> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 3
> > 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 3 Part 1

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

> > Chapter Fourteen: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening

> > TEXT 1

> > sri-suka uvaca

> > nisamya kausaravinopavarnitam

> > hareh katham harana-sukaratmanah

> > punah sa papraccha tam udyatanjalir

> > na catitrpto viduro dhrta-vratah

> > sri-sukah uvaca: Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; nisamya: after hearing; kausaravina: by the sage Maitreya; upavarnitam: described; hareh: of the Personality of Godhead; katham: narrations; harana: for the reason of lifting the earth; sukara-atmanah: of the boar incarnation; punah: again; sah: he; papraccha: inquired; tam: from him (Maitreya); udyata-anjalih: with folded hands; na: never; ca: also; ati-trptah: very much satisfied; vidurah: Vidura; dhrta-vratah: taken to a vow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: After hearing from the great sage Maitreya about the Lord's incarnation as Varaha, Vidura, who had taken a vow, begged him with folded hands to please narrate further transcendental activities of the Lord, since he [Vidura] did not yet feel satisfied.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > vidura uvaca

> > tenaiva tu muni-srestha

> > harina yajna-murtina-

> > adi-daityo hiranyakso

> > hata ity anususruma

> > vidurah uvaca: Sri Vidura said; tena: by Him; eva: certainly; tu: but; muni-srestha: O chief among the sages; harina: by the Personality of Godhead; yajna-murtina: the form of sacrifices; adi: original; daityah: demon; hiranyaksah: by the name Hiranyaksa; hatah: slain; iti: thus; anususruma: heard in succession.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Vidura said: O chief amongst the great sages, I have heard by disciplic succession that Hiranyaksa, the original demon, was slain by the same form of sacrifices, the Personality of Godhead [Lord Boar].

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > tasya coddharatah ksaunim

> > sva-damstragrena lilaya

> > daitya-rajasya ca brahman

> > kasmad dhetor abhun mrdhah

> > tasya: His; ca: also; uddharatah: while lifting; ksaunim: the earth planet; sva-damstra-agrena: by the edge of His tusks; lilaya: in His pastimes; daitya-rajasya: of the king of demons; ca: and; brahman: O brahmana; kasmat: from what; hetoh: reason; abhut: there was; mrdhah: fight.

> > TRANSLATION

> > What was the reason, O brahmana, for the fight between the demon king and Lord Boar while the Lord was lifting the earth as His pastime?

> > ******

> > TEXT 4

> > sraddadhanaya bhaktaya

> > bruhi taj janma-vistaram

> > rse na trpyati manah

> > param kautuhalam hi me

> > sraddadhanaya: unto a faithful person; bhaktaya: unto a devotee; bruhi: please narrate; tat: His; janma: appearance; vistaram: in detail; rse: O great sage; na: not; trpyati: become satisfied; manah: mind; param: very much; kautuhalam: inquisitive; hi: certainly; me: my.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My mind has become very inquisitive, and therefore I am not satisfied with hearing the narration of the Lord's appearance. Please, therefore, speak more and more to a devotee who is faithful.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > maitreya uvaca

> > sadhu vira tvaya prstam

> > avatara-katham hareh

> > yat tvam prcchasi martyanam

> > mrtyu-pasa-visatanim

> > maitreyah uvaca: Maitreya said; sadhu: devotee; vira: O warrior; tvaya: by you; prstam: inquired; avatara-katham: topics on the incarnation of the Lord; hareh: of the Personality of Godhead; yat: that which; tvam: your good self; prcchasi: asking me; martyanam: of those who are destined for death; mrtyu-pasa: the chain of birth and death; visatanim: source of liberation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Maitreya said: O warrior, the inquiry made by you is just befitting a devotee because it concerns the incarnation of the Personality of Godhead. He is the source of liberation from the chain of birth and death for all those who are otherwise destined to die.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > yayottanapadah putro

> > munina gitayarbhakah

> > mrtyoh krtvaiva murdhny anghrim

> > aruroha hareh padam

> > yaya: by which; uttanapadah: of King Uttanapada; putrah: son; munina: by the sage; gitaya: being sung; arbhakah: a child; mrtyoh: of death; krtva: placing; eva: certainly; murdhni: on the head; anghrim: feet; aruroha: ascended; hareh: of the Personality of Godhead; padam: to the abode.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By hearing these topics from the sage [Narada], the son of King Uttanapada [Dhruva] was enlightened regarding the Personality of Godhead, and he ascended to the abode of the Lord, placing his feet over the head of death.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > athatrapitihaso 'yam

> > sruto me varnitah pura

> > brahmana deva-devena

> > devanam anuprcchatam

> > atha: now; atra: in this matter; api: also; itihasah: history; ayam: this; srutah: heard; me: by me; varnitah: described; pura: years ago; brahmana: by Brahma; deva-devena: the foremost of the demigods; devanam: by the demigods; anuprcchatam: asking.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This history of the fight between the Lord as a boar and the demon Hiranyaksa was heard by me in a year long ago as it was described by the foremost of the demigods, Brahma, when he was questioned by the other demigods.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > ditir daksayani ksattar

> > maricam kasyapam patim

> > apatya-kama cakame

> > sandhyayam hrc-chayardita

> > ditih: Diti; daksayani: the daughter of Daksa; ksattah: O Vidura; maricam: the son of Marici; kasyapam: Kasyapa; patim: her husband; apatya-hama: desirous of having a child; cakame: longed for; sandhyayam: in the evening; hrt-saya: by sex desires; ardita: distressed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Diti, daughter of Daksa, being afflicted with sex desire, begged her husband, Kasyapa, the son of Marici, to have intercourse with her in the evening in order to beget a child.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > istvagni jihvam payasa

> > purusam yajusam patim

> > nimlocaty arka asinam

> > agny-agare samahitam

> > istva: after worshiping; agni: fire; jihvam: tongue; payasa: by oblation; purusam: unto the Supreme Person; yajusam: of all sacrifices; patim: master; nimlocati: while setting; arke: the sun; asinam: sitting; agni-agare: in the sacrificial hall; samahitam: completely in trance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sun was setting, and the sage was sitting in trance after offering oblations to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, whose tongue is the sacrificial fire.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > ditir uvaca

> > esa mam tvat-krte vidvan

> > hama atta-sarasanah

> > dunoti dinam vikramya

> > rambham iva matangajah

> > ditih uvaca: beautiful Diti said; esah: all these; mam: unto me; tvat-krte: for you; vidvan: O learned one; hamah: Cupid; atta-sarasanah: taking his arrows; dunoti: distresses; dinam: poor me; vikramya: attacking; rambham: banana tree; iva: like; matangajah: mad elephant.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In that place the beautiful Diti expressed her desire: O learned one, Cupid is taking his arrows and distressing me forcibly, as a mad elephant troubles a banana tree.

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > tad bhavan dahyamanayam

> > sa-patninam samrddhibhih

> > prajavatinam bhadram te

> > mayy ayunktam anugraham

> > tat: therefore; bhavan: your good self; dahyamanayam: being distressed; sa-patninam: of the co-wives; samrddhibhih: by the prosperity; praja-vatinam: of those who have children; bhadram: all prosperity; te: unto you; mayi: unto me; ayunktam: do unto me, in all respects; anugraham: favor.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore you should be kind towards me by showing me complete mercy. I desire to have sons, and I am much distressed by seeing the opulence of my co-wives. By performing this act, you will become happy.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > bhartary aptorumananam

> > lohan aviate yasah

> > patir bhavad-vidho yasam

> > prajaya nanu jayate

> > bhartari: by the husband; apta-urumananam: of those who are beloved; lokan: in the world; aviate: spreads; yasah: fame; patih: husband; bhavat-vidhah: like your good self; yasam: of those whose; prajaya: by children; nanu: certainly; jayate: expands.

> > TRANSLATION

> > A woman is honored in the world by the benediction of her husband, and a husband like you will become famous by having children because you are meant for the expansion of living entities.

> > ******

> > TEXT 13

> > pura pita no bhagavan

> > dakso duhitr-vatsalah

> > kam vrnita varam vatsa

> > ity aprcchata nah prthak

> > pura: in days long ago; pita: father; nah: our; bhagavan: the most opulent; daksah: Daksa; duhitr-vatsalah: affectionate to his daughters; kam: unto whom; vrnita: you want to accept; varam: your husband; vatsah: O my children; iti: thus; aprcchata: inquired; nah: us; prthak: separately.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In days long ago, our father, the most opulent Daksa, who was affectionate to his daughters, asked each of us separately whom we would prefer to select as our husband.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > sa viditvatmajanam no

> > bhavam santana-bhavanah

> > trayodasadadat tasam

> > yas te silam anuvratah

> > sah: Daksa; viditva: understanding; atma janam: of the daughters; nah: our; bhavam: indication; santana: children; bhavanah: well-wisher; trayodasa: thirteen; adadat: handed over; tasam: of all of them; yah: those who are; te: your; silam: behavior; anuvratah: all faithful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Our well-wishing father, Daksa, after knowing our intentions, handed over thirteen of his daughters unto you, and since then we have all been faithful.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > atha me kuru kalyanam

> > kamam kamala-locana

> > artopasarpanam bhumann

> > amogham hi mahiyasi

> > atha: therefore; me: unto me; kuru: kindly do; kalyanam: benediction; hamam: desire; kamala-locana: O lotus-eyed one; arta: of the distressed; upasarpanam: the approaching; bhuman: O great one; amogham: without failure; hi: certainly; mahiyasi: to a great person.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O lotus-eyed one, kindly bless me by fulfilling my desire. When someone in distress approaches a great person, his pleas should never go in vain.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > iti tam vira maricah

> > krpanam bahu-bhasinim

> > pratyahanunayan vaca

> > pravrddhananga-kasmalam

> > iti: thus; tam: unto her; vira: O hero; maricah: the son of Marici (Kasyapa); krpanam: unto the poor; bahu-bhasinim: too talkative; pratyaha: replied; anunayan: pacifying; vaca: by words; pravrddha: highly agitated; ananga: lust; kasmalam: contaminated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O hero [Vidura], Diti, being thus afflicted by the contamination of lust, and therefore poor and talkative, was pacified by the son of Marici in suitable words.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > esa te 'ham vidhasyami

> > priyam bhiru yad icchasi

> > tasyah kamam na kah kuryat

> > siddhis traivargiki yatah

> > esah: this; te: your request; aham: I; vidhasyami: shall execute; priyam: very dear; bhiru: O afflicted one; yat: what; icchasi: you are desiring; tasyah: her; hamam: desires; na: not; kah: who; kuryat: would perform; siddhih: perfection of liberation; traivargiki: three; yatah: from whom.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O afflicted one, I shall forthwith gratify whatever desire is dear to you, for who else but you is the source of the three perfections of liberation?

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > sarvasraman upadaya

> > svasramena kalatravan

> > vyasanarnavam atyeti

> > jala-yanair yatharnavam

> > sarva: all; asraman: social orders; upadaya: completing; sva: own; asramena: by the social orders; kalatra-van: a person living with a wife; vyasana-arnavam: the dangerous ocean of material existence; atyeti: one can cross over; jala-yanaih: with seagoing vessels; yatha: as; arnavam: the ocean.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As one can cross over the ocean with seagoing vessels, one can cross the dangerous situation of the material ocean by living with a wife.

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > yam ahur atmano hy ardham

> > sreyas-kamasya manini

> > yasyam sva-dhuram adhyasya

> > pumams carati vijvarah

> > yam: the wife who; ahuh: is said; atmanah: of the body; hi: thus; ardham: half; sreyah: welfare; hamasya: of all desires; manini: O respectful one; yasyam: in whom; sva-dhuram: all responsibilities; adhyasya: entrusting; puman: a man; carati: moves; vijvarah: without anxiety.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O respectful one, a wife is so helpful that she is called the better half of a man's body because of her sharing in all auspicious activities. A man can move without anxiety entrusting all responsibilities to his wife.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > yam asrityendriyaratin

> > durjayan itarasramaih

> > vayam jayema helabhir

> > dasyun durga-patir yatha

> > yam: whom; asritya: taking shelter of; indriya: senses; aratin: enemies; durjayan: difficult to conquer; itara: other than the householders; asramaih: by orders of society; vayam: we; jayema: can conquer; helabhih: easily; dayun: invading plunderers; durga-patih: a fort commander; yatha: as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As a fort commander very easily conquers invading plunderers, by taking shelter of a wife one can conquer the senses, which are unconquerable in the other social orders.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > na vayam prabhavas tam tvam

> > anukartum grhesvari

> > apy ayusa va kartsnyena

> > ye canye guna-grdhnavah

> > na: never; vayam: we; prabhavah: are able; tam: that; tvam: unto you; anukartum: do the same; grha-inari: O queen of the home; api: in spite of; ayusa: by duration of life; va: or (in the next life); hartsnyena: entire; ye: who; ca: also; anye: others; guna-grdhnavah: those who are able to appreciate qualities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O queen of the home, we are not able to act like you, nor could we repay you for what you have done, even if we worked for our entire life or even after death. To repay you is not possible, even for those who are admirers of personal qualities.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > athapi hamam etam te

> > prajatyai karavany alam

> > yatha mam natirocanti

> > muhurtam pratipalaya

> > atha api: even though (it is not possible); hamam: this sex desire; etam: as it is; te: your; prajatyai: for the sake of children; karavani: let me do; alam: without delay; yatha: as; mam: unto me; na: may not; atirocanti: reproach; muhurtam: a few seconds; pratipalaya: wait for.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Even though it is not possible to repay you, I shall satisfy your sex desire immediately for the sake of begetting children. But you must wait for only a few seconds so that others may not reproach me.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > esa ghoratama vela

> > ghoranam ghora-darsana

> > caranti yasyam bhutani

> > bhutesanucarani ha

> > esa: this time; ghora-tama: most horrible; vela: period; ghoranam: of the horrible; ghora-darsana: horrible looking; caranti: move; yasyam: in which; bhutani: ghosts; bhuta-ia: the lord of the ghosts; anucarani: constant companions; ha: indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This particular time is most inauspicious because at this time the horrible-looking ghosts and constant companions of the lord of the ghosts are visible.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > etasyam sadhvi sandhyayam

> > bhagavan bhuta-bhavanah

> > parito bhuta-parsadbhir

> > vrsenatati bhutarat

> > etasyam: in this period; sadhvi: O chaste one; sandhyayam: at the junction of day and night (evening); bhagavan: the Personality of God; bhuta-bhavanah: the well-wisher of the ghostly characters; paritah: surrounded by; bhuta-parsadbhih: by ghostly companions; vrsena: on the back of the bull carrier; atati: travels; bhuta-rat: the king of the ghosts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva, the king of the ghosts, sitting on the back of his bull carrier, travels at this time, accompanied by ghosts who follow him for their welfare.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > smasana-cakranila-dhuli-dhumra-

> > vikirna-vidyota jata-kalapah

> > bhasmavagunthamala-rukma-deho

> > devas tribhih pasyati devaras te

> > smasana: burning crematorium; cakra-anila: whirlwind; dhuli: dust; dhumra: smoky; vikirna-vidyota: thus smeared over beauty; jata-kalapah: bunches of matted hair; bhasma: ashes; avaguntha: covered by; amala: stainless; rukma: reddish; dehah: body; devah: the demigod; tribhih: with three eyes; pasyati: sees; devarah: younger brother of the husband; te: your.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva's body is reddish, and he is unstained, but he is covered with ashes. His hair is dusty from the whirlwind dust of the burning crematorium. He is the younger brother of your husband, and he sees with his three eyes.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > na yasya loke sva janah paro va

> > natyadrto nota kascid vigarhyah

> > vayam vratair yac-caranapaviddham

> > asasmahe 'jam bata bhukta-bhogam

> > na: never; yasya: of whom; loke: in the world; sva janah: kinsman; parah: unconnected; va: nor; na: neither; ati: greater; a-drtah: favorable; na: not; uta: or; kascit: anyone; vigarhyah: criminal; vayam: we; vrataih: by vows; yat: whose; carana: feet; apaviddham: rejected; asasmahe: respectfully worship; ajam: maha-prasada; bata: certainly; bhukta-bhogam: remnants of foodstuff.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva regards no one as his relative, yet there is no one who is not connected with him; he does not regard anyone as very favorable or abominable. We respectfully worship the remnants of his foodstuff, and we vow to accept what is rejected by him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > yasyanavadyacaritam manisino

> > grnanty avidya-patalam bibhitsavah

> > nirasta-samyatisayo 'pi yat svayam

> > pisaca-caryam acarad gatih satam

> > yasya: whose; anavadya: unimpeachable; acaritam: character; manisinah: great sages; grnanti: follow; avidya: nescience; patalam: mass; bibhitsavah: desiring to dismantle; nirasta: nullified; samya: equality; atiayah: greatness; api: in spite of; yat: as; svayam: personally; pisaca: devil; caryam: activities; acarat: performed; gatih: destination; satam: of the devotees of the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although no one in the material world is equal to or greater than Lord Siva, and although his unimpeachable character is followed by great souls to dismantle the mass of nescience, he nevertheless remains as if a devil to give salvation to all devotees of the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > hasanti yasyacaritam hi durbhagah

> > svatman-ratasyavidusah samihitam

> > yair vastra-malyabharananulepanaih

> > sva-bhojanam svatmatayopalalitam

> > hasanti: laugh at; yasya: whose; acaritam: activity; hi: certainly; durbhagah: the unfortunate; sva-atman: in the self; ratasya: of one engaged; avidusah: not knowing; samihitam: his purpose; yaih: by whom; vastra: clothing; malya: garlands; abharana: ornaments; anu: such luxurious; lepanaih: with ointments; sva-bhojanam: eatable by the dogs; sva-atmataya: as if the self; upalalitam: fondled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Unfortunate, foolish persons, not knowing that he is engaged in his own self, laugh at him. Such foolish persons engage in maintaining the body: which is eatable by dogs: with dresses, ornaments, garlands and ointments.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > brahmadayo yat-krta-setu-pala

> > yat-karanam visvam idam ca maya

> > ajna-kari yasya pisaca-carya

> > aho vibhumnas caritam vid ambanam

> > brahma-adayah: demigods like Brahma; yat: whose; krta: activities; setu: religious rites; palah: observers; yat: one who is; haranam: the origin of; visvam: the universe; idam: this; ca: also; maya: material energy; ajna-kari: order carrier; yasya: whose; pisaca: devilish; carya: activity; aho: O my lord; vibhumnah: of the great; caritam: character; vidambanam: simply imitation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Demigods like Brahma also follow the religious rites observed by him. He is the controller of the material energy, which causes the creation of the material world. He is great, and therefore his devilish characteristics are simply imitation.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > maitreya uvaca

> > saivam samvidite bhartra

> > manmathonmathitendriya

> > jagraha vaso brahmarser

> > vrsaliva gata-trapa

> > maitreyah uvaca: Maitreya said; sa: she; evam: thus; samvidite: in spite of being informed; bhartra: by her husband; manmatha: by Cupid; unmathita: being pressed; indriya: senses; jagraha: caught hold of; vasah: clothing; brahma-rseh: of the great brahmanasage; vrsali: public prostitute; iva: like; gata-trapa: without shame.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maitreya said: Diti was thus informed by her husband, but she was pressed by Cupid for sexual satisfaction. She caught hold of the clothing of the great brahmana sage, just like a shameless public prostitute.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > sa viditvatha bharyayas

> > tam nirbandham vikarmani

> > natva distaya rahasi

> > tayathopavivesa hi

> > sah: he; viditva: understanding; atha: thereupon; bharyayah: of the wife; tam: that; nirbandham: obstinacy; vikarmani: in the forbidden act; natva: offering obeisances; distaya: unto worshipable fate; rahasi: in a secluded place; taya: with her; atha: thus; upavivesa: lay; hi: certainly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Understanding his wife's purpose, he was obliged to perform the forbidden act, and thus after offering his obeisances unto worshipable fate, he lay with her in a secluded place.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > athopasprsya salilam

> > pranan ayamya vag-yatah

> > dhyayan jajapa virajam

> > brahma jyotih sanatanam

> > atha: thereafter; upasprsya: touching or taking bath in water; salilam: water; pranan ayamya: practicing trance; vak-yatah: controlling speech; dhyayan: meditating; jajapa: chanted within the mouth; virajam: pure; brahma: Gayatri hymns; jyotih: effulgence; sanatanam: eternal.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter the brahmana took his bath in the water and controlled his speech by practicing trance, meditating on the eternal effulgence and chanting the holy Gayatri hymns within his mouth.

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > ditis tu vridita tena

> > karmavadyena bharata

> > upasangamya viprarsim

> > adho-mukhy abhyabhasata

> > ditih: Diti, the wife of Kasyapa; tu: but; vridita: ashamed; tena: by that; karma: act; avadyena: faulty; bharata: O son of the Bharata family; upasangamya: going nearer to; vipra-rsim: the brahmana: sage; adhah-mukhi: with her face lowered; abhyabhasata: politely said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O son of the Bharata family, Diti, after this, went nearer to her husband, her face lowered because of her faulty action. She spoke as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > ditir uvaca

> > na me garbham imam brahman

> > bhutanam rsabho 'vadhit

> > rudrah patir hi bhutanam

> > yasyakaravam amhasam

> > ditih uvaca: the beautiful Diti said; na: not; me: my; garbham: pregnancy; imam: this; brahman: O brahmana; bhutanam: of all living entities; rsabhah: the noblest of all living entities; avadhit: let him kill; rudrah: Lord Siva; patih: master; hi: certainly; bhutanam: of all living entities; yasya: whose; akaravam: I have done; amhasam: offense.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The beautiful Diti said: My dear brahmana, kindly see that my embryo is not killed by Lord Siva, the lord of all living entities, because of the great offense I have committed against him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > namo rudraya mahate

> > devayograya midhuse

> > sivaya nyasta-dandaya

> > dhrta-dandaya manyave

> > namah: all obeisances unto; rudraya: unto the angry Lord Siva; mahate: unto the great; devaya: unto the demigod; ugraya: unto the ferocious; midhuse: unto the fulfiller of all material desires; sivaya: unto the all-auspicious; nyasta-dandaya: unto the forgiving; dhrta-dandaya: unto the immediate chastiser; manyave: unto the angry.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Let me offer my obeisances unto the angry Lord Siva, who is simultaneously the very ferocious great demigod and the fulfiller of all material desires. He is all-auspicious and forgiving, but his anger can immediately move him to chastise.

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> > TEXT 36

> > sa nah prasidatam bhamo

> > bhagavan urv-anugrahah

> > vyadhasyapy anukampyanam

> > strinam devah sati-patih

> > sah: he; nah: with us; prasidatam: be pleased; bhamah: brother-in-law; bhagavan: the personality of all opulences; uru: very great; anugrahah: merciful; vyadhasya: of the hunter; api: also; anukampyanam: of the objects of mercy; strinam: of the women; devah: the worshipable lord; sati-patih: the husband of Sati (the chaste).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Let him be pleased with us, since he is my brother-in-law, the husband of my sister Sati. He is also the worshipable lord of all women. He is the personality of all opulences and can show mercy towards women, who are excused even by the uncivilized hunters.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > maitreya uvaca

> > sva-sargasyasisam lokyam

> > asasanam p ravepatim

> > nivrtta-sandhya-niyamo

> > bharyam aha prajapatih

> > maitreyah uvaca: the great sage Maitreya said; sva-sargasya: of her own children; asisam: welfare; lokyam: in the world; asasanam: desiring; pravepatim: while trembling; nivrtta: averted from; sandhya-niyamah: the rules and regulations of evening; bharyam: unto the wife; aha: said; prajapatih: the progenitor.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maitreya said: The great sage Kasyapa thus addressed his wife, who was trembling because of fear that her husband was offended. She understood that he had been dissuaded from his daily duties of offering evening prayers, yet she desired the welfare of her children in the world.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > kasyapa uvaca

> > aprayatyad atmanas te

> > dosan mauhurtikad uta

> > man-nidesaticarena

> > devanam catihelanat

> > kasyapah uvaca: the learned brahmana Kasyapa said; aprayatyat: because of the pollution; atmanah: of the mind; te: your; dosat: because of defilement; mauhurtikat: in terms of the moment; uta: also; mat: my; nidesa: direction; aticarena: being too neglectful; devanam: of the demigods; ca: also; atihelanat: being too apathetic.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The learned Kasyapa said: Because of your mind's being polluted, because of defilement of the particular time, because of your negligence of my directions, and because of your being apathetic to the demigods, everything was inauspicious.

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> > TEXT 39

> > bhavisyatas tavabhadrav

> > abhadre jatharadhamau

> > lohan sa-palams trims candi

> > muhur akrandayisyatah

> > bhavisyatah: will take birth; tava: your; abhadrau: two contemptuous sons; abhadre: O unlucky one; jathara-adhamau: born of a condemned womb; lokan: all planets; sa-palan: with their rulers; trin: three; candi: haughty one; muhuh: constantly; akrandayisyatah: will cause lamentation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O haughty one, you will have two contemptuous sons born of your condemned womb. Unlucky woman, they will cause constant lamentation to all the three worlds!

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> > TEXT 40

> > praninam hanyamananam

> > dinanam akrtagasam

> > strinam nigrhyamananam

> > kopitesu mahatmasu

> > praninam: when the living entities; hanyamananam: being killed; dinanam: of the poor; akrta-agasam: of the faultless; strinam: of the women; nigrhyamananam: being tortured; kopitesu: being enraged; mahatmasu: when the great souls.

> > TRANSLATION

> > They will kill poor, faultless living entities, torture women and enrage the great souls.

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> > TEXT 41

> > tada visvesvarah kruddho

> > bhagaval loka-bhavanah

> > hanisyaty avatiryasau

> > yathadrin sataparva-dhrk

> > tada: at that time; visva-isvarah: the Lord of the universe; kruddhah: in great anger; bhagavan: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; loka-bhavanah: desiring the welfare of the people in general; hanisyati: will kill; avatirya: descending Himself; asau: He; yatha: as if; adrin: the mountains; sata-parva-dhrk: the controller of the thunderbolt (Indra).

> > TRANSLATION

> > At that time the Lord of the universe, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the well-wisher of all living entities, will descend and kill them, just as Indra smashes the mountains with his thunderbolts.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > ditir uvaca

> > vadham bhagavata saksat

> > sunabhodara-hahuna

> > asase putrayor mahyam

> > ma kruddhad brahmanad prabho

> > ditih uvaca: Diti said; vadham: the killing; bhagavata: by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; saksat: directly; sunabha: with His Sudarsana weapon; udara: very magnanimous; bahuna: by the arms; asase: I desire; putrayoh: of the sons; mahyam: of mine; ma: never be it so; kmadhat: by the rage; brahmanat: of the brahmanas; prabho: O my husband.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Diti said: It is very good that my sons will be magnanimously killed by the arms of the Personality of Godhead with His Sudarsana weapon. O my husband, may they never be killed by the wrath of the brahmana devotees.

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > na brahma-danda-dagdhasya

> > na bhuta-bhayadaya ca

> > narakas canugrhnanti

> > yam yam yonim asau gatah

> > na: never; brahma-danda: punishment by a brahmana; dagdhasya: of one who is so punished; na: neither; bhuta-bhaya-daya: of one who is always fearful to the living entities; ca: also; narahah: those condemned to hell; ca: also; anugrhnanti: do any favor; yam yam: whichever; yonim: species of life; asau: the offender; gatah: goes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > A person who is condemned by a brahmana or is always fearful to other living entities is not favored either by those who are already in hell or by those in the species in which he is born.

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> > TEXT 44-45

> > kasyapa uvaca

> > krta-sohanutapena

> > sadyah pratyavamarsanat

> > bhagavaty uru-manac ca

> > bhave mayy api cadarat

> > putrasyaiva ca putranam

> > bhavitaikah satam matah

> > gasyanti yad-yasah suddham

> > bhagavad-yasasa samam

> > kasyapah uvaca: the learned Kasyapa said; krta-soka: having lamented; anutapena: by penitence; sadyah: immediately; pratyavamarsanat: by proper deliberation; bhagavati: unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; uru: great; manat: adoration; ca: and; bhave: unto Lord Siva; mayi api: unto me also; ca: and; adarat: by respect; putrasya: of the son; eva: certainly; ca: and; putranam: of the sons; bhavita: shall be born; ekah: one; satam: of the devotees; matah: approved; gasyanti: will broadcast; yat: of whom; yasah: recognition; suddham: transcendental; bhagavat: of the Personality of Godhead; yasasa: with recognition; samam: equally.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The learned Kasyapa said: Because of your lamentation, penitence and proper deliberation, and also because of your unflinching faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and your adoration for Lord Siva and me, one of the sons [Prahlada] of your son [Hiranyakasipu] will be an approved devotee of the Lord, and his fame will be broadcast equally with that of the Personality of Godhead.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > yogair hemeva durvarnam

> > bhavayisyanti sadhavah

> > nirvairadibhir atmanam

> > yac-chilam anuvartitum

> > yogaih: by the rectifying processes; hema: gold; iva: like; durvarnam: inferior quality; bhavayisyanti: will purify; sadhavah: saintly persons; nimaira-adibhih: by practice of freedom from animosity, etc.; atmanam: the self; yat: whose; silam: character; anuvartitum: to follow in the footsteps.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In order to follow in his footsteps, saintly persons will try to emulate his character by practicing freedom from animosity, just as the purifying processes rectify gold of inferior quality.

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> > TEXT 47

> > yat-prasadadam visvam

> > prasidati yad-atmakam

> > sa sva-drg bhagavan yasya

> > tosyate 'nanyaya drsa

> > yat: by whose; prasa-dat: mercy of; idam: this; visvam: universe; prasidati: becomes happy; yat: whose; atmakam: because of His omnipotence; sah: He; sva-drk: taking special care for His devotees; bhagavan: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yasya: whose; tosyate: becomes pleased; ananyaya: without deviation; drsa: by intelligence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Everyone will be pleased with him because the Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller of the universe, is always satisfied with a devotee who does not wish for anything beyond Him.

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> > TEXT 48

> > sa vai maha-bhagavato mahatma

> > mahanubhavo mahatam mahisthah

> > pravrddha-bhaktya hy anubhavitasaye

> > nivesya vaikuntham imam vihasyati

> > sah: he; vai: certainly; maha-bhagavatah: the topmost devotee; maha-atma: expanded intelligence; maha-anubhavah: expanded influence; mahatam: of the great souls; mahisthah: the greatest; pravrddha: well matured; bhaktya: by devotional service; hi: certainly; anubhavita: being situated in the anubhava stage of ecstasy; asaye: in the mind; nivesya: entering; vaikuntham: in the spiritual sky; imam: this (material world); vihasyati: will quit.

> > TRANSLATION

> > That topmost devotee of the Lord will have expanded intelligence and expanded influence and will be the greatest of the great souls. Due to matured devotional service, he will certainly be situated in transcendental ecstasy and will enter the spiritual sky after quitting this material world.

> > ******

> > TEXT 49

> > alampatah sila-dharo gunakaro

> > hrstah pararddhya vyathito duhkhitesu

> > abhuta-satrur jagatah soka-harta

> > naidaghikam tapam ivodurajah

> > alampatah: virtuous; sila-dharah: qualified; guna-akarah: reservoir of all good qualities; hrstah: jolly; para-rddhya: by others' happiness; vyathitah: distressed; duhkhitesu: in others' unhappiness; abhuta-satruh: without enemies; jagatah: of all the universe; soka-harta: destroyer of lamentation; naidaghikam: due to the summer sun; tapam: distress; iva: likened; udu-rajah: the moon.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He will be a virtuously qualified reservoir of all good qualities; he will be jolly and happy in others' happiness, distressed in others' distress, and will have no enemies. He will be a destroyer of the lamentation of all the universes, like the pleasant moon after the summer sun.

> > ******

> > TEXT 50

> > antar bahis camalam abja-netram

> > sva-purusecchanugrhita-rupam

> > pautras tava sri-lalana-lalamam

> > drasta sphurat-kundala-manditananam

> > antah: within; bahih: without; ca: also; amalam: spotless; abja-netram: lotus eyes; sva-purusa: own devotee; iccha-anugrhita-rupam: accepting form according to desire; pautrah: grandchild; tava: your; sri-lalana: beautiful goddess of fortune; lalamam: decorated; dmsta: will see; sphurat-kundala: with brilliant earrings; mandita: decorated; ananam: face.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your grandson will be able to see, inside and outside, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose wife is the beautiful goddess of fortune. The Lord can assume the form desired by the devotee, and His face is always beautifully decorated with earrings.

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> > TEXT 51

> > maitreya uvaca

> > srutva bhagavatam pautram

> > amodata ditir bhrsam

> > putrayos ca vadham krsnad

> > viditvasin maha-manah

> > maitreyah uvaca: the sage Maitreya said; srutva: by hearing; bhagavatam: to be a great devotee of the Lord; pautram: grandson; amodata: took pleasure; ditih: Diti; bhrsam: very greatly; putrayoh: of two sons; ca: also; vadham: the killing; krsnat: by Krsna; viditva: knowing this; asit: became; maha-manah: highly pleased in mind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sage Maitreya said: Hearing that her grandson would be a great devotee and that her sons would be killed by Krsna, Diti was highly pleased in mind.

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