Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.001
Speaker: śrī-śuka uvāca
nanda-vrajaṃ gate rāme karūṣādhipatir nṛpa / vāsudevo 'ham ity ajño dūtaṃ kṛṣṇāya prāhiṇot
English translation
Śrī Śuka said: O King, while Balarāma was in Nanda's Vraja, the foolish ruler of Karūṣa sent a messenger to Kṛṣṇa declaring, 'I am Vāsudeva.'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.002
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
tvaṃ vāsudevo bhagavān avatīrṇo jagat-patiḥ / iti prastobhito bālair mena ātmānam acyutam
English translation
Flattered by childish men who told him, 'You are the Supreme Lord Vāsudeva, descended as master of the universe,' he imagined himself Acyuta.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.003
dūtaṃ ca prāhiṇon mandaḥ kṛṣṇāyāvyakta-vartmane / dvārakāyāṃ yathā bālo nṛpo bāla-kṛto 'budhaḥ
English translation
That foolish king, senseless as a child because other fools had made him so, sent a messenger to Kṛṣṇa, whose path is unmanifest, in Dvārakā.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.004
dūtas tu dvārakām etya sabhāyām āsthitaṃ prabhum / kṛṣṇaṃ kamala-patrākṣaṃ rāja-sandeśam abravīt
English translation
The messenger entered Dvārakā and addressed lotus-eyed Lord Kṛṣṇa, seated in the assembly, delivering the king's message.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.005
vāsudevo 'vatīrno 'ham eka eva na cāparaḥ / bhūtānām anukampārthaṃ tvaṃ tu mithyābhidhāṃ tyaja
English translation
'I alone am Vāsudeva descended to show compassion to living beings; there is no other. Abandon Your false use of that name.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.006
yāni tvam asmac-cihnāni mauḍhyād bibharṣi sātvata / tyaktvaihi māṃ tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ no ced dehi mamāhavam
English translation
'Sātvata, in Your folly You carry my emblems. Give them up and come take refuge in me, or else give me battle.'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.007
Speaker: śrī-śuka uvāca
katthanaṃ tad upākarṇya pauṇḍrakasyālpa-medhasaḥ / ugrasenādayaḥ sabhyā uccakair jahasus tadā
English translation
Śrī Śuka said: Hearing the boast of foolish Pauṇḍraka, Ugrasena and the other members of the assembly laughed loudly.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.008
uvāca dūtaṃ bhagavān parihāsa-kathām anu / utsrakṣye mūḍha cihnāni yais tvam evaṃ vikatthase
English translation
After joking about the message, the Supreme Lord told the messenger, 'Fool, I shall indeed cast upon you the emblems of which you boast.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.009
mukhaṃ tad apidhāyājña kaṅka-gṛdhra-vaṭair vṛtaḥ / śayiṣyase hatas tatra bhavitā śaraṇaṃ śunām
English translation
'Ignorant man, when I have killed you, you will lie there with your face covered and surrounded by vultures, herons, and crows, becoming a refuge for dogs.'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.010
iti dūtas tam ākṣepaṃ svāmine sarvam āharat / kṛṣṇo 'pi ratham āsthāya kāśīm upajagāma ha
English translation
The messenger carried that entire reproach back to his master. Kṛṣṇa then mounted His chariot and approached Kāśī.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.011
pauṇḍrako 'pi tad-udyogam upalabhya mahā-rathaḥ / akṣauhiṇībhyāṃ saṃyukto niścakrāma purād drutam
English translation
Learning of Kṛṣṇa's preparations, the mighty chariot warrior Pauṇḍraka quickly marched out of the city with two full army divisions.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.012
tasya kāśī-patir mitraṃ pārṣṇi-grāho 'nvayān nṛpa / akṣauhiṇībhis tisṛbhir apaśyat pauṇḍrakaṃ hariḥ
English translation
O King, his friend the ruler of Kāśī followed as rear guard with three army divisions. Hari beheld Pauṇḍraka and his forces.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.013
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
śaṅkhāry-asi-gadā-śārṅga-śrīvatsādy-upalakṣitam / bibhrāṇaṃ kaustubha-maṇiṃ vana-mālā-vibhūṣitam
English translation
Pauṇḍraka had marked himself with a conch, disc, sword, club, Śārṅga bow, Śrīvatsa, and other emblems. He wore an imitation Kaustubha jewel and was adorned with a forest garland.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.014
kauśeya-vāsasī pīte vasānaṃ garuḍa-dhvajam / amūlya-mauly-ābharaṇaṃ sphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam
English translation
He wore two yellow silk garments, displayed a banner bearing Garuḍa, and was decorated with a priceless crown and flashing shark-shaped earrings.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.015
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
dṛṣṭvā tam ātmanas tulyaṃ veṣaṃ kṛtrimam āsthitam / yathā naṭaṃ raṅga-gataṃ vijahāsa bhṛśaṃ hariḥ
English translation
Seeing him adopt an artificial costume resembling His own, Hari laughed heartily as though watching an actor upon a stage.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.016
śulair gadābhiḥ parighaiḥ śakty-ṛṣṭi-prāsa-tomaraiḥ / asibhiḥ paṭṭiśair bāṇaiḥ prāharann arayo harim
English translation
The enemies attacked Hari with tridents, clubs, iron bars, lances, spears, javelins, darts, swords, battle-axes, and arrows.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.017*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
kṛṣṇas tu tat pauṇḍraka-kāśirājayor / balaṃ gaja-syandana-vāji-patti-mat gadāsi-cakreṣubhir ārdayad bhṛśaṃ / yathā yugānte huta-bhuk pṛthak prajāḥ
English translation
Kṛṣṇa fiercely struck the forces of Pauṇḍraka and the king of Kāśī, with their elephants, chariots, horses, and infantry, using His club, sword, disc, and arrows, just as fire at the end of an age consumes the various created beings.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.018
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
āyodhanaṃ tad ratha-vāji-kuñjara-dvipat-kharoṣṭrair ariṇāvakhaṇḍitaiḥ / babhau citaṃ moda-vahaṃ manasvinām ākrīḍanaṃ bhūta-pater ivolbaṇam
English translation
That battlefield, strewn with chariots, horses, elephants, bipeds, asses, and camels cut apart by the Lord, looked like the terrible playground of the lord of ghosts and brought delight to the heroic.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.019
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
athāha pauṇḍrakaṃ śaurir bho bho pauṇḍraka yad bhavān / dūta-vākyena mām āha tāny astrāṇy utsṛjāmi te
English translation
Śauri then said to Pauṇḍraka, 'Ho, Pauṇḍraka! I shall now cast upon you the weapons You mentioned to Me through your messenger.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.020
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
tyājayiṣye 'bhidhānaṃ me yat tvayājña mṛṣā dhṛtam / vrajāmi śaraṇaṃ te 'dya yadi necchāmi saṃyugam
English translation
'Ignorant man, I shall make you abandon the name you falsely assumed as Mine. If I do not wish to fight, I shall take refuge in you today.'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.021
iti kṣiptvā śitair bāṇair virathī-kṛtya pauṇḍrakam / śiro 'vṛścad rathāṅgena vajreṇendro yathā gireḥ
English translation
After deriding him, Kṛṣṇa struck Pauṇḍraka with sharp arrows and deprived him of his chariot. Then He cut off his head with the disc as Indra cuts a mountain peak with his thunderbolt.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.022
tathā kāśī-pateḥ kāyāc chira utkṛtya patribhiḥ / nyapātayat kāśī-puryāṃ padma-kośam ivānilaḥ
English translation
With arrows He similarly severed the head from the king of Kāśī's body and sent it falling into Kāśī city like a lotus bud carried by the wind.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.023
evaṃ matsariṇam hatvā pauṇḍrakaṃ sa-sakhaṃ hariḥ / dvārakām āviśat siddhair gīyamāna-kathāmṛtaḥ
English translation
Having thus killed the envious Pauṇḍraka and his ally, Hari entered Dvārakā while the Siddhas sang the nectar of His deeds.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.024
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
sa nityaṃ bhagavad-dhyāna-pradhvastākhila-bandhanaḥ / bibhrāṇaś ca hare rājan svarūpaṃ tan-mayo 'bhavat
English translation
O King, because Pauṇḍraka constantly meditated upon the Lord and wore Hari's form, all his bondage was destroyed and he became absorbed in Him.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.025
śiraḥ patitam ālokya rāja-dvāre sa-kuṇḍalam / kim idaṃ kasya vā vaktram iti saṃśiśire janāḥ
English translation
Seeing the head with earrings fallen at the royal gate, the people wondered, 'What is this? Whose face is it?'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.026
rājñaḥ kāśī-pater jñātvā mahiṣyaḥ putra-bāndhavāḥ / paurāś ca hā hatā rājan nātha nātheti prārudan
English translation
When they recognized it as the head of the king of Kāśī, his queens, sons, relatives, and citizens cried, 'Alas, O King! We are slain! O master, O master!'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.027
sudakṣiṇas tasya sutaḥ kṛtvā saṃsthā-vidhiṃ pateḥ / nihatya pitṛ-hantāraṃ yāsyāmy apacitiṃ pituḥ
English translation
His son Sudakṣiṇa performed the funeral rites for his father and resolved, 'By killing my father's killer I shall repay my debt to him.'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.028
ity ātmanābhisandhāya sopādhyāyo maheśvaram / su-dakṣiṇo 'rcayām āsa parameṇa samādhinā
English translation
With his priest, Sudakṣiṇa worshiped Maheśvara in the deepest concentration, intent upon fulfilling his purpose.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.029
prīto 'vimukte bhagavāṃs tasmai varam adād vibhuḥ / pitṛ-hantṛ-vadhopāyaṃ sa vavre varam īpsitam
English translation
Pleased in his city Avimukta, the almighty Lord Śiva granted him a boon. Sudakṣiṇa chose the means to kill his father's killer.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.030
dakṣiṇāgniṃ paricara brāhmaṇaiḥ samam ṛtvijam / abhicāra-vidhānena sa cāgniḥ pramathair vṛtaḥ
English translation
Śiva said: 'With brāhmaṇa priests, worship the southern fire according to the rites of destructive magic. Surrounded by Pramathas, that fire,
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.031
sādhayiṣyati saṅkalpam abrahmaṇye prayojitaḥ / ity ādiṣṭas tathā cakre kṛṣṇāyābhicaran vratī
English translation
'when directed against one hostile to brāhmaṇas, will accomplish your purpose.' Thus instructed, the disciplined Sudakṣiṇa performed the rite against Kṛṣṇa.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.032
tato 'gnir utthitaḥ kuṇḍān mūrtimān ati-bhīṣaṇaḥ / tapta-tāmra-śikhā-śmaśrur aṅgārodgāri-locanaḥ
English translation
Then a personified fire of terrifying form arose from the sacrificial pit. Its crest and beard were like molten copper, and its eyes emitted burning coals.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.033
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
daṃṣṭrogra-bhru-kuṭī-daṇḍa-kaṭhorāsyaḥ sva-jihvayā / ālihan sṛkvaṇī nagno vidhunvaṃs tri-śikhaṃ jvalat
English translation
Its face was fearsome with fangs and rigid, fiercely furrowed brows. Naked, it licked the corners of its mouth and brandished a blazing three-pointed trident.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.034
padbhyāṃ tāla-pramāṇābhyāṃ kampayann avanī-talam / so 'bhyadhāvad vṛto bhūtair dvārakāṃ pradahan diśaḥ
English translation
With feet as tall as palm trees it shook the surface of the earth. Surrounded by spirits, it rushed toward Dvārakā, burning the directions.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.035
tam ābhicāra-dahanam āyāntaṃ dvārakaukasaḥ / vilokya tatrasuḥ sarve vana-dāhe mṛgā yathā
English translation
Seeing the fire of destructive magic approach, all the residents of Dvārakā became terrified like animals before a forest fire.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.036
akṣaiḥ sabhāyāṃ krīḍantaṃ bhagavantaṃ bhayāturāḥ / trāhi trāhi tri-lokeśa vahneḥ pradahataḥ puram
English translation
Overcome with fear, they approached the Supreme Lord as He played dice in the assembly and cried, 'Save us, save us, Lord of the three worlds! The fire is burning the city!'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.037
śrutvā taj jana-vaiklavyaṃ dṛṣṭvā svānāṃ ca sādhvasam / śaraṇyaḥ samprahasyāha mā bhaiṣṭety avitāsmy aham
English translation
Hearing the people's distress and seeing the fear of His own devotees, their refuge laughed gently and said, 'Do not fear. I shall protect you.'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.038
sarvasyāntar-bahiḥ-sākṣī kṛtyāṃ māheśvarīṃ vibhuḥ / vijñāya tad-vighātārthaṃ pārśva-sthaṃ cakram ādiśat
English translation
The almighty witness within and without all beings recognized the agent of destructive magic sent by Maheśvara and ordered His disc, which stood beside Him, to destroy it.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.039
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
tat sūrya-koṭi-pratimaṃ sudarśanaṃ jājvalyamānaṃ pralayānala-prabham / sva-tejasā khaṃ kakubho 'tha rodasī cakraṃ mukundāstram athāgnim ārdayat
English translation
Sudarśana, brilliant as ten million suns and blazing like the fire of dissolution, filled the sky, directions, heaven, and earth with its radiance. Mukunda's disc then attacked the fire.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.040*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
kṛtyānalaḥ pratihataḥ sa rathāṅga-pāṇer / astraujasā sa nṛpa bhagna-mukho nivṛttaḥ & / vārāṇasīṃ parisametya sudakṣiṇaṃ taṃ / sartvig-janaṃ samadahat sva-kṛto 'bhicāraḥ
English translation
O King, repelled by the force of the disc wielder's weapon, the fire of destructive magic turned back in defeat. Returning to Vārāṇasī, that very rite burned Sudakṣiṇa together with his priests.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.041
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
cakraṃ ca viṣṇos tad-anupraviṣṭaṃ vārāṇasīṃ sāṭṭa-sabhālayāpaṇām / sa-gopurāṭṭālaka-koṣṭha-saṅkulāṃ sa-kośa-hasty-aśva-rathānna-śālinīm
English translation
Viṣṇu's disc then entered Vārāṇasī, crowded with towers, assembly halls, palaces, markets, gateways, watchtowers, and granaries, and rich in treasuries, elephants, horses, chariots, and food.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.042
dagdhvā vārāṇasīṃ sarvāṃ viṣṇoś cakraṃ sudarśanam / bhūyaḥ pārśvam upātiṣṭhat kṛṣṇasyākliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ
English translation
After burning all of Vārāṇasī, Viṣṇu's Sudarśana disc returned to the side of Kṛṣṇa, whose deeds are effortless.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.66.043
ya enaṃ śrāvayen martya uttamaḥ-śloka-vikramam / samāhito vā śṛṇuyāt sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate
English translation
A mortal who attentively recites or hears this account of the valor of the Lord praised in excellent verses is freed from every sin.