Bhagavatapurana 10.41: athaikacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

10.41.1

/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
stuvatas tasya bhagavān darśayitvā jale vapuḥ /
bhūyaḥ samāharat kṛṣṇo naṭo nāṭyam ivātmanaḥ //

Śrī Śuka said: / While he was thus praising him, the Lord Kṛṣṇa, having shown his form in the water, / withdrew it again, like an actor his dramatic role.

1. Sri Suka said:— The glorious Lord Krishna (thus) showed Himself in the water to Akrura that sang His praises, and withdrew from his view, like an actor who has played out his part and casts off his person.

10.41.2

so 'pi cāntarhitaṃ vīkṣya jalād unmajya satvaraḥ /
kṛtvā cāvaśyakaṃ sarvaṃ vismito ratham āgamat //

Seeing it vanished, he too emerged quickly from the water, / and having performed all obligatory duties, returned to the chariot in amazement.

2. Seeing the vision withdrawn he emerged from water and in haste finished all his morning (compulsory) duties and with a wondering mind returned to the car.

10.41.3

tam apṛcchad dhṛṣīkeśaḥ kiṃ te dṛṣṭam ivādbhutam /
bhūmau viyati toye vā tathā tvāṃ lakṣayāmahe //

Hṛṣīkeśa asked him: 'Did you see something wonderful / on the earth, in the sky, or in the water? For so we perceive you.'

3. Hrishikesa asked him, “Did you see anything wonderful on earth, in the sky or in water? It seems that thou hast; so do we perceive thee.”

10.41.4

/0 śrī-akrūra uvāca
adbhutānīha yāvanti bhūmau viyati vā jale /
tvayi viśvātmake tāni kiṃ me 'dṛṣṭaṃ vipaśyataḥ //

Śrī Akrūra said: / 'Whatever wonders there are here on earth, in the sky, or in the water, / they all exist in you, the universal self; what have I left unseen when beholding you?

4. Akrura said:— ‘In Thee that art in the form of the whole Universe as many indeed are the wonders as there may be on earth, in the heavens or under water. What wonder is not seen by me who has enjoyed a vision of Thyself?

10.41.5

yatrādbhutāni sarvāṇi bhūmau viyati vā jale /
taṃ tvānupaśyato brahman kiṃ me dṛṣṭam ihādbhutam //

When beholding you, O Brahman, in whom are all the wonders / on earth, in the sky, or in the water, what wonder here remains for me to see?'

5. ‘When I see Thee in whom all the wonders of the earth, the heaven and water find place, what other thing should I see as wonderful elsewhere, O Paramatman?

10.41.6

ity uktvā codayām āsa syandanaṃ gāndinī-sutaḥ /
mathurām anayad rāmaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ caiva dinātyaye //

Having said this, the son of Gāndinī urged on the chariot, / and brought Rāma and Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā at the close of day.

6. Akrura, the son of Gandini, replied thus and drove the chariot, and by sunset he brought Rama and Krishna to the city of Mathura.

10.41.7

mārge grāma-janā rājaṃs tatra tatropasaṅgatāḥ /
vasudeva-sutau vīkṣya prītā dṛṣṭiṃ na cādaduḥ //

Along the way, the village folk gathered here and there, O King; / looking upon the two sons of Vasudeva, filled with delight, they could not take their eyes away.

7. On the way, at every stage, the people of the country came up to see and, having gained a view of Vasudeva’s sons, could not withdraw their eyes from them.

10.41.8

tāvad vrajaukasas tatra nanda-gopādayo 'grataḥ /
puropavanam āsādya pratīkṣanto 'vatasthire //

Meanwhile, the residents of Vraja led by the cowherd Nanda, having gone ahead, / had reached the outskirts of the city and remained there waiting.

8. By that time Nandagopa and others who had gone in advance stopped at the garden near the city and waited, expecting their arrival.

10.41.9

tān sametyāha bhagavān akrūraṃ jagad-īśvaraḥ /
gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṃ praśritaṃ prahasann iva //

Meeting them, the Lord, the master of the universe, / taking Akrūra's hand in his hand as he stood humbly, said with a smile, as it were:

9. Having joined them, the glorious and supreme Lord took Akrura by the hand and smilingly and modestly said to him as follows.

10.41.10

bhavān praviśatām agre saha-yānaḥ purīṃ gṛham /
vayaṃ tv ihāvamucyātha tato drakṣyāmahe purīm //

'Go ahead with your chariot into the city to your home; / we shall dismount here and then go to see the city.'

10. 'Thou mayest go into the city in advance with the chariot and return home; but we would now camp here and later on, visit the city.

10.41.11

/0 śrī-akrūra uvāca
nāhaṃ bhavadbhyāṃ rahitaḥ pravekṣye mathurāṃ prabho /
tyaktuṃ nārhasi māṃ nātha bhaktaṃ te bhakta-vatsala //

Śrī Akrūra said: / 'Without the two of you, I will not enter Mathurā, O Lord; / you should not abandon me, your devotee, O Master who are affectionate to devotees.

11. Akrura said:— 'Leaving you both, O Lord, I would not go into Mathura. May Thou be pleased not to abandon me, Thy devotee, O protector that art kind to Thy votaries!

10.41.12

āgaccha yāma gehān naḥ sa-nāthān kurv adhokṣaja /
sahāgrajaḥ sa-gopālaiḥ suhṛdbhiś ca suhṛttama //

Come, let us go to our house; make it graced with a protector, O Adhokṣaja, / together with your elder brother, the cowherds, and your companions, O best of friends.

12. 'Let us go to our house. O Adhokshaja, let us be blessed to-day with the presence of the Lord. Welcome art Thou, O best friend, along with Thy brother, with gopas and friends; pray go with me.

10.41.13

punīhi pāda-rajasā gṛhān no gṛha-medhinām /
yac-chaucenānutṛpyanti pitaraḥ sāgnayaḥ surāḥ //

Purify with the dust of your feet the houses of us householders, / by the water that washes which the ancestors, the gods, and the sacred fires are satisfied.

13. 'May Thou be pleased to purify our house with the dust of Thy feet as we are householders; with the water that wash Thy feet are satisfied Pitris, Agni and other gods.

10.41.14

avanijyāṅghri-yugalam āsīt ślokyo balir mahān /
aiśvaryam atulaṃ lebhe gatiṃ caikāntināṃ tu yā //

By washing your two feet, the great Bali became celebrated in renown; / he obtained matchless sovereignty, and the goal that belongs to exclusive devotees.'

14. 'By washing Thy feet the great Bali became praise-worthy, attained matchless and supreme powers and also the goal that is promised to Thy absolute devotees.

10.41.15

āpas te 'ṅghry-avanejanyas trīṃl lokān śucayo 'punan /
śirasādhatta yāḥ śarvaḥ svar yātāḥ sagarātmajāḥ //

The waters that washed your feet, pure [and] purifying the three worlds,
which Śarva held upon his head, [and by which] the sons of Sagara went to heaven.

15. 'The waters that wash Thy feet have purified the three worlds, have been borne by god Siva on his head: and the sons of Sagara have thereby attained to Swarga.

10.41.16

deva-deva jagan-nātha puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtana /
yadūttamottamaḥ-śloka nārāyaṇa namo 'stu te //

O God of gods, Lord of the universe, whose listening and glorification are purifying,
O Best of the Yadus, He of highest renown, Nārāyaṇa, homage be to you!

16. 'O God of gods, O Lord of the Universe, to hear of whom, or to sing whose names, brings all merit, O Foremost one among Yadus, O most glorious Narayana, I bow to Thee.'

10.41.17

/0 śrī-bhagavan uvāca
āyāsye bhavato geham aham arya-samanvitaḥ /
yadu-cakra-druhaṃ hatvā vitariṣye suhṛt-priyam //

The Lord said:
I will come to your house together with my elder brother,
after slaying the enemy of the Yadu realm and conferring joy upon our kin.

17. The Lord said:— 'I shall go to thy house with my elder brother after putting down the enemy who has proved treacherous to the Yadu's race and then I shall grant the wishes of my friends.'

10.41.18

/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
evam ukto bhagavatā so 'krūro vimanā iva /
purīṃ praviṣṭaḥ kaṃsāya karmāvedya gṛhaṃ yayau //

Śuka said:
Thus spoken to by the Lord, Akrūra, as though downcast,
entered the city, reported his deed to Kaṃsa, and went home.

18. Sri Suka said:— Thus told by the Lord, Akrura, full of anxiety, entered the city and, having informed Kamsa of his discharge of duty, went home.

10.41.19

athāparāhne bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ saṅkarṣaṇānvitaḥ /
mathurāṃ prāviśad gopair didṛkṣuḥ parivāritaḥ //

Then, in the late afternoon, the Lord Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Saṅkarṣaṇa
and surrounded by the cowherds, entered Mathurā, eager to see it.

19. At a late hour on the following day the Almighty Lord Krishna, accompanied by Sankarshana and the gopas, entered Mathura with the purpose of sight-seeing in the city. 20. The Lord saw the city. It was provided with a high towered entrance built of crystals (diamonds), with huge golden doors and portals, with granaries and apartments of copper and brass, inaccessible through deep moats, and adorned with parks and beautiful gardens on the outskirts.

10.41.20

dadarśa tāṃ sphāṭika-tuṇga-gopura- dvārāṃ bṛhad-dhema-kapāṭa-toraṇām /
tāmrāra-koṣṭhāṃ parikhā-durāsadām udyāna-ramyopavanopaśobhitām //

He saw it adorned with towering crystal gateway towers and portals, with vast golden doors and arches,
with copper and brass storage chambers, difficult of approach due to its moats, and beautified by gardens and charming groves;

10.41.21

sauvarṇa-śṛṅgāṭaka-harmya-niṣkuṭaiḥ śreṇī-sabhābhir bhavanair upaskṛtām /
vaidūrya-vajrāmala-nīla-vidrumair muktā-haridbhir valabhīṣu vediṣu //

embellished with golden crossroads, mansions, and private gardens, guild-halls and houses,
with lapis lazuli, diamonds, pure sapphire, corals, pearls, and emeralds upon the upper balconies and altars;

21. & 22. It was well built with quadrangles decorated with gold where the roads crossed one another, mansions and gardens attached to them with halls belonging to merchants and other burghers, with beautiful and palatial buildings, with awnings, platforms, window faces, seats under trees—all inlaid with Vaiduryas, Vajras, pure blue stones, corals, pearls and emeralds: the pigeons and peacocks that abode there filled the city with their joyous notes: there the streets, markets and quadrangles were thoroughly moistened (and kept from dust), were strewn with flowers, tender shoots, fried rice and unbroken grains of rice.

10.41.22

juṣṭeṣu jālāmukha-randhra-kuṭṭimeṣv āviṣṭa-pārāvata-barhi-nāditām /
saṃsikta-rathyāpaṇa-mārga-catvarāṃ prakīrṇa-mālyāṅkura-lāja-taṇḍulām //

resounding with pigeons and peacocks settled in the latticed openings, niches, and inlaid floors;
with royal avenues, markets, streets, and squares sprinkled [with water], strewn with garlands, sprouts, parched grain, and raw rice;

10.41.23

āpūrṇa-kumbhair dadhi-candanokṣitaiḥ prasūna-dīpāvalibhiḥ sa-pallavaiḥ /
sa-vṛnda-rambhā-kramukaiḥ sa-ketubhiḥ sv-alaṅkṛta-dvāra-gṛhāṃ sa-paṭṭikaiḥ //

its doorways and houses well decorated with full pots smeared with yogurt and sandalwood paste,
with rows of flowers and lamps, with leafy shoots, banana plants and betel-nut palms with their bunches, and with banners and silken ribbons.

23. There the entrances of houses were specially decorated with waterful pots, sprinkled with curd and sandal, decorated with flowers and lights and with tender leaves, trees, with plantain and arecanut trees, with bunches of fruits and with festive flags and pendants of cloth.

10.41.24

tāṃ sampraviṣṭau vasudeva-nandanau vṛtau vayasyair naradeva-vartmanā /
draṣṭuṃ samīyus tvaritāḥ pura-striyo harmyāṇi caivāruruhur nṛpotsukāḥ //

When the two sons of Vasudeva had entered, surrounded by their companions along the king’s highway,
the city women came together in haste to see them, and climbed the mansions, eager [with excitement], O king.

24. The city in that state of decoration entered Vasudeva's sons with their companions by the royal road; to look at them came out in haste the women of the city and, O king, in their inquisitiveness they climbed to the top of their mansions.

10.41.24.p1

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Some had their garments and ornaments put on reversed, and others forgot one piece among pairs;

25 & 26. Some in haste wore their clothes and ornaments in utter disorder, some forgot to wear one of the pair of their ornaments; put on one ear-ornament, one anklet on one foot, painted one eye with collyrium; some set aside the dishes set before them and, in their exceeding joy, came out with their heads smeared with oil without taking their bath, some mothers in deep sleep awoke on hearing the noise, some suckling the child at their breast kept it off.

10.41.25

kṛtaika-patra-śravanaika-nūpurā % nāṅktvā dvitīyaṃ tv aparāś ca locanam //

some wore an ornament in only one ear and an anklet on one foot, while others had not lined their second eye with collyrium;

10.41.26

aśnantya ekās tad apāsya sotsavā abhyajyamānā akṛtopamajjanāḥ /
svapantya utthāya niśamya niḥsvanaṃ prapāyayantyo 'rbham apohya mātaraḥ //

some, eating, cast that aside in their excitement; those being anointed left without bathing;
those sleeping arose on hearing the noise; and mothers nursing an infant set it aside.

10.41.27

manāṃsi tāsām aravinda-locanaḥ pragalbha-līlā-hasitāvalokaiḥ /
jahāra matta-dviradendra-vikramo dṛśāṃ dadac chrī-ramaṇātmanotsavam //

The lotus-eyed one, with the stride of a lordly elephant in rut,
stole their minds with his bold, playful, smiling glances,
offering to their eyes a festival, since he is the self-delight of Śrī.

27. Sri Krishna of lotus eyes, captivated their hearts with His noble deportment, smiles and looks, as He walked like a great and proud elephant and afforded to their eyes a grand feast by showing Himself as the real consort of Lakshmi.

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Seeing him whom they had often heard of, their hearts melting,
their pride restored by the sprinkling of the nectar of his glance and smile,

28. Devotedly attached to Him through frequent hearing of His qualities, they now looked at Him in person. Thus honoured by His nectar-like glances and grateful smiles, their hearts melted and flowed after Him. Having thus at heart embraced His form of blissfulness that was hitherto beyond the reach of their eyes, with the hair on their body standing on end, they rid themselves of the agony of their hearts, O Subjugator of enemies.

10.41.28

ānanda-mūrtim upaguhya dṛśātma-labdhaṃ % hṛṣyat-tvaco jahur anantam arindamādhim //

embracing with their eyes that form of bliss attained within themselves,
their hair standing on end, they cast off endless anguish, O conqueror of foes.

10.41.29

prāsāda-śikharārūḍhāḥ prīty-utphulla-mukhāmbujāḥ /
abhyavarṣan saumanasyaiḥ pramadā bala-keśavau //

Ascending to the tops of the palaces, their lotus faces blooming with love,
the women showered Balarāma and Keśava with flowers.

29. The women on the tops of palaces, the lotus of their face blooming with joy, showered flowers on Balarama and Krishna.

10.41.30

dadhy-akṣataiḥ soda-pātraiḥ srag-gandhair abhyupāyanaiḥ /
tāv ānarcuḥ pramuditās tatra tatra dvijātayaḥ //

With curd and unbroken grains, with vessels of water, garlands, fragrant scents, and offerings,
the twice-born worshipped the two with joy at various places.

30. At every step the overjoyed Brahmins worshipped Him with curd and rice, with waterful pots, with wreaths of flowers and sandal and with appropriate presents.

10.41.31

ūcuḥ paurā aho gopyas tapaḥ kim acaran mahat /
yā hy etāv anupaśyanti nara-loka-mahotsavau //

The citizens said: “Ah, what great austerity did the cowherd women perform,
that they constantly behold these two, who are a great festival for the mortal world?”

31. The (citizens) ladies of the city, observed to one another, ‘O what great Tapas those gopies have performed who indeed at every moment kept in view these two, the delight of the human world!’

10.41.32

rajakaṃ kañcid āyāntaṃ raṅga-kāraṃ gadāgrajaḥ /
dṛṣṭvāyācata vāsāṃsi dhautāny aty-uttamāni ca //

Seeing a washerman approaching, a dyer of cloth,
the elder brother of Gada asked him for clothes that were washed and of the finest quality:

32. Krishna (elder brother of Gada) met on the way a washerman who was also a dyer of clothes and asked of him the best and well-washed clothes:—

10.41.33

dehy āvayoḥ samucitāny aṅga vāsāṃsi cārhatoḥ /
bhaviṣyati paraṃ śreyo dātus te nātra saṃśayaḥ //

“Please give us clothes that are suitable and worthy of the two of us, my dear man;
supreme welfare will accrue to you as the giver; of this there is no doubt.”

