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CHAPTER THIRTY
The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty
This chapter discusses the destruction of the Yadu dynasty in connection with the winding up of the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
After Śrī Uddhava left for Badarikāśrama, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, taking note of many bad omens, advised the Yādavas to abandon Dvārakā and go to Prabhāsa, on the bank of the Sarasvatī, to perform svasty-ayana and other rituals for counteracting bad fortune. They followed His advice and went to Prabhāsa. There they became absorbed in festivity, and by the illusory power of Lord Kṛṣṇa they became intoxicated from drinking liquor. Thus losing their intelligence, they quarreled among themselves and began killing one another, until not a man was left alive.
Afterward, Śrī Baladeva went to the shore of the ocean and by the mystic strength of yoga gave up His body. Seeing the disappearance of Baladeva, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa sat down silently upon the ground. Then a hunter named Jarā, mistaking the sole of the Lord’s left foot for a deer, pierced it with an arrow. The hunter immediately understood his mistake and, falling at the feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, begged to be punished. In reply Lord Kṛṣṇa told the hunter that what he had done was actually according to His own desire. The Lord then sent the hunter to Vaikuṇṭha.
When Dāruka, Kṛṣṇa’s charioteer, arrived on the scene and saw Lord Kṛṣṇa in that condition, he began to lament. Kṛṣṇa told him that he should go to Dvārakā, inform the residents about the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty, and advise them all to leave Dvārakā for Indraprastha. Dāruka obediently carried out this order.
Devanagari
श्रीराजोवाच
ततो महाभागवत उद्धवे निर्गते वनम् ।
द्वारवत्यां किमकरोद् भगवान् भूतभावन: ॥ १ ॥
ततो महाभागवत उद्धवे निर्गते वनम् ।
द्वारवत्यां किमकरोद् भगवान् भूतभावन: ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
śrī-rājovāca
tato mahā-bhāgavata
uddhave nirgate vanam
dvāravatyāṁ kim akarod
bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ
tato mahā-bhāgavata
uddhave nirgate vanam
dvāravatyāṁ kim akarod
bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ
Synonyms
śrī-rājā uvāca — the king said; tataḥ — then; mahā-bhāgavate — the great devotee; uddhave — Uddhava; nirgate — when he had gone; vanam — to the forest; dvāravatyām — in Dvārakā; kim — what; akarot — did; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhūta — of all living beings; bhāvanaḥ — the protector.
Translation
King Parīkṣit said: After the great devotee Uddhava left for the forest, what did the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the protector of all living beings, do in the city of Dvārakā?
Purport
Parīkṣit Mahārāja now inquires from Śukadeva Gosvāmī about the topic of Chapter One of this canto, namely the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s return to the spiritual sky. Because Lord Kṛṣṇa was playing the part of an ordinary member of the Yadu dynasty, He appeared to react to the curse of the brāhmaṇas by giving up His earthly pastimes. Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot actually be cursed by anyone. Nārada Muni and the other sages who cursed the Yadu dynasty are eternal devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa and could hardly curse Him. Therefore, in giving up His pastimes and leaving the earth with the Yadu dynasty, Lord Kṛṣṇa demonstrated His internal potency and personal will, since no one can challenge the supreme potency of the Personality of Godhead.
Devanagari
ब्रह्मशापोपसंसृष्टे स्वकुले यादवर्षभ: ।
प्रेयसीं सर्वनेत्राणां तनुं स कथमत्यजत् ॥ २ ॥
प्रेयसीं सर्वनेत्राणां तनुं स कथमत्यजत् ॥ २ ॥
Verse text
brahma-śāpopasaṁsṛṣṭe
sva-kule yādavarṣabhaḥ
preyasīṁ sarva-netrāṇāṁ
tanuṁ sa katham atyajat
sva-kule yādavarṣabhaḥ
preyasīṁ sarva-netrāṇāṁ
tanuṁ sa katham atyajat
Synonyms
Translation
After His own dynasty met destruction from the curse of the brāhmaṇas, how could the best of the Yadus give up His body, the dearmost object of all eyes?
Purport
In relation to this verse, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the Personality of Godhead never gives up His spiritual body, which is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge. The word katham therefore indicates “How is it possible?”, meaning it is not actually possible for Lord Kṛṣṇa to give up His eternal form, which is preyasīṁ sarva-netrāṇām, the most attractive object of pleasure for the eyes and all other senses.
