> > 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'

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

> > Chapter Seven: The Killing of the Demon Trinâvarta

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> > TEXTS 1 - 2

> > s'rî-râjovâca

> > yena yenâvatârena

> > bhagavân harir îs'varah

> > karoti karna-ramyâni

> > mano-jn'âni ca nah prabho

> > yac-s'rinvato 'paity aratir vitrishnâ

> > sattvam ca s'uddhyaty acirena pumsah

> > bhaktir harau tat-purushe ca sakhyam

> > tad eva hâram vada manyase cet

> > s'rî-râjâ uvâca - the King inquired (from S'ukadeva Gosvâmî); yena yena avatârena - the pastimes exhibited by different varieties of incarnations; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harih - the Lord; îs'varah - the controller; karoti - presents; karna-ramyâni - were all very pleasing to the ear; manah-jn'âni - very attractive to the mind; ca - also; nah - of us; prabho - my lord, S'ukadeva Gosvâmî;

> > yat-s'rinvatah - of anyone who simply hears these narrations; apaiti - vanishes; aratih - unattractiveness; vitrishnâ - dirty things within the mind that make us uninterested in Krishna consciousness; sattvam ca - the existential position in the core of the heart; s'uddhyati - becomes purified; acirena - very soon; pumsah - of any person; bhaktih harau - devotional attachment and service to the Lord; tat-purushe - with Vaishnavas; ca - also; sakhyam - attraction to association; tat eva - that only; hâram - the activities of the Lord, which should be heard and kept on the neck as a garland; vada - kindly speak; manyase - you think it fit; cet - if.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Parîkchit said: My lord, S'ukadeva Gosvâmî, all the various activities exhibited by the incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are certainly pleasing to the ear and to the mind. Simply by one's hearing of these activities, the dirty things in one's mind immediately vanish. Generally we are reluctant to hear about the activities of the Lord, but Krishna's childhood activities are so attractive that they are automatically pleasing to the mind and ear. Thus one's attachment for hearing about material things, which is the root cause of material existence, vanishes, and one gradually develops devotional service to the Supreme Lord, attachment for Him, and friendship with devotees who give us the contribution of Krishna consciousness. If you think it fit, kindly speak about those activities of the Lord.

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> > TEXT 3

> > athânyad api krishnasya

> > tokâcaritam adbhutam

> > mânusham lokam âsâdya

> > taj-jâtim anurundhatah

> > atha - also; anyat api - other pastimes also; krishnasya - of child Krishna; toka- âcaritam adbhutam - they are also wonderful childhood pastimes; mânusham - as if playing as a human child; lokam âsâdya - appearing on this planet earth in human society; tat-jâtim - exactly like a human child; anurundhatah - who was imitating.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Please describe other pastimes of Krishna, the Supreme Personality, who appeared on this planet earth, imitating a human child and performing wonderful activities like killing Pûtanâ.

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> > TEXT 4

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > kadâcid autthânika-kautukâplave

> > janmarksha-yoge samaveta-yoshitâm

> > vâditra-gîta-dvija-mantra-vâcakais'

> > cakâra sûnor abhishecanam satî

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued to speak (at the request of Mahârâja Parîkchit); kadâcit - at that time (when Krishna was three months old); autthânika-kautuka-âplave - when Krishna was three or four months old and His body was developing, He attempted to turn around, and this pleasing occasion was observed with a festival and bathing ceremony; janma-riksha- yoge - at that time, there was also a conjunction of the moon with the auspicious constellation Rohinî; samaveta-yoshitâm - (the ceremony was observed) among the assembled women, a ceremony of mothers; vâditra- gîta - different varieties of music and singing; dvija-mantra-vâcakaih - with chanting of Vedic hymns by qualified brâhmanas; cakâra - executed; sûnoh - of her son; abhishecanam - the bathing ceremony; satî - mother Yas'odâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: When mother Yas'odâ's baby was slanting His body to attempt to rise and turn around, this attempt was observed by a Vedic ceremony. In such a ceremony, called utthâna, which is performed when a child is due to leave the house for the first time, the child is properly bathed. Just after Krishna turned three months old, mother Yas'odâ celebrated this ceremony with other women of the neighborhood. On that day, there was a conjunction of the moon with the constellation Rohinî. As the brâhmanas joined by chanting Vedic hymns and professional musicians also took part, this great ceremony was observed by mother Yas'odâ

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > nandasya patnî krita-majjanâdikam

> > vipraih krita-svastyayanam supûjitaih

> > annâdya-vâsah-srag-abhîshtha-dhenubhih

> > san'jâta-nidrâksham as'îs'ayac chanaih

> > nandasya - of Mahârâja Nanda; patnî - the wife (mother Yas'odâ); krita-majjana- âdikam - after she and the other members of the house had bathed and the child had been bathed also; vipraih - by the brâhmanas; krita- svastyayanam - engaging them in chanting auspicious Vedic hymns; su- pûjitaih - who were all received and worshiped with proper respect; anna- âdya - by offering them sufficient grains and other eatables; vâsah - garments; srak-abhîshtha-dhenubhih - by offering flower garlands and very desirable cows; san'jâta-nidrâ - had become sleepy; aksham - whose eyes; as'îs'ayat - laid the child down; s'anaih - for the time being.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After completing the bathing ceremony for the child, mother Yas'odâ received the brâhmanas by worshiping them with proper respect and giving them ample food grains and other eatables, clothing, desirable cows, and garlands. The brâhmanas properly chanted Vedic hymns to observe the auspicious ceremony, and when they finished and mother Yas'odâ saw that the child felt sleepy, she lay down on the bed with the child until He was peacefully asleep.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > autthânikautsukya-manâ manasvinî

> > samâgatân pûjayatî vrajaukasah

> > naivâs'rinod vai ruditam sutasya sâ

> > rudan stanârthî caranâv udakshipat

> > autthânika-autsukya-manâh - mother Yas'odâ was very busy celebrating the utthâna ceremony of her child; manasvinî - very liberal in distributing food, clothing, ornaments and cows, according to necessity; samâgatân - to the assembled guests; pûjayatî - just to satisfy them; vraja-okasah - to the inhabitants of Vraja; na - not; eva - certainly; as'rinot - did hear; vai - indeed; ruditam - the crying; sutasya - of her child; sâ - mother Yas'odâ; rudan - crying; stana-arthî - Krishna, who was hankering to drink His mother's milk by sucking her breast; caranau udakshipat - out of anger, threw His two legs hither and thither.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The liberal mother Yas'odâ, absorbed in celebrating the utthâna ceremony, was busy receiving guests, worshiping them with all respect and offering them clothing, cows, garlands and grains. Thus she could not hear the child crying for His mother. At that time, the child Krishna, demanding to drink the milk of His mother's breast, angrily threw His legs upward.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > adhah-s'ayânasya s'is'or ano 'lpaka-

> > pravâla-mridv-anghri-hatam vyavartata

> > vidhvasta-nânâ-rasa-kupya-bhâjanam

> > vyatyasta-cakrâksha-vibhinna-kûbaram

> > adhah-s'ayânasya - who was put underneath the handcart; s'is'oh - of the child; anah - the cart; alpaka - not very much grown; pravâla - just like a new leaf; mridu-anghri-hatam - struck by His beautiful, delicate legs; vyavartata - turned over and fell down; vidhvasta - scattered; nânâ-rasa-kupya-bhâjanam - utensils made of various metals; vyatyasta - dislocated; cakra-aksha - the two wheels and the axle; vibhinna - broken; kûbaram - the pole of the handcart.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'rî Krishna was lying down underneath the handcart in one corner of the courtyard, and although His little legs were as soft as leaves, when He struck the cart with His legs, it turned over violently and collapsed. The wheels separated from the axle, the hubs and spokes fell apart, and the pole of the handcart broke. On the cart there were many little utensils made of various metals, and all of them scattered hither and thither.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > drishthvâ yas'odâ-pramukhâ vraja-striya

> > autthânike karmani yâh samâgatâh

> > nandâdayas' câdbhuta-dars'anâkulâh

> > katham svayam vai s'akatham viparyagât

> > drishthvâ - after seeing; yas'odâ-pramukhâh - headed by mother Yas'odâ; vraja- striyah - all the ladies of Vraja; autthânike karmani - in the celebration of the utthâna ceremony; yâh - those who; samâgatâh - assembled there; nanda- âdayah ca - and the men, headed by Nanda Mahârâja; adbhuta-dars'ana - by seeing the wonderful calamity (that the heavily loaded cart had broken upon the small baby, who still lay there unhurt); âkulâh - and thus they were very much perturbed as to how it had happened; katham - how; svayam - by itself; vai - indeed; s'akatham - the handcart; viparyagât - became so heavily damaged, dismantled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When mother Yas'odâ and the other ladies who had assembled for the utthâna festival, and all the men, headed by Nanda Mahârâja, saw the wonderful situation, they began to wonder how the handcart had collapsed by itself. They began to wander here and there, trying to find the cause, but were unable to do so.

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> > TEXT 9

> > ûcur avyavasita-matîn

> > gopân gopîs' ca bâlakâh

> > rudatânena pâdena

> > kshiptam etan na sams'ayah

> > ûcuh - said; avyavasita-matîn - who had lost all intelligence in the present situation; gopân - to the cowherd men; gopîh ca - and to the ladies; bâlakâh - the children; rudatâ anena - as soon as the child cried; pâdena - with one leg; kshiptam etat - this cart was dashed apart and immediately fell dismantled; na sams'ayah - there is no doubt about it.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The assembled cowherd men and ladies began to contemplate how this thing had happened. "Is it the work of some demon or evil planet?" they asked. At that time, the small children present asserted that the cart had been kicked apart by the baby Krishna. As soon as the crying baby bad kicked the cart's wheel, the cart had collapsed. There was no doubt about it.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > na te s'raddadhire gopâ

> > bâla-bhâshitam ity uta

> > aprameyam balam tasya

> > bâlakasya na te viduh

> > na - not; te - the cowherd men and ladies; s'raddadhire - put their faith (in such statements); gopâh - the cowherd men and women; bâla-bhâshitam - childish talk from the assembled children; iti uta - thus spoken; aprameyam - unlimited, inconceivable; balam - the power; tasya bâlakasya - of the small baby Krishna; na - not; te - the gopîs and gopas; viduh - were aware of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The assembled gopîs and gopas, unaware that Krishna is always unlimited, could not believe that baby Krishna had such inconceivable power. They could not believe the statements of the children, and therefore they neglected these statements as being childish talk.

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > rudantam sutam âdâya

> > yas'odâ graha-s'ankitâ

> > krita-svastyayanam vipraih

> > sûktaih stanam apâyayat

> > rudantam - crying; sutam - son; âdâya - picking up; yas'odâ - mother Yas'odâ; graha- s'ankitâ - fearing some bad planet; krita-svastyayanam - immediately performed a ritualistic ceremony for good fortune; vipraih - by calling all the brâhmanas; sûktaih - by Vedic hymns; stanam - her breast; apâyayat - made the child suck.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thinking that some bad planet had attacked Krishna, mother Yas'odâ picked up the crying child and allowed Him to suck her breast. Then she called for experienced brâhmanas to chant Vedic hymns and perform an auspicious ritualistic ceremony.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > pûrvavat sthâpitam gopair

> > balibhih sa-paricchadam

> > viprâ hutvârcayâm cakrur

> > dadhy-akshata-kus'âmbubhih

> > pûrva-vat - as the handcart had been situated before; sthâpitam - again assembled with the pots situated properly; gopaih - by the cowherd men; balibhih - all of whom were very strong and stout and who could therefore assemble the parts without difficulty; sa-paricchadam - with all the paraphernalia kept on it; viprâh - the brâhmanas; hutvâ - after performing a fire ceremony; arcayâm cakruh - performed ritualistic ceremonies; dadhi - with curd; akshata - grains of rice; kus'a - and kus'a grass; ambubhih - with water.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After the strong, stout cowherd men assembled the pots and paraphernalia on the handcart and set it up as before, the brâhmanas performed a ritualistic ceremony with a fire sacrifice to appease the bad planet, and then, with rice grains, kus'a, water and curd, they worshiped the Supreme Lord.

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> > TEXTS 13 - 15

> > ye 'sûyânrita-dambhershâ-

> > himsâ-mâna-vivarjitâh

> > na teshâm satya-s'îlânâm

> > âs'isho viphalâh kritâh

> > iti bâlakam âdâya

> > sâmarg-yajur-upâkritaih

> > jalaih pavitraushadhibhir

> > abhishicya dvijottamaih

> > vâcayitvâ svastyayanam

> > nanda-gopah samâhitah

> > hutvâ câgnim dvijâtibhyah

> > prâdâd annam mahâ-gunam

> > ye - those brâhmanas who; asûya - envy; anrita - untruthfulness; dambha - false pride; îrshâ - grudges; himsâ - being disturbed by the opulence of others; mâna - false prestige; vivarjitâh - completely devoid of; na - not; teshâm - of such brâhmanas; satya-s'îlânâm - who are endowed with perfect brahminical qualifications (satya, s'ama, dama, etc.); âs'ishah - the blessings; viphalâh - useless; kritâh - have become;

> > iti - considering all these things; bâlakam - the child; âdâya - taking care of; sâma - according to the Sâma Veda; rik - according to the Rig Veda; yajuh - and according to the Yajur Veda; upâkritaih - purified by such means; jalaih - with water; pavitra- aushadhibhih - mixed with pure herbs; abhishicya - after bathing (the child); dvija-uttamaih - with ceremonies performed by first-class brâhmanas with the above qualifications;

> > vâcayitvâ - requested to be chanted; svasti- ayanam - auspicious hymns; nanda-gopah - Mahârâja Nanda, the head of the cowherd men; samâhitah - liberal and good; hutvâ - after offering oblations; ca - also; agnim - unto the sacred fire; dvijâtibhyah - unto those first-class brâhmanas; prâdât - gave in charity; annam - food grains; mahâ-gunam - excellent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When brâhmanas are free from envy, untruthfulness, unnecessary pride, grudges, disturbance by the opulence of others, and false prestige, their blessings never go in vain. Considering this, Nanda Mahârâja soberly took Krishna on his lap and invited such truthful brâhmanas to perform a ritualistic ceremony according to the holy hymns of the Sâma Veda, Rig Veda and Yajur Veda. Then, while the hymns were being chanted, he bathed the child with water mixed with pure herbs, and after performing a fire ceremony, he sumptuously fed all the brâhmanas with first-class grains and other food.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > gâvah sarva-gunopetâ

> > vâsah-srag-rukma-mâlinîh

> > âtmajâbhyudayârthâya

> > prâdât te cânvayun'jata

> > gâvah - cows; sarva-guna-upetâh - being fully qualified by giving sufficient milk, etc.; vâsah - well dressed; srak - with flower garlands; rukma- mâlinîh - and with garlands of gold; âtmaja-abhyudaya-arthâya - for the purpose of his son's affluence; prâdât - gave in charity; te - those brâhmanas; ca - also; anvayun'jata - accepted them.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nanda Mahârâja, for the sake of the affluence of his own son Krishna, gave the brâhmanas cows fully decorated with garments, flower garlands and gold necklaces. These cows, fully qualified to give ample milk, were given to the brâhmanas in charity, and the brâhmanas accepted them and bestowed blessings upon the whole family, and especially upon Krishna.

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> > TEXT 17

> > viprâ mantra-vido yuktâs

> > tair yâh proktâs tathâs'ishah

> > tâ nishphalâ bhavishyanti

> > na kadâcid api sphutham

> > viprâh - the brâhmanas; mantra-vidah - completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns; yuktâh - perfect mystic yogîs; taih - by them; yâh - whatsoever; proktâh - was spoken; tathâ - becomes just so; âs'ishah - all blessings; tâh - such words; nishphalâh - useless, without fruit; bhavishyanti na - never will become; kadâcit - at any time; api - indeed; sphutham - always factual, as it is.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The brâhmanas, who were completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns, were all yogîs fully equipped with mystic powers. Whatever blessings they spoke were certainly never fruitless.

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> > TEXT 18

> > ekadâroham ârûdham

> > lâlayantî sutam satî

> > garimânam s'is'or vodhum

> > na sehe giri-kûthavat

> > ekadâ - one time (estimated to have been when Krishna was one year old); âroham - on His mother's lap; ârûdham - who was sitting; lâlayantî - was patting; sutam - her son; satî - mother Yas'odâ; garimânam - because of an increase in heaviness; s'is'oh - of the child; vodhum - to bear Him; na - not; sehe - was able; giri-kûtha-vat - appearing like the weight of a mountain peak.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One day, a year after Krishna's appearance, mother Yas'odâ was patting her son on her lap. But suddenly she felt the child to be heavier than a mountain peak, and she could no longer bear His weight.

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > bhûmau nidhâya tam gopî

> > vismitâ bhâra-pîditâ

> > mahâ-purusham âdadhyau

> > jagatâm âsa karmasu

> > bhûmau - on the ground; nidhâya - placing; tam - the child; gopî - mother Yas'odâ; vismitâ - being astonished; bhâra-pîditâ - being aggrieved by the weight of the child; mahâ-purusham - Lord Vishnu, Nârâyana; âdadhyau - took shelter of; jagatâm - as if the weight of the whole world; âsa - engaged herself; karmasu - in other household affairs.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Feeling the child to be as heavy as the entire universe and therefore being anxious, thinking that perhaps the child was being attacked by some other ghost or demon, the astonished mother Yas'odâ put the child down on the ground and began to think of Nârâyana. Foreseeing disturbances, she called for the brâhmanas to counteract this heaviness, and then she engaged in her other household affairs. She had no alternative than to remember the lotus feet of Nârâyana, for she could not understand that Krishna was the original source of everything.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > daityo nâmnâ trinâvartah

> > kamsa-bhrityah pranoditah

> > cakravâta-svarûpena

> > jahârâsînam arbhakam

> > daityah - another demon; nâmnâ - by the name; trinâvartah - Trinâvartâsura; kamsa- bhrityah - a servant of Kamsa; pranoditah - having been induced by him; cakravâta-svarûpena - in the form of a whirlwind; jahâra - swept away; âsînam - the sitting; arbhakam - child.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While the child was sitting on the ground, a demon named Trinâvarta, who was a servant of Kamsa's, came there as a whirlwind, at Kamsa's instigation, and very easily carried the child away into the air.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > gokulam sarvam âvrinvan

> > mushnams' cakshûmshi renubhih

> > îrayan sumahâ-ghora-

> > s'abdena pradis'o dis'ah

> > gokulam - the whole tract of land known as Gokula; sarvam - everywhere; âvrinvan - covering; mushnan - taking away; cakshûmshi - the power of vision; renubhih - by particles of dust; îrayan - was vibrating; su-mahâ-ghora - very fierce and heavy; s'abdena - with a sound; pradis'ah dis'ah - entered everywhere, in all directions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Covering the whole land of Gokula with particles of dust, that demon, acting as a strong whirlwind, covered everyone's vision and began vibrating everywhere with a greatly fearful sound.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > muhûrtam abhavad goshthham

> > rajasâ tamasâvritam

> > sutam yas'odâ nâpas'yat

> > tasmin nyastavatî yatah

> > muhûrtam - for a moment; abhavat - there was; goshthham - throughout the whole pasturing ground; rajasâ - by big particles of dust; tamasâ âvritam - covered with darkness; sutam - her son; yas'odâ - mother Yas'odâ; na apas'yat - could not find; tasmin - in that very spot; nyastavatî - she had placed Him; yatah - where.

> > TRANSLATION

> > For a moment, the whole pasturing ground was overcast with dense darkness from the dust storm, and mother Yas'odâ was unable to find her son where she had placed Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > nâpas'yat kas'canâtmânam

> > param câpi vimohitah

> > trinâvarta-nisrishthâbhih

> > s'arkarâbhir upadrutah

> > na - not; apas'yat - saw; kas'cana - anyone; âtmânam - himself; param ca api - or another; vimohitah - being illusioned; trinâvarta-nisrishthâbhih - thrown by Trinâvartâsura; s'arkarâbhih - by the sands; upadrutah - and thus being disturbed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because of the bits of sand thrown about by Trinâvarta, people could not see themselves or anyone else, and thus they were illusioned and disturbed.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > iti khara-pavana-cakra-pâms'u-varshe

> > suta-padavîm abalâvilakshya mâtâ

> > atikarunam anusmaranty as'ocad

> > bhuvi patitâ mrita-vatsakâ yathâ gauh

> > iti - thus; khara - very strong; pavana-cakra - by a whirlwind; pâms'u-varshe - when there were showers of dust and small dust particles; suta-padavîm - the place of her son; abalâ - the innocent woman; avilakshya - not seeing; mâtâ - because of being His mother; ati-karunam - very pitifully; anusmarantî - she was thinking of her son; as'ocat - lamented extraordinarily; bhuvi - on the ground; patitâ - fell down; mrita-vatsakâ - who has lost her calf; yathâ - like; gauh - a cow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because of the dust storm stirred up by the strong whirlwind, mother Yas'odâ could find no trace of her son, nor could she understand why. Thus she fell down on the ground like a cow who has lost her calf and began to lament very pitifully.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > ruditam anunis'amya tatra gopyo

> > bhris'am anutapta-dhiyo 's'ru-pûrna-mukhyah

> > rurudur anupalabhya nanda-sûnum

> > pavana upârata-pâms'u-varsha-vege

> > ruditam - mother Yas'odâ, crying pitifully; anunis'amya - after hearing; tatra - there; gopyah - the other ladies, the gopîs; bhris'am - highly; anutapta - lamenting sympathetically after mother Yas'odâ; dhiyah - with such feelings; as'ru-pûrna-mukhyah - and the other gopîs, their faces full of tears; ruruduh - they were crying; anupalabhya - without finding; nanda- sûnum - the son of Nanda Mahârâja, Krishna; pavane - when the whirlwind; upârata - had ceased; pâms'u-varsha-vege - its force of showering dust.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the force of the dust storm and the winds subsided, Yas'odâ's friends, the other gopîs, approached mother Yas'odâ, hearing her pitiful crying. Not seeing Krishna present, they too felt very much aggrieved and joined mother Yas'odâ in crying, their eyes full of tears.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > trinâvartah s'ânta-rayo

> > vâtyâ-rûpa-dharo haran

> > krishnam nabho-gato gantum

> > nâs'aknod bhûri-bhâra-bhrit

> > trinâvartah - the demon Trinâvarta; s'ânta-rayah - the force of the blast reduced; vâtyâ-rûpa-dharah - who had assumed the form of a forceful whirlwind; haran - and had thus taken away; krishnam - Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nabhah-gatah - went up to the top of the sky; gantum - to go further; na as'aknot - was not able; bhûri-bhâra-bhrit - because Krishna then became more powerful and heavy than the demon.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having assumed the form of a forceful whirlwind, the demon Trinâvarta took Krishna very high in the sky, but when Krishna became heavier than the demon, the demon had to stop his force and could go no further.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > tam as'mânam manyamâna

> > âtmano guru-mattayâ

> > gale grihîta utsrashthum

> > nâs'aknod adbhutârbhakam

> > tam - Krishna; as'mânam - very heavy stone like a lump of iron; manyamânah - thinking like that; âtmanah guru-mattayâ - because of being heavier than he could personally perceive; gale - his neck; grihîte - being embraced or encircled by His arms; utsrashthum - to give up; na as'aknot - was not able; adbhuta-arbhakam - this wonderful child who was different from an ordinary child.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because of Krishna's weight, Trinâvarta considered Him to be like a great mountain or a hunk of iron. But because Krishna had caught the demon's neck, the demon was unable to throw Him off. He therefore thought of the child as wonderful, since he could neither bear the child nor cast aside the burden.

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> > TEXT 28

> > gala-grahana-nis'ceshtho

> > daityo nirgata-locanah

> > avyakta-râvo nyapatat

> > saha-bâlo vyasur vraje

> > gala-grahana-nis'ceshthah - because of Krishna's grasping the neck of the demon Trinâvarta, the demon choked and could not do anything; daityah - the demon; nirgata-locanah - his eyes popped out because of pressure; avyakta- râvah - because of choking, he could not even make a sound; nyapatat - fell down; saha-bâlah - with the child; vyasuh vraje - lifeless on the ground of Vraja.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With Krishna grasping him by the throat, Trinâvarta choked, unable to make even a sound or even to move his hands and legs. His eyes popping out, the demon lost his life and fell, along with the little boy, down to the ground of Vraja.

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> > TEXT 29

> > tam antarikshât patitam s'ilâyâm

> > vis'îrna-sarvâvayavam karâlam

> > puram yathâ rudra-s'arena viddham

> > striyo rudatyo dadris'uh sametâh

> > tam - unto the demon Trinâvarta; antarikshât - from outer space; patitam - fallen; s'ilâyâm - on a slab of stone; vis'îrna - scattered, separated; sarva- avayavam - all the parts of his body; karâlam - very fierce hands and legs; puram - the place of Tripurâsura; yathâ - as; rudra-s'arena - by the arrow of Lord S'iva; viddham - pierced; striyah - all the women, the gopîs; rudatyah - although crying because Krishna was separated from them; dadris'uh - they saw in front of them; sametâh - all together.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While the gopîs who had gathered were crying for Krishna, the demon fell from the sky onto a big slab of stone, his limbs dislocated, as if he had been pierced by the arrow of Lord S'iva like Tripurâsura.

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> > TEXT 30

> > prâdâya mâtre pratihritya vismitâh

> > krishnam ca tasyorasi lambamânam

> > tam svastimantam purushâda-nîtam

> > vihâyasâ mrityu-mukhât pramuktam

> > gopyas' ca gopâh kila nanda-mukhyâ

> > labdhvâ punah prâpur atîva modam

> > prâdâya - after picking up; mâtre - unto His mother (Yas'odâ); pratihritya - delivered; vismitâh - all surprised; krishnam ca - and Krishna; tasya - of the demon; urasi - on the chest; lambamânam - situated; tam - Krishna; svastimantam - endowed with all auspiciousness; purushâda-nîtam - who was taken by the man-eating demon; vihâyasâ - into the sky; mrityu-mukhât - from the mouth of death; pramuktam - now liberated; gopyah - the gopîs; ca - and; gopâh - the cowherd men; kila - indeed; nanda-mukhyâh - headed by Nanda Mahârâja; labdhvâ - after getting; punah - again (their son); prâpuh - enjoyed; atîva - very much; modam - bliss.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gopîs immediately picked Krishna up from the chest of the demon and delivered Him, free from all inauspiciousness, to mother Yas'odâ. Because the child, although taken into the sky by the demon, was unhurt and now free from all danger and misfortune, the gopîs and cowherd men, headed by Nanda Mahârâja, were extremely happy.

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> > TEXT 31

> > aho batâty-adbhutam esha rakshasâ

> > bâlo nivrittim gamito 'bhyagât punah

> > himsrah sva-pâpena vihimsitah khalah

> > sâdhuh samatvena bhayâd vimucyate

> > aho - alas; bata - indeed; ati - very much; adbhutam - this incident is wonderfully astonishing; eshah - this (child); rakshasâ - by the man-eating demon; bâlah - the innocent child Krishna; nivrittim - taken away just to be killed and eaten; gamitah - went away; abhyagât punah - but He has come back again unhurt; himsrah - one who is envious; sva-pâpena - because of his own sinful activities; vihimsitah - now (that demon) has been killed; khalah - because he was envious and polluted; sâdhuh - any person who is innocent and free from sinful life; samatvena - being equal to everyone; bhayât - from all kinds of fear; vimucyate - becomes relieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > It is most astonishing that although this innocent child was taken away by the Râkshasa to be eaten, He has returned without having been killed or even injured. Because this demon was envious, cruel and sinful, he has been killed for his own sinful activities. This is the law of nature. An innocent devotee is always protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and a sinful person is always vanquished for his sinful life.

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> > TEXT 32

> > kim nas tapas' cîrnam adhokshajârcanam

> > pûrteshtha-dattam uta bhûta-sauhridam

> > yat samparetah punar eva bâlako

> > dishthyâ sva-bandhûn pranayann upasthitah

> > kim - what kind of; nah - by us; tapah - austerity; cîrnam - has been done for a very long time; adhokshaja - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arcanam - worshiping; pûrta - constructing public roads, etc.; ishtha - activities for public benefit; dattam - giving charity; uta - or else; bhûta- sauhridam - because of love for the general public; yat - by the result of which; samparetah - even though the child was practically lost in death; punah eva - even again because of pious activities; bâlakah - the child; dishthyâ - by fortune; sva-bandhûn - all His relatives; pranayan - to please; upasthitah - is present here.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nanda Mahârâja and the others said: We must previously have performed austerities for a very long time, worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, performed pious activities for public life, constructing public roads and wells, and also given charity, as a result of which this boy, although faced with death, has returned to give happiness to His relatives.

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> > TEXT 33

> > drishthvâdbhutâni bahus'o

> > nanda-gopo brihadvane

> > vasudeva-vaco bhûyo

> > mânayâm âsa vismitah

> > drishthvâ - after seeing; adbhutâni - the very wonderful and astonishing incidents; bahus'ah - many times; nanda-gopah - Nanda Mahârâja, the head of the cowherd men; brihadvane - in Brihadvana; vasudeva-vacah - the words spoken by Vasudeva when Nanda Mahârâja was in Mathurâ; bhûyah - again and again; mânayâm âsa - accepted how true they were; vismitah - in great astonishment.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having seen all these incidents in Brihadvana, Nanda Mahârâja became more and more astonished, and he remembered the words spoken to him by Vasudeva in Mathurâ.

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> > TEXT 34

> > ekadârbhakam âdâya

> > svânkam âropya bhâminî

> > prasnutam pâyayâm âsa

> > stanam sneha-pariplutâ

> > ekadâ - once upon a time; arbhakam - the child; âdâya - taking; sva-ankam - on her own lap; âropya - and placing Him; bhâminî - mother Yas'odâ; prasnutam - breast milk oozing out; pâyayâm âsa - fed the child; stanam - her breast; sneha- pariplutâ - with great affection and love.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One day mother Yas'odâ, having taken Krishna up and placed Him on her lap, was feeding Him milk from her breast with maternal affection. The milk was flowing from her breast, and the child was drinking it.

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> > TEXTS 35 - 36

> > pîta-prâyasya jananî

> > sutasya rucira-smitam

> > mukham lâlayatî râjan'

> > jrimbhato dadris'e idam

> > kham rodasî jyotir-anîkam âs'âh

> > sûryendu-vahni-s'vasanâmbudhîms' ca

> > dvîpân nagâms tad-duhitèr vanâni

> > bhûtâni yâni sthira-jangamâni

> > pîta-prâyasya - of child Krishna, who was being offered breast milk and was almost satisfied; jananî - mother Yas'odâ; sutasya - of her son; rucira- smitam - seeing the child fully satisfied and smiling; mukham - the face; lâlayatî - patting and softly rubbing with her hand; râjan - O King; jrimbhatah - while the child was yawning; dadris'e - she saw; idam - the following;

> > kham - the sky; rodasî - both the higher planetary system and the earth; jyotih- anîkam - the luminaries; âs'âh - the directions; sûrya - the sun; indu - the moon; vahni - fire; s'vasana - the air; ambudhîn - the seas; ca - and; dvîpân - the islands; nagân - the mountains; tat-duhitèh - the daughters of the mountains (the rivers); vanâni - forests; bhûtâni - all kinds of living entities; yâni - which are; sthira-jangamâni - nonmoving and moving.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King Parîkchit, when the child Krishna was almost finished drinking His mother's milk and mother Yas'odâ was touching Him and looking at His beautiful, brilliantly smiling face, the baby yawned, and mother Yas'odâ saw in His mouth the whole sky, the higher planetary system and the earth, the luminaries in all directions, the sun, the moon, fire, air, the seas, islands, mountains, rivers, forests, and all kinds of living entities, moving and nonmoving.

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> > TEXT 37

> > sâ vîkshya vis'vam sahasâ

> > râjan san'jâta-vepathuh

> > sammîlya mrigas'âvâkshî

> > netre âsît suvismitâ

> > sâ - mother Yas'odâ; vîkshya - by seeing; vis'vam - the whole universe; sahasâ - suddenly within the mouth of her son; râjan - O King (Mahârâja Parîkchit); san'jâta-vepathuh - whose heart was beating; sammîlya - opening; mrigas'âva-akshî - like the eyes of a deer cub; netre - her two eyes; âsît - became; su-vismitâ - astonished.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When mother Yas'odâ saw the whole universe within the mouth of her child, her heart began to throb, and in astonishment she wanted to close her restless eyes.

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