > yad bhûyâsur vibhûtayah

> > prîtah--very much pleased; aham--I; te--with you; prajâ-nâtha--O king of population; yat--because; te--your; asya--of this material world; udbrmhanam--causing increase; tapah--austerity; mama--My; esah--this; kâmah--desire; bhûtânâm--of the living entities; yat--which; bhûyâsuh--may there be; vibhûtayah--advancement in all respects.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Prajapati Daksa, you have performed extreme austerities for the welfare and growth of the world. My desire also is that everyone within this world be happy. I am therefore very pleased with you because you are endeavoring to fulfill My desire for the welfare of the entire world.

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> > TEXT 45

> > brahmâ bhavo bhavantas ca

> > manavo vibudhesvarâh

> > vibhûtayo mama hy etâ

> > bhûtânâm bhûti-hetavah

> > brahmâ--Lord Brahmâ; bhavah--Lord Siva; bhavantah--all of you prajâpatis; ca--and; manavah--the Manus; vibudha-îsvarâh--all the different demigods (such as the sun, the moon, Venus, Mars and Jupiter, who are all in charge of various activities for the welfare of the world); vibhûtayah--expansions of energy; mama--My; hi--indeed; etâh--all these; bhûtânâm--of all the living entities; bhûti--of welfare; hetavah--causes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, the Manus, all the other demigods in the higher planetary systems, and you prajapatis, who are increasing the population, are working for the benefit of all living entities. Thus you expansions of My marginal energy are incarnations of My various qualities.

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> > TEXT 46

> > tapo me hrdayam brahmams

> > tanur vidyâ kriyâkrtih

> > angâni kratavo jâtâ

> > dharma âtmâsavah surâh

> > tapah--austerities like mental control, mystic yoga and meditation; me--My; hrdayam--heart; brahman--O brahmâna; tanuh--the body; vidyâ--the knowledge derived from Vedic scripture; kriyâ--spiritual activities; âkrtih--form; angâni--the limbs of the body; kratavah--the ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices mentioned in the Vedic literature; jâtâh--completed; dharmah--the religious principles for executing the ritualistic ceremonies; âtmâ--My soul; asavah--life airs; surâh--the demigods who execute My orders in different departments of the material world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear brahmana, austerity in the form of meditation is My heart, Vedic knowledge in the form of hymns and mantras constitutes My body, and spiritual activities and ecstatic emotions are My actual form. The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, when properly conducted, are the various limbs of My body, the unseen good fortune proceeding from pious or spiritual activities constitutes My mind, and the demigods who execute My orders in various departments are My life and soul.

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> > TEXT 47

> > aham evâsam evâgre

> > nânyat kincântaram bahih

> > samjnâna-mâtram avyaktam

> > prasuptam iva visvatah

> > aham--I, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva--only; âsam--was; eva--certainly; agre--in the beginning, before the creation; na--not; anyat--other; kinca--anything; antaram--besides Me; bahih--external (since the cosmic manifestation is external to the spiritual world, the spiritual world existed when there was no material world); samjnâna-mâtram--only the consciousness of the living entities; avyaktam--unmanifested; prasuptam--sleeping; iva--like; visvatah--all over.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Before the creation of this cosmic manifestation, I alone existed with My specific spiritual potencies. Consciousness was then unmanifested, just as one's consciousness is unmanifested during the time of sleep.

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> > TEXT 48

> > mayy ananta-gune 'nante

> > gunato guna-vigrahah

> > yadâsît tata evâdyah

> > svayambhûh samabhûd ajah

> > mayi--in Me; ananta-gune--possessing unlimited potency; anante--unlimited; gunatah--from My potency known as mâyâ; guna-vigrahah--the universe, which is a result of the modes of nature; yadâ--when; âsît--it came into existence; tatah--therein; eva--indeed; âdyah--the first living being; svayambhûh--Lord Brahmâ; samabhût--was born; ajah--although not from a material mother.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I am the reservoir of unlimited potency, and therefore I am known as unlimited or all-pervading. From My material energy the cosmic manifestation appeared within Me, and in this universal manifestation appeared the chief being, Lord Brahma, who is your source and is not born of a material mother.

