Bhagavatapurana 10.27

English (machine translation) 10.27

Language: English

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Śrī Śuka said:
When Mount Govardhana was held up and Vraja protected from the downpour,
Surabhi and Indra came from Goloka to Kṛṣṇa.

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Approaching Him in a secluded place, ashamed because he had shown disrespect,
[Indra] touched His feet with his crown that shone with the brilliance of the sun.

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Having seen and heard the power of this Kṛṣṇa of boundless splendor,
with his pride as ruler of the three worlds shattered, he spoke this with joined palms:

Indra said:
'Your abode is pure sattva, peaceful, consisting of austerity, with passion and darkness destroyed;
this flow of the qualities consisting of creative power does not exist in You, nor does any bondage of grasping.

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Whence indeed could their causes arise in You, O Lord—greed and the rest, which are marks of the ignorant?
Even so, the Lord wields punishment for the protection of dharma and the suppression of the wicked.

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You are the father, the guru, the sovereign ruler of the worlds,
insurmountable Time, having taken up the rod of punishment; and You act for the welfare [of all] through bodies assumed by Your own will, shattering the conceit of those who imagine themselves lords of the world.

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Ignorant ones like me who imagine themselves lords of the world, seeing You fearless in Time, quickly cast off that conceit,
and free from pride follow the noble path; Your effort is chastisement even for the wicked.'

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Therefore, O Lord, you ought to forgive me—blinded by intoxication with power, a sinner ignorant of your majesty, foolish in mind; / may my mind, O Sovereign, never again be turned toward evil.

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This incarnation of yours, O Adhokṣaja, is here for the ruin of the earth’s burdens, of the commanders of armies born as heavy burdens, / O God, and for the welfare of those who follow your feet.

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Obeisance to you, the Lord, the Supreme Person, the Great Soul, / to Vāsudeva, to Kṛṣṇa, to the master of the Sātvatas, obeisance!

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Obeisance to him who assumes a body of his own free will, whose form is pure knowledge, / to the All, the seed of all, the inner Self of all beings!

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This was done by me, O Lord, to destroy the cowherd settlement with torrents and winds, / out of excessive wrath when my sacrifice was thwarted, proud as I was.

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I have been favored by you, O Sovereign; my pride is shattered, my effort rendered vain. / To you, the Lord, the guru, the inner Self, I have come for refuge.

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Śrī Śuka said: / Being thus praised by Indra, the Lord Kṛṣṇa, / with a voice deep as a raincloud, smilingly said this to him:

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The Lord said: / It was out of grace that I caused the disruption of your sacrifice, O Indra, / so that you, exceedingly intoxicated with the sovereignty of Indra, might constantly remember me.

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Blinded by the intoxication of wealth and lordship, one does not see me holding the rod [of chastisement] in my hand; / from prosperity I cast down him upon whom I wish to bestow grace.

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Depart, Śakra; may all be well with you. Carry out my command; / remain in your offices, composed and free from arrogance.

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Then the wise Surabhi, having bowed down to Kṛṣṇa / and approached the Lord who had taken the form of a cowherd along with her offspring, spoke:

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Surabhi said: / Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, O great yogin, O Self of the universe, source of the universe! / Through you, the master of the world, we have found a protector, O Acyuta!

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You are our highest deity; you are our Indra, O Lord of the universe! / Be here for the prosperity of cows, brāhmaṇas, and gods, and whoever is virtuous.

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We shall consecrate you as our Indra, urged on by Brahmā; / you have descended, O Self of the universe, to remove the burden of the earth.

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Śrī Śuka said: / Having thus addressed Kṛṣṇa, Surabhi with her own milk, / and [Indra] with the waters of the heavenly Gaṅgā drawn up by the trunk of Airāvata,

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Indra, along with the divine seers and prompted by the mothers of the gods, / anointed the descendant of Daśārha and gave him the name Govinda.

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Coming there, Tumburu, Nārada, and others—Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas, and Cāraṇas— / sang the renown of Hari, which wipes away the world’s impurities; the celestial women danced with delight.

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The eminent among the hosts of gods praised him and showered wondrous rains of flowers; / the three worlds attained supreme tranquility, and cows then drenched the earth with streaming milk.

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Rivers flowed with various sweet fluids, trees dripped with honey, / plants bore fruit without cultivation, and the mountains revealed brilliant jewels.

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When Kṛṣṇa was anointed, O delight of the Kurus, / all these beings, dear one, even those naturally fierce, became free from enmity.

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Having thus consecrated Govinda, the master of cows and Gokula, / Śakra, granted leave, went to heaven surrounded by the gods and other [celestials].

Translations (1)

The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English

Commentaries (1)

Subodhinī — Vallabhācārya, Sanskrit

Linked texts (1)

Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit