10.83.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

tathānugṛhya bhagavān

gopīnāḿ sa gurur gatiḥ

yudhiṣṭhiram athāpṛcchat

sarvāḿś ca suhṛdo 'vyayam

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; tathā — in this way; anugṛhya — showing favor; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; gopīnām — of the young cowherd women; saḥ — He; guruḥ — their spiritual master; gatiḥ — and goal; yudhiṣṭhiram — from Yudhiṣṭhira; atha — then; apṛcchat — He inquired; sarvān — all; ca — and; su-hṛdaḥ — His well-wishing relatives; avyayam — welfare.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa, the spiritual master of the gopīs and the very purpose of their life, showed them His mercy. He then met with Yudhiṣṭhira and all His other relatives and inquired from them about their welfare.

 

10.83.2

ta evaḿ loka-nāthena

paripṛṣṭāḥ su-sat-kṛtāḥ

pratyūcur hṛṣṭa-manasas

tat-pādekṣā-hatāḿhasaḥ

 

te — they (Yudhiṣṭhira and Lord Kṛṣṇa's other relatives); evam — thus; loka — of the universe; nāthena — by the Lord; paripṛṣṭāḥ — questioned; su — very much; sat-kṛtāḥ — honored; pratyūcuḥ — replied; hṛṣṭa — joyful; manasaḥ — whose minds; tat — His; pāda — the feet; īkṣā — by seeing; hata — destroyed; aḿhasaḥ — whose sins.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Feeling greatly honored, King Yudhiṣṭhira and the others, freed of all sinful reactions by seeing the feet of the Lord of the universe, gladly answered His inquiries.

 

10.83.3

kuto 'śivaḿ tvac-caraṇāmbujāsavaḿ

mahan-manasto mukha-niḥsṛtaḿ kvacit

pibanti ye karṇa-puṭair alaḿ prabho

dehaḿ-bhṛtāḿ deha-kṛd-asmṛti-cchidam

 

kutaḥ — from where; aśivam — inauspiciousness; tvat — Your; caraṇa — of the feet; ambuja — lotuslike; āsavam — the intoxicating nectar; mahat — of great souls; manastaḥ — from the minds; mukha — through their mouths; niḥsṛtam — poured out; kvacit — at any time; pibanti — drink; ye — who; karṇa — of their ears; puṭaiḥ — with the drinking cups; alam — as much as they wish; prabho — O master; deham — material bodies; bhṛtām — for those who possess; deha — of bodies; kṛt — about the creator; asmṛti — of forgetfulness; chidam — the eradicator.

 

TRANSLATION

 

[Lord Kṛṣṇa's relatives said:] O master, how can misfortune arise for those who have even once freely drunk the nectar coming from Your lotus feet? This intoxicating liquor pours into the drinking cups of their ears, having flowed from the minds of great devotees through their mouths. It destroys the embodied souls' forgetfulness of the creator of their bodily existence.

 

10.83.4

hi tvātma dhāma-vidhutātma-kṛta-try-avasthām

ānanda-samplavam akhaṇḍam akuṇṭha-bodham

kālopasṛṣṭa-nigamāvana ātta-yoga-

māyākṛtiḿ paramahaḿsa-gatiḿ natāḥ sma

 

hi — indeed; tvā — to You; ātma — of Your personal form; dhāma — by the illumination; vidhuta — dispelled; ātma — by material consciousness; kṛta — created; tri — three; avasthām — the material conditions; ānanda — in ecstasy; samplavam — (within whom is) the total immersion; akhaṇḍam — unlimited; akuṇṭha — unrestricted; bodham — whose knowledge; kāla — by time; upasṛṣṭa — endangered; nigama — of the Vedas; avane — for the protection; ātta — having assumed; yoga-māyā — by Your divine power of illusion; ākṛtim — this form; parama-haḿsa — of perfect saints; gatim — the goal; natāḥ sma — (we) have bowed down.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The radiance of Your personal form dispels the threefold effects of material consciousness, and by Your grace we become immersed in total happiness. Your knowledge is indivisible and unrestricted. By Your Yogamāyā potency You have assumed this human form for protecting the Vedas, which had been threatened by time. We bow down to You, the final destination of perfect saints.

 

10.83.5

śrī-ṛṣir uvāca

ity uttamaḥ-śloka-śikhā-maṇiḿ janeṣv

abhiṣṭuvatsv andhaka-kaurava-striyaḥ

sametya govinda-kathā mitho 'gṛnaḿs

tri-loka-gītāḥ śṛṇu varṇayāmi te

 

śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca — the great sage, Śukadeva, said; iti — thus; uttamaḥ-śloka — of great personalities who are glorified in choice poetry; śikhā-maṇim — the crest jewel (Lord Kṛṣṇa); janeṣu — His devotees; abhiṣṭuvatsu — while they were glorifying; andhaka-kaurava — of the Andhaka and Kaurava clans; striyaḥ — the women; sametya — meeting; govinda-kathāḥ — topics of Lord Govinda; mithaḥ — among one another; agṛṇan — spoke; tri — three; loka — in the worlds; gītāḥ — sung; śṛṇu — please hear; varṇayāmi — I will describe; te — to you (Parīkṣit Mahārāja).

 

TRANSLATION

 

The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: As Yudhiṣṭhira and the others were thus praising Lord Kṛṣṇa, the crest jewel of all sublimely glorified personalities, the women of the Andhaka and Kaurava clans met with one another and began discussing topics about Govinda that are sung throughout the three worlds. Please listen as I relate these to you.

 

10.83.6-7

śrī-draupady uvāca

he vaidarbhy acyuto bhadre

he jāmbavati kauśale

he satyabhāme kālindi

śaibye rohiṇi lakṣmaṇe

 

he kṛṣṇa-patnya etan no

brūte vo bhagavān svayam

upayeme yathā lokam

anukurvan sva-māyayā

 

śrī-draupadī uvāca — Śrī Draupadī said; he vaidarbhi — O daughter of Vaidarbha (Rukmiṇī); acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; bhadre — O Bhadrā; he jāmbavati — O daughter of Jāmbavān; kauśale — O Nāgnajitī; he satyabhāme — O Satyabhāmā; kālindi — O Kālindī; śaibye — O Mitravindā; rohiṇi — O Rohiṇī (one of the sixteen thousand queens married after the killing of Narakāsura); lakṣmaṇe — O Lakṣmaṇā;

 

he kṛṣṇa-patnyaḥ — O (other) wives of Kṛṣṇa; etat — this; naḥ — to us; brūte — please speak; vaḥ — you; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; svayam — Himself; upayeme — married; yathā — how; lokam — ordinary society; anukurvan — imitating; sva-māyayā — by His own mystic power.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Draupadī said: O Vaidarbhī, Bhadrā and Jāmbavatī, O Kauśalā, Satyabhāmā and Kālindī, O Śaibyā, Rohiṇī, Lakṣmaṇā and other wives of Lord Kṛṣṇa, please tell me how the Supreme Lord Acyuta, imitating the ways of this world by His mystic power, came to marry each of you.

 

10.83.8

śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca

caidyāya mārpayitum udyata-kārmukeṣu

rājasv ajeya-bhaṭa-śekharitāńghri-reṇuḥ

ninye mṛgendra iva bhāgam ajāvi-yūthāt

tac-chrī-niketa-caraṇo 'stu mamārcanāya

 

śrī-rukmiṇī uvāca — Śrī Rukmiṇī said; caidyāya — to Śiśupāla; mā — me; arpayitum — in order to offer; udyata — holding at the ready; kārmukeṣu — whose bows; rājasu — when the kings; ajeya — invincible; bhaṭa — of soldiers; śekharita — placed upon the heads; ańghri — of whose feet; reṇuḥ — the dust; ninye — He took away; mṛgendraḥ — a lion; iva — as if; bhāgam — his share; aja — of goats; avi — and sheep; yūthāt — from a group; tat — of Him; śrī — of the supreme goddess of fortune; niketa — who is the abode; caraṇaḥ — the feet; astu — may be; mama — my; arcanāya — for the worship.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Rukmiṇī said: When all the kings held their bows at the ready to assure that I would be presented to Śiśupāla, He who puts the dust of His feet on the heads of invincible warriors took me from their midst, as a lion forcibly takes his prey from the midst of goats and sheep. May I always be allowed to worship those feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the abode of Goddess Śrī.

 

10.83.9

śrī-satyabhāmovāca

yo me sanābhi-vadha-tapta-hṛdā tatena

liptābhiśāpam apamārṣṭum upājahāra

jitvarkṣa-rājam atha ratnam adāt sa tena

bhītaḥ pitādiśata māḿ prabhave 'pi dattām

 

śrī-satyabhāmā uvāca — Śrī Satyabhāmā said; yaḥ — who; me — my; sanābhi — of my brother; vadha — by the killing; tapta — distressed; hṛdā — whose heart; tatena — by my father; lipta — tainted; abhiśāpam — with condemnation; apamārṣṭum — to cleanse away; upājahāra — He removed; jitvā — after defeating; ṛkṣa-rājam — the king of the bears, Jāmbavān; atha — then; ratnam — the jewel (Syamantaka); adāt — gave; saḥ — He; tena — because of this; bhītaḥ — afraid; pitā — my father; adiśata — offered; mām — me; prabhave — to the Lord; api — although; dattām — already given.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Satyabhāmā said: My father, his heart tormented by his brothers death, accused Kṛṣṇa of killing him. To remove the stain on His reputation, the Lord defeated the king of the bears and took back the Syamantaka jewel, which He then returned to my father. Fearing the consequences of his offense, my father offered me to the Lord, even though I had already been promised to others.

