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

> > Canto 6

> > *******

> > Chapter Eleven: The Transcendental Qualities of Vrtrâsura

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> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > ta evam samsato dharmam

> > vacah patyur acetasah

> > naivâgrhnanta sambhrântâh

> > palâyana-parâ nrpa

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; te--they; evam--thus; samsatah--praising; dharmam--the principles of religion; vacah--the words; patyuh--of their master; acetasah--their minds being very disturbed; na--not; eva--indeed; agrhnanta--accepted; sambhrântâh--fearful; palâyana-parâh--intent upon fleeing; nrpa--O King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, Vrtrasura, the commander in chief of the demons, advised his lieutenants in the principles of religion, but the cowardly demoniac commanders, intent upon fleeing the battlefield, were so disturbed by fear that they could not accept his words.

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> > TEXT 2-3

> > visîryamânâm prtanâm

> > âsurîm asurarsabhah

> > kâlânukûlais tridasaih

> > kâlyamânâm anâthavat

> > drstvâtapyata sankruddha

> > indra-satrur amarsitah

> > tân nivâryaujasâ râjan

> > nirbhartsyedam uvâca ha

> > visîryamânâm--being shattered; prtanâm--the army; âsurîm--of the demons; asura-rsabhah--the best of the asuras, Vrtrâsura; kâla-anukûlaih--following the circumstances presented by time; tridasaih--by the demigods; kâlyamânâm--being chased; anâtha-vat--as if no one were there to protect them;

> > drstvâ--seeing; atapyata--felt pain; sankruddhah--being very angry; indra-satruh--Vrtrâsura, the enemy of Indra; amarsitah--unable to tolerate; tân--them (the demigods); nivârya--blocking; ojasâ--with great force; râjan--O King Parîksit; nirbhartsya--rebuking; idam--this; uvâca--said; ha--indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King Pariksit, the demigods, taking advantage of a favorable opportunity presented by time, attacked the army of the demons from the rear and began driving away the demoniac soldiers, scattering them here and there as if their army had no leader. Seeing the pitiable condition of his soldiers, Vrtrasura, the best of the asuras, who was called Indrasatru, the enemy of Indra, was very much aggrieved. Unable to tolerate such reverses, he stopped and forcefully rebuked the demigods, speaking the following words in an angry mood.

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> > TEXT 4

> > kim va uccaritair mâtur

> > dhâvadbhih prsthato hataih

> > na hi bhîta-vadhah slâghyo

> > na svargyah sûra-mâninâm

> > kim--what is the benefit; vah--for you; uccaritaih--with those like the stool; mâtuh--of the mother; dhâvadbhih--running away; prsthatah--from the back; hataih--killed; na--not; hi--certainly; bhîta-vadhah--the killing of a person who is afraid; slâghyah--glorious; na--nor; svargyah--leading to the heavenly planets; sûra-mâninâm--of persons who consider themselves heroes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O demigods, these demoniac soldiers have taken birth uselessly. Indeed, they have come from the bodies of their mothers exactly like stool. What is the benefit of killing such enemies from behind while they are running in fear? One who considers himself a hero should not kill an enemy who is afraid of losing his life. Such killing is never glorious, nor can it promote one to the heavenly planets.

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> > TEXT 5

> > yadi vah pradhane sraddhâ

> > sâram vâ ksulakâ hrdi

> > agre tisthata mâtram me

> > na ced grâmya-sukhe sprhâ

> > yadi--if; vah--of you; pradhane--in battle; sraddhâ--faith; sâram--patience; vâ--or; ksullakâh--O insignificant ones; hrdi--in the core of the heart; agre--in front; tisthata--just stand; mâtram--for a moment; me--of me; na--not; cet--if; grâmya-sukhe--in sense gratification; sprhâ--desire.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O insignificant demigods, if you truly have faith in your heroism, if you have patience in the cores of your hearts and if you are not ambitious for sense gratification, please stand before me for a moment.

> > PURPORT

> > Rebuking the demigods, Vrtrasura challenged, "O demigods, if you are actually heroes, stand before me now and try to show your prowess. If you do not wish to fight, if you are afraid of losing your lives, I shall not kill you, for unlike you, I am not so evil minded as to kill persons who are neither heroic nor willing to fight. If you have faith in your heroism, please stand before me."

