S'rî
S'uka said:
'The gopas witnessing the activities like this
[lifting of the hill] of Krishna, could not comprehend
His heroism and approached, astonished as they were,
Nanda:
S'rî
S'uka said: 'The gopa's witnessing the activities like this
[lifting of the hill] of Krishna, could not
comprehend His heroism and approached [Nanda]
astonished as they were: (Vedabase)
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'Considering
the no doubt extraordinary activities of the boy, how could He
deserve a, for Himself contemptible, birth among worldly
men?
'Considering
the no doubt extraordinary activities of the boy, how could
He deserve a, for Himself contemptible, birth among worldly
men? (Vedabase)
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3
How
can a boy of seven years mighty as an elephant playfully with
one hand hold up the best of all hills like it was a
lotusflower?
How
can a boy of seven years mighty as an elephant playfully
with one hand hold up the best of all hills like it was a
lotusflower? (Vedabase)
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As
a young child with hardly its eyes open sucked He from the
breast of the greatly powerful Pûtanâ [the
poisoned milk]
also sucking her life-air, like the force of time sucks the
youth out of a body [see 10.6].
As
a young child with hardly its eyes open sucked He from the
breast of the greatly powerful Pûtanâ [the
poisoned milk] along with her life-air, like the force
of time does with the life span of a material body [see
10.6]. (Vedabase)
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He,
a few months old lying crying beneath a cart, with His feet
upward turned over the cart that struck by the tip of His foot
fell in pieces
[see 10.7].
He,
a few months old lying crying beneath a cart, with His feet
upward turned over the cart that struck by the tip of His
foot fell in pieces [see 10.7].
(Vedabase)
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One
year old sitting down was He taken away up into the sky by the
demon Trinavârta whom He, seizing his neck, tormented and
killed [see
10.7].
One
year old sitting down was He taken away into the sky by the
demon Trinavârta whom He, seizing his neck, tormented
and killed [see 10.7]. (Vedabase)
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Once busy
stealing butter bound His mother Him to a large mortar with
which He, on His hands moving between the two arjuna trees,
caused their crash [see
10.10].
Once
busy stealing butter bound His mother Him to a large mortar
by which He, on His hands moving between the two arjuna
trees, caused their crash [see 10.10].
(Vedabase)
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Surrounded by
the boys together with Balarâma grazing the calves in the
forest tore He with His arms apart the beak of the murderous
enemy Baka [see
10.11].
Surrounded
by the boys together with Balarâma grazing the calves
in the forest tore He with His arms apart the beak of the
murderous enemy Baka [see
10.11].
(Vedabase)
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Vatsa,
as another calf hiding among the calves in order to kill Him,
was killed by Him for a sport making him fall [throwing him
in a tree] for kapittha
fruits
[see
10.11].
Vatsa,
as another calf entering among the calves to kill Him, was
killed by Him for a sport making him fall [throwing him
in a tree] for kapittha fruits [see 10.11].
(Vedabase)
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Together with
Balarâma killing the ass-demon [Dhenuka] and his
companions secured He the safety of the Tâlavana forest
that was full of ripe fruits [see 10.15].
Together
with Balarâma and His companions and killing the
ass-demon [Dhenuka] turned He the Tâlavana
forest auspicious that was full of ripe fruits [see
10.15]. (Vedabase)
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After
arranging that the terrible Pralamba would be killed by the
most powerful Balarâma, released He the animals of Vraja
and the gopas from the forest fire [see
10.18
& 19].
After
arranging that the terrible Pralamba would be killed by the
most powerful Balarâma, released He the animals of
Vraja and the gopas from the forest fire [see 10.18
& 19]. (Vedabase)
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12
Subduing
the chief of the snakes [Kâliya] with his so very
poisonous fangs, defeated He his pride sending him with force
away from the lake of the Yamunâ, and freed He thus the
water from its poison [10.
16 & 17].
Defeating
his pride subduing the chief of the snakes
[Kâliya], with his so very poisonous fangs,
sent he Him with force away from the lake of the
Yamunâ, the water of which He freed from poison
[10. 16 & 17]. (Vedabase)
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13
Dear Nanda, how
can it be that all of us inhabitants of Vraja can't give up our
feelings of love for your son who from His side is just as
natural towards us?
Dear
Nanda, how can it be that all of us inhabitants of Vraja
can't give up our feelings of love for your son who from His
side is likewise naturally towards us?
(Vedabase)
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Considering His
as a seven-years-old boy lifting the big hill has with us, o
master of Vraja, raised questions about your son [what kind
of tricks would He be pulling?].'
Considering
his, as a boy of seven years old, lifting the big hill has
thus with us, o master of Vraja, raised uncertainty about
your son [what kind of tricks is He pulling?].'
(Vedabase)
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Nanda said:
'Please listen to my words dear gopas; let go of your
doubt concerning the boy, this is what Garga in the past told
me referring to this child [see also 10.8:
12-19 for the
same verses]:
Nanda
said: 'Please listen to my words dear gopas; let go of your
doubt concerning the boy, this is what Garga in the past
told me referring to this child [see also 10.8: 12-19
for the same verses]:(Vedabase)
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16
'Three colors
were by your son assumed in accepting bodies according each
yuga [*];
white, red and also yellow. At present He is
black.
Three
colors indeed were by your son assumed in accepting bodies
according each yuga [*]; white, red and also yellow.
At present He is black. (Vedabase)
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17
Some time
before was this child born as a son of Vasudeva and therefore
will about this child of yours the ones who know this therefore
also speak of Him as the all-beautiful Vâsudeva.
Some
time before was this child born of Vasudeva and therefore
will about this child of yours the ones who know thus also
speak as the all-beautiful Vâsudeva.
(Vedabase)
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18
Of this son of
yours there are many names and forms according the nature of
His qualities and activities; I know of them, but not so the
common folk.
Of
this son of yours there are many names and forms to the
nature of His qualities and activities; I know of them, but
not so the common folk. (Vedabase)
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This child will
always act to what is most beneficial to you all in being a
Nanda-Gokula cowherd; by Him will you all easily overcome all
dangers [*3]
This
child will always act to what is most beneficial to you all
in being a nanda-gokula cowherd; by Him will you all easily
overcome all dangers [*3]
(Vedabase)
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20
In times before
were by Him, o King of Vraja, the pious who were disturbed by
the rogues of a faulty rule protected so that they, with the
bad ones defeated, could flourish [see also
1.3:
28]
=
In times before were by Him, o King of Vraja, the pious who
were disturbed by the rogues of a faulty rule protected so
that they, with the bad ones defeated, could flourish
[see also 1.3: 28]. (Vedabase)
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Like the ones
close to Vishnu with Asuras, will those persons who unto this
child are as greatly fortunate as to act in affection not be
overcome by enemies.
Like
the ones close to Vishnu with asuras, will those persons who
unto this child are as greatly fortunate as to act in
affection not be overcome by enemies.
(Vedabase)
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22
Therefore, o
Nanda, take the greatest care raising this child: in His
qualities, opulences, name and fame is this son of yours as
good as Nârâyana!'
Therefore,
o Nanda, take the greatest care raising this child: in His
qualities, opulences, name and fame is this son of yours as
good as Nârâyana! (Vedabase)
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23
Garga this way
speaking gave me his advise and went home; I [ever
since] consider Krishna, who frees us from all obstacles,
an expansion of Nârâyana.'
Garga
this way speaking gave me his advise and went home; I
[since] consider Krishna, who frees us from all
obstacles, an expansion of Nârâyana.'
(Vedabase)
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24
Thus hearing
the words of Nanda about what Garga had said worshiped the
residents of Vraja, enlivened by Nanda and with their
perplexity gone, Lord Krishna.
Thus
hearing the words of Nanda about what Garga had said
worshiped the residents of Vraja, enlivened by Nanda and
with their perplexity gone, Lord Krishna.
(Vedabase)
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25
The demigod
causing rain, angry of seeing his sacrifice disrupted, made the
cowherds, animals and women suffer with lightning bolts, hail
and winds; seeing Himself as their only shelter smiled He out
of compassion and picked He, a small child, the hill up with
one hand like it was a mushroom in order to protect the cowherd
community - may He, the Indra of the Cows, the destroyer of the
conceit of the great king of the sky, be satisfied with
us!'
The
demigod causing rain, angry of seeing his sacrifice
disrupted, made the cowherds, animals and woman suffer with
lightning bolts, hail and winds; seeing Himself as their
only shelter smiled He out of compassion and picked He, a
small child, the hill up with one hand like it was a
mushroom to protect the cowherd community - may He, the
Indra of the Cows, the destroyer of the conceit of the great
king of the sky, be satisfied with
us!
(Vedabase)
*
These
colors will later in the eleventh canto in verses
11.5:
21,
24,
27
and 34
of
the Bhâgavatam be explained [see also
another
site
about it].