 

10.83.10

śrī-jāmbavaty uvāca

prājñāya deha-kṛd amuḿ nija-nātha-daivaḿ

sītā-patiḿ tri-navahāny amunābhyayudhyat

jñātvā parīkṣita upāharad arhaṇaḿ māḿ

pādau pragṛhya maṇināham amuṣya dāsī

 

śrī-jāmbavatī uvāca — Śrī Jāmbavatī said; prājñāya — unaware; deha — of my body; kṛt — the maker (my father); amum — of Him; nija — his own; nātha — as the master; daivam — and worshipable Deity; sītā — of Goddess Sītā; patim — the husband; tri — three; nava — times nine; ahāni — for days; amunā — with Him; abhyayudhyat — he fought; jñātvā — recognizing; parīkṣitaḥ — awakened to proper understanding; upāharat — he presented; arhaṇam — as a respectful offering; mām — me; pādau — His feet; pragṛhya — taking hold of; maṇinā — with the jewel; aham — I; amuṣya — His; dāsī — maidservant.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Jāmbavatī said: Unaware that Lord Kṛṣṇa was none other than his own master and worshipable Deity, the husband of Goddess Sītā, my father fought with Him for twenty-seven days. When my father finally came to his senses and recognized the Lord, he took hold of His feet and presented Him with both me and the Syamantaka jewel as tokens of his reverence. I am simply the Lord's maidservant.

 

10.83.11

śrī-kālindy uvāca

tapaś carantīm ājñāya

sva-pāda-sparśanāśayā

sakhyopetyāgrahīt pāṇiḿ

yo 'haḿ tad-gṛha-mārjanī

 

śrī-kālindī uvāca — Śrī Kālindī said; tapaḥ — penances; carantīm — executing; ājñāya — knowing; sva — His; pāda — of the feet; sparśana — for the touch; āśayā — with the desire; sakhyā — together with His friend (Arjuna); upetya — coming; agrahīt — took; pāṇim — my hand; yaḥ — who; aham — I; tat — His; gṛha — of the residence; mārjanī — the cleaner.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Kālindī said: The Lord knew I was performing severe austerities and penances with the hope of one day touching His lotus feet. So He came to me in the company of His friend and took my hand in marriage. Now I am engaged as a sweeper in His palace.

 

10.83.12

śrī-mitravindovāca

yo māḿ svayaḿ-vara upetya vijitya bhū-pān

ninye śva-yūtha-gaḿ ivātma-baliḿ dvipāriḥ

bhrātṝḿś ca me 'pakurutaḥ sva-puraḿ śriyaukas

tasyāstu me 'nu-bhavam ańghry-avanejanatvam

 

śrī-mitravindā uvāca — Śrī Mitravindā said; yaḥ — who; mām — me; svayaḿ-vare — during my svayaḿ-vara (the ceremony in which a princess chooses a husband from a number of eligible suitors); upetya — coming forward; vijitya — after defeating; bhū-pān — kings; ninye — took; śva — of dogs; yūtha — into a group; gam — gone; iva — as if; ātma — own; balim — share; dvipa-ariḥ — a lion ("enemy of elephants"); bhrātṝn — brothers; ca — and; me — my; apakurutaḥ — who were insulting Him; sva — to His; puram — capital city; śrī — of the goddess of fortune; okaḥ — the residence; tasya — His; astu — may be; me — for me; anu-bhavam — life after life; ańghri — the feet; avanejanatvam — the status of washing.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Mitravindā said: At my svayaḿ-vara ceremony He came forward, defeated all the kings present — including my brothers, who dared insult Him — and took me away just as a lion removes his prey from amidst a pack of dogs. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa, the shelter of the goddess of fortune, brought me to His capital city. May I be allowed to serve Him by washing His feet, life after life.

 

10.83.13-14

śrī-satyovāca

saptokṣaṇo 'ti-bala-vīrya-su-tīkṣṇa-śṛńgān

pitrā kṛtān kṣitipa-vīrya-parīkṣaṇāya

tān vīra-durmada-hanas tarasā nigṛhya

krīḍan babandha ha yathā śiśavo 'ja-tokān

 

ya itthaḿ vīrya-śulkāḿ māḿ

dāsībhiś catur-angiṇīm

pathi nirjitya rājanyān

ninye tad-dāsyam astu me

 

śrī-satyā uvāca — Śrī Satyā said; sapta — seven; ukṣaṇaḥ — bulls; ati — great; bala — whose strength; vīrya — and vitality; su — very; tīkṣṇa — sharp; śṛńgān — whose horns; pitrā — by my father; kṛtān — made; kṣitipa — of the kings; vīrya — the prowess; parīkṣaṇāya — for testing; tān — them (the bulls); vīra — of heroes; durmada — the false pride; hanaḥ — who destroyed; tarasā — quickly; nigṛhya — subduing; krīḍan — playing; babandha ha — He tied up; yathā — as; śiśavaḥ — children; aja — of goats; tokān — the infants;

 

yaḥ — who; ittham — in this manner; vīrya — heroism; śulkām — whose price; mām — me; dāsībhiḥ — with maidservants; catuḥ-ańgiṇīm — protected by an army of four divisions (chariots, horses, elephants and infantry); pathi — along the road; nirjitya — defeating; rājanyān — the kings; ninye — He took me away; tat — to Him; dāsyam — servitude; astu — may there be; me — my.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Satyā said: My father arranged for seven extremely powerful and vigorous bulls with deadly sharp horns to test the prowess of the kings who desired my hand in marriage. Although these bulls destroyed the false pride of many heroes, Lord Kṛṣṇa subdued them effortlessly, tying them up in the same way that children playfully tie up a goat's kids. He thus purchased me with His valor. Then He took me away with my maidservants and a full army of four divisions, defeating all the kings who opposed Him along the road. May I be granted the privilege of serving that Lord.

 

10.83.15-16

śrī-bhadrovāca

pitā me mātuleyāya

svayam āhūya dattavān

kṛṣṇe kṛṣṇāya tac-cittām

akṣauhiṇyā sakhī-janaiḥ

 

asya me pāda-saḿsparśo

bhavej janmani janmani

karmabhir bhrāmyamāṇāyā

yena tac chreya ātmanaḥ

 

śrī-bhadrā uvāca — Śrī Bhadrā said; pitā — father; me — my; mātuleyāya — to my maternal cousin; svayam — of his own accord; āhūya — inviting; dattavān — gave; kṛṣṇe — O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); kṛṣṇāya — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; tat — absorbed in whom; cittām — whose heart; akṣauhiṇyā — with an akṣauhiṇī military guard; sakhī-janaiḥ — and with my female companions;

 

asya — His; me — for me; pāda — of the feet; saḿsparśaḥ — the touch; bhavet — may it be; janmani janmani — in one life after another; karmabhiḥ — due to the reactions of material activities; bhrāmyamāṇāyāḥ — who will be wandering; yena — by which; tat — that; śreyaḥ — ultimate perfection; ātmanaḥ — of myself.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Bhadrā said: My dear Draupadī, of his own free will my father invited his nephew Kṛṣṇa, to whom I had already dedicated my heart, and offered me to Him as His bride. My father presented me to the Lord with an akṣauhiṇi military guard and a retinue of my female companions. My ultimate perfection is this: to always be allowed to touch Lord Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet as I wander from life to life, bound by my karma.

 

10.83.17

śrī-lakṣmaṇovāca

mamāpi rājñy acyuta-janma-karma

śrutvā muhur nārada-gītam āsa ha

cittaḿ mukunde kila padma-hastayā

vṛtaḥ su-sammṛśya vihāya loka-pān

 

śrī-lakṣmaṇā uvāca — Śrī Lakṣmaṇā said; mama — my; api — also; rājñi — O Queen; acyuta — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; janma — about the births; karma — and activities; śrutvā — hearing; muhuḥ — repeatedly; nārada — by Nārada Muni; gītam — chanted; āsa ha — became; cittam — my heart; mukunde — (fixed) upon Mukunda; kila — indeed; padma-hastayā — by the supreme goddess of fortune, who holds a lotus in her hand; vṛtaḥ — chosen; su — carefully; sammṛśya — considering; vihāya — rejecting; loka — of planets; pān — the rulers.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Lakṣmaṇā said: O Queen, I repeatedly heard Nārada Muni glorify the appearances and activities of Acyuta, and thus my heart also became attached to that Lord, Mukunda. Indeed, even Goddess Padmahastā chose Him as her husband after careful consideration, rejecting the great demigods who rule various planets.

 

10.83.18

jñātvā mama mataḿ sādhvi

pitā duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ

bṛhatsena iti khyātas

tatropāyam acīkarat

 

jñātvā — knowing; mama — my; matam — mentality; sādhvi — O saintly lady; pitā — my father; duhitṛ — to his daughter; vatsalaḥ — affectionate; bṛhatsenaḥ iti khyātaḥ — known as Bṛhatsena; tatra — toward this end; upāyam — a means; acīkarat — arranged.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My father, Bṛhatsena, was by nature compassionate to his daughter, and knowing how I felt, O saintly lady, he arranged to fulfill my desire.

 

10.83.19

yathā svayaḿ-vare rājñi

matsyaḥ pārthepsayā kṛtaḥ

ayaḿ tu bahir ācchanno

dṛśyate sa jale param

 

yathā — just as; svayam-vare — in (your) svayaḿ-vara ceremony; rājñi — O Queen; matsyaḥ — a fish; pārtha — Arjuna; īpsayā — with the desire of obtaining; kṛtaḥ — made (into a target); ayam — this (fish); tu — however; bahiḥ — outwardly; ācchannaḥ — covered; dṛśyate — was seen; saḥ — it; jale — in water; param — only.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Just as a fish was used as a target in your svayaḿ-vara ceremony, O Queen, to assure that you would obtain Arjuna as your husband, so a fish was also used in my ceremony. In my case, however, it was concealed on all sides, and only its reflection could be seen in a pot of water below.

 

10.83.20

śrutvaitat sarvato bhū-pā

āyayur mat-pituḥ puram

sarvāstra-śastra-tattva-jñāḥ

sopādhyāyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

 

śrutvā — hearing; etat — of this; sarvataḥ — from everywhere; bhū-pāḥ — kings; āyayuḥ — came; mat — my; pituḥ — of the father; puram — to the city; sarva — all; astra — concerning weapons shot as arrows; śastra — and other weapons; tattva — of the science; jñāḥ — expert knowers; sa — along with; upādhyāyāḥ — their teachers; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousands.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Hearing of this, thousands of kings expert in shooting arrows and in wielding other weapons converged from all directions on my father's city, accompanied by their military teachers.

 

10.83.21

pitrā sampūjitāḥ sarve

yathā-vīryaḿ yathā-vayaḥ

ādaduḥ sa-śaraḿ cāpaḿ

veddhuḿ parṣadi mad-dhiyaḥ

 

pitrā — by my father; sampūjitāḥ — fully honored; sarve — all of them; yathā — according to; vīryam — strength; yathā — according to; vayaḥ — age; ādaduḥ — they took up; sa — with; śaram — arrows; cāpam — the bow; veddhum — to pierce (the target); parṣadi — in the assembly; mat — (fixed) upon me; dhiyaḥ — whose minds.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My father properly honored each king according to his strength and seniority. Then those whose minds were fixed on me took up the bow and arrow and one by one tried to pierce the target in the midst of the assembly.

 

10.83.22

ādāya vyasṛjan kecit

sajyaḿ kartum anīśvarāḥ

ā-koṣṭhaḿ jyāḿ samutkṛṣya

petur eke 'munāhatāḥ

 

ādāya — after picking up; vyasṛjan — let go; kecit — some of them; sajyam — strung; kartum — to make it; anīśvarāḥ — unable; ā-koṣṭham — up to the tip (of the bow); jyām — the bowstring; samutkṛṣya — having pulled; petuḥ — fell down; eke — some; amunā — by it (the bow); hatāḥ — hit.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Some of them picked up the bow but could not string it, and so they threw it aside in frustration. Some managed to pull the bowstring toward the tip of the bow, only to have the bow spring back and knock them to the ground.

 

10.83.23

sajyaḿ kṛtvāpare vīrā

māgadhāmbaṣṭha-cedipāḥ

bhīmo duryodhanaḥ karṇo

nāvidaḿs tad-avasthitim

 

sajyam — strung; kṛtvā — making (the bow); apare — other; vīrāḥ — heroes; māgadha — the King of Magadha (Jarāsandha); ambaṣṭha — the King of Ambaṣṭha; cedi-pāḥ — the ruler of Cedi (Śiśupāla); bhīmaḥ duryodhanaḥ karṇaḥ — Bhīma, Duryodhana and Karṇa; na avidan — they could not find; tad — of it (the target); avasthitim — the location.

 

TRANSLATION

 

A few heroes — namely Jarāsandha, Śiśupāla, Bhīma, Duryodhana, Karṇa and the King of Ambaṣṭha — succeeded in stringing the bow, but none of them could find the target.

 

10.83.24

matsyābhāsaḿ jale vīkṣya

jñātvā ca tad-avasthitim

pārtho yatto 'sṛjad bāṇaḿ

nācchinat paspṛśe param

 

matsya — of the fish; ābhāsam — the reflection; jale — in the water; vīkṣya — looking at; jñātvā — knowing; ca — and; tat — its; avasthitim — location; pārthaḥ — Arjuna; yattaḥ — taking careful aim; asṛjat — shot; bāṇam — the arrow; na acchinat — he did not pierce it; paspṛśe — he touched it; param — only.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Then Arjuna looked at the reflection of the fish in the water and determined its position. When he carefully shot his arrow at it, however, he did not pierce the target but merely grazed it.

 

10.83.25-26

rājanyeṣu nivṛtteṣu

bhagna-māneṣu māniṣu

bhagavān dhanur ādāya

sajyaḿ kṛtvātha līlayā

 

tasmin sandhāya viśikhaḿ

matsyaḿ vīkṣya sakṛj jale

chittveṣuṇāpātayat taḿ

sūrye cābhijiti sthite

 

rājanyeṣu — when the kings; nivṛtteṣu — had given up; bhagna — defeated; māneṣu — whose pride; māniṣu — proud; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; dhanuḥ — the bow; ādāya — taking up; sajyam kṛtvā — stringing it; atha — then; līlayā — as play;

 

tasmin — onto it; sandhāya — fixing; viśikham — the arrow; matsyam — the fish; vīkṣya — looking at; sakṛt — only once; jale — in the water; chittvā — piercing; iṣuṇā — with the arrow; apātayat — He made fall; tam — it; sūrye — when the sun; ca — and; abhijite — in the constellation Abhijit; sthite — situated.

 

TRANSLATION

 

After all the arrogant kings had given up, their pride broken, the Supreme Personality of Godhead picked up the bow, easily strung it and then fixed His arrow upon it. As the sun stood in the constellation Abhijit, He looked at the fish in the water only once and then pierced it with the arrow, knocking it to the ground.

 

10.83.27

divi dundubhayo nedur

jaya-śabda-yutā bhuvi

devāś ca kusumāsārān

mumucur harṣa-vihvalāḥ

 

divi — in the sky; dundubhayaḥ — kettledrums; neduḥ — resounded; jaya — "victory"; śabda — the sound; yutāḥ — together with; bhuvi — on the earth; devāḥ — demigods; ca — and; kusuma — of flowers; āsārān — torrents; mumucuḥ — released; harṣa — with joy; vihvalāḥ — overwhelmed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Kettledrums resounded in the sky, and on the earth people shouted "Jaya! Jaya!" Overjoyed, demigods showered flowers.

 

10.83.28

tad rańgam āviśam ahaḿ kala-nūpurābhyāḿ

padbhyāḿ pragṛhya kanakoijvala-ratna-mālām

nūtne nivīya paridhāya ca kauśikāgrye

sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā kavarī-dhṛta-srak

 

tat — then; rańgam — the arena; āviśam — entered; aham — I; kala — gently sounding; nūpurābhyām — having ankle bells; padbhyām — with feet; pragṛhya — holding; kanaka — of gold; ujjvala — brilliant; ratna — with jewels; mālām — a necklace; nūtne — new; nivīya — having tied with a belt; paridhāya — wearing; ca — and; kauśika — a pair of silk garments; agrye — excellent; sa-vrīḍa — shy; hāsa — with a smile; vadanā — my face; kavarī — on the locks of my hair; dhṛta — carrying; srak — a wreath of flowers.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Just then I walked onto the ceremonial ground, the ankle bells on my feet gently tinkling. I was wearing new garments of the finest silk, tied with a belt, and I carried a brilliant necklace fashioned of gold and jewels. There was a shy smile on my face and a wreath of flowers in my hair.

 

10.83.28

tad rańgam āviśam ahaḿ kala-nūpurābhyāḿ

padbhyāḿ pragṛhya kanakoijvala-ratna-mālām

nūtne nivīya paridhāya ca kauśikāgrye

sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā kavarī-dhṛta-srak

 

tat — then; rańgam — the arena; āviśam — entered; aham — I; kala — gently sounding; nūpurābhyām — having ankle bells; padbhyām — with feet; pragṛhya — holding; kanaka — of gold; ujjvala — brilliant; ratna — with jewels; mālām — a necklace; nūtne — new; nivīya — having tied with a belt; paridhāya — wearing; ca — and; kauśika — a pair of silk garments; agrye — excellent; sa-vrīḍa — shy; hāsa — with a smile; vadanā — my face; kavarī — on the locks of my hair; dhṛta — carrying; srak — a wreath of flowers.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Just then I walked onto the ceremonial ground, the ankle bells on my feet gently tinkling. I was wearing new garments of the finest silk, tied with a belt, and I carried a brilliant necklace fashioned of gold and jewels. There was a shy smile on my face and a wreath of flowers in my hair.

 

10.83.30

tāvan mṛdańga-paṭahāḥ

śańkha-bhery-ānakādayaḥ

ninedur naṭa-nartakyo

nanṛtur gāyakā jaguḥ

 

tāvat — just then; mṛdańga-paṭahāḥ — mṛdańga and paṭaha drums; śańkha — conchshells; bherī — kettledrums; ānaka — large military drums; ādayaḥ — and so on; nineduḥ — resounded; naṭa — male dancers; nartakyaḥ — and female dancers; nanṛtuḥ — danced; gāyakāḥ — singers; jaguḥ — sang.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Just then there were loud sounds of conchshells and mṛdańga, paṭaha, bherī and ānaka drums, as well as other instruments. Men and women began to dance, and singers began to sing.

 

10.83.31

evaḿ vṛte bhagavati

mayeśe nṛpa-yūthapāḥ

na sehire yājñaseni

spardhanto hṛc-chayāturāḥ

 

evam — thus; vṛte — being chosen; bhagavati — the Personality of Godhead; mayā — by me; īśe — the Lord; nṛpa — of kings; yūtha-pāḥ — the leaders; na sehire — could not tolerate it; yājñaseni — O Draupadī; spardhantaḥ — becoming quarrelsome; hṛt-śaya — by lust; āturāḥ — distressed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The leading kings there could not tolerate my having chosen the Supreme Personality of Godhead, O Draupadī. Burning with lust, they became quarrelsome.