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> > TEXT 6

> > evam sura-ganân kruddho

> > bhîsayan vapusâ ripûn

> > vyanadat sumahâ-prâno

> > yena lokâ vicetasah

> > evam--thus; sura-ganân--the demigods; kruddhah--being very angry; bhîsayan--terrifying; vapusâ--by his body; ripûn--his enemies; vyanadat--roared; su-mahâ-prânah--the most powerful Vrtrâsura; yena--by which; lokâh--all people; vicetasah--unconscious.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: Vrtrasura, the angry and most powerful hero, terrified the demigods with his stout and strongly built body. When he roared with a resounding voice, nearly all living entities fainted.

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> > TEXT 7

> > tena deva-ganâh sarve

> > vrtra-visphotanena vai

> > nipetur mûrcchitâ bhûmau

> > yathaivâsaninâ hatâh

> > tena--by that; deva-ganâh--the demigods; sarve--all; vrtra-visphotanena--the tumultuous sound of Vrtrâsura; vai--indeed; nipetuh--fell; mûrcchitâh--fainted; bhûmau--on the ground; yathâ--just as if; eva--indeed; asaninâ--by a thunderbolt; hatâh--struck.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When all the demigods heard Vrtrasura's tumultuous roar, which resembled that of a lion, they fainted and fell to the ground as if struck by thunderbolts.

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> > TEXT 8

> > mamarda padbhyâm sura-sainyam âturam

> > nimîlitâksam rana-ranga-durmadah

> > gâm kampayann udyata-sûla ojasâ

> > nâlam vanam yûtha-patir yathonmadah

> > mamarda--trampled; padbhyâm--by his feet; sura-sainyam--the army of the demigods; âturam--who were very afraid; nimîlita-aksam--closing their eyes; rana-ranga-durmadah--arrogant on the battlefield; gâm--the surface of the globe; kampayan--causing to tremble; udyata-sûlah--taking up his trident; ojasâ--with his strength; nâlam--of hollow bamboo sticks; vanam--a forest; yûtha-patih--an elephant; yathâ--just as; unmadah--maddened.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the demigods closed their eyes in fear, Vrtrasura, taking up his trident and making the earth tremble with his great strength, trampled the demigods beneath his feet on the battlefield the way a mad elephant tramples hollow bamboos in the forest.

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> > TEXT 9

> > vilokya tam vajra-dharo 'tyamarsitah

> > sva-satrave 'bhidravate mahâ-gadâm

> > ciksepa tâm âpatatîm suduhsahâm

> > jagrâha vâmena karena lîlayâ

> > vilokya--seeing; tam--him (Vrtrâsura); vajra-dharah--the carrier of the thunderbolt (King Indra); ati--very much; amarsitah--intolerant; sva--his own; satrave--toward the enemy; abhidravate--running; mahâ-gadâm--a very powerful club; ciksepa--threw; tâm--that (club); âpatatîm--flying toward him; su-duhsahâm--very difficult to counteract; jagrâha--caught; vâmena--with his left; karena--hand; lîlayâ--very easily.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing Vrtrasura's disposition, Indra, the King of heaven, became intolerant and threw at him one of his great clubs, which are extremely difficult to counteract. However, as the club flew toward him, Vrtrasura easily caught it with his left hand.

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> > TEXT 10

> > sa indra-satruh kupito bhrsam tayâ

> > mahendra-vâham gadayoru-vikramah

> > jaghâna kumbha-sthala unnadan mrdhe

> > tat karma sarve samapûjayan nrpa

> > sah--that; indra-satruh--Vrtrâsura; kupitah--being angry; bhrsam--very much; tayâ--with that; mahendra-vâham--the elephant who is the carrier of Indra; gadayâ--by the club; uru-vikramah--who is famous for his great strength; jaghâna--struck; kumbha-sthale--on the head; unnadan--roaring loudly; mrdhe--in that fight; tat karma--that action (striking the head of Indra's elephant with the club in his left hand); sarve--all the soldiers (on both sides); samapûjayan--glorified; nrpa--O King Parîksit.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King Pariksit, the powerful Vrtrasura, the enemy of King Indra, angrily struck the head of Indra's elephant with that club, making a tumultuous sound on the battlefield. For this heroic deed, the soldiers on both sides glorified him.

