> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > *******

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > *******

> > Chapter Fourty-six: Uddhava Visits Vrindâvana

> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > vrishnînâm pravaro mantrî

> > krishnasya dayitah sakhâ

> > s'ishyo brihaspateh sâkshâd

> > uddhavo buddhi-sattamah

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; vrishnînâm - of the Vrishnis; pravarah - the best; mantrî - adviser; krishnasya - of Krishna; dayitah - beloved; sakhâ - friend; s'ishyah - disciple; brihaspateh - of Brihaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods; sâkshât - directly; uddhavah - Uddhava; buddhi - having intelligence; sat-tamah - of the highest quality.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: The supremely intelligent Uddhava was the best counselor of the Vrishni dynasty, a beloved friend of Lord S'rî Krishna and a direct disciple of Brihaspati.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > tam âha bhagavân preshthham

> > bhaktam ekântinam kvacit

> > grihîtvâ pâninâ pânim

> > prapannârti-haro harih

> > tam - to him; âha - spoke; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; preshthham - to His most dear; bhaktam - devotee; ekântinam - exclusive; kvacit - on one occasion; grihîtvâ - taking; pâninâ - with His hand; pânim - (Uddhava's) hand; prapanna - of those who surrender; ârti - the distress; harah - who takes away; harih - Lord Hari.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord Hari, who relieves the distress of all who surrender to Him, once took the hand of His fully devoted, dearmost friend Uddhava and addressed him as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > gacchoddhava vrajam saumya

> > pitror nau prîtim âvaha

> > gopînâm mad-viyogâdhim

> > mat-sandes'air vimocaya

> > gaccha - please go; uddhava - O Uddhava; vrajam - to Vraja; saumya - O gentle one; pitroh - to the parents; nau - Our; prîtim - satisfaction; âvaha - carry; gopînâm - of the gopîs; mat - from Me; viyoga - caused by separation; âdhim - of the mental pain; mat - brought from Me; sandes'aih - by messages; vimocaya - relieve them.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Lord Krishna said:] Dear gentle Uddhava, go to Vraja and give pleasure to Our parents. And also relieve the gopîs, suffering in separation from Me, by giving them My message.

> > ******

> > TEXT 4

> > tâ man-manaskâ trishth-prânâ

> > mad-arthe tyakta-daihikâh

> > mâm eva dayitam preshthham

> > âtmânam manasâ gatâh

> > ye tyakta-loka-dharmâs' ca

> > mad-arthe tân bibharmy aham

> > tâh - they (the gopîs); mat - absorbed in Me; manaskâh - their minds; mat - fixed upon Me; prânâh - their lives; mat-arthe - for My sake; tyakta - abandoning; daihikâh - everything on the bodily platform; mâm - Me; eva - alone; dayitam - their beloved; preshthham - dearmost; âtmânam - Self; manasâ gatâh - understood; ye - who (the gopîs, or anyone); tyakta - giving up; loka - this world; dharmâh - religiosity; ca - and; mat-arthe - for My sake; tân - them; bibharmi - sustain; aham - I.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The minds of those gopîs are always absorbed in Me, and their very lives are ever devoted to Me. For My sake they have abandoned everything related to their bodies, renouncing ordinary happiness in this life, as well as religious duties necessary for such happiness in the next life. I alone am their dearmost beloved and, indeed, their very Self. Therefore I take it upon Myself to sustain them in all circumstances.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > mayi tâh preyasâm preshthhe

> > dûra-sthe gokula-striyah

> > smarantyo 'nga vimuhyanti

> > virahautkanthhya-vihvalâh

> > mayi - I; tâh - they; preyasâm - of all objects of endearment; preshthhe - the most dear; dûra-sthe - being far away; gokula-striyah - the women of Gokula; smarantyah - remembering; anga - dear (Uddhava); vimuhyanti - become stunned; viraha - of separation; autkanthhya - by the anxiety; vihvalâh - overwhelmed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Uddhava, for those women of Gokula I am the most cherished object of love. Thus when they remember Me, who am so far away, they are overwhelmed by the anxiety of separation.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > dhârayanty ati-kricchrena

> > prâyah prânân kathan'cana

> > pratyâgamana-sandes'air

> > ballavyo me mad-âtmikâh

> > dhârayanti - they hold on; ati-kricchrena - with great difficulty; prâyah - barely; prânân - to their lives; kathan'cana - somehow; prati-âgamana - of return; sandes'aih - by the promises; ballavyah - the cowherd women; me - My; mat- âtmikâh - who are fully dedicated to Me.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Simply because I have promised to return to them, My fully devoted cowherd girlfriends struggle to maintain their lives somehow or other.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ity ukta uddhavo râjan

> > sandes'am bhartur âdritah

> > âdâya ratham âruhya

> > prayayau nanda-gokulam

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - thus; uktah - spoken to; uddhavah - Uddhava; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); sandes'am - the message; bhartuh - of his master; âdritah - respectfully; âdâya - taking; ratham - his chariot; âruhya - mounting; prayayau - went off; nanda-gokulam - to the cowherd village of Nanda Mahârâja.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Thus addressed, O King, Uddhava respectfully accepted his master's message, mounted his chariot and set off for Nanda- gokula.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > prâpto nanda-vrajam s'rîmân

> > nimlocati vibhâvasau

> > channa-yânah pravis'atâm

> > pas'ûnâm khura-renubhih

> > prâptah - reaching; nanda-vrajam - the pastures of Nanda Mahârâja; s'rîmân - the fortunate (Uddhava); nimlocati - while it was setting; vibhâvasau - the sun; channa - invisible; yânah - whose passing; pravis'atâm - who were entering; pas'ûnâm - of the animals; khura - of the hooves; renubhih - by the dust.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The fortunate Uddhava reached Nanda Mahârâja's pastures just as the sun was setting, and since the returning cows and other animals were raising dust with their hooves, his chariot passed unnoticed.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 9 - 13

> > vâsitârthe 'bhiyudhyadbhir

> > nâditam s'us'mibhir vrishaih

> > dhâvantîbhis' ca vâsrâbhir

> > udho-bhâraih sva-vatsakân

> > itas tato vilanghadbhir

> > go-vatsair manditam sitaih

> > go-doha-s'abdâbhiravam

> > venûnâm nihsvanena ca

> > gâyantîbhis' ca karmâni

> > s'ubhâni bala-krishnayoh

> > sv-alankritâbhir gopîbhir

> > gopais' ca su-virâjitam

> > agny-arkâtithi-go-vipra-

> > pitri-devârcanânvitaih

> > dhûpa-dîpais' ca mâlyais' ca

> > gopâvâsair mano-ramam

> > sarvatah pushpita-vanam

> > dvijâli-kula-nâditam

> > hamsa-kârandavâkîrnaih

> > padma-shandais' ca manditam

> > vâsita - of the fertile (cows); arthe - for the sake; abhiyudhyadbhih - who were fighting with one another; nâditam - resounding; s'us'mibhih - sexually aroused; vrishaih - with the bulls; dhâvantîbhih - running; ca - and; vâsrâbhih - with the cows; udhah - by their udders; bhâraih - burdened; sva - after their own; vatsakân - calves;

> > itah tatah - here and there; vilanghadbhih - jumping; go- vatsaih - by the calves; manditam - adorned; sitaih - white; go-doha - of the milking of the cows; s'abda - by the sounds; abhiravam - reverberating; venûnâm - of flutes; nihsvanena - with the loud vibration; ca - and;

> > gâyantîbhih - who were singing; ca - and; karmâni - about the deeds; s'ubhâni - auspicious; bala-krishnayoh - of Balarâma and Krishna; su - finely; alankritâbhih - ornamented; gopîbhih - with the cowherd women; gopaih - the cowherd men; ca - and; su-virâjitam - resplendent;

> > agni - of the sacrificial fire; arka - the sun; atithi - guests; go - the cows; vipra - the brâhmanas; pitri - forefathers; deva - and demigods; arcana - with worship; anvitaih - filled; dhûpa - with incense; dîpaih - lamps; ca - and; mâlyaih - with flower garlands; ca - also; gopa-âvâsaih - because of the homes of the cowherds; manah- ramam - very attractive;

> > sarvatah - on all sides; pushpita - flowering; vanam - with the forest; dvija - of birds; ali - and bees; kula - with the swarms; nâditam - resounding; hamsa - with swans; kârandava - and a certain species of duck; âkîrnaih - crowded; padma-shandaih - with bowers of lotuses; ca - and; manditam - beautified.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Gokula resounded on all sides with the sounds of bulls in rut fighting with one another for fertile cows; with the mooing of cows, burdened by their udders, chasing after their calves; with the noise of milking and of the white calves jumping here and there; with the loud reverberation of flute- playing; and with the singing of the all-auspicious deeds of Krishna and Balarâma by the cowherd men and women, who made the village resplendent with their wonderfully ornamented attire. The cowherds' homes in Gokula appeared most charming with their abundant paraphernalia for worship of the sacrificial fire, the sun, unexpected guests, the cows, the brâhmanas, the forefathers and the demigods. On all sides lay the flowering forest, echoing with flocks of birds and swarms of bees and beautified by its lakes crowded with swans, kârandava ducks and bowers of lotuses.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > tam âgatam samâgamya

> > krishnasyânucaram priyam

> > nandah prîtah parishvajya

> > vâsudeva-dhiyârcayat

> > tam - him (Uddhava); âgatam - arrived; samâgamya - approaching; krishnasya - of Krishna; anucaram - the follower; priyam - dear; nandah - Nanda Mahârâja; prîtah - happy; parishvajya - embracing; vâsudeva-dhiyâ - thinking of Lord Vâsudeva; ârcayat - worshiped.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As soon as Uddhava arrived at Nanda Mahârâja's home, Nanda came forward to meet him. The cowherd King embraced him in great happiness and worshiped him as nondifferent from Lord Vâsudeva.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > bhojitam paramânnena

> > samvishtham kas'ipau sukham

> > gata-s'ramam paryapricchat

> > pâda-samvâhanâdibhih

> > bhojitam - fed; parama-annena - with first-class food; samvishtham - seated; kas'ipau - on a nice bed; sukham - comfortably; gata - relieved; s'ramam - of fatigue; paryapricchat - he inquired; pâda - of his feet; samvâhana - with massaging; âdibhih - and so on.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After Uddhava had eaten first-class food, been seated comfortably on a bed and been relieved of his fatigue by a foot massage and other means, Nanda inquired from him as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > kaccid anga mahâ-bhâga

> > sakhâ nah s'ûra-nandanah

> > âste kus'aly apatyâdyair

> > yukto muktah suhrid-vratah

> > kaccit - whether; anga - my dear; mahâ-bhaga - O most fortunate one; sakhâ - the friend; nah - our; s'ûra-nandanah - the son of King S'ûra (Vasudeva); âste - lives; kus'alî - well; apatya-âdyaih - with his children and so on; yuktah - joined; muktah - freed; suhrit - to his friends; vratah - who is devoted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Nanda Mahârâja said:] My dear most fortunate one, does the son of S'ûra fare well, now that he is free and has rejoined his children and other relatives?

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > dishthyâ kamso hatah pâpah

> > sânugah svena pâpmanâ

> > sâdhûnâm dharma-s'îlânâm

> > yadûnâm dveshthi yah sadâ

> > dishthyâ - by good fortune; kamsah - King Kamsa; hatah - has been killed; pâpah - the sinful; sa - along with; anugah - his followers (brothers); svena - because of his own; pâpmanâ - sinfulness; sâdhûnâm - saintly; dharma-s'îlânâm - always righteous in their behavior; yadûnâm - the Yadus; dveshthi - hated; yah - who; sadâ - always.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Fortunately, because of his own sins, the sinful Kamsa has been killed, along with all his brothers. He always hated the saintly and righteous Yadus.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > api smarati nah krishno

> > mâtaram suhridah sakhîn

> > gopân vrajam câtma-nâtham

> > gâvo vrindâvanam girim

> > api - perhaps; smarati - remembers; nah - us; krishnah - Krishna; mâtaram - His mother; suhridah - His well-wishers; sakhîn - and dear friends; gopân - the cowherds; vrajam - the village of Vraja; ca - and; âtma - Himself; nâtham - whose master; gâvah - the cows; vrindâvanam - the forest of Vrindâvana; girim - the mountain Govardhana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Does Krishna remember us? Does He remember His mother and His friends and well-wishers? Does He remember the cowherds and their village of Vraja, of which He is the master? Does He remember the cows, Vrindâvana forest and Govardhana Hill?

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > apy âyâsyati govindah

> > sva-janân sakrid îkshitum

> > tarhi drakshyâma tad-vaktram

> > su-nasam su-smitekshanam

> > api - whether; âyâsyati - will come back; govindah - Krishna; sva-janân - His relatives; sakrit - once; îkshitum - to see; tarhi - then; drakshyâma - we may glance upon; tat - His; vaktram - face; su-nasam - with beautiful nose; su - beautiful; smita - smile; îkshanam - and eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Will Govinda return even once to see His family? If He ever does, we may then glance upon His beautiful face, with its beautiful eyes, nose and smile.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > dâvâgner vâta-varshâc ca

> > vrisha-sarpâc ca rakshitâh

> > duratyayebhyo mrityubhyah

> > krishnena su-mahâtmanâ

> > dâva-agneh - from the forest fire; vâta - from the wind; varshât - and rain; ca - also; vrisha - from the bull; sarpât - from the serpent; ca - and; rakshitâh - protected; duratyayebhyah - insurmountable; mrityubhyah - from mortal dangers; krishnena - by Krishna; su-mahâ-âtmanâ - the very great soul.

> > TRANSLATION

> > We were saved from the forest fire, the wind and rain, the bull and serpent demons - from all such insurmountable, deadly dangers - by that very great soul, Krishna.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > smaratâm krishna-vîryâni

> > lîlâpânga-nirîkshitam

> > hasitam bhâshitam cânga

> > sarvâ nah s'ithilâh kriyâh

> > smaratâm - who are remembering; krishna-vîryâni - the valorous deeds of Krishna; lîlâ - playful; apânga - with sidelong glances; nirîkshitam - His looking; hasitam - smiling; bhâshitam - speaking; ca - and; anga - my dear (Uddhava); sarvâh - all; nah - for us; s'ithilâh - slackened; kriyâh - material activities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As we remember the wonderful deeds Krishna performed, His playful sidelong glances, His smiles and His words, O Uddhava, we forget all our material engagements.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > saric-chaila-vanoddes'ân

> > mukunda-pada-bhûshitân

> > âkrîdân îkshyamânânâm

> > mano yâti tad-âtmatâm

> > sarit - the rivers; s'aila - hills; vana - of the forests; uddes'ân - and the various parts; mukunda - of Krishna; pada - by the feet; bhûshitân - ornamented; âkrîdân - the locations of His play; îkshyamânânâm - for those who are seeing; manah - the mind; yâti - attains; tat-âtmatâm - total absorption in Him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When we see the places where Mukunda enjoyed His sporting pastimes - the rivers, hills and forests He decorated with His feet - our minds become totally absorbed in Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > manye krishnam ca râmam ca

> > prâptâv iha surottamau

> > surânâm mahad-arthâya

> > gargasya vacanam yathâ

> > manye - I think; krishnam - Krishna; ca - and; râmam - Balarâma; ca - and; prâptau - obtained; iha - on this planet; sura - of demigods; uttamau - two of the most elevated; surânâm - of the demigods; mahat - great; arthâya - for a purpose; gargasya - of the sage Garga; vacanam - the statement; yathâ - as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In my opinion, Krishna and Balarâma must be two exalted demigods who have come to this planet to fulfill some great mission of the demigods. Such was foretold by Garga Rishi.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > kamsam nâgâyuta-prânam

> > mallau gaja-patim yathâ

> > avadhishthâm lîlayaiva

> > pas'ûn iva mrigâdhipah

> > kamsam - Kamsa; nâga - of elephants; ayuta - ten thousand; prânam - whose vital strength; mallau - the two wrestlers (Cânûra and Mushthika); gaja-patim - the king of the elephants (Kuvalayâpîda); yathâ - inasmuch as; avadhishthâm - the two of Them killed; lîlayâ - as a game; eva - simply; pas'ûn - animals; iva - as; mriga- adhipah - the lion, king of animals.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After all, Krishna and Balarâma killed Kamsa, who was as strong as ten thousand elephants, as well as the wrestlers Cânûra and Mushthika and the elephant Kuvalayâpîda. They killed them all sportingly, as easily as a lion disposes of small animals.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > tâla-trayam mahâ-sâram

> > dhanur yashthim ivebha-râth

> > babhan'jaikena hastena

> > saptâham adadhâd girim

> > tâla-trayam - as long as three palm trees; mahâ-sâram - extremely solid; dhanuh - the bow; yashthim - a stick; iva - as; ibha-râth - a royal elephant; babhan'ja - He broke; ekena - with one; hastena - hand; sapta-aham - for seven days; adadhât - held; girim - a mountain.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With the ease of a royal elephant breaking a stick, Krishna broke a powerful, giant bow three tâlas long. He also held a mountain aloft for seven days with just one hand.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > pralambo dhenuko 'rishthas

> > trinâvarto bakâdayah

> > daityâh surâsura-jito

> > hatâ yeneha lîlayâ

> > pralambah dhenukah arishthah - Pralamba, Dhenuka and Arishtha; trinâvartah - Trinâvarta; baka-âdayah - Baka and others; daityâh - demons; sura- asura - both the demigods and the demons; jitah - who conquered; hatâh - killed; yena - by whom; iha - here (in Vrindâvana); lîlayâ - easily.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Here in Vrindâvana, Krishna and Balarâma easily destroyed demons like Pralamba, Dhenuka, Arista, Trinâvarta and Baka, who had themselves defeated both demigods and other demons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > iti samsmritya samsmritya

> > nandah krishnânurakta-dhîh

> > aty-utkanthho 'bhavat tûshnîm

> > prema-prasara-vihvalah

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - thus; samsmritya samsmritya - intensely and repeatedly remembering; nandah - Nanda Mahârâja; krishna - to Krishna; anurakta - completely attracted; dhîh - whose mind; ati - extremely; utkanthhah - anxious; abhavat - he became; tûshnîm - silent; prema - of his pure love; prasara - by the force; vihvalah - overcome.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Thus intensely remembering Krishna again and again, Nanda Mahârâja, his mind completely attached to the Lord, felt extreme anxiety and fell silent, overcome by the strength of his love.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > yas'odâ varnyamânâni

> > putrasya caritâni ca

> > s'rinvanty as'rûny avâsrâkshît

> > sneha-snuta-payodharâ

> > yas'odâ - mother Yas'odâ; varnyamânâni - being described; putrasya - of her son; caritâni - the activities; ca - and; s'rinvantî - as she heard; as'rûni - tears; avâsrâkshît - poured down; sneha - out of love; snuta - moistened; payodharâ - her breasts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As mother Yas'odâ heard the descriptions of her son's activities, she poured out her tears, and milk flowed from her breasts out of love.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > tayor ittham bhagavati

> > krishne nanda-yas'odayoh

> > vîkshyânurâgam paramam

> > nandam âhoddhavo mudâ

> > tayoh - of the two of them; ittham - like this; bhagavati - for the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krishne - Lord Krishna; nanda-yas'odayoh - of Nanda and Yas'odâ; vîkshya - clearly seeing; anurâgam - the loving attraction; paramam - supreme; nandam - to Nanda; âha - spoke; uddhavah - Uddhava; mudâ - with joy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Uddhava then joyfully addressed Nanda Mahârâja, having clearly seen the supreme loving attraction he and Yas'odâ felt for Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > s'rî-uddhava uvâca

> > yuvâm s'lâghyatamau nûnam

> > dehinâm iha mâna-da

> > nârâyane 'khila-gurau

> > yat kritâ matir îdris'î

> > s'rî-uddhavah uvâca - S'rî Uddhava said; yuvâm - you two; s'lâghyatamau - the most praiseworthy; nûnam - for certain; dehinâm - of embodied living beings; iha - in this world; mana-da - O respectful one; nârâyane - for the Supreme Lord Nârâyana; akhila-gurau - the spiritual master of all; yat - because; kritâ - produced; matih - a mentality; îdris'î - like this.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Uddhava said: O respectful Nanda, certainly you and mother Yas'odâ are the most praiseworthy persons in the entire world, since you have developed such a loving attitude toward Lord Nârâyana, the spiritual master of all living beings.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > etau hi vis'vasya ca bîja-yonî

> > râmo mukundah purushah pradhânam

> > anvîya bhûteshu vilakshanasya

> > jn'ânasya ces'âta imau purânau

> > etau - these two; hi - indeed; vis'vasya - of the universe; ca - and; bîja - the seed; yonî - and the womb; râmah - Lord Balarâma; mukundah - Lord Krishna; purushah - the creating Lord; pradhânam - His creative energy; anvîya - entering; bhûteshu - within all living beings; vilakshanasya - confused or perceiving; jn'ânasya - knowledge; ca - and; îs'âte - control; imau - They; purânau - primeval.

> > TRANSLATION

> > These two Lords, Mukunda and Balarâma, are each the seed and womb of the universe, the creator and His creative potency. They enter the hearts of living beings and control their conditioned awareness. They are the primeval Supreme.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 32 - 33

> > yasmin janah prâna-viyoga-kâle

> > kshanam samâves'ya mano 'vis'uddham

> > nirhritya karmâs'ayam âs'u yâti

> > parâm gatim brahma-mayo 'rka-varnah

> > tasmin bhavantâv akhilâtma-hetau

> > nârâyane kârana-martya-mûrtau

> > bhâvam vidhattâm nitarâm mahâtman

> > kim vâvas'ishtham yuvayoh su-krityam

> > yasmin - in whom; janah - any person; prâna - from one's life air; viyoga - of separation; kâle - at the time; kshanam - for a moment; samâves'ya - absorbing; manah - one's mind; avis'uddham - impure; nirhritya - eradicating; karma - of the reactions of material work; âs'ayam - all traces; âs'u - immediately; yâti - he goes; parâm - to the supreme; gatim - destination; brahma-mayah - in a purely spiritual form; arka - like the sun; varnah - whose color;

> > tasmin - to Him; bhavantau - your good selves; akhila - of all; âtma - the Supreme Soul; hetau - and reason for existence; nârâyane - Lord Nârâyana; kârana - the cause of everything; martya - human; mûrtau - in a form; bhâvam - pure love; vidhattâm - have given; nitarâm - exceedingly; mahâ-âtman - to the perfectly complete; kim vâ - then what; avas'ishtham - remaining; yuvayoh - for you; su- krityam - required pious activity.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Anyone, even a person in an impure state, who absorbs his mind in Him for just a moment at the time of death burns up all traces of sinful reactions and immediately attains the supreme transcendental destination in a pure, spiritual form as effulgent as the sun. You two have rendered exceptional loving service to Him, Lord Nârâyana, the Supersoul of all and the cause of all existence, the great soul who, although the original cause of everything, has a humanlike form. What pious deeds could still be required of you?

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > âgamishyaty adîrghena

> > kâlena vrajam acyutah

> > priyam vidhâsyate pitror

> > bhagavân sâtvatâm patih

> > âgamishyati - He will return; adîrghena - not long; kâlena - in time; vrajam - to Vraja; acyutah - Krishna, the infallible one; priyam - satisfaction; vidhâsyate - He will give; pitroh - to His parents; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; sâtvatâm - of the devotees; patih - master and protector.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Infallible Krishna, the Lord of the devotees, will soon return to Vraja to satisfy His parents.

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > hatvâ kamsam ranga-madhye

> > pratîpam sarva-sâtvatâm

> > yad âha vah samâgatya

> > krishnah satyam karoti tat

> > hatvâ - having killed; kamsam - Kamsa; ranga - the arena; madhye - within; pratîpam - the enemy; sarva-sâtvatâm - of all the Yadus; yat - what; âha - He spoke; vah - to you; samâgatya - by coming back; krishnah - Krishna; satyam - true; karoti - will make; tat - that.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having killed Kamsa, the enemy of all the Yadus, in the wrestling arena, Krishna will now surely fulfill His promise to you by coming back.

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > mâ khidyatam mahâ-bhâgau

> > drakshyathah krishnam antike

> > antar hridi sa bhûtânâm

> > âste jyotir ivaidhasi

> > mâ khidyatam - please do not lament; mahâ-bhâgau - O most fortunate ones; drakshyathah - you will see; krishnam - Krishna; antike - in the near future; antah - within; hridi - the hearts; sah - He; bhûtânâm - of all living beings; âste - is present; jyotih - fire; iva - just as; edhasi - within firewood.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O most fortunate ones, do not lament. You will see Krishna again very soon. He is present in the hearts of all living beings, just as fire lies dormant in wood.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > na hy asyâsti priyah kas'cin

> > nâpriyo vâsty amâninah

> > nottamo nâdhamo vâpi

> > sa-mânasyâsamo 'pi vâ

> > na - not; hi - indeed; asya - for Him; asti - there is; priyah - dear; kas'cit - anyone; na - not; apriyah - not dear; vâ - or; asti - there is; amâninah - who is free from desire for respect; na - not; uttamah - superior; na - not; adhamah - inferior; vâ - or; api - also; samânasya - for Him who has all respect for others; âsamah - completely ordinary; api - also; vâ - or.

> > TRANSLATION

> > For Him no one is especially dear or despicable, superior or inferior, and yet He is not indifferent to anyone. He is free from all desire for respect and yet gives respect to all others.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > na mâtâ na pitâ tasya

> > na bhâryâ na sutâdayah

> > nâtmîyo na paras' câpi

> > na deho janma eva ca

> > na - there is no; mâtâ - mother; na - no; pitâ - father; tasya - for Him; na - no; bhâryâ - wife; na - no; suta-âdayah - children and so forth; na - no one; âtmîyah - related to Himself; na - nor; parah - an outsider; ca api - also; na - no; dehah - body; janma - birth; eva - either; ca - and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He has no mother, no father, no wife, children or other relatives. No one is related to Him, and yet no one is a stranger to Him. He has no material body and no birth.

> > ******

> > TEXT 39

> > na câsya karma vâ loke

> > sad-asan-mis'ra-yonishu

> > krîdârtham so 'pi sâdhûnâm

> > paritrânâya kalpate

> > na - there is not; ca - and; asya - for Him; karma - work; vâ - or; loke - in this world; sat - pure; asat - impure; mis'ra - or mixed; yonishu - in wombs or species; krîdâ - of playing; artham - for the sake; sah - He; api - also; sâdhûnâm - of His saintly devotees; paritrânâya - for the saving; kalpate - appears.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He has no work to do in this world that would oblige Him to take birth in pure, impure or mixed species of life. Yet to enjoy His pastimes and deliver His saintly devotees, He manifests Himself.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > sattvam rajas tama iti

> > bhajate nirguno gunân

> > krîdann atîto 'pi gunaih

> > srijaty avan hanty ajah

> > sattvam - goodness; rajah - passion; tamah - and ignorance; iti - thus called; bhajate - He accepts; nirgunah - beyond the material modes; gunân - the modes; krîdan - playing; atîtah - transcendental; api - although; gunaih - using the modes; srijati - He creates; avati - maintains; hanti - and destroys; ajah - the unborn Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although beyond the three modes of material nature - goodness, passion and ignorance - the transcendental Lord accepts association with them as His play. Thus the unborn Supreme Lord utilizes the material modes to create, maintain and destroy.

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > yathâ bhramarikâ-drishthyâ

> > bhrâmyatîva mahîyate

> > citte kartari tatrâtmâ

> > kartevâham-dhiyâ smritah

> > yathâ - as; bhramarikâ - because of whirling around; drishthyâ - in one's vision; bhrâmyati - whirling; iva - as if; mahî - the ground; îyate - appears; citte - the mind; kartari - being the doer; tatra - there; âtmâ - the self; kartâ - the doer; iva - as if; aham-dhiyâ - because of false ego; smritah - is thought.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just as a person who is whirling around perceives the ground to be turning, one who is affected by false ego thinks himself the doer, when actually only his mind is acting.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > yuvayor eva naivâyam

> > âtmajo bhagavân harih

> > sarveshâm âtmajo hy âtmâ

> > pitâ mâtâ sa îs'varah

> > yuvayoh - of you two; eva - alone; na - not; eva - indeed; ayam - He; âtma-jah - the son; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harih - Lord Krishna; sarveshâm - of all; âtma-jah - the son; hi - indeed; âtmâ - the very self; pitâ - father; mâtâ - mother; sah - He; îs'varah - the controlling Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord Hari is certainly not your son alone. Rather, being the Lord, He is the son, Soul, father and mother of everyone.

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > drishtham s'rutam bhûta-bhavad-bhavishyat

> > sthâsnus' carishnur mahad alpakam ca

> > vinâcyutâd vastu tarâm na vâcyam

> > sa eva sarvam paramâtma-bhûtah

> > drishtham - seen; s'rutam - heard; bhûta - past; bhavat - present; bhavishyat - future; sthâsnuh - stationary; carishnuh - mobile; mahat - large; alpakam - small; ca - and; vinâ - apart from; acyutât - the infallible Lord Krishna; vastu - thing; tarâm - at all; na - is not; varyam - capable of being named; sah - He; eva - alone; sarvam - everything; parama-âtma - as the Supersoul; bhûtah - manifesting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nothing can be said to exist independent of Lord Acyuta - nothing heard or seen, nothing in the past, present or future, nothing moving or unmoving, great or small. He indeed is everything, for He is the Supreme Soul.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > evam nis'â sâ bruvator vyatîtâ

> > nandasya krishnânucarasya râjan

> > gopyah samutthâya nirûpya dîpân

> > vâstûn samabhyarcya daudhîny amanthun

> > evam - in this way; nis'â - the night; sâ - that; bruvatoh - as they were both speaking; vyatîtâ - was finished; nandasya - Nanda Mahârâja; krishna- anucarasya - and the servant of Krishna (Uddhava); râjan - O King (Parîkchit); gopyah - the cowherd women; samutthâya - rising from sleep; nirûpya - lighting; dîpân - lamps; vâstûn - the domestic deities; samabhyarcya - worshiping; dadhîni - curds; amanthan - churned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While Krishna's messenger continued speaking with Nanda, the night ended, O King. The women of the cowherd village rose from bed and, lighting lamps, worshiped their household deities. Then they began churning the yogurt into butter.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > tâ dîpa-dîptair manibhir virejû

> > rajjûr vikarshad-bhuja-kankana-srajah

> > calan-nitamba-stana-hâra-kundala-

> > tvishat-kapolâruna-kunkumânanâh

> > tâh - those women; dîpa - by the lamps; dîptaih - illumined; manibhih - with jewels; virejuh - shone; rajjûh - the (churning) ropes; vikarshat - pulling; bhuja - upon their arms; kankana - of bangles; srajah - wearing rows; calan - moving; nitamba - their hips; stana - breasts; hâra - and necklaces; kundala - due to their earrings; tvishat - glowing; kapola - their cheeks; aruna - reddish; kunkuma - with kunkuma powder; ânanâh - their faces.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As they pulled on the churning ropes with their bangled arms, the women of Vraja shone with the splendor of their jewels, which reflected the lamps' light. Their hips, breasts and necklaces moved about, and their faces, anointed with reddish kunkuma, glowed radiantly with the luster of their earrings reflecting from their cheeks.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > udgâyatînâm aravinda-locanam

> > vrajânganânâm divam aspris'ad dhvanih

> > dadhnas' ca nirmanthana-s'abda-mis'rito

> > nirasyate yena dis'âm amangalam

> > udgâyatînâm - who were loudly singing; aravinda - like lotuses; locanam - (about the Lord) whose eyes; vraja-anganânâm - of the women of Vraja; divam - the sky; aspris'at - touched; dhvanih - the reverberation; dadhnah - of the curds; ca - and; nirmanthana - of the churning; s'abda - with the sound; mis'ritah - mixed; nirasyate - is dispelled; yena - by which; dis'âm - of all directions; amangalam - the inauspiciousness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the ladies of Vraja loudly sang the glories of lotus-eyed Krishna, their songs blended with the sound of their churning, ascended to the sky and dissipated all inauspiciousness in every direction.

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > bhagavaty udite sûrye

> > nanda-dvâri vrajaukasah

> > drishthvâ ratham s'âtakaumbham

> > kasyâyam iti câbruvan

> > bhagavati - the lord; udite - when he rose; sûrye - the sun; nanda-dvâri - in the doorway of Nanda Mahârâja's home; vraja-okasah - the residents of Vraja; drishthvâ - seeing; ratham - the chariot; s'âtakaumbham - made of gold; kasya - whose; ayam - this; iti - thus; ca - and; abruvan - they spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the godly sun had risen, the people of Vraja noticed the golden chariot in front of Nanda Mahârâja's doorway. "Who does this belong to?" they asked.

> > ******

> > TEXT 48

> > akrûra âgatah kim vâ

> > yah kamsasyârtha-sâdhakah

> > yena nîto madhu-purîm

> > krishnah kamala-locanah

> > akrûrah - Akrûra; âgatah - has come; kim vâ - perhaps; yah - who; kamsasya - of King Kamsa; artha - of the purpose; sâdhakah - the executor; yena - by whom; nîtah - brought; madhu-purîm - to Mathurâ City; krishnah - Krishna; kamala - lotuslike; locanah - whose eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Perhaps Akrûra has returned - he who fulfilled Kamsa's desire by taking lotus-eyed Krishna to Mathurâ.

> > ******

> > TEXT 49

> > kim sâdhayishyaty asmâbhir

> > bhartuh prîtasya nishkritim

> > tatah strînâm vadantînâm

> > uddhavo 'gât kritâhnikah

> > kim - whether; sâdhayishyati - will he accomplish; asmâbhih - with us; bhartuh - of his master; prîtasya - who was satisfied with him; nishkritim - the funeral ritual; tatah - then; strînâm - the women; vadantînâm - as they were speaking; uddhavah - Uddhava; agât - came there; krita - having performed; ahnikah - his early- morning religious duties.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Is he going to use our flesh to offer funeral oblations for his master, who was so satisfied with his service?" As the women were speaking in this way, Uddhava appeared, having finished his early-morning duties.

> > PURPORT

> > This verse reveals the bitter disappointment the gopîs felt when Akrûra took Krishna away. However, they will be pleasantly surprised to see that the unexpected guest is Uddhava.

> > Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupâda to the Tenth Canto, Forty-sixth Chapter, of the S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam, entitled "Uddhava Visits Vrindâvana."

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