> > 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 Sixty-nine: Nârada Muni Visits Lord Krishna's Palaces in Dvârakâ

> > TEXTS 1 - 6

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > narakam nihatam s'rutvâ

> > tathodvâham ca yoshitâm

> > krishnenaikena bahvînâm

> > tad-didrikshuh sma nâradah

> > citram bataitad ekena

> > vapushâ yugapat prithak

> > griheshu dvy-ashtha-sâhasram

> > striya eka udâvahat

> > ity utsuko dvâravatîm

> > devarshir drashthum âgamat

> > pushpitopavanârâma-

> > dvijâli-kula-nâditâm

> > utphullendîvarâmbhoja-

> > kahlâra-kumudotpalaih

> > churiteshu sarahsûccaih

> > kûjitâm hamsa-sârasaih

> > prâsâda-lakshair navabhir

> > jushthâm sphâthika-râjataih

> > mahâ-marakata-prakhyaih

> > svarna-ratna-paricchadaih

> > vibhakta-rathyâ-patha-catvarâpanaih

> > s'âlâ-sabhâbhî rucirâm surâlayaih

> > samsikta-mârgângana-vîthi-dehalîm

> > patat-patâka-dhvaja-vâritâtapâm

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; narakam - the demon Naraka; nihatam - killed; s'rutvâ - hearing; tathâ - also; udvâham - the marriage; ca - and; yoshitâm - with women; krishnena - by Lord Krishna; ekena - one; bahvînâm - with many; tat - that; didrikshuh - wanting to see; sma - indeed; nâradah - Nârada;

> > citram - wonderful; bata - ah; etat - this; ekena - with a single; vapushâ - body; yugapat - simultaneously; prithak - separate; griheshu - in residences; dvi - two times; ashtha - eight; sâhasram - thousand; striyah - women; ekah - alone; udâvahat - He married;

> > iti - thus; utsukah - eager; dvâravatîm - to Dvârakâ; deva - of the demigods; rishih - the sage, Nârada; drashthum - to see; âgamat - came; pushpita - flowery; upavana - in parks; ârâma - and pleasure gardens; dvija - of birds; ali - and bees; kula - with flocks and swarms; nâditâm - resounding;

> > utphulla - blooming; indîvara - with blue lotuses; ambhoja - day-blooming lotuses; kahlâra - white esculent lotuses; kumuda - moonlight-blooming lotuses; utpalaih - and water lilies; churiteshu - filled; sarahsu - within lakes; uccaih - loudly; kûjitâm - filled with the calling; hamsa - by swans; sârasaih - and cranes;

> > prâsâda - with palaces; lakshaih - hundreds of thousands; navabhih - nine; jushthâm - adorned; sphâthika - made of crystal glass; râjataih - and silver; mahâ-marakata - with great emeralds; prakhyaih - splendorous; svarna - of gold; ratna - and jewels; paricchadaih - whose furnishings;

> > vibhakta - systematically divided; rathyâ - with main avenues; patha - roads; catvara - intersections; âpanaih - and marketplaces; s'âlâ-sabhâbhih - with assembly houses; rucirâm - charming; sura - of the demigods; âlayaih - with temples; samsikta - sprinkled with water; mârga - whose roads; angana - courtyards; vîthi - commercial streets; dehalîm - and patios; patat - flying; patâka - with banners; dhvaja - by the flagpoles; vârita - warded off; âtapâm - the heat of the sun.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Hearing that Lord Krishna had killed Narakâsura and had alone married many brides, Nârada Muni desired to see the Lord in this situation. He thought, "It is quite amazing that in a single body Lord Krishna simultaneously married sixteen thousand women, each in a separate palace." Thus the sage of the demigods eagerly went to Dvârakâ.

> > The city was filled with the sounds of birds and bees flying about the parks and pleasure gardens, while its lakes, crowded with blooming indîvara, ambhoja, kahlâra, kumuda and utpala lotuses, resounded with the calls of swans and cranes. Dvârakâ boasted nine hundred thousand royal palaces, all constructed with crystal and silver and splendorously decorated with huge emeralds. Inside these palaces, the furnishings were bedecked with gold and jewels. Traffic moved along a well laid-out system of boulevards, roads, intersections and marketplaces, and many assembly houses and temples of demigods graced the charming city. The roads, courtyards, commercial streets and residential patios were all sprinkled with water and shaded from the sun's heat by banners waving from flagpoles.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 7 - 8

> > tasyâm antah-puram s'rîmad

> > arcitam sarva-dhishnya-paih

> > hareh sva-kaus'alam yatra

> > tvashthrâ kârtsnyena dars'itam

> > tatra shodas'abhih sadma-

> > sahasraih samalankritam

> > vives'aikatomam s'aureh

> > patnînâm bhavanam mahat

> > tasyâm - in that (Dvârakâ); antah-puram - the private royal precinct; s'rî- mat - opulent; arcitam - worshiped; sarva - all; dhishnya - of the various planetary systems; paih - by the maintainers; hareh - of Lord Hari; sva - his own; kaus'alam - expertise; yatra - where; tvashthrâ - by Tvashthâ (Vis'vakarmâ, the architect of heaven); kârtsnyena - completely; dars'itam - shown;

> > tatra - there; shodas'abhih - with sixteen; sadma - of residences; sahasraih - thousands; samalankritam - beautified; vives'a - (Nârada) entered; ekatamam - one of them; s'aureh - Lord Krishna's; patnînâm - of the wives; bhavanam - palace; mahat - great.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the city of Dvârakâ was a beautiful private quarter worshiped by the planetary rulers. This district, where the demigod Vis'vakarmâ had shown all his divine skill, was the residential area of Lord Hari, and thus it was gorgeously decorated by the sixteen thousand palaces of Lord Krishna's queens. Nârada Muni entered one of these immense palaces.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 9 - 12

> > vishthabdham vidruma-stambhair

> > vaidûrya-phalakottamaih

> > indranîla-mayaih kudyair

> > jagatyâ câhata-tvishâ

> > vitânair nirmitais tvashthrâ

> > muktâ-dâma-vilambibhih

> > dântair âsana-paryankair

> > many-uttama-parishkritaih

> > dâsîbhir nishka-kanthhîbhih

> > su-vâsobhir alankritam

> > pumbhih sa-kan'cukoshnîsha

> > su-vastra-mani-kundalaih

> > ratna-pradîpa-nikara-dyutibhir nirasta-

> > dhvântam vicitra-valabhîshu s'ikhandino 'nga

> > nrityanti yatra vihitâguru-dhûpam akshair

> > niryântam îkshya ghana-buddhaya unnadantah

> > vishthabdham - supported; vidruma - of coral; stambhaih - by pillars; vaidûrya - of vaidûrya gems; phalaka - with decorative coverings; uttamaih - excellent; indranîla-mayaih - bedecked with sapphires; kudyaih - with walls; jagatyâ - with a floor; ca - and; ahata - constant; tvishâ - whose effulgence;

> > vitânaih - with canopies; nirmitaih - constructed; tvashthrâ - by Vis'vakarmâ; muktâ-dâma - of strands of pearls; vilambibhih - with hangings; dântaih - of ivory; âsana - with seats; paryankaih - and beds; mani - with jewels; uttama - most excellent; parishkritaih - decorated;

> > dâsîbhih - with maidservants; nishka - lockets; kanthhîbhih - upon whose throats; su-vâsobhih - well-dressed; alankritam - adorned; pumbhih - with men; sa-kan'cuka - wearing armor; ushnîsha - turbans; su-vastra - fine clothing; mani - jeweled; kundalaih - and earrings;

> > ratna - jewel-bedecked; pradîpa - of lamps; nikara - many; dyutibhih - with the light; nirasta - dispelled; dhvântam - darkness; vicitra - variegated; valabhîshu - on the ridges of the roof; s'ikhandinah - peacocks; anga - my dear (King Parîkchit); nrityanti - dance; yatra - wherein; vihita - placed; aguru - of aguru; dhûpam - incense; akshaih - through the small holes in the latticed windows; niryântam - going out; îkshya - seeing; ghana - a cloud; buddhayah - thinking it to be; unnadantah - crying loudly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Supporting the palace were coral pillars decoratively inlaid with vaidûrya gems. Sapphires bedecked the walls, and the floors glowed with perpetual brilliance. In that palace Tvashthâ had arranged canopies with hanging strands of pearls; there were also seats and beds fashioned of ivory and precious jewels. In attendance were many well-dressed maidservants bearing lockets on their necks, and also armor-clad guards with turbans, fine uniforms and jeweled earrings. The glow of numerous jewel-studded lamps dispelled all darkness in the palace. My dear King, on the ornate ridges of the roof danced loudly crying peacocks, who saw the fragrant aguru incense escaping through the holes of the latticed windows and mistook it for a cloud.

> > ******

> > TEXT 13

> > tasmin samâna-guna-rûpa-vayah-su-vesha-

> > dâsî-sahasra-yutayânusavam grihinyâ

> > vipro dadars'a camara-vyajanena rukma-

> > dandena sâtvata-patim parivîjayantyâ

> > tasmin - therein; samâna - equal; guna - whose personal qualities; rûpa - beauty; vayah - youth; su-vesha - and fine dress; dâsî - by maidservants; sahasra - a thousand; yutayâ - joined; anusavam - at every moment; grihinyâ - together with His wife; viprah - the learned brâhmana (Nârada); dadars'a - saw; camara - of yak- tail; vyajanena - with a fan; rukma - gold; dandena - whose handle; sâtvata- patim - the Lord of the Sâtvatas, S'rî Krishna; parivîjayantyâ - fanning.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In that palace the learned brâhmana saw the Lord of the Sâtvatas, S'rî Krishna, together with His wife, who fanned Him with a gold-handled yak-tail fan. She personally served Him in this way, even though she was constantly attended by a thousand maidservants equal to her in personal character, beauty, youth and fine dress.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > tam sannirîkshya bhagavân sahasotthita-s'rî-

> > paryankatah sakala-dharma-bhritâm varishthhah

> > ânamya pâda-yugalam s'irasâ kirîtha-

> > jushthena sân'jalir avîvis'ad âsane sve

> > tam - him (Nârada); sannirîkshya - noticing; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; sahasâ - immediately; utthita - rising; s'rî - of the goddess of fortune, Queen Rukminî; paryankatah - from the bed; sakala - all; dharma - of religion; bhritâm - of the upholders; varishthhah - the best; ânamya - bowing down; pâda- yugalam - to his two feet; s'irasâ - with His head; kirîtha - with a crown; jushthena - fitted; sa-an'jalih - with joined palms; avîvis'at - had him sit down; âsane - on the seat; sve - His own.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord is the greatest upholder of religious principles. Thus when He noticed Nârada, He rose at once from Goddess S'rî's bed, bowed His crowned head at Nârada's feet and, joining His palms, had the sage sit in His own seat.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > tasyâvanijya caranau tad-apah sva-mûrdhnâ

> > bibhraj jagad-gurutamo 'pi satâm patir hi

> > brahmanya-deva iti yad guna-nâma yuktam

> > tasyaiva yac-carana-s'aucam as'esha-tîrtham

> > tasya - his; avanijya - washing; caranau - the feet; tat - that; apah - water; sva - His own; mûrdhnâ - on the head; bibhrat - carrying; jagat - of the entire universe; guru-tamah - the supreme spiritual master; api - even though; satâm - of the saintly devotees; patih - the master; hi - indeed; brahmanya - who favors the brâhmanas; devah - the Lord; iti - thus called; yat - since; guna - based on His quality; nâma - the name; yuktam - fitting; tasya - His; eva - indeed; yat - whose; carana - of the feet; s'aucam - the bathing; as'esha - complete; tîrtham - holy shrine.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord bathed Nârada's feet and then put the water on His own head. Although Lord Krishna is the supreme spiritual authority of the universe and the master of His devotees, it was proper for Him to behave in this way, for His name is Brahmanya-deva, "the Lord who favors the brâhmanas." Thus S'rî Krishna honored the sage Nârada by bathing his feet, even though the water that bathes the Lord's own feet becomes the Ganges, the ultimate holy shrine.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > sampûjya deva-rishi-varyam rishih purâno

> > nârâyano nara-sakho vidhinoditena

> > vânyâbhibhâshya mitayâmrita-mishthayâ tam

> > prâha prabho bhagavate karavâma he kim

> > sampûjya - fully worshiping; deva - among the demigods; rishi - the sage; varyam - greatest; rishih - the sage; purânah - primeval; nârâyanah - Lord Nârâyana; nara-sakhah - the friend of Nara; vidhinâ - by scripture; uditena - enjoined; vânyâ - with speech; abhibhâshya - conversing; mitayâ - measured; amrita - with nectar; mishthayâ - sweet; tam - him, Nârada; prâha - He addressed; prabho - O master; bhagavate - for the lord; karavâma - We may do; he - O; kim - what.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After fully worshiping the great sage of the demigods according to Vedic injunctions, Lord Krishna, who is Himself the original sage - Nârâyana, the friend of Nara - conversed with Nârada, and the Lord's measured speech was as sweet as nectar. Finally the Lord asked Nârada, "What may We do for you, Our lord and master?"

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > s'rî-nârada uvâca

> > naivâdbhutam tvayi vibho 'khila-loka-nâthe

> > maitrî janeshu sakaleshu damah khalânâm

> > nihs'reyasâya hi jagat-sthiti-rakshanâbhyâm

> > svairâvatâra urugâya vidâma sushthhu

> > s'rî-nâradah uvâca - S'rî Nârada said; na - not; eva - at all; adbhutam - surprising; tvayi - for You; vibho - O almighty one; akhila - of all; loka - worlds; nâthe - for the ruler; maitrî - friendship; janeshu - toward people; sakaleshu - all; damah - the subduing; khalânâm - of the envious; nihs'reyasâya - for the highest benefit; hi - indeed; jagat - of the universe; sthiti - by maintenance; rakshanâbhyâm - and protection; svaira - freely chosen; avatârah - descent; uru-gâya - O You who are praised universally; vidâma - we know; sushthhu - well.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Nârada said: O almighty Lord, it is no surprise that You, the ruler of all worlds, show friendship for all people and yet subdue the envious. As we well know, You descend by Your sweet will in order to bestow the highest good on this universe by maintaining and protecting it. Thus Your glories are widely sung.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > drishtham tavânghri-yugalam janatâpavargam

> > brahmâdibhir hridi vicintyam agâdha-bodhaih samsâra-kûpa- patitottaranâvalambam

> > dhyâyams' carâmy anugrihâna yathâ smritih syât

> > drishtham - seen; tava - Your; anghri - of feet; yugalam - pair; janatâ - for Your devotees; apavargam - the source of liberation; brahma-âdibhih - by persons such as Lord Brahmâ; hridi - within the heart; vicintyam - meditated upon; agâdha - unfathomable; bodhaih - whose intelligence; samsâra - of material life; kûpa - in the well; patita - of those who are fallen; uttarana - for deliverance; avalambam - the shelter; dhyâyan - constantly thinking; carâmi - I may travel; anugrihâna - please bless me; yathâ - so that; smritih - remembrance; syât - may be.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Now I have seen Your feet, which grant liberation to Your devotees, which even Lord Brahmâ and other great personalities of unfathomable intelligence can only meditate upon within their hearts, and which those who have fallen into the well of material existence resort to for deliverance. Please favor me so that I may constantly think of You as I travel about. Please grant Me the power to remember You.

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > tato 'nyad âvis'ad geham

> > krishna-patnyâh sa nâradah

> > yoges'vares'varasyânga

> > yoga-mâyâ-vivitsayâ

> > tatah - then; anyat - another; âvis'at - entered; geham - residence; krishna- patnyâh - of a wife of Lord Krishna; sah - he; nâradah - Nârada Muni; yoga- îs'vara - of the masters of mystic power; îs'varasya - of the supreme master; anga - my dear King; yoga-mâyâ - the spiritual power of bewilderment; vivitsayâ - with the desire of knowing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nârada then entered the palace of another of Lord Krishna's wives, my dear King. He was eager to witness the spiritual potency possessed by the master of all masters of mystic power.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 20 - 22

> > dîvyantam akshais tatrâpi

> > priyayâ coddhavena ca

> > pûjitah parayâ bhaktyâ

> > pratyutthânâsanâdibhih

> > prishthas' câvidushevâsau

> > kadâyâto bhavân iti

> > kriyate kim nu pûrnânâm

> > apûrnair asmad-âdibhih

> > athâpi brûhi no brahman

> > janmaitac chobhanam kuru

> > sa tu vismita utthâya

> > tûshnîm anyad agâd griham

> > dîvyantam - playing; akshaih - with dice; tatra - there; api - indeed; priyayâ - with His beloved; ca - and; uddhavena - with Uddhava; ca - also; pûjitah - he was worshiped; parayâ - with transcendental; bhaktyâ - devotion; pratyutthâna - by His standing up from His sitting place; âsana - by His offering him a seat; âdibhih - and so on;

> > prishthah - questioned; ca - and; avidushâ - by one who was in ignorance; iva - as if; asau - he, Nârada; kadâ - when; âyâtah - arrived; bhavân - your good self; iti - thus; kriyate - is intended to be done; kim - what; nu - indeed; pûrnânâm - by those who are full; apûrnaih - with those who are not full; asmat-âdibhih - such as Ourself;

> > atha api - nonetheless; brûhi - please tell; nah - Us; brahman - O brâhmana; janma - Our birth; etat - this; s'obhanam - auspicious; kuru - please make; sah - he, Nârada; tu - but; vismitah - astonished; utthâya - standing up; tûshnîm - silently; anyat - to another; agât - went; griham - palace.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There he saw the Lord playing at dice with His beloved consort and His friend Uddhava. Lord Krishna worshiped Nârada by standing up, offering him a seat, and so on, and then, as if He did not know, asked him, "When did you arrive? What can needy persons like Us do for those who are full in themselves? In any case, My dear brâhmana, please make My life auspicious." Thus addressed, Nârada was astonished. He simply stood up silently and went to another palace.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > tatrâpy acashtha govindam

> > lâlayantam sutân s'is'ûn

> > tato 'nyasmin grihe 'pas'yan

> > majjanâya kritodyamam

> > tatra - there; api - and; acashtha - he saw; govindam - Lord Krishna; lâlayantam - coddling; sutân - His children; s'is'ûn - infant; tatah - then; anyasmin - in another; grihe - palace; apas'yat - he saw (Him); majjanâya - for taking bath; krita-udyamam - preparing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This time Nâradajî saw that Lord Krishna was engaged as an affectionate father petting His small children. From there he entered another palace and saw Lord Krishna preparing to lake His bath.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > juhvantam ca vitânâgnîn

> > yajantam pan'cabhir makhaih

> > bhojayantam dvijân kvâpi

> > bhun'jânam avas'eshitam

> > juhvantam - offering oblations; ca - and; vitâna-agnîn - to the sacrificial fires; yajantam - worshiping; pan'cabhih - five; makhaih - with the obligatory rituals; bhojayantam - feeding; dvijân - brâhmanas; kva api - somewhere; bhun'jânam - eating; avas'eshitam - remnants.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In one place the Lord was offering oblations into the sacrificial fires; in another, worshiping through the five mahâ-yajn'as; in another, feeding brâhmanas; and in yet another, eating the remnants of food left by brâhmanas.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > kvâpi sandhyâm upâsînam

> > japantam brahma vâg-yatam

> > ekatra câsi-carmâbhyâm

> > carantam asi-vartmasu

> > kva api - somewhere; sandhyâm - the rituals of sunset; upâsînam - worshiping; japantam - quietly chanting; brahma - the Vedic mantra (Gâyatrî); vâk- yatam - controlling His speech; ekatra - in one place; ca - and; asi - with sword; carmâbhyâm - and shield; carantam - moving about; asi-vartmasu - in the corridors set aside for sword practice.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somewhere Lord Krishna was observing the rituals for worship at sunset by refraining from speech and quietly chanting the Gâyatrî mantra, and elsewhere He was moving about with sword and shield in the areas set aside for sword practice.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > as'vair gajai rathaih kvâpi

> > vicarantam gadâgrajam

> > kvacic chayânam paryanke

> > stûyamânam ca vandibhih

> > as'vaih - on horses; gajaih - on elephants; rathaih - on chariots; kva api - somewhere; vicarantam - riding; gada-agrajam - Lord Krishna, the elder brother of Gada; kvacit - somewhere; s'ayânam - lying; paryanke - on His bed; stûyamânam - being praised; ca - and; vandibhih - by bards.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In one place Lord Gadâgraja was riding on horses, elephants and chariots, and in another place He was resting on His bed while bards recited His glories.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > mantrayantam ca kasmims'cin

> > mantribhis' coddhavâdibhih

> > jala-krîdâ-ratam kvâpi

> > vâramukhyâbalâvritam

> > mantrayantam - consulting; ca - and; kasmims'cit - somewhere; mantri-bhih - with advisers; ca - and; uddhava-âdibhih - Uddhava and others; jala - watery; krîdâ - in sports; ratam - engaged; kva api - somewhere; vâra-mukhyâ - by royal dancing girls; abalâ - and other women; vritam - accompanied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somewhere He was consulting with royal ministers like Uddhava, and somewhere else He was enjoying in the water, surrounded by many society girls and other young women.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > kutracid dvija-mukhyebhyo

> > dadatam gâh sv-alankritâh

> > itihâsa-purânâni

> > s'rinvantam mangalâni ca

> > kutracit - somewhere; dvija - to brâhmanas; mukhyebhyah - excellent; dadatam - giving; gâh - cows; su - well; alankritâh - ornamented; itihâsa - epic histories; purânâni - and the Purânas; s'rinvantam - hearing; mangalâni - auspicious; ca - and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somewhere He was giving well-decorated cows to exalted brâhmanas, and elsewhere he was listening to the auspicious narration of epic histories and Purânas.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > hasantam hâsa-kathayâ

> > kadâcit priyayâ grihe

> > kvâpi dharmam sevamânam

> > artha-kâmau ca kutracit

> > hasantam - laughing; hâsa-kathayâ - with joking conversation; kadâcit - at one time; priyayâ - with His beloved; grihe - in the palace; kva api - somewhere; dharmam - religiosity; sevamânam - practicing; artha - economic development; kâmau - sense gratification; ca - and; kutracit - somewhere.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somewhere Lord Krishna was found enjoying the company of a particular wife by exchanging joking words with her. Somewhere else He was found engaged, along with His wife, in religious ritualistic functions. Somewhere Krishna was found engaged in matters of economic development, and somewhere else He was found enjoying family life according to the regulative principles of the s'âstras.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > dhyâyantam ekam âsînam

> > purusham prakriteh param

> > s'us'rûshantam gurûn kvâpi

> > kâmair bhogaih saparyayâ

> > dhyâyantam - meditating; ekam - alone; âsînam - sitting; purusham - on the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prakriteh - to material nature; param - transcendental; s'us'rûshantam - rendering menial service; gurûn - to His elders; kva api - somewhere; kâmaih - desirable; bhogaih - with objects of enjoyment; saparyayâ - and with worship.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somewhere He was sitting alone, meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is transcendental to material nature, and somewhere He was rendering menial service to His elders, offering them desirable things and reverential worship.

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> > TEXT 31

> > kurvantam vigraham kais'cit

> > sandhim cânyatra kes'avam

> > kutrâpi saha râmena

> > cintayantam satâm s'ivam

> > kurvantam - making; vigraham - war; kais'cit - with certain persons; sandhim - reconciliation; ca - and; anyatra - elsewhere; kes'avam - Lord Krishna; kutra api - somewhere; saha - together; râmena - with Lord Balarâma; cintayantam - thinking; satâm - of the saintly; s'ivam - the welfare.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In one place He was planning battles in consultation with some of His advisers, and in another place He was making peace. Somewhere Lord Kes'ava and Lord Balarâma were together pondering the welfare of the pious.

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> > TEXT 32

> > putrânâm duhitrnâm ca

> > kâle vidhy-upayâpanam

> > dârair varais tat-sadris'aih

> > kalpayantam vibhûtibhih

> > putrânâm - of sons; duhitrnâm - of daughters; ca - and; kâle - at the suitable time; vidhi - according to religious principles; upayâpanam - getting them married; dâraih - with wives; varaih - and with husbands; tat - for them; sadris'aih - compatible; kalpayantam - so arranging; vibhûtibhih - in terms of opulences.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nârada saw Lord Krishna engaged in getting His sons and daughters married to suitable brides and bridegrooms at the appropriate time, and the marriage ceremonies were being performed with great pomp.

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> > TEXT 33

> > prasthâpanopanayanair

> > apatyânâm mahotsavân

> > vîkshya yoges'vares'asya

> > yeshâm lokâ visismire

> > prasthâpana - with sending away; upanayanaih - and bringing home; apatyânâm - of the children; mahâ - great; utsavân - holiday celebrations; vîkshya - seeing; yoga- îs'vara - of the masters of yoga; îs'asya - of the supreme master; yeshâm - whose; lokâh - the people; visismire - were amazed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nârada observed how S'rî Krishna, the master of all yoga masters, arranged to send away His daughters and sons-in-law, and also to receive them home again, at the time of great holiday celebrations. All the citizens were astonished to see these celebrations.

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > yajantam sakalân devân

> > kvâpi kratubhir ûrjitaih

> > pûrtayantam kvacid dharmam

> > kûrpârâma-mathhâdibhih

> > yajantam - worshiping; sakalân - all; devân - the demigods; kva api - somewhere; kratubhih - with sacrifices; ûrjitaih - full-blown; pûrtayantam - fulfilling by civil service; kvacit - somewhere; dharmam - religious obligation; kûrpa - with wells; ârâma - public parks; mathha - monasteries; âdibhih - and so on.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somewhere He was worshiping all the demigods with elaborate sacrifices, and elsewhere He was fulfilling His religious obligations by doing public welfare work, such as the construction of wells, public parks and monasteries.

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> > TEXT 35

> > carantam mrigayâm kvâpi

> > hayam âruhya saindhavam

> > ghnantam tatra pas'ûn medhyân

> > parîtam yadu-pungavaih

> > carantam - traveling; mrigayâm - on a hunting expedition; kva api - somewhere; hayam - His horse; âruhya - mounting; saindhavam - of the Sindh country; ghnantam - killing; tatra - there; pas'ûn - animals; medhyân - offerable in sacrifice; parîtam - surrounded; yadu-pungavaih - by the most heroic Yadus.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In another place He was on a hunting expedition. Mounted on His Sindhî horse and accompanied by the most heroic of the Yadus, He was killing animals meant for offering in sacrifice.

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> > TEXT 36

> > avyakta-lingam prakritishv

> > antah-pura-grihâdishu

> > kvacic carantam yoges'am

> > tat-tad-bhâva-bubhutsayâ

> > avyakta - hidden; lingam - His identity; prakritishu - among His ministers; antah- pura - of the royal precincts; griha-âdishu - among the residences, etc.; kvacit - somewhere; carantam - moving about; yoga-îs'am - the Lord of mystic power; tat-tat - of each of them; bhâva - the mentalities; bubhutsayâ - with the desire to know.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somewhere Krishna, the Lord of mystic power, was moving about in disguise among the homes of ministers and other citizens in order to understand what each of them was thinking.

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> > TEXT 37

> > athovâca hrishîkes'am

> > nâradah prahasann iva

> > yoga-mâyodayam vîkshya

> > mânushîm îyusho gatim

> > atha - thereupon; uvâca - said; hrishîkes'am - to Lord Krishna; nâradah - Nârada; prahasan - laughing; iva - mildly; yoga-mâyâ - of His spiritual bewildering potencies; udayam - the unfolding; vîkshya - having seen; mânushîm - human; îyushah - who was assuming; gatim - ways.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having thus seen this display of the Lord's Yogamâyâ, Nârada mildly laughed and then addressed Lord Hrishîkes'a, who was adopting the behavior of a human being.

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> > TEXT 38

> > vidâma yoga-mâyâs te

> > durdars'â api mâyinâm

> > yoges'varâtman nirbhâtâ

> > bhavat-pâda-nishevayâ

> > vidâma - we know; yoga-mâyâh - the mystic potencies; te - Your; durdars'âh - impossible to see; api - even; mâyinâm - for great mystics; yoga- îs'vara - 0 Lord of all mystic power; âtman - O Supreme Soul; nirbhâtâh - perceived; bhavat - Your; pâda - to the feet; nishevayâ - by service.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Nârada said:] Now we understand Your mystic potencies, which are difficult to comprehend, even for great mystics, O Supreme Soul, master of all mystic power. Only by serving Your feet have I been able to perceive Your powers.

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> > TEXT 39

> > anujânîhi mâm deva

> > lokâms te yas'asâplutân

> > paryathâmi tavodgâyan

> > lîlâ bhuvana-pâvanîh

> > anujânîhi - please give leave; mâm - to me; deva - O Lord; lokân - the worlds; te - Your; yas'asâ - with the fame; âplutân - flooded; paryathâmi - I will wander; tava - Your; udgâyan - loudly singing; lîlâh - the pastimes; bhuvana - all the planetary systems; pâvanîh - which purify.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord, please give me Your leave. I will wander about the worlds, which are flooded with Your fame, loudly singing about Your pastimes, which purify the universe.

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> > TEXT 40

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > brahman dhannasya vaktâham

> > kartâ tad-anumoditâ

> > tac chikshayan lokam imam

> > âsthitah putra mâ khidah

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca - the Supreme Lord said; brahman - O brâhmana; dharmasya - of religion; vaktâ - the speaker; aham - I; kartâ - the executor; tat - of it; anumoditâ - the sanctioner; tat - it; s'ikshayan - teaching; lokam - to the world; imam - in this; âsthitah - situated; putra - O son; mâ khidah - do not be disturbed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O brâhmana, I am the speaker of religion, its performer and sanctioner. I observe religious principles to teach them to the world, My child, so do not be disturbed.

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> > TEXT 41

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ity âcarantam sad-dharmân

> > pâvanân griha-medhinâm

> > tam eva sarva-geheshu

> > santam ekam dadars'a ha

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - thus; âcarantam - performing; sat - spiritual; dharmân - the principles of religion; pâvanân - purifying; griha- medhinâm - for householders; tam - Him; eva - indeed; sarva - in all; geheshu - the palaces; santam - present; ekam - in one form; dadars'a ha - he saw.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Thus in every palace Nârada saw the Lord in His same personal form, executing the transcendental principles of religion that purify those engaged in household affairs.

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> > TEXT 42

> > krishnasyânanta-vîryasya

> > yoga-mâyâ-mahodayam

> > muhur drishthvâ rishir abhûd

> > vismito jâta-kautukah

> > krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; ananta - unlimited; vîryasya - whose prowess; yoga- mâyâ - of the mystic, deluding energy; mahâ - elaborate; udayam - the manifestation; muhuh - repeatedly; drishthvâ - having witnessed; rishih - the sage, Nârada; abhût - became; vismitah - amazed; jâtakautukah - filled with wonder.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having repeatedly seen the vast mystic display of Lord Krishna, whose power is unlimited, the sage was amazed and filled with wonder.

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> > TEXT 43

> > ity artha-kâma-dharmeshu

> > krishnena s'raddhitâtmanâ

> > samyak sabhâjitah prîtas

> > tam evânusmaran yayau

> > iti - thus; artha - with items of utility for economic development; kâma - of sense gratification; dharmeshu - and of religiosity; krishnena - by Lord Krishna; s'raddhita - faithful; âtmanâ - whose heart; samyak - thoroughly; sabhâjitah - honored; prîtah - pleased; tam - Him; eva - indeed; anusmaran - always remembering; yayau - he went.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna greatly honored Nârada, faithfully presenting him with gifts related to economic prosperity, sense gratification and religious duties. Thus fully satisfied, the sage departed, constantly remembering the Lord.

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> > TEXT 44

> > evam manushya-padavîm anuvartamâno

> > nârâyano 'khila-bhavâya grihîta-s'aktih

> > reme 'nga shodas'a-sahasra-varânganânâm

> > sa-vrîda-sauhrida-nirîkshana-hâsa-jushthah

> > evam - thus; manushya - of human beings; padavîm - the path; anuvartamânah - following; nârâyanah - the Supreme Lord, Nârâyana; akhila - of everyone; bhavâya - for the welfare; grihîta - having manifested; s'aktih - His potencies; reme - He enjoyed; anga - my dear (King Parîkchit); shodas'a - sixteen; sahasra - thousand; vara - most excellent; anganânâm - of women; sa-vrîda - shy; sauhrida - and affectionate; nirîkshana - by the glances; hâsa - and laughter; jushthah - satisfied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In this way Lord Nârâyana imitated the ways of ordinary humans, manifesting His divine potencies for the benefit of all beings. Thus He enjoyed, dear King, in the company of His sixteen thousand exalted consorts, who served the Lord with their shy, affectionate glances and laughter.

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> > TEXT 45

> > yânîha vis'va-vilayodbhava-vritti-hetuh

> > karmâny ananya-vishayâni harîs' cakâra

> > yas tv anga gâyati s'rinoty anumodate vâ

> > bhaktir bhaved bhagavati hy apavarga-mârge

> > yâni - which; iha - in this world; vis'va - of the universe; vilaya - of the destruction; udbhava - creation; vritti - and maintenance; hetuh - He who is the cause; karmâni - activities; ananya - of no one else; vishayâni - the engagements; harih - Lord Krishna; cakâra - performed; yah - whoever; tu - indeed; anga - my dear King; gâyati - chants; s'rinoti - hears; anumodate - approves; vâ - or; bhaktih - devotion; bhavet - arises; bhagavati - for the Supreme Lord; hi - indeed; apavarga - liberation; mârge - the path toward whom.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Hari is the ultimate cause of universal creation, maintenance and destruction. My dear King, anyone who chants about, hears about or simply appreciates the extraordinary activities He performed in this world, which are impossible to imitate, will surely develop devotion for the Supreme Lord, the bestower of liberation.

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