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> > TEXT 11

> > airâvato vrtra-gadâbhimrsto

> > vighûrnito 'drih kulisâhato yathâ

> > apâsarad bhinna-mukhah sahendro

> > muncann asrk sapta-dhanur bhrsârtah

> > airâvatah--Airâvata, the elephant of King Indra; vrtra-gadâ-abhimrstah--struck by the club in Vrtrâsura's hand; vighûrnitah--shaken; adrih--a mountain; kulisa--by a thunderbolt; âhatah--struck; yathâ--just like; apâsarat--was pushed back; bhinna-mukhah--having a broken mouth; saha-indrah--with King Indra; muncan--spitting; asrk--blood; sapta-dhanuh--a distance measured by seven bows (approximately fourteen yards); bhrsa--very severely; ârtah--aggrieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Struck with the club by Vrtrasura like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt, the elephant Airavata, feeling great pain and spitting blood from its broken mouth, was pushed back fourteen yards. In great distress, the elephant fell, with Indra on its back.

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> > TEXT 12

> > na sanna-vâhâya visanna-cetase

> > prâyunkta bhûyah sa gadâm mahâtmâ

> > indro 'mrta-syandi-karâbhimarsa-

> > vîta-vyatha-ksata-vâho 'vatasthe

> > na--not; sanna--fatigued; vâhâya--upon him whose carrier; visanna-cetase--morose in the core of his heart; prâyunkta--used; bhûyah--again; sah--he (Vrtrâsura); gadâm--the club; mahâ-âtmâ--the great soul (who refrained from striking Indra with the club when he saw Indra morose and aggrieved); indrah--Indra; amrta-syandi-kara--of his hand, which produces nectar; abhimarsa--by the touch; vîta--was relieved; vyatha--from pains; ksata--and cuts; vâhah--whose carrier elephant; avatasthe--stood there.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When he saw Indra's carrier elephant thus fatigued and injured and when he saw Indra morose because his carrier had been harmed in that way, the great soul Vrtrasura, following religious principles, refrained from again striking Indra with the club. Taking this opportunity, Indra touched the elephant with his nectar-producing hand, thus relieving the animal's pain and curing its injuries. Then the elephant and Indra both stood silently.

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> > TEXT 13

> > sa tam nrpendrâhava-kâmyayâ ripum

> > vajrâyudham bhrâtr-hanam vilokya

> > smarams ca tat-karma nr-samsam amhah

> > sokena mohena hasan jagâda

> > sah--he (Vrtrâsura); tam--him (the King of heaven, Indra); nrpa-indra--O King Parîksit; âhava-kâmyayâ--with a desire to fight; ripum--his enemy; vajra-âyudham--whose weapon was the thunderbolt (made from the bones of Dadhîci); bhrâtr-hanam--who was the killer of his brother; vilokya--seeing; smaran--remembering; ca--and; tat-karma--his activities; nr-samsam--cruel; amhah--a great sin; sokena--with lamentation; mohena--by bewilderment; hasan--laughing; jagâda--said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, when the great hero Vrtrasura saw Indra, his enemy, the killer of his brother, standing before him with a thunderbolt in his hand, desiring to fight, Vrtrasura remembered how Indra had cruelly killed his brother. Thinking of Indra's sinful activities, he became mad with lamentation and forgetfulness. Laughing sarcastically, he spoke as follows.

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> > TEXT 14

> > srî-vrtra uvâca

> > distyâ bhavân me samavasthito ripur

> > yo brahma-hâ guru-hâ bhrâtr-hâ ca

> > distyânrno 'dyâham asattama tvayâ

> > mac-chûla-nirbhinna-drsad-dhrdâcirât

> > srî-vrtrah uvâca--the great hero Vrtrâsura said; distyâ--by good fortune; bhavân--Your Lordship; me--of me; samavasthitah--situated (in front); ripuh--my enemy; yah--who; brahma-hâ--the killer of a brâhmana; guru-hâ--the killer of your guru; bhrâtr-hâ--the killer of my brother; ca--also; distyâ--by good fortune; anrnah--free from debt (to my brother); adya--today; aham--I; asat-tama--O most abominable one; tvayâ--through you; mat-sûla--by my trident; nirbhinna--being pierced; drsat--like stone; hrdâ--whose heart; acirât--very soon.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Vrtrasura said: He who has killed a brahmana, he who has killed his spiritual master--indeed, he who has killed my brother--is now, by good fortune, standing before me face to face as my enemy. O most abominable one, when I pierce your stonelike heart with my trident, I shall be freed from my debt to my brother.

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> > TEXT 15

> > yo no 'grajasyâtma-vido dvijâter

> > guror apâpasya ca dîksitasya

> > visrabhya khadgena sirâmsy avrscat

> > pasor ivâkarunah svarga-kâmah

> > yah--he who; nah--our; agra jasya--of the elder brother; âtma-vidah--who was fully self-realized; dvi-jâteh--a qualified brâhmana; guroh--your spiritual master; apâpasya--free from all sinful activities; ca--also; dîksitasya--appointed as the initiator of your yajna; visrabhya--trustfully; khadgena--by your sword; sirâmsi--the heads; avrscat--cut off; pasoh--of an animal; iva--like; akarunah--merciless; svarga-kâmah--desiring the heavenly planets.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Only for the sake of living in the heavenly planets, you killed my elder brother--a self-realized, sinless, qualified brahmana who had been appointed your chief priest. He was your spiritual master, but although you entrusted him with the performance of your sacrifice, you later mercilessly severed his heads from his body the way one butchers an animal.

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> > TEXT 16

> > srî-hrî-dayâ-kîrtibhir ujjhitam tvâm

> > sva-karmanâ-purusâdais ca garhyam

> > krcchrena mac-chûla-vibhinna-deham

> > asprsta-vahnim samadanti grdhrâh

> > srî--opulence or beauty; hrî--shame; dayâ--mercy; kîrtibhih--and glory; ujjhitam--bereft of; tvâm--you; sva-karmanâ--by your own activities; purusa-adaih--by the Râksasas (man-eaters); ca--and; garhyam--condemnable; krcchrena--with great difficulty; mat-sûla--by my trident; vibhinna--pierced; deham--your body; asprsta-vahnim--not even touched by fire; samadanti--will eat; grdhrâh--the vultures.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Indra, you are bereft of all shame, mercy, glory and good fortune. Deprived of these good qualities by the reactions of your fruitive activities, you are to be condemned even by the man-eaters [Raksasas]. Now I shall pierce your body with my trident, and after you die with great pain, even fire will not touch you; only the vultures will eat your body.

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> > TEXT 17

> > anye 'nu ye tveha nr-samsam ajnâ

> > yad udyatâstrâh praharanti mahyam

> > tair bhûta-nâthân saganân nisâta-

> > trisûla-nirbhinna-galair yajâmi

> > anye--others; anu--follow; ye--who; tvâ--you; iha--in this connection; nr-samsam--very cruel; ajnâh--persons unaware of my prowess; yat--if; udyata-astrâh--with their swords raised; praharanti--attack; mahyam--me; taih--with those; bhûta-nâthân--to such leaders of the ghosts as Bhairava; sa-ganân--with their hordes; nisâta--sharpened; tri-sûla--by the trident; nirbhinna--separated or pierced; galaih--having their necks; yajâmi--I shall offer sacrifices.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are naturally cruel. If the other demigods, unaware of my prowess, follow you by attacking me with raised weapons, I shall sever their heads with this sharp trident. With those heads I shall perform a sacrifice to Bhairava and the other leaders of the ghosts, along with their hordes.

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> > TEXT 18

> > atho hare me kulisena vîra

> > hartâ pramathyaiva siro yadîha

> > tatrânrno bhûta-balim vidhâya

> > manasvinâm pâda-rajah prapatsye

> > atho--otherwise; hare--O King Indra; me--of me; kulisena--by your thunderbolt; vîra--O great hero; hartâ--you cut off; pramathya--destroying my army; eva--certainly; sirah--head; yadi--if; iha--in this battle; tatra--in that case; anrnah--relieved of all debts in this material world; bhûta-balim--a presentation for all living entities; vidhâya--arranging; manasvinâm--of great sages like Nârada Muni; pâda-rajah--the dust of the lotus feet; prapatsye--I shall achieve.

> > TRANSLATION

> > But if in this battle you cut off my head with your thunderbolt and kill my soldiers, O Indra, O great hero, I shall take great pleasure in offering my body to other living entities [such as jackals and vultures]. I shall thus be relieved of my obligations to the reactions of my karma, and my fortune will be to receive the dust from the lotus feet of great devotees like Narada Muni.

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> > TEXT 19

> > suresa kasmân na hinosi vajram

> > purah sthite vairini mayy amogham

> > mâ samsayisthâ na gadeva vajrah

> > syân nisphalah krpanârtheva yâcnâ

> > sura-îsa--O King of the demigods; kasmât--why; na--not; hinosi--you hurl; vajram--the thunderbolt; purah sthite--standing in front; vairini--your enemy; mayi--at me; amogham--which is infallible (your thunderbolt); mâ--do not; samsayisthâh--doubt; na--not; gadâ iva--like the club; vajrah--the thunderbolt; syât--may be; nisphalah--with no result; kroana--from a miserly person; arthâ--for money; iva--like; yâcnâ--a request.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King of the demigods, since I, your enemy, am standing before you, why don't you hurl your thunderbolt at me? Although your attack upon me with your club was certainly useless, like a request of money from a miser, the thunderbolt you carry will not be useless. You need have no doubts about this.

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> > TEXT 20

> > nanv esa vajras tava sakra tejasâ

> > harer dadhîces tapasâ ca tejitah

> > tenaiva satrum jahi visnu-yantrito

> > yato harir vijayah srîr gunâs tatah

> > nanu--certainly; esah--this; vajrah--thunderbolt; tava--of yours; sakra--O Indra; tejasâ--by the prowess; hareh--of Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dadhîceh--of Dadhîci; tapasâ--by the austerities; ca--as well as; tejitah--empowered; tena--with that; eva--certainly; satrum--your enemy; jahi--kill; visnu-yantritah--ordered by Lord Visnu; yatah--wherever; harih--Lord Visnu; vijayah--victory; srîh--opulences; gunâh--and other good qualities; tatah--there.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Indra, King of heaven, the thunderbolt you carry to kill me has been empowered by the prowess of Lord Visnu and the strength of Dadhici's austerities. Since you have come here to kill me in accordance with Lord Visnu's order, there is no doubt that I shall be killed by the release of your thunderbolt. Lord Visnu has sided with you. Therefore your victory, opulence and all good qualities are assured.

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> > TEXT 21

> > aham samâdhâya mano yathâha nah

> > sankarsanas tac-caranâravinde

> > tvad-vajra-ramho-lulita-grâmya-pâso

> > gatim muner yâmy apaviddha-lokah

> > aham--I; samâdhâya--fixing firmly; manah--the mind; yathâ--just as; âha--said; nah--our; sankarsanah--Lord Sankarsana; tat-carana-aravinde--at His lotus feet; tvat-vajra--of your thunderbolt; ramhah--by the force; lulita--torn; grâmya--of material attachment; pâsah--the rope; gatim--the destination; muneh--of Nârada Muni and other devotees; yâmi--I shall achieve; apaviddha--giving up; lokah--this material world (where one desires all kinds of impermanent things).

> > TRANSLATION

> > By the force of your thunderbolt, I shall be freed of material bondage and shall give up this body and this world of material desires. Fixing my mind upon the lotus feet of Lord Sankarsana, I shall attain the destination of such great sages as Narada Muni, just as Lord Sankarsana has said.

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> > TEXT 22

> > pumsâm kilaikânta-dhiyâm svakânâm

> > yâh sampado divi bhûmau rasâyâm

> > na râti yad dvesa udvega âdhir

> > madah kalir vyasanam samprayâsah

> > pumsâm--unto persons; kila--certainly; ekânta-dhiyâm--who are advanced in spiritual consciousness; svakânâm--who are recognized by the Supreme Personality of Godhead as His own; yâh--which; sampadah--opulences; divi--in the upper planetary systems; bhûmau--in the middle planetary systems; rasâyâm--and in the lower planetary systems; na--not; râti--bestows; yat--from which; dvesah--envy; udvegah--anxiety; âdhih--mental agitation; madah--pride; kalih--quarrel; vyasanam--distress due to loss; samprayâsah--great endeavor.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Persons who fully surrender at the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and always think of His lotus feet are accepted and recognized by the Lord as His own personal assistants or servants. The Lord never bestows upon such servants the brilliant opulences of the upper, lower and middle planetary systems of this material world. When one possesses material opulence in any of these three divisions of the universe, his possessions naturally increase his enmity, anxiety, mental agitation, pride and belligerence. Thus one goes through much endeavor to increase and maintain his possessions, and he suffers great unhappiness when he loses them.

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> > TEXT 23

> > trai-vargikâyâsa-vighâtam asmat-

> > patir vidhatte purusasya sakra

> > tato 'numeyo bhagavat-prasâdo

> > yo durlabho 'kincana-gocaro 'nyaih

> > trai-vargika--for the three objectives, namely religiosity, economic development, and satisfaction of the senses; âyâsa--of endeavor; vighâtam--the ruin; asmat--our; patih--Lord; vidhatte--performs; purusasya--of a devotee; sakra--O Indra; tatah--whereby; anumeyah--to be inferred; bhagavat-prasâdah--the special mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yah--which; durlabhah--very difficult to obtain; akincana-gocarah--within the reach of the unalloyed devotees; anyaih--by others, who aspire for material happiness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Our Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, forbids His devotees to endeavor uselessly for religion, economic development and sense gratification. O Indra, one can thus infer how kind the Lord is. Such mercy is obtainable only by unalloyed devotees, not by persons who aspire for material gains.

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> > TEXT 24

> > aham hare tava pâdaika-mûla-

> > dâsânudâso bhavitâsmi bhûyah

> > manah smaretâsu-pater gunâms te

> > grnîta vâk karma karotu kâyah

> > aham--I; hare--O my Lord; tava--of Your Lordship; pâda-eka-mûla--whose only shelter is the lotus feet; dâsa-anudâsah--the servant of Your servant; bhavitâsmi--shall I become; bhûyah--again; manah--my mind; smareta--may remember; asu-pateh--of the Lord of my life; gunân--the attributes; te--of Your Lordship; grnîta--may chant; vâk--my words; karma--activities of service to You; karotu--may perform; kâyah--my body.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, will I again be; able to be a servant of Your eternal servants who find shelter only at Your lotus feet? O Lord of my life, may I again become their servant so that my mind may always think of Your transcendental attributes, my words always glorify those attributes, and my body always engage in the loving service of Your Lordship?

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> > TEXT 25

> > na nâka-prstham na ca pâramesthyam

> > na sârva-bhaumam na rasâdhipatyam

> > na yoga-siddhîr apunar-bhavam vâ

> > samanjasa tvâ virahayya kânkse

> > na--not; nâka-prstham--the heavenly planets or Dhruvaloka; na--nor; ca--also; pâramesthyam--the planet on which Lord Brahmâ resides; na--nor; sârva-bhaumam--sovereignty of the whole earthly planetary system; na--nor; rasâ-âdhioatyam--sovereignty of the lower planetary systems; na--nor; yoga-siddhih--eight kinds of mystic yogic power (animâ, laghimâ, mahimâ, etc.); apunah-bhavam--liberation from rebirth in a material body; vâ--or; samanjasa--O source of all opportunities; tvâ--You; virahayya--being separated from; kânkse--I desire.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my Lord, source of all opportunities, I do not desire to enjoy in Dhruvaloka, the heavenly planets or the planet where Lord Brahma resides, nor do I want to be the supreme ruler of all the earthly planets or the lower planetary systems. I do not desire to be master of the powers of mystic yoga, nor do I want liberation if I have to give up Your lotus feet.

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> > TEXT 26

> > ajâta-paksâ iva mâtaram khagâh

> > stanyam yathâ vatsatarâh ksudh-ârtâh

> > priyam priyeva vyusitam visannâ

> > mano 'ravindâksa didrksate tvâm

> > ajâta-paksâh--who have not yet grown wings; iva--like; mâtaram--the mother; khagâh--small birds; stanyam--the milk from the udder; yathâ--just as; vatsatarâh--the young calves; ksudh-ârtâh--distressed by hunger; priyam--the beloved or husband; priyâ--the wife or lover; iva--like; vyusitam--who is away from home; visannâ--morose; manah--my mind; aravinda-aksa--O lotus-eyed one; didrksate--wants to see; tvâm--You.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O lotus-eyed Lord, as baby birds that have not yet developed their wings always look for their mother to return and feed them, as small calves tied with ropes await anxiously the time of milking, when they will be allowed to drink the milk of their mothers, or as a morose wife whose husband is away from home always longs for him to return and satisfy her in all respects, I always yearn for the opportunity to render direct service unto You.

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> > TEXT 27

> > mamottamasloka janesu sakhyam

> > samsâra-cakre bhramatah sva-karmabhih

> > tvan-mâyayâtmâtmaja-dâra-gehesv

> > âsakta-cittasya na nâtha bhûyât

> > mama--my; uttama-sloka janesu--among devotees who are simply attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sakhyam--friendship; samsâra-cakre--in the cycle of birth and death; bhramatah--who am wandering; sva-karmabhih--by the results of my own fruitive activities; tvat-mâyayâ--by Your external energy; âtma--to the body; âtma ja--children; dâra--wife; gehesu--and home; âsakta--attached; cittasya--whose mind; na--not; nâtha--O my Lord; bhûyât--may there be.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my Lord, my master, I am wandering throughout this material world as a result of my fruitive activities. Therefore I simply seek friendship in the association of Your pious and enlightened devotees. My attachment to my body, wife, children and home is continuing by the spell of Your external energy, but I wish to be attached to them no longer. Let my mind, my consciousness and everything I have be attached only to You.

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