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1
S'rî
S'uka said: 'Then, as Râma and Krishna were living in
Dvârakâ, was there one day
[*]
an eclipse of the sun as impressive as the end of the day of
Brahmâ .
S'rî
S'uka said: 'Then, as Râma and Krishna were living in
Dvârakâ, was there one day [*] an
eclipse of the sun as impressive as the end of the day of
Brahmâ.
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Text
2
The
people knowing that beforehand, o King, came from everywhere to
the field of Samanta-pañcaka ['the five lakes' at
Kurukshetra] in the hope to benefit
therefrom.
The
people knowing that beforehand, o King, came from everywhere
to the field of Samanta-pañcaka ['the five lakes'
at Kurukshetra] in the hope to benefit therefrom.
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Text
3-6
It
is the place where Lord Paras'urâma, the greatest wielder
of weapons, having rid the earth of its rulers with the streams
of blood of the kings created the great lakes
[see
9.16:
18-19].
Bhagavân Paras'urâma to that was, even though He
was unaffected by karmic reactions, as the Controller to
instruct the world in general of worship there like he was
another [a common] person wishing to dispel the sin. So
came, o son of Bharata, for the occasion a great number of
people of Bhârata there on a holy pilgrimage. The
Vrishnis, including Akrûra, Vasudeva, Âhuka
[Ugrasena] and others wishing to eradicate their sins,
went all to that holy place while Gada, Pradyumna
and
others with Sucandra, S'uka and Sârana and the army
commander Kritavarmâ, remained home to guard the
city.
It
is the place where Lord Paras'urâma, the greatest
wielder of weapons, having rid the earth of its rulers, with
the streams of blood of the kings, created the great lakes
[see 9.16: 18-19]. Bhagavân Paras'urâma
to that, even though untouched by karmic reactions, was as
the Controller to instruct the world in general of worship
there like he was another [a common] person wishing
to dispel the sin. So came, o son of Bharata, for the
occasion a great number of people of Bhârata there on
a holy pilgrimage. The Vrishnis, including Akrûra,
Vasudeva, Âhuka [Ugrasena] and others wishing
to eradicate their sins, went all to that holy place while
Gada, Pradyumna and others with Sucandra, S'uka and
Sârana and the army commander Kritavarmâ,
remained for guarding at home. (Vedabase)
Text
7-8
Like
effulgent Vidyâdharas
came they in their chariots which resembled the seats of the
gods, moving in waves with horses and bellowing elephants and
masses of foot soldiers. Resplendent with their wives, with
golden necklaces, flower garlands, attire and armor, appeared
they on the road as supremely divine and majestic as the ones
traveling through the sky.
Like
effulgent vidyâdharas came they in chariots resembling
the seats of the gods, moving in waves with horses and
bellowing elephants and masses of foot soldiers. Resplendent
with their wives, with golden necklaces, flower garlands,
attire and armor, appeared they as supremely divine and
majestic on the road as the travelers of the
sky.
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9
The
greatly pious Yâdavas bathing and fasting there, with
careful attention for the brahmins donated cows, garments,
garlands, gold and necklaces.
The
greatly pious Yâdavas bathing and fasting there, with
careful attention for the brahmins donated cows, garments,
garlands, gold and necklaces.
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10
In
the lakes of Paras'urâma as prescribed once more taking a
bath [the next day to conclude their fast], prayed the
Vrishnis, to their feeding of the twiceborn sumptuously with
the finest food: 'Let there be our devotion for
Krishna.'
In
the lakes of Paras'urâma as prescribed once more
taking a bath [the next day to conclude their fast],
prayed the Vrishnis, feeding the twiceborn sumptuously with
the finest food: 'Let there be our devotion unto Krishna.'
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11
Then
ate the Vrishnis with the permission of Krishna as their
exclusive deity, comfortably sitting down in the cool shade of
the trees.
Then
did the Vrishnis, with Krishna as their exclusive deity,
with His permission eat, to their comfort sitting down in
the cool shade of the trees. (Vedabase)
Text
12-13
They,
having arrived there, saw their friends and relatives, the
kings of the Matsyas, Us'înaras, Kaus'alyas, Vidarbhas,
Kurus, Sriñjayas, Kâmbojas, Kaikayas, Madras,
Kuntîs, Ânartas, Keralas and others, as also
hundreds of allies and adversaries o King. They also met their
friends, the gopas and gopîs headed by
Nanda who had been anxious for so long [to see
them].
They,
having arrived there, saw their friends and relatives, the
kings of the Matsyas, Us'înaras, Kaus'alyas,
Vidarbhas, Kurus, Sriñjayas, Kâmbojas,
Kaikayas, Madras, Kuntîs, Ânartas, Keralas and
others as also hundreds of allies and adversaries, o King,
as well as their friends, the gopas and gopîs headed
by Nanda for so long anxious [to see
them].
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14
Meeting
again embraced they each other firmly with streams of tears,
goose-pimpels and a choked-up voice experiencing the greatest
delight, to which, because of the emotions, their hearts and
faces bloomed as beautiful as lotuses.
Seeing
one another embraced they, from the emotions with their
hearts and faces blooming as beautiful as lotuses, them
tightly with streams of tears, goose-pimpels and a choked-up
voice experiencing the greatest delight.
(Vedabase)
Text
15
The women
seeing one another, with great eyes filled with tears of pure
love, smiled with the greatest friendship and closed each other
in their arms pressing breasts to breasts that were smeared
with kunkum paste.
The
women seeing one another, with great eyes of purity filled
with tears of love, smiled with the greatest friendship and
closed each other in their arms pressing breast to breasts
smeared with kunkum paste. (Vedabase)
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16
Next proved
they their respects to the elders and received they obeisances
from their younger relatives. After they had inquired after
their well-being and the comfort of their journey proceeded
they with talking amongst each other about
Krishna.
Next
proving their respects to their elders and receiving
obeisances from younger relatives, inquired they after their
well-being and the comfort of their journey and started they
amongst each other to talk about
Krishna.
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17
Kuntî
seeing her brothers and sisters and their children, as well as
her parents, her sisters-in-law and Mukunda, gave up her sorrow
as she talked to them.
Kuntî
seeing her brothers and sisters and their children, as well
as her parents, her sisters-in-law and Mukunda, gave up her
sorrow as she talked to them. (Vedabase)
Text
18
Kuntî
said: 'O respectable one, o brother, I feel frustrated in my
desires because you, however saintly you are, didn't think of
what happened to me in my misfortune [see also
1.8:
24]!
Kuntî
said: 'O respectable one, o brother, I feel myself
frustrated in my desires as indeed you all most saintly,
didn't think of what happened to me being so unfortunate
[see also 1.8: 24]! (Vedabase)
Text
19
Friends,
relatives - sons, brothers and parents even - easily forget the
one among them who is faring less in life.'
Friends,
relatives - sons, brothers and parents even - do not
remember those belonging to them whom Providence is
unfavorable.'
(Vedabase)
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20
S'rî
Vasudeva said: 'Dearest, don't be cross with us, men are the
playthings of fate, because a person, whether he acts on his
own accord or is directed by others, is always under the
control of the Lord.
S'rî
Vasudeva said: 'Dearest, don't be cross with us, men are the
playthings of fate, for a person, acting on his own or
directed by others, is under the control of the Lord.
(Vedabase)
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21
Severely
troubled by Kamsa we scattered
in all directions
[see 10.2:
7 and
10.4];
only now have we by Divine Ordinance been restored to our
proper
positions, o sister.'
Severely
troubled by Kamsa we all went away in various directions
[see 10.2.7 and 10.4]; only now are we by Divine
ordinance brought back to our proper positions, o
sister.'
(Vedabase)
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22
S'rî
S'uka said: 'All the kings there honored by Vasudeva, Ugrasena
and the other Yâdavas, found peace in the supreme ecstasy
of seeing Acyuta.
