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sri-suka uvaca
iti bhagavatah prstah
ksattra vartam priyasrayam
prativaktum na cotseha
autkanthyat smaritesvarah
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvaca–Sri Sukadeva said; iti–thus; bhagavatah–the great
devotee; prstah–being asked; ksattra–by Vidura; vartam–message; priyaasrayam–
regarding the dearest; prativaktum–to reply; na–not; ca–also;
utsehe–became eager; autkanthyat–by excessive anxiety; smarita–
remembrance; isvarah–the Lord.
TRANSLATION
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: When the great devotee Uddhava was asked by
Vidura to speak on the messages of the dearest [Lord Krsna], Uddhava was
unable to answer immediately due to excessive anxiety at the remembrance
of the Lord.
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yah panca-hayano matra
pratar-asaya yacitah
tan naicchad racayan yasya
saparyam bala-lilaya
SYNONYMS
yah–one who; panca–five; hayanah–years old; matra–by his mother;
pratah-asaya–for breakfast; yacitah–called for; tat–that; na–not;
aicchat–liked; racayan–playing; yasya–whose; saparyam–service; balalilaya–
childhood.
TRANSLATION
He was one who even in his childhood, at the age of five years, was so
absorbed in the service of Lord Krsna that when he was called by his
TEXT 3
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sa katham sevaya tasya
kalena jarasam gatah
prsto vartam pratibruyad
bhartuh padav anusmaran
SYNONYMS
sah–Uddhava; katham–how; sevaya–by such service; tasya–his;
kalena–in course of time; jarasam–invalidity; gatah–undergone; prstah-
-asked for; vartam–message; pratibruyat–just to reply; bhartuh–of the
Lord; padau–His lotus feet; anusmaran–remembering.
TRANSLATION
Uddhava thus served the Lord continually from childhood, and in his
old age that attitude of service never slackened. As soon as he was asked
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sa muhurtam abhut tusnim
krsnanghri-sudhaya bhrsam
tivrena bhakti-yogena
nimagnah sadhu nirvrtah
SYNONYMS
sah–Uddhava; muhurtam–for a moment; abhut–became; tusnim–dead
silent; krsna-anghri–the lotus feet of the Lord; sudhaya–by the nectar;
bhrsam–well matured; tivrena–by very strong; bhakti-yogena–devotional
service; nimagnah–absorbed in; sadhu–good; nirvrtah–fully in love.
TRANSLATION
For a moment he remained dead silent, and his body did not move. He
became absorbed in the nectar of remembering the Lord’s lotus feet in
devotional ecstasy, and he appeared to be going increasingly deeper into
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pulakodbhinna-sarvango
muncan milad-drsa sucah
purnartho laksitas tena
sneha-prasara-samplutah
SYNONYMS
pulaka-udbhinna–bodily changes of transcendental ecstasy; sarvaangah–
every part of the body; muncan–smearing; milat–opening; drsa–by
the eyes; sucah–tears of grief; purna-arthah–complete achievement;
laksitah–thus observed; tena–by Vidura; sneha-prasara–extensive love;
samplutah–thoroughly assimilated.
TRANSLATION
It was so observed by Vidura that Uddhava had all the transcendental
bodily changes due to total ecstasy, and he was trying to wipe away tears
of separation from his eyes. Thus Vidura could understand that Uddhava
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sanakair bhagaval-lokan
nrlokam punar agatah
vimrjya netre viduram
prityahoddhava utsmayan
SYNONYMS
sanakaih–gradually; bhagavat–the Lord; lokat–from the abode;
nrlokam–the planet of the human beings; punah agatah–coming again;
vimrjya–wiping; netre–eyes; viduram–unto Vidura; pritya–in affection;
aha–said; uddhavah–Uddhava; utsmayan–by all those remembrances.
TRANSLATION
The great devotee Uddhava soon came back from the abode of the Lord to
the human plane, and wiping his eyes, he awakened his reminiscence of the
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uddhava uvaca
krsna-dyumani nimloce
girnesv ajagarena ha
kim nu nah kusalam bruyam
gata-srisu grhesv aham
SYNONYMS
uddhavah uvaca–Sri Uddhava said; krsna-dyumani–the Krsna sun;
nimloce–having set; girnesu–being swallowed; ajagarena–by the great
snake; ha–in the past; kim–what; nu–else; nah–our; kusalam–welfare;
bruyam–may I say; gata–gone away; srisu grhesu–in the house; aham–I.
TRANSLATION
Sri Uddhava said: My dear Vidura, the sun of the world, Lord Krsna,
has set, and our house has now been swallowed by the great snake of time.
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durbhago bata loko ‘yam
yadavo nitaram api
ye samvasanto na vidur
harim mina ivodupam
SYNONYMS
durbhagah–unfortunate; bata–certainly; lokah–universe; ayam–this;
yadavah–the Yadu dynasty; nitaram–more specifically; api–also; ye–
those; samvasantah–living together; na–did not; viduh–understand;
harim–the Personality of Godhead; minah–the fishes; iva udupam–like
the moon.
TRANSLATION
This universe with all its planets is most unfortunate. And even more
unfortunate are the members of the Yadu dynasty because they could not
identify Lord Hari as the Personality of Godhead, any more than the fish
TEXT 9
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ingita-jnah puru-praudha
ekaramas ca satvatah
satvatam rsabham sarve
bhutavasam amamsata
SYNONYMS
ingita-jnah–expert in psychic study; puru-praudhah–highly
experienced; eka–one; aramah–relaxation; ca–also; satvatah–devotees,
or own men; satvatam rsabham–head of the family; sarve–all; bhutaavasam–
all-pervading; amamsata–could think.
TRANSLATION
The Yadus were all experienced devotees, learned and expert in psychic
study. Over and above this, they were always with the Lord in all kinds
of relaxations, and still they were only able to know Him as the one
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devasya mayaya sprsta
ye canyad asad-asritah
bhramyate dhir na tad-vakyair
atmany uptatmano harau
SYNONYMS
devasya–of the personality of Godhead; mayaya–by the influence of
external energy; sprstah–infected; ye–all those; ca–and; anyat–
others; asat–illusory; asritah–being taken to; bhramyate–bewilder;
dhih–intelligence; na–not; tat–of them; vakyaih–by those words;
atmani–in the Supreme Self; upta-atmanah–surrendered souls; harau–unto
the Lord.
TRANSLATION
Under no circumstances can the words of persons bewildered by the
illusory energy of the Lord deviate the intelligence of those who are
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pradarsyatapta-tapasam
avitrpta-drsam nrnam
adayantar adhad yas tu
sva-bimbam loka-locanam
SYNONYMS
pradarsya–by exhibiting; atapta–without undergoing; tapasam–
penances; avitrpta-drsam–without fulfillment of vision; nrnam–of
persons; adaya–taking; antah–disappearance; adhat–performed; yah–He
who; tu–but; sva-bimbam–His own form; loka-locanam–public vision.
TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Krsna, who manifested His eternal form before the vision of
all on the earth, performed His disappearance by removing His form from
the sight of those who were unable to see Him [as He is] due to not
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yan martya-lilaupayikam sva-yogamaya-
balam darsayata grhitam
vismapanam svasya ca saubhagarddheh
param padam bhusana-bhusanangam
SYNONYMS
yat–His eternal form which; martya–mortal world; lila-upayikam–just
suitable for the pastimes; sva-yoga-maya-balam–potency of the internal
energy; darsayata–for manifestation; grhitam–discovered; vismapanam–
wonderful; svasya–of His own; ca–and; saubhaga-rddheh–of the opulent;
param–supreme; padam–ultimate stand; bhusana–ornament; bhusana-angam–
of the ornaments.
TRANSLATION
The Lord appeared in the mortal world by His internal potency, yogamaya.
He came in His eternal form, which is just suitable for His
pastimes. These pastimes were wonderful for everyone, even for those
proud of their own opulence, including the Lord Himself in His form as
the Lord of Vaikuntha. Thus His [Sri Krsna’s] transcendental body is the
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yad dharma-sunor bata rajasuye
niriksya drk-svastyayanam tri-lokah
kartsnyena cadyeha gatam vidhatur
arvak-srtau kausalam ity amanyata
SYNONYMS
yat–the form which; dharma-sunoh–of Maharaja Yudhisthira; bata–
certainly; rajasuye–in the arena of the rajasuya sacrifice; niriksya–by
observing; drk–sight; svastyayanam–pleasing; tri-lokah–the three
worlds; kartsnyena–in sum total; ca–thus; adya–today; iha–within the
universe; gatam–surpassed; vidhatuh–of the creator (Brahma); arvak–
recent mankind; srtau–in the material world; kausalam–dexterity; iti–
thus; amanyata–contemplated.
TRANSLATION
All the demigods from the upper, lower and middle universal planetary
systems assembled at the altar of the rajasuya sacrifice performed by
Maharaja Yudhisthira. After seeing the beautiful bodily features of Lord
Krsna, they all contemplated that He was the ultimate dexterous creation
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yasyanuraga-pluta-hasa-rasalilavaloka-
pratilabdha-manah
vraja-striyo drgbhir anupravrttadhiyo
‘vatasthuh kila krtya-sesah
SYNONYMS
yasya–whose; anuraga–attachment; pluta–enhanced by; hasa–laughter;
rasa–humors; lila–pastimes; avaloka–glancing; pratilabdha–obtained
thereof; manah–anguished; vraja-striyah–damsels of Vraja; drgbhih–with
the eyes; anupravrtta–following; dhiyah–by intelligence; avatasthuh–
sat silently; kila–indeed; krtya-sesah–without finishing household
duties.
TRANSLATION
The damsels of Vraja, after pastimes of laughter, humor and exchanges
of glances, were anguished when Krsna left them. They used to follow Him
with their eyes, and thus they sat down with stunned intelligence and
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sva-santa-rupesv itaraih sva-rupair
abhyardyamanesv anukampitatma
paravareso mahad-amsa-yukto
hy ajo ‘pi jato bhagavan yathagnih
SYNONYMS
sva-santa-rupesu–unto the peaceful devotees of the Lord; itaraih–
others, nondevotees; sva-rupaih–according to their own modes of nature;
abhyardyamanesu–being harassed by; anukampita-atma–the allcompassionate
Lord; para-avara–spiritual and material; isah–controller;
mahat-amsa-yuktah–accompanied by the plenary portion of mahat-tattva;
hi–certainly; ajah–the unborn; api–although; jatah–is born; bhagavan-
-the Personality of Godhead; yatha–as if; agnih–the fire.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead, the all-compassionate controller of both
the spiritual and material creations, is unborn, but when there is
friction between His peaceful devotees and persons who are in the
material modes of nature, He takes birth just like fire, accompanied by
TEXT 16
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mam khedayaty etad ajasya janmavidambanam
yad vasudeva-gehe
vraje ca vaso ‘ri-bhayad iva svayam
purad vyavatsid yad-ananta-viryah
SYNONYMS
mam–to me; khedayati–gives me distress; etat–this; ajasya–of the
unborn; janma–birth; vidambanam–bewildering; yat–that; vasudeva-gehe–
in the home of Vasudeva; vraje–in Vrndavana; ca–also; vasah–
inhabitation; ari–enemy; bhayat–because of fear; iva–as if; svayam–
Himself; purat–from Mathura Puri; vyavatsit–fled; yat–one who is;
ananta-viryah–unlimitedly powerful.
TRANSLATION
When I think of Lord Krsna–how He was born in the prison house of
Vasudeva although He is unborn, how He went away from His father’s
protection to Vraja and lived there incognito out of fear of the enemy,
and how, although unlimitedly powerful, He fled from Mathura in fear–all
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dunoti cetah smarato mamaitad
yad aha padav abhivandya pitroh
tatamba kamsad uru-sankitanam
prasidatam no ‘krta-niskrtinam
SYNONYMS
dunoti–it gives me pain; cetah–heart; smaratah–while thinking of;
mama–my; etat–this; yat–as much as; aha–said; padau–feet;
abhivandya–worshiping; pitroh–of the parents; tata–My dear father;
amba–My dear mother; kamsat–out of Kamsa’s; uru–great; sankitanam–of
those who are afraid; prasidatam–be pleased with; nah–Our; akrta–not
executed; niskrtinam–duties to serve you.
TRANSLATION
Lord Krsna begged pardon from His parents for Their [Krsna’s and
Balarama’s] inability to serve their feet, due to being away from home
because of great fear of Kamsa. He said, “O mother, O father, please
excuse Us for this inability.” All this behavior of the Lord gives me
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ko va amusyanghri-saroja-renum
vismartum isita puman vijighran
yo visphurad-bhru-vitapena bhumer
bharam krtantena tirascakara
SYNONYMS
kah–who else; va–either; amusya–the Lord’s; anghri–feet; sarojarenum–
dust of the lotus; vismartum–to forget; isita–may be able;
puman–person; vijighran–smelling; yah–one who; visphurat–expanding;
bhru-vitapena–by the leaves of the eyebrows; bhumeh–of the earth;
bharam–burden; krta-antena–by death-blows; tirascakara–executed.
TRANSLATION
Who, after smelling the dust of His lotus feet even once, could ever
forget it? Simply by expanding the leaves of His eyebrows, Krsna has
given the deathblow to those who were burdening the earth.TEXT 19
TEXT
drsta bhavadbhir nanu rajasuye
caidyasya krsnam dvisato ‘pi siddhih
yam yoginah samsprhayanti samyag
yogena kas tad-viraham saheta
SYNONYMS
drsta–it has been seen; bhavadbhih–by your good self; nanu–of
course; rajasuye–in the assembly of the rajasuya sacrifice performed by
Maharaja Yudhisthira; caidyasya–of the King of Cedi (Sisupala); krsnam–
unto Krsna; dvisatah–envying; api–in spite of; siddhih–success; yam–
which; yoginah–the yogis; samsprhayanti–verily desire; samyak–fully;
yogena–by performance of yoga; kah–who; tat–His; viraham–separation;
saheta–can tolerate.
TRANSLATION
You have personally seen how the King of Cedi [Sisupala] achieved
success in yoga practice, although he hated Lord Krsna. Even the actual
yogis aspire after such success with great interest by performance of
their various practices. Who can tolerate separation from Him?TEXT 20
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tathaiva canye nara-loka-vira
ya ahave krsna-mukharavindam
netraih pibanto nayanabhiramam
parthastra-putah padam apur asya
SYNONYMS
tatha–as also; eva ca–and certainly; anye–others; nara-loka–human
society; virah–fighters; ye–those; ahave–on the battlefield (of
Kuruksetra); krsna–Lord Krsna’s; mukha-aravindam–face like a lotus
flower; netraih–with the eyes; pibantah–while seeing; nayana-abhiramam-
-very pleasing to the eyes; partha–Arjuna; astra-putah–purified by
arrows; padam–abode; apuh–achieved; asya–of Him.
TRANSLATION
Certainly others who were fighters on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra
were purified by the onslaught of Arjuna’s arrows, and while seeing the
lotuslike face of Krsna, so pleasing to the eyes, they achieved the abode
of the Lord.TEXT 21
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svayam tv asamyatisayas tryadhisah
svarajya-laksmy-apta-samasta-kamah
balim haradbhis cira-loka-palaih
kirita-koty-edita-pada-pithah
SYNONYMS
svayam–Himself; tu–but; asamya–unique; atisayah–greater; triadhisah–
Lord of the three; svarajya–independent supremacy; laksmi–
fortune; apta–achieved; samasta-kamah–all desires; balim–worshiping
paraphernalia; haradbhih–offered by; cira-loka-palaih–by the eternal
maintainers of the order of creation; kirita-koti–millions of helmets;
edita-pada-pithah–feet honored by prayers.
TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Krsna is the Lord of all kinds of threes and is independently
supreme by achievement of all kinds of fortune. He is worshiped by the
eternal maintainers of the creation, who offer Him the paraphernalia of
worship by touching their millions of helmets to His feet.TEXT 22
TEXT
tat tasya kainkaryam alam bhrtan no
viglapayaty anga yad ugrasenam
tisthan nisannam paramesthi-dhisnye
nyabodhayad deva nidharayeti
SYNONYMS
tat–therefore; tasya–His; kainkaryam–service; alam–of course;
bhrtan–the servitors; nah–us; viglapayati–gives pain; anga–O Vidura;
yat–as much as; ugrasenam–unto King Ugrasena; tisthan–being seated;
nisannam–waiting upon Him; paramesthi-dhisnye–on the royal throne;
nyabodhayat–submitted; deva–addressing my Lord; nidharaya–please know
it; iti–thus.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, O Vidura, does it not pain us, His servitors, when we
remember that He [Lord Krsna] used to stand before King Ugrasena, who was
sitting on the royal throne, and used to submit explanations before him,
saying, “O My lord, please let it be known to you”?TEXT 23
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aho baki yam stana-kala-kutam
jighamsayapayayad apy asadhvi
lebhe gatim dhatry-ucitam tato ‘nyam
kam va dayalum saranam vrajema
SYNONYMS
aho–alas; baki–the she-demon (Putana); yam–whom; stana–of her
breast; kala–deadly; kutam–poison; jighamsaya–out of envy; apayayat–
nourished; api–although; asadhvi–unfaithful; lebhe–achieved; gatim–
destination; dhatri-ucitam–just suitable for the nurse; tatah–beyond
whom; anyam–other; kam–who else; va–certainly; dayalum–merciful;
saranam–shelter; vrajema–shall I take.
TRANSLATION
Alas, how shall I take shelter of one more merciful than He who
granted the position of mother to a she-demon [Putana] although she was
unfaithful and she prepared deadly poison to be sucked from her breast?TEXT 24
TEXT
manye ‘suran bhagavatams tryadhise
samrambha-margabhinivista-cittan
ye samyuge ‘caksata tarksya-putram
amse sunabhayudham apatantam
SYNONYMS
manye–I think; asuran–the demons; bhagavatan–great devotees; triadhise–
unto the Lord of the threes; samrambha–enmity; marga–by the way
of; abhinivista-cittan–absorbed in thought; ye–those; samyuge–in the
fight; acaksata–could see; tarksya-putram–Garuda, the carrier of the
Lord; amse–on the shoulder; sunabha–the wheel; ayudham–one who carries
the weapon; apatantam–coming forward.
TRANSLATION
I consider the demons, who are inimical toward the Lord, to be more
than the devotees because while fighting with the Lord, absorbed in
thoughts of enmity, they are able to see the Lord carried on the shoulder
of Garuda, the son of Tarksya [Kasyapa], and carrying the wheel weapon in
His hand.TEXT 25
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vasudevasya devakyam
jato bhojendra-bandhane
cikirsur bhagavan asyah
sam ajenabhiyacitah
SYNONYMS
vasudevasya–of the wife of Vasudeva; devakyam–in the womb of Devaki;
jatah–born of; bhoja-indra–of the King of the Bhojas; bandhane–in the
prison house; cikirsuh–for doing; bhagavan–the Personality of Godhead;
asyah–of the earth; sam–welfare; ajena–by Brahma; abhiyacitah–being
prayed for.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, being prayed to by Brahma
to bring welfare to the earth, was begotten by Vasudeva in the womb of
his wife Devaki in the prison of the King of Bhoja.TEXT 26
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tato nanda-vrajam itah
pitra kamsad vibibhyata
ekadasa samas tatra
gudharcih sa-balo ‘vasat
SYNONYMS
tatah–thereafter; nanda-vrajam–cow pastures of Nanda Maharaja; itah-
-being brought up; pitra–by His father; kamsat–from Kamsa; vibibhyata–
being afraid of; ekadasa–eleven; samah–years; tatra–therein; gudhaarcih–
covered fire; sa-balah–with Baladeva; avasat–resided.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, His father, being afraid of Kamsa, brought Him to the cow
pastures of Maharaja Nanda, and there He lived for eleven years like a
covered flame with His elder brother, Baladeva.TEXT 27
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parito vatsapair vatsams
carayan vyaharad vibhuh
yamunopavane kujaddvija-
sankulitanghripe
SYNONYMS
paritah–surrounded by; vatsapaih–cowherd boys; vatsan–calves;
carayan–herding, tending; vyaharat–enjoyed by traveling; vibhuh–the
Almighty; yamuna–the Yamuna River; upavane–gardens on the shore; kujat-
-vibrated by the voice; dvija–the twice-born birds; sankulita–densely
situated; anghripe–in the trees.
TRANSLATION
In His childhood, the Almighty Lord was surrounded by cowherd boys and
calves, and thus He traveled on the shore of the Yamuna River, through
gardens densely covered with trees and filled with vibrations of chirping
birds.TEXT 28
TEXT
kaumarim darsayams cestam
preksaniyam vrajaukasam
rudann iva hasan mugdhabala-
simhavalokanah
SYNONYMS
kaumarim–just suitable to childhood; darsayan–while showing; cestam-
-activities; preksaniyam–worthy to be seen; vraja-okasam–by the
inhabitants of the land of Vrndavana; rudan–crying; iva–just like;
hasan–laughing; mugdha–struck with wonder; bala-simha–lion cub;
avalokanah–looking like that.
TRANSLATION
When the Lord displayed His activities just suitable for childhood, He
was visible only to the residents of Vrndavana. Sometimes He would cry
and sometimes laugh, just like a child, and while so doing He would
appear like a lion cub.TEXT 29
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sa eva go-dhanam laksmya
niketam sita-go-vrsam
carayann anugan gopan
ranad-venur ariramat
SYNONYMS
sah–He (Lord Krsna); eva–certainly; go-dhanam–the treasure of cows;
laksmyah–by opulence; niketam–reservoir; sita-go-vrsam–beautiful cows
and bulls; carayan–herding; anugan–the followers; gopan–cowherd boys;
ranat–blowing; venuh–flute; ariramat–enlivened.
TRANSLATION
While herding the very beautiful bulls, the Lord, who was the
reservoir of all opulence and fortune, used to blow His flute, and thus
He enlivened His faithful followers, the cowherd boys.TEXT 30
TEXT
prayuktan bhoja-rajena
mayinah kama-rupinah
lilaya vyanudat tams tan
balah kridanakan iva
SYNONYMS
prayuktan–engaged; bhoja-rajena–by King Kamsa; mayinah–great
wizards; kama-rupinah–who could assume any form they liked; lilaya–in
the course of the pastimes; vyanudat–killed; tan–them; tan–as they
came there; balah–the child; kridanakan–dolls; iva–like that.
TRANSLATION
The great wizards who were able to assume any form were engaged by the
King of Bhoja, Kamsa, to kill Krsna, but in the course of His pastimes
the Lord killed them as easily as a child breaks dolls.TEXT 31
TEXT
vipannan visa-panena
nigrhya bhujagadhipam
utthapyapayayad gavas
tat toyam prakrti-sthitam
SYNONYMS
vipannan–perplexed in great difficulties; visa-panena–by drinking
poison; nigrhya–subduing; bhujaga-adhipam–the chief of the reptiles;
utthapya–after coming out; apayayat–caused to drink; gavah–the cows;
tat–that; toyam–water; prakrti–natural; sthitam–situated.
TRANSLATION
The inhabitants of Vrndavana were perplexed by great difficulties
because a certain portion of the Yamuna was poisoned by the chief of the
reptiles [Kaliya]. The Lord chastised the snake-king within the water and
drove him away, and after coming out of the river, He caused the cows to
drink the water and proved that the water was again in its natural state.
TEXT 32
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ayajayad go-savena
gopa-rajam dvijottamaih
vittasya coru-bharasya
cikirsan sad-vyayam vibhuh
SYNONYMS
ayajayat–made to perform; go-savena–by worship of the cows; goparajam–
the king of the cowherds; dvija-uttamaih–by the learned
brahmanas; vittasya–of the wealth; ca–also; uru-bharasya–great
opulence; cikirsan–desiring to act; sat-vyayam–proper utilization;
vibhuh–the great.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord, Krsna, desired to utilize the opulent financial
strength of Maharaja Nanda for worship of the cows, and also He wanted to
give a lesson to Indra, the King of heaven. Thus He advised His father to
perform worship of go, or the pasturing land and the cows, with the help
of learned brahmanas.TEXT 33
TEXT
varsatindre vrajah kopad
bhagnamane ‘tivihvalah
gotra-lilatapatrena
trato bhadranugrhnata
SYNONYMS
varsati–in pouring water; indre–by the King of heaven, Indra;
vrajah–the land of cows (Vrndavana); kopat bhagnamane–having been in
anger on being insulted; ati–highly; vihvalah–perturbed; gotra–the
hill for the cows; lila-atapatrena–by the pastime umbrella; tratah–were
protected; bhadra–O sober one; anugrhnata–by the merciful Lord.
TRANSLATION
O sober Vidura, King Indra, his honor having been insulted, poured
water incessantly on Vrndavana, and thus the inhabitants of Vraja, the
land of cows, were greatly distressed. But the compassionate Lord Krsna
saved them from danger with His pastime umbrella, the Govardhana Hill.
TEXT 34
TEXT
sarac-chasi-karair mrstam
manayan rajani-mukham
gayan kala-padam reme
strinam mandala-mandanah
SYNONYMS
sarat–autumn; sasi–of the moon; karaih–by the shining; mrstam–
brightened; manayan–thinking so; rajani-mukham–the face of the night;
gayan–singing; kala-padam–pleasing songs; reme–enjoyed; strinam–of
the women; mandala-mandanah–as the central beauty of the assembly of
women.
TRANSLATION
In the third season of the year, the Lord enjoyed as the central
beauty of the assembly of women by attracting them with His pleasing
songs in an autumn night brightened by moonshine.
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