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sri-suka uvaca
tasyam vidarbho ‘janayat
putrau namna kusa-krathau
trtiyam romapadam ca
vidarbha-kula-nandanam
Sukadeva Gosvami said: By the womb of the girl brought by his father,
Vidarbha begot three sons, named Kusa, Kratha and Romapada. Romapada was
the favorite in the dynasty of Vidarbha.
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romapada-suto babhrur
babhroh krtir ajayata
usikas tat-sutas tasmac
cedis caidyadayo nrpah
The son of Romapada was Babhru, from whom there came a son named Krti.
The son of Krti was Usika, and the son of Usika was Cedi. From Cedi was
born the king known as Caidya and others.
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krathasya kuntih putro ‘bhud
vrsnis tasyatha nirvrtih
tato dasarho namnabhut
tasya vyomah sutas tatah
jimuto vikrtis tasya
yasya bhimarathah sutah
tato navarathah putro
jato dasarathas tatah
The son of Kratha was Kunti; the son of Kunti, Vrsni; the son of
Vrsni, Nirvrti; and the son of Nirvrti, Dasarha. From Dasarha came Vyoma;
from Vyoma came Jimuta; from Jimuta, Vikrti; from Vikrti, Bhimaratha;
from Bhimaratha, Navaratha; and from Navaratha, Dasaratha.
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karambhih sakuneh putro
devaratas tad-atmajah
devaksatras tatas tasya
madhuh kuruvasad anuh
From Dasaratha came a son named Sakuni and from Sakuni a son named
Karambhi. The son of Karambhi was Devarata, and his son was Devaksatra.
The son of Devaksatra was Madhu, and his son was Kuruvasa, from whom
there came a son named Anu.
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puruhotras tv anoh putras
tasyayuh satvatas tatah
bhajamano bhajir divyo
vrsnir devavrdho ‘ndhakah
satvatasya sutah sapta
mahabhojas ca marisa
bhajamanasya nimlocih
kinkano dhrstir eva ca
ekasyam atmajah patnyam
anyasyam ca trayah sutah
satajic ca sahasrajid
ayutajid iti prabho
The son of Anu was Puruhotra, the son of Puruhotra was Ayu, and the
son of Ayu was Satvata. O great Aryan King, Satvata had seven sons, named
Bhajamana, Bhaji, Divya, Vrsni, Devavrdha, Andhaka and Mahabhoja. From
Bhajamana by one wife came three sons–Nimloci, Kinkana and Dhrsti. And
from his other wife came three other sons–Satajit, Sahasrajit and
Ayutajit.
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babhrur devavrdha-sutas
tayoh slokau pathanty amu
yathaiva srnumo durat
sampasyamas tathantikat
The son of Devavrdha was Babhru. Concerning Devavrdha and Babhru there
are two famous songs of prayer, which were sung by our predecessors and
which we have heard from a distance. Even now I hear the same prayers
about their qualities [because that which was heard before is still sung
continuously].
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babhruh srestho manusyanam
devair devavrdhah samah
purusah panca-sastis ca
sat-sahasrani casta ca
ye ‘mrtatvam anuprapta
babhror devavrdhad api
mahabhojo ‘tidharmatma
bhoja asams tad-anvaye
“It has been decided that among human beings Babhru is the best and
that Devavrdha is equal to the demigods. Because of the association of
Babhru and Devavrdha, all of their descendants, numbering 14,065,
achieved liberation.” In the dynasty of King Mahabhoja, who was
exceedingly religious, there appeared the Bhoja kings.
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vrsneh sumitrah putro ‘bhud
yudhajic ca parantapa
sinis tasyanamitras ca
nighno ‘bhud anamitratah
O King, Maharaja Pariksit, who can suppress your enemies, the sons of
Vrsni were Sumitra and Yudhajit. From Yudhajit came Sini and Anamitra,
and from Anamitra came a son named Nighna.
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satrajitah prasenas ca
nighnasyathasatuh sutau
anamitra-suto yo ‘nyah
sinis tasya ca satyakah
The two sons of Nighna were Satrajita and Prasena. Another son of
Anamitra was another Sini, and his son was Satyaka.
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yuyudhanah satyakir vai
jayas tasya kunis tatah
yugandharo ‘namitrasya
vrsnih putro ‘paras tatah
The son of Satyaka was Yuyudhana, whose son was Jaya. From Jaya came a
son named Kuni and from Kuni a son named Yugandhara. Another son of
Anamitra was Vrsni.
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svaphalkas citrarathas ca
gandinyam ca svaphalkatah
akrura-pramukha asan
putra dvadasa visrutah
From Vrsni came the sons named Svaphalka and Citraratha. From
Svaphalka by his wife Gandini came Akrura. Akrura was the eldest, but
there were twelve other sons, all of whom were most celebrated.
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asangah sarameyas ca
mrduro mrduvid girih
dharmavrddhah sukarma ca
ksetropekso ‘rimardanah
satrughno gandhamadas ca
pratibahus ca dvadasa
tesam svasa sucarakhya
dvav akrura-sutav api
devavan upadevas ca
tatha citrarathatmajah
prthur vidurathadyas ca
bahavo vrsni-nandanah
The names of these twelve were Asanga, Sarameya, Mrdura, Mrduvit,
Giri, Dharmavrddha, Sukarma, Ksetropeksa, Arimardana, Satrughna,
Gandhamada and Pratibahu. These brothers also had a sister named Sucara.
From Akrura came two sons, named Devavan and Upadeva. Citraratha had many
sons, headed by Prthu and Viduratha, all of whom were known as belonging
to the dynasty of Vrsni.
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kukuro bhajamanas ca
sucih kambalabarhisah
kukurasya suto vahnir
viloma tanayas tatah
Kukura, Bhajamana, Suci and Kambalabarhisa were the four sons of
Andhaka. The son of Kukura was Vahni, and his son was Viloma.
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kapotaroma tasyanuh
sakha yasya ca tumburuh
andhakad dundubhis tasmad
avidyotah punarvasuh
The son of Viloma was Kapotaroma, and his son was Anu, whose friend
was Tumburu. From Anu came Andhaka; from Andhaka, Dundubhi; and from
Dundubhi, Avidyota. From Avidyota came a son named Punarvasu.
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tasyahukas cahuki ca
kanya caivahukatmajau
devakas cograsenas ca
catvaro devakatmajah
devavan upadevas ca
sudevo devavardhanah
tesam svasarah saptasan
dhrtadevadayo nrpa
santidevopadeva ca
srideva devaraksita
sahadeva devaki ca
vasudeva uvaha tah
Punarvasu had a son and a daughter, named Ahuka and Ahuki
respectively, and Ahuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka
had four sons, named Devavan, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and he
also had seven daughters, named Santideva, Upadeva, Srideva, Devaraksita,
Sahadeva, Devaki and Dhrtadeva. Dhrtadeva was the eldest. Vasudeva, the
father of Krsna, married all these sisters.
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kamsah sunama nyagrodhah
kankah sankuh suhus tatha
rastrapalo ‘tha dhrstis ca
tustiman augrasenayah
Kamsa, Sunama, Nyagrodha, Kanka, Sanku, Suhu, Rastrapala, Dhrsti and
Tustiman were the sons of Ugrasena.
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kamsa kamsavati kanka
surabhu rastrapalika
ugrasena-duhitaro
vasudevanuja-striyah
Kamsa, Kamsavati, Kanka, Surabhu and Rastrapalika were the daughters
of Ugrasena. They became the wives of Vasudeva’s younger brothers.
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suro vidurathad asid
bhajamanas tu tat-sutah
sinis tasmat svayam bhojo
hrdikas tat-suto matah
The son of Citraratha was Viduratha, the son of Viduratha was Sura,
and his son was Bhajamana. The son of Bhajamana was Sini, the son of Sini
was Bhoja, and the son of Bhoja was Hrdika.
TEXT 27
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devamidhah satadhanuh
krtavarmeti tat-sutah
devamidhasya surasya
marisa nama patny abhut
The three sons of Hrdika were Devamidha, Satadhanu and Krtavarma. The
son of Devamidha was Sura, whose wife was named Marisa.
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tasyam sa janayam asa
dasa putran akalmasan
vasudevam devabhagam
devasravasam anakam
srnjayam syamakam kankam
samikam vatsakam vrkam
deva-dundubhayo nedur
anaka yasya janmani
vasudevam hareh sthanam
vadanty anakadundubhim
prtha ca srutadeva ca
srutakirtih srutasravah
rajadhidevi caitesam
bhaginyah panca kanyakah
kunteh sakhyuh pita suro
hy aputrasya prtham adat
Through Marisa, King Sura begot Vasudeva, Devabhaga, Devasrava, Anaka,
Srnjaya, Syamaka, Kanka, Samika, Vatsaka and Vrka. These ten sons were
spotlessly pious personalities. When Vasudeva was born, the demigods from
the heavenly kingdom sounded kettledrums. Therefore Vasudeva, who
provided the proper place for the appearance of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, Krsna, was also known as Anakadundubhi. The five daughters of
King Sura, named Prtha, Srutadeva, Srutakirti, Srutasrava and
Rajadhidevi, were Vasudeva’s sisters. Sura gave Prtha to his friend
Kunti, who had no issue, and therefore another name of Prtha was Kunti.
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sapa durvasaso vidyam
deva-hutim pratositat
tasya virya-pariksartham
ajuhava ravim sucih
Once when Durvasa was a guest at the house of Prtha’s father, Kunti,
Prtha satisfied Durvasa by rendering service. Therefore she received a
mystic power by which she could call any demigod. To examine the potency
of this mystic power, the pious Kunti immediately called for the sun-god.
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tadaivopagatam devam
viksya vismita-manasa
pratyayartham prayukta me
yahi deva ksamasva me
As soon as Kunti called for the demigod of the sun, he immediately
appeared before her, and she was very much surprised. She told the sungod,
“I was simply examining the effectiveness of this mystic power. I am
sorry I have called you unnecessarily. Please return and excuse me.”
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amogham deva-sandarsam
adadhe tvayi catmajam
yonir yatha na dusyeta
kartaham te sumadhyame
The sun-god said: O beautiful Prtha, your meeting with the demigods
cannot be fruitless. Therefore, let me place my seed in your womb so that
you may bear a son. I shall arrange to keep your virginity intact, since
you are still an unmarried girl.
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iti tasyam sa adhaya
garbham suryo divam gatah
sadyah kumarah sanjajne
dvitiya iva bhaskarah
After saying this, the sun-god discharged his semen into the womb of
Prtha and then returned to the celestial kingdom. Immediately thereafter,
from Kunti a child was born, who was like a second sun-god.
TEXT 36
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tam satyajan nadi-toye
krcchral lokasya bibhyati
prapitamahas tam uvaha
pandur vai satya-vikramah
Because Kunti feared people’s criticisms, with great difficulty she
had to give up her affection for her child. Unwillingly, she packed the
child in a basket and let it float down the waters of the river. O
Maharaja Pariksit, your great-grandfather the pious and chivalrous King
Pandu later married Kunti.
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srutadevam tu karuso
vrddhasarma samagrahit
yasyam abhud dantavakra
rsi-sapto diteh sutah
Vrddhasarma, the King of Karusa, married Kunti’s sister Srutadeva, and
from her womb Dantavakra was born. Having been cursed by the sages headed
by Sanaka, Dantavakra had formerly been born as the son of Diti named
Hiranyaksa.
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kaikeyo dhrstaketus ca
srutakirtim avindata
santardanadayas tasyam
pancasan kaikayah sutah
King Dhrstaketu, the King of Kekaya, married Srutakirti, another
sister of Kunti’s. Srutakirti had five sons, headed by Santardana.
TEXT 39
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rajadhidevyam avantyau
jayaseno ‘janista ha
damaghosas cedi-rajah
srutasravasam agrahit
Through the womb of Rajadhidevi, another sister of Kunti’s, Jayasena
begot two sons, named Vinda and Anuvinda. Similarly, the king of the Cedi
state married Srutasrava. This king’s name was Damaghosa.
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sisupalah sutas tasyah
kathitas tasya sambhavah
devabhagasya kamsayam
citraketu-brhadbalau
The son of Srutasrava was Sisupala, whose birth has already been
described [in the Seventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam]. Vasudeva’s brother
named Devabhaga had two sons born of his wife, Kamsa. These two sons were
Citraketu and Brhadbala.
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kamsavatyam devasravasah
suvira isumams tatha
bakah kankat tu kankayam
satyajit purujit tatha
Vasudeva’s brother named Devasrava married Kamsavati, by whom he begot
two sons, named Suvira and Isuman. Kanka, by his wife Kanka, begot three
sons, named Baka, Satyajit and Purujit.
TEXT 42
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srnjayo rastrapalyam ca
vrsa-durmarsanadikan
harikesa-hiranyaksau
surabhumyam ca syamakah
King Srnjaya, by his wife, Rastrapalika, begot sons headed by Vrsa and
Durmarsana. King Syamaka, by his wife, Surabhumi, begot two sons, named
Harikesa and Hiranyaksa.
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misrakesyam apsarasi
vrkadin vatsakas tatha
taksa-puskara-saladin
durvaksyam vrka adadhe
Thereafter, King Vatsaka, by the womb of his wife, Misrakesi, who was
an Apsara, begot sons headed by Vrka. Vrka, by his wife, Durvaksi, begot
Taksa, Puskara, Sala and so on.
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sumitrarjunapaladin
samikat tu sudamani
anakah karnikayam vai
rtadhama-jayav api
From Samika, by the womb of his wife, Sudamani, came Sumitra,
Arjunapala and other sons. King Anaka, by his wife, Karnika, begot two
sons, namely Rtadhama and Jaya.
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pauravi rohini bhadra
madira rocana ila
devaki-pramukhas casan
patnya anakadundubheh
Devaki, Pauravi, Rohini, Bhadra, Madira, Rocana, Ila and others were
all wives of Anakadundubhi [Vasudeva]. Among them all, Devaki was the
chief.
TEXT 46
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balam gadam saranam ca
durmadam vipulam dhruvam
vasudevas tu rohinyam
krtadin udapadayat
Vasudeva, by the womb of his wife Rohini, begot sons such as Bala,
Gada, Sarana, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Krta and others.
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subhadro bhadrabahus ca
durmado bhadra eva ca
pauravyas tanaya hy ete
bhutadya dvadasabhavan
nandopananda-krtakasuradya
madiratmajah
kausalya kesinam tv ekam
asuta kula-nandanam
From the womb of Pauravi came twelve sons, including Bhuta, Subhadra,
Bhadrabahu, Durmada and Bhadra. Nanda, Upananda, Krtaka, Sura and others
were born from the womb of Madira. Bhadra [Kausalya] gave birth to only
one son, named Kesi.
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rocanayam ato jata
hasta-hemangadadayah
ilayam uruvalkadin
yadu-mukhyan ajijanat
Vasudeva, by another of his wives, whose name was Rocana, begot Hasta,
Hemangada and other sons. And by his wife named Ila he begot sons headed
by Uruvalka, all of whom were chief personalities in the dynasty of Yadu.
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viprstho dhrtadevayam
eka anakadundubheh
santidevatmaja rajan
prasama-prasitadayah
From the womb of Dhrtadeva, one of the wives of Anakadundubhi
[Vasudeva], came a son named Viprstha. The sons of Santideva, another
wife of Vasudeva, were Prasama, Prasita and others.
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rajanya-kalpa-varsadya
upadeva-suta dasa
vasu-hamsa-suvamsadyah
sridevayas tu sat sutah
Vasudeva also had a wife named Upadeva, from whom came ten sons,
headed by Rajanya, Kalpa and Varsa. From Srideva, another wife, came six
sons, such as Vasu, Hamsa and Suvamsa.
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devaraksitaya labdha
nava catra gadadayah
vasudevah sutan astav
adadhe sahadevaya
By the semen of Vasudeva in the womb of Devaraksita, nine sons were
born, headed by Gada. Vasudeva, who was religion personified, also had a
wife named Sahadeva, by whose womb he begot eight sons, headed by Sruta
and Pravara.
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pravara-sruta-mukhyams ca
saksad dharmo vasun iva
vasudevas tu devakyam
asta putran ajijanat
kirtimantam susenam ca
bhadrasenam udara-dhih
rjum sammardanam bhadram
sankarsanam ahisvaram
astamas tu tayor asit
svayam eva harih kila
subhadra ca mahabhaga
tava rajan pitamahi
The eight sons born of Sahadeva such as Pravara and Sruta, were exact
incarnations of the eight Vasus in the heavenly planets. Vasudeva also
begot eight highly qualified sons through the womb of Devaki. These
included Kirtiman, Susena, Bhadrasena, Rju, Sammardana, Bhadra and
Sankarsana, the controller and serpent incarnation. The eighth son was
the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself–Krsna. The highly fortunate
Subhadra, the one daughter, was your grandmother.
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yada yada hi dharmasya
ksayo vrddhis ca papmanah
tada tu bhagavan isa
atmanam srjate harih
Whenever the principles of religion deteriorate and the principles of
irreligion increase, the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead
Sri Hari, appears by His own will.
TEXT 57
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na hy asya janmano hetuh
karmano va mahipate
atma-mayam vinesasya
parasya drastur atmanah
O King, Maharaja Pariksit, but for the Lord’s personal desire, there
is no cause for His appearance, disappearance or activities. As the
Supersoul, He knows everything. Consequently there is no cause that
affects Him, not even the results of fruitive activities.
TEXT 58
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yan maya-cestitam pumsah
sthity-utpatty-apyayaya hi
anugrahas tan-nivrtter
atma-labhaya cesyate
The Supreme Personality of Godhead acts through His material energy in
the creation, maintenance and annihilation of this cosmic manifestation
just to deliver the living entity by His compassion and stop the living
entity’s birth, death and duration of materialistic life. Thus He enables
the living being to return home, back to Godhead.
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aksauhininam patibhir
asurair nrpa-lanchanaih
bhuva akramyamanaya
abharaya krtodyamah
Although the demons who take possession of the government are dressed
like men of government, they do not know the duty of the government.
Consequently, by the arrangement of God, such demons, who possess great
military strength, fight with one another, and thus the great burden of
demons on the surface of the earth is reduced. The demons increase their
military power by the will of the Supreme, so that their numbers will be
diminished and the devotees will have a chance to advance in Krsna
consciousness.
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karmany aparimeyani
manasapi suresvaraih
saha-sankarsanas cakre
bhagavan madhusudanah
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, with the cooperation of
Sankarsana, Balarama, performed activities beyond the mental
comprehension of even such personalities as Lord Brahma and Lord Siva.
[For instance, Krsna arranged the Battle of Kuruksetra to kill many
demons for the relief of the entire world.]
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kalau janisyamananam
duhkha-soka-tamo-nudam
anugrahaya bhaktanam
supunyam vyatanod yasah
To show causeless mercy to the devotees who would take birth in the
future in this age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna,
acted in such a way that simply by remembering Him one will be freed from
all the lamentation and unhappiness of material existence. [In other
words, He acted so that all future devotees, by accepting the
instructions of Krsna consciousness stated in Bhagavad-gita, could be
relieved from the pangs of material existence.]
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yasmin sat-karna-piyuse
yasas-tirtha-vare sakrt
srotranjalir upasprsya
dhunute karma-vasanam
Simply by receiving the glories of the Lord through purified
transcendental ears, the devotees of the Lord are immediately freed from
strong material desires and engagement in fruitive activities.
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bhoja-vrsny-andhaka-madhusurasena-
dasarhakaih
slaghaniyehitah sasvat
kuru-srnjaya-pandubhih
snigdha-smiteksitodarair
vakyair vikrama-lilaya
nrlokam ramayam asa
murtya sarvanga-ramyaya
Assisted by the descendants of Bhoja, Vrsni, Andhaka, Madhu, Surasena,
Dasarha, Kuru, Srnjaya and Pandu, Lord Krsna performed various
activities. By His pleasing smiles, His affectionate behavior, His
instructions and His uncommon pastimes like raising Govardhana Hill, the
Lord, appearing in His transcendental body, pleased all of human society.
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yasyananam makara-kundala-caru-karnabhrajat-
kapola-subhagam savilasa-hasam
nityotsavam na tatrpur drsibhih pibantyo
naryo naras ca muditah kupita nimes ca
Krsna’s face is decorated with ornaments, such as earrings resembling
sharks. His ears are beautiful, His cheeks brilliant, and His smiling
attractive to everyone. Whoever sees Lord Krsna sees a festival. His face
and body are fully satisfying for everyone to see, but the devotees are
angry at the creator for the disturbance caused by the momentary blinking
of their eyes.
TEXT 66
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jato gatah pitr-grhad vrajam edhitartho
hatva ripun suta-satani krtorudarah
utpadya tesu purusah kratubhih samije
atmanam atma-nigamam prathayan janesu
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, known as lilapurusottama,
appeared as the son of Vasudeva but immediately left His
father’s home and went to Vrndavana to expand His loving relationship
with His confidential devotees. In Vrndavana the Lord killed many demons,
and afterwards He returned to Dvaraka, where according to Vedic
principles He married many wives who were the best of women, begot
through them hundreds of sons, and performed sacrifices for His own
worship to establish the principles of householder life.
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prthvyah sa vai guru-bharam ksapayan kurunam
antah-samuttha-kalina yudhi bhupa-camvah
drstya vidhuya vijaye jayam udvighosya
procyoddhavaya ca param samagat sva-dhama
Thereafter, Lord Sri Krsna created a misunderstanding between family
members just to diminish the burden of the world. Simply by His glance,
He annihilated all the demoniac kings on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra
and declared victory for Arjuna. Finally, He instructed Uddhava about
transcendental life and devotion and then returned to His abode in His
original form.
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