> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Ten: Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-râjovâca

> > kathyatâm bhagavann etat

> > tayoh s'âpasya kâranam

> > yat tad vigarhitam karma

> > yena vâ devarshes tamah

> > s'rî-râjâ uvâca - the King further inquired; kathyatâm - please describe; bhagavan - O supremely powerful one; etat - this; tayoh - of both of them; s'âpasya - of cursing; kâranam - the cause; yat - which; tat - that; vigarhitam - abominable; karma - act; yena - by which; vâ - either; devarsheh tamah - the great sage Nârada became so angry.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Parîkchit inquired from S'ukadeva Gosvâmî: O great and powerful saint, what was the cause of Nalakûvara's and Manigrîva's having been cursed by Nârada Muni? What did they do that was so abominable that even Nârada, the great sage, became angry at them? Kindly describe this to me.

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> > TEXTS 2 - 3

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > rudrasyânucarau bhûtvâ

> > sudriptau dhanadâtmajau

> > kailâsopavane ramye

> > mandâkinyâm madotkathau

> > vârunîm madirâm pîtvâ

> > madâghûrnita-locanau

> > strî-janair anugâyadbhis'

> > ceratuh pushpite vane

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî replied; rudrasya - of Lord S'iva; anucarau - two great devotees or associates; bhûtvâ - being elevated to that post; su-driptau - being proud of that position and their beautiful bodily features; dhanada-âtmajau - the two sons of Kuvera, treasurer of the demigods; kailâsa-upavane - in a small garden attached to Kailâsa Parvata, the residence of Lord S'iva; ramye - in a very beautiful place; mandâkinyâm - on the River Mandâkinî; mada-utkathau - terribly proud and mad;

> > vârunîm - a kind of liquor named Vârunî; madirâm - intoxication; pîtvâ - drinking; mada-âghûrnita- locanau - their eyes rolling with intoxication; strî-janaih - with women; anugâyadbhih - vibrating songs sung by them; ceratuh - wandered; pushpite vane - in a nice flower garden.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: O King Parîkchit, because the two sons of Kuvera had been elevated to the association of Lord S'iva, of which they were very much proud, they were allowed to wander in a garden attached to Kailâsa Hill, on the bank of the Mandâkinî River. Taking advantage of this, they used to drink a kind of liquor called Vârunî. Accompanied by women singing after them, they would wander in that garden of flowers, their eyes always rolling in intoxication.

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> > TEXT 4

> > antah pravis'ya gangâyâm

> > ambhoja-vana-râjini

> > cikrîdatur yuvatibhir

> > gajâv iva karenubhih

> > antah - within; pravis'ya - entering; gangâyâm - the Ganges, known as Mandâkinî; ambhoja - of lotus flowers; vana-râjini - where there was a congested forest; cikrîdatuh - the two of them used to enjoy; yuvatibhih - in the company of young girls; gajau - two elephants; iva - just like; karenubhih - with female elephants.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Within the waters of the Mandâkinî Ganges, which were crowded with gardens of lotus flowers, the two sons of Kuvera would enjoy young girls, just like two male elephants enjoying in the water with female elephants.

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> > TEXT 5

> > yadricchayâ ca devarshir

> > bhagavâms tatra kaurava

> > apas'yan nârado devau

> > kshîbânau samabudhyata

> > yadricchayâ - by chance, while wandering all over the universe; ca - and; deva- rishih - the supreme saintly person among the demigods; bhagavân - the most powerful; tatra - there (where the two sons of Kuvera were enjoying life); kaurava - O Mahârâja Parîkchit; apas'yat - when he saw; nâradah - the great saint; devau - the two boys of the demigods; kshîbânau - with eyes maddened by intoxication; samabudhyata - he could understand (their position).

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Mahârâja Parîkchit, by some auspicious opportunity for the two boys, the great saint Devarshi Nârada once appeared there by chance. Seeing them intoxicated, with rolling eyes, he could understand their situation.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tam drishthvâ vrîditâ devyo

> > vivastrâh s'âpa-s'ankitâh

> > vâsâmsi paryadhuh s'îghram

> > vivastrau naiva guhyakau

> > tam - Nârada Muni; drishthvâ - seeing; vrîditâh - being ashamed; devyah - the young girls of the demigods; vivastrâh - although they were naked; s'âpa- s'ankitâh - being afraid of being cursed; vâsâmsi - garments; paryadhuh - covered the body; s'îghram - very swiftly; vivastrau - who were also naked; na - not; eva - indeed; guhyakau - the two sons of Kuvera.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon seeing Nârada, the naked young girls of the demigods were very much ashamed. Afraid of being cursed, they covered their bodies with their garments. But the two sons of Kuvera did not do so; instead, not caring about Nârada, they remained naked.

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> > TEXT 7

> > tau drishthvâ madirâ-mattau

> > s'rî-madândhau surâtmajau

> > tayor anugrahârthâya

> > s'âpam dâsyann idam jagau

> > tau - the two boys of the demigods; drishthvâ - seeing; madirâ-mattau - very intoxicated because of drinking liquor; s'rî-mada-andhau - being blind with false prestige and opulence; sura-âtmajau - the two sons of the demigods; tayoh - unto them; anugraha-arthâya - for the purpose of giving special mercy; s'âpam - a curse; dâsyan - desiring to offer them; idam - this; jagau - uttered.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing the two sons of the demigods naked and intoxicated by opulence and false prestige, Devarshi Nârada, in order to show them special mercy, desired to give them a special curse. Thus he spoke as follows.

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> > TEXT 8

> > s'rî-nârada uvâca

> > na hy anyo jushato joshyân

> > buddhi-bhrams'o rajo-gunah

> > s'rî-madâd âbhijâtyâdir

> > yatra strî dyûtam âsavah

> > s'rî-nâradah uvâca - Nârada Muni said; na - there is not; hi - indeed; anyah - another material enjoyment; jushatah - of one who is enjoying; joshyân - things very attractive in the material world (different varieties of eating, sleeping, mating and defense); buddhi-bhrams'ah - such enjoyments attract the intelligence; rajah-gunah - being controlled by the mode of passion; s'rî-madât - than riches; âbhijâtya-âdih - among the four material principles (attractive personal bodily features, birth in an aristocratic family, being very learned, and being very rich); yatra - wherein; strî - women; dyûtam - gambling; âsavah - wine (wine, women and gambling are very prominent).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nârada Muni said: Among all the attractions of material enjoyment, the attraction of riches bewilders one's intelligence more than having beautiful bodily features, taking birth in an aristocratic family, and being learned. When one is uneducated but falsely puffed up by wealth, the result is that one engages his wealth in enjoying wine, women and gambling.

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> > TEXT 9

> > hanyante pas'avo yatra

> > nirdayair ajitâtmabhih

> > manyamânair imam deham

> > ajarâmrityu nas'varam

> > hanyante - are killed in many ways (especially by slaughterhouses); pas'avah - four-legged animals (horses, sheep, cows, hogs, etc.); yatra - wherein; nirdayaih - by those merciless persons who are conducted by the mode of passion; ajita-âtmabhih - rascals who are unable to control the senses; manyamânaih - are thinking; imam - this; deham - body; ajara - will never become old or diseased; amrityu - death will never come; nas'varam - although the body is destined to be annihilated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Unable to control their senses, rascals who are falsely proud of their riches or their birth in aristocratic families are so cruel that to maintain their perishable bodies, which they think will never grow old or die, they kill poor animals without mercy. Sometimes they kill animals merely to enjoy an excursion.

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> > TEXT 10

> > deva-samjn'itam apy ante

> > krimi-vid-bhasma-samjn'itam

> > bhûta-dhruk tat-krite svârtham

> > kim veda nirayo yatah

> > deva-samjn'itam - the body now known as a very exalted person, like president, minister or even demigod; api - even if the body is so exalted; ante - after death; krimi - turns into worms; vith - or into stool; bhasma-samjn'itam - or into ashes; bhûta-dhruk - a person who does not accept the s'âstric injunctions and is unnecessarily envious of other living entities; tat-krite - by acting in that way; sva-artham - self-interest; kim - who is there; veda - who knows; nirayah yatah - because from such sinful activities one must suffer hellish conditions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While living one may be proud of one's body, thinking oneself a very big man, minister, president or even demigod, but whatever one may be, after death this body will turn either into worms, into stool or into ashes. If one kills poor animals to satisfy the temporary whims of this body, one does not know that he will suffer in his next birth, for such a sinful miscreant must go to hell and suffer the results of his actions.

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> > TEXT 11

> > dehah kim anna-dâtuh svam

> > nishektur mâtur eva ca

> > mâtuh pitur vâ balinah

> > kretur agneh s'uno 'pi vâ

> > dehah - this body; kim anna-dâtuh - does it belong to the employer who gives me the money to maintain it; svam - or does it belong to me personally; nishektuh - (or does it belong) to the person who discharged the semen; mâtuh eva - (or does it belong) to the mother who maintained this body within her womb; ca - and; mâtuh pituh vâ - or (does it belong) to the father of the mother (because sometimes the father of the mother takes a grandson as an adopted son); balinah - (or does it belong) to the person who takes this body away by force; kretuh - or to the person who purchases the body as a slave; agneh - or to the fire (because ultimately the body is burned); s'unah - or to the dogs and vultures that ultimately eat it; api - even; vâ - or.

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> > TEXT 12

> > evam sâdhâranam deham

> > avyakta-prabhavâpyayam

> > ko vidvân âtmasât kritvâ

> > hanti jantûn rite 'satah

> > evam - in this way; sâdhâranam - common property; deham - the body; avyakta - from unmanifested nature; prabhava - manifested in that way; apyayam - and again merged with the unmanifested ("for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return"); kah - who is that person; vidvân - one who is actually in knowledge; âtmasât kritvâ - claiming as his own; hanti - kills; jantûn - poor animals; rite - except; asatah - rascals who have no knowledge, no clear understanding.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This body, after all, is produced by the unmanifested nature and again annihilated and merged in the natural elements. Therefore, it is the common property of everyone. Under the circumstances, who but a rascal claims this property as his own and while maintaining it commits such sinful activities as killing animals just to satisfy his whims? Unless one is a rascal, one cannot commit such sinful activities.

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> > TEXT 13

> > asatah s'rî-madândhasya

> > dâridryam param an'janam

> > âtmaupamyena bhûtâni

> > daridrah param îkshate

> > asatah - of such a foolish rascal; s'rî-mada-andhasya - who is blinded by temporarily possessing riches and opulence; dâridryam - poverty; param an'janam - the best ointment for the eyes, by which to see things as they are; âtma-aupamyena - with comparison to himself; bhûtâni - living beings; daridrah - a poverty-stricken man; param - perfectly; îkshate - can see things as they are.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Atheistic fools and rascals who are very much proud of wealth fail to see things as they are. Therefore, returning them to poverty is the proper ointment for their eyes so they may see things as they are. At least a poverty-stricken man can realize how painful poverty is, and therefore he will not want others to be in a painful condition like his own.

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> > TEXT 14

> > yathâ kanthaka-viddhângo

> > jantor necchati tâm vyathâm

> > jîva-sâmyam gato lingair

> > na tathâviddha-kanthakah

> > yathâ - just as; kanthaka-viddha-angah - a person whose body has been pinpricked; jantoh - of such an animal; na - not; icchati - desires; tâm - a particular; vyathâm - pain; jîva-sâmyam gatah - when he understands that the position is the same for everyone; lingaih - by possessing a particular type of body; na - not; tathâ - so; aviddha-kanthakah - a person who has not been pinpricked.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By seeing their faces, one whose body has been pricked by pins can understand the pain of others who are pinpricked. Realizing that this pain is the same for everyone, he does not want others to suffer in this way. But one who has never been pricked by pins cannot understand this pain.

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> > TEXT 15

> > daridro niraham-stambho

> > muktah sarva-madair iha

> > kricchram yadricchayâpnoti

> > tad dhi tasya param tapah

> > daridrah - a poverty-stricken person; nir-aham-stambhah - is automatically freed from all false prestige; muktah - liberated; sarva - all; madaih - from false ego; iha - in this world; kricchram - with great difficulty; yadricchayâ âpnoti - what he gains by chance from providence; tat - that; hi - indeed; tasya - his; param - perfect; tapah - austerity.

> > TRANSLATION

> > A poverty-stricken man must automatically undergo austerities and penances because he does not have the wealth to possess anything. Thus his false prestige is vanquished. Always in need of food, shelter and clothing, he must be satisfied with what is obtained by the mercy of providence. Undergoing such compulsory austerities is good for him because this purifies him and completely frees him from false ego.

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> > TEXT 16

> > nityam kshut-kshâma-dehasya

> > daridrasyânna-kânkshinah

> > indriyâny anus'ushyanti

> > himsâpi vinivartate

> > nityam - always; kshut - with hunger; kshâma - weak, without necessary strength; dehasya - of the body of a poor man; daridrasya - poverty-stricken; anna- kânkshinah - always desiring to get sufficient food; indriyâni - the senses, which are compared to snakes; anus'ushyanti - gradually become weaker and weaker, with less potency; himsâ api - the tendency to be envious of others; vinivartate - reduces.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Always hungry, longing for sufficient food, a poverty-stricken man gradually becomes weaker and weaker. Having no extra potency, his senses are automatically pacified. A poverty-stricken man, therefore, is unable to perform harmful, envious activities. In other words, such a man automatically gains the results of the austerities and penances adopted voluntarily by saintly persons.

