> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 4 Part 2

> > **************

> > Chapter Twenty-seven: Attack by Candavega on the City of King Puranjana; the Character of Kalakanya

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> > TEXT 1

> > nârada uvâca

> > ittham puranjanam sadhryag

> > vasamânîya vibhramaih

> > puranjanî mahârâja

> > reme ramayatî patim

> > nâradah uvâca--Nârada said; ittham--thus; puranjanam--King Puranjana; sadhryak--completely; vasamânîya--bringing under her control; vibhramaih--by her charms; puranjanî--the wife of King Puranjana; mahârâja--O King; reme--enjoyed; ramayatî--giving all satisfaction; patim--to her husband.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Narada continued: My dear King, after bewildering her husband in different ways and bringing him under her control, the wife of King Puranjana gave him all satisfaction and enjoyed sex life with him.

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> > TEXT 2

> > sa râjâ mahisîm râjan

> > susnâtâm rucirânanâm

> > krta-svastyayanâm trptâm

> > abhyanandad upâgatâm

> > sah--he; râjâ--the King; mahisîm--the Queen; râjan--O King; su-snâtam--nicely bathed; rucira-ânanâm--attractive face; krta-svasti-ayanâm--dressed with auspicious garments and ornaments; trptâm--satisfied; abhyanandat--he welcomed; upâgatâm--approached.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Queen took her bath and dressed herself nicely with all auspicious garments and ornaments. After taking food and becoming completely satisfied, she returned to the King. Upon seeing her beautifully decorated attractive face, the King welcomed her with all devotion.

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> > TEXT 3

> > tayopagûdhah parirabdha-kandharo

> > raho 'numantrair apakrsta-cetanah

> > na kâla-ramho bubudhe duratyayam

> > divâ niseti pramadâ-parigrahah

> > tayâ--by the Queen; upagûdhah--was embraced; parirabdha--embraced; kandharah--shoulders; rahah--in a solitary place; anumantraih--by joking words; apakrsta-cetanah--having degraded consciousness; na--not; kâla-ramhah--the passing of time; bubudhe--was aware of; duratyayam--impossible to overcome; divâ--day; nisâ--night; iti--thus; pramadâ--by the woman; parigrahah--captivated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Queen Puranjani embraced the King, and the King also responded by embracing her shoulders. In this way, in a solitary place, they enjoyed joking words. Thus King Puranjana became very much captivated by his beautiful wife and deviated from his good sense. He forgot that the passing of days and nights meant that his span of life was being reduced without profit.

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> > TEXT 4

> > sayâna unnaddha-mado mahâ-manâ

> > mahârha-taipe mahisî-bhujopadhih

> > tâm eva vîro manute param yatas

> > tamo-'bhibhûto na nijam param ca yat

> > sayânah--lying down; unnaddha-madah--increasingly illusioned; mahâ-manâh--advanced in consciousness; mahâ-arha-talpe--on a valuable bedstead; mahisî--of the Queen; bhuja--arms; upadhih--pillow; tâm--her; eva--certainly; vîrah--the hero; manute--he considered; param--the goal of life; yatah--from which; tamah--by ignorance; abhibhûtah--overwhelmed; na--not; nijam--his actual self; param--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ca--and; yat--what.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In this way, increasingly overwhelmed by illusion, King Puranjana, although advanced in consciousness, remained always lying down with his head on the pillow of his wife's arms. In this way he considered woman to be his ultimate life and soul. Becoming thus overwhelmed by the mode of ignorance, he could not understand the meaning of self-realization, of his self or of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 5

> > tayaivam ramamânasya

> > kâma-kasmala-cetasah

> > ksanârdham iva râjendra

> > vyatikrântam navam vayah

> > tayâ--with her; evam--in this way; ramamânasya--enjoying; kâma--full of lust; kasmala--sinful; cetasah--his heart; ksana-ardham--in half a moment; iva--like; râja-indra--O King; vyatikrântam--expired; navam--new; vayah--life.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King Pracinabarhisat, in this way King Puranjana, with his heart full of lust and sinful reactions, began to enjoy sex with his wife, and in this way his new life and youth expired in half a moment.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tasyâm ajanayat putrân

> > puranjanyâm puranjanah

> > satâny ekâdasa virâd

> > âyuso 'rdham athâtyagât

> > tasyâm--within her; ajanayat--he begot; putrân--sons; puranjanyâm--in Puranjanî; puranjanah--King Puranjana; satâni--hundreds; ekâdasa--eleven; virât--O King; âyusah--of life; ardham--half; atha--in this way; atyagât--he passed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Narada then addressed King Pracinabarhisat: O one whose life-span is great [virat], in this way King Puranjana begot 1,100 sons within the womb of his wife, Puranjani. However, in this business he passed away half of his life-span.

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> > TEXT 7

> > duhitrr dasottara-satam

> > pitr-mâtr-yasaskarîh

> > sîlaudârya-gunopetâh

> > pauranjanyah prajâ-pate

> > duhitrh--daughters; dasa-uttara--ten more than; satam--one hundred; pitr--like the father; mâtr--and mother; yasaskarîh--glorified; sîla--good behavior; audârya--magnanimity; guna--good qualities; upetâh--possessed of; pauranjanyah--daughters of Puranjana; prajâ-pate--O Prajâpati.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Prajapati, King Pracinabarhisat, in this way King Puranjana also begot 110 daughters. All of these were equally glorified like the father and mother. Their behavior was gentle, and they possessed magnanimity and other good qualities.

> > ********

> > TEXT 8

> > sa pancâla-patih putrân

> > pitr-vamsa-vivardhanan

> > dâraih samyojayâm âsa

> > duhitrh sadrsair varaih

> > sah--he; pancâla-patih--the King of Pancâla; putrân--sons; pitrvamsa--paternal family; vivardhanân--increasing; dâraih--with wives; samyojayâm âsa--married; duhitrh--daughters; sadrsaih--qualified; varaih--with husbands.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After this, King Puranjana, King of the Pancala country, in order to increase the descendants of his paternal family, married his sons with qualified wives and married his daughters with qualified husbands.

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> > TEXT 9

> > putrânâm câbhavan putrâ

> > ekaikasya satam satam

> > yair vai pauranjano vamsah

> > pancâlesu samedhitah

> > putrânâm--of the sons; ca--also; abhavan--were produced; putrâh--sons; eka-ekasya--of each one; satam--hundred; satam--hundred; yaih--by whom; vai--certainly; pauranjanah--of King Puranjana; vamsah--family; pancâlesu--in the land of Pancâla; samedhitah--greatly increased.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Of these many sons, each produced hundreds and hundreds of grandsons. In this way the whole city of Pancala became overcrowded by these sons and grandsons of King Puranjana.

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> > TEXT 10

> > tesu tad-riktha-hâresu

> > grha-kosânujîvisu

> > nirûdhena mamatvena

> > visayesv anvabadhyata

> > tesu--to them; tat-riktha-hâresu--the plunderers of his money; grha--home; kosa--treasury; anujîvisu--to the followers; nirûdhena--deep-rooted; mamatvena--by attachment; visayesu--to sense objects; anvabadhyata--became bound.

> > TRANSLATION

> > These sons and grandsons were virtually plunderers of King Puranjana's riches, including his home, treasury, servants, secretaries and all other paraphernalia. Puranjana's attachment for these things was very deep-rooted.

> > ********

> > TEXT 11

> > îje ca kratubhir ghorair

> > dîksitah pasu-mârakaih

> > devân pitrn bhûta-patîn

> > nânâ-kâmo yathâ bhavân

> > îje--he worshiped; ca--also; kratubhih--by sacrifices; ghoraih--ghastly; dîksitah--inspired; pasu-mârakaih--wherein poor animals are killed; devân--the demigods; pitrn--forefathers; bhûta-patîn--great leaders of human society; nânâ--various; kâmah--having desires; yathâ--like, bhavân--you.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Narada continued: My dear King Pracinabarhisat, like you King Puranjana also became implicated in so many desires. Thus he worshiped demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which were all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.

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> > TEXT 12

> > yuktesv evam pramattasya

> > kutumbâsakta-cetasah

> > âsasâda sa vai kâlo

> > yo 'priyah priya-yositâm

> > yuktesu--to beneficial activities; evam--thus; pramattasya--being inattentive; kutumba--to kith and kin; âsakta--attached; cetasah--consciousness; âsasâda--arrived; sah--that; vai--certainly; kâlah--time; yah--which; apriyah--not very pleasing; priya-yositâm--for persons attached to women.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus King Puranjana, being attached to fruitive activities [karma-kandiya] as well as kith and kin, and being obsessed with polluted consciousness, eventually arrived at that point not very much liked by those who are overly attached to material things.