33. “O good one, give us both suitable and worthy clothes: undoubtedly great prosperity will be yours for the gift.

10.41.34

sa yācito bhagavatā paripūrṇena sarvataḥ /
sākṣepaṃ ruṣitaḥ prāha bhṛtyo rājñaḥ su-durmadaḥ //

Asked thus by the Lord, who is complete in all respects,
the servant of the king, exceedingly arrogant, spoke insolently in anger:

34. Asked by the Lord, perfect in every respect, the king’s servant, full of wicked pride, grew wrathful and said in a scornful tone:—

10.41.35

īdṛśāny eva vāsāṃsī nityaṃ giri-vane-caraḥ /
paridhatta kim udvṛttā rāja-dravyāṇy abhīpsatha //

“Do you people who ever wander in the hills and forests put on clothes like these?
Have you gone mad, that you desire the king’s property?

35. Do you, dwellers in the forest and on mountains, daily wear only such clothes? How do you, exceeding your limits, desire things (worthy of princes), royal clothes?

10.41.36

yātāśu bāliśā maivaṃ prārthyaṃ yadi jijīvīṣā /
badhnanti ghnanti lumpanti dṛptaṃ rāja-kulāni vai //

Go away at once, foolish boys! Do not beg like this if you wish to live;
royal guards indeed bind, kill, and plunder the insolent!”

36. “Get away soon, O childish fellows, such a request ought not to be made if you desire to live on. Beware: king’s men seize you, beat and strip of their things the insolent.”

10.41.37

evaṃ vikatthamānasya kupito devakī-sutaḥ /
rajakasya karāgreṇa śiraḥ kāyād apātayat //

As he was bragging in this manner, the enraged son of Devakī
severed the washerman's head from his body with the edge of his hand.

37. When he thus prattled, Devaki’s son waxed wroth and with his finger-ends felled the head of the washerman from his body.

10.41.38

tasyānujīvinaḥ sarve vāsaḥ-kośān visṛjya vai /
dudruvuḥ sarvato mārgaṃ vāsāṃsi jagṛhe 'cyutaḥ //

All his attendants, abandoning their bundles of cloth,
fled in every direction along the street, and Acyuta took the garments.

38. All his servants abandoned all the bundles of clothes and ran away in all directions and Achyuta took the clothes (He chose).

10.41.39

vasitvātma-priye vastre kṛṣṇaḥ saṅkarṣaṇas tathā /
śeṣāṇy ādatta gopebhyo visṛjya bhuvi kānicit //

Putting on two garments pleasing to themselves, Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa
gave the rest to the cowherds, tossing some onto the ground.

39. He dressed Himself in two cloths which He best liked; so did Sankarshana. He gave the rest to the gopas, casting some others to the earth. 40. Then a dealer in dresses, delighted with them, adorned them and dressed them with vari-coloured clothes and ornaments in appropriate style.

10.41.40

tatas tu vāyakaḥ prītas tayor veṣam akalpayat /
vicitra-varṇaiś caileyair ākalpair anurūpataḥ //

Then a delighted weaver fashioned attire for both of them
with cloths of various colors and fitting ornaments.

10.41.41

nānā-lakṣaṇa-veṣābhyāṃ kṛṣṇa-rāmau virejatuḥ /
sv-alaṅkṛtau bāla-gajau parvaṇīva sitetarau //

With their dress of diverse characteristics, Kṛṣṇa and Rāma shone
like two well-adorned young elephants, one dark and one white, at festival time.

41. With picturesque dress and toilet graces, Kṛishna and Rama shone most gracefully like two young elephants (of fair and dark complexion) adorned on a full moon day, (on a festival occasion).

10.41.42

tasya prasanno bhagavān prādāt sārūpyam ātmanaḥ /
śriyaṃ ca paramāṃ loke balaiśvarya-smṛtīndriyam //

Pleased with him, the Lord granted him identity of form with himself,
supreme prosperity in this world, and strength, dominion, memory, and vigor of senses.

42. Pleased with him the Lord conferred on him (the Mukti of) the sameness of His form, matchless prosperity in this world, strength, wealth, memory and acuteness of other faculties.

10.41.43

tataḥ sudāmno bhavanaṃ mālā-kārasya jagmatuḥ /
tau dṛṣṭvā sa samutthāya nanāma śirasā bhuvi //

Then the two went to the house of Sudāman, the florist;
seeing them, he arose and bowed his head to the ground.