 

10.83.32

māḿ tāvad ratham āropya

haya-ratna-catuṣṭayam

śārńgam udyamya sannaddhas

tasthāv ājau catur-bhujaḥ

 

mām — me; tāvat — at that point; ratham — on the chariot; āropya — lifting; haya — of horses; ratna — gems; catuṣṭayam — having four; śārńgam — His bow, named Śārńga; udyamya — readying; sannaddhaḥ — putting on His armor; tasthau — He stood; ājau — on the battleground; catuḥ — four; bhujaḥ — with arms.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Lord then placed me on His chariot, drawn by four most excellent horses. Donning His armor and readying His bow Śārńga, He stood on the chariot, and there on the battleground He manifested His four arms.

 

10.83.33

dārukaś codayām āsa

kāñcanopaskaraḿ ratham

miṣatāḿ bhū-bhujāḿ rājñi

mṛgāṇāḿ mṛga-rāḍ iva

 

dārukaḥ — Dāruka (Lord Kṛṣṇa's chariot driver); codayām āsa — drove; kāñcana — golden; upaskaram — whose trimmings; ratham — the chariot; miṣatām — as they watched; bhū-bhujām — the kings; rājñi — O Queen; mṛgāṇām — animals; mṛga-rāṭ — the king of animals, the lion; iva — as if.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Dāruka drove the Lord's gold-trimmed chariot as the kings looked on, O Queen, like small animals helplessly watching a lion.

 

10.83.34

te 'nvasajjanta rājanyā

niṣeddhuḿ pathi kecana

saḿyattā uddhṛteṣv-āsā

grāma-siḿhā yathā harim

 

te — they; anvasajjanta — followed from behind; rājanyāḥ — the kings; niṣeddhum — to check Him; pathi — on the path; kecana — some of them; saḿyattāḥ — ready; uddhṛta — raised; iṣu-āsāḥ — whose bows; grāma-siḿhā — "lions of the village" (dogs); yathā — as; harim — a lion.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The kings pursued the Lord like village dogs chasing a lion. Some kings, raising their bows, stationed themselves on the road to stop Him as He passed by.

 

10.83.35

te śārńga-cyuta-bāṇaughaiḥ

kṛtta-bāhv-ańghri-kandharāḥ

nipetuḥ pradhane kecid

eke santyajya dudruvuḥ

 

te — they; śārńga — from Lord Kṛṣṇa's bow; cyuta — shot; bāṇa — of arrows; oghaiḥ — by the floods; kṛtta — severed; bāhu — whose arms; ańghri — legs; kandharāḥ — and necks; nipetuḥ — fell; pradhane — on the battlefield; kecit — some; eke — some; santyajya — giving up; dudruvuḥ — fled.

 

TRANSLATION

 

These warriors were deluged by arrows shot from the Lord's bow, Śārńga. Some of the kings fell on the battlefield with severed arms, legs and necks; the rest gave up the fight and fled.

 

10.83.36

tataḥ purīḿ yadu-patir aty-alańkṛtāḿ

ravi-cchada-dhvaja-paṭa-citra-toraṇām

kuśasthalīḿ divi bhuvi cābhisaḿstutāḿ

samāviśat taraṇir iva sva-ketanam

 

tataḥ — then; purīm — His city; yadu-patiḥ — the Lord of the Yadus; ati — profusely; alańkṛtām — decorated; ravi — the sun; chada — blocking; dhvaja — upon flagpoles; paṭa — with banners; citra — wonderful; toraṇām — and with archways; kuśasthalīm — Dvārakā; divi — in heaven; bhuvi — on the earth; ca — and; abhisaḿstutām — glorified; samāviśat — He entered; taraṇiḥ — the sun; iva — as if; sva — his own; ketanam — abode.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Lord of the Yadus then entered His capital city, Kuśasthalī [Dvārakā], which is glorified in heaven and on earth. The city was elaborately decorated with flagpoles carrying banners that blocked the sun, and also with splendid archways. As Lord Kṛṣṇa entered, He appeared like the sun-god entering his abode.

 

10.83.37

pitā me pūjayām āsa

suhṛt-sambandhi-bāndhavān

mahārha-vāso-'lańkāraiḥ

śayyāsana-paricchadaiḥ

 

pitā — father; me — my; pūjayām āsa — worshiped; suhṛt — his friends; sambandhi — immediate relations; bāndhavān — and other family members; mahā — very; arha — valuable; vāsaḥ — with clothing; alańkāraiḥ — and jewelry; śayyā — with beds; āsana — thrones; paricchadaiḥ — and other furniture.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My father honored his friends, family and in-laws with priceless clothing and jewelry and with royal beds, thrones and other furnishings.

 

10.83.38

dāsībhiḥ sarva-sampadbhir

bhaṭebha-ratha-vājibhiḥ

āyudhāni mahārhāṇi

dadau pūrṇasya bhaktitaḥ

 

dāsībhiḥ — along with maidservants; sarva — all; sampadbhiḥ — endowed with riches; bhaṭa — with infantry soldiers; ibha — soldiers riding elephants; ratha — soldiers riding chariots; vājibhiḥ — and soldiers riding horses; āyudhāni — weapons; mahā-arhāṇi — extremely valuable; dadau — he gave; pūrṇasya — to the perfectly complete Lord; bhaktitaḥ — out of devotion.