S'rî
S'uka said: 'All the kings there honored by Vasudeva,
Ugrasena and the other Yâdavas, found peace in the
supreme ecstacy of seeing Acyuta.
(Vedabase)
Text
23-26
Bhîshma,
Drona, the son of Ambikâ [Dhritarâshthra],
Gândhârî with her sons as also the
Pândavas and their wives, Kuntî, Sañjaya,
Vidura and Kripa; Kuntîbhoja and Virâtha,
Bhîshmaka, the great Nagnajit, Purujit, Drupada, S'alya,
Dhrishthaketu, and he, the king of Kâs'i;
Damaghosha, Vis'âlâksha, the kings of Maithila,
Madra and Kekaya, Yudhâmanyu and Sus'armâ and
Bâhlika and others with their sons, as also, o best of
kings, many other kings resorting under Yudhishthhira, were all
amazed to see the abode of S'rî, the personal form
of
S'âuri,
along
with His wives.
Bhîshma,
Drona, the son of Ambikâ
[Dhritarâshthra], Gândhârî
with her sons as also the Pândavas and their wives,
Kuntî, Sañjaya, Vidura and Kripa;
Kuntîbhoja and Virâtha, Bhîshmaka, the
great Nagnajit, Purujit, Drupada, S'alya, Dhrishthaketu, and
he, the king of Kâsi; Damaghosha,
Vis'âlâksha, the kings of Maithila, Madra and
Kekaya, Yudhâmanyu and Sus'armâ and
Bâhlika and others with their sons, and, o best of
kings, many other kings resorting under Yudhishthhira, were
all amazed to see the abode of S'rî, the personal form
of S'âuri, along with His wives.
(Vedabase)
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27
After they duly
from Râma and Krishna had received proof of respect,
praised the kings on their turn filled with joy,
enthusiastically the Vrishnis, the personal associates of
Krishna:
They
then, duely from Râma and Krishna having received
proof of respect, filled with joy, enthusiastically praised
the Vrishnis, the personal associates of Krishna:
(Vedabase)
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28
'O
master of the Bhojas [Ugrasena], you've taken a birth
worthwhile among men in this world, because you repeatedly see
Krishna, who even by the yogis is rarely seen.
'O
master of the Bhoja's [Ugrasena], you've taken a
birth worthwile among men in this world, because you
repeatedly see Krishna, who even by the yogîs is
rarely seen. (Vedabase)
Text
29-30
His
fame as vibrated by the Vedas, the water washing from His feet
and the words of the revealed scriptures thoroughly purify this
universe [see also
B.G.
15: 15].
By the touch of His lotus-like feet has, even though her good
fortune was ravaged by Time, the vitality of the earth awakened
and rains she in abundance rain down upon us all that we
desire. With your seeing Him in person, touching Him and
walking, conversing, lying down, sitting, eating, being married
to and being connected with Him as a blood-relative, have you
traveling the [normally] hellish path of family life
now found Vishnu, the liberation and heaven who constitutes the
cessation [of one's search in life. See also
5.14
and 7.14].
His
fame as vibrated by the Vedas, the water washing from His
feet and the words of the revealed scriptures [the
s'âstric] thoroughly purifies this universe
[see also B.G. 15: 15]; by the touch of His
lotuslike feet has, even though her good fortune was ravaged
by Time, the vitality of the earth awakened and does she
abundantly rain upon us all that we desire. With seeing Him,
touching Him and walking, conversing, lying down, sitting,
eating, being married to and connected as a blood-relative
with Him, have you traveling the [normally] hellish
path of family life now found Vishnu, the cessation [of
the quest for], heaven and liberation in person [see
also 5.14 and 7.14 and B.G. 11: 41-42].'
(Vedabase)
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31
S'rî
S'uka said: 'Nanda finding out that the Yadus with Krishna
going first had arrived there, went to see Him, accompanied by
the gopas with their belongings on their
wagons.
S'rî
S'uka said: 'Nanda finding out that the Yadus with Krishna
going first had arrived there, went to see Him, accompanied
by the gopas with their belongings on their
wagons.
(Vedabase)
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32
Delighted
to see Him sprung the Vrishnis to life as if awakened from
death and embraced they Him firmly, all exited about His
presence after so long a time.
Delighted
to see him sprung the Vrishnis to life as if awakened from
death and embraced they him firmly, all exited with the
presence after so long a time.
(Vedabase)
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33
Vasudeva,
beside himself of love overjoyed embracing, remembered the
troubles created by Kamsa because of which he had to leave his
sons in Gokula [see 10.3
& 10.5].
Vasudeva,
beside himself of love overenjoyed embracing, remembered the
troubles created by Kamsa because of which he had to leave
his sons in Gokula [see 10.3 & 10.5].
(Vedabase)
Text
34
Krishna
and Râma embracing their [foster] parents offered
Their respects and said, with throats filled with tears of
love, nothing, o greatest hero of the Kurus.
Krishna
and Râma embracing their [foster] parents
offered Their respects and said, with throats filled with
tears of love, nothing, o greatest hero of the Kurus.
(Vedabase)
Text
35
Raising
their sons on their laps and holding Them in their arms gave
the so very fortunate two, he and Yas'odâ, up their
sorrow [of being separated].
Raising
their sons on their laps holding Them in their arms gave the
so very fortunate two, he and Yas'odâ, up their sorrow
[of being separated].
(Vedabase)
Text
36
Rohinî
and Devakî next embraced the queen of Vraja and addressed
her with their throats full of tears, remembering what she had
done [for them] in her friendship:
Rohinî
and Devakî next embracing the queen of Vraja with in
mind what she had done [for them] in friendship,
addressed her with throats full of
tears:
(Vedabase)
Text
37
'What
woman can forget the unceasing friendship of you and Nanda, o
queen of Vraja; not even obtaining the wealth of Indra would do
to repay you in this world.
'What
woman can forget the unceasing friendship of the two of you,
o queen of Vraja; not even obtaining the wealth of Indra
would do to repay you in this
world.
(Vedabase)
Text
38
Before
these Two could see their parents received They, residing with
the two of you as their [foster] parents, the education
and affection, nourishment and protection, my good lady. In the
custody of you saints, who are strange to no one and as good of
protection as eyelids to the eyes, had They nothing to
fear.'
Before
these Two could see their parents received They, residing
with the two of you as their parents, the education and
affection, nourishment and protection, my good lady; in the
custody of you saints, strange to no one and as good as
eyelids to the eyes, had They nothing to fear.'
(Vedabase)
Text
39
S'î
S'uka said: 'The gopîs after so long a time seeing
Krishna, their object of desire - for seeing whom they'd curse
the maker of their eyelids [see 10.31:
15]
- all took with their eyes Him into their hearts to embrace Him
there to their satisfaction and thus attained the ecstatic
absorption that even for the ones constantly engaged in
meditation is difficult to attain.
S'î
S'uka said: 'The gopîs after so long a time seeing
Krishna, their object of desire - for seeing whom they'd
curse the maker of their eyelids [see 10.31: 15] -
all took with their eyes Him into their hearts to embrace
Him to their satisfaction and attained the ecstatic
absorbtion that even for the ones constantly engaged in
meditation is difficult to attain.
(Vedabase)
Text
40
The
Supreme Lord approaching them more privately informed,
embracing them, after their health and said with a smile the
following:
The
Supreme Lord approaching them more privately informed,
embracing them, after their health and said, laughing, this:
(Vedabase)
Text
41
'Dear
girlfriends, do you still remember Us, We who intent on
destroying the enemy party because of that duty stayed away so
long?
'Dear
girlfriends, do you still remember Us, who intent on
destroying the party of Our enemies, for that duty stayed
away so long? (Vedabase)
Text
42
Maybe
you think bad of Us being afraid that We've put you out of Our
mind - but in fact is it the Supreme Lord who brings together
and separates the living beings.
Maybe
you hold Us in contempt suspecting that We'd put you out of
Our mind - but in fact is it the Supreme Lord who brings
together and separates the living beings.
(Vedabase)
Text
43
The
way the wind brings together masses of clouds, grass, cotton
and dust, and scatters them again, is the Creator of the living
doing the same with His beings [compare
10.5:
24-25].
As
the wind bringing together masses of clouds, grass, cotton
and dust, again throws them apart, is likewise the Creator
of the living dealing with His beings [compare 10.5:
24-25].
(Vedabase)
Text
44
By
the love for Me that in good fortune developed on the part of
your good selves, have you obtained Me; and indeed is it the
devotional service to Me that leads the living beings to
immortality [compare B.G. 9.33].
By
the love for Me that in good fortune developed on the part
of your good selves, have You obtained Me; and indeed is it
the devotional service to Me what leads the living to
immortality [compare B.G.
9.33].
(Vedabase)
Text
45
Like
the ether, the water, the earth, the air and the fire of
material things, o ladies, am I verily inside present as well
as outside, am I the beginning as well as the end of all
created beings [see
also e.g. 10.9:
13-14].
Like
the ether, the water, the earth, the air and the fire of
material things, o ladies, am I indeed inside and outside,
the beginning and end of all created beings [see also
e.g. 10.9: 13-14].
(Vedabase)
Text
46
These
material entities, who this way exist within the elements of
creation and as well exist as the âtmâ
[the Soul, self and person] that according its own true
nature pervades
all, you should see as both being present within Me, within the
Imperishable, Supreme Truth [see also e.g.
1.3:
1,
3.26:
51,
10.59:
29,
B.G.
9: 15 and
siddhânta].'
These
material entities, this manner indeed existing within the
elements of creation and [as well] as the
âtmâ [the Soul, self and person] in its
own true identity being pervasive [to them], you
should see as both manifested within Me, that is, the
Imperishable, Supreme Truth [see also e.g. 1.3: 1, 3.26:
51, 10.59: 29, B.G. 9.15 and
siddhânta].'
(Vedabase)
Text
47
S'rî
S'uka said: 'The gopîs, who with this instruction
about the âtmâ thus were instructed by
Krishna,
eradicated with the help of the constant meditation on Him the
subtle covering of the soul [see linga,
7.2:
47 and
4.29]
and arrived at the full understanding of Him.
S'rî
S'uka said: 'The gopîs, thus with instruction about
the âtmâ being taught by Krishna, eradicated by
constant meditation on Him the subtle covering of the soul
[see linga, 7.2: 47 and 4.29] and came to understand
Him. (Vedabase)
Text
48
They
said: 'With that what You said o Lord with the Lotusnavel, we
wish that our minds, however they are engaged in household
affairs, will be ever vigilant to Your lotus feet that by the
great yogis and highly learned philosophers are kept in their
hearts to meditate upon, for they are, for those who fell in
the dark well of a material existence, the only shelter for
reaching the other side [see
also
7.5:
5,
10.51:
46,
7.9:
28,
7.15:
46].'
They
said: 'With that what You said o Lord with the lotusnavel,
we wish that the minds of us, however engaged in household
affairs, are ever wakefull to Your lotusfeet which, by the
great yogîs and highly learned philosophers kept
within their heart to meditate upon, are the only shelter to
cross over for those who fell in the dark well of a material
existence [see also 7.5: 5, 10.51: 46, 7.9: 28, 7.15:
46].'
(Vedabase)
*
According S'rîla Sanâtana Gosvâmî in
his Vaishnava-toshanî commentary would this event,
described in retrospect, have occurred after Balarâma's
visit to Vraja (10.65)
and before Mahârâja Yudhishthhira's
Râjasûya sacrifice (in 10.74)
because the enmity within the Kuru family, the exile of the
Pândavas and the ensuing war at Kurukshetra arose
directly after the sacrifice.