> > ********

> > TEXT 13

> > candavega iti khyâto

> > gandharvâdhipatir nrpa

> > gandharvâs tasya balinah

> > sasty-uttara-sata-trayam

> > candavegah--Candavega; iti--thus; khyâtah--celebrated; gandhama--belonging to the Gandharvaloka; adhipatih--king; nrpa--O King; gandharvâh--other Gandharvas; tasya--his; balinah--very powerful soldiers; sasti--sixty; uttara--surpassing; sata--hundred; trayam--three.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King! In Gandharvaloka there is a king named Candavega. Under him there are 360 very powerful Gandharva soldiers.

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> > TEXT 14

> > gandharvyas tâdrsîr asya

> > maithunyas ca sitâsitâh

> > parivrttyâ vilumpanti

> > sa rva-kâma-vinirmitâm

> > gandharvyahóGandharvî's; tâdrsîh--similarly; asya--of Candavega; maithunyah--companions for sexual intercourse; ca--also; sita--white; asitâh--black; parivrttyâ--by surrounding; vilumpanti--they plundered; sarva-kâma--all kinds of desirable objects; vinirmitâm--manufactured.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Along with Candavega were as many female Gandharvis as there were soldiers, and all of them repetitively plundered all the paraphernalia for sense enjoyment.

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> > TEXT 15

> > te candavegânucarâh

> > puranjana-puram yadâ

> > hartum ârebhire tatra

> > pratyasedhat prajâgarah

> > te--all of them; candavega--of Candavega; anucarâh--followers; puranjana--of King Puranjana; puram--city; yadâ--when; hartum--to plunder; ârebhire--began; tatra--there; pratyasedhat--defended; prajâgarah--the big serpent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When King Gandharva-raja [Candavega] and his followers began to plunder the city of Puranjana, a snake with five hoods began to defend the city.

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> > TEXT 16

> > sa saptabhih satair eko

> > vimsatyâ ca satam samâh

> > puranjana-purâdhyakso

> > gandharvair yuyudhe balî

> > sah--he; saptabhih--with seven; sataih--hundred; ekah--alone; vimsatyâ--with twenty; ca--also; satam--hundred; samâh--years; puranjana--of King Puranjana; pura-adhyaksah--superintendent of the city; gandharvaih--with the Gandharvas; yuyudhe--fought; balî--very valiant.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The five-hooded serpent, the superintendent and protector of the city of King Puranjana, fought with the Gandharvas for one hundred years. He fought alone, with all of them, although they numbered 720.

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> > TEXT 17

> > ksîyamâne sva-sambandhe

> > ekasmin bahubhir yudhâ

> > cintâm parâm jagâmârtah

> > sa-râstra-pura-bândhavah

> > ksîyamâne--when he became weak; sva-sambandhe--his intimate friend; ekasmin--alone; bahubhih--with many warriors; yudhâ--by battle; cintâm--anxiety; parâm--very great; jagâma--obtained; ârtah--being aggrieved; sa--along with; râstra--of the kingdom; pura--of the city; bândhavah--friends and relatives.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because he had to fight alone with so many soldiers, all of whom were great warriors, the serpent with five hoods became very weak. Seeing that his most intimate friend was weakening, King Puranjana and his friends and citizens living within the city all became very anxious.

> > ********

> > TEXT 18

> > sa eva puryâm madhu-bhuk

> > pancâlesu sva-pârsadaih

> > upanîtam balim grhnan

> > strî jito nâvidad bhayam

> > sah--he; eva--certainly; puryâm--within the city; madhu-bhuk--enjoying sex life; pancâlesu--in the kingdom of Pancâla (five sense objects); sva-pârsadaih--along with his followers; upanîtam--brought; balim--taxes; grhnan--accepting; strî jitah--conquered by women; na--did not; avidat--understand; bhayam--fear of death.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Puranjana collected taxes in the city known as Pancala and thus was able to engage in sexual indulgence. Being completely under the control of women, he could not understand that his life was passing away and that he was reaching the point of death.

> > ********

> > TEXT 19

> > kâlasya duhitâ kâcit

> > tri-lokîm varam icchatî

> > paryatantî na barhisman

> > pratyanandata kascana

> > kâlasya--of formidable Time; duhitâ--the daughter; kâcit--someone; tri-lokîm--within the three worlds; varam--husband; icchatî--desiring; paryatantî--traveling all over the universe; na--never; barhisman--O King Prâcînabarhisat; pratyanandata--accepted her proposal; kascana--anyone.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King Pracinabarhisat, at this time the daughter of formidable Time was seeking her husband throughout the three worlds. Although no one agreed to accept her, she came.

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> > TEXT 20

> > daurbhâgyenâtmano loke

> > visrutâ durbhageti sâ

> > yâ tustâ râjarsaye tu

> > vrtâdât pûrave varam

> > daurbhâgyena--on account of misfortune; âtmanah--of herself; loke--in the world; visrutâ--celebrated; durbhagâ--most unfortunate; iti--thus; sâ--she; yâ--who; tustâ--being satisfied; râja-rsaye--unto the great king; tu--but; vrtâ--being accepted; adât--delivered; pûrave--unto King Pûru; varam--benediction.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The daughter of Time [Jara] was very unfortunate. Consequently she was known as Durbhaga ["ill-fated"]. However, she was once pleased with a great king, and because the king accepted her, she granted him a great benediction.

> > ********

> > TEXT 21

> > kadâcid atamânâ sâ

> > brahma-lokân mahîm gatam

> > vavre brhad-vratam mâm tu

> > jânatî kâma-mohitâ

> > kadâcit--once upon a time; atamânâ--traveling; sâ--she; brahma-lokât--from Brahmaloka, the highest planet; mahîm--on the earth; gatam--having come; vavre--she proposed; brhat-vratam--avowed brahmacârî; mâm--unto me; tu--then; jânatî--knowing; kâma-mohitâ--being illusioned by lust.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When I once came to this earth from Brahmaloka, the highest planetary system, the daughter of Time, wandering over the universe, met me. Knowing me to be an avowed brahmacari, she became lusty and proposed that I accept her.

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> > TEXT 22

> > mayi samrabhya vipula-

> > madâc châpam suduhsaham

> > sthâtum arhasi naikatra

> > mad-yâcnâ-vimukho mune

> > mayi--unto me; samrabhya--having become angry; vipula--unlimited; madât--out of illusion; sâpam--curse; su-duhsaham--unbearable; sthâtum arhasi--you may remain; na--never; ekatra--in one place; mat--my; yâcna--request; vimukhah--having refused; mune--O great sage.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Narada continued: When I refused to accept her request, she became very angry at me and cursed me severely. Because I refused her request, she said that I would not be able to stay in one place for a long time.

> > ********

> > TEXT 23

> > tato vihata-sankalpâ

> > kanyakâ yavanesvaram

> > mayopadistam âsâdya

> > vavre nâmnâ bhayam patim

> > tatah--thereafter; vihata-sankalpâ--being disappointed in her determination; kanyakâ--the daughter of Time; yavana-îsvaram--unto the king of the untouchables; mayâ upadistam--indicated by me; âsâdya--having approached; vavre--accepted; nâmnâ--of the name; bhayam--Fear; patim--as her husband.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After she was thus disappointed by me, with my permission she approached the King of the Yavanas, whose name was Bhaya, or Fear, and she accepted him as her husband.

> > ********

> > TEXT 24

> > rsabham yavanânâm tvâm

> > vrne vîrepsitam patim

> > sankalpas tvayi bhûtânâm

> > krtah kila na risyati

> > rsabham--the best; yavanânâm--of the untouchables; tvâm--you; vrne--I accept; vîra--O great hero; îpsitam--desired; patim--husband; sankalpah--the determination; tvayi--unto you; bhûtânâm--of all living entities; krtah--if done; kila--certainly; na--never; risyati--becomes baffled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Approaching the King of the Yavanas, Kalakanya addressed him as a great hero, saying: My dear sir, you are the best of the untouchables. I am in love with you, and I want you as my husband. I know that no one is baffled if he makes friends with you.

> > ********

> > TEXT 25

> > dvâv imâv anusocanti

> > bâlâv asad-avagrahau

> > yal loka-sâstropanatam

> > na râti na tad icchati

> > dvau--two kinds; imau--these; anusocanti--they lament; bâlau--ignorant; asat--the foolish; avagrahau--taking the path of; yat--that which; loka--by custom; sâstra--by scriptures; upanatam--presented; na--never; râti--follows; na--neither; tat--that; icchati--desires.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One who does not give charity according to the customs or injunctions of the scriptures and one who does not accept charity in that way are considered to be in the mode of ignorance. Such persons follow the path of the foolish. Surely they must lament at the end.

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> > TEXT 26

> > atho bhajasva mâm bhadra

> > bhajantîm me dayâm kuru

> > etâvân pauruso dharmo

> > yad ârtân anukampate

> > atho--therefore; bhajasva--accept; mâm--me; bhadra--O gentle one; bhajantîm--willing to serve; me--to me; dayâm--mercy; kuru--do; etâvân--such a measure; paurusah--for any gentleman; dharmah--religious principle; yat--that; ârtân--to the distressed; anukampate--is compassionate.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kalakanya continued: O gentle one, I am now present before you to serve you. Please accept me and thus show me mercy. It is a gentleman's greatest duty to be compassionate upon a person who is distressed.

> > ********

> > TEXT 27

> > kâla-kanyodita-vaco

> > nisamya yavanesvarah

> > cikîrsur deva-guhyam sa

> > sasmitam tâm abhâsata

> > kâla-kanyâ--by the daughter of Time; udita--expressed; vacah--words; nisamya--hearing; yavana-îsvarah--the King of the Yavanas; cikîrsuh--desiring to execute; deva--of providence; guhyam--confidential duty; sah--he; sa-smitam--smilingly; tâm--her; abhâsata--addressed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After hearing the statement of Kalakanya, daughter of Time, the King of the Yavanas began to smile and devise a means for executing his confidential duty on behalf of providence. He then addressed Kalakanya as follows.

> > ********

> > TEXT 28

> > mayâ nirûpitas tubhyam

> > patir âtma-samâdhinâ

> > nâbhinandati loko 'yam

> > tvâm abhadrâm asammatâm

> > mayâ--by me; nirûpitah--settled; tubhyam--for you; patih--husband; âtma--of the mind; samâdhinâ--by meditation; na--never; abhinandati--welcome; lokah--the people; ayam--these; tvâm--you; abhadrâm--inauspicious; asammatâm--unacceptable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King of the Yavanas replied: After much consideration, I have arrived at a husband for you. Actually, as far as everyone is concerned, you are inauspicious and mischievous. Since no one likes you, how can anyone accept you as his wife?

> > ********

> > TEXT 29

> > tvam avyakta-gatir bhunksva

> > lokam karma-vinirmitam

> > yâ hi me prtanâ-yuktâ

> > prajâ-nâsam pranesyasi

> > tvam--you; avyakta-gatih--whose movement is imperceptible; bhunksva--enjoy; lokam--this world; karma-vinirmitam--manufactured by fruitive activities; yâ--one who; hi--certainly; me--my; prtanâ--soldiers; yuktâ--helped by; prajâ-nâsam--annihilation of the living entities; pranesyasi--you shall carry out without any hindrance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This world is a product of fruitive activities. Therefore you may imperceptibly attack people in general. Helped by my soldiers, you can kill them without opposition.

> > ********

> > TEXT 30

> > prajvâro 'yam mama bhrâtâ

> > tvam ca me bhaginî bhava

> > carâmy ubhâbhyâm loke 'sminn

> > avyakto bhîma-sainikah

> > prajvârah--named Prajvâra; ayam--this; mama--my; bhrâtâ--brother; tvam--you; ca--also; me--my; bhaginî--sister; bhava--become; carâmi--I shall go about; ubhâbhyâm--by both of you; loke--in the world; asmin--this; avyaktah--without being manifest; bhîma--dangerous; sainikah--with soldiers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King of the Yavanas continued: Here is my brother Prajvara. I now accept you as my sister. I shall employ both of you, as well as my dangerous soldiers, to act imperceptibly within this world.

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