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

> > *******

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > *******

> > Chapter Thirty-three: Lord Krishna Fights with Bânâsura

> > TEXT 1

> > s'riî-s'uka uvâca

> > apas'yatâm câniruddham

> > tad-bandhûnâm ca bhârata

> > catvâro vârshikâ mâsâ

> > vyatîyur anus'ocatâm

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; apas'yatâm - who did not see; ca - and; aniruddham - Aniruddha; tat - His; bandhûnâm - for the relatives; ca - and; bhârata - O descendant of Bharata (Parîkchit Mahârâja); catvârah - four; vârshikah - of the rainy season; mâsâh - the months; vyatîyuh - passed; anus'ocatâm - who were lamenting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: O descendant of Bharata, the relatives of Aniruddha, not seeing Him return, continued to lament as the four rainy months passed.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > nâradât tad upâkarnya

> > vârtâm baddhasya karma ca

> > prayayuh s'onita-puram

> > vrishnayah krishna-daivatâh

> > nâradât - from Nârada; tat - that; upâkarnya - hearing; vârtâm - news; baddhasya - about Him who was captured; karma - actions; ca - and; prayayuh - they went; s'onita-puram - to S'onitapura; vrishnayah - the Vrishnis; krishna - Lord Krishna; daivatâh - having as their worshipable Deity.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After hearing from Nârada the news of Aniruddha's deeds and His capture, the Vrishnis, who worshiped Lord Krishna as their personal Deity, went to S'onitapura.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 3 - 4

> > pradyumno yuyudhânas' ca

> > gadah sâmbo 'tha sâranah

> > nandopananda-bhadrâdyâ

> > râma-krishnânuvartinah

> > akshauhinîbhir dvâdas'abhih

> > sametâh sarvato dis'am

> > rurudhur bâna-nagaram

> > samantât sâtvatarshabhâh

> > pradyumnah yuyudhânah ca - Pradyumna and Yuyudhâna (Sâtyaki); gadah sâmbah atha sâranah - Gada, Sâmba and Sârana; nanda-upananda-bhadra - Nanda, Upananda and Bhadra; âdyâh - and others; râma-krishna-anuvartinah - following Balarâma and Krishna;

> > akshauhinîbhih - with military divisions; dvâdas'abhih - twelve; sametâh - assembled; sarvatah dis'am - on all sides; rurudhuh - they besieged; bâna-nagaram - Bânâsura's city; samantât - totally; sâtvata-rishabhâh - the chiefs of the Sâtvatas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With Lord Balarâma and Lord Krishna in the lead, the chiefs of the Sâtvata clan - Pradyumna, Sâtyaki, Gada, Sâmba, Sârana, Nanda, Upananda, Bhadra and others - converged with an army of twelve divisions and laid siege to Bânasura's capital, completely surrounding the city on all sides.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > bhajyamâna-purodyâna-

> > prâkârâththâla-gopuram

> > prekshamâno rushâvishthas

> > tulya-sainyo 'bhiniryayau

> > bhajyamâna - being broken; pura - of the city; udyâna - the gardens; prâkâra - elevated walls; aththâla - watchtowers; gopuram - and gateways; prekshamânah - seeing; rushâ - with anger; âvishthah - filled; tulya - equal; sainyah - with an army; abhiniryayau - went out toward them.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bânâsura became filled with anger upon seeing them destroy his city's suburban gardens, ramparts, watchtowers and gateways, and thus he went out to confront them with an army of equal size.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > bânârthe bhagavân rudrah

> > sa-sutah pramathair vritah

> > âruhya nandi-vrishabham

> > yuyudhe râma-krishnayoh

> > bâna-arthe - for Bâna's sake; bhagavân rudrah - Lord S'iva; sa-sutah - together with his son (Kârtikeya, the general of the demigods' army); pramathaih - by the Pramathas (mystic sages who always attend Lord S'iva, appearing in a multitude of forms); vritah - accompanied; âruhya - riding; nandi - on Nandi; vrishabham - his bull; yuyudhe - he fought; râma-krishnayoh - with Balarâma and Krishna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Rudra, accompanied by his son Kârtikeya and the Pramathas, came riding on Nandi, his bull carrier, to fight Balarâma and Krishna on Bâna's behalf.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > âsît su-tumulam yuddham

> > adbhutam roma-harshanam

> > krishna-s'ankarayo râjan

> > pradyumna-guhayor api

> > âsît - there occurred; su-tumulam - very tumultuous; yuddham - a fight; adbhutam - astonishing; roma-harshanam - causing bodily hair to stand on end; krishna-s'ankarayoh - between Lord Krishna and Lord S'iva; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); pradyumna-guhayoh - between Pradyumna and Kârtikeya; api - also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > A most astonishing, tumultuous and hair-raising battle then commenced, with Lord Krishna matched against Lord S'ankara, and Pradyumna against Kârtikeya.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > kumbhânda-kûpakarnâbhyâm

> > balena saha samyugah

> > sâmbasya bâna-putrena

> > bânena saha sâtyakeh

> > kumbhânda-kûpakarnâbhyâm - by Kumbhânda and Kûpakarna; balena saha - with Lord Balarâma; samyugah - a fight; sâmbasya - of Sâmba; bâna-putrena - with the son of Bâna; bânena saha - with Bâna; sâtyakeh - of Sâtyaki.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Balarâma fought with Kumbhânda and Kûpakarna, Sâmba with Bâna's son, and Sâtyaki with Bâna.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > brahmâdayah surâdhîs'â

> > munayah siddha-câranâh

> > gandharvâpsaraso yakshâ

> > vimânair drashthum âgaman

> > brahma-âdayah - headed by Lord Brahmâ; sura - of the demigods; adhîs'âh - the rulers; munayah - great sages; siddha-câranâh - the Siddha and Cârana demigods; gandharva-apsarasah - the Gandharvas and Apsarâs; yakshâh - the Yakshas; vimânaih - in airplanes; drashthum - to see; âgaman - came.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Brahmâ and the other ruling demigods, along with Siddhas, Câranas and great sages, as well as Gandharvas, Apsarâs and Yakshas, all came in their celestial airplanes to watch.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 10 - 11

> > s'ankarânucarân s'aurir

> > bhûta-pramatha-guhyakân

> > dâkinîr yâtudhânâms' ca

> > vetâlân sa-vinâyakân

> > preta-mâtri-pis'âcâms' ca

> > kushmândân brahma-râkshasân

> > drâvayâm âsa tîkshnâgraih

> > s'araih s'ârnga-dhanus'-cyutaih

> > s'ankara - of Lord S'iva; anucarân - the followers; s'aurih - Lord Krishna; bhûta- pramatha - Bhûtas and Pramathas; guhyakân - Guhyakas (servants of Kuvera who help him guard the treasury of heaven); dâkinîh - female demons who attend Goddess Kâlî; yâtudhânân - man-eating demons, also known as Râkshasas; ca - and; vetâlân - vampires; sa-vinâyakân - together with Vinâyakas;

> > preta - ghosts; mâtri - maternal demons; pis'âcân - meat-eating demons who live in the middle regions of outer space; ca - also; kushmândân - followers of Lord S'iva who engage in breaking the meditation of yogîs; brahma-râkshasân - the demoniac spirits of brâhmanas who have died sinfully; drâvayâm âsa - He drove away; tîkshna-agraih - sharp-pointed; s'araih - with His arrows; s'ârnga-dhanuh - from His bow, named S'ârnga; cyutaih - discharged.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With sharp-pointed arrows discharged from His bow S'ârnga, Lord Krishna drove away the various followers of Lord S'iva - Bhûtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Òâkinîs, Yâtudhânas, Vetâlas, Vinâyakas, Pretas, Mâtâs, Pis'âcas, Kushmândas and Brahma-râkshasas.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > prithag-vidhâni prâyunkta

> > pinâky astrâni s'ârngine

> > praty-astraih s'amayâm âsa

> > s'ârnga-pânir avismitah

> > prithak-vidhâni - of various kinds; prâyunkta - engaged; pinâkî - Lord S'iva, the holder of the trident; astrâni - weapons; s'ârngine - against Lord Krishna, the holder of S'ârnga; prati-astraih - with counterweapons; s'amayâm âsa - neutralized them; s'ârnga-pânih - the carrier of S'ârnga; avismitah - not perplexed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'iva, wielder of the trident, shot various weapons at Lord Krishna, wielder of S'ârnga. But Lord Krishna was not in the least perplexed: He neutralized all these weapons with appropriate counterweapons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 13

> > brahmâstrasya ca brahmâstram

> > vâyavyasya ca pârvatam

> > âgneyasya ca pârjanyam

> > naijam pâs'upatasya ca

> > brahma-astrasya - of the brahmâstra; ca - and; brahma-astram - a brahmâstra; vâyavyasya - of the wind weapon; ca - and; parvatam - a mountain weapon; âgneyasya - of the fire weapon; ca - and; pârjanyam - a rain weapon; naijam - His own weapon (the nârâyanâstra); pâs'upatasya - of Lord S'iva's own pâs'upatâstra; ca - and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna counteracted a brahmâstra with another brahmâstra, a wind weapon with a mountain weapon, a fire weapon with a rain weapon, and Lord S'iva's personal pâs'upatâstra weapon with His own personal weapon, the nârâyanâstra.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > mohayitvâ tu giris'am

> > jrimbhanâstrena jrimbhitam

> > bânasya pritanâm s'aurir

> > jaghânâsi-gadeshubhih

> > mohayitvâ - bewildering; tu - then; giris'am - Lord S'iva; jrimbhana-astrena - with a yawning weapon; jrimbhitam - made to yawn; bânasya - of Bâna; pritanâm - the army; s'aurih - Lord Krishna; jaghâna - struck; asi - with His sword; gadâ - club; ishubhih - and arrows.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After bewildering Lord S'iva by making him yawn with a yawning weapon, Lord Krishna proceeded to strike down Bânâsura's army with His sword, club and arrows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > skandah pradyumna-bânaughair

> > ardyamânah samantatah

> > asrig vimun'can gâtrebhyah

> > s'ikhinâpakramad ranât

> > skandah - Kârtikeya; pradyumna-bâna - of Pradyumna's arrows; oghaih - by the torrents; ardyamânah - distressed; samantatah - on all sides; asrik - blood; vimun'can - exuding; gâtrebhyah - from his limbs; s'ikhinâ - on his peacock carrier; apâkramat - went away; ranât - from the battlefield.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Kârtikeya was distressed by the flood of Pradyumna's arrows raining down from all sides, and thus he fled the battlefield on his peacock as blood poured from his limbs.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > kumbhânda-kûpakarnas' ca

> > petatur mushalârditau

> > dudruvus tad-anîkani

> > hata-nâthâni sarvatah

> > kumbhânda-kûpakarnah ca - Kumbhânda and Kûpakarna; petatuh - fell; mushala - by the club (of Lord Balarâma); arditau - distressed; dudruvuh - fled; tat - their; anîkâni - armies; hata - killed; nâthâni - whose leaders; sarvatah - in all directions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kumbhânda and Kûpakarna, tormented by Lord Balarâma's club, fell down dead. When the soldiers of these two demons saw that their leaders had been killed, they scattered in all directions.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > vis'îryamânam sva-balam

> > drishthvâ bâno 'ty-amarshitah

> > krishnam abhyadravat sankhye

> > rathî hitvaiva sâtyakim

> > vis'îryamânam - being torn apart; sva - his; balam - military force; drishthvâ - seeing; bânah - Bânâsura; ati - extremely; amarshitah - infuriated; krishnam - Lord Krishna; abhyadravat - he attacked; sankhye - on the battlefield; rathî - riding on his chariot; hitvâ - leaving aside; eva - indeed; sâtyakim - Sâtyaki.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bânâsura was furious to see his entire military force being torn apart. Leaving his fight with Sâtyaki, he charged across the battlefield on his chariot and attacked Lord Krishna.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > dhanûmshy âkrishya yugapad

> > bânah pan'ca-s'atâni vai

> > ekaikasmin s'arau dvau dvau

> > sandadhe rana-durmadah

> > dhanûmshi - bows; âkrishya - pulling back; yugapat - simultaneously; bânah - Bâna; pan'ca-s'atâni - five hundred; vai - indeed; eka-ekasmin - upon each one; s'arau - arrows; dvau dvau - two for each; sandadhe - he fixed; rana - due to the fighting; durmadah - mad with pride.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Excited to a frenzy by the fighting, Bâna simultaneously pulled taut all the strings of his five hundred bows and fixed two arrows on each string.

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > tâni ciccheda bhagavân

> > dhanûmsi yugapad dharih

> > sârathim ratham as'vâms' ca

> > hatvâ s'ankham apûrayat

> > tâni - these; ciccheda - split; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; dhanûmsi - bows; yugapat - all at once; harih - S'rî Krishna; sârathim - the chariot driver; ratham - the chariot; as'vân - the horses; ca - and; hatvâ - after hitting; s'ankham - His conchshell; apûrayat - He filled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'rî Hari split every one of Bânâsura's bows simultaneously, and also struck down his chariot driver, chariot and horses. The Lord then sounded His conchshell.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > tan-mâtâ kotharâ nâma

> > nagnâ makta-s'iroruhâ

> > puro 'vatasthe krishnasya

> > putra-prâna-rirakshayâ

> > tat - his (Bânâsura's); mâtâ - mother; kotharâ nâma - named Kotharâ; nagnâ - naked; mukta - loosened; s'irah-ruhâ - her hair; purah - in front; avatasthe - stood; krishnasya - of Krishna; putra - her son's; prâna - life; rirakshayâ - hoping to save.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just then Bânâsura's mother, Kotharâ, desiring to save her son's life, appeared before Lord Krishna naked and with her hair undone.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > tatas tiryan-mukho nagnâm

> > anirîkshan gadâgrajah

> > bânas' ca tâvad virathas'

> > chinna-dhanvâvis'at puram

> > tatah - then; tiryak - turned away; mukhah - His face; nagnâm - the naked woman; anirîkshan - not looking at; gadâgrajah - Lord Krishna; bânah - Bâna; ca - and; tâvat - with that opportunity; virathah - deprived of his chariot; chinna - broken; dhanvâ - his bow; âvis'at - entered; puram - the city.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Gadâgraja turned His face away to avoid seeing the naked woman, and Bânâsura - deprived of his chariot, his bow shattered - took the opportunity to flee into his city.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > vidrâvite bhûta-gane

> > jvaras tu trî-s'irâs trî-pât

> > abhyadhâvata dâs'ârham

> > dahann iva dis'o das'a

> > vidrâvite - having been driven away; bhûta-gane - all the followers of Lord S'iva; jvarah - the personification of fever who serves him, Lord S'iva; tu - but; tri - three; s'irâh - having heads; tri - three; pât - having feet; abhyadhâvata - ran toward; dâs'ârham - Lord Krishna; dahan - burning; iva - as if it were; dis'ah - the directions; das'a - ten.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After Lord S'iva's followers had been driven away, the S'iva-jvara, who had three heads and three feet, pressed forward to attack Lord Krishna. As the S'iva-jvara approached, he seemed to burn everything in the ten directions.

> > PURPORT

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > atha nârâyanah devah

> > tam drishthvâ vyasrijaj jvaram

> > mâhes'varo vaishnavas' ca

> > yuyudhâte jvarâv ubhau

> > atha - thereupon; nârâyanah devah - Lord Nârâyana (Krishna); tam - him (the S'iva- jvara); drishthvâ - seeing; vyasrijat - released; jvaram - His personified fever (of extreme cold, as opposed to the extreme heat of the S'iva-jvara); mâhes'varah - of Lord Mâhes'vara; vaishnavah - of Lord Vishnu; ca - and; yuyudhâte - fought; jvarau - the two fevers; ubhau - against each other.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing this personified weapon approach, Lord Nârâyana then released His own personified fever weapon, the Vishnu-jvara. The S'iva-jvara and Vishnu- jvara thus battled each other.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > mâhes'varah samâkrandan

> > vaishnavena balârditah

> > alabdhvâbhayam anyatra

> > bhîto mâhes'varo jvarah

> > s'aranârthî hrishîkes'am

> > tushthâva prayatân'jalih

> > mâhes'varah - (the fever weapon) of Lord S'iva; samâkrandan - crying out; vaishnavena - of the Vaishnava-jvara; bala - by the strength; arditah - tormented; alabdhvâ - not obtaining; abhayam - fearlessness; anyatra - elsewhere; bhîtah - frightened; mâhes'varah jvarah - the Mâhes'vara-jvara; s'arana - for shelter; arthî - hankering; hrishîkes'am - Lord Krishna, the master of everyone's senses; tushthâva - he praised; prayata-an'jalih - with palms joined in supplication.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The S'iva-jvara, overwhelmed by the strength of the Vishnu-jvara, cried out in pain. But finding no refuge, the frightened S'iva-jvara approached Lord Krishna, the master of the senses, hoping to attain His shelter. Thus with joined palms he began to praise the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > jvara uvâca

> > namâmi tvânanta-s'aktim pares'am

> > sarvâtmânam kevalam jn'apti-mâtram

> > vis'votpatti-sthâna-samrodha-hetum

> > yat tad brahma brahma-lingam pras'ântam

> > jvarah uvâca - the fever weapon (of Lord S'iva) said; namâmi - I bow down; tvâ - to You; ananta - unlimited; s'aktim - whose potencies; para - Supreme; îs'am - the Lord; sarva - of all; âtmânam - the Soul; kevalam - pure; jn'apti - of consciousness; mâtram - the totality; vis'va - of the universe; utpatti - of the creation; sthâna - maintenance; samrodha - and dissolution; hetum - the cause; yat - which; tat - that; brahma - Absolute Truth; brahma - by the Vedas; lingam - indirect reference to whom; pras'ântam - perfectly peaceful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The S'iva-jvara said: I bow down to You of unlimited potencies, the Supreme Lord, the Supersoul of all beings. You possess pure and complete consciousness and are the cause of cosmic creation, maintenance and dissolution. Perfectly peaceful, You are the Absolute Truth to whom the Vedas indirectly refer.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > kâlo daivam karma jîvah svabhâvo

> > dravyam kshetram prâna âtmâ vikârah

> > tat-sanghâto bîja-roha-pravâhas

> > tvan-mâyaishâ tan-nishedham prapadye

> > kâlah - time; daivam - destiny; karma - the reactions of material work; jîvah - the individual living entity; svabhâvah - his propensities; dravyam - the subtle forms of matter; kshetram - the body; prânah - the life air; âtmâ - the false ego; vikârah - the transformations (of the eleven senses); tat - of all this; sanghâthah - the aggregate (as the subtle body); bîja - of seed; roha - and sprout; pravâhah - the constant flow; tvat - Your; mâyâ - material illusory energy; eshâ - this; tat - of it; nishedham - the negation (You); prapadye - I am approaching for shelter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Time; fate; karma; the jîva and his propensities; the subtle material elements; the material body; the life air; false ego; the various senses; and the totality of these as reflected in the living being's subtle body - all this constitutes your material illusory energy, mâyâ, an endless cycle like that of seed and plant. I take shelter of You, the negation of this mâyâ.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > nânâ-bhâvair lîlayaivopapannair

> > devân sâdhûn loka-setûn bibharshi

> > hamsy unmârgân himsayâ vartamânân

> > janmaitat te bhâra-hârâya bhûmeh

> > nânâ - various; bhâvaih - with intentions; lîlayâ - as pastimes; eva - indeed; upapannaih - assumed; devân - the demigods; sâdhûn - the saintly sages; loka - of the world; setûn - the codes of religion; bibharshi - You maintain; hamsi - You kill; ut-mârgân - those who stray beyond the path; himsayâ - by violence; vartamânân - living; janma - birth; etat - this; te - Your; bhâra - the burden; hârâya - to relieve; bhûmeh - of the earth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With various intentions, You perform pastimes to maintain the demigods, the saintly persons and the codes of religion for this world. By these pastimes You also kill those who stray from the right path and live by violence. Indeed, your present incarnation is meant to relieve the earth's burden.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > tapto 'ham te tejasâ duhsahena

> > s'ântogrenâty-ulbanena jvarena

> > tâvat tâpo dehinâm te 'nghri-mûlam

> > no severan yâvad âs'ânubaddhâh

> > taptah - burned; aham - I; te - Your; tejasâ - by the power; duhsahena - insufferable; s'ânta - cold; ugrena - yet burning; ati - extremely; ulbanena - terrible; jvarena - fever; tâvat - for so long; tâpah - the burning torment; dehinâm - of embodied souls; te - Your; anghri - of the feet; mûlam - the sole; na - do not; u - indeed; severan - serve; yâvat - as long as; âs'â - in material desires; anubaddhâh - continuously bound.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I am tortured by the fierce power of Your terrible fever weapon, which is cold yet burning. All embodied souls must suffer as long as they remain bound to material ambitions and thus averse to serving Your feet.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > tri-s'iras te prasanno 'smi

> > vyetu te maj-jvarâd bhayam

> > yo nau smarati samvâdam

> > tasya tvan na bhaved bhayam

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca - the Supreme Lord said; tri-s'irah - O three-headed one; te - with you; prasannah - satisfied; asmi - I am; vyetu - may it go away; te - your; mat - My; jvarât - of the fever weapon; bhayam - fear; yah - whoever; nau - our; smarati - remembers; samvâdam - the conversation; tasya - for him; tvat - of you; na bhavet - there will not be; bhayam - fear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord said: O three-headed one, I am pleased with you. May your fear of My fever weapon be dispelled, and may whoever remembers our conversation here have no reason to fear you.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > ity ukto 'cyutam ânamya

> > gato mâhes'varo jvarah

> > bânas tu ratham ârûdhah

> > prâgâd yotsyan janârdanam

> > iti - thus; uktah - addressed; acyutam - to Krishna, the infallible Supreme Lord; ânamya - bowing down; gatah - went; mâhes'varah - of Lord S'iva; jvarah - the fever weapon; bânah - Bânâsura; tu - but; ratham - his chariot; ârûdhah - riding; prâgât - came forward; yotsyan - intending to fight; janârdanam - Lord Krishna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus addressed, the Mâhes'vara-jvara bowed down to the infallible Lord and went away. But Bânâsura then appeared, riding forth on his chariot to fight Lord Krishna.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > tato bâhu-sahasrena

> > nânâyudha-dharo 'surah

> > mumoca parama-kruddho

> > bânâms' cakrâyudhe nripa

> > tatah - thereupon; bâhu - with his arms; sahasrena - one thousand; nânâ - numerous; âyudha - weapons; dharah - carrying; asurah - the demon; mumoca - released; parama - supremely; kruddhah - angry; bânân - arrows; cakra-âyudhe - at Him whose weapon is the disc; nripa - O King (Parîkchit).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Carrying numerous weapons in his thousand hands, O King, the terribly infuriated demon shot many arrows at Lord Krishna, the carrier of the disc weapon.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > tasyâsyato 'strâny asakric

> > cakrena kshura-neminâ

> > ciccheda bhagavân bâhûn

> > s'âkhâ iva vanaspateh

> > tasya - of him; asyatah - who was throwing; astrâni - weapons; asakrit - repeatedly; cakrena - with His disc; kshura - razor-sharp; neminâ - whose circumference; ciccheda - cut off; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; bâhûn - the arms; s'âkhâh - branches; iva - as if; vanaspateh - of a tree.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As Bâna continued hurling weapons at Him, the Supreme Lord began using His razor-sharp cakra to cut off Bânâsura's arms as if they were tree branches.

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > bâhushu chidyamâneshu

> > bânasya bhagavân bhavah

> > bhaktânakampy upavrajya

> > cakrâyudham abhâshata

> > bâhushu - the arms; chidyamâneshu - as they were being severed; bânasya - of Bânâsura; bhagavân bhavah - the great Lord S'iva; bhakta - toward his devotee; anukampî - compassionate; upavrajya - approaching; cakra-âyudham - to Lord Krishna, wielder of the disc weapon; abhâshata - he spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'iva felt compassion for his devotee Bânâsura, whose arms were being cut off, and thus he approached Lord Cakrâyudha [Krishna] and spoke to Him as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > s'rî-rudra uvâca

> > tvam hi brahma param jyotir

> > gûdham brahmani vân-maye

> > yam pas'yanty amalâtmâna

> > âkâs'am iva kevalam

> > s'rî-rudrah uvâca - Lord S'iva said; tvam - You; hi - alone; brahma - the Absolute Truth; param - supreme; jyotih - light; gûdham - hidden; brahmani - in the Absolute; vâk-maye - in its form of language (the Vedas); yam - whom; pas'yanti - they see; amala - spotless; âtmânah - whose hearts; âkâs'am - the sky; iva - like; kevalam - pure.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Rudra said: You alone are the Absolute Truth, the supreme light, the mystery hidden within the verbal manifestation of the Absolute. Those whose hearts are spotless can see You, for You are uncontaminated, like the sky.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 35 - 36

> > nâbhir nabho 'gnir mukham ambu reto

> > dyauh s'îrsham âs'âh s'rutir anghrir urvî

> > candro mano yasya drig arka âtmâ

> > aham samudro jathharam bhujendrah

> > români yasyaushadhayo 'mbu-vâhâh

> > kes'â virin'co dhishanâ visargah

> > prajâ-patir hridayam yasya dharmah

> > sa vai bhavân purusho loka-kalpah

> > nâbhih - the navel; nabhah - the sky; agnih - fire; mukham - the face; ambu - water; retah - the semen; dyauh - heaven; s'îrsham - the head; âs'âh - the directions; s'rutih - the sense of hearing; anghrih - the foot; urvî - the earth; candrah - the moon; manah - the mind; yasya - whose; drik - sight; arkah - the sun; âtmâ - self- awareness; aham - I (S'iva); samudrah - the ocean; jathharam - the abdomen; bhuja - the arm; indrah - Indra;

> > români - the hairs on the body; yasya - whose; oshadhayah - herbal plants; ambu-vâhâh - water-bearing clouds; kes'âh - the hairs on the head; virin'cah - Lord Brahmâ; dhishanâ - the discriminating intelligence; visargah - the genitals; prajâ-patih - the progenitor of mankind; hridayam - the heart; yasya - whose; dharmah - religion; sah - He; vai - indeed; bhavân - Your good self; purushah - the primeval creator; loka - the worlds; kalpah - produced from whom.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sky is Your navel, fire Your face, water Your semen, and heaven Your head. The cardinal directions are Your sense of hearing, herbal plants the hairs on Your body, and water-bearing clouds the hair on Your head. The earth is Your foot, the moon Your mind, and the sun Your vision, while I am Your ego. The ocean is Your abdomen, Indra Your arm, Lord Brahmâ Your intelligence, the progenitor of mankind Your genitals, and religion Your heart. You are indeed the original purusha, creator of the worlds.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > tavâvatâro 'yam akunthha-dhâman

> > dharmasya guptyai jagato hitâya

> > vayam ca sarve bhavatânubhâvitâ

> > vibhâvayâmo bhuvanâni sapta

> > tava - Your; avatârah - descent; ayam - this; akunthha - unrestricted; dhâman - O You whose power; dharmasya - of justice; guptyai - for the protection; jagatah - of the universe; hitâya - for the benefit; vayam - we; ca - also; sarve - all; bhavatâ - by You; anubhâvitâh - enlightened and authorized; vibhâvayâmah - we manifest and develop; bhuvanâni - the worlds; sapta - seven.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your current descent into the material realm, O Lord of unrestricted power, is meant for upholding the principles of justice and benefiting the entire universe. We demigods, each depending on Your grace and authority, develop the seven planetary systems.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > tvam eka âdyah purusho 'dvitîyas

> > turyah sva-drig dhetur ahetur îs'ah

> > pratîyase 'thâpi yathâ-vikâram

> > sva-mâyayâ sarva-guna-prasiddhyai

> > tvam - You; ekah - one; âdyah - original; purushah - Supreme Person; advitîyah - without a second; turyah - transcendental; sva-drik - self- manifesting; hetuh - the cause; ahetuh - having no cause; îs'ah - the supreme controller; pratîyase - You are perceived; atha api - nonetheless; yathâ - according to; vikâram - various transformations; sva - by Your own; mâyayâ - illusory potency; sarva - of all; guna - material qualities; prasiddhyai - for the complete manifestation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are the original person, one without a second, transcendental and self- manifesting. Uncaused, you are the cause of all, and You are the ultimate controller. You are nonetheless perceived in terms of the transformations of matter effected by Your illusory energy - transformations You sanction so that the various material qualities can fully manifest.

> > ******

> > TEXT 39

> > yathaiva sûryah pihitas' châyayâ svayâ

> > châyâm ca rûpâni ca san'cakâsti

> > evam gunenâpihito gunâms tvam

> > âtma-pradîpo guninas' ca bhûman

> > yathâ eva - just as; sûryah - the sun; pihitah - covered; châyayâ - by the shade; svayâ - its own; châyâm - the shade; ca - and; rûpâni - visible forms; ca - also; san'cakâsti - illuminates; evam - similarly; gunena - by the material quality (of false ego); apihitah - covered; gunân - the qualities of matter; tvam - You; âtma- pradîpah - self-luminous; guninah - the possessors of these qualities (the living entities); ca - and; bhûman - O almighty one.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O almighty one, just as the sun, though hidden by a cloud, illuminates the cloud and all other visible forms as well, so You, although hidden by the material qualities, remain self-luminous and thus reveal all those qualities, along with the living entities who possess them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > yan-mâyâ-mohita-dhiyah

> > putra-dâra-grihâdishu

> > unmajjanti nimajjanti

> > prasaktâ vrijinârnave

> > yat - of whom; mâyâ - by the illusory energy; mohita - bewildered; dhiyah - their intelligence; putra - with regard to children; dâra - wife; griha - home; âdishu - and so on; unmajjanti - they rise to the surface; nimajjanti - they become submerged; prasaktâh - fully entangled; vrijina - of misery; arnave - in the ocean.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Their intelligence bewildered by Your mâyâ, fully attached to children, wife, home and so on, persons immersed in the ocean of material misery sometimes rise to the surface and sometimes sink down.

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > deva-dattam imam labdhvâ

> > nri-lokam ajitendriyah

> > yo nâdriyeta tvat-pâdau

> > sa s'ocyo hy âtma-van'cakah

> > deva - by the Supreme Lord; dattam - given; imam - this; labdhvâ - attaining; nri - of human beings; lokam - the world; ajita - uncontrolled; indriyah - his senses; yah - who; na âdriyeta - will not honor; tvat - Your; pâdau - feet; sah - he; s'ocyah - pitiable; hi - indeed; âtma - of himself; van'cakah - a cheater.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One who has attained this human form of life as a gift from God, yet who fails to control his senses and honor Your feet, is surely to be pitied, for he is only cheating himself.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > yas tvâm visrijate martya

> > âtmânam priyam îs'varam

> > viparyayendriyârthârtham

> > visham atty amritam tyajan

> > yah - who; tvâm - You; visrijate - rejects; martyah - mortal man; âtmânam - his true Self; priyam - dearmost; îs'varam - Lord; viparyaya - which are just the opposite; indriya-artha - of sense objects; artham - for the sake; visham - poison; atti - he eats; amritam - nectar; tyajan - avoiding.

> > TRANSLATION

> > That mortal who rejects You - his true Self, dearmost friend, and Lord - for the sake of sense objects, whose nature is just the opposite, refuses nectar and instead consumes poison.

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > aham brahmâtha vibudhâ

> > munayas' câmalâs'ayâh

> > sarvâtmanâ prapannâs tvâm

> > âtmânam preshthham îs'varam

> > aham - I; brahmâ - Brahmâ; atha - and also; vibudhâh - the demigods; munayah - the sages; ca - and; amala - pure; âs'ayâh - whose consciousness; sarva- âtmanâ - wholeheartedly; prapannâh - surrendered; tvâm - unto You; âtmânam - the Self; preshthham - the dearmost; îs'varam - the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I, Lord Brahmâ, the other demigods and the pure-minded sages have all surrendered wholeheartedly unto You, our dearmost Self and Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > tam tvâ jagat-sthity-udayânta-hetum

> > samam prasântam suhrid-âtma-daivam

> > ananyam ekam jagad-âtma-ketam

> > bhavâpavargâya bhajâma devam

> > tam - Him; tvâ - You; jagat - of the universe; sthiti - of the maintenance; udaya - the rise; anta - and the demise; hetum - the cause; samam - equipoised; pras'ântam - perfectly at peace; suhrit - the friend; âtma - Self; daivam - and worshipable Lord; ananyam - without a second; ekam - unique; jagat - of all the worlds; âtma - and all souls; ketam - the shelter; bhava - of material life; apavargâya - for the cessation; bhajâma - let us worship; devam - the Supreme Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Let us worship You, the Supreme Lord, to be freed from material life. You are the maintainer of the universe and the cause of its creation and demise. Equipoised and perfectly at peace, You are the true friend, Self and worshipable Lord. You are one without a second, the shelter of all the worlds and all souls.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > ayam mameshtho dayito 'nuvartî

> > mayâbhayam dattam amushya deva

> > sampâdyatâm tad bhavatah prasâdo

> > yathâ hi te daitya-patau prasâdah

> > ayam - this; mama - my; ishthah - favored; dayitah - very dear; anuvartî - follower; mayâ - by me; abhayam - fearlessness; dattam - given; amushya - his; deva - O Lord; sampâdyatâm - please let it be granted; tat - therefore; bhavatah - Your; prasâdah - grace; yathâ - as; hi - indeed; te - Your; daitya - of the demons; patau - for the chief (Prahlâda); prasâdah - grace.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This Bânâsura is my dear and faithful follower, and I have awarded him freedom from fear. Therefore, my Lord, please grant him Your mercy, just as You showed mercy to Prahlâda, the lord of the demons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > yad âttha bhagavams tvam nah

> > karavâma priyam tava

> > bhavato yad vyavasitam

> > tan me sâdhv anumoditam

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca - the Supreme Lord said; yat - what; âttha - have spoken; bhagavan - O lord; tvam - you; nah - to Us; karavâma - We should do; priyam - the gratifying; tava - of you; bhavatah - by you; yat - what; vyavasitam - determined; tat - that; me - by Me; sâdhu - well; anumoditam - agreed with.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord said: My dear lord, for your pleasure We must certainly do what you have requested of Us. I fully agree with your conclusion.

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> > TEXT 47

> > avadhyo 'yam mamâpy esha

> > vairocani-suto 'surah

> > prahrâdâya varo datto

> > na vadhyo me tavânvayah

> > avadhyah - not to be killed; ayam - he; mama - by Me; api - indeed; eshah - this; vairocani-sutah - son of Vairocani (Bali); asurah - demon; prahrâdâya - to Prahlâda; varah - the benediction; dattah - given; na vadhyah - not to be killed; me - by Me; tava - your; anvayah - descendants.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I will not kill this demonic son of Vairocani, for I gave Prahlâda Mahârâja the benediction that I would not kill any of his descendants.

> > ******

> > TEXT 48

> > darpopas'amanâyâsya

> > pravriknâ bâhavo mayâ

> > sûditam ca balam bhûri

> > yac ca bhârâyitam bhuvah

> > darpa - the false pride; upas'amanâya - for subduing; asya - his; pravriknâh - severed; bâhavah - arms; mayâ - by Me; sûditam - slain; ca - and; balam - the military force; bhûri - huge; yat - which; ca - and; bhârâyitam - having become a burden; bhuvah - for the earth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > It was to subdue Bânâsura's false pride that I severed his arms. And I slew his mighty army because it had become a burden upon the earth.

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> > TEXT 49

> > catvâro 'sya bhujâh s'ishthâ

> > bhavishyaty ajarâmarah

> > pârshada-mukhyo bhavato

> > na kutas'cid-bhayo 'surah

> > catvârah - four; asya - his; bhujâh - arms; s'ishthâh - remaining; bhavishyati - will be; ajara - unaging; amarah - and immortal; pârshada - an associate; mukhyah - principal; bhavatah - of yourself; na kutas'cit-bhayah - having no fear on any account; asurah - the demon.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This demon, who still has four arms, will be immune to old age and death, and he will serve as one of your principal attendants. Thus he will have nothing to fear on any account.

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> > TEXT 50

> > iti labdhvâbhayam krishnam

> > pranamya s'irasâsurah

> > prâdyumnim ratham âropya

> > sa-vadhvo samupânayat

> > iti - thus; labdhvâ - attaining; abhayam - freedom from fear; krishnam - to Lord Krishna; pranamya - bowing down; s'irasâ - with his head; asurah - the demon; pradyumnim - Aniruddha, the son of Pradyumna; ratham - on His chariot; âropya - placing; sa-vadhvah - with His wife; samupânayat - he brought them forward.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus attaining freedom from fear, Bânâsura offered obeisances to Lord Krishna by touching his head to the ground. Bâna then seated Aniruddha and His bride on their chariot and brought them before the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 51

> > akshauhinyâ parivritam

> > su-vâsah-samalankritam

> > sa-patnîkam puras-kritya

> > yayau rudrânumoditah

> > akshauhinyâ - by a full military division; parivritam - surrounded; su - fine; vâsah - whose clothing; samalankritam - and adorned with ornaments; sa- patnîkam - Aniruddha with His wife; purah-kritya - putting in front; yayau - He (Lord Krishna) went; rudra - by Lord S'iva; anumoditah - given leave.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the front of the party Lord Krishna then placed Aniruddha and His bride, both beautifully adorned with fine clothes and ornaments, and surrounded them with a full military division. Thus Lord Krishna took His leave of Lord S'iva and departed.

> > ******

> > TEXT 52

> > sva-râjadhânîm samalankritâm dhvajaih

> > sa-toranair ukshita-mârga-catvarâm

> > vives'a s'ankhânaka-dundubhi-svanair

> > abhyudyatah paura-suhrid-dvijâtibhih

> > sva - His own; râjadhânîm - capital; samalankritâm - fully decorated; dhvajaih - with flags; sa - and with; toranaih - victory arches; ukshita - sprinkled with water; mârga - whose avenues; catvarâm - and crossroads; vives'a - He entered; s'ankha - of conchshells; ânaka - side drums; dundubhi - and kettledrums; svanaih - with the resounding; abhyudyatah - greeted respectfully; paura - by the people of the city; suhrit - by His relatives; dvijâtibhih - and by the brâhmanas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord then entered His capital. The city was lavishly decorated with flags and victory arches, and its avenues and crossways were all sprinkled with water. As conchshells, ânakas and dundubhi drums resounded, the Lord's relatives, the brâhmanas and the general populace all came forward to greet Him respectfully.

> > ******

> > TEXT 53

> > ya evam krishna-vijayam

> > s'ankarena ca samyugam

> > samsmaret prâtar utthâya

> > na tasya syât parâjayah

> > yah - whoever; evam - thus; krishna-vijayam - the victory of Lord Krishna; s'ankarena - with Lord S'ankara; ca - and; samyugam - battle; samsmaret - remembers; prâtah - at dawn; utthâya - rising from sleep; na - not; tasya - for him; syât - there will be; parâjayah - defeat.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Whoever rises early in the morning and remembers Lord Krishna's victory in His battle with Lord S'iva will never experience defeat.

> > Back to the running text