1.3.1-3
Sourceश्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— भगवन्तꣳ हरꣳ तत्र भावाविष्टतया हरेः । नृत्यन्तꣳ कीर्तयन्तꣳ च कृत-सङ्कर्षणार्चनम् भृशाꣳ नन्दीश्वरादीम्श् च श्लाघमानꣳ निजानुगान् । प्रीत्या स-जय-शब्दानि गीता-वद्यानि तन्वतः देवीꣳ चोमꣳ प्रशꣳसन्तꣳ करतालीषु कोविदम् । दूराद् दृष्ट्वा मुनिर् हृष्टो’नमद् वीनाꣳ निनादयन्
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— bhagavantaṁ haraṁ tatra bhāvāviṣṭatayā hareḥ | nṛtyantaṁ kīrtayantaṁ ca kṛta-saṅkarṣaṇārcanam bhṛśāṁ nandīśvarādīmś ca ślāghamānaṁ nijānugān | prītyā sa-jaya-śabdāni gītā-vadyāni tanvataḥ devīṁ comaṁ praśaṁsantaṁ karatālīṣu kovidam | dūrād dṛṣṭvā munir hṛṣṭo’namad vīnāṁ ninādayan
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Śrī Parīkṣit said: O mother, thereafter Devarṣi Śrī Nārada came to Śivaloka and saw from a distance Bhagavān Śrī Hara (Śivajī) absorbed in the mood of Hari, worshipping Śrī Saṅkarṣana-deva. Sometimes he was dancing and singing, sometimes fondly calling out loudly “Jaya, jaya!” and praising such attendants as Nandīśvara, who were absorbed in singing and playing instruments. Simultaneously, he was praising Śrī Umādevi who was so expert in clapping. Upon seeing this kind of divine pastime, Śrī Nārada became exhilarated, offered his obeisances and began strumming on his vīṇā.
1.3.4
Sourceपरमानुगृहीतो’सि कृष्णस्येति मुहुर् मुहुः । जगौ सर्वꣳ च पित्रोक्तꣳ सुस्वरꣳ समकीर्तयत्
paramānugṛhīto’si kṛṣṇasyeti muhur muhuḥ | jagau sarvaṁ ca pitroktaṁ susvaraṁ samakīrtayat
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Afterwards, with the accompaniment of his vīṇā, Śrī Nārada began to sing over and again, “You are the greatest recipient of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mercy!” Then he began singing sweetly the glories of Śrī Śiva that he had heard from his father, Śrī Brahmā.
1.3.5-6
Sourceअथ श्री-रुद्र-पादाब्ज- रेणु-स्पर्शन-काम्यया । समीपे’भ्यगतꣳ देवो वैकुण्ठस्य प्रियꣳ मुनिम् आकृष्याश्लिष्य सम्मत्तः श्री-कृष्ण-रस-धारया । भृशाꣳ पप्रच्छ किꣳ ब्रुषे ब्रह्म-पुत्रेति सादरम्
atha śrī-rudra-pādābja- reṇu-sparśana-kāmyayā | samīpe’bhyagataṁ devo vaikuṇṭhasya priyaṁ munim ākṛṣyāśliṣya sammattaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-rasa-dhārayā | bhṛśāṁ papraccha kiṁ bruṣe brahma-putreti sādaram
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After this, Śrī Nārada, desiring to obtain the dust of Śrī Śiva’s lotus feet, approached him. Vaiṣṇava-priya Śrīmān Mahādeva, also mutually charmed by the topmost muni’s guest appearance, embraced him and, being intoxicated by the mellow of śrī-kṛṣṇa- prema, began asking him respectfully and repeatedly, “O son of Brahmā, what are you doing?”
1.3.7-9
Sourceततः श्री-वैष्णव-श्रेष्ठ- सम्भाषण-रसाप्लुतम् । सन्त्यक्त-नृत्य-कुतुकꣳ मित-प्रिय-जनावृतम् पार्वती-प्राण-नाथꣳ तꣳ वृष्याꣳ वीरासनेन सः । आसीनꣳ प्राणमन् भक्त्या पठन् रुद्र-सद्-अङ्गकम् जगदीशत्व-माहात्म्य- प्रकाशन-परैः स्तवैः । अस्तौद् विवृत्य तस्मिꣳश् च जगौ कृष्ण-कृपा-भरम्
tataḥ śrī-vaiṣṇava-śreṣṭha- sambhāṣaṇa-rasāplutam | santyakta-nṛtya-kutukaṁ mita-priya-janāvṛtam pārvatī-prāṇa-nāthaṁ taṁ vṛṣyāṁ vīrāsanena saḥ | āsīnaṁ prāṇaman bhaktyā paṭhan rudra-sad-aṅgakam jagadīśatva-māhātmya- prakāśana-paraiḥ stavaiḥ | astaud vivṛtya tasmiṁś ca jagau kṛṣṇa-kṛpā-bharam
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Thereafter, Śrī Śiva became eager to converse with the preeminent Vaiṣṇava, Śrī Nārada, then stopped his dancing and singing. Accompanied by some of his dear tapasvis, Śrī Nārada sat down in a vīrāsana pose. Śrī Nārada offered obeisance to Pārvatī’s prāṇanātha, Śrī Mahādeva, and devoutly began to recite the Vedic mantra Rudra- ṣaḍ-aṅgaka and other prayers that perceive him as Jagadīśvara, the supreme controller. Then he began to sing and expound upon the profound mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa towards him.
1.3.10
Sourceकर्णौ पिधाय रुद्रो’सौ स-क्रोधम् अवदद् भृशाम् । सर्व-वैष्णव-मूर्धान्यो विष्णु-भक्ति-प्रवर्तकः
karṇau pidhāya rudro’sau sa-krodham avadad bhṛśām | sarva-vaiṣṇava-mūrdhānyo viṣṇu-bhakti-pravartakaḥ
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(Upon hearing himself praised) The crest jewel of all Vaiṣṇavas and inaugurator of viṣṇu-bhakti, Śrī Rudra, angrily cupped both his ears and began to speak vigorously.
1.3.11-14
Sourceश्री-रुद्र उवाच— न जातु जगद्-ईशो’हꣳ नापि कृष्ण-कृपास्पदम् । परꣳ तद्-दास-दासानाꣳ सदानुग्रह-कामुकः श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— सम्भ्रान्तो’थ मुनिर् हित्वा कृष्णेनैक्येन तत्-स्तुतिम् । सापराधम् इवात्मानꣳ मन्यमानो’ब्रवीच् छनैः श्री-नारद उवाच— सत्यम् एव भवान् विष्णोर् वैष्णवानाꣳ च दुर्गमम् । निगूढाꣳ महिम-श्रेणिꣳ वेत्ति विज्ञापयत्य् अपि अतो हि वैष्णव-श्रेष्ठैर् ईष्यते त्वद्-अनुग्रहः । कृष्णश् च महिमानꣳ ते प्रीतो वितनुते’धिकम्
śrī-rudra uvāca— na jātu jagad-īśo’haṁ nāpi kṛṣṇa-kṛpāspadam | paraṁ tad-dāsa-dāsānāṁ sadānugraha-kāmukaḥ śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— sambhrānto’tha munir hitvā kṛṣṇenaikyena tat-stutim | sāparādham ivātmānaṁ manyamāno’bravīc chanaiḥ śrī-nārada uvāca— satyam eva bhavān viṣṇor vaiṣṇavānāṁ ca durgamam | nigūḍhāṁ mahima-śreṇiṁ vetti vijñāpayaty api ato hi vaiṣṇava-śreṣṭhair īṣyate tvad-anugrahaḥ | kṛṣṇaś ca mahimānaṁ te prīto vitanute’dhikam
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Śrī Rudra said: O Nārada, I am neither Jagadīśvara nor the recipient of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mercy! I am always eager for the mercy of the servant of His servants, and their mercy is my only desire. Moreover, I am not even fit to pray for their mercy!
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Having heard the cautionary words of Śrīmān Mahādeva, Śrī Nārada, who thought himself an offender, stopped glorifying Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Śiva as identical in nature. After such glorification was checked, Śrī Nārada began to slowly speak again… Śrī Nārada said: It is true that you understand perfectly well these deep, confidential glories of Śrī Viṣṇu and the Vaiṣṇavas. Above this, you grant others the understanding of these extremely deep topics. Therefore, exalted Vaiṣṇavas also pray for your mercy. Śrī Kṛṣṇa enhances your glories too, being pleased with you.
1.3.15
Sourceकति वराꣳश् च कृष्णेन वरा विविध-मूर्तिभिः । भक्त्या भवन्तम् आराध्य गृहीतः कति सन्ति न
kati varāṁś ca kṛṣṇena varā vividha-mūrtibhiḥ | bhaktyā bhavantam ārādhya gṛhītaḥ kati santi na
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Who knows how many times Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumes various forms to worship you with devotion to obtain your blessings?
1.3.16
Sourceश्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— इति श्रुत्वा तु सहसा धैर्यꣳ कर्तुम् अशक्नुवन् । लज्जितो द्रुतम् उत्थाय नारदस्य मुखꣳ हरः । कराभ्याꣳ पिदधे धर्ष्त्यꣳ मम तन् न वदेर् इति
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— iti śrutvā tu sahasā dhairyaṁ kartum aśaknuvan | lajjito drutam utthāya nāradasya mukhaṁ haraḥ | karābhyāṁ pidadhe dharṣtyaṁ mama tan na vader iti
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Śrī Parīkṣit said: Hearing such statements like the pastimes of his giving boons to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Śiva could no longer contain himself and became embarrassed. Arising quickly, he covered Nārada’s mouth with both hands and began to speak, “O Nārada, do not describe my pompous behavior anymore.”
1.3.17
Sourceअनन्तरम् उवाचोच्चैः स-विस्मयम् अहो मुने । दुर्वितर्क्यतरꣳ लीला- वैभवꣳ दृश्यताꣳ प्रभोः
anantaram uvācoccaiḥ sa-vismayam aho mune | durvitarkyataraṁ līlā- vaibhavaṁ dṛśyatāṁ prabhoḥ
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Exasperated and astonished, Śrī Śiva spoke boldly: “O sage, the marvelous pastimes of my Lord are beyond any logic or reason. Scrutinize such things as my penance and austerities, and then see whether He obtained a boon from me.”
1.3.18
Sourceअहो विचित्र-गम्भीर- महिमाब्धिर् मद्-ईश्वरः । विविधेष्व् अपरधेषु नोपेक्षेत कृतेष्व् अपि
aho vicitra-gambhīra- mahimābdhir mad-īśvaraḥ | vividheṣv aparadheṣu nopekṣeta kṛteṣv api
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O my Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s glories are wonderful and obscure like a deep, fathomless ocean. Even after committing so many offenses at His lotus feet, He does not disregard me.
1.3.19
Sourceश्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— परमानन्दितो धृत्वा पादयोर् उपवेश्य तम् । नारदः परितुष्टाव कृष्ण-भक्ति-रस-प्लुतम्
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— paramānandito dhṛtvā pādayor upaveśya tam | nāradaḥ parituṣṭāva kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-plutam
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Śrī Parīkṣit said: Hearing this, Śrī Nārada became ecstatic. Catching hold of the lotus feet of Śrī Śiva, who is always submerged in the devotional mellows of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Nārada made him sit down upon an elevated āsana and began to honor him
1.3.20
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— नापराधावकाशस् ते प्रेयसः कश्चिद् अच्युते । कदाचिल् लोक-दृष्ट्यापि जातो नास्मिन् प्रकाशते
śrī-nārada uvāca— nāparādhāvakāśas te preyasaḥ kaścid acyute | kadācil loka-dṛṣṭyāpi jāto nāsmin prakāśate
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Śrī Nārada said: You are especially dear to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, so there is no scope of time to commit any offense against Him. Although this may occur in the vision of common people, it cannot happen in Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s vision.
1.3.21-23
Sourceस्व-बाहु-बल-दृप्तस्य साधूपद्रव-कारिणः । माया-बद्धानिरुद्धस्य युध्यमानस्य चक्रिणा हत-प्रायस्य बाणस्य निज-भक्तस्य पुत्रवत् । पालितस्य त्वया प्राण- रक्षार्थꣳ श्री-हरिः स्तुतः सद्यो हित्वा स्वयꣳ प्रीतो दत्त्वा निज-स्वरूपताम् । भवत्-पार्षदताꣳ निन्ये ताꣳ दुरापाꣳ सुरैर् अपि
sva-bāhu-bala-dṛptasya sādhūpadrava-kāriṇaḥ | māyā-baddhāniruddhasya yudhyamānasya cakriṇā hata-prāyasya bāṇasya nija-bhaktasya putravat | pālitasya tvayā prāṇa- rakṣārthaṁ śrī-hariḥ stutaḥ sadyo hitvā svayaṁ prīto dattvā nija-svarūpatām | bhavat-pārṣadatāṁ ninye tāṁ durāpāṁ surair api
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When Bāṇāsura, puffed up with pride by his many powerful arms, started troubling the sādhus and captured Śrī Aniruddha in his illusory trap, then Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa fought with him and in that battle, Bāṇāsura nearly lost his life. You had nurtured Bāṇāsura like a son, before he was your devotee. Therefore, at that time, you glorified Śrī Kṛṣṇa to protect his life. Pleased by your glorification, Śrī Kṛṣṇa abandoned His anger at once and granted that devotee sārūpya, a similar liberated form, that is, He made him an eternal associate with a destination rare even for the demigods.
1.3.24
Sourceभवाꣳश् च वैष्णव-द्रोहि- गार्ग्यादिभ्यः सुदुश्चरैः । तपोभिर् भजमानेभ्यो नाव्यलीकꣳ वरꣳ ददे
bhavāṁś ca vaiṣṇava-drohi- gārgyādibhyaḥ suduścaraiḥ | tapobhir bhajamānebhyo nāvyalīkaṁ varaṁ dade
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The ancestry of Gārga, who was inimical to the Vaiṣṇavas, worshipped you by severe austerities, yet you never bestowed upon them any boon free of any loophole.
1.3.25
Sourceचित्रकेतु-प्रभृतयो’धियो’प्य् अꣳशाश्रिता हरेः । निन्दका यद्यपि स्वस्य तेभ्यो’कुप्यास् तथापि न
citraketu-prabhṛtayo’dhiyo’py aṁśāśritā hareḥ | nindakā yadyapi svasya tebhyo’kupyās tathāpi na
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Despite criticism from Citraketu and others, you never showed any anger towards them. Being under the shelter of the plenary
expansion of Bhagavān Śrī Hari, Śrī Saṅkarṣaṇa, they are ignorant of your glories.
1.3.26
Sourceकृष्णस्य प्रीतये तस्माच् छ्रैष्ठ्यम् अप्य् अभिवञ्छता । तद्-भक्ततैव चातुर्य- विशेषेणार्थिता त्वया
kṛṣṇasya prītaye tasmāc chraiṣṭhyam apy abhivañchatā | tad-bhaktataiva cāturya- viśeṣeṇārthitā tvayā
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Only out of love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa did you ask for such a boon that you would be more revered in this world than Him. In this way, you cleverly prayed for the position of a devotee.
1.3.27
Sourceअतो ब्रह्मादि-सम्प्रार्थ्य- मुक्ति-दानाधिकारिताम् । भवते भगवत्यै च दुर्गायै भगवान् अदात्
ato brahmādi-samprārthya- mukti-dānādhikāritām | bhavate bhagavatyai ca durgāyai bhagavān adāt
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Therefore, Bhagavān bestowed upon you and Bhagavatī Śrī Durgā the authority to grant liberation, that which Brahmā and other such demigods pray for.
1.3.28-31
Sourceअहो ब्रह्मादि-दुष्प्रापे ऐश्वर्ये सत्य् अपीदृशे । तत् सर्वꣳ सुखम् अप्य् आत्म्यम् अनादृत्यावधूतवत् भावाविष्टः सदा विष्णोर् महोन्माद-गृहीतवत् । को’न्यः पत्न्या समꣳ नृत्येद् गणैर् अपि दिग्-अम्बरः दृष्टो’द्य भगवद्-भक्ति- लाम्पट्य-महिमाद्भुतः । तद् भवान् एव कृष्णस्य नित्यꣳ परम-वल्लभः आः किꣳ वाच्यानवच्छिन्ना कृष्णस्य प्रियता त्वयि । त्वत्-प्रसादेन बहवो’न्ये पि तत्-प्रियताꣳ गतः
aho brahmādi-duṣprāpe aiśvarye saty apīdṛśe | tat sarvaṁ sukham apy ātmyam anādṛtyāvadhūtavat bhāvāviṣṭaḥ sadā viṣṇor mahonmāda-gṛhītavat | ko’nyaḥ patnyā samaṁ nṛtyed gaṇair api dig-ambaraḥ dṛṣṭo’dya bhagavad-bhakti- lāmpaṭya-mahimādbhutaḥ | tad bhavān eva kṛṣṇasya nityaṁ parama-vallabhaḥ āḥ kiṁ vācyānavacchinnā kṛṣṇasya priyatā tvayi | tvat-prasādena bahavo’nye pi tat-priyatāṁ gataḥ
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O you are replete with opulence not even obtainable by demigods such as Brahmā, yet you disregard the pleasure of that opulence and remain naked like an avadhūta. You always remain absorbed, intoxicated with prema for Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Who else could dance in the midst of his wife and associates with such divine ecstacy? Today, I have seen the glories of your wonderful devotion to Śrī Bhagavān. Therefore, you alone are the dearmost object of mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Oh, love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa is present in you in an uninterrupted mood! What more can I say about it? You are the dearmost devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; therefore, many other people have received śrī-kṛṣṇa-prema by your mercy.
1.3.32
Sourceपार्वत्याश् च प्रसादेन बहवस् तत्-प्रियाः कृताः । तत्त्वाभिज्ञा विशेषेण भवतोर् इयम् एव हि
pārvatyāś ca prasādena bahavas tat-priyāḥ kṛtāḥ | tattvābhijñā viśeṣeṇa bhavator iyam eva hi
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By the mercy of your consort, Śrī Pārvatī, many souls have obtained love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Śrī Pārvatī also knows the truth about Śrī Kṛṣṇa exceptionally well.
1.3.33
Sourceकृष्णस्य भगिनीवैषा स्नेह-पात्रꣳ सदाम्बिका । अत एव भवान् आत्मा- रामो’प्य् एताम् अपेक्षते
kṛṣṇasya bhaginīvaiṣā sneha-pātraṁ sadāmbikā | ata eva bhavān ātmā- rāmo’py etām apekṣate
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Śrī Ambikā-devī is like a sister and constant recipient of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s affection. So, despite being self-satisfied, you cared for her.
1.3.34
Sourceविचित्र-भगवन्-नाम- सङ्कीर्तन-कथोत्सवैः । सदेमꣳ रामयन् विष्णु- जन-सङ्ग-सुखꣳ भजेत्
vicitra-bhagavan-nāma- saṅkīrtana-kathotsavaiḥ | sademaṁ rāmayan viṣṇu- jana-saṅga-sukhaṁ bhajet
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Fresh editorial translation from the Gaudiya Grantha Mandira Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta mūla and Dig-darśinī authority
Translation
Let him always delight this place with festivals of congregational chanting and narration of the Lord’s wondrous names, and let him relish the happiness of association with the devotees of Viṣṇu.
1.3.35
Sourceश्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— ततो महेश्वरो मातस् त्रापावनमिताननः । नारदꣳ भगवद्-भक्तम् अवदद् वैष्णवाग्रणीः
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— tato maheśvaro mātas trāpāvanamitānanaḥ | nāradaṁ bhagavad-bhaktam avadad vaiṣṇavāgraṇīḥ
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Parīkṣit said: O mother, that exalted Vaiṣṇava, Śrī Maheśvara, hearing his own praises, dropped his head in shame and began speaking to Bhagavān’s great devotee, Śrī Nārada.
1.3.36
Sourceश्री-महेश उवाच— अहो बत महत् कष्टाꣳ त्यक्त-सर्वाभिमान हे । क्वाहꣳ सर्वाभिमनानाꣳ मूलꣳ क्व त्वादृशेश्वरः
śrī-maheśa uvāca— aho bata mahat kaṣṭāṁ tyakta-sarvābhimāna he | kvāhaṁ sarvābhimanānāṁ mūlaṁ kva tvādṛśeśvaraḥ
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Śrī Mahādeva said: O prideless Nārada, how astonishing! This is a matter of great distress for me! Where is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, master of everyone, who has cast aside all pride? As such, being filled with pride, where am I?
1.3.37-38
Sourceलोकेशो ज्ञान-दो ज्ञानी मुक्तो मुक्ति-प्रदो’प्य् अहम् । भक्तो भक्ति-प्रदो विष्णोर् इत्य् आद्य्-अहङ्क्रियावृतः सर्व-ग्रास-करे घोरे महा-काले समागते । विलज्जे’शेष-सꣳहार- तमसꣳ स्व-प्रयोजनात्
lokeśo jñāna-do jñānī mukto mukti-prado’py aham | bhakto bhakti-prado viṣṇor ity ādy-ahaṅkriyāvṛtaḥ sarva-grāsa-kare ghore mahā-kāle samāgate | vilajje’śeṣa-saṁhāra- tamasaṁ sva-prayojanāt
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I am entrenched in false pride, considering myself master of the world, as both the giver of knowledge and knowledgeable, the liberator and liberated, a devotee and dispenser of viṣṇu-bhakti. However, at the time of cosmic devastation when the hideous Mahā-kāla manifests and devours everyone, at that time the tāmasic work of destruction of the entire world is my assigned duty. Now, remembering all these things, I feel embarrassed.
1.3.39-40
Sourceमयि नारद वर्तेत कृपा-लेशो’पि चेद् धरेः । तद किꣳ पारिजातोषा- हरणादौ मया रणः किꣳ माम् आराधयेद् दासꣳ किम् एतच् चादिशेत् प्रभुः । स्वागमैः कल्पितैस् त्वꣳ च जनान् मद्-विमुखान् कुरु
mayi nārada varteta kṛpā-leśo’pi ced dhareḥ | tada kiṁ pārijātoṣā- haraṇādau mayā raṇaḥ kiṁ mām ārādhayed dāsaṁ kim etac cādiśet prabhuḥ | svāgamaiḥ kalpitais tvaṁ ca janān mad-vimukhān kuru
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O Nārada, if I had a fraction of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mercy in me, then at the time of taking away the Pārijāta flower or the kidnapping episode of Uṣā, why would He personally fight with me? Why would He worship me as His own servant? Besides, why would He order me to go to the material world, write a fallacious commentary on the tantras and make people averse to me?
1.3.41
Sourceअवयोर् मुक्ति-दातृत्वꣳ यद् भवान् स्तौति हृष्टवत् । तच् चाति-दरुणꣳ तस्य भक्तानाꣳ श्रुति-दुःखदम्
avayor mukti-dātṛtvaṁ yad bhavān stauti hṛṣṭavat | tac cāti-daruṇaṁ tasya bhaktānāṁ śruti-duḥkhadam
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Translation
O Śrī Nārada, you gladly address us with the praise of being happy perpetrators of mukti or liberation. The word mukti is also unbearable to us. It simply gives deep pain to the devotees’ ears.
1.3.42
Sourceतत् कृष्ण-पार्षद-श्रेष्ठ म माꣳ तस्य दयास्पदम् । विद्धि किन्तु कृपा-सार- भाजो वैकुण्ठ-वासिनः
tat kṛṣṇa-pārṣada-śreṣṭha ma māṁ tasya dayāspadam | viddhi kintu kṛpā-sāra- bhājo vaikuṇṭha-vāsinaḥ
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Translation
Henceforth, O best among Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s associates, Śrī Nārada, do not consider me the recipient of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s sympathy! Devotees who reside in Vaikuṇṭha are the sole recipients of His mercy.
1.3.43
Sourceयैः सर्वꣳ तृणवत् त्यक्त्वा भक्त्याराध्य प्रियꣳ हरिम् । सर्वार्थ-सिद्धयो लब्ध्वा- पङ्ग-दृष्ट्यापि नादृतः
yaiḥ sarvaṁ tṛṇavat tyaktvā bhaktyārādhya priyaṁ harim | sarvārtha-siddhayo labdhvā- paṅga-dṛṣṭyāpi nādṛtaḥ
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Translation
Those who abandon all their desires like straw to worship Śrī Hari by their devotional mood alone, by the influential power of that worship, realize and attain all mystic perfections as well. Still, they do not honor those mystic perfections with as much as a glance.
1.3.44
Sourceत्यक्त-सर्वाभिमाना ये समस्त-भय-वर्जितम् । वैकुण्ठꣳ सच्-चिद्-आनन्दꣳ गुणातीतꣳ पदꣳ गताः
tyakta-sarvābhimānā ye samasta-bhaya-varjitam | vaikuṇṭhaṁ sac-cid-ānandaṁ guṇātītaṁ padaṁ gatāḥ
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Having cast aside all pride, they attain their destination of that eternal, cognizant and blissful Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, which is free from all fear and beyond the modes of material nature.
1.3.45
Sourceतत्र ये सद्-चिद्-आनन्द- देहाः परम-वैभवम् । सम्प्राप्तुꣳ सच्-चिद्-आनन्दꣳ हरि-सार्ष्टिꣳ च नाभजन्
tatra ye sad-cid-ānanda- dehāḥ parama-vaibhavam | samprāptuṁ sac-cid-ānandaṁ hari-sārṣṭiṁ ca nābhajan
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Translation
Persons who reside in Śrī Vaikuṇṭha-loka have sac-cid-ananda bodies. Despite living in that place with eternal forms endowed with knowledge and bliss, and achieving the acme of opulences like Śrī Hari, they do not have the slightest concern for them.
1.3.46
Sourceहरेर् भक्त्या परꣳ प्रीता भक्तान् भक्तिꣳ च सर्वतः । रक्षन्तो वर्धयन्तश् च सञ्चरन्ति यदृच्छया
harer bhaktyā paraṁ prītā bhaktān bhaktiṁ ca sarvataḥ | rakṣanto vardhayantaś ca sañcaranti yadṛcchayā
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Translation
Satisfied only by the devotion of Bhagavān Śrī Hari, they freely travel everywhere for the protection of the devotees of Hari and the propagation of bhagavad-bhakti.
1.3.47-48
Sourceमुक्तान् उपहसन्तीव वैकुण्ठे सततꣳ प्रभुम् । भजन्तः पक्षि-वृक्षादि- रूपैः विविध-सेवया कमला-लाल्यमानाङ्घ्रि- कमलꣳ मोद-वर्धनम् । सम्पश्यन्तो हरिꣳ साक्षाद् रमन्ते सह तेन ये
muktān upahasantīva vaikuṇṭhe satataṁ prabhum | bhajantaḥ pakṣi-vṛkṣādi- rūpaiḥ vividha-sevayā kamalā-lālyamānāṅghri- kamalaṁ moda-vardhanam | sampaśyanto hariṁ sākṣād ramante saha tena ye
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The animals of Vaikuṇṭha-loka, the birds, the trees and others perform various services for their Lord Śrī Hari uninterruptedly. Assuming these forms, these species seem to mock even the muktas or liberated souls. The reason is that they continuously have direct darśana of Śrī Hari, whose lotus feet Śrī Lakṣmī-devī lovingly massages and enjoys pastimes with Him.
1.3.49
Sourceअहो कारुण्य-महिम श्री-कृष्णस्य कुतो’न्यतः । वैकुण्ठ-वैकुण्ठ-लोके ये’जस्रꣳ तदीयेषु च राजते
aho kāruṇya-mahima śrī-kṛṣṇasya kuto’nyataḥ | vaikuṇṭha-vaikuṇṭha-loke ye’jasraṁ tadīyeṣu ca rājate
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Oh, the merciful glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa continually flood the Vaikuṇṭha-loka inhabitants! Can that kind of mercy be seen anywhere? Nowhere will you find its equal.
1.3.50
Sourceयस्मिन् महा-मदाश्रान्तꣳ प्रभोः सन्कीर्तनादिभिः । विचित्राम् अन्तरा भक्तिꣳ नास्त्य् अन्यत् प्रेम-वाहिनीम्
yasmin mahā-madāśrāntaṁ prabhoḥ sankīrtanādibhiḥ | vicitrām antarā bhaktiṁ nāsty anyat prema-vāhinīm
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Translation
Vaikuṇṭha-loka, submerged in the unending flow of ecstatic bhakti, is the carrier of nectarean prema in the form of nāma- saṅkīrtana. Nothing else is known there.
1.3.51
Sourceअहो तत्-परमानन्द- रसाब्धेर् महिमाद्भुतः । ब्रह्मानन्दस् तुलाꣳ नार्हेत् यत्-कनार्धाꣳशकेन च
aho tat-paramānanda- rasābdher mahimādbhutaḥ | brahmānandas tulāṁ nārhet yat-kanārdhāṁśakena ca
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Translation
O the astonishing glory of the ocean of transcendental mellows in Vaikuṇṭha! Brahmānanda, the happiness of self-realization, is not comparable to even half a drop in the ocean of that divine bliss.
1.3.52
Sourceस वैकुण्ठस् तदीयश् च तत्रत्यम् अखिलꣳ च यत् । तद् एव कृष्ण-पादाब्ज- पर-प्रेमानुकम्पितम्
sa vaikuṇṭhas tadīyaś ca tatratyam akhilaṁ ca yat | tad eva kṛṣṇa-pādābja- para-premānukampitam
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What more can we say about the glories of Śrī Vaikuṇṭha-loka, all the devotees, the residents and every element there? In every way, prema for the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa graces all.
1.3.53
Sourceतादृक् कारुण्य-पात्राणाꣳ श्रीमद्-वैकुण्ठ-वासिनाम् । मत्तो’धिकतरस् तत्-तन्- महिमा किꣳ नु वर्ण्यताम्
tādṛk kāruṇya-pātrāṇāṁ śrīmad-vaikuṇṭha-vāsinām | matto’dhikataras tat-tan- mahimā kiṁ nu varṇyatām
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Translation
What more can be related about the glories of the divine Vaikuṇṭha residents who are recipients of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and even superior to me?
1.3.54
Sourceपञ्च-भौतिक-देहा ये मर्त्य-लोक-निवासिनः । भगवद्-भक्ति-रसिका नमस्या मादृशाꣳ सदा
pañca-bhautika-dehā ye martya-loka-nivāsinaḥ | bhagavad-bhakti-rasikā namasyā mādṛśāṁ sadā
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Translation
What more can I say? Rasika-bhaktas of Śrī Bhagavān, who assume bodies composed of the five elements to dwell on the earthly plane, always relish the devotional service of Bhagavān, being revered by demigods like myself.
1.3.55-58
Sourceश्री-कृष्ण-चरणाम्भोजार्- पितात्मानो हि ये किल । तद्-एक-प्रेम-लभाशा- त्यक्तार्थ-जन-जीवनाः ऐहिकामूष्मिकाशेष- साध्य-साधन-निस्पृहाः । जाति-वर्णाश्रमाचार- धर्माधीनत्व-पारगाः ऋण-त्रयादि-निर्मुक्ता वेद-मार्गाति-गा अपि । हरि-भक्ति-बलावेगाद् अकुतश्चिद् भयः सदा नान्यत् किम् अपि वाञ्छन्ति तद्-भक्ति-रस-लम्पटाः । स्वर्गापवर्ग-नरकेष्व् अपि तुल्यार्थ-दर्शिनः
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇāmbhojār- pitātmāno hi ye kila | tad-eka-prema-labhāśā- tyaktārtha-jana-jīvanāḥ aihikāmūṣmikāśeṣa- sādhya-sādhana-nispṛhāḥ | jāti-varṇāśramācāra- dharmādhīnatva-pāragāḥ ṛṇa-trayādi-nirmuktā veda-mārgāti-gā api | hari-bhakti-balāvegād akutaścid bhayaḥ sadā nānyat kim api vāñchanti tad-bhakti-rasa-lampaṭāḥ | svargāpavarga-narakeṣv api tulyārtha-darśinaḥ
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Those who hanker for the actual wealth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa dedicate themselves at His lotus feet. They renounce all riches, relatives, even their self-possessiveness towards this life—abandoning all the attachments and shackles of the varṇāśrama-dharma of this world and the next—and become detached from all other means. In other words, they liberate themselves from the three types of modes, traversing the path set by the Vedas, and by the potency of hari-bhakti remain completely fearless. Therefore, these rasika- bhaktas that bhagavad-bhakti attracts see heaven, liberation and hell as the same. They do not have the slightest material desires.
1.3.59
Sourceभगवान् इव सत्यꣳ मे त एव परम-प्रियाः । परम-प्रार्थनीयाश् च मम तैः सह सङ्गमः
bhagavān iva satyaṁ me ta eva parama-priyāḥ | parama-prārthanīyāś ca mama taiḥ saha saṅgamaḥ
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Translation
O Nārada, I am honestly saying that just as Bhagavān is most beloved, His devotees are most beloved to me. My highest aspiration is to have the association of those devotees.
1.3.60
Sourceनारदाहम् इदꣳ मान्ये तादृशानाꣳ यतः स्थितिः । भवेत् स एव वैकुण्ठ- लोको नात्र विचारणा
nāradāham idaṁ mānye tādṛśānāṁ yataḥ sthitiḥ | bhavet sa eva vaikuṇṭha- loko nātra vicāraṇā
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Translation
O Nārada, I believe that wherever bhaktas of this kind reside, that is Vaikuṇṭha. There is nothing further to argue over this matter.
1.3.61
Sourceकृष्ण-भक्ति-सुधा-पानाद् देह-दैहिक-विस्मृतेः । तेषाꣳ भौतिक-देहे’पि सच्-चिद्-आनन्द-रूपता
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-sudhā-pānād deha-daihika-vismṛteḥ | teṣāṁ bhautika-dehe’pi sac-cid-ānanda-rūpatā
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If beings who dwell in this mundane world drink the nectar of śrī-kṛṣṇna-bhakti, forgetting their body and pleasures relating to it, then even in that body their divine nature of eternity, knowledge and bliss is realized.
1.3.62
Sourceपरꣳ भगवता साकꣳ साक्षात्-क्रीडा-परम्परः । सदानुभवितुꣳ तैर् हि वैकुण्ठो’पेक्ष्यते क्वचित्
paraṁ bhagavatā sākaṁ sākṣāt-krīḍā-paramparaḥ | sadānubhavituṁ tair hi vaikuṇṭho’pekṣyate kvacit
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For this reason, to realize everything in this mortal world, devotees who directly meet Bhagavān solely to participate in His variegated pastimes, sometimes also have the desire to attain Vaikuṇṭha-loka.
1.3.63
Sourceअतो हि सर्वे तत्रत्या मयोक्ताः सर्वतो’धिकाः । दया-विशेष-विषयाः कृष्णस्य परम-प्रियाः
ato hi sarve tatratyā mayoktāḥ sarvato’dhikāḥ | dayā-viśeṣa-viṣayāḥ kṛṣṇasya parama-priyāḥ
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Translation
Thus I have described the glories of the residents of Vaikuṇṭha as the most marvelous of all. Actually, they are recipients of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s special mercy and are most dear to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
1.3.64
Sourceश्री-पार्वत्य् उवाच— तत्रापि श्रीर् विशेषेण प्रसिद्धा श्री-हरि-प्रिया । तादृग् वैकुण्ठ-वैकुण्ठ- वासिनाम् ईश्वरी हि सा
śrī-pārvaty uvāca— tatrāpi śrīr viśeṣeṇa prasiddhā śrī-hari-priyā | tādṛg vaikuṇṭha-vaikuṇṭha- vāsinām īśvarī hi sā
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Śrī Pārvatī said: O Nārada, Mahālakṣmī is renowned throughout Vaikuṇṭha-loka as especially dear to Śrī Hari, being the presiding goddess of Vaikuṇṭha and its residents.
1.3.65
Sourceयस्याः कटाक्ष-पातेन लोक-पाल-विभूतयः । ज्ञानꣳ विरक्तिर् भक्तिश् च सिध्यन्ति यद्-अनुग्रहात्
yasyāḥ kaṭākṣa-pātena loka-pāla-vibhūtayaḥ | jñānaṁ viraktir bhaktiś ca sidhyanti yad-anugrahāt
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From her sidelong glance alone the loka-pālas, or planetary guardians, receive their great potencies and those persons so favored achieve knowledge, detachment and devotion.
1.3.66
Sourceया विहायादरेणापि भजमानान् भवादृशान् । वव्रे तपोभिर् आराध्य निरपेक्षꣳ च तत् प्रियम्
yā vihāyādareṇāpi bhajamānān bhavādṛśān | vavre tapobhir ārādhya nirapekṣaṁ ca tat priyam
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Śrī Mahālakṣmī dismisses all dignified personages such as you, Śrī Nārada, and reveres by her austerities Śrī Bhagavān who remains indifferent to her affection.
1.3.67
Sourceकरोति वसतिꣳ नित्यꣳ या रम्ये तस्य वक्षसि । पति-व्रतोत्तमशेष- वतरेष्व् अनुयात्य् अमुम्
karoti vasatiṁ nityaṁ yā ramye tasya vakṣasi | pati-vratottamaśeṣa- vatareṣv anuyāty amum
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Śrī Mahālakṣmī always resides on the charming chest of Śrī Bhagavān. Being superior to all chaste wives, she attends Śrī Bhagavān in His innumerable avatāras as His beloved consort.
1.3.68-69
Sourceश्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— ततः परम-हर्षेन क्षोभितात्मालपान् मुनिः । जय श्री-कमला-कान्त हे वैकुण्ठ-पते हरे जय वैकुण्ठ-लोकेति तत्रत्य जयतेति च । जय कृष्ण-प्रिये पद्मे वैकुण्ठाधीश्वरीत्य् अपि
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— tataḥ parama-harṣena kṣobhitātmālapān muniḥ | jaya śrī-kamalā-kānta he vaikuṇṭha-pate hare jaya vaikuṇṭha-loketi tatratya jayateti ca | jaya kṛṣṇa-priye padme vaikuṇṭhādhīśvarīty api
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Śrī Parīkṣit said: Hearing the discourse of Śrī Śiva, Devarṣi Nārada became jubilant and excitedly began to shout, “O Śrī Kamalā- kānta, all glories! O Vaikuṇṭha-pati! O Hari, may you be victorious! Vaikuṇṭha-loka, Vaikuṇṭha-vāsīs! O Kṛṣṇa-priya! Padme! O Empress of Vaikuṇṭha! All glories to all! Victory to all!”
1.3.70
Sourceअथाभिनन्दनायास्या वैकुण्ठे गन्तुꣳ उत्थितः । अभिप्रेत्य हरेणोक्तः करे धृत्वा निवार्य सः
athābhinandanāyāsyā vaikuṇṭhe gantuṁ utthitaḥ | abhipretya hareṇoktaḥ kare dhṛtvā nivārya saḥ
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Saying this, Śrī Nārada arose and readied himself to go to Śrī Vaikuṇṭha to pay tribute to Mahālakṣmī. Understanding his intention, Śivajī grasped him by his hands to stop him, then began speaking.
1.3.71
Sourceश्री-महेश उवाच— कृष्ण-प्रियजनालोकोत्- सुकता-विहत-स्मृते । न किꣳ स्मरसि यद् भूमौ द्वारकायाꣳ वसत्य् असौ
śrī-maheśa uvāca— kṛṣṇa-priyajanālokot- sukatā-vihata-smṛte | na kiṁ smarasi yad bhūmau dvārakāyāṁ vasaty asau
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Śrī Mahādeva said: O Nārada, being anxious for the darśana of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s beloved associates, has your memory failed you? Do you not recall that Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa is staying in the city of Dvārakā?
1.3.72
Sourceरुक्मिणी सा महा-लक्ष्मीः कृष्णस् तु भगवान् स्वयम् । तस्या अꣳशावतारा हि वामनादि-समीपतः
rukmiṇī sā mahā-lakṣmīḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam | tasyā aṁśāvatārā hi vāmanādi-samīpataḥ
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Śrī Mahālakṣmī, the presiding goddess of Śrī Vaikuntha, is Śrī Rukmiṇī, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa is svayam bhagavān, whose plenary manifestations are Śrī Vāmana and others. Śrī Lakṣmī-devī is manifest as the plenary manifestation of Śrī Rukmiṇī.
1.3.73
Sourceसम्पूर्णा परिपूर्णस्य लक्ष्मीर् भगवतः सदा । निषेवते पदाम्भोजे श्री-कृष्णस्यैव रुक्मिणी
sampūrṇā paripūrṇasya lakṣmīr bhagavataḥ sadā | niṣevate padāmbhoje śrī-kṛṣṇasyaiva rukmiṇī
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Śrī Rukmiṇī-devī, who is a manifestation of that complete and original svarūpā of Mahālakṣmī, is always present in Dvārakā for service to the beautiful lotus feet of the Supreme Personality, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
1.3.74
Sourceतस्माद् उपविश ब्रह्मन् रहस्यꣳ परमꣳ शनैः । कर्णे ते कथयाम्य् एकꣳ परम-श्रद्धया शृणु
tasmād upaviśa brahman rahasyaṁ paramaṁ śanaiḥ | karṇe te kathayāmy ekaṁ parama-śraddhayā śṛṇu
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Translation
Therefore, O brāhmaṇa, please sit down here. I am going to reveal something most condential to you. Please, listen with the utmost faith.
1.3.75
Sourceत्वत्-ताततो मद्-गरुडादितश् च श्रियो’पि कारुण्य-विशेष-पात्रम् । प्रह्लाद एव प्रथितो जगत्याꣳ कृष्णस्य भक्तो नितराꣳ प्रियश् च
tvat-tātato mad-garuḍāditaś ca śriyo’pi kāruṇya-viśeṣa-pātram | prahlāda eva prathito jagatyāṁ kṛṣṇasya bhakto nitarāṁ priyaś ca
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O Nārada, more than your father Brahmā, eternal associates such as Garuḍa, Mahālakṣmī, or even me, Śrī Prahlāda is the recipient of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mercy. This fact is well-known throughout the world. Therefore, Śrī Prahlāda alone is Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s topmost devotee.
1.3.76
Sourceभगवद्-वचनानि त्वꣳ किꣳ नु विस्मृतवान् असि । अधीतानि पुराणेषु श्लोकम् एतम् न किꣳ स्मरेः
bhagavad-vacanāni tvaṁ kiṁ nu vismṛtavān asi | adhītāni purāṇeṣu ślokam etam na kiṁ smareḥ
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Translation
“Have you forgotten the words that emanate from the lotus mouth of Śrī Bhagavān? Do you not recall the famous verse described in the Purāṇas?”
1.3.77
Sourceनाहम् आत्मानम् आशासे मद्-भक्तैः साधुभिर् विना । श्रियꣳ चात्यन्तिकिꣳ ब्रह्मन् येषाꣳ गतिर् अहꣳ परा
nāham ātmānam āśāse mad-bhaktaiḥ sādhubhir vinā | śriyaṁ cātyantikiṁ brahman yeṣāṁ gatir ahaṁ parā
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Translation
"I am the supreme goal. I do not aspire for My majestic opulences or My most beloved Śrī Lakṣmī without My saintly bhaktas who have taken supreme refuge in Me."
1.3.78
Sourceमद्-आदि-देवता-योनिर् निज-भक्त-विनोद-कृत् । श्री-मूर्तिर् अपि सा योग्या नापेक्ष्या को हि नौतु तान्
mad-ādi-devatā-yonir nija-bhakta-vinoda-kṛt | śrī-mūrtir api sā yogyā nāpekṣyā ko hi nautu tān
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Translation
“Who can glorify the divine form of our Prabhu if His devotees do not revere Him? On the other hand, that divine form is the source of origin of all the demigods and gives bliss to devotees such as Garuḍa.”
1.3.79
Sourceतत्राप्य् अशेष-भक्तानाम् उपमानतयोदितः । साक्षाद्-भगवतैवासौ प्रह्लादो’तर्क्य-भग्यवान्
tatrāpy aśeṣa-bhaktānām upamānatayoditaḥ | sākṣād-bhagavataivāsau prahlādo’tarkya-bhagyavān
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Translation
Among devotees, the fortune of Śrī Prahlāda again is beyond any rational logic. Bhagavān Himself says, “Among My countless devotees, Śrī Prahlāda is the ideal example of perfection.”
1.3.80
Sourceतस्य सौभाग्यम् अस्माभिः सर्वैर् लक्ष्म्याप्य् अनुत्तमम् । साक्षाद् धिरण्यकशिपोर् अनुभूतꣳ विदारणे
tasya saubhāgyam asmābhiḥ sarvair lakṣmyāpy anuttamam | sākṣād dhiraṇyakaśipor anubhūtaṁ vidāraṇe
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“All of us godly persons, including Śrī Lakṣmī, acknowledged his unparalleled fortune directly, that is, Śrī Prahlāda’s, after Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain and torn asunder.”
1.3.81
Sourceपुनर् पुनर् वरान् दित्सुर् विष्णुर् मुक्तिꣳ न याचितः । भक्तिर् एव वृता येन प्रह्लादꣳ तꣳ नमाम्य् अहम्
punar punar varān ditsur viṣṇur muktiṁ na yācitaḥ | bhaktir eva vṛtā yena prahlādaṁ taṁ namāmy aham
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“Again and again Bhagavān Śrī Nṛsiṁhadeva asked Prahlāda to accept the boon of liberation, still that sovereign of devotees (bhakta-rāja) only prayed for bhakti lifetime after lifetime. I offer my obeisance unto him, Śrī Prahlāda.”
1.3.82-83
Sourceमर्यादा-लङ्घकस्यापि गुर्व्-आदेशाकृतो मुने । असम्पन्न-स्व-वाग्-जाल- सत्यातन्तस्य यद् बलेः द्वारे तादृग् अवस्थानꣳ तुच्छ-दान-फलꣳ किम् उ । रक्षणꣳ दुष्ट-बाणस्य किꣳ नु मत्-स्तव-कारितम्
maryādā-laṅghakasyāpi gurv-ādeśākṛto mune | asampanna-sva-vāg-jāla- satyātantasya yad baleḥ dvāre tādṛg avasthānaṁ tuccha-dāna-phalaṁ kim u | rakṣaṇaṁ duṣṭa-bāṇasya kiṁ nu mat-stava-kāritam
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“O Nārada Muni, Śrī Bhagavān stands now as a doorkeeper to Bali Mahārāja, who trangressed the path of social propriety set by Brahmā, neglecting the order of guru to save the veracity of his vows. Is this the result of the petty charity of the three worlds? Or the protection of vicious Banāsura, is that a result of my recitation of prayers?”
1.3.84
Sourceकेवलꣳ तन्-महा-प्रेष्ठ- प्रह्लाद-प्रीत्य्-अपेक्षया । किꣳ ब्रूयाꣳ परम् अत्रास्ते गौरी लक्ष्म्याः प्रिया सखी
kevalaṁ tan-mahā-preṣṭha- prahlāda-prīty-apekṣayā | kiṁ brūyāṁ param atrāste gaurī lakṣmyāḥ priyā sakhī
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“It was only out of affection for His dearmost Prahlāda—this much I can say. What more to say, Śrī Mahālakṣmī’s beloved friend, Gaurī (Śrī Parvatī), is present here also.”
1.3.85
Sourceतद् गत्वा सुतले शीघ्रꣳ वर्धयित्वाशिषꣳ गणैः । प्रह्लादꣳ स्वयम् आश्लिष्य मद्-आश्लेषावलिꣳ वदेः
tad gatvā sutale śīghraṁ vardhayitvāśiṣaṁ gaṇaiḥ | prahlādaṁ svayam āśliṣya mad-āśleṣāvaliṁ vadeḥ
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Translation
So, Nārada, quickly go to that Sutala and with affectionate blessings embrace Prahlāda yourself, then remind him of me with another warm embrace.
1.3.86
Sourceअहो न सहते’स्माकꣳ प्रणामꣳ सज्-जनाग्रणीः । स्तुतिꣳ च मा प्रमादि स्यात् तत्र चेत् सुखꣳ इच्छसि
aho na sahate’smākaṁ praṇāmaṁ saj-janāgraṇīḥ | stutiṁ ca mā pramādi syāt tatra cet sukhaṁ icchasi
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Translation
Alas, that foremost of saintly devotees, Prahlāda, neither tolerates the slightest praise nor our obeisances. Therefore, if you wish to get
any approval there, do not disrespect him by offering obeisances or praising him.