Devanagari
प्रत्याक्रष्टुं नयनमबला यत्र लग्नं न शेकु:
कर्णाविष्टं न सरति ततो यत् सतामात्मलग्नम् ।
यच्छ्रीर्वाचां जनयति रतिं किं नु मानं कवीनां
दृष्ट्वा जिष्णोर्युधि रथगतं यच्च तत्साम्यमीयु: ॥ ३ ॥
कर्णाविष्टं न सरति ततो यत् सतामात्मलग्नम् ।
यच्छ्रीर्वाचां जनयति रतिं किं नु मानं कवीनां
दृष्ट्वा जिष्णोर्युधि रथगतं यच्च तत्साम्यमीयु: ॥ ३ ॥
Verse text
pratyākraṣṭuṁ nayanam abalā yatra lagnaṁ na śekuḥ
karṇāviṣṭaṁ na sarati tato yat satām ātma-lagnam
yac-chrīr vācāṁ janayati ratiṁ kiṁ nu mānaṁ kavīnāṁ
dṛṣṭvā jiṣṇor yudhi ratha-gataṁ yac ca tat-sāmyam īyuḥ
karṇāviṣṭaṁ na sarati tato yat satām ātma-lagnam
yac-chrīr vācāṁ janayati ratiṁ kiṁ nu mānaṁ kavīnāṁ
dṛṣṭvā jiṣṇor yudhi ratha-gataṁ yac ca tat-sāmyam īyuḥ
Synonyms
pratyākraṣṭum — to withdraw; nayanam — their eyes; abalāḥ — the women; yatra — in which; lagnam — attached; na śekuḥ — were not able; karṇa — the ears; āviṣṭam — having entered; na sarati — would not leave; tataḥ — thence; yat — which; satām — of the sages; ātma — in their hearts; lagnam — attached; yat — of which; śrīḥ — the beauty; vācām — of the words; janayati — generates; ratim — special pleasurable attraction; kim nu — what to speak of; mānam — the reputation; kavīnām — of the poets; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; jiṣṇoḥ — of Arjuna; yudhi — on the battlefield; ratha-gatam — on the chariot; yat — which; ca — and; tat-sāmyam — an equal status with Him; īyuḥ — they attained.
Translation
Once their eyes were fixed upon His transcendental form, women were unable to withdraw them, and once that form had entered the ears of the sages and become fixed in their hearts, it would never depart. What to speak of acquiring fame, the great poets who described the beauty of the Lord’s form would have their words invested with transcendentally pleasing attraction. And by seeing that form on Arjuna’s chariot, all the warriors on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra attained the liberation of gaining a spiritual body similar to the Lord’s.
Purport
Transcendental, liberated personalities such as the gopīs of Vṛndāvana and Rukmiṇī, the original goddess of fortune, were constantly meditating on the Lord’s spiritual body. Great liberated sages (satām), having heard about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s body, could not take it out of their hearts. The Lord’s bodily beauty expanded the love and poetic output of great liberated poets, and simply by seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s body, the warriors at Kurukṣetra achieved spiritual liberation with an eternal body similar to the Lord’s. Therefore it is impossible to imagine Lord Kṛṣṇa’s eternal form of bliss to be in any way material. Those who imagine that Lord Kṛṣṇa gave up His eternal form are certainly bewildered by the Lord’s illusory energy.
Devanagari
श्री ऋषिरुवाच
दिवि भुव्यन्तरिक्षे च महोत्पातान् समुत्थितान् ।
दृष्ट्वासीनान् सुधर्मायां कृष्ण: प्राह यदूनिदम् ॥ ४ ॥
दिवि भुव्यन्तरिक्षे च महोत्पातान् समुत्थितान् ।
दृष्ट्वासीनान् सुधर्मायां कृष्ण: प्राह यदूनिदम् ॥ ४ ॥
Verse text
śrī ṛṣir uvāca
divi bhuvy antarikṣe ca
mahotpātān samutthitān
dṛṣṭvāsīnān su-dharmāyāṁ
kṛṣṇaḥ prāha yadūn idam
divi bhuvy antarikṣe ca
mahotpātān samutthitān
dṛṣṭvāsīnān su-dharmāyāṁ
kṛṣṇaḥ prāha yadūn idam
Synonyms
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca — the sage (Śukadeva Gosvāmī) said; divi — in the sky; bhuvi — on the earth; antarikṣe — in outer space; ca — and; mahā-utpātān — great disturbances; samutthitān — which had appeared; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; āsīnān — who were seated; su-dharmāyām — in the legislative assembly called the Sudharmā; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; prāha — spoke; yadūn — to the Yadus; idam — this.
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having observed many disturbing signs in the sky, on the earth and in outer space, Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the Yadus assembled in the Sudharmā council hall as follows.