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> > TEXT 17

> > daridrasyaiva yujyante

> > sâdhavah sama-dars'inah

> > sadbhih kshinoti tam tarsham

> > tata ârâd vis'uddhyati

> > daridrasya - of a person who is poverty-stricken; eva - indeed; yujyante - may easily associate; sâdhavah - saintly persons; sama-dars'inah - although sâdhus are equal to everyone, to the poor and the rich, the poor man can take advantage of their association; sadbhih - by the association of such saintly persons; kshinoti - reduces; tam - the original cause of material suffering; tarsham - the desire for material enjoyment; tatah - thereafter; ârât - very soon; vis'uddhyati - his material contamination is cleansed off.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Saintly persons may freely associate with those who are poverty-stricken, but not with those who are rich. A poverty-stricken man, by association with saintly persons, very soon becomes uninterested in material desires, and the dirty things within the core of his heart are cleansed away.

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> > TEXT 18

> > sâdhûnâm sama-cittânâm

> > mukunda-caranaishinâm

> > upekshyaih kim dhana-stambhair

> > asadbhir asad-âs'rayaih

> > sâdhûnâm - of saintly persons; sama-cittânâm - of those who are equal to everyone; mukunda-carana-eshinâm - whose only business is to serve Mukunda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and who always aspire for that service; upekshyaih - neglecting the association; kim - what; dhana-stambhaih - rich and proud; asadbhih - with the association of undesirable persons; asat- âs'rayaih - taking shelter of those who are asat, or nondevotees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Saintly persons [sâdhus] think of Krishna twenty-four hours a day. They have no other interest. Why should people neglect the association of such exalted spiritual personalities and try to associate with materialists, taking shelter of nondevotees, most of whom are proud and rich?

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> > TEXT 19

> > tad aham mattayor mâdhvyâ

> > vârunyâ s'rî-madândhayoh

> > tamo-madam harishyâmi

> > strainayor ajitâtmanoh

> > tat - therefore; aham - I; mattayoh - of these two drunken persons; mâdhvyâ - by drinking liquor; vârunyâ - named Vârunî; s'rî-mada-andhayoh - who are blinded by celestial opulence; tamah-madam - this false prestige due to the mode of ignorance; harishyâmi - I shall take away; strainayoh - because they have become so attached to women; ajita-âtmanoh - being unable to control the senses.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, since these two persons, drunk with the liquor named Vârunî, or Mâdhvî, and unable to control their senses, have been blinded by the pride of celestial opulence and have become attached to women, I shall relieve them of their false prestige.

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> > TEXTS 20 - 22

> > yad imau loka-pâlasya

> > putrau bhûtvâ tamah-plutau

> > na vivâsasam âtmânam

> > vijânîtah sudurmadau

> > ato 'rhatah sthâvaratâm

> > syâtâm naivam yathâ punah

> > smritih syân mat-prasâdena

> > tatrâpi mad-anugrahât

> > vâsudevasya sânnidhyam

> > labdhvâ divya-s'arac-chate

> > vritte svarlokatâm bhûyo

> > labdha-bhaktî bhavishyatah

> > yat - because; imau - these two young demigods; loka-pâlasya - of the great demigod Kuvera; putrau - born as sons; bhûtvâ - being so (they should not have become like that); tamah-plutau - so absorbed in the mode of darkness; na - not; vivâsasam - without any dress, completely naked; âtmânam - their personal bodies; vijânîtah - could understand that they were naked; su- durmadau - because they were very much fallen due to false pride;

> > atah - therefore; arhatah - they deserve; sthâvaratâm - immobility like that of a tree; syâtâm - they may become; na - not; evam - in this way; yathâ - as; punah - again; smritih - remembrance; syât - may continue; mat-prasâdena - by my mercy; tatra api - over and above that; mat-anugrahât - by my special favor;

> > vâsudevasya - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sânnidhyam - the personal association, face to face; labdhvâ - obtaining; divya-s'arat-s'ate vritte - after the expiry of one hundred years by the measurement of the demigods; svarlokatâm - the desire to live in the celestial world; bhûyah - again; labdha- bhaktî - having revived their natural condition of devotional service; bhavishyatah - will become.

> > TRANSLATION

> > These two young men, Nalakûvara and Manigrîva, are by fortune the sons of the great demigod Kuvera, but because of false prestige and madness after drinking liquor, they are so fallen that they are naked but cannot understand that they are. Therefore, because they are living like trees (for trees are naked but are not conscious), these two young men should receive the bodies of trees. This will be proper punishment. Nonetheless, after they become trees and until they are released, by my mercy they will have remembrance of their past sinful activities. Moreover, by my special favor, after the expiry of one hundred years by the measurement of the demigods, they will be able to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vâsudeva, face to face, and thus revive their real position as devotees.

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> > TEXT 23

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > evam uktvâ sa devarshir

> > gato nârâyanâs'ramam

> > nalakûvara-manigrîvâv

> > âsatur yamalârjunau

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued to speak; evam uktvâ - thus uttering; sah - he; devarshih - the greatest saintly person, Nârada; gatah - left that place; nârâyana-âs'ramam - for his own âs'rama, known as Nârâyana-âs'rama; nalakûvara - Nalakûvara; manigrîvau - and Manigrîva; âsatuh - remained there to become; yamala-arjunau - twin arjuna trees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued: Having thus spoken, the great saint Devarshi Nârada returned to his âs'rama, known as Nârâyana-âs'rama, and Nalakûvara and Manigrîva became twin arjuna trees.

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> > TEXT 24

> > risher bhâgavata-mukhyasya

> > satyam kartum vaco harih

> > ja(n')gâma s'anakais tatra

> > yatrâstâm yamalârjunau

> > risheh - of the great sage and saintly person Nârada; bhâgavata-mukhyasya - of the topmost of all devotees; satyam - truthful; kartum - to prove; vacah - his words; harih - the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna; jagâma - went there; s'anakaih - very slowly; tatra - there; yatra - to the spot where; âstâm - there were; yamala-arjunau - the twin arjuna trees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead, S'rî Krishna, to fulfill the truthfulness of the words of the greatest devotee, Nârada, slowly went to that spot where the twin arjuna trees were standing.

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> > TEXT 25

> > devarshir me priyatamo

> > yad imau dhanadâtmajau

> > tat tathâ sâdhayishyâmi

> > yad gîtam tan mahâtmanâ

> > devarshih - the great saint Devarshi Nârada; me - My; priya-tamah - most beloved devotee; yat - although; imau - these two persons (Nalakûvara and Manigrîva); dhanada-âtmajau - born of a rich father and being nondevotees; tat - the words of Devarshi; tathâ - just so; sâdhayishyâmi - I shall execute (because he wanted Me to come face to face with the yamala-arjuna, I shall do so); yat gîtam - as already stated; tat - that; mahâtmanâ - by Nârada Muni.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Although these two young men are the sons of the very rich Kuvera and I have nothing to do with them, Devarshi Nârada is My very dear and affectionate devotee, and therefore because he wanted Me to come face to face with them, I must do so for their deliverance."

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> > TEXT 26

> > ity antarenârjunayoh

> > krishnas tu yamayor yayau

> > âtma-nirves'a-mâtrena

> > tiryag-gatam ulûkhalam

> > iti - thus deciding; antarena - between; arjunayoh - the two arjuna trees; krishnah tu - Lord Krishna; yamayoh yayau - entered between the two trees; âtma-nirves'a- mâtrena - as soon as He entered (between the two trees); tiryak - crossways; gatam - so became; ulûkhalam - the big mortar for grinding spices.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having thus spoken, Krishna soon entered between the two arjuna trees, and thus the big mortar to which He was bound turned crosswise and stuck between them.

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> > TEXT 27

> > bâlena nishkarshayatânvag ulûkhalam tad

> > dâmodarena tarasotkalitânghri-bandhau

> > nishpetatuh parama-vikramitâtivepa-

> > skandha-pravâla-vithapau krita-canda-s'abdau

> > bâlena - by the boy Krishna; nishkarshayatâ - who was dragging; anvak - following the dragging of Krishna; ulûkhalam - the wooden mortar; tat - that; dâma-udarena - by Krishna, who was tied by the belly; tarasâ - with great force; utkalita - uprooted; anghri-bandhau - the roots of the two trees; nishpetatuh - fell down; parama-vikramita - by the supreme power; ati- vepa - trembling severely; skandha - trunk; pravâla - bunches of leaves; vithapau - those two trees, along with their branches; krita - having made; canda- s'abdau - a fierce sound.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By dragging behind Him with great force the wooden mortar tied to His belly, the boy Krishna uprooted the two trees. By the great strength of the Supreme Person, the two trees, with their trunks, leaves and branches, trembled severely and fell to the ground with a great crash.

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> > TEXT 28

> > tatra s'riyâ paramayâ kakubhah sphurantau

> > siddhâv upetya kujayor iva jâta-vedâh

> > krishnam pranamya s'irasâkhila-loka-nâtham

> > baddhân'jalî virajasâv idam ûcatuh sma

> > tatra - there, on the very spot where the two arjunas fell; s'riyâ - with beautification; paramayâ - superexcellent; kakubhah - all directions; sphurantau - illuminating by effulgence; siddhau - two perfect persons; upetya - then coming out; kujayoh - from between the two trees; iva - like; jâta- vedâh - fire personified; krishnam - unto Lord Krishna; pranamya - offering obeisances; s'irasâ - with the head; akhila-loka-nâtham - to the Supreme Person, the controller of everything; baddha-an'jalî - with folded hands; virajasau - fully cleansed of the mode of ignorance; idam - the following words; ûcatuh sma - uttered.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, in that very place where the two arjuna trees had fallen, two great, perfect personalities, who appeared like fire personified, came out of the two trees. The effulgence of their beauty illuminating all directions, with bowed heads they offered obeisances to Krishna, and with hands folded they spoke the following words.

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> > TEXT 29

> > krishna krishna mahâ-yogims

> > tvam âdyah purushah parah

> > vyaktâvyaktam idam vis'vam

> > rûpam te brâhmanâ viduh

> > krishna krishna - O Lord Krishna, O Lord Krishna; mahâ-yogin - O master of mysticism; tvam - You, the exalted personality; âdyah - the root cause of everything; purushah - the Supreme Person; parah - beyond this material creation; vyakta- avyaktam - this material cosmic manifestation, consisting of cause and effect, or gross and subtle forms; idam - this; vis'vam - whole world; rûpam - form; te - Your; brâhmanâh - learned brâhmanas; viduh - know.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord Krishna, Lord Krishna, Your opulent mysticism is inconceivable. You are the supreme, original person, the cause of all causes, immediate and remote, and You are beyond this material creation. Learned brâhmanas know [on the basis of the Vedic statement sarvam khalv idam brahma] that You are everything and that this cosmic manifestation, in its gross and subtle aspects, is Your form.

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> > TEXTS 30 - 31

> > tvam ekah sarva-bhûtânâm

> > dehâsv-âtmendriyes'varah

> > tvam eva kâlo bhagavân

> > vishnur avyaya îs'varah

> > tvam mahân prakritih sûkshmâ

> > rajah-sattva-tamomayî

> > tvam eva purusho 'dhyakshah

> > sarva-kshetra-vikâra-vit

> > tvam - Your Lordship; ekah - one; sarva-bhûtânâm - of all living entities; deha - of the body; asu - of the life force; âtma - of the soul; indriya - of the senses; îs'varah - the Supersoul, the controller; tvam - Your Lordship; eva - indeed; kâlah - the time factor; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vishnuh - all-pervading; avyayah - imperishable; îs'varah - controller;

> > tvam - Your Lordship; mahân - the greatest; prakritih - the cosmic manifestation; sûkshmâ - subtle; rajah-sattva-tamah-mayî - consisting of three modes of nature (passion, goodness and ignorance); tvam eva - Your Lordship is indeed; purushah - the Supreme Person; adhyakshah - the proprietor; sarva-kshetra - in all living entities; vikâra-vit - knowing the restless mind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the controller of everything. The body, life, ego and senses of every living entity are Your own self. You are the Supreme Person, Vishnu, the imperishable controller. You are the time factor, the immediate cause, and You are material nature, consisting of the three modes passion, goodness and ignorance. You are the original cause of this material manifestation. You are the Supersoul, and therefore You know everything within the core of the heart of every living entity.

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> > TEXT 32

> > grihyamânais tvam agrâhyo

> > vikâraih prâkritair gunaih

> > ko nv ihârhati vijn'âtum

> > prâk siddham guna-samvritah

> > grihyamânaih - accepting the body made of material nature as existing at the present moment because of being visible; tvam - You; agrâhyah - not confined in a body made of material nature; vikâraih - agitated by the mind; prâkritaih gunaih - by the material modes of nature (sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo- guna); kah - who is there; nu - after that; iha - in this material world; arhati - who deserves; vijn'âtum - to know; prâk siddham - that which existed before the creation; guna-samvritah - because of being covered by the material qualities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord, You exist before the creation. Therefore, who, trapped by a body of material qualities in this material world, can understand You?

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> > TEXT 33

> > tasmai tubhyam bhagavate

> > vâsudevâya vedhase

> > âtma-dyota-gunais' channa-

> > mahimne brahmane namah

> > tasmai - (because You are not to be understood from the material platform, we simply offer obeisances) unto Him; tubhyam - unto You; bhagavate - unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vâsudevâya - unto Vâsudeva, the origin of Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha; vedhase - unto the origin of creation; âtma-dyota-gunaih channa-mahimne - unto You whose glories are covered by Your personal energy; brahmane - unto the Supreme Brahman; namah - our respectful obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord, whose glories are covered by Your own energy, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You are Sankarshana, the origin of creation, and You are Vâsudeva, the origin of the caturvyûha. Because You are everything and are therefore the Supreme Brahman, we simply offer our respectful obeisances unto You.

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> > TEXTS 34 - 35

> > yasyâvatârâ jn'âyante

> > s'arîreshv as'arîrinah

> > tais tair atulyâtis'ayair

> > vîryair dehishv asangataih

> > sa bhavân sarva-lokasya

> > bhavâya vibhavâya ca

> > avatîrno 'ms'a-bhâgena

> > sâmpratam patir âs'ishâm

> > yasya - of whom; avatârâh - the different incarnations, like Matsya, Kûrma and Varâha; jn'âyante - are speculated; s'arîreshu - in different bodies, differently visible; as'arîrinah - they are not ordinary material bodies, but are all transcendental; taih taih - by such bodily activities; atulya - incomparable; ati-s'ayaih - unlimited; vîryaih - by strength and power; dehishu - by those who actually have material bodies; asangataih - which activities, enacted in different incarnations, are impossible to be performed;

> > sah - the same Supreme; bhavân - Your Lordship; sarva-lokasya - of everyone; bhavâya - for the elevation; vibhavâya - for the liberation; ca - and; avatîrnah - have now appeared; ams'a-bhâgena - in full potency, with different parts and parcels; sâmpratam - at the present moment; patih âs'ishâm - You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all auspiciousness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Appearing in bodies like those of an ordinary fish, tortoise and hog, You exhibit activities impossible for such creatures to perform - extraordinary, incomparable, transcendental activities of unlimited power and strength. These bodies of Yours, therefore, are not made of material elements, but are incarnations of Your Supreme Personality. You are the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, who have now appeared, with full potency, for the benefit of all living entities within this material world.

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> > TEXT 36

> > namah parama-kalyâna

> > namah parama-mangala

> > vâsudevâya s'ântâya

> > yadûnâm pataye namah

> > namah - we therefore offer our respectful obeisances; parama-kalyâna - You are the supreme auspiciousness; namah - our respectful obeisances unto You; parama-mangala - whatever You do is good; vâsudevâya - unto the original Personality of Godhead, Vâsudeva; s'ântâya - unto the most peaceful; yadûnâm - of the Yadu dynasty; pataye - unto the controller; namah - our respectful obeisances unto You.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O supremely auspicious, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You, who are the supreme good. O most famous descendant and controller of the Yadu dynasty, O son of Vasudeva, O most peaceful, let us offer our obeisances unto Your lotus feet.

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> > TEXT 37

> > anujânîhi nau bhûmams

> > tavânucara-kinkarau

> > dars'anam nau bhagavata

> > risher âsîd anugrahât

> > anujânîhi - may we have permission; nau - we; bhûman - O greatest universal form; tava anucara-kinkarau - because of being servants of Your most confidential devotee Nârada Muni; dars'anam - to see personally; nau - of us; bhagavatah - of You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; risheh - of the great saint Nârada; âsît - there was (in the form of a curse); anugrahât - from the mercy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O supreme form, we are always servants of Your servants, especially of Nârada Muni. Now give us permission to leave for our home. It is by the grace and mercy of Nârada Muni that we have been able to see You face to face.

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> > TEXT 38

> > vânî gunânukathane s'ravanau kathâyâm

> > hastau ca karmasu manas tava pâdayor nah

> > smrityâm s'iras tava nivâsa-jagat-pranâme

> > drishthih satâm dars'ane 'stu bhavat-tanûnâm

> > vânî - words, the power of speech; guna-anukathane - always engaged in talking about Your pastimes; s'ravanau - the ear, or aural reception; kathâyâm - in talks about You and Your pastimes; hastau - hands and legs and other senses; ca - also; karmasu - engaging them in executing Your mission; manah - the mind; tava - Your; pâdayoh - of Your lotus feet; nah - our; smrityâm - in remembrance always engaged in meditation; s'irah - the head; tava - Your; nivâsa-jagat- pranâme - because You are all-pervading, You are everything, and our heads should bow down, not looking for enjoyment; drishthih - the power of sight; satâm - of the Vaishnavas; dars'ane - in seeing; astu - let all of them be engaged in this way; bhavat-tanûnâm - who are nondifferent from You.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Henceforward, may all our words describe Your pastimes, may our ears engage in aural reception of Your glories, may our hands, legs and other senses engage in actions pleasing to You, and may our minds always think of Your lotus feet. May our heads offer our obeisances to everything within this world, because all things are also Your different forms, and may our eyes see the forms of Vaishnavas, who are nondifferent from You.

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> > TEXT 39

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ittham sankîrtitas tâbhyâm

> > bhagavân gokules'varah

> > dâmnâ colûkhale baddhah

> > prahasann âha guhyakau

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued to speak; ittham - in this way, as aforesaid; sankîrtitah - being glorified and praised; tâbhyâm - by the two young demigods; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; gokula- îs'varah - the master of Gokula (because He is sarva-loka-mahes'vara); dâmnâ - by the rope; ca - also; ulûkhale - on the wooden mortar; baddhah - bound; prahasan - smiling; âha - said; guhyakau - unto the two young demigods.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued: The two young demigods thus offered prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although S'rî Krishna, the Supreme Godhead, is the master of all and was certainly Gokules'vara, the master of Gokula, He was bound to the wooden mortar by the ropes of the gopîs, and therefore, smiling widely, He spoke to the sons of Kuvera the following words.

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> > TEXT 40

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > jn'âtam mama puraivaitad

> > rishinâ karunâtmanâ

> > yac chrî-madândhayor vâgbhir

> > vibhrams'o 'nugrahah kritah

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; jn'âtam - everything is known; mama - to Me; purâ - in the past; eva - indeed; etat - this incident; rishinâ - by the great sage Nârada; karunâ-âtmanâ - because he was very, very kind to you; yat - which; s'rî-mada-andhayoh - who had become mad after material opulence and had thus become blind; vâgbhih - by words or by cursing; vibhrams'ah - falling down from the heavenly planet to become arjuna trees here; anugrahah kritah - this was a great favor done by him to you.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: The great saint Nârada Muni is very merciful. By his curse, he showed the greatest favor to both of you, who were mad after material opulence and who had thus become blind. Although you fell from the higher planet Svargaloka and became trees, you were most favored by him. I knew of all these incidents from the very beginning.

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> > TEXT 41

> > sâdhûnâm sama-cittânâm

> > sutarâm mat-kritâtmanâm

> > dars'anân no bhaved bandhah

> > pumso 'kshnoh savitur yathâ

> > sâdhûnâm - of devotees; sama-cittânâm - who are equally disposed toward everyone; sutarâm - excessively, completely; mat-krita-âtmanâm - of persons who are fully surrendered, determined to render service unto Me; dars'anât - simply by the audience; no bhavet bandhah - freedom from all material bondage; pumsah - of a person; akshnoh - of the eyes; savituh yathâ - as by being face to face with the sun.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When one is face to face with the sun, there is no longer darkness for one's eyes. Similarly, when one is face to face with a sâdhu, a devotee, who is fully determined and surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one will no longer be subject to material bondage.

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> > TEXT 42

> > tad gacchatam mat-paramau

> > nalakûvara sâdanam

> > san'jâto mayi bhâvo vâm

> > îpsitah paramo 'bhavah

> > tat gacchatam - now both of you may return; mat-paramau - accepting Me as the supreme destination of life; nalakûvara - O Nalakûvara and Manigrîva; sâdanam - to your home; san'jâtah - being saturated with; mayi - unto Me; bhâvah - devotional service; vâm - by you; îpsitah - which was desired; paramah - supreme, highest, always engaged with all senses; abhavah - from which there is no falldown into material existence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Nalakûvara and Manigrîva, now you may both return home. Since you desire to be always absorbed in My devotional service, your desire to develop love and affection for Me will be fulfilled, and now you will never fall from that platform.

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> > TEXT 43

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ity uktau tau parikramya

> > pranamya ca punah punah

> > baddholûkhalam âmantrya

> > jagmatur dis'am uttarâm

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti uktau - having been ordered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this way; tau - Nalakûvara and Manigrîva; parikramya - circumambulating; pranamya - offering obeisances; ca - also; punah punah - again and again; baddha-ulûkhalam âmantrya - taking the permission of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was bound to the wooden mortar; jagmatuh - departed; dis'am uttarâm - to their respective destinations.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead having spoken to the two demigods in this way, they circumambulated the Lord, who was bound to the wooden mortar, and offered obeisances to Him. After taking the permission of Lord Krishna, they returned to their respective homes.

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