Bhagavatapurana 10.70: atha saptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ

10.70.1

/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
athoṣasy upavṛttāyāṃ kukkuṭān kūjato 'śapan /
gṛhīta-kaṇṭhyaḥ patibhir mādhavyo virahāturāḥ //

Śrī Śuka said:
Then, as dawn drew near, the women of Madhu's race, held by the necks by their husbands and distressed by separation, / cursed the crowing roosters.

1. Sri Suka said:— Now when the dawn of day was approaching Krishna's wives with his arms about their necks, reproached the cocks that crowed, in their anxiety about separation.

10.70.2

vayāṃsy aroruvan kṛṣṇaṃ bodhayantīva vandinaḥ /
gāyatsv aliṣv anidrāṇi mandāra-vana-vāyubhiḥ //

The birds cried out loudly, as if bards awakening Kṛṣṇa, / while the bees sang, awakened by breezes from the grove of mandāra trees.

2. Roused from sleep by the breeze of Mandara groves, birds like bards sang loudly so as to wake Krishna while bees were sweetly humming.

10.70.3

muhūrtaṃ taṃ tu vaidarbhī nāmṛṣyad ati-śobhanam /
parirambhaṇa-viśleṣāt priya-bāhv-antaraṃ gatā //

The princess of Vidarbha could not bear that most beautiful moment of dawn, / because of the impending separation from the embrace, resting as she was between the arms of her beloved.

3. Rukmini now between His arms, would not for a long while suffer him to go, unwilling to lose His embraces.

10.70.4

brāhme muhūrta utthāya vāry upaspṛśya mādhavaḥ /
dadhyau prasanna-karaṇa ātmānaṃ tamasaḥ param //

Rising during the brāhma-muhūrta and touching water, Mādhava,
with serene senses, meditated upon the self beyond darkness:

4. In the Brahma hour, Madhava awoke, made Achamana and with a serene mind contemplated Atman far above the sphere of darkness (Prakriti).

10.70.5

ekaṃ svayaṃ-jyotir ananyam avyayaṃ sva-saṃsthayā nitya-nirasta-kalmaṣam /
brahmākhyam asyodbhava-nāśa-hetubhiḥ sva-śaktibhir lakṣita-bhāva-nirvṛtim //

the one, self-luminous, without a second, imperishable, its taint eternally cast away by its own nature,
known as Brahman, whose bliss of being is manifested by its own potencies through the causes of the world's creation and destruction.

5. Atman who is but one (individual whole), self-luminous Supreme Light unconditioned, eternal and by virtue of His own nature eternally destitute of the touch of Avidya, known as the Brahman and whose existence and blissful nature is indicated by His own powers that bring about the origin, destruction, etc., of this Universe.

10.70.5.p1

athāpluto 'mbhasy amale yathā-vidhi $ kriyā-kalāpaṃ paridhāya vāsasī &

Then, having bathed in pure water according to rule, putting on two garments,
he performed the cycle of ritual actions,

6. Then as laid down in sastras He the foremost among the righteous bathes in pure water, puts on a pair of (washed) clothes practises contemplation in the course of Sandhya and other observances, pours oblations into fire and silently repeats and contemplates Brahman in the from of Gayatri.

10.70.6

cakāra sandhyopagamādi sattamo % hutānalo brahma jajāpa vāg-yataḥ //

beginning with the morning twilight rites; the best of virtuous beings, having offered into the fire, chanted the sacred texts with controlled speech.

10.70.7

upasthāyārkam udyantaṃ tarpayitvātmanaḥ kalāḥ /
devān ṛṣīn pitṝn vṛddhān viprān abhyarcya cātmavān //

Paying homage to the rising sun, offering water to satisfy his own expansions,
the gods, sages, ancestors, and elders, and having worshipped the brahmins, master of himself,

7. He offers prayers to the rising Sun, pours oblations of water to the gods, Rishis and Pitris, His own amsas, and with self control worships elders and brahmins.

10.70.8

dhenūnāṃ rukma-śṛṅgīnāṃ sādhvīnāṃ mauktika-srajām /
payasvinīnāṃ gṛṣṭīnāṃ sa-vatsānāṃ su-vāsasām //

he gave cows with gold-tipped horns, gentle, adorned with pearl necklaces,
rich in milk, having had one calf, with their calves, clad in fine cloth,

8 & 9. From day to day, to well-honoured brahmins He gives with silks, Krishnanjana and Tila seeds, a very large number of mild cows with their horns capped with golden-rings, adorned with wreaths of pearls, of abuundant milk, with but one freshly yeaned calf, accompanied by their respective calves having silver-decked hoofs.

10.70.9

dadau rūpya-khurāgrāṇāṃ kṣaumājina-tilaiḥ saha /
alaṅkṛtebhyo viprebhyo badvaṃ badvaṃ dine dine //

with silver hoof-tips, along with silken garments, deerskins, and sesame seeds,
giving them in groups of thousands day after day to adorned brahmins.

10.70.10

go-vipra-devatā-vṛddha- gurūn bhūtāni sarvaśaḥ /
namaskṛtyātma-sambhūtīr maṅgalāni samaspṛśat //

Having bowed to cows, brahmins, deities, elders, and gurus, and to all living beings
as manifestations of the self, he touched auspicious objects.

10. He bows to cows, brahmins, deities, elders, preceptors, all the manifestations of Atman and touches auspicious things.

10.70.11

ātmānaṃ bhūṣayām āsa nara-loka-vibhūṣaṇam /
vāsobhir bhūṣaṇaiḥ svīyair divya-srag-anulepanaiḥ //

en: He adorned himself, who is the ornament of the human world, / with his own garments, ornaments, divine garlands, and fragrant pastes.

11. With clothes and ornaments peculiarly His own, with excellent wreaths and pigments, He adorns Himself, the one ornament of the human world.

10.70.12

avekṣyājyaṃ tathādarśaṃ go-vṛṣa-dvija-devatāḥ /
kāmāṃś ca sarva-varṇānāṃ paurāntaḥ-pura-cāriṇām /
pradāpya prakṛtīḥ kāmaiḥ pratoṣya pratyanandata //

en: Having looked upon clarified butter, a mirror, cows, bulls, brāhmaṇas, and deities, / and having caused the desires of all classes living in the city and palace to be fulfilled, satisfying his subjects with desires, he rejoiced.

12. Having first looked into ghee and also a mirror and seen cows, oxen, brahmins and the gods, He takes delight in granting desired things to all classes of people dwelling in the city and in the palace and to satisfy His ministers and courtiers with what they desire.

10.70.13

saṃvibhajyāgrato viprān srak-tāmbūlānulepanaiḥ /
suhṛdaḥ prakṛtīr dārān upāyuṅkta tataḥ svayam //

en: Having first distributed garlands, betel nut, and unguents to the brāhmaṇas, / and then to his friends, subjects, and wives, he then enjoyed them himself.

13. He first honours brahmins with meals, flowers betel and pigment, then friends, ministers and courtiers and His wives, before He Himself partakes of them.

10.70.14

tāvat sūta upānīya syandanaṃ paramādbhutam /
sugrīvādyair hayair yuktaṃ praṇamyāvasthito 'grataḥ //

en: Just then, his charioteer, bringing forward the most wonderful chariot / yoked with Sugrīva and the other horses, bowed and stood before him.

14. By that time the charioteer makes ready His wonderful car drawn by Sugrīva and other horses, bows to Him and stands before Him.

10.70.15

gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇī sārathes tam athāruhat /
sātyaky-uddhava-saṃyuktaḥ pūrvādrim iva bhāskaraḥ //

en: Taking the charioteer's hands with his own hand, he then mounted it / accompanied by Sātyaki and Uddhava, like the sun rising on the eastern mountain.

15. Holding the charioteer's hand He mounts the car with Satyaki and Uddhava, even as the Sun climbs up to the top of the eastern hills.

10.70.16

īkṣito 'ntaḥ-pura-strīṇāṃ sa-vrīḍa-prema-vīkṣitaiḥ /
kṛcchrād visṛṣṭo niragāj jāta-hāso haran manaḥ //

en: Gazed upon by the women of the palace with glances full of bashfulness and love, / let go with difficulty, he departed smiling, captivating their minds.

16. Watched by the bashful and affectionate looks of the ladies of the harem and reluctantly permitted by them, He sets out attracting their heart by His smile of the moment.

10.70.17

sudharmākhyāṃ sabhāṃ sarvair vṛṣṇibhiḥ parivāritaḥ /
prāviśad yan-niviṣṭānāṃ na santy aṅga ṣaḍ ūrmayaḥ //

en: Surrounded by all the Vṛṣṇis, he entered the assembly hall named Sudharmā, / seated within which, O dear one, men are free from the six waves [of material suffering].

17. Surrounded by all the Vrishnis, He enters the hall of Sudharma the inmates of which are not subject to the six changes of life.

10.70.18

tatropavistaḥ paramāsane vibhur babhau sva-bhāsā kakubho 'vabhāsayan /
vṛto nṛ-siṃhair yadubhir yadūttamo yathoḍu-rājo divi tārakā-gaṇaiḥ //

en: Seated there upon the supreme throne, the all-pervading Lord shone, illuminating the directions with his own luster / surrounded by the lion-like Yadus, best of the Yadus, like the lord of the stars in heaven surrounded by hosts of stars.

18. Seated on the most exalted throne, the Lord shines illuminating all the directions by His lustre and surrounded by the lions of Yadu's race, the foremost one of Yadus resembles the moon in the midst of hosts of stars in the heavens.

10.70.19

tatropamantriṇo rājan nānā-hāsya-rasair vibhum /
upatasthur naṭācāryā nartakyas tāṇḍavaiḥ pṛthak //

en: There, O King, court entertainers with various comedic arts waited upon the all-pervading Lord; / dance masters and dancing girls served him with their various dances.

19. There the court entertainers, wait, O king, upon the Lord with amusements of various kinds, as also the masters of dance and the women skilled in dancing with their distinct performances.

10.70.20

mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-muraja- veṇu-tāla-dara-svanaiḥ /
nanṛtur jagus tuṣṭuvuś ca sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ //

en: To the sounds of mṛdaṅgas, vīṇās, muraja drums, / flutes, cymbals, and conches, they danced, while the bards, heralds, and panegyrists sang and praised him.

20. Sutas, Magadhas and Vandins dance, sing and praise in accompaniment to Mridanga, Veena, Muraja, Venu, cymbals and conches.

10.70.21

tatrāhur brāhmaṇāḥ kecid āsīnā brahma-vādinaḥ /
pūrveṣāṃ puṇya-yaśasāṃ rājñāṃ cākathayan kathāḥ //

en: There, seated brāhmaṇas who expounded the Veda spoke, / and they narrated the stories of ancient kings of purifying renown.

21. Certain brahmins versed in the Vedas and seated there, expound the Vedic Mantras and also tell the stories of ancient kings of hallowed glory.

10.70.22

tatraikaḥ puruṣo rājann āgato 'pūrva-darśanaḥ /
vijñāpito bhagavate pratīhāraiḥ praveśitaḥ //

en: There, O King, a man arrived whom no one had seen before; / announced to the Lord, he was ushered in by the doorkeepers.

22. Now a certain person never before seen comes in, admitted by sentinels with His permission, to the presence of the Lord.

10.70.23

sa namaskṛtya kṛṣṇāya pareśāya kṛtāñjaliḥ /
rājñām āvedayad duḥkhaṃ jarāsandha-nirodha-jam //

en: Having bowed down to Kṛṣṇa, the supreme ruler, with joined palms, / he reported the suffering of the kings born of their imprisonment by Jarāsandha.

23. He bows with folded hands to the Supreme Lord Krishna and describes the misery of the kings imprisoned by Jarasandha.

10.70.24

ye ca dig-vijaye tasya sannatiṃ na yayur nṛpāḥ /
prasahya ruddhās tenāsann ayute dve girivraje //

en: The kings who did not submit to him during his conquest of the quarters / were forcibly held captive by him in Girivraja, numbering twenty thousand.

24. Twenty thousand kings who did not submit and acknowledge his supremacy during his expiditions and who had been therefore by force taken captives were kept prisoners at his capital Girivraja.

10.70.25

/0 rājāna ūcuḥ
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇāprameyātman prapanna-bhaya-bhañjana /
vayaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmo bhava-bhītāḥ pṛthag-dhiyaḥ //

en: The kings said: / O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, O immeasurable self, destroyer of fear for the surrendered, / we, terrified of worldly existence and having divided minds, come to you for refuge.

25. The kings said:— O Krishna, Krishna of immeasurable nature, destroyer of the fear of Thy refugees, we of poor sense and afraid of this Samsara seek after Thy protection.

10.70.25.p1

loko vikarma-nirataḥ kuśale pramattaḥ $ karmaṇy ayaṃ tvad-udite bhavad-arcane sve &

en: This world is devoted to unlawful action and heedless in beneficial action— / in its prescribed duty spoken by you, in worship of you—

26. We bow to that Almighty Being who in the form of Time suddenly thwarts the world of its desire for long life, while it is intensely addicted to the prohibited Karma and indifferent to good courses, such as Thy worship, taught by Thyself.

10.70.26

yas tāvad asya balavān iha jīvitāśāṃ % sadyaś chinatty animiṣāya namo 'stu tasmai //

en: which [Time], mighty in this world, instantly severs one's hope for life; / let there be homage to that watchful One.

10.70.26.p2

loke bhavāñ jagad-inaḥ kalayāvatīrṇaḥ $ sad-rakṣaṇāya khala-nigrahaṇāya cānyaḥ &

en: You, the ruler of the universe, have descended into the world with your plenary portion / for the protection of the virtuous and the suppression of the wicked; but how is it that another,

27. Thou, the Lord of the Universe, hast appeared in the world by an amsa for protecting the righteous and for putting an end to the wicked: as some one still violates Thy directions (like Jarasandha), O Lord, we do not understand whether creatures resort only to the paths determined by their Karma.

10.70.26.p3

loke bhavāñ jagad-inaḥ kalayāvatīrṇaḥ $ sad-rakṣaṇāya khala-nigrahaṇāya cānyaḥ &

en: You, the ruler of the universe, have descended into the world with your plenary portion / for the protection of the virtuous and the suppression of the wicked; but how is it that another,

10.70.27

kaścit tvadīyam atiyāti nideśam īśa % kiṃ vā janaḥ sva-kṛtam ṛcchati tan na vidmaḥ //

en: anyone at all, transgresses your command, O Lord, / or does a person simply reap what they have done? That we do not know.

10.70.27.p2

svapnāyitaṃ nṛpa-sukhaṃ para-tantram īśa $ śaśvad-bhayena mṛtakena dhuraṃ vahāmaḥ &

en: A king's happiness is a mere dream, dependent upon others, O Lord; / with constant fear we bear the burden of this corpse,

28. Dreamy is the kingly happiness, depending upon so many circumstances, O Lord; with our body almost dead we bear only a burden, as subject to constant fear: having abandoned the happiness to be found in self which is to be gained at Thy hands by those that renounce all desires, we, being pitiably foolish, are suffering here (thus) under the force of Thy Maya.

10.70.27.p3

svapnāyitaṃ nṛpa-sukhaṃ para-tantram īśa $ śaśvad-bhayena mṛtakena dhuraṃ vahāmaḥ &

en: A king's happiness is a mere dream, dependent upon others, O Lord; / with constant fear we bear the burden of this corpse,

10.70.28

hitvā tad ātmani sukhaṃ tvad-anīha-labhyaṃ % kliśyāmahe 'ti-kṛpaṇās tava māyayeha //

en: having abandoned that joy within the self which is attainable by your desirelessness; / utterly wretched, we suffer here through your creative power.