43. Then they both turned their steps to the house of Sudama, the florist; seeing them he rose up and fell prostrate at His feet (fell at His feet with his head on the ground.)

10.41.44

tayor āsanam ānīya pādyaṃ cārghyārhaṇādibhiḥ /
pūjāṃ sānugayoś cakre srak-tāmbūlānulepanaiḥ //

Bringing seats for the two, water for feet, guest-offerings, and other rites,
he performed worship for them and their followers with garlands, betel nut, and fragrant pastes.

44. He offered them both a seat and water for washing the feet and with Arghya and other articles of worship, with flowers, betel and sandal as well as their companions and worshipped them likewise.

10.41.45

prāha naḥ sārthakaṃ janma pāvitaṃ ca kulaṃ prabho /
pitṛ-devarṣayo mahyaṃ tuṣṭā hy āgamanena vām //

He said: “Our birth has borne fruit, and our family has been purified, O Lord;
the ancestors, gods, and sages are pleased with me by the arrival of you two.

45. And said "O Lord, today the object of our birth is accomplished and our race is hallowed to day; Pitris, the Gods and the Rishis are pleased with me, by your coming in.

10.41.46

bhavantau kila viśvasya jagataḥ kāraṇaṃ param /
avatīrṇāv ihāṃśena kṣemāya ca bhavāya ca //

The two of you are indeed the supreme cause of the entire universe,
incarnated here in part for its welfare and preservation.

46. "You both are indeed the First Cause of the whole Universe and you have in an amsa appeared on the earth for its protection and prosperity.

10.41.47

na hi vāṃ viṣamā dṛṣṭiḥ suhṛdor jagad-ātmanoḥ /
samayoḥ sarva-bhūteṣu bhajantaṃ bhajator api //

There is no partiality in the vision of you two, the well-wishers and the soul of the universe,
who are equal to all beings, even when responding to those who worship you.

47. "Your vision is not tinged with partiality as You are the friends and masters of the Universe and equal unto all beings, though treating with attention any one that worships You.

10.41.48

tāv ajñāpayataṃ bhṛtyaṃ kim ahaṃ karavāṇi vām /
puṃso 'ty-anugraho hy eṣa bhavadbhir yan niyujyate //

Therefore command this servant: what may I do for you two?
For it is the greatest grace to a mortal that he is engaged by you.”

48. Such You are, pray, do You lay Thy command on me, Your servant. What shall I do for You? It is the greatest boon to a man that he is directed by You to do Your bidding."

10.41.49

ity abhipretya rājendra sudāmā prīta-mānasaḥ /
śastaiḥ su-gandhaiḥ kusumair mālā viracitā dadau //

Having understood this, O king of kings, Sudāman, with a delighted mind,
presented garlands fashioned with exquisite, fragrant flowers.

49. With such ideas, O great king, Sudama with a heart full of joy presented them with garlands well-woven together with flowers of a noble kind and superb fragrance.

10.41.50

tābhiḥ sv-alaṅkṛtau prītau kṛṣṇa-rāmau sahānugau /
praṇatāya prapannāya dadatur vara-dau varān //

Well-adorned with them and pleased, Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, accompanied by their followers,
granted boons to the bowed and surrendered devotee, as the givers of boons.

50. Being finely adorned with those wreaths in the midst of their followers, Krishna and Rama became highly pleased. And they, the great givers of boons, bestowed boons on him who stood bowing at their feet and seeking protection. 51. And he too prayed for unswerving devotion to the Lord above, the Atman of all, and love to His devotees and also full compassion to His creatures.

10.41.51

so 'pi vavre 'calāṃ bhaktiṃ tasminn evākhilātmani /
tad-bhakteṣu ca sauhārdaṃ bhūteṣu ca dayāṃ parām //

He too chose unwavering devotion toward him alone, the Self of all,
friendship toward his devotees, and supreme compassion for all beings.

10.41.52

iti tasmai varaṃ dattvā śriyaṃ cānvaya-vardhinīm /
balam āyur yaśaḥ kāntiṃ nirjagāma sahāgrajaḥ //

Having thus granted him the boon, and prosperity that increases his lineage,
strength, longevity, fame, and beauty, he departed together with his elder brother.

52. Having accordingly bestowed the boon on him as well as a fortune that would grow with his descendants, long life, good name and glory, Krishna with His brother started off.