> 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

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> Chapter 1 Questions by Vidura

> Text 1

> sri-suka uvâca

> evam etat purâ prsto

> maitreyo bhagavân kila

> ksattrâ vanam pravistena

> tyaktvâ sva-grham rddhimat

> sri-sukah uvâca: Sri Sukadeva Gosvâmi said; evam: thus; etat: this; purâ: formerly; prstah: being asked; maitreyah: the great sage Maitreya; bhagavân: His Grace; kila: certainly; ksattrâ: by Vidura; vanam: forest; pravistena: entering; tyaktvâ: renouncing; sva-grham: own house; rddhimat: prosperous.

> Sukadeva Gosvâmi said: After renouncing his prosperous home and entering the forest, King Vidura, the great devotee, asked this question of His Grace Maitraya Rsi.

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> Text 2

> yad vâ ayam mantra-krd vo

> bhagavân akhilesvarah

> pauravendra-grham hitvâ

> pravivesâtmasât krtam

> yat: the house; vai: what else is there to say; ayam: Sri Krsna; mantra-krt: minister; vah: you people; bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; akhila-isvarah: the Lord of everything; pauravendra: Duryodhana; grham: house; hitvâ: giving up; pravivesa: entered; âtmasât: identify with oneself; krtam: so accepted.

> What else is there to say about the residential house of the Pândavas? Sri Krsna, the Lord of everything, acted as your minister. He used to enter that house as if it were His own, and He did not take any care of Duryodhana's house.

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> Text 3

> râjovâca

> kutra ksattur bhagavatâ

> maitreyenâsa sangamah

> kadâ vâ saha-samvâda

> etad varnaya nah prabho

> râjâ uvâca: the King said; kutra: wherein; ksattuh: with Vidura; bhagavatâ: and with His Grace; maitreyena: with Maitreya; âsa: there was; sangamah: meeting; kadâ: when; vâ: also; saha: with; samvâdah: discussion; etat: this; varnaya: describe; nah: unto me; prabho: O my lord.

> The King asked Sukadeva Gosvâmi: Where and when did the meeting and discussion take place between Saint Vidura and His Grace Maitreya Muni? Kindly oblige, my lord, and describe this to us.

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> Text 4

> na hy alpârthodayas tasya

> vidurasyâmalâtmanah

> tasmin variyasi prasnah

> sâdhu-vâdopabrmhitah

> na: never; hi: certainly; alpa-artha: small (unimportant)purpose; udayah: raised; tasya: his; vidurasya: of Vidura; amala-âtmanah: of the saintly man; tasmin: in that; variyasi: highly purposeful; prasnah: question; sâdhu-vâda: things approved by saints and sages; upabrmhitah: full with.

> Saint Vidura was a great and pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his questions to His Grace Rsi Maitreya must have been very purposeful, on the highest level, and approved by learned circles.

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> Text 5

> sûta uvâca

> sa evam rsi-varyo 'yam

> prsto râjnâ pariksitâ

> praty âha tam subahu-vit

> pritâtmâ srûyatâm iti

> sûtah uvâca: Sri Sûta Gosvâmi said; sah: he; evam: thus; rsi-varyah: the great rsi; ayam: Sukadeva Gosvâmi; prstah: being questioned; râjnâ: by the King; parîksitâ: Mahârâja Parîksit; prati: to; âha: replied; tam: unto the King; su-bahu-vit: highly experienced; prita-âtmâ: fully satisfied; srûyatâm: please hear me; iti: thus.

> Sri Sûta Gosvâmi said: The great sage Sukadeva Gosvâmi was highly experienced and was pleased with the King. Thus being questioned by the King, he said to him, "Please hear the topics attentively."

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> Text 6

> Sri-suka uvâca

> Yadâ tu râjâ sva-sutân asâdhûn

> pusnan na dharmena vinasta-drstih

> bhrâtur yavisthasya sutân vibandhûn

> pravesya lâksâ-bhavane dadâha

> sri-sukah uvâca: Sri Sukadeva Gosvâmi said; yadâ: when; tu: but; râjâ: King Dhrtarâstra; sva-sûtan: his own sons; asâdhûn: dishonest; pusnan: nourishing; na: never; dharmena: on the right path; vinasta-drstih: one who has lost his insight; bhrâtuh: of his brother; yavisthasya: younger; sutân: sons; vibandhûn: having no guardian (father); pravesya: made to enter; lâksâ: lacquer; bhavane: in the house; dadâha: set on fire.

> Sri Sukadeva Gosvâmi said: King Dhrtarâstra became blind under the influence of impious desires to nourish his dishonest sons, and thus he set fire to the lacquer house to burn his fatherless nephews, the Pândavas.

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> Text 7

> Yadâ sabhâyâm kuru-deva-devyâh

> Kesâbhimarsam suta-karma garhyam

> Na vârayâm âsa nrpah snusâyâh

> Svâsrair harantyâh kuca-kunkumâni

> Yadâ: when; sabhâyâm: the assembly; kuru-deva-devyâh: of Draupadi, the wife of godly Yudhisthira; kesa-abhimarsam: insult by grabbing her hair; suta-karma: action taken by his son; garhyam: which was abominable; na: did not; vârayâm âsa: forbid; nrpah: the King; snusâyâh: of his daughter-in-law; svâsraih: by her tears; harantyâh: of she who was washing; kuca-kunkumâni: red dust on her breast.

> The King did not forbid his son Duhsâsana's abominable action of grabbing the hair of Draupadi, the wife of the godly King Yudhisthira, even though her tears washed the red dust on her breast.

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> Text 8

> dyûte tv adharmena jitasya sâdhoh

> satyâvalambasya vanam gatasya

> na yâcato 'dât samayena dâyam

> tamo-jusâno yad ajâta-satroh

> dyûte: by means of gambling; tu: but; adharmena: by unfair tricks; jitasya: of the vanquished; sâdhoh: a saintly person; satya-avalambasya: one who embraced truth as shelter; vanam: forest; gatasya: of the goer; na: never; yâcatah: when asked for; adât: delivered; samayena: in due course; dâyam: right share; tamah-jusânah: overwhelmed by illusion; yat: as much as; ajâta-satroh: of one who had no enemy.

> Yudisthira, who was born without any enemy, was unfairly defeated in gambling. But because he had taken the vow of truthfulness, he went off to the forest. When he came back in due course and begged the return of his rightful share of the kingdom, he was refused by Dhrtarâstra, who was overwhelmed by illusion.

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> Text 9

> yadâ ca pârtha-prahitah sabhâyâm

> jagad-gurur yâni jagâda krsnah

> na tâni pumsâm amrtâyanâni

> râjoru mene ksata-punya-lesah

> yadâ: when; ca: also; pârtha-prahitah: being advised by Arjuna; sabhâyâm: in the assembly; jagat-guruh: of the teacher of the world; yâni: those; jagâda: went; krsnah: Lord Krsna; na: never; tâni: such words; pumsâm: of all men of sense; amrta-ayanâni: as good as nectar; râjâ: the King (Dhrtarâstra of Duryodhana); uru: very important; mene: did consider; ksata: dwindling; punya-lesah: fracments of pious acts.

> Lord Krsna was sent by Arjuna into the assembly as the spiritual master of the whole world, and although His words were heard by some [like Bhisma] as pure nectar, it was not so for the others, who were completely bereft of the last farthing of past pious works. The King [Dhrtarâstra or Duryodhana] did not take the words of Lord Krsna very seriously.

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> Text 10

> yadopahûto bhavanam pravisto

> mantrâya prstah kila pûrvajena

> athâha tan mantra-drsâm varîyân

> yan mantrino vaidurikam vadanti

> yadâ: when; upahûtah: was called by; bhavanam: the palace; pravistah: entered; mantrâya: for consultation; prstah: asked by; kila: of course; pûrvajena: by the elder brother; atha: thus; âha: said; tat: that; mantra: advice; drsâm: just suitable; varîyân: excellent; yat: that which; mantrinah: the ministers of state, or expert politicians; vaidurikam: instructions by Vidura; vadanti: do they say.

> When Vidura was invited by his elder brother [Dhrtarâstra] for consultation, he entered the house and gave instructions which were exactly to the point. His advice is well known, and instructions by Vidura are approved by expert ministers of state.

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> Text 11

> ajâta-satroh pratiyaccha dâyam

> titiksato durvisaham tavâgah

> sahânujo yatra vrkodarâhih

> svasan rusâ yat tvam alam bibhesi

> ajâta-satroh: of Yudishthira, who has no enemy; pratiyaccha: return; dâyam: legitimate share; titiksatah: of he who is so forbearing; durvisaham: unbearable; tava: your; âgah: offense; saha: along with; anujah: younger brothers; yatra: wherein; vrkodara: Bhîma; ahih: revenging snake; svasan: breathing heavily; rusâ: in anger; yat: whom; tvam: you; alam: verily; bibhesi: do fear.

> [Vidura said:] You must now return the legitimate share to Yudhisthira, who has no enemies and who has been forbearing through untold sufferings due to your offenses. He is waiting with his younger brothers, among whom is the revengeful Bhîma, breathing heavily like a snake. Surely you are afraid of him.

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> Text 12

> pârthâms tu devo bhagaân mukundo

> grhîtavân saksiti-deva-devah

> âste sva-puryâm yadu-deva-devo

> vinirjitâsesa-nrdeva-devah

> pârthân: the sons of Prthâ (Kuntî); tu: but; devah: the Lord; bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; mukundah: Srî Krsna, who awards liberation; grhîtavân: has taken up; sa: with; ksiti-deva-devah: the brâhmanas and the demigods; âste: is present; sva-puryâm: along with His family; yadu-deva-devah: worshiped by the royal order of the Yadu dynasty; vinirjita: who have been conquered; asesa: unlimited; nrdeva: kings; devah: Lord.

> Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, has accepted the sons of Prthâ as His kinsmen, and all the kings of the world are with Lord Sri Krsna. He is present in His home with all His family members, the kings and princes of the Yadu dynasty, who have conquered an unlimited number of rulers, and He is their Lord.

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> Text 13

> sa esa dosah purusa-dvid âste

> grhân pravisto yam apatya-matyâ

> pusnâsi krsnâd vimukho gata-srîs

> tyajâsv asaivam kula-kausalâya

> sah: he; esah: this; dosah: offense personified; purusa-dvit: envious of Lord Krsna; âste: exists; hrhân: household; pravistah: entered; yam: whom; apatya-matyâ: thinking to be your son; pusnâsi: maintaining; krsnât: from Krsna; vimukhah: in opposition; gata-srîh: devoid of everything auspicious; tyaja: give up; âsu: as soon as possible; asaivam: inauspicious; kula: family; kausalâya: for the sake of.

> You are maintaining offense personified, Duryodhana, as your infallible son, but he is envious of Lord Krsna. And because you are thus maintaining a nondevotee of Krsna, you are devoid of all auspicious qualities. Relieve yourself of this ill fortune as soon as possible and do good to the whole family!

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> Text 14

> ity ûcivâms tatra suyodhanena

> pravrddka-kopa-sphuritâdharena

> asat-krtah sat-sprhanîya-sîlah

> ksattâ sakarnânuja-saubalena

> iti: thus; ûcivân: while speaking; tatra: there; suyodhanena: by Duryodhana; pravrssha: swollen with; kopa: anger; sphurita: flapping; adharena: lips; asat-krtah: insulted; sat: respectable; sprhanîya-sîlah: desirable qualities; ksattâ: Vidura; sa: with; karna: Karna; anuja: younger brothers; saubalena: with Sakuni.

> While speaking thus, Vidura, whose personal character was esteemed by respectable persons, was insulted by Duryodhana, who was swollen with anger and whose lips were trembling. Duryodhana was in company with Karna, his younger brothers and his maternal uncle Sakuni.

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> Text 15

> ka enam atropajuhâva jihmam

> dâsyâh sutam yad-balinaiva pustah

> tasmin pratîpah parakrtya âste

> nirvâsyatâm âsu purâc chvasânah

> kah: who; enam: this; atra: here; upajuhâva: called for; jihmam: crooked; dâsyâh: of a kept mistress; sutam: son; yat: whose; balinâ: by whose subsistence; eva: certainly; pustah: grown up; tasmin: unto him; pratîpah: enmity; parakrtya: enemy's interest; âste: situated; nirvâsyatâm: get him out; âsu: immediately; purât: from the palace; svasânah: let him breathe only.

> Who asked him to come here, this son of a kep mistress? He is so crooked that he spies in the interest of the enemy against those on whose support he has grown up. Toss him out of the pace immediately and leave him with only his breath.

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> Text 16

> svayam dhanur dvâri nidhâya mâyâm

> bhrâtuh puro marmasu tâdito 'pi

> sa ittham atyulbana-karna-bânair

> gata-vyatho 'yad uru mânayânah

> svayam: he himself; dhanuh dvâri: bow on the door; nidhâya: keeping; mâyâm: the external nature; bhrâtuh: brother's; purah: from the palace; marmasu: in the core of the heart; tâditah: being afflicted; api: in spite of; sah: he (Vidura); ittham: like this; ati-ulbana: severely; karna: ear; bânaih: by the arrows; gata-vyathah: without being sorry; ayât: excited; uru: great; mâna-yânah: so thinking.

> Thus being pierced by arrows through his ears and afflicted to the core of his heart, Vidura placed his bow on the door and quit his brother's palace. He was not sorry, for he considered the acts of the external energy to be supreme.

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> Text 17

> sa nirgatah kaurava-punya-labdho

> gajâhvayât tîrtha-padah padâni

> anvâ kramat punya-cikîrsayorvyâm

> adhisthito yâni sahasra-mûrtih

> sah: he (Vidura); nirgatah: after having quit; kaurava: the Kuru dynasty; punya: piety; labdhah: so achieved; gaja-âhvayât: from Hastinâpura; tîrtha-padah: of the Supreme Lord; padâni: pilgrimages; anvâkramat: took shelter; punya: piety; cikîrsayâ: desiring so; urvyâm: of high grade; adhisthitah: situated; yâni: all those; sahasra: thousands; mûrtih: forms.

> By his piety, Vidura achieved the advantages of the pious Kauravas. After leaving Hastinâpura, he took shelter of many places of pilgrimages, which are the Lord's lotus feet. With a desire to gain a high order of pious life, he traveled to holy places where thousands of transcendental forms of the Lord are situated.

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> Text 18

> puresu punyopavanâdri-kunjesv

> apanka-toyesu sarit-sarahsu

> ananta-lingaih samalankrtesu

> cacâra tîrthâyatanesv ananyah

> puresu: holy places like Ayodhyâ, Dvâraka and Mathurâ; punya: piety; upavana: the air; adri: hill; kunjesu: in the orchards; apanka: without sin; toyesu: in the water; sarit: river; sarahsu: lakes; anata-lingaih: in the forms of the Unlimited; samalankrtesu: being so decorated; cacâra: executed; tîrtha: places of pilgrimage; âyatanesu: holy lands; ananyah: alone or seeing Krsna alone.

> He began to travel alone, thinking only of Krsna, through various holy places like Ayodhyâ, Dvârakâ and Mathurâ. He traveled where the air, hill, orchard, river and lake are all pure and sinless and where the forms of the Unlimited decorate the temples. Thus he performed the pilgrim's progress.

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> Text 19

> gâm paryatan medhya-vivikta-vrttih

> sadâpluto 'dhah sayano 'vadhûtah

> alaksitah svair avadhûta-veso

> vratâni cere hari-tosanâni

> gâm: earth; paryatan: traversing; medhya: pure; vivikta-vrttih: independent occupation; sadâ: always; âplutah: sanctified; adhah: on the earth; sayanah: lying; avadhûtah: without dressing (of the hair, etc.); alaksitah: without being seen; svaih: alone; avadhûta-vesah: dressed like a mendicant; vratâni: vows; cere: performed; hari-tosanâni: that pleased the Lord.

> While so traversing the earth, he simply performed duties to please the Supreme Lord Hari. His occupation was pure and independent. He was constantly sanctified by taking his bath in holy places, although he was in the dress of a mendicant and had no hair dressing nor a bed on which to lie. Thus he was always unseen by his various relatives.

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> Text 20

> ittham vrajan bhâratam eva varsam

> kâlena yâvad gatavân prabhâsam

> tâvac chasâsa ksitim eka-cakrâm

> ekâtapatrâm ajitena pârthah

> ittham: like this; vrajan: while traveling; bhâratam: India; eva: only; varsam: the tract of land; kâlena: in due course of time; yâvat: when; gatavân: visited; prabhâsam: the Prabhâsa pilgrimage site; tâvat: at that time; sasâsa: ruled; ksitim: the world; eka-cakrâm: by one military force; eka: one; âtapatrâm: flag; ajitena: by the mercy of the unconquerable Krsna; pârthah: Mahârâja Yudisthira.

> Thus, when he was in the land of Bhâratavarsa traveling to all the places of pilgrimage, he visited Prabhâsaksetra. At that time Mahârâja Yudhisthira was the emperor and held the world under one military strength and one flag.

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> Text 21

> tatrâtha susrâva suhrd-vinastim

> vanam yathâ venuja-vahni-samsrayam

> samspardhayâ dagdham athânusocan

> sarasvatîm pratyag iyâya tûsnîm

> tatra: there; atha: thereafter; susrâva: heard; suhrt: kinsmen; vinastim: all dead; vanam: forest; yathâ: as much as; venuja-vahni: fire due to the bamboos; samsrayam: friction with one another; samspardhayâ: by violent passion; dagdham: burnt; atha: thus; anusocan: thinking; sarasvatîm: the River Sarasvatî; pratyak: westward; iyâya: went; tûsnîm: silently.

> At the place of pilgrimage at Prabhâsa, it came to his knowledge that all his relatives had died due to violent passion, just as an entire forest burns due to fire produced by the friction of bamboos. After this he proceeded west, where the River Sarasvati flows.

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> Text 22

> tasyâm tritasyosanaso manos ca

> prthor athâgner asitasya vâyoh

> tîrtham sudâsasya gavâm guhasya

> yac chraddhadevasya sa âsiseve

> tasyâm: on the bank of the River Sarasvatî; tritasya: the pilgrimage site named Trita; usanasah: the pilgrimage site named Usanâ; manoh ca: as also of the pilgrimage site named Manu; prthoh: that of Prthu; atha: thereafter; agneh: that of Agni; asitasya: that of Asita; vâyoh: that of Vâyu; tîrtham: places of pilgrimages; sudâsasya: of the name Sudâsa; gavâm: that of Go; guhasya: that of Guha; yat: thereupon; srâddhadevasya: of the name Srâddhadeva; sah: Vidura; âsiseve: duly visited and performed the rituals.

> On the bank of the River Sarasvatî there were eleven places of pilgrimage, namely, (1) Trita, (2) Usanâ, (3) Manu, (4) Prthu, (5) Agni, (6) Asita, (7) Vâyu, (8) Sudâsa, (9) Go, (10) Guha and (11) Srâddhadeva. Vidura visited all of them and duly performed rituals.

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> Text 23

> aniyâni ceha dvija-deva-devaih

> krtâni nânâyatanâni visnoh

> pratyanga-mukhyânkita-mandirâni

> yad-darsanât krsnam anusmaranti

> anyâni: others; ca: also; iha: here; dvija-deva: by the great sages; devaih: and the demigods; krtâni: established by; nânâ: various; âyatanâni: various forms; visnoh: of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prati: each and every; anga: part; mukhya: the chief; ankita: marked; mandirâni: temples; yat: which; darsanât: by seeing from a distance; krsnam: the original Personality of Godhead; anusmaranti: constantly remembers.

> There were also many other temples of various forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu, established by great sages and demigods. These temples were marked with the chief emblems of the Lord, and they reminded one always of the original Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna.

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> Text 24

> tatas tv ativrajya surâstram rddam

> sauvîra-matsyân kurujângalâms ca

> kâlena tâvad yamunâm upetya

> tatroddhavam bhâgavatam dadarsa

> tatah: from there; tu: but; ativrajya: by passing over; surâstram: the kingdom of Surat; rddam: very wealthy; sauvîra: the kingdom of Sauvîra; matsyân: the kingdom of Matsya; kurujângalân: the kingdom of western India up to the Delhi province; ca: also; kâlena: in course of time; tâvat: as soon as; yamunâm: bank of the river Yamunâ; upetya: reaching; tatra: there; uddhavam: Uddhava, one of the prominent Yadus; bhâgavatam: the great devotee of Lord Krsna; dadarsa: happened to see.

> Thereafter he passed through very wealthy provinces like Surat, Sauvîra en Matsya and through western India, known as Kurujângala. At last he reached the bank of the Yamunâ, where he happened to meet Uddhava, the great devotee of Lord Krsna.

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> Text 25

> sa vâsudevânucaram prasântam

> brhaspateh prâk tanayam pratîtam

> âlingya gâdham pranayena bhadram

> svânâm aprcchad bhagavat-prajânâm

> sah: he, Vidura; vâsudeva: Lord Krsna; anucaram: constant companion; prasântam: very sober and gentle; brhaspateh: of Brhaspati, the learned spiritual master of the demigods; prâk: formerly; tanayam: son of disciple; pratîtam: acknowledged; âlingya: embracing; âdham: very feelingly; pranayena: in love; bhadram: auspicious; svânâm: his own; aprcchat: asked; bhagavat: of the Personality of Godhead; prajânâm: family.

> Then, due to his great love and feeling, Vidura embraced him [Uddhava], who was a constant companion of Lord Krsna and formerly a great student of Brhaspati's. Vidura then asked him for news of the family of Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead.

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> Text 26

> kaccit purânau purusau svanâbhya-

> pâdmânuvrttyeha kilâvatîrnau

> âsâta urvyâh kusalam vidhâya

> krta-ksanau kusalam sûra-gehe

> kaccit: whether; purânau: the original; purusau: Personalities of Godhead (Krsna en Balarâma); svanâbhya: Brahmâ; pâdma-anuvrttyâ: by request of the onewho is born from the lotus; iha: here; kila: certainly; avatîrnau: incarnated; âsâte: are; urvyâh: in the world; kusalam: well-being; vidhâya: for doing so; krta-ksanau: the elevators of everyone's prosperity; kusalam: all well; sûra-gehe: in the house of Sûrasena.

> [Please tell me] whether the original Personalities of Godhead, who incarnated Themselves at the request of Brahmâ [who is born out of the lotus flower from the Lord] and who have increased the prosperity of the world by elevating everyone, are doing well in the house of Sûrasena.

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> Text 27

> kaccit kurûnâm paramah suhrn no

> bhâmah sa âste sukham anga saurih

> yo vai svasrnâm pitrvad dadâti

> varân vadânyo vara-tarpanena

> kaccit: whether; kurûnâm: of the Kurus; paramah: greatest; suhrt: well-wisher; nah: our; bhâmah: brother-in-law; sah: he; âste: is; sukham: happy; anga: O Uddhava; saurih: Vasudeva; yah: one who; vai: certainly; svasrnâm: of the sisters; pitr-vat: like a father; dadâti: gives; varân: everything desirable; vadânyah: munificent; vara: wife; tarpanena: by pleasing.

> [Please tell me] whether the best friend of the Kurus, our brother-in-law Vasudeva, is doing well. He is very munificent. He is like a father to his sisters, and he is always pleasing to his wives.

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> Text 28

> kaccid varûthâdhipatir yadûnâm

> pradyumna âste sukham anga vîrah

> yam rukminî bhagavato 'bhilebhe

> ârâdhya viprân smaram âdi-sarge

> kaccit: whether; varûtha: of the military; adhipatih: commander-in-chief; yadûnâm: of the Yadus; pradyumnah: the son of Krsna named Pradyumna; âste: is; sukham: happy; anga: O Uddhava; vîrah: the great warrior; yam: whom; rukminî: the wife of Krsna named Rukminî; bhagavatah: from the Personality of Godhead; abhi-lebhe: got as a price; ârâdhya: pleasing; viprân: brâhmanas; smaram: Cupid (Kâmadeva); âdi-sarge: in his previous life.

> O Uddhava, please tell me how is Pradyumna, the commander-in-chief of the Yadus, who was Cupid in a former life? Rukminî bore him as her son from Lord Krsna, by the grace of brâhmanas whom she pleased.

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> Text 29

> kaccit sukham sâtvata-vrsni-bhoja-

> dâsârhakânâm adhipah sa âste

> yam abhyasincac chata-patra-netro

> nrpâsanâsâm parihrtya dûrât

> kaccit: whether; sukham: is all well; sâtvata: the Sâtvata-race; vrsni: the Vrsni dynasty; bhoja: the Bhoja dynasty; dâsârhakânâm: the Dâsârha race; adhipah: King Ugrasena; sah: he; âste: does exist; yam: whom; abhyasincat: installed; sata-patra-netrah: Lord Srî Krsna; nrpa-âsana-âsâm: hope of the royal throne; parihrtya: giving up; dûrât: at a distant place.

> O my friend, [tell me] whether Ugrasena, the King of the Sâtvatas, Vrsnis, Bhojas and Dâsârhas, is now doing well. He went far away from his kingdom, leaving aside all hopes of his royal throne, but Lord Krsna again installed him.

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> Text 30

> kaccid dhareh saumya sutah sadrksa

> âste 'granî rathinâm sâdhu sâmbah

> asûta yam jâmbavatî vratâdhyâ

> devam guham yo 'mbikayâ dhrto 'gre

> kaccit: whether; hareh: of the Personality of Godhead; saumya: O grave one; sutah: son; sadrksah: similar; âste: fares well; agranîh: foremost; rathinâm: of the warriors; sâdhu: well behaved; sâmbah: Sâmba; asûta: gave birth; yam: whom; jâmbavatî: Jâmbavatî, a queen of Lord Krsna; vratâdhyâ: enriched by vows; devam: the demigod; guham: of the name Kârttikeya; yah: whom; ambikayâ: unto the wife of Siva; dhrtah: born; agre: in the previous birth.

> O gentle one, does Sâmba fare well? He exactly resembles the son of the Personality of Godhead. In a previous birth he was born as Kârttikeya in the womb of the wife of Lord Siva, and now he has been born in the womb of Jâmbavati, the most enriched wife of Krsna.

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> Text 31

> ksemam sa kaccid yuyudhâna âste

> yah phâlgunâl labdha-dhanû-rahasyah

> lebhe 'njasâdhoksaja-sevayaiva

> gatim tadîyâm yatibhir durâpâm

> ksemam: all good; sah: he; kaccit: whether; yuyudhânah: Sâtyaki; âste: is there; yah: one who; phâlgunât: from Arjuna; labdha: has achieved; dhanuh-rahasyah: one who understands the intricacies of military art; lebhe: also achieved; anjasâ: summarily; adhoksaja: of the Transcendence; sevayâ: by service; eva: certainly; gatim: destination; tadî-yâm: transcendental; yatibhih: by great renouncers; durâpâm: very difficult to achieve.

> O Uddhava, does Yuyudhâna fare well? He learned the intricacies of the military art from Arjuna and attained the transcendental destination which is very difficult to reach even for great renouncers.

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> Text 32

> kaccid budhah svasty anaîva âste

> svaphalka-putro bhagavat-prapannah

> yah krsna-pâdânkita-mârga-pâmsusv

> acestata prema-vibhinna-dhairyah

> kaccit: whether; budhah: very learned; svasti: well; anamîvah: faultless; âste: does exist; svaphalka-putrah: the son of Svaphalka, Akrûra; bhagavat: regarding the Personality of Godhead; prapannah: surrendered; yah: one who; krsna: the Lord; pâda-ankita: marked with footprints; mârga: path; pâmsusu: in the dust; acestata: exhibited; prema-vibhinna: lost in transcendental love; dhairyah: mental equilibrium.

> Please tell me whether Akrûra, the son of Svaphalka, is doing well. He is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead. He once lost his mental equilibrium due to his ecstasy of transcendental love and fell down on the dust of a road which was marked with the footprints of Lord Krsna.

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> Text 33

> kaccic chivam devaka-bhoja-putryâ

> visnu-prajâyâ iva deva-mâtuh

> yâ vai sva-garbhena dadhâra devam

> trayî yathâ yajna-vitânam artham

> kaccit: whether; sivam: everything well; devaka-bhoja-putryâh: of the daughter of King Devaka-bhoja; visnu-prajâyâh: of she who gave birth to the Personality of Godhead; iva: like that of; deva-mâtuh: of the mother of the demigods (Aditi); yâ: one who; vai: indeed; sva-garbhena: by her own womb; dadhâra: conceived; devam: the Supreme Lord; trayî: the Vedas; yathâ: as much as; yajna-vitânam: of spreading the sacrifice; artham: purpose.

> As the Vedas are the reservoir of sacrificial purposes, so the daughter of King Devaka-bhoja conceived the Supreme Personality of Godhead in her womb, as did the mother of the demigods. Is she [Devaki] doing well?

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> Text 34

> apisvid âste bhagavân sukham vo

> yah sâtvatâm kâma-dugho 'niruddhah

> yam âmananti sma hi sabda-yonim

> mano-mayam sattva-turîya-tattvam

> api- as also; svit: whether; âste: does He; bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; sukham: all happiness; vah: of you; yah: one who; sâtvatâm: of the devotees; kâma-dughah: source of all desires; aniruddhah: the plenary expansion Aniruddha; yam: whom; âmananti: they accept; sma: from yore; hi: certainly; sabda-yonim: the cause of the Rg Veda; manah-mayam: creator of the mind; sattva: transcendental; turîya: the fourth expansion; tattvam: principle.

> May I inquire whether Aniruddha is doing well? He is the fulfiller of all the desires of the pure devotees and has been considered from yore to be the cause of the Rg Veda, the creator of the mind and the fourth plenary expansion of Visnu.

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> Text 35

> apisvid anye ca nijâtma-daivam

> ananya-vrttyâ samanuvratâ ye

> hrdîka-satyâtmaja-cârudesna-

> gadâdayah svasti caranti saumya

> api: as also; svit: whether; anye: others; ca: and; nija-âtma: of one's own self; daivam: Sri Krsna; ananya: absolutely; vrttyâ: faith; samanuvratâh: followers; ye: all those who; hrdîka: Hrdîka; satya-âtmaja: the son of Satyabhâmâ; cârudesna: Cârudesna; gada: Gada; âdayah: and others; svasti: all well; caranti: pass time; saumya: O sober one.

> O sober one, others, such as Hrdîka, Cârudesna, Gada and the son of Satyabhâmâ, who accept Lord Sri Krsna as the soul of the self and thus follow His path without deviation- are they well?

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> Text 36

> api sva-dorbhyâm vijayâcyutâbhyâm

> dharmena dharmah paripâti setum

> duryodhano 'tapyata yat-sabhâyâm

> sâmrâjya-laksmyâ vijayânuvrttyâ

> api: as also; sva-dorbhyâm: own arms; vijaya: Arjuna; acyutâ-bhyâm: along with Sri Krsna; dharmena: on religious principles; dharmah: King Yudhisthira; paripâti: maintains; setum: the respect of religion; duryodhanah: Duryodhana; atapyata: envied; yat: whose; sabhâyâm: royal assembly; sâmrâjya: imperial; laksmyâ: opulence; vijaya-anuvrttyâ: by the service of Arjuna.

> Also let me inquire whether Mahârâja Yudhisthira is now maintaining the kingdom according to religious principles and with respect for the path of religion. Formerly Duryodhana was burning with envy because Yudhisthira was being protected by the arms of Krsna and Arjuna as if they were his own arms.

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> Text 37

> kim va krtâghesv agham atyamarsi

> bhîmo 'hivad dîrghatamam vyamuncat

> yasyânghri-pâtam rana-bhûr na sehe

> mârgam gadâyâs carato vicitram

> kim: whether; vâ: either; krta: performed; aghesu: unto the sinners; agham: angry; ati-amarsî: unconquerable; bhîmah: Bhîma; ahi-vat: like a cobra; dîrgha-tamam: long-cherished; vyamuncat: has released; yasya: whose; anghri-pâtam: putting on the steps; rana-bhûh: the field of battle; na: could not; sehe: tolerate; mârgam: the path; gadâyâh: by the clubs; caratah: playing; vicitram: wonderful.

> [Please tell me] whether the unconquerable Bhîma, who is like a cobra, has released his long-cherished anger upon the sinners? The field of battle could not tolerate even the wonderful playing of his clubwhen he stepped on the path.

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> Text 38

> kaccid yasodhâ ratha-yûthapânâm

> gândiva-dhanvoparatârir âste

> alaksito yac-chara-kûta-gûdho

> mâyâ-kirâto girisas tutosa

> kaccit: whether; yasah-dhâ: famous; ratha-yûthapânâm: amongst the great chariot warriors; gândîva: Gândîva; dhanva: bow; uparata-arih: one who has vanquished the enemies; âste: doing well; alaksitah: without being identified; yat: whose; sara-kûta-gûdhah: being covered by arrows; mâyâ-kirâtah: false hunter; girisah: Lord Siva; tutosa: was satisfied.

> [Please tell me] whether Arjuna, whose bow bears the name Gândîva and who is always famous amongst the chariot warriors for vanquishing his enemies, is doing well. He once satisfied Lord Siva by covering him with arrows when Siva came as an unidentified false hunter.

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> Text 39

> yamâv utasvit tanayau prthâyâh

> pârthair vrtau paksmabhir aksinîva

> remâta uddâya mrdhe sva-riktham

> parât suparnâv iva vajri-vaktrât

> yamau: twins(Nakula en Sahadeva); utasvit: whether; tanayau: sons; prthâyâh: of Prthâ; pârthaih: by the sons of Prthâ; vrtau: protected; paksmabhih: by shields; aksinî: of the eyes; iva: like; remâte: playing carelessly; uddâya: snatching; mrdhe: in the fight; sva-riktham: own property; parât: from the enemy Duryodhana; suparnau: Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu; iva: like; vajri-vaktrât: from the mouth of Indra.

> Are the win brothers who are protected by their brothers doing well? Just as the eye is always protected by the eyelid, they are protected by the sons of Prthâ, who snatched back their rightful kingdom from the hands of their enemy Duryodhana, just as Garuda snatched nectar from the mouth of Indra, the thunderbolt carrier.

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> Text 40

> aho prthâpi dhriyate 'rbhakârthe

> râjarsi-varyena vinâpi tena

> yas tv eka-vîro 'dhiratho vijigye

> dhanur dvitîyah kakubhas catasrah

> aho: O my lord; prthâ: Kuntî; api: also; dhriyate: bears her life; arbhaka-arthe: for the sake of fatherless children; râjarsi: King Pându; varyena: the best; vinâ api: without him; tena: him; yah: one who; tu: but; eka: alone; vîrah: the warrior; adhirathah: commander; vijigye: could conquer; dhanuh: the bow; dvitîyah: the second; kakubhah: directions; catasrah: four.

> O my lord, is Prthâ still living? She lived only for the sake of her fatherless children; otherwise it was impossible for her to live without King Pându, who was the greatest commander and who alone conquered the four directions simply with the help of a second bow.

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> Text 41

> saumyânusoce tam adhah-patantam

> bhrâtre paretâya vidudruhe yah

> niryâpito yena suhrt sva-puryâ

> aham sva-putrân samanuvratena

> saumya: O gentle one; anusoce: just lamenting; tam: him; adhah-patantam: gliding down; bhrâtre: on his brother's; paretâya: death; vidudruhe: revolted against; yah: one who; niryâpitah: driven out; yena: by whom; suhrt: well-wisher; sva-puryâh: from his own house; aham: myself; sva-putrân: with his own sons; smanu-vratena: accepting the same line of action.

> O gentle one, I simply lament for he [Dhrtarâstra] who rebelled against his brother after death. By him I was driven out of my own house, although I am his sincere well-wisher, because he accepted the line of action adopted by his own sons.

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> Text 42

> so 'ham harer martya-vidambanena

> drso nrnâm câlayato vidhâtuh

> mânyopalaksyah padavîm prasâdâc

> carâmi pasyan gata-vismayo 'tra

> sah aham: therefore, I; hareh: of the Personality of Godhead; martya: in this mortal world; vidambanena: without being recognized; drsah: on sight; nrnâm: of the people in general; câlayatah: bewildering; vidhâtuh: in order to do it; na: not; anya: other; upalaksyah: seen by others; padavîm: glories; prasâdât: by the grace of; carâmi: do travel; pasyan: by seeing; gata-vismayah: without doubt; atra: in this matter.

> I am not astonished at this, having traveled over the world without being seen by others. The activities of the Personality of Godhead, which are like those of a man in this mortal world, are bewildering to others, but I know of His greatness by His grace, and thus I am happy in all respects.

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> Text 43

> nûnam nrpânâm tri-madotpathânâm

> mahîm muhus câlayatâm camûbhih

> vadhât prapannârti-jihîrsayeso

> 'py upaiksatâgham bhagavân kurûnâm

> nûnam: of course; nrpânâm: of the kings; tri: three; mada-utpathâ-nâm: going astray out of false pride; mahîm: earth; muhuh: constantly; câlayatâm: agitating; camûbhih: by movement of soldiers; vadhât: from the act of killing; prapanna: surrendered; ârti-jihîrsaya: willing to relieve the distress of the sufferers; îsah: the Lord; api: in spite of; upaiksata: waited; agham: offenses; bhagavân: the Supreme Lord; kurûnâm: of the Kurus.

> Despite His being the Lord and being always willing to relieve the distress of sufferers, He [Krsna] refrained from killing the Kurus, although they committed all sorts of sins and although He saw other kings constantly agitating the earth by their strong military movements carried out under the dictation of three kinds of false pride

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> Text 44

> ajasya janmotpatha-nâsanâya

> karmâny akartur grahanâya pumsâm

> nanv anyathâ ko 'rhati deha-yogam

> paro gunânâm uta karma-tantram

> ajasya: of the unborn; janma: appearance; utpatha-nâsanâya: for the sake of annihilating the upstarts; karmâni: works; akartuh: of one who has nothing to do; grahanâya: to take up; pumsâm: of all persons; nanu anyathâ: otherwise; kah: who; arhati: may deserve; deha-yogam: contact of the body; parah: transcendental; gunânâm: of the three modes of nature; uta: what to speak of; karma-tantram: the law of action and reaction.

> The appearance of the Lord is manifested for the annihilation of the upstarts. His activities are transcendental and are enacted for the understanding of all persons. Otherwise, since the Lord is transcendental to all material modes, what purpose could He serve by coming to earth?

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> Text 45

> tasya prapannâkhila-lokapânâm

> avasthitânâm anusâsane sve

> arthâya jâtasya yadusv ajasya

> vârtâm sakhe kirtaya tîrtha-kîrteh

> tasya: His; prapanna: surrendered; akhila-loka-pânâm: all rulers of the entire universe; avasthitânâm: situated in; anusâsane: under the control of; sve: own self; arthâya: for the interest of; jâtasya: of the born; yadusu: in the family of the Yadus; ajasya: of the unborn; vârtâm: topics; sakhe: O my friend; kîrtaya: please narrate; tîrtha-kîrteh: of the Lord, whose glories are chanted in the places of pilgrimage.

> O my friend, please, therefore, chant the glories of the Lord, who is meant to be glorified in the places of pilgrimage. He is unborn, and yet He appears by His causeless mercy upon the surrendered rulers of all parts of the universe. Only for their interest did He appear in the family of His unalloyed devotees the Yadus.

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