10.70.28.p2

tan no bhavān praṇata-śoka-harāṅghri-yugmo $ baddhān viyuṅkṣva magadhāhvaya-karma-pāśāt &

en: Therefore, O Lord whose pair of feet removes the grief of those who bow down, / release us who are bound by the noose of karma named the king of Magadha,

29. Therefore may Thou whose feet remove the grief of those that are fallen at them, be pleased to release us that are bound down with the cords of Karma called Magadha who, possessed of the strength of ten thousand elephants; seized and imprisoned us in his house as the king of beasts does she-goats. (sheep).

10.70.28.p3

tan no bhavān praṇata-śoka-harāṅghri-yugmo $ baddhān viyuṅkṣva magadhāhvaya-karma-pāśāt &

en: Therefore, O Lord whose pair of feet removes the grief of those who bow down, / release us who are bound by the noose of karma named the king of Magadha,

10.70.29

yo bhū-bhujo 'yuta-mataṅgaja-vīryam eko % bibhrad rurodha bhavane mṛga-rāḍ ivāvīḥ //

en: who alone, possessing the strength of ten thousand elephants, / captured the kings and confined them in his dwelling, as a lion pens sheep.

10.70.29.p2

yo vai tvayā dvi-nava-kṛtva udātta-cakra $ bhagno mṛdhe khalu bhavantam ananta-vīryam &

en: He who indeed eighteen times was broken in battle / by you who raised your discus, O one of endless power,

30. And that Jarasandha routed by Thee, eighteen times at the point of Thy great Chakra and having some how gained a success but once in battle with Thee of unlimited power, yet behaving like one of the human world, has grown insolent and afflicts us, Thy creatures; O Ajita, may Thou be pleased to grant that request of us (to make us happy).

10.70.29.p3

yo vai tvayā dvi-nava-kṛtva udātta-cakra $ bhagno mṛdhe khalu bhavantam ananta-vīryam &

en: He who indeed eighteen times was broken in battle / by you who raised your discus, O one of endless power,

10.70.30

jitvā nṛ-loka-nirataṃ sakṛd ūḍha-darpo % yuṣmat-prajā rujati no 'jita tad vidhehi //

en: having once defeated you who were engaged in the ways of mortal men, filled with pride, / afflicts us, your subjects; O unconquered Lord, deal with him!

10.70.31

/0 dūta uvāca
iti māgadha-saṃruddhā bhavad-darśana-kaṅkṣiṇaḥ /
prapannāḥ pāda-mūlaṃ te dīnānāṃ śaṃ vidhīyatām //

en: The messenger said: / Thus imprisoned by the king of Magadha and yearning for your sight, / they have surrendered to the base of your feet; grant peace to the wretched!

31. The messenger said:— Thus the kings imprisoned by Magadha are longing to behold Thee and seek shelter under Thy feet. May happiness be conferred on the helpless!

10.70.32

/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
rāja-dūte bruvaty evaṃ devarṣiḥ parama-dyutiḥ /
bibhrat piṅga-jaṭā-bhāraṃ prādurāsīd yathā raviḥ //

en: Śrī Śuka said: / While the kings' messenger was speaking thus, the celestial sage of supreme radiance, / bearing a mass of tawny matted locks, appeared like the sun.

32. Sri Suka said:— When the messenger of the kings was thus delivering his message, the highly glorious divine sage, wearing golden coloured matted locks, appeared on the spot like the Sun.

10.70.33

taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ sarva-lokeśvareśvaraḥ /
vavanda utthitaḥ śīrṣṇā sa-sabhyaḥ sānugo mudā //

en: Seeing him, the Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of all rulers of the worlds, / stood up and joyfully bowed with his head, together with the members of the assembly and his attendants.

33. On seeing him, the Almighty Krishna, the Supreme Ruler of all the world, rose from His seat along with His councillors and attendants and gladly bowed His head to him.

10.70.34

sabhājayitvā vidhi-vat kṛtāsana-parigraham /
babhāṣe sunṛtair vākyaiḥ śraddhayā tarpayan munim //

en: Having honored him in accordance with rule and having him take a seat, / he addressed him with pleasant words, delighting the sage with faith:

34. He duly honoured the sage and when he took his seat spoke to him in comforting (sweet) words, giving the sage satisfaction with his sincerity.

10.70.35

api svid adya lokānāṃ trayāṇām akuto-bhayam /
nanu bhūyān bhagavato lokān paryaṭato guṇaḥ //

en: Is there complete freedom from fear today in the three worlds? / Surely, there is great benefit when your lordship wanders through the worlds.

35. He asked, “Are all the worlds now free from anxiety? Dost thou not indeed find great benefit in constantly going about the worlds? (Or indeed vast is the power of thy worshipful self, as thou constantly goest about the worlds).

10.70.36

na hi te 'viditaṃ kiñcil lokeṣv īśvara-kartṛṣu /
atha pṛcchāmahe yuṣmān pāṇḍavānāṃ cikīrṣitam //

en: Nothing indeed is unknown to you in the worlds created by the Lord; / now we ask you what the Pāṇḍavas wish to do.

36. “Certainly nothing is unknown to thee in all the worlds of the Lord’s creation. Therefore we enquire of thee what Pandavas intend to do”.

10.70.37

/0 śrī-nārada uvāca
dṛṣṭā māyā te bahuśo duratyayā māyā vibho viśva-sṛjaś ca māyinaḥ /
bhūteṣu bhūmaṃś carataḥ sva-śaktibhir vahner iva cchanna-ruco na me 'dbhutam //

en: Śrī Nārada said: / Many times have I seen your creative power, difficult to overcome, O all-pervading Lord, the creator of the universe and master of creative power; / it is no wonder to me that you move among beings by your own powers, your splendor hidden like that of fire, O boundless One.

37. Narada said:— “I have seen to a large extent Thy insuperable Mayas (powers), O Lord that deludest even the four-faced Brahma, the Maker of the world. This inquiry is to me no surprise as proceeding, O Perfect one, from Thee that art always present in all beings with (with all) Thy powers and yet whose splendour like that of fire lies concealed (splendour is wonderful D.)

10.70.38

tavehitaṃ ko 'rhati sādhu vedituṃ sva-māyayedaṃ sṛjato niyacchataḥ /
yad vidyamānātmatayāvabhāsate tasmai namas te sva-vilakṣaṇātmane //

en: Who can properly comprehend your endeavor as you create and dissolve this [universe] by your own creative power? / To you, whose nature is self-luminous and distinct from all else, which appears as having real existence, let homage be.

38. “Who is able or fit to know fully Thy work or Thy will, as Thou art creating and destroying this Universe by Thine own Maya, which seems to be an existence! Salutation to Thee of that Supreme nature, distinct by Thy essence from everything else (—Maya, who art conclusively, known as real existence etc. D.)

10.70.39

jīvasya yaḥ saṃsarato vimokṣaṇaṃ na jānato 'nartha-vahāc charīrataḥ /
līlāvatāraiḥ sva-yaśaḥ pradīpakaṃ prājvālayat tvā tam ahaṃ prapadye //

en: To you who, by your play incarnations, have kindled the blazing lamp of your own glory / for the individual soul wandering in rebirth, ignorant of release from the body that brings misery, I surrender.

39. I resort to Thee who kindlest the light of Thy glory through sportful Avataras for the Jiva who wanders in samsara without knowing the way to Moksha (release) from the body, the source of all evil.

10.70.40

athāpy āśrāvaye brahma nara-loka-viḍambanam /
rājñaḥ paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya bhaktasya ca cikīrṣitam //

en: Nevertheless, O Brahman, mimicking mortal men, I will report / what the king, the son of your father's sister and your devotee, desires to do.

40. "Still I shall report, O Perfect One, to Thee that behavest like a human being, what the king, Thy devotee and aunt's son, intends to do.

10.70.41

yakṣyati tvāṃ makhendreṇa rājasūyena pāṇḍavaḥ /
pārameṣṭhya-kāmo nṛpatis tad bhavān anumodatām //

en: The Pāṇḍava desires to worship you with the king of sacrifices, the Rājasūya; / the king desires supreme sovereignty—may your Lordship give your approval.

41. "That son of Pandu would worship Thee by means of the greatest sacrifice, Rajasuya, as he is desirous of the supreme position of a king. May Thou be pleased to give Thy approbation!

10.70.42

tasmin deva kratu-vare bhavantaṃ vai surādayaḥ /
didṛkṣavaḥ sameṣyanti rājānaś ca yaśasvinaḥ //

en: At that foremost sacrifice, O Lord, the gods and others, / desiring to see you, will assemble, as well as renowned kings.

42. "In that grand sacrifice, O Lord, the gods and Rishis, kings of great celebrity, will meet eager to see Thee.

10.70.43

śravaṇāt kīrtanād dhyānāt pūyante 'nte-vasāyinaḥ /
tava brahma-mayasyeśa kim utekṣābhimarśinaḥ //

en: From hearing, glorifying, and meditating [on you], even outcasts are purified; / how much more so, O Lord who are identical with Brahman, those who see and touch you?

43. "The out-caste people get purified by listening to Thy stories, by uttering Thy names and contemplating Thee and then it needs no saying that those that are purified directly with their eyes see Thee, the very Perfect One, O Lord.

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yasyāmalaṃ divi yaśaḥ prathitaṃ rasāyāṃ $ bhūmau ca te bhuvana-maṅgala dig-vitānam &

en: Your spotless fame is spread across heaven, the subterranean realm, / and earth, O auspiciousness of the world, stretching to the ends of the quarters;

44. "Thy wide spread glory, absolutely pure, a canopy as it were of all the cardinal points, O one most auspicious for the Universe, pervades the heavens, the earth and Rasatala, purifies the world; also the water flowing from Thy feet purifies it under the name of Mandakini in the celestial region, Bhogavati in Rasatala and Ganga on this earth.

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mandākinīti divi bhogavatīti cādho % gaṅgeti ceha caraṇāmbu punāti viśvam //

en: and the water from your feet, called the Mandākinī in heaven, Bhogavatī below, / and the Gaṅgā here [on earth], purifies the universe.

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/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
tatra teṣv ātma-pakṣeṣv a- gṛṇatsu vijigīṣayā /
vācaḥ peśaiḥ smayan bhṛtyam uddhavaṃ prāha keśavaḥ //

Śrī Śuka said:
There, while those on his side did not approve [of peace] in their desire to conquer,
Keśava, smiling with charming words, spoke to his servant Uddhava:

45. Sri Suka said:— There Yadavas on His side bent on conquest, not listening with approbation (urging their own views), Krishna smiled and in soft words, said to Uddhava, His devoted servant.

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/0 śrī-bhagavān uvāca
tvaṃ hi naḥ paramaṃ cakṣuḥ suhṛn mantrārtha-tattva-vit /
athātra brūhy anuṣṭheyaṃ śraddadhmaḥ karavāma tat //

The Lord said:
You are indeed our supreme eye, our friend, knower of the truth of counsel.
Therefore tell us what is to be done here; we have faith and will carry it out.

46. The Lord said:— Thou art our best eye and friend and knowest the truth of the subject of deliberation; so do thou tell us what is fit to be done; we have faith in thee and we do it.

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ity upāmantrito bhartrā sarva-jñenāpi mugdha-vat /
nideśaṃ śirasādhāya uddhavaḥ pratyabhāṣata //

Thus addressed by his master, who, though omniscient, acted like one perplexed,
placing his command upon his head, Uddhava replied.

47. Thus invited to give counsel by the Omniscient Lord behaving like unto an ignorant man, Uddhava received the command dutifully with a bow of his head and replied:—