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> > TEXT 49-50

> > sa vai yadâ mahâdevo

> > mama vîryopabrmhitah

> > mene khilam ivâtmânam

> > udyatah svarga-karmani

> > atha me 'bhihito devas

> > tapo 'tapyata dârunam

> > nava visva-srjo yusmân

> > yenâdâv asrjad vibhuh

> > sah--that Lord Brahmâ; vai--indeed; yadâ--when; mahâ-devah--the chief of all the demigods; mama--My; vîrya-upabrmhitah--being increased by the potency; mene--thought; khilam--incapable; iva--as if; âtmânam--himself; udyatah--attempting; svarga-karmani--in the creation of the universal affairs; atha--at that time; me--by Me; abhihitah--advised; devah--that Lord Brahmâ; tapah--austerity; atapyata--performed; dârunam--extremely difficult; nava--nine; visva-srjah--important personalities to create the universe; yusmân--all of you; yena--by whom; âdau--in the beginning; asrjat--created; vibhuh--the great.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the chief lord of the universe, Lord Brahma [Svayambhu], having been inspired by My energy, was attempting to create, he thought himself incapable. Therefore I gave him advice, and in accordance with My instructions he underwent extremely difficult austerities. Because of these austerities, the great Lord Brahma was able to create nine personalities, including you, to help him in the functions of creation.

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> > TEXT 51

> > esâ pancajanasyânga

> > duhitâ vai prajâpateh

> > asiknî nâma patnîtve

> > prajesa pratigrhyatâm

> > esâ--this; pancajanasya--of Pancajana; anga--O My dear son; duhitâ--the daughter; vai--indeed; prajâpateh--another prajapati; asiknî nâma--of the name Asiknî; patnîtve--as your wife; prajesa--O prajâpati; pratigrhyatâm--let her be accepted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O My dear son Daksa, Prajapati Pancajana has a daughter named Asikni, whom I offer to you so that you may accept her as your wife.

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> > TEXT 52

> > mithuna-vyavâya-dharmas tvam

> > prajâ-sargam imam punah

> > mithuna-vyavâya-dharminyâm

> > bhûriso bhâvayisyasi

> > mithuna--of man and woman; vyavâya--sexual activities; dharmah--who accepts by religious performance; tvam--you; prajâ-sargam--creation of living entities; imam--this; punah--again; mithuna--of man and woman united; vyavâya-dharminyâm--in her according to the religious performance of sexual intercourse; bhûrisah--manifold; bhâvayisyasi--you will cause to be.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Now unite in sexual life as man and woman, and in this way, by sexual intercourse, you will be able to beget hundreds of children in the womb of this girl to increase the population.

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> > TEXT 53

> > tvatto 'dhastât prajâh sarvâ

> > mithunî -bhûya mâyayâ

> > madîyayâ bhavisyanti

> > harisyanti ca me balim

> > tvattah--you; adhastât--after; prajâh--the living entities; sarvâh--all; mithunî-bhûya--having sex life; mâyayâ--because of the influence or facilities given by the illusory energy; madîyayâ--My; bhavisyanti--they will become; harisyanti--they will offer; ca--also; me--unto Me; balim--presentations.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After you give birth to many hundreds and thousands of children, they will also be captivated by My illusory energy and will engage, like You, in sexual intercourse. But because of My mercy to you and them, they will also be able to give Me presentations in devotion.

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> > TEXT 54

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > ity uktvâ misatas tasya

> > bhagavân visva-bhâvanah

> > svapnopalabdhârtha iva

> > tatraivântardadhe harih

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Sukadeva Gosvâmî continued to speak; iti--thus; uktvâ--saying; misatah tasya--while he (Daksa) was personally looking on; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; visva-bhâvanah--who creates the universal affairs; svapna-upalabdha-arthah--an object obtained in dreaming; iva--like; tatra--there; eva--certainly: antardadhe--disappeared; harih--the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: After the creator of the entire universe, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, had spoken in this way in the presence of Prajapati Daksa, He immediately disappeared as if He were an object experienced in a dream.

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