> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 1
> > 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 1: 'Creation'

> > ******

> > Chapter Twelve: Birth of Emperor Parîkshit

> > TEXT 1

> > s'aunaka uvâca

> > as'vatthâmnopasrishthena

> > brahma-s'îrshnoru-tejasâ

> > uttarâyâ hato garbha

> > îs'enâjîvitah punah

> > s'aunakah uvâca--the sage S'aunaka said; as'vatthâmna--of As'vatthâmâ (the son of Drona); upasrishthena--by release of; brahma-s'îrshnâ--the invincible weapon, brahmâstra; uru-tejasâ--by high temperature; uttarâyâh--of Uttarâ (mother of Parîkshit); hatah--being spoiled; garbhah--womb; îs'ena--by the Supreme Lord; ajîtah--brought to life; punah--again.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sage S'aunaka said: The womb of Uttarâ, mother of Mahârâja Parîkshit, was spoiled by the dreadful and invincible brahmâstra weapon released by As'vatthâmâ. But Mahârâja Parîkshit was saved by the Supreme Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > tasya janma mahâ-buddheh

> > karmâni ca mahâtmanah

> > nidhanam ca yathaivâsît

> > sa pretya gatavân yathâ

> > tasya--his (of Mahârâja Parîkshit); janma--birth; mahâ-buddheh--of great intelligence; karmâni--activities; ca--also; mahâ-âtmanah--of the great devotee; nidhanam--demise; ca--also; yathâ--as it was; eva--of course; âsît--happened; sah--he; pretya--destination after death; gatavân--achieved; yathâ--as it were.

> > TRANSLATION

> > How was the great emperor Parîkshit, who was a highly intelligent and great devotee, born in that womb? How did his death take place, and what did he achieve after his death?

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > tad idam s'rotum icchâmo

> > gaditum yadi manyase

> > brûhi nah s'raddadhânânâm

> > yasya jn'ânam adâc chukah

> > tat--all; idam--this; s'rotum--to hear; icchâmah--all willing; gaditum--to narrate; yadi--if; manyase--you think; brûhi--please speak; nah--we; s'raddadhânânâm--who are very much respectful; yasya--whose; jn'ânam--transcendental knowledge; adât--delivered; s'ukah&emdash;S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî.

> > TRANSLATION

> > We all respectfully want to hear about him [Mahârâja Parîkshit] to whom S'ukadeva Gosvâmî imparted transcendental knowledge. Please speak on this matter.

> > ******

> > TEXT 4

> > sûta uvâca

> > apîpalad dharma-râjah

> > pitrivad ran'jayan prajâh

> > nihsprihah sarva-kâmebhyah

> > krishna-pâdânusevayâ

> > sûtah uvâca&emdash;S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said; apîpalat--administered prosperity; dharma-râjah--King Yudhishthhira; pitri-vat--exactly like his father; ran'jayan--pleasing; prajâh--all those who took birth; nihsprihah--without personal ambition; sarva--all; kâmebhyah--from sense gratification; krishna-pâda--the lotus feet of Lord S'rî Krishna; anusevayâ--by dint of rendering continuous service.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said: Emperor Yudhishthhira administered generously to everyone during his reign. He was exactly like his father. He had no personal ambition and was freed from all sorts of sense gratification because of his continuous service unto the lotus feet of the Lord S'rî Krishna.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > sampadah kratavo lokâ

> > mahishî bhrâtaro mahî

> > jambû-dvîpâdhipatyam ca

> > yas'as' ca tri-divam gatam

> > sampadah--opulence; kratavah--sacrifices; lokâh--future destination; mahishî--the queens; bhrâtarah--the brothers; mahî--the earth; jambû-dvîpa--the globe or planet of our residence; adhipatyam--sovereignty; ca--also; yas'ah--fame; ca--and; tri-divam--celestial planets; gatam--spread over.

> > TRANSLATION

> > News even reached the celestial planets about Mahârâja Yudhishthhira's worldly possessions, the sacrifices by which he would attain a better destination, his queen, his stalwart brothers, his extensive land, his sovereignty over the planet earth, and his fame, etc.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > kim te kâmâh sura-spârhâ

> > mukunda-manaso dvijâh

> > adhijahur mudam râjn'ah

> > kshudhitasya yathetare

> > kim--what for; te--all those; kâmâh--objects of sense enjoyment; sura--of the denizens of heaven; spârhâ--aspirations; mukunda-manasah--of one who is already God conscious; dvijâ&emdash;o brâmanas; adhijahuh--could satisfy; mudam--pleasure; râjn'ah--of the king; kshudhitasya--of the hungry; yathâ--as it is; itare--in other things.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O brâhmanas, the opulence of the King was so enchanting that the denizens of heaven aspired for it. But because he was absorbed in the service of the Lord, nothing could satisfy him except the Lord's service.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > mâtur garbha-gato vîrah

> > sa tadâ bhrigu-nandana

> > dadars'a purusham kan'cid

> > dahyamâno 'stra-tejasâ

> > mâtuh--mother; garbha--womb; gatah--being situated there; vîrah--the great fighter; sah--child Parîkshit; tadâ--at that time; bhrigu-nandana--O son of Bhrigu; dadars'a--could see; purusham--the Supreme Lord; kan'cit--as someone else; dahyamânah--suffering from being burned; astra--the brahmâstra; tejasâ--temperature.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O son of Bhrigu [S'aunaka], when the child Parîkshit, the great fighter, was in the womb of his mother, Uttarâ, and was suffering from the burning heat of the brahmâstra [thrown by As'vatthâma], he could observe the Supreme Lord coming to him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > angushthha-mâtram amalam

> > sphurat-purata-maulinam

> > apîvya-dars'anam s'yâmam

> > tadid vâsasam acyutam

> > angushthha--by the measure of a thumb; mâtram--only; amalam--transcendental; sphurat--blazing; purata--gold; maulinam--helmet; apîvya--very beautiful; dars'anam--to look at; s'yâmam--blackish; tadit--lightning; vâsasam--clothing; acyutam--the Infallible (the Lord).

> > TRANSLATION

> > He [the Lord] was only thumb high, but He was all transcendental. He had a very beautiful, blackish, infallible body, and He wore a dress of lightning yellow and a helmet of blazing gold. Thus He was seen by the child.

> > TEXT 9

> > s'rîmad-dîrgha-catur-bâhum

> > tapta-kân'cana-kundalam

> > kshatajâksham gadâ-pânim

> > âtmanah sarvato dis'am

> > paribhramantam ulkâbhâm

> > bhrâmayantam gadâm muhuh

> > s'rîmat--enriched; dîrgha--prolonged; catur-bâhum--four-handed; tapta-kan'cana--molten gold; kundalam--earrings; kshataja-aksham--eyes with the redness of blood; gadâ-pânim--hand with a club; âtmanah--own; sarvatah--all; dîs'am--around; paribhramantam--loitering; ulkâbhâm--like shooting stars; bhrâmayantam--encircling; gadâm--the club; muhuh--constantly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord was enriched with four hands, earrings of molten gold and eyes blood red with fury. As He loitered about, His club constantly encircled Him like a shooting star.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > astra-tejah sva-gadayâ

> > nîhâram iva gopatih

> > vidhamantam sannikarse

> > paryaiksata ka ity asau

> > astra-tejah--radiation of the brahmâstra; sva-gadayâ--by means of His own club; nîhâram--drops of dew; iva--like; gopatih--the sun; vidhamantam--the act of vanishing; sannikarse--nearby; paryaikshata--observing; kah--who; iti asau--this body.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord was thus engaged in vanquishing the radiation of the brahmâstra, just as the sun evaporates a drop of dew. He was observed by the child, who thought about who He was.

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > vidhûya tad ameyâtmâ

> > bhagavân dharma-gub vibhuh

> > mishato das'amâsasya

> > tatraivântardadhe harih

> > vidhûya--having completely washed off; tat--that; ameyâtmâ--the all-pervading Supersoul; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; dharma-gup--the protector of righteousness; vibhuh--the Supreme; mishatah--while observing; das'amâsasya--of one who is dressed by all directions; tatra eva--then and there; antah--out of sight; dadhe--became; harih--the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While thus being observed by the child, the Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul of everyone and the protector of the righteous, who stretches in all directions and who is unlimited by time and space, disappeared at once.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > tatah sarva-gunodarke

> > sânukûla-grahodaye

> > jajn'e vams'a-dharah pândor

> > bhûyah pândur ivaujasâ

> > tatah--thereupon; sarva--all; guna--good signs; udarke--having gradually evolved; sânukûla--all favorable; grahodaye--constellation of stellar influence; jajn'e--took birth; vams'a-dharah--heir apparent; pândoh--of Pându; bhûyah--being; pânduh iva--exactly like Pându; ojasâ--by prowess.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereupon, when all the good signs of the zodiac gradually evolved, the heir apparent of Pându, who would be exactly like him in prowess, took birth.

> > ******

> > TEXT 13

> > tasya prîtamanâ râjâ

> > viprair dhaumya-kripâdibhih

> > jâtakam kârayâm âsa

> > vâcayitvâ ca mangalam

> > tasya--his; prîtamanâh--satisfied; râjâ--King Yudhishthhira; vipraih--by the learned brâhmanas; dhaumya--Dhaumya; kripa--Kripa; âdibhih--and others also; jâtakam--one of the purificatory processes performed just after the birth of a child; kârayâm âsa--had them performed; vâcayitvâ--by recitation; ca--also; mangalam--auspicious.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Yudhishthhira, who was very satisfied with the birth of Mahârâja Parîkshit, had the purificatory process of birth performed. Learned brâhmanas, headed by Dhaumya and Kripa, recited auspicious hymns.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > hiranyam gâm mahîm grâmân

> > hasty-as'vân nripatir varân

> > prâdât svannam ca viprebhyah

> > prajâ-tîrthe sa tîrthavit

> > hiranyam--gold; gâm--cows; mahîm--land; grâmân--villages; hasti--elephants; as'vân--horses; nripatih--the King; varân--rewards; prâdât--gave in charity; svannam--good food grains; ca--and; viprebhyah--unto the brâhmanas; prajâ-tîrthe--on the occasion of giving in charity on the birthday of a son; sah--he; tîrtha-vit--one who knows how, when and where charity is to be given.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon the birth of a son, the King, who knew how, where and when charity should be given, gave gold, land, villages, elephants, horses and good food grains to the brâhmanas.

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> > TEXT 15

> > tam ûcur brâhmanâs tushthâ

> > râjânam pras'rayânvitam

> > esha hy asmin prajâ-tantau

> > purûnâm pauravarshabha

> > tam--unto him; ûcuh--addressed; brâhmanâh--the learned brâhmanas; tushthâh--very much satisfied; râjânam--unto the King; pras'rayânvitam--very much obliging; eshah--this; hi--certainly; asmin--in the chain of; prajâ-tantau--descending line; purûnâm--of the Purus; paurava-rishabha--the chief among the Purus.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The learned brâhmanas, who were very satisfied with the charities of the King, addressed him as the chief amongst the Purus and informed him that his son was certainly in the line of descent from the Purus.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > daivenâpratighâtena

> > s'ukle samsthâm upeyushi

> > râto vo 'nugrahârthâya

> > vishnunâ prabha-vishnunâ

> > daivena--by supernatural power; apratighâtena--by what is irresistible; s'ukle--unto the pure; samsthâm--destruction; upeyusi--having been enforced; râtah--restored; vah--for you; anugraha-arthâya--for the sake of obliging; vishnunâ--by the all-pervasive Lord; prabha-vishnunâ--by the all-powerful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The brâhmanas said: This spotless son has been restored by the all-powerful and all-pervasive Lord Vishnu, the Personality of Godhead, in order to oblige you. He was saved when he was doomed to be destroyed by an irresistible supernatural weapon.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > tasmân nâmnâ vishnu-râta

> > iti loke bhavishyati

> > na sandeho mahâ-bhâga

> > mahâ-bhâgavato mahân

> > tasmât--therefore; nâmnâ--by the name; vishnu-râtah--protected by Vishnu, the Personality of Godhead; iti--thus; loke--in all the planets; bhavishyati--shall become well known; na--no; sandehah--doubts; mahâ-bhâga--most fortunate; mahâ-bhâgavatah--the first-class devotee of the Lord; mahân--qualified by all good qualities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > For this reason this child will be well known in the world as one who is protected by the Personality of Godhead. O most fortunate one, there is no doubt that this child will become a first-class devotee and will be qualified with all good qualities.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > s'rî-râjovâca

> > apy esha vams'yân râjarshîn

> > punya-s'lokân mahâtmanah

> > anuvartitâ svid yas'asâ

> > sâdhu-vâdena sattamâh

> > s'rî-râja--the all-good king (Mahârâja Yudhishthhira); uvâca--said; api--whether; eshah--this; vams'yân--family; râja-rishîn--of saintly kings; punya-s'lokân--pious by the very name; mahâ-âtmanah--all great souls; anuvartitâ--follower; svit--will it be; yas'asâ--by achievements; sâdhu-vâdena--by glorification; sat-tamâh--O great souls.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The good King [Yudhishthhira] inquired: O great souls, will he become as saintly a king, as pious in his very name and as famous and glorified in his achievements, as others who appeared in this great royal family?

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > brâhmanâ ûcuh

> > pârtha prajâvitâ sâksâd

> > ikshvâkur iva mânavah

> > brahmanyah satya-sandhas' ca

> > râmo dâs'arathir yathâ

> > brâhmanâh--the good brâhmanas; ûcuh--said; pârtha--o son of Prithâ (Kuntî); prajâ--those who are born; avitâ--maintainer; sâksât--directly; ikshvâkuh iva--exactly like King Ikshvâku; mânavah--son of Manu; brahmanyah--followers and respectful to the brâhmanas; satya-sandhah--truthful by promise; ca--also; râmah--the Personality of Godhead Râma; dâs'arathih--the son of Mahârâja Das'aratha; yathâ--like Him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The learned brâhmanas said: O son of Prithâ, this child shall be exactly like King Ikshvâku, son of Manu, in maintaining all those who are born. And as for following the brahminical principles, especially in being true to his promise, he shall be exactly like Râma, the Personality of Godhead, the son of Mahârâja Das'aratha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > esha dâtâ s'aranyas' ca

> > yathâ hy aus'înarah s'ibih

> > yas'o vitanitâ svânâm

> > daushyantir iva yajvanâm

> > eshah--this child; dâtâ--donor in charity; s'aranyah--protector of the surrendered; ca--and; yathâ--as; hi--certainly; aus'înarah--the country named Us'înara; s'ibih&emdash;S'ibi; yas'ah--fame; vitanitâ--disseminator; svânâm--of the kinsmen; daushyantih iva--like Bharata, the son of Dushyanta; yajvanâm--of those who have performed many sacrifices.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This child will be a munificent donor of charity and protector of the surrendered, like the famous King S'ibi of the Us'înara country. And he will expand the name and fame of his family like Bharata, the son of Mahârâja Dus'yanta.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > dhanvinâm agranîr esha

> > tulyas' cârjunayor dvayoh

> > hutâs'a iva durdharshah

> > samudra iva dustarah

> > dhanvinâm--of the great bowmen; agranîh--the foreman; eshah--this child; tulyah--equally good; ca--and; arjunayoh--of the Arjunas; dvayoh--of the two; hutâs'ah--fire; iva--like; durdharshah--irresistible; samudrah--ocean; iva--like; dustarah--unsurpassable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Amongst great bowmen, this child will be as good as Arjuna. He will be as irresistible as fire and as unsurpassable as the ocean.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > mrigendra iva vikrânto

> > nishevyo himavân iva

> > titikshur vasudhevâsau

> > sahishnuh pitarâv iva

> > mrigendrah--the lion; iva--like; vikrântah--powerful; nishevyah--worthy of taking shelter; himavân--the Himalaya Mountains; iva--like; titikshuh--forbearance; vasudhâ iva--like the earth; asau--the child; sahishnuh--tolerant; pitarau--parents; iva--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This child will be as strong as a lion, and as worthy a shelter as the Himalaya Mountains. He will be forbearing like the earth, and as tolerant as his parents.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > pitâmaha-sâmah sâmye

> > prasâde giris'opamah

> > âs'rayah sarva-bhûtânâm

> > yathâ devo ramâs'rayah

> > pitâmaha--the grandfather, or Brahmâ; samah--equally good; sâmye--in the matter; prasâde--in charity or in munificence; giris'a--Lord S'iva; upamah--comparison of equilibrium; âs'rayah--resort; sarva--all; bhûtânâm--of the living beings; yathâ--as; devah--the Supreme Lord; ramâ-âs'rayah--the Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This child will be like his grandfather Yudhishthhira or Brahmâ in equanimity of mind. He will be munificent like the lord of the Kailâsa Hill, S'iva. And he will be the resort of everyone, like the Supreme Personality of Godhead Nârâyana, who is even the shelter of the goddess of fortune.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > sarva-sad-guna-mâhâtmye

> > esha krishnam anuvratah

> > rantideva ivodâro

> > yayâtir iva dhârmikah

> > sarva-sat-guna-mâhâtmye--glorified by all godly attributes; eshah--this child; krishnam--like Lord Krishna; anuvratah--a follower in His footsteps; rantideva--Rantideva; iva--like; udârah--in the matter of magnanimity; yayâtih--Yayâti; iva--like; dhârmikah--concerning religion.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This child will be almost as good as Lord S'rî Krishna by following in His footsteps. In magnanimity he will become as great as King Rantideva. And in religion he will be like Mahârâja Yayâti.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > dhrityâ bali-samah krishne

> > prahrâda iva sad-grahah

> > âhartaisho 's'vamedhânâm

> > vriddhânâm paryupâsakah

> > dhrityâ--by patience; bali-samah--like Bali Mahârâja; krishne--unto Lord S'rî Krishna; prahrâda--Prahlâda Mahârâja; iva--like; sat-grahah--devotee of; âhartâ--performer; eshah--this child; as'vamedhânâm--of As'vamedha sacrifices; vriddhânâm--of the old and experienced men; paryupâsakah--follower.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This child will be like Bali Mahârâja in patience, a staunch devotee of Lord Krishna likePrahlâda Mahârâja, a performer of many As'vamedha [horse] sacrifices and a follower of the old and experienced men.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > râjarshînâm janayitâ

> > s'âstâ cotpatha-gâminâm

> > nigrahîtâ kaler esha

> > bhuvo dharmasya kâranât

> > râja-rishînâm--of kings as good as sages; janayitâ--producer; s'âstâ--chastiser; ca--and; utpatha-gâminâm--of the upstarts; nigrahîtâ--molester; kaleh--of the quarrelsome; eshah--this; bhuvah--of the world; dharmasya--of religion; kâranât--on account of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This child will be the father of kings who will be like sages. For world peace and for the sake of religion, he will be the chastiser of the upstarts and the quarrelsome.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > takshakâd âtmano mrityum

> > dvija-putropasarjitât

> > prapatsyata upas'rutya

> > mukta-sangah padam hareh

> > takshakât--by the snake-bird; âtmanah--of his personal self; mrityum--death; dvija-putra--the son of a brâhmana; upasarjitât--being sent by; prapatsyate--having taken shelter of; upas'rutya--after hearing; mukta-sangah--freed from all attachment; padam--position; hareh--of the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After hearing about his death, which will be caused by the bite of a snake-bird sent by a son of a brâhmana, he will get himself freed from all material attachment and surrender unto the Personality of Godhead, taking shelter of Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > jijn'âsitâtma-yâthârthyo

> > muner vyâsa-sutâd asau

> > hitvedam nripa gangâyâm

> > yâsyaty addhâkutobhayam

> > jijn'âsita--having inquired of; âtma-yâthârthyah--right knowledge of one's own self; muneh--from the learned philosopher; vyâsa-sutât--the son of Vyâsa; asau--he; hitvâ--quitting; idam--this material attachment; nripa--O King; gangâyâm--on the bank of the Ganges; yâsyati--will go; addhâ--directly; akutah-bhayam--the life of fearlessness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After inquiring about proper self-knowledge from the son of Vyâsadeva, who will be a great philosopher, he will renounce all material attachment and achieve a life of fearlessness.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > iti râjn'a upâdis'ya

> > viprâ jâtaka-kovidâh

> > labdhâpacitayah sarve

> > pratijagmuh svakân grihân

> > iti--thus; râjn'e--unto the King; upâdis'ya--having advised; viprâh--persons well versed in the Vedas; jâtaka-kovidâh--persons expert in astrology and in the performance of birth ceremonies; labdha-apacitayah--those who had received sumptuously as remuneration; sarve--all of them; pratijagmuh--went back; svakân--their own; grihân--houses.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus those who were expert in astrological knowledge and in performance of the birth ceremony instructed King Yudhishthhira about the future history of his child. Then, being sumptuously remunerated, they all returned to their respective homes.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > sa esha loke vikhyâtah

> > parîkshid iti yat prabhuh

> > pûrvan drishtham anudhyâyan

> > parîksheta nareshv iha

> > sah--he; eshah--in this; loke--world; vikhyâtah--famous; parîkshit--one who examines; iti--thus; yat--what; prabhuh--O my King; pûrvan--before; drishtham--seen; anudhyâyan--constantly contemplating; parîksheta--shall examine; nareshu--unto every man; iha--here.

> > TRANSLATION

> > So his son would become famous in the world as Parîkshit [examiner] because he would come to examine all human beings in his search after that personality whom he saw before his birth. Thus he would come to constantly contemplate Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > sa râja-putro vavridhe

> > âs'u s'ukla ivodupah

> > âpûryamânah pitribhih

> > kâshthhâbhir iva so 'nvaham

> > sah--that; râja-putrah--the royal prince; vavridhe--grew up; âs'u--very soon; s'ukle--waxing moon; iva--like; udupah--the moon; âpûryamânah--luxuriantly; pitribhih--by the parental guardians; kâshthhâbhih--plenary development; iva--like; sah--he; anvaham--day after day.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the moon, in its waxing fortnight, develops day after day, so the royal prince [Parîkshit] very soon developed luxuriantly under the care and full facilities of his guardian grandfathers.

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> > TEXT 32

> > yakshyamâno 'svamedhena

> > jn'âti-droha jihâsayâ

> > râjâ labdha-dhano dadhyau

> > nânyatra kara-dandayoh

> > yakshyamânah--desiring to perform; as'vamedhena--by the horse sacrifice ceremony; jn'âti-droha--fighting with kinsmen; jihâsayâ--for getting free; râjâ--King Yudhishthhira; labdha-dhanah--for getting some wealth; dadhyau--thought about it; na anyatra--not otherwise; kara-dandayoh--taxes and fines.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just at this time, King Yudhishthhira was considering performing a horse sacrifice to get freed from sins incurred from fighting with kinsmen. But he became anxious to get some wealth, for there were no surplus funds outside of fines and tax collection.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tad abhipretam âlakshya

> > bhrâtaro 'cyuta-coditâh

> > dhanam prahînam âjahur

> > udîcyâm dis'i bhûris'ah

> > tat--his; abhipretam--wishes of the mind; âlakshya--observing; bhrâtarah--his brothers; acyuta--the infallible (Lord S'rî Krishna); coditâ--being advised by; dhanam--riches; prahînam--to collect; âjahuh--brought about; udîcyâm--northern; dîs'i--direction; bhûris'ah--sufficient.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Understanding the hearty wishes of the King, his brothers, as advised by the infallible Lord Krishna, collected sufficient riches from the North [left by King Marutta].

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> > TEXT 34

> > tena sambhrita-sambhâro

> > dharma-putro yudhishthhirah

> > vâjimedhais tribhir bhîto

> > yajn'aih samayajad dharim

> > tena--with that wealth; sambhrita--collected; sambhârah--ingredients; dharma-putrah--the pious king; yudhishthhirah--Yudhishthhira; vâjimedhaih--by horse sacrifices; tribhih--three times; bhîtah--being greatly afraid after the Battle of Kurukshetra; yajn'aih--sacrifices; samayajat--perfectly worshiped; harim--the Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By those riches, the King could procure the ingredients for three horse sacrifices. Thus the pious King Yudhishthhira, who was very fearful after the Battle of Kurukshetra, pleased Lord Hari, the Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 35

> > âhûto bhagavân râjn'â

> > yâjayitvâ dvijair nripam

> > uvâsa katicin mâsân

> > suhridâm priya-kâmyayâ

> > âhûtah--being called by; bhagavân--Lord Krishna, the Personality of Godhead; râjn'â--by the King; yâjayitvâ--causing to be performed; dvijaih--by the learned brâhmanas; nripam--on behalf of the King; uvâsa--resided; katicit--a few; mâsân--months; suhridâm--for the sake of the relatives; priya-kâmyayâ--for the pleasure.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'rî Krishna, the Personality of Godhead, being invited to the sacrifices by Mahârâja Yudhishthhira, saw to it that they were performed by qualified [twice-born] brâhmanas. After that, for the pleasure of the relatives, the Lord remained a few months.

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> > TEXT 36

> > tato râjn'âbhyanujn'âtah

> > krishnayâ saha-bandhubhih

> > yayau dvâravatîm brahman

> > sârjuno yadubhir vritah

> > tatah--thereafter; râjn'â--by the King; abhyanujn'âtah--being permitted; krishnayâ--as well as by Draupadî; saha--along with; bandhubhih--other relatives; yayau--went to; dvâravatîm&emdash;Dvârakâ-dhâma; brahman--o brâhmanas; sa-arjunah--along with Arjuna; yadubhih--by the members of the Yadu dynasty; vritah--surrounded.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O S'aunaka, thereafter the Lord, having bade farewell to King Yudhishthhira, Draupadî and other relatives, started for the city of Dvârakâ, accompanied by Arjuna and other members of the Yadu dynasty.

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