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

> > *******

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > *******

> > Chapter Eighty-five: Lord Krishna Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakî's Sons

> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-bâdarâyanir uvâca

> > athaikadâtmajau prâptau

> > krita-pâdâbhivandanau

> > vasudevo 'bhinandyâha

> > prîtyâ sankarshanâcyutau

> > s'rî-bâdarâyanih uvâca - S'rî Bâdarâyani (S'ukadeva Gosvâmî) said; atha - then; ekadâ - one day; âtmajau - his two sons; prâptau - came to him; krita - having done; pâda - of his feet; abhivandanau - honoring; vasudevah - Vasudeva; abhinandya - greeting Them; âha - said; prîtyâ - affectionately; sankarshana- acyutau - to Balarâma and Krishna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Bâdarâyani said: One day the two sons of Vasudeva - Sankarshana and Acyuta - came to pay him respects, bowing down at his feet. Vasudeva greeted Them with great affection and spoke to Them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > munînâm sa vacah s'rutvâ

> > putrayor dhâma-sûcakam

> > tad-vîryair jâta-vis'rambhah

> > paribhâshyâbhyabhâshata

> > munînâm - of the sages; sah - he; vacah - the words; s'rutvâ - having heard; putrayoh - of his two sons; dhâma - the power; sûcakam - which referred to; tat - Their; vîryaih - because of the valorous deeds; jâta - having developed; visrambhah - conviction; paribhâshya - addressing Them by name; abhyabhâshata - he told Them.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having heard the great sages' words concerning the power of his two sons, and having seen Their valorous deeds, Vasudeva became convinced of Their divinity. Thus, addressing Them by name, he spoke to Them as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > krishna krishna mahâ-yogin

> > sankarshana sanâtana

> > jâne vâm asya yat sâkshât

> > pradhâna-purushau parau

> > krishna krishna - O Krishna, Krishna; mahâ-yogin - O greatest yogî; sankarshana - O Balarâma; sanâtana - eternal; jâne - I know; vâm - You two; asya - of this (universe); yat - which; sâkshât - directly; pradhâna - the creative principle of nature; purushau - and the creating Personality of Godhead; parau - supreme.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Vasudeva said:] O Krishna, Krishna, best of yogîs, O eternal Sankarshana! I know that You two are personally the source of universal creation and the ingredients of creation as well.

> > ******

> > TEXT 4

> > yatra yena yato yasya

> > yasmai yad yad yathâ yadâ

> > syâd idam bhagavân sâkshât

> > pradhâna-purushes'varah

> > yatra - in which; yena - by which; yatah - from which; yasya - of which; yasmai - unto which; yat yat - whatever; yathâ - however; yadâ - whenever; syât - comes into existence; idam - this (creation); bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; sâkshât - in His personal presence; pradhâna-purusha - of nature and its creator (Mahâ-Vishnu); îs'varah - the predominator.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who manifest as the Lord of both nature and the creator of nature [Mahâ-Vishnu]. Everything that comes into existence, however and whenever it does so, is created within You, by You, from You, for You and in relation to You.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > etan nânâ-vidham vis'vam

> > âtma-srishtham adhokshaja

> > âtmanânupravis'yâtman

> > prâno jîvo bibharshy aja

> > etat - this; nânâ-vidham - variegated; vis'vam - universe; âtma - from Yourself; srishtham - created; adhokshaja - O transcendental Lord; âtmanâ - in Your manifestation (as the Paramâtmâ); anupravis'ya - entering within; âtman - O Supreme Soul; prânah - the principle of vitality; jîvah - and the principle of consciousness; bibharshi - You maintain; aja - O unborn one.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O transcendental Lord, from Yourself You created this entire variegated universe, and then You entered within it in Your personal form as the Supersoul. In this way, O unborn Supreme Soul, as the life force and consciousness of everyone, You maintain the creation.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > prânâdînâm vis'va-srijâm

> > s'aktayo yâh parasya tâh

> > pâratantryâd vaisâdrishyâd

> > dvayos' ceshthaiva ceshthatâm

> > prâna - of the life air; âdînâm - and so on; vis'va - of the universe; srijâm - the creative factors; s'aktayah - potencies; yâh - which; parasya - belonging to the Supreme; tâh - they; pâratantryât - because of being dependent; vaisâdris'yât - because of being different; dvayoh - of both (living and nonliving manifestations in the material world); ceshthâ - the activity; eva - merely; ceshthatâm - of those entities (namely, prâna and so on) that are active.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Whatever potencies the life air and other elements of universal creation exhibit are actually all personal energies of the Supreme Lord, for both life and matter are subordinate to Him and dependent on Him, and also different from one another. Thus everything active in the material world is set into motion by the Supreme Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > kântis tejah prabhâ sattâ

> > candrâgny-arkarksha-vidyutâm

> > yat sthairyam bhû-bhritâm bhûmer

> > vrittir gandho 'rthato bhavân

> > kântih - the attractive glow; tejah - brilliance; prabhâ - luminosity; sattâ - and particular existence; candra - of the moon; agni - fire; arka - the sun; riksha - the stars; vidyutâm - and lightning; yat - which; sthairyam - permanence; bhû- bhritâm - of mountains; bhûmeh - of the earth; vrittih - the quality of sustaining; gandhah - fragrance; arthatah - in truth; bhavân - Yourself.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The glow of the moon, the brilliance of fire, the radiance of the sun, the twinkling of the stars, the flash of lightning, the permanence of mountains and the aroma and sustaining power of the earth - all these are actually You.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > tarpanam prânanam apâm

> > deva tvam tâs' ca tad-rasah

> > ojah saho balam ceshthâ

> > gatir vâyos taves'vara

> > tarpanam - the capacity to generate satisfaction; prânanam - the giving of life; apâm - of water; deva - O Lord; tvam - You; tâh - (water) itself; ca - and; tat - of it (water); rasah - the taste; ojah - bodily warmth and vitality, due to strength of the vital air; sahah - mental strength; balam - and physical strength; ceshthâ - endeavor; gatih - and movement; vâyoh - of air; tava - Your; îs'vara - O supreme controller.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, You are water, and also its taste and and its capacities to quench thirst and sustain life. You exhibit Your potencies through the manifestations of the air as bodily warmth, vitality, mental power, physical strength, endeavor and movement.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > dis'âm tvam avakâs'o 'si

> > dis'ah kham sphotha âs'rayah

> > nâdo varnas tvam om-kâra

> > âkritînâm prithak-kritih

> > dis'âm - of the directions; tvam - You; avakâs'ah - the power to accommodate; asi - are; dis'ah - the directions; kham - the ether; sphothah - elemental sound; âs'rayah - having (ether) as its basis; nâdah - sound in its form of unmanifest vibration; varnah - the primeval syllable; tvam - You; om-kârah - om; âkritînâm - of particular forms; prithak-kritih - the cause of differentiation (namely, manifest language).

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are the directions and their accommodating capacity, the all-pervading ether and the elemental sound residing within it. You are the primeval, unmanifested form of sound; the first syllable, om; and audible speech, by which sound, as words, acquires particular references.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > indriyam tv indriyânâm tvam

> > devâs' ca tad-anugrahah

> > avabodho bhavân buddher

> > jîvasyânusmritih satî

> > indriyam - the power to illuminate their objects; tu - and; indriyânâm - of the senses; tvam - You; devâh - the demigods (who regulate the various senses); ca - and; tat - of them (the demigods); anugrahah - the mercy (by which one's senses can act); avabodhah - the power of decision; bhavân - You; buddheh - of intelligence; jîvasya - of the living entity; anusmritih - the power of recollection; satî - correct.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are the power of the senses to reveal their objects, the senses' presiding demigods, and the sanction these demigods give for sensory activity. You are the capacity of the intelligence for decision-making, and the living being's ability to remember things accurately.

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > bhûtânâm asi bhûtâdir

> > indriyânâm ca taijasah

> > vaikâriko vikalpânâm

> > pradhânam anus'âyinam

> > bhûtânâm - of the physical elements; asi - You are; bhûta-âdih - their source, false ego in the mode of ignorance; indriyânâm - of the senses; ca - and; taijasah - false ego in the mode of passion; vaikârikah - false ego in the mode of goodness; vikalpânâm - of the creative demigods; pradhânam - the unmanifest, total material energy; anus'âyinam - underlying.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are false ego in the mode of ignorance, which is the source of the physical elements; false ego in the mode of passion, which is the source of the bodily senses; false ego in the mode of goodness, which is the source of the demigods; and the unmanifest, total material energy, which underlies everything.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > nas'vareshv iha bhâveshu

> > tad asi tvam anas'varam

> > yathâ dravya-vikâreshu

> > dravya-mâtram nirûpitam

> > nas'vareshu - subject to destruction; iha - in this world; bhâveshu - among entities; tat - that; asi - are; tvam - You; anas'varam - the indestructible; yathâ - just as; dravya - of a substance; vikâreshu - among the transformations; dravya-mâtram - the substance itself; nirûpitam - ascertained.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are the one indestructible entity among all the destructible things of this world, like the underlying substance that is seen to remain unchanged while the things made from it undergo transformations.

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> > TEXT 13

> > sattvam rajas tama iti

> > gunâs tad-vrittayas' ca yâh

> > tvayy addhâ brahmani pare

> > kalpitâ yoga-mâyayâ

> > sattvam rajah tamah iti - known as goodness, passion and ignorance; gunâh - the modes of material nature; tat - their; vrittayah - functions; ca - and; yâh - which; tvayi - within You; addhâh - manifestly; brahmani - within the Absolute Truth; pare - supreme; kalpitâh - arranged; yoga-mâyayâ - by Yogamâyâ (the internal potency of the Supreme Lord that facilitates His pastimes).

> > TRANSLATION

> > The modes of material nature - namely goodness, passion and ignorance - together with all their functions, become directly manifest within You, the Supreme Absolute Truth, by the arrangement of Your Yogamâyâ.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > tasmân na santy amî bhâvâ

> > yarhi tvayi vikalpitâh

> > tvam câmîshu vikâreshu

> > hy anyadâvyâvahârikah

> > tasmât - therefore; na - not; santi - exist; amî - these; bhâvâh - entities; yarhi - when; tvayi - within You; vikalpitâh - arranged; tvam - You; ca - also; amîshu - within these; vikâreshu - products of creation; hi - indeed; anyadâ - at any other time; avyâvahârikah - nonmaterial.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus these created entities, transformations of material nature, do not exist except when material nature manifests them within You, at which time You also manifest within them. But aside from such periods of creation, You stand alone as the transcendental reality.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > guna-pravâha etasminn

> > abudhâs tv akhilâtmanah

> > gatim sûkshmâm abodhena

> > samsarantîha karmabhih

> > guna - of the material modes; pravâhe - in the flow; etasmin - this; abudhâh - those who are ignorant; tu - but; akhila - of everything; âtmanah - of the Soul; gatim - the destination; sûkshmâm - sublime; abodhena - because of their lack of understanding; samsaranti - they move through the cycle of birth and death; iha - in this world; karmabhih - forced by their material activities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > They are truly ignorant who, while imprisoned within the ceaseless flow of this world's material qualities, fail to know You, the Supreme Soul of all that be, as their ultimate, sublime destination. Because of their ignorance, the entanglement of material work forces such souls to wander in the cycle of birth and death.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > yadricchayâ nritâm prâpya

> > su-kalpâm iha durlabhâm

> > svârthe pramattasya vayo

> > gatam tvan-mâyayes'vara

> > yadricchayâ - somehow or other; nritâm - human status; prâpya - obtaining; su- kalpâm - fit; iha - in this life; durlabhâm - difficult to achieve; sva - his own; arthe - about the welfare; pramattasya - of one who is confused; vayah - the span of life; gatam - spent; tvat - Your; mâyayâ - by the illusory energy; îs'vara - O Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By good fortune a soul may obtain a healthy human life - an opportunity rarely achieved. But if he is nonetheless deluded about what is best for him, O Lord, Your illusory Mâyâ will cause him to waste his entire life.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > asâv aham mamaivaite

> > dehe câsyânvayâdishu

> > sneha-pâs'air nibadhnâti

> > bhavân sarvam idam jagat

> > asau - this; aham - I; mama - mine; eva - indeed; ete - these; dehe - in connection with one's body; ca - and; asya - of it; anvaya-âdishu - and in connection with progeny and other related things; sneha - of affection; pâs'aih - with the ropes; nibadhnâti - tie up; bhavân - You; sarvam - all; idam - this; jagat - world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You keep this whole world bound up by the ropes of affection, and thus when people consider their material bodies, they think, "This is me," and when they consider their progeny and other relations, they think, "These are mine."

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > yuvâm na nah sutau sâkshât

> > pradhâna-purushes'varau

> > bhû-bhâra-kshatra-kshapana

> > avatîrnau tathâttha ha

> > yuvâm - You two; na - not; nah - our; sutau - sons; sâkshât - directly; pradhâna- purusha - of nature and its creator (Mahâ-Vishnu); îs'varau - the supreme controllers; bhû - of the earth; bhâra - the burden; kshatra - royalty; kshapane - for eradicating; avatîrnau - descended; tathâ - so; âttha - You have said; ha - indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are not our sons but the very Lords of both material nature and its creator [Mahâ-Vishnu]. As You Yourself have told us, You have descended to rid the earth of the rulers who are a heavy burden upon her.

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> > TEXT 19

> > tat te gato 'smy aranam adya padâravindam

> > âpanna-samsriti-bhayâpaham ârta-bandho

> > etâvatâlam alam indriya-lâlasena

> > martyâtma-drik tvayi pare yad apatya-buddhih

> > tat - therefore; te - Your; gatah - come; asmi - I am; aranam - for shelter; adya - today; pâda-aravindam - to the lotus feet; âpanna - for those who have surrendered; samsriti - of material entanglement; bhaya - the fear; apaham - which remove; ârta - of the distressed; bandho - O friend; etâvatâ - this much; alam alam - enough, enough; indriya - for sense enjoyment; lâlasena - with hankering; martya - as mortal (the material body); âtma - myself; drik - whose seeing; tvayi - toward You; pare - the Supreme; yat - because of which (hankering); apatya - (of Your being my) child; buddhih - the mentality.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, O friend of the distressed, I now approach Your lotus feet for shelter - the same lotus feet that dispel all fear of worldly existence for those who have surrendered to them. Enough! Enough with hankering for sense enjoyment, which makes me identify with this mortal body and think of You, the Supreme, as my child.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > sûtî-grihe nanu jagâda bhavân ajo nau

> > san'jajn'a ity anu-yugam nija-dharma-guptyai

> > nânâ-tanûr gagana-vad vidadhaj jahâsi

> > ko veda bhûmna uru-gâya vibhûti-mâyâm

> > sûtî-grihe - in the maternity room; nanu - indeed; jagâda - said; bhavân - You; ajah - the unborn Lord; nau - to us; san'jajn'e - You have taken birth; iti - thus; anu-yugam - in one age after another; nija - Your own; dharma - the principles of religion; guptyai - to protect; nânâ - various; tanûh - divine bodies; gagana- vat - like a cloud; vidadhat - assuming; jahâsi - You make unmanifest; kah - who; veda - can understand; bhûmnah - of the all-pervading Supreme Lord; uru-gâya - O You who are greatly glorified; vibhûti - of the opulent expansions; mâyâm - the mystic, deluding potency.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Indeed, while still in the maternity room You told us that You, the unborn Lord, had already been born several times as our son in previous ages. After manifesting each of these transcendental bodies to protect Your own principles of religion, You then made them unmanifest, thus appearing and disappearing like a cloud. O supremely glorified, all-pervading Lord, who can understand the mystic, deluding potency of Your opulent expansions?

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > âkarnyettham pitur vâkyam

> > bhagavân sâtvatarshabhah

> > pratyâha pras'rayânamrah

> > prahasan s'lakshnayâ girâ

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; âkarnya - hearing; ittham - in this manner; pituh - of His father; vâkyam - the statements; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; sâtvata-rishabhah - best of the Yadus; pratyâha - replied; pras'raya - with humility; ânamrah - bowing (His head); prahasan - smiling broadly; s'lakshnayâ - gentle; girâ - with a voice.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Having heard His father's words, the Supreme Lord, leader of the Sâtvatas, replied in a gentle voice as He bowed His head in humility and smiled.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > vaco vah samavetârtham

> > tâtaitad upamanmahe

> > yan nah putrân samuddis'ya

> > tattva-grâma udâhritah

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca - the Personality of Godhead said; vacah - words; vah - your; samaveta - appropriate; artham - whose meaning; tâta - O father; etat - these; upamanmahe - I consider; yat - since; nah - Us; putrân - your sons; samuddis'ya - by referring to; tattva - of categories of fact; grâmah - the totality; udâhritah - set forth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord said: My dear father, I consider your statements appropriate, since you have explained the various categories of existence by referring to Us, your sons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > aham yûyam asâv ârya

> > ime ca dvârakâukasah

> > sarve 'py evam yadu-s'reshthha

> > vimrigyâh sa-carâcaram

> > aham - I; yûyam - you; asau - He; âryah - My respected brother (Balarâma); ime - these; ca - and; dvârakâ-okasah - inhabitants of Dvârakâ; sarve - all; api - even; evam - in this same way; yadu-s'reshthha - O best of the Yadus; vimrigyâh - to be considered; sa - along with; cara - that which moves; acaram - and that which does not move.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Not only I, but also you, along with My respected brother and these residents of Dvârakâ, should all be considered in this same philosophical light, O best of the Yadus. Indeed, we should include all that exists, both moving and nonmoving.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > âtmâ hy ekah svayam-jyotir

> > nityo 'nyo nirguno gunaih

> > âtma-srishthais tat-kriteshu

> > bhûteshu bahudheyate

> > âtmâ - the Supreme Soul; hi - indeed; ekah - one; svayam-jyotih - self-luminous; nityah - eternal; anyah - distinct (from the material energy); nirgunah - free from material qualities; gunaih - by the modes; âtma - from itself; srishthaih - created; tat - in their; kriteshu - products; bhûteshu - material entities; bahudhâ - manifold; îyate - it appears.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The supreme spirit, Paramâtmâ, is indeed one. He is self-luminous and eternal, transcendental and devoid of material qualities. But through the agency of the very modes He has created, the one Supreme Truth manifests as many among the expansions of those modes.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > kham vâyur jyotir âpo bhûs

> > tat-kriteshu yathâs'ayam

> > âvis-tiro-'lpa-bhûry eko

> > nânâtvam yâty asâv api

> > kham - ether; vâyuh - air; jyotih - fire; âpah - water; bhûh - earth; tat - their; kriteshu - in the products; yathâ-âs'ayam - according to the particular locations; âvih - manifest; tirah - unmanifest; alpa - small; bhûri - large; ekah - one; nânâtvam - the status of being many; yâti - assumes; asau - it; api - also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The elements of ether, air, fire, water and earth become visible, invisible, minute or extensive as they manifest in various objects. Similarly, the Paramâtmâ, though one, appears to become many.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > evam bhagavatâ râjan

> > vasudeva udâhritah

> > s'rutvâ vinashtha-nânâ-dhîs

> > tûshnîm prîta-manâ abhût

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam - thus; bhagavatâ - by the Supreme Lord; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); vasudevah - Vasudeva; udâhritah - spoken to; s'rutvâ - hearing; vinashtha - destroyed; nânâ - dualistic; dhîh - his mentality; tûshnîm - silent; prîta - satisfied; manâh - in his heart; abhût - he was.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: O King, hearing these instructions spoken to him by the Supreme Lord, Vasudeva became freed from all ideas of duality. Satisfied at heart, he remained silent.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 27 - 28

> > atha tatra kuru-s'reshthha

> > devakî sarva-devatâ

> > s'rutvânîtam guroh putram

> > âtmajâbhyâm su-vismitâ

> > krishna-râmau samâs'râvya

> > putrân kamsa-vihimsitân

> > smarantî kripanam prâha

> > vaiklavyâd as'ru-locanâ

> > atha - then; tatra - at that place; kuru-s'reshthha - O best of the Kurus; devakî - mother Devakî; sarva - of everyone; devatâ - the supremely worshipable goddess; s'rutvâ - having heard; nîtam - brought back; guroh - of Their spiritual master; putram - the son; âtmajâbhyâm - by her two sons; su - very much; vismitâ - amazed; krishna-râmau - Krishna and Balarâma; samâs'râvya - clearly addressing; putrân - her sons; kamsa-vihimsitân - murdered by Kamsa; smarantî - remembering; kripanam - pitifully; prâha - she spoke; vaiklavyât - due to her distraught condition; as'ru - (filled with) tears; locanâ - her eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At that time, O best of the Kurus, the universally worshiped Devakî took the opportunity to address her two sons, Krishna and Balarâma. Previously she had heard with astonishment that They had brought Their spiritual master's son back from death. Now, thinking of her own sons who had been murdered by Kamsa, she felt great sorrow, and thus with tear-filled eyes she beseeched Krishna and Balarâma.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > s'rî-devaky uvâca

> > râma râmâprameyâtman

> > krishna yoges'vares'vara

> > vedâham vâm vis'va-srijâm

> > îs'varâv âdi-pûrushau

> > s'rî-devakî uvâca - S'rî Devakî said; râma râma - O Râma, Râma; aprameya-âtman - O immeasurable Supersoul; krishna - O Krishna; yoga-îs'vara - of the masters of mystic yoga; îs'vara - O master; veda - know; aham - I; vâm - You both; vis'va - of the universe; srijâm - of the creators; îs'varau - the Lords; âdi - original; pûrushau - the two Personalities of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Devakî said: O Râma, Râma, immeasurable Supreme Soul! O Krishna, Lord of all masters of yoga! I know that You are the ultimate rulers of all universal creators, the primeval Personalities of Godhead.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > kala-vidhvasta-sattvânâm

> > râjn'âm ucchâstra-vartinâm

> > bhûmer bhârâyamânânâm

> > avatîrnau kilâdya me

> > kâla - by time; vidhvasta - destroyed; sattvânâm - whose good qualities; râjn'âm - for (killing) the kings; ut-s'âstra - outside the scope of scriptural rules; vartinâm - who act; bhûmeh - for the earth; bhârâyamânânâm - becoming a burden; avatîrnau - (both of You) descended; kila - indeed; adya - now; me - to me.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > yasyâms'âms'âms'a-bhâgena

> > vis'votpatti-layodayâh

> > bhavanti kila vis'vâtmams

> > tam tvâdyâham gatim gatâ

> > yasya - whose; ams'a - of the expansion; ams'a - of the expansion; ams'a - of the expansion; bhâgena - by a part; vis'va - of the universe; utpatti - the generation; laya - dissolution; udayâh - and prosperity; bhavanti - arise; kila - indeed; vis'va-âtman - O Soul of all that be; tat - to Him; tvâ - Yourself; adya - today; aham - I; gatim - for shelter; gatâ - come.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Soul of all that be, the creation, maintenance and destruction of the universe are all carried out by a fraction of an expansion of an expansion of Your expansion. Today I have come to take shelter of You, the Supreme Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 32 - 33

> > cirân mrita-sutâdâne

> > gurunâ kila coditau

> > âninyathuh pitri-sthânâd

> > gurave guru-dakshinâm

> > tathâ me kurutam kâmam

> > yuvâm yoges'vares'varau

> > bhoja-râja-hatân putrân

> > kâmaye drashthum âhritân

> > cirât - for a long time; mrita - dead; suta - the son; âdâne - to return; gurunâ - by Your spiritual master; kila - it has been heard; coditau - ordered; âninyathuh - You brought him; pitri - of the forefathers; sthânât - from the place; gurave - to Your spiritual master; guru-dakshinâm - as a token of thanksgiving for Your guru's mercy;

> > tathâ - in the same way; me - my; kurutam - please fulfill; kâmam - the desire; yuvâm - You two; yoga-îs'vara - of the masters of yoga; îs'varau - O masters; bhoja-râja - by the King of Bhoja (Kamsa); hatân - killed; putrân - my sons; kâmaye - I wish; drashthum - to see; âhritân - brought back.

> > TRANSLATION

> > It is said that when Your spiritual master ordered You to retrieve his long- dead son, You brought him back from the forefathers' abode as a token of remuneration for Your guru's mercy. Please fulfill my desire in the same way, O supreme masters of all yoga masters. Please bring back my sons who were killed by the King of Bhoja, so that I may see them once again.

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > rishir uvâca

> > evam san'coditau mâtrâ

> > râmah krishnas' ca bhârata

> > sutalam samvivis'atur

> > yoga-mâyâm upâs'ritau

> > rishih uvâca - the sage (S'rî S'ukadeva) said; evam - thus; san'coditau - urged; mâtrâ - by Their mother; râmah - Balarâma; krishnah - Krishna; ca - and; bhârata - O descendant of Bhârata (Parîkchit); sutalam - the subterranean planet of Sutala, ruled by Bali Mahârâja; samvivis'atuh - They entered; yoga- mâyâyam - Their mystic pastime potency; upâs'ritau - utilizing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sage S'ukadeva said: Thus entreated by Their mother, O Bhârata, Balarâma and Krishna employed Their mystic Yogamâyâ potency and entered the region of Sutala.

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > tasmin pravishthâv upalabhya daitya-râd

> > vis'vâtma-daivam sutarâm tathâtmanah

> > tad-dars'anâhlâda-pariplutâs'ayah

> > sadyah samutthâya nanâma sânvayah

> > tasmin - there; pravishthau - (the two of Them) entered; upalabhya - noticing; daitya-râth - the King of the Daityas (Bali); vis'va - of the entire universe; âtma - the Soul; daivam - and supreme Deity; sutarâm - especially; tathâ - also; âtmanah - of himself; tat - Them; dars'ana - due to seeing; âhlâda - with the joy; paripluta - overwhelmed; âs'ayah - his heart; sadyah - immediately; samutthâya - standing up; nanâma - he bowed down; sa - together with; anvayah - his entourage.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the King of the Daityas, Bali Mahârâja, noticed the arrival of the two Lords, his heart overflowed with joy, since he knew Them to be the Supreme Soul and worshipable Deity of the entire universe, and especially of himself. He immediately stood up and then bowed down to offer respects, along with his entire entourage.

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > tayoh samânîya varâsanam mudâ

> > nivishthayos tatra mahâtmanos tayoh

> > dadhâra pâdâv avanijya taj jalam

> > sa-vrinda â-brahma punad yad ambu ha

> > tayoh - for Them; samânîya - bringing; vara - elevated; âsanam - seats; mudâ - happily; nivishthayoh - who took Their seats; tatra - there; mahâ-âtmanoh - of the greatest of personalities; tayoh - of Them; dadhâra - he took; pâdau - the feet; avanijya - washing; tat - that; jalam - water; sa - together with; vrindah - his followers; â-brahma - up to Lord Brahmâ; punat - purifying; yat - which; ambu - water; ha - indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bali took pleasure in offering Them elevated seats. After They sat down, he washed the feet of the two Supreme Personalities. Then he took that water, which purifies the whole world even up to Lord Brahmâ, and poured it upon himself and his followers.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > samarhayâm âsa sa tau vibhûtibhir

> > mahârha-vastrâbharanânulepanaih

> > tâmbûla-dîpâmrita-bhakshanâdibhih

> > sva-gotra-vittâtma-samarpanena ca

> > samarhayâm âsa - worshiped; sah - he; tau - Them; vibhûtibhih - with his riches; mahâ-arha - greatly valuable; vastra - with garments; âbharana - ornaments; anulepanaih - and fragrant pastes; tâmbûla - with betel nut; dîpa - lamps; amrita - nectarean; bhakshana - food; âdibhih - and so on; sva - of his; gotra - family; vitta - of the wealth; âtma - and of himself; samarpanena - with the offering; ca - and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He worshiped Them with all the riches at his disposal - priceless clothing, ornaments, fragrant sandalwood paste, betel nut, lamps, sumptuous food and so on. Thus he offered Them all his family's wealth, and also his own self.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > sa indraseno bhagavat-padâmbujam

> > bibhran muhuh prema-vibhinnayâ dhiyâ

> > uvâca hânanda-jalâkulekshanah

> > prahrishtha-româ nripa gadgadâksharam

> > sah - he; indra-senah - Bali, who conquered the army of Indra; bhagavat - of the Supreme Lords; pâda-ambujam - the lotus feet; bibhrat - taking hold of; muhuh - repeatedly; prema - out of love; vibhinnayâ - which was melting; dhiyâ - from his heart; uvâca ha - said; ânanda - caused by his ecstasy; jala - with water (tears); âkula - filled; îkshanah - whose eyes; prahrishtha - standing erect; româ - the hair on whose limbs; nripa - O King (Parîkchit); gadgada - choking; aksharam - whose syllables.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Taking hold of the Lords' lotus feet again and again, Bali, the conqueror of Indra's army, spoke from his heart, which was melting out of his intense love. O King, as tears of ecstasy filled his eyes and the hair on his limbs stood on end, he began to speak with faltering words.

> > PURPORT

> > S'rîla Prabhupâda describes this scene as follows in Krishna: "King Bali was feeling such transcendental pleasure that he repeatedly grasped the lotus feet of the Lord and kept them on his chest; and sometimes he put them on the top of his head, and in this way he was feeling transcendental bliss. Tears of love and affection began to flow down from his eyes, and all his hairs stood on end."

> > ******

> > TEXT 39

> > balir uvâca

> > namo 'nantâya brihate

> > namah krishnâya vedhase

> > sânkhya-yoga-vitânâya

> > brahmane paramâtmane

> > balih uvâca - Bali said; namah - obeisances; anantâya - to Ananta, the unlimited Lord; brihate - the greatest being; namah - obeisances; krishnâya - to Krishna; vedhase - the creator; sânkhya - of sânkhya analysis; yoga - and of mystic yoga; vitânâya - the disseminator; brahmane - the Absolute Truth; parama-âtmane - the Supersoul.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Bali said: Obeisances to the unlimited Lord, Ananta, the greatest of all beings. And obeisances to Lord Krishna, the creator of the universe, who appears as the impersonal Absolute and the Supersoul in order to disseminate the principles of sânkhya and yoga.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > dars'anam vâm hi bhûtânâm

> > dushprâpam câpy adurlabham

> > rajas-tamah-svabhâvânâm

> > yan nah prâptau yadricchayâ

> > dars'anam - the vision; vâm - of You two; hi - indeed; bhûtânâm - for living beings in general; dushprâpam - rarely achieved; ca api - yet still; adurlabham - not difficult to obtain; rajah - in passion; tamah - and ignorance; svabhâvânâm - for those whose natures; yat - in that; nah - by us; prâptau - obtained; yadricchayâ - causelessly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing You Lords is a rare achievement for most living beings. But even persons like us, situated in the modes of passion and ignorance, can easily see You when You reveal Yourself by Your own sweet will.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 41 - 43

> > daitya-dânava-gandharvâh

> > siddha-vidyâdhra-câranâh

> > yaksha-rakshah-pis'âcâs' ca

> > bhûta-pramatha-nâyakâh

> > vis'uddha-sattva-dhâmny addhâ

> > tvayi s'âstra-s'arîrini

> > nityam nibaddha-vairâs te

> > vayam cânye ca tâdris'âh

> > kecanodbaddha-vairena

> > bhaktyâ kecana kâmatah

> > na tathâ sattva-samrabdhâh

> > sannikrishthâh surâdayah

> > daitya-dânava - the Daitya and Dânava demons; gandharvâh - and the Gandharvas, celestial singers; siddha-vidyâdhara-câranâh - the Siddha, Vidyâdhara and Cârana demigods; yaksha - the Yakshas (semipious spirits); rakshah - the Râkshasas (man-eating spirits); pis'âcâh - the carnivorous Pis'âca demons; ca - and; bhûta - the ghosts; pramatha-nâyakâh - and the evil Pramatha and Nâyaka spirits;

> > vis'uddha - perfectly pure; sattva - of goodness; dhâmni - toward the embodiment; addhâ - direct; tvayi - You; s'âstra - which comprises the revealed scriptures; s'arîrini - the possessor of such a body; nityam - always; nibaddha - fixed; vairâh - in enmity; te - they; vayam - we; ca - also; anye - others; ca - and; tâdris'âh - like them;

> > kecana - some; udbaddha - especially obstinate; vairena - with hatred; bhaktyâ - with devotion; kecana - some; kâmatah - rising out of lust; na - not; tathâ - so; sattva - by the material mode of goodness; samrabdhâh - those who are predominated; sannikrishthâh - attracted; sura - demigods; âdayah - and others.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Many who had been constantly absorbed in enmity toward You ultimately became attracted to You, who are the direct embodiment of transcendental goodness and whose divine form comprises the revealed scriptures. These reformed enemies include Daityas, Dânavas, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Vidyâdharas, Câranas, Yakshas, Râkshasas, Pis'âcas, Bhûtas, Pramathas and Nâyakas, and also ourselves and many others like us. Some of us have become attracted to You because of exceptional hatred, while others have become attracted because of their mood of devotion based on lust. But the demigods and others infatuated by material goodness feel no such attraction for You.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > idam ittham iti prâyas

> > tava yoges'vares'vara

> > na vidanty api yoges'â

> > yoga-mâyâm kuto vayam

> > idam - this; ittham - characterized like this; iti - in such terms; prâyah - for the most part; tava - Your; yoga-îs'vara - of the masters of yoga; îs'vara - O supreme master; na vidanti - they do not know; api - even; yoga-îs'âh - the masters of yoga; yoga-mâyâm - Your spiritual power of delusion; kutah - what then of; vayam - us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > What to speak of ourselves, O Lord of all perfect yogîs, even the greatest mystics do not know what Your spiritual power of delusion is or how it acts.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > tan nah prasîda nirapeksha-vimrigya-yushmat

> > pâdâravinda-dhishanânya-grihândha-kûpât

> > nishkramya vis'va-s'aranânghry-upalabdha-vrittih

> > s'ânto yathaika uta sarva-sakhais' carâmi

> > tat - in such a way; nah - to us; prasîda - please be merciful; nirapeksha - by those who have no material motives; vimrigya - searched for; yushmat - Your; pâda - than the feet; aravinda - lotus; dhishana - shelter; anya - other; griha - from the home; andha - blind; kûpât - which is a well; nishkramya - going out; vis'va - to the whole world; s'arana - of those who are helpful (the trees); anghri - at the feet; upalabdha - obtained; vrittih - whose livelihood; s'ântah - peaceful; yathâ - as; ekah - alone; uta - or else; sarva - of everyone; sakhaih - with the friends; carâmi - I may wander.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Please be merciful to me so I may get out of the blind well of family life - my false home - and find the true shelter of Your lotus feet, which selfless sages always seek. Then, either alone or in the company of great saints, who are the friends of everyone, I may wander freely, finding life's necessities at the feet of the universally charitable trees.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > s'âdhy asmân îs'itavyes'a

> > nishpâpân kuru nah prabho

> > pumân yac chraddhayâtishthhams'

> > codanâyâ vimucyate

> > s'âdhi - please order; asmân - us; îs'itavya - of those who are subject to being controlled; îs'a - O controller; nishpâpân - sinless; kuru - please make; nah - us; prabho - O master; pumân - a person; yat - which; s'raddhayâ - with faith; âtishthhan - executing; codanâyâh - of scriptural regulation; vimucyate - becomes free.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord of all subordinate creatures, please tell us what to do and thus free us of all sin. One who faithfully executes Your command, O master, is no longer obliged to follow the ordinary Vedic rites.

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > âsan marîceh shath putrâ

> > ûrnâyâm prathame 'ntare

> > devâh kam jahasur vîkshya

> > sutam yabhitum udyatam

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca - the Supreme Lord said; âsan - there were; marîceh - of Marîci; shath - six; putrâh - sons; ûrnâyâm - born of Ürnâ (his wife); prathame - in the first; antare - rule of Manu; devâh - demigods; kam - at Lord Brahmâ; jahasuh - they laughed; vîkshya - seeing; sutâm - with his daughter (Sarasvatî); yabhitum - to copulate; udyatam - prepared.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord said: During the age of the first Manu, the sage Marîci had six sons by his wife Ürnâ. They were all exalted demigods, but once they laughed at Lord Brahmâ when they saw him preparing to have sex with his own daughter.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 48 - 49

> > tenâsurîm agan yonim

> > adhunâvadya-karmanâ

> > hiranyakas'ipor jâtâ

> > nîtâs te yoga-mâyayâ

> > devakyâ udare jâtâ

> > râjan kamsa-vihimsitâh

> > sâ tân s'ocaty âtmajân svâms

> > ta ime 'dhyâsate 'ntike

> > tena - by that; âsurîm - demoniac; agan - they entered; yonim - a womb; adhunâ - immediately; avadya - improper; karmanâ - by the act; hiranyakas'ipoh - to Hiranyakas'ipu; jâtâh - born; nîtâh - brought; te - they; yoga-mâyayâ - by the Lord's divine power of illusion;

> > devakyâh - of Devakî; udare - from the womb; jâtâh - born; râjan - O King (Bali); kamsa - by Kamsa; vihimsitâh - murdered; sâ - she; tân - for them; s'ocati - laments; âtma-jân - sons; svân - her own; te - they; ime - these same; adhyâsate - are living; antike - nearby.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because of that improper act, they immediately entered a demoniac form of life, and thus they took birth as sons of Hiranyakas'ipu. The goddess Yogamâyâ then took them away from Hiranyakas'ipu, and they were born again from Devakî's womb. After this, O King, Kamsa murdered them. Devakî still laments for them, thinking of them as her sons. These same sons of Marîci are now living here with you.

> > ******

> > TEXT 50

> > ita etân praneshyâmo

> > mâtri-s'okâpanuttaye

> > tatah s'âpâd vinirmaktâ

> > lokam yâsyanti vijvarâh

> > itah - from here; etân - them; praneshyâmah - We wish to take; mâtri - of their mother; s'oka - the lamentation; apanuttaye - in order to dispel; tatah - then; s'âpât - from their curse; vinirmuktâh - freed; lokam - to their own planet (of the demigods); yâsyanti - they will go; vijvarâh - relieved of their feverish condition.

> > TRANSLATION

> > We wish to take them from this place to dispel their mother's sorrow. Then, released from their curse and free from all suffering, they will return to their home in heaven.

> > ******

> > TEXT 51

> > smarodgîthah parishvangah

> > patangah kshudrabhrid ghrinî

> > shad ime mat-prasâdena

> > punar yâsyanti sad-gatim

> > smara-udgîthah parishvangah - Smara, Udgîtha and Parishvanga; patangah kshudrabhrit ghrinî - Patanga, Kshudrabhrit and Ghrinî; shath - six; ime - these; mat - My; prasâdena - by the grace; punah - again; yâsyanti - will go; sat - of saintly persons; gatim - to the destination.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By My grace these six - Smara, Udgîtha, Parishvanga, Patanga, Kshudrabhrit and Ghrinî - will return to the abode of pure saints.

> > ******

> > TEXT 52

> > ity uktvâ tân samâdâya

> > indrasenena pûjitau

> > punar dvâravatîm etya

> > mâtuh putrân ayacchatâm

> > iti - thus; uktvâ - speaking; tân - them; samâdâya - taking; indrasenena - by Bali Mahârâja; pûjitau - both honored; punah - once more; dvâravatîm - to Dvârakâ; etya - going; mâtuh - of Their mother; putrân - the sons; ayacchatâm - They presented.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued:] After saying this, Lord Krishna and Lord Balarâma, having been duly worshiped by Bali Mahârâja, took the six sons and returned to Dvârakâ, where They presented them to Their mother.

> > ******

> > TEXT 53

> > tân drishthvâ bâlakân devî

> > putra-sneha-snuta-stanî

> > parishvajyânkam âropya

> > mûrdhny ajighrad abhîkshnas'ah

> > tân - them; drishthvâ - seeing; bâlakân - the boys; devî - the goddess (Devakî); putra - for her sons; sneha - due to her affection; snuta - flowing; stanî - whose breasts; parishvajya - embracing; ankam - on her lap; âropya - placing; mûrdhni - their heads; ajighrat - she smelled; abhîkshnas'ah - repeatedly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When she saw her lost children, Goddess Devakî felt such affection for them that milk flowed from her breasts. She embraced them and took them onto her lap, smelling their heads again and again.

> > ******

> > TEXT 54

> > apâyayat stanam prîtâ

> > suta-spars'a-parisnutam

> > mohitâ mâyayâ vishnor

> > yayâ srishthih pravartate

> > apâyayat - she let them drink; stanam - from her breast; prîtâ - lovingly; suta - of her sons; spars'a - because of the touch; parisnutam - drenched; mohitâ - bewildered; mâyayâ - by the illusory energy; vishnoh - of Lord Vishnu; yayâ - by which; srishthih - creation; pravartate - comes into being.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lovingly she let her sons drink from her breast, which became wet with milk just by their touch. She was entranced by the same illusory energy of Lord Vishnu that initiates the creation of the universe.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 55 - 56

> > pîtvâmritam payas tasyâh

> > pîta-s'esham gadâ-bhritah

> > nârâyanânga-samspars'a-

> > pratilabdhâtma-dars'anâh

> > te namaskritya govindam

> > devakîm pitaram balam

> > mishatâm sarva-bhûtânâm

> > yayur dhâma divaukasâm

> > pîtvâ - having drunk; amritam - nectarean; payah - milk; tasyâh - her; pîta - of what had been drunk; s'esham - the remnants; gadâ-bhritah - of Krishna, the wielder of the club; nârâyana - of the Supreme Lord, Nârâyana (Krishna); anga - of the body; samspars'a - by the touch; pratilabdha - regained; âtma - of their original selves (as demigods); dars'anâh - the perception;

> > te - they; namaskritya - bowing down; govindam - to Lord Krishna; devakîm - to Devakî; pitaram - to their father; balam - and to Lord Balarâma; mishatâm - as they looked on; sarva - all; bhûtânâm - the people; yayuh - they went; dhâma - to the abode; diva-okasâm - of the demigods.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By drinking her nectarean milk, the remnants of what Krishna Himself had previously drunk, the six sons touched the transcendental body of the Lord, Nârâyana, and this contact awakened them to their original identities. They bowed down to Govinda, Devakî, their father and Balarâma, and then, as everyone looked on, they left for the abode of the demigods.

> > ******

> > TEXT 57

> > tam drishthvâ devakî devî

> > mritâgamana-nirgamam

> > mene su-vismitâ mâyâm

> > krishnasya racitâm nripa

> > tam - this; drishthvâ - seeing; devakî - Devakî; devî - divine; mrita - of the dead (sons); âgamana - the return; nirgamam - and departure; mene - she thought; su - very much; vismitâ - amazed; mâyâm - magic; krishnasya - by Krishna; racitâm - produced; nripa - O King (Parîkchit).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing her sons return from death and then depart again, saintly Devakî was struck with wonder, O King. She concluded that this was all simply an illusion created by Krishna.

> > ******

> > TEXT 58

> > evam-vidhâny adbhutâni

> > krishnasya paramâtmanah

> > vîryâny ananta-vîryasya

> > santy anantâni bhârata

> > evam-vidhâni - like this; adbhutâni - amazing; krishnasya - of Krishna; parama- âtmanah - the Supreme Soul; vîryâni - feats; ananta - unlimited; vîryasya - whose valor; santi - there are; anantâni - unlimited; bhârata - O descendant of Bharata.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Krishna, the Supreme Soul, the Lord of unlimited valor, performed countless pastimes just as amazing as this one, O descendant of Bharata.

> > ******

> > TEXT 59

> > s'rî-sûta uvâca

> > ya idam anus'rinoti s'râvayed vâ murâres'

> > caritam amrita-kîrter varnitam vyâsa-putraih

> > jagad-agha-bhid alam tad-bhakta-sat-karna-pûram

> > bhagavati krita-citto yâti tat-kshema-dhâma

> > s'rî-sûtah uvâca - S'rî Sûta said (to the sages assembled at Naimishâranya, to whom he was repeating the conversation between S'ukadeva Gosvâmî and Parîkchit Mahârâja); yah - whoever; idam - this; anus'rinoti - properly hears; s'râvayet - causes others to hear; vâ - or; murâreh - of Lord Krishna, killer of the demon Mura; caritam - pastime; amrita - deathless; kîrteh - whose glories; varnitam - described; vyâsa-putraih - by the respected son of Vyâsadeva; jagat - of the universe; agha - the sins; bhit - which (pastime) destroys; alam - totally; tat - His; bhakta - for the devotees; sat - transcendental; karna- pûram - ornament for the ears; bhagavati - on the Supreme Lord; krita - fixing; cittah - his mind; yâti - he goes; tat - His; kshema - auspicious; dhâma - to the personal abode.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said: This pastime enacted by Lord Murâri, whose fame is eternal, totally destroys the sins of the universe and serves as the transcendental ornament for His devotees' ears. Anyone who carefully hears or narrates this pastime, as recounted by the venerable son of Vyâsa, will be able to fix his mind in meditation on the Supreme Lord and attain to the all-auspicious kingdom of God.

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