Purport
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the inauspicious sign in the sky was the appearance of a halo around the sun, on the earth there were small earthquakes, and in outer space there was an unnatural redness on the horizon. These and other, similar omens were impossible to counteract, because they were personally arranged by Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Devanagari
श्रीभगवानुवाच
एते घोरा महोत्पाता द्वार्वत्यां यमकेतव: ।
मुहूर्तमपि न स्थेयमत्र नो यदुपुङ्गवा: ॥ ५ ॥
एते घोरा महोत्पाता द्वार्वत्यां यमकेतव: ।
मुहूर्तमपि न स्थेयमत्र नो यदुपुङ्गवा: ॥ ५ ॥
Verse text
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
ete ghorā mahotpātā
dvārvatyāṁ yama-ketavaḥ
muhūrtam api na stheyam
atra no yadu-puṅgavāḥ
ete ghorā mahotpātā
dvārvatyāṁ yama-ketavaḥ
muhūrtam api na stheyam
atra no yadu-puṅgavāḥ
Synonyms
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; ete — these; ghorāḥ — fearful; mahā — great; utpātāḥ — inauspicious omens; dvārvatyām — in Dvārakā; yama — of the king of death; ketavaḥ — the flags; muhūrtam — a moment; api — even; na stheyam — should not remain; atra — here; naḥ — we; yadu-puṅgavāḥ — O best of the Yadus.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O leaders of the Yadu dynasty, please note all these terrible omens that have appeared in Dvārakā just like the flags of death. We should not remain here a moment longer.
Purport
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has given a great amount of evidence from the Vedic literatures proving that the humanlike form of the Personality of Godhead and His holy name, abode, paraphernalia and associates are all eternal, spiritual manifestations without any tinge of material contamination. (See Appendix). In this regard the ācārya has further explained that because the living entities must suffer the reactions to their sinful activities, the Lord arranges for them to be punished during the Kali-yuga. In other words, it is not Lord Kṛṣṇa’s desire that conditioned souls be sinful and suffer, but since they are already sinful, the Lord creates an appropriate age during which they can experience the bitter fruits of irreligiosity.
Since Lord Kṛṣṇa personally establishes religious principles in His various appearances in this material world, at the end of Dvāpara-yuga religion on the earth was overwhelmingly powerful. All the significant demons had been killed; the great sages, saints and devotees had been greatly encouraged, enlightened and fortified; and there was little scope for irreligion. Had Lord Kṛṣṇa ascended to the spiritual sky in His spiritual body before the eyes of the world, it would have been very difficult for Kali-yuga to flourish. Lord Kṛṣṇa left the world in exactly that way during His appearance as Rāmacandra, and hundreds of thousands of years later, hundreds of millions of pious persons still discuss this wonderful pastime of the Lord. To pave the way for Kali-yuga, however, Lord Kṛṣṇa left this world in a way that puzzles those who are not His staunch devotees.
The eternal form of the Lord is described throughout Vedic literature, and His eternal form constitutes the highest understanding of the Absolute Truth according to all great ācāryas, including Śaṅkarācārya and Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Yet although Lord Kṛṣṇa’s eternal, spiritual form is a realized fact for advanced devotees, for those who are weak in Kṛṣṇa consciousness the inconceivable pastimes and plan of the Lord are sometimes hard to appreciate properly.
Devanagari
स्त्रियो बालाश्च वृद्धाश्च शङ्खोद्धारं व्रजन्त्वित: ।
वयं प्रभासं यास्यामो यत्र प्रत्यक् सरस्वती ॥ ६ ॥
वयं प्रभासं यास्यामो यत्र प्रत्यक् सरस्वती ॥ ६ ॥
Verse text
striyo bālāś ca vṛddhāś ca
śaṅkhoddhāraṁ vrajantv itaḥ
vayaṁ prabhāsaṁ yāsyāmo
yatra pratyak sarasvatī
śaṅkhoddhāraṁ vrajantv itaḥ
vayaṁ prabhāsaṁ yāsyāmo
yatra pratyak sarasvatī
Synonyms
striyaḥ — the women; bālāḥ — children; ca — and; vṛddhāḥ — old men; ca — and; śaṅkha-uddhāram — to the holy place called Śaṅkhoddhāra (about halfway between Dvārakā and Prabhāsa); vrajantu — they should go; itaḥ — from here; vayam — we; prabhāsam — to Prabhāsa; yāsyāmaḥ — shall go; yatra — where; pratyak — flowing west; sarasvatī — the river Sarasvatī.
Translation
The women, children and old men should leave this city and go to Śaṅkhoddhāra. We shall go to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the river Sarasvatī flows toward the west.
Purport
The word vayam here refers to the able-bodied male members of the Yadu dynasty.
Devanagari
तत्राभिषिच्य शुचय उपोष्य सुसमाहिता: ।
देवता: पूजयिष्याम: स्नपनालेपनार्हणै: ॥ ७ ॥
देवता: पूजयिष्याम: स्नपनालेपनार्हणै: ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
tatrābhiