Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.001
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
Speaker: śrī-śuka uvāca
ity udīritam ākarṇya devarṣer uddhavo 'bravīt / sabhyānāṃ matam ājñāya kṛṣṇasya ca mahā-matiḥ
English translation
Śrī Śuka said: Hearing the divine sage's words and understanding the views of the assembly and Kṛṣṇa, wise Uddhava spoke.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.002
Speaker: śrī-uddhava uvāca
yad uktam ṛṣinā deva sācivyaṃ yakṣyatas tvayā / kāryaṃ paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya rakṣā ca śaraṇaiṣiṇām
English translation
Śrī Uddhava said: Lord, as the sage advised, You should assist Your cousin in performing the sacrifice and also protect those who seek refuge.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.003
yaṣṭavyam rājasūyena dik-cakra-jayinā vibho / ato jarā-suta-jaya ubhayārtho mato mama
English translation
Almighty Lord, one who has conquered every direction must perform the Rājasūya. Therefore victory over Jarāsandha will accomplish both purposes, in my judgment.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.004
asmākaṃ ca mahān artho hy etenaiva bhaviṣyati / yaśaś ca tava govinda rājño baddhān vimuñcataḥ
English translation
This alone will bring us a great benefit, and You, Govinda, will gain glory by freeing the imprisoned kings.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.005
sa vai durviṣaho rājā nāgāyuta-samo bale / balinām api cānyeṣāṃ bhīmaṃ sama-balaṃ vinā
English translation
That king is difficult to withstand, equal in strength to ten thousand elephants. Among other mighty warriors only Bhīma equals him.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.006
dvai-rathe sa tu jetavyo mā śatākṣauhiṇī-yutaḥ / brāhmaṇyo 'bhyarthito viprair na pratyākhyāti karhicit
English translation
He should be defeated in single combat, not while surrounded by a hundred army divisions. Devoted to brāhmaṇas, he never refuses their request.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.007
brahma-veṣa-dharo gatvā taṃ bhikṣeta vṛkodaraḥ / haniṣyati na sandeho dvai-rathe tava sannidhau
English translation
Let Vṛkodara go disguised as a brāhmaṇa and beg combat from him. In Your presence Bhīma will undoubtedly kill him in a duel.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.008
nimittaṃ param īśasya viśva-sarga-nirodhayoḥ / hiraṇyagarbhaḥ śarvaś ca kālasyārūpiṇas tava
English translation
Hiraṇyagarbha and Śarva are merely instruments of You, the formless time and Supreme Lord, in the universe's creation and dissolution.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.009*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
gāyanti te viśada-karma gṛheṣu devyo / rājñāṃ sva-śatru-vadham ātma-vimokṣaṇaṃ ca gopyaś ca kuñjara-pater janakātmajāyāḥ / pitroś ca labdha-śaraṇā munayo vayaṃ ca
English translation
The queens sing in their homes of Your spotless deeds: the killing of Your enemies and their own deliverance. So too sing the gopīs, the elephant king, Janaka's daughter, Your parents who attained refuge, the sages, and we ourselves.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.010
jarāsandha-vadhaḥ kṛṣṇa bhūry-arthāyopakalpate / prāyaḥ pāka-vipākena tava cābhimataḥ kratuḥ
English translation
Kṛṣṇa, Jarāsandha's death will serve many great purposes and will most likely bring the sacrifice You desire to fruition.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.011
Speaker: śrī-śuka uvāca
ity uddhava-vaco rājan sarvato-bhadram acyutam / devarṣir yadu-vṛddhāś ca kṛṣṇaś ca pratyapūjayan
English translation
Śrī Śuka said: O King, the divine sage, the Yadu elders, and Kṛṣṇa all approved Uddhava's faultless counsel.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.012
athādiśat prayāṇāya bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ / bhṛtyān dāruka-jaitrādīn anujñāpya gurūn vibhuḥ
English translation
The almighty son of Devakī then took leave of His elders and ordered His servants headed by Dāruka and Jaitra to prepare for departure.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.013
nirgamayyāvarodhān svān sa-sutān sa-paricchadān / saṅkarṣaṇam anujñāpya yadu-rājaṃ ca śatru-han / sūtopanītaṃ sva-ratham āruhad garuḍa-dhvajam
English translation
After sending out His wives with their sons and attendants, the enemy-slayer took leave of Saṅkarṣaṇa and the Yadu king and mounted His Garuḍa-bannered chariot brought by the driver.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.014*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
tato ratha-dvipa-bhaṭa-sādi-nāyakaiḥ / karālayā parivṛta ātma-senayā mṛdaṅga-bhery-ānaka-śaṅkha-gomukhaiḥ / praghoṣa-ghoṣita-kakubho nirakramat
English translation
Surrounded by His formidable army with commanders of chariots, elephants, infantry, and cavalry, He departed while mṛdaṅgas, bherys, ānakas, conches, and horns filled the directions with tumultuous sound.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.015
nṛ-vāji-kāñcana-śibikābhir acyutaṃ sahātmajāḥ patim anu su-vratā yayuḥ / varāmbarābharaṇa-vilepana-srajaḥ su-saṃvṛtā nṛbhir asi-carma-pāṇibhiḥ
English translation
His virtuous wives and their children followed their husband in golden palanquins carried by men, beautifully dressed and adorned with ornaments, fragrances, and garlands and carefully guarded by men holding swords and shields.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.016*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
naroṣṭra-go-mahiṣa-kharāśvatary-anaḥ / kareṇubhiḥ parijana-vāra-yoṣitaḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ kaṭa-kuṭi-kambalāmbarādy- / upaskarā yayur adhiyujya sarvataḥ
English translation
Attendants, guards, and women traveled on ox, camel, buffalo, ass, mule, and elephant carts, loading from every side their finely adorned mats, tents, blankets, garments, and other equipment.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.017*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
balaṃ bṛhad-dhvaja-paṭa-chatra-cāmarair / varāyudhābharaṇa-kirīṭa-varmabhiḥ & / divāṃśubhis tumula-ravaṃ babhau raver / yathārṇavaḥ kṣubhita-timiṅgilormibhiḥ
English translation
With great banners, cloth standards, parasols, yak-tail fans, excellent weapons, ornaments, crowns, armor, and daylight brilliance, the roaring army resembled the ocean stirred by waves and giant sea creatures.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.018
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
atho munir yadu-patinā sabhājitaḥ praṇamya taṃ hṛdi vidadhad vihāyasā / niśamya tad-vyavasitam āhṛtārhaṇo mukunda-sandarśana-nirvṛtendriyaḥ
English translation
Honored by the Yadu Lord, the sage heard His decision, accepted worship, bowed, fixed Mukunda within his heart, and departed through the sky, his senses fulfilled by seeing Him.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.019
rāja-dūtam uvācedaṃ bhagavān prīṇayan girā / mā bhaiṣṭa dūta bhadraṃ vo ghātayiṣyāmi māgadham
English translation
The Supreme Lord encouraged the royal messenger: 'Do not fear, messenger. May you prosper. I shall have the Magadhan killed.'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.020
ity uktaḥ prasthito dūto yathā-vad avadan nṛpān / te 'pi sandarśanaṃ śaureḥ pratyaikṣan yan mumukṣavaḥ
English translation
Thus addressed, the messenger departed and accurately reported everything to the kings. Longing for liberation, they awaited the sight of Śauri.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.021
ānarta-sauvīra-marūṃs tīrtvā vinaśanaṃ hariḥ / girīn nadīr atīyāya pura-grāma-vrajākarān
English translation
Hari crossed Ānarta, Sauvīra, and Maru, passed Vinaśana, and traversed mountains, rivers, cities, villages, cowherd settlements, and mines.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.022
tato dṛṣadvatīṃ tīrtvā mukundo 'tha sarasvatīm / pañcālān atha matsyāṃś ca śakra-prastham athāgamat
English translation
Mukunda then crossed the Dṛṣadvatī and Sarasvatī, passed through Pañcāla and Matsya, and arrived at Indraprastha.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.023
tam upāgatam ākarṇya prīto durdarśanaṃ nṛnām / ajāta-śatrur niragāt sopadhyāyaḥ suhṛd-vṛtaḥ
English translation
Hearing that He, whom humans rarely behold, had arrived, delighted Ajātaśatru went forth with priests and friends.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.024
gīta-vāditra-ghoṣeṇa brahma-ghoṣeṇa bhūyasā / abhyayāt sa hṛṣīkeśaṃ prāṇāḥ prāṇam ivādṛtaḥ
English translation
Amid music and abundant Vedic chanting, he approached Hṛṣīkeśa with reverence, like the life airs approaching life itself.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.025
dṛṣṭvā viklinna-hṛdayaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ snehena pāṇḍavaḥ / cirād dṛṣṭaṃ priyatamaṃ sasvaje 'tha punaḥ punaḥ
English translation
Seeing Kṛṣṇa, the Pāṇḍava's heart melted with affection. Beholding his dearest friend after so long, he embraced Him again and again.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.026
dorbhyāṃ pariṣvajya ramāmalālayaṃ mukunda-gātraṃ nṛ-patir hatāśubhaḥ / lebhe parāṃ nirvṛtim aśru-locano hṛṣyat-tanur vismṛta-loka-vibhramaḥ
English translation
Embracing Mukunda's body, the stainless abode of Ramā, the king's misfortune vanished. With tear-filled eyes, bristling body, and forgetfulness of worldly illusion, he attained supreme bliss.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.027
taṃ mātuleyaṃ parirabhya nirvṛto bhīmaḥ smayan prema-jalākulendriyaḥ / yamau kirīṭī ca suhṛttamaṃ mudā pravṛddha-bāṣpāḥ parirebhire 'cyutam
English translation
Bhīma smilingly embraced his maternal cousin, his senses overflowing with tears of love. Arjuna and the twins likewise embraced Acyuta, their dearest friend, with joy and swelling tears.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.028
arjunena pariṣvakto yamābhyām abhivāditaḥ / brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtya vṛddhebhyaś ca yathārhataḥ / mānino mānayām āsa kuru-sṛñjaya-kaikayān
English translation
Embraced by Arjuna and honored by the twins, Kṛṣṇa bowed to the brāhmaṇas and elders according to rank, then honored the respected Kurus, Sṛñjayas, and Kekayas.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.029
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
sūta-māgadha-gandharvā vandinaś copamantriṇaḥ / mṛdaṅga-śaṅkha-paṭaha-vīṇā-paṇava-gomukhaiḥ / brāhmaṇāś cāravindākṣaṃ tuṣṭuvur nanṛtur jaguḥ
English translation
Sūtas, Māgadhas, Gandharvas, heralds, and jesters, with mṛdaṅgas, conches, paṭahas, vīṇās, paṇavas, and horns, together with brāhmaṇas, praised lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa, danced, and sang.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.030
evaṃ suhṛdbhiḥ paryastaḥ puṇya-śloka-śikhāmaṇiḥ / saṃstūyamāno bhagavān viveśālaṅkṛtaṃ puram
English translation
Thus surrounded by friends and praised, the Supreme Lord, crown jewel of holy fame, entered the decorated city.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.031*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
saṃsikta-vartma kariṇāṃ mada-gandha-toyaiś / citra-dhvajaiḥ kanaka-toraṇa-pūrṇa-kumbhaiḥ mṛṣṭātmabhir nava-dukūla-vibhūṣaṇa-srag- / gandhair nṛbhir yuvatibhiś ca virājamānam
English translation
Its roads were sprinkled with fragrant rut-water from elephants and adorned with colorful flags, golden archways, and full ceremonial pots. Bathed and dressed in new silk, men and women shone with ornaments, garlands, and fragrances.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.032*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
uddīpta-dīpa-balibhiḥ prati-sadma jāla / niryāta-dhūpa-ruciraṃ vilasat-patākam & / mūrdhanya-hema-kalaśai rajatoru-śṛṅgair / juṣṭaṃ dadarśa bhavanaiḥ kuru-rāja-dhāma
English translation
Each house displayed blazing lamps and offerings, incense drifted beautifully from lattices, and banners fluttered. Kṛṣṇa saw the Kuru capital filled with buildings crowned by golden pots and great silver horns.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.033*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
prāptaṃ niśamya nara-locana-pāna-pātram / autsukya-viślathita-keśa-dukūla-bandhāḥ & / sadyo visṛjya gṛha-karma patīṃś ca talpe / draṣṭuṃ yayur yuvatayaḥ sma narendra-mārge
English translation
Hearing that He who is a drink for human eyes had arrived, young women, their hair and silk knots loosened in eagerness, immediately abandoned household work and husbands in bed and went to see Him along the royal road.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.034*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
tasmin su-saṅkula ibhāśva-ratha-dvipadbhiḥ / kṛṣṇaṃ sa-bhāryam upalabhya gṛhādhirūḍhāḥ & / nāryo vikīrya kusumair manasopaguhya / su-svāgataṃ vidadhur utsmaya-vīkṣitena
English translation
The road was crowded with elephants, horses, chariots, and people. Women climbed rooftops, saw Kṛṣṇa with His wives, showered Him with flowers, embraced Him in their minds, and welcomed Him with delighted glances.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.035*
Witness note: Starred reading in the GRETIL source
Facsimile correction: Reading verified against the controlled Gita Press Sanskrit mūla
ūcuḥ striyaḥ pathi nirīkṣya mukunda-patnīs / tārā yathoḍupa-sahāḥ kim akāry amūbhiḥ & / yac cakṣuṣāṃ puruṣa-maulir udāra-hāsa / līlāvaloka-kalayotsavam ātanoti
English translation
Seeing Mukunda's wives on the road like stars accompanying the moon, the women said, 'What deeds did they perform that the crown of men, with His generous smile and playful glance, constantly creates a festival for their eyes?'
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.036
tatra tatropasaṅgamya paurā maṅgala-pāṇayaḥ / cakruḥ saparyāṃ kṛṣṇāya śreṇī-mukhyā hatainasaḥ
English translation
At various places citizens bearing auspicious offerings approached. Leaders of the guilds, freed from sin, worshiped Kṛṣṇa.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.037
antaḥ-pura-janaiḥ prītyā mukundaḥ phulla-locanaiḥ / sa-sambhramair abhyupetaḥ prāviśad rāja-mandiram
English translation
Welcomed with affection and excitement by the people of the inner palace, whose eyes blossomed with joy, Mukunda entered the royal residence.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.038
pṛthā vilokya bhrātreyaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tri-bhuvaneśvaram / prītātmotthāya paryaṅkāt sa-snuṣā pariṣasvaje
English translation
Seeing her nephew Kṛṣṇa, Lord of the three worlds, Pṛthā joyfully rose from her couch and embraced Him with her daughters-in-law.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.039
govindaṃ gṛham ānīya deva-deveśam ādṛtaḥ / pūjāyāṃ nāvidat kṛtyaṃ pramodopahato nṛpaḥ
English translation
Having brought Govinda, Lord of the lords of gods, into his home, the king was so overcome with delight that he did not know what remained to be done in worship.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.040
pitṛ-svasur guru-strīṇāṃ kṛṣṇaś cakre 'bhivādanam / svayaṃ ca kṛṣṇayā rājan bhaginyā cābhivanditaḥ
English translation
Kṛṣṇa bowed to His father's sister and the wives of His elders. O King, Draupadī and His sister also honored Him.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.041
śvaśṛvā sañcoditā kṛṣṇā kṛṣṇa-patnīś ca sarvaśaḥ / ānarca rukmiṇīṃ satyāṃ bhadrāṃ jāmbavatīṃ tathā
English translation
At her mother-in-law's urging, Draupadī duly worshiped all Kṛṣṇa's wives: Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, Bhadrā, Jāmbavatī,
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.042
kālindīṃ mitravindāṃ ca śaibyāṃ nāgnajitīṃ satīm / anyāś cābhyāgatā yās tu vāsaḥ-sraṅ-maṇḍanādibhiḥ
English translation
Kālindī, Mitravindā, Śaibyā, virtuous Nāgnajitī, and all the other arrivals, offering garments, garlands, ornaments, and more.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.043
sukhaṃ nivāsayām āsa dharma-rājo janārdanam / sa-sainyaṃ sānugāmatyaṃ sa-bhāryaṃ ca navaṃ navam
English translation
Dharmarāja comfortably housed Janārdana anew each day, together with His army, followers, ministers, and wives.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.044
tarpayitvā khāṇḍavena vahniṃ phālguna-saṃyutaḥ / mocayitvā mayaṃ yena rājñe divyā sabhā kṛtā
English translation
Together with Phālguna, Kṛṣṇa had satisfied Agni with the Khāṇḍava forest and freed Maya, who then built the divine assembly hall for the king.
Original
Sanskrit
Source: BhP_10.71.045
uvāsa katicin māsān rājñaḥ priya-cikīrṣayā / viharan ratham āruhya phālgunena bhaṭair vṛtaḥ
English translation
Wishing to please the king, Kṛṣṇa stayed for several months, enjoying excursions by chariot with Phālguna and surrounded by warriors.