 

TRANSLATION

 

With devotion he presented the perfectly complete Lord with a number of maidservants bedecked with precious ornaments. Accompanying these maidservants were guards walking on foot and others riding elephants, chariots and horses. He also gave the Lord extremely valuable weapons.

 

10.83.39

ātmārāmasya tasyemā

vayaḿ vai gṛha-dāsikāḥ

sarva-sańga-nivṛttyāddhā

tapasā ca babhūvima

 

ātma-ārāmasya — of the self-satisfied; tasya — Him; imāḥ — these; vayam — we; vai — indeed; gṛha — in the home; dāsikāḥ — maidservants; sarva — all; sańga — of material association; nivṛttyā — by the cessation; addhā — directly; tapasā — by austerity; ca — and; babhūvima — have become.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thus, by renouncing all material association and practicing austere penances, we queens have all become personal maidservants of the self-satisfied Supreme Lord.

 

10.83.40

mahiṣya ūcuḥ

bhaumaḿ nihatya sa-gaṇaḿ yudhi tena ruddhā

jñātvātha naḥ kṣiti-jaye jita-rāja-kanyāḥ

nirmucya saḿsṛti-vimokṣam anusmarantīḥ

pādāmbujaḿ pariṇināya ya āpta-kāmaḥ

 

mahiṣyaḥ ūcuḥ — the (other) queens said; bhaumam — the demon Bhauma; nihatya — killing; sa — along with; gaṇam — his followers; yudhi — in battle; tena — by him (Bhauma); ruddhāḥ — imprisoned; jñātvā — knowing; atha — then; naḥ — us; kṣiti-jaye — during (Bhauma's) conquest of the earth; jita — defeated; rāja — of kings; kanyāḥ — the daughters; nirmucya — releasing; saḿsṛti — from material existence; vimokṣam — (the source of) liberation; anusmarantīḥ — constantly remembering; pāda-ambujam — His lotus feet; pariṇināya — married; yaḥ — who; āpta-kāmaḥ — already fulfilled in all desires.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Rohiṇī-devi, speaking for the other queens, said: After killing Bhaumāsura and his followers, the Lord found us in the demon's prison and could understand that we were the daughters of the kings whom Bhauma had defeated during his conquest of the earth. The Lord set us free, and because we had been constantly meditating upon His lotus feet, the source of liberation from material entanglement, He agreed to marry us, though His every desire is already fulfilled.

 

10.83.41-42

na vayaḿ sādhvi sāmrājyaḿ

svārājyaḿ bhaujyam apy uta

vairājyaḿ pārameṣṭhyaḿ ca

ānantyaḿ vā hareḥ padam

 

kāmayāmaha etasya

śrīmat-pāda-rajaḥ śriyaḥ

kuca-kuńkuma-gandhāḍhyaḿ

mūrdhnā voḍhuḿ gadā-bhṛtaḥ

 

na — not; vayam — we; sādhvi — O saintly lady (Draupadī); sāmrājyam — rulership over the entire earth; sva-rājyam — the position of Lord Indra, King of heaven; bhaujyam — unlimited powers of enjoyment; api uta — even; vairājyam — mystic power; pārameṣṭhyam — the position of Lord Brahmā, creator of the universe; ca — and; ānantyam — immortality; vā — or; hareḥ — of the Supreme Lord; padam — the abode;

 

kāmayāmahe — we desire; etasya — His; śrī-mat — divine; pāda — of the feet; rajaḥ — the dust; śrīyaḥ — of the goddess of fortune; kuca — from the breast; kuńkuma — of the cosmetic powder; gandha — by the fragrance; āḍhyam — enriched; mūrdhnā — on our heads; voḍhum — to carry; gadābhṛtaḥ — of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the wielder of the club.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O saintly lady, we do not desire dominion over the earth, the sovereignty of the King of heaven, unlimited facility for enjoyment, mystic power, the position of Lord Brahmā, immortality or even attainment of the kingdom of God. We simply desire to carry on our heads the glorious dust of Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet, enriched by the fragrance of kuńkuma from His consort's bosom.

 

10.83.43

vraja-striyo yad vāñchanti

pulindyas tṛṇa-vīrudhaḥ

gāvaś cārayato gopāḥ

pada-sparśaḿ mahātmanaḥ

 

vraja — of Vraja; striyaḥ — the women; yat — as; vāñchanti — they desire; pulindyaḥ — the women of the aborigine Pulinda tribe in Vraja; tṛṇa — from the grass; vīrudhaḥ — and plants; gāvaḥ — the cows; cārayataḥ — who is grazing; gopāḥ — the cowherd boys; pāda — of the feet; sparśam — the touch; mahā-ātmanaḥ — of the Supreme Soul.

 

TRANSLATION

 

We desire the same contact with the Supreme Lord's feet that the young women of Vraja, the cowherd boys and even the aborigine Pulinda women desire — the touch of the dust He leaves on the plants and grass as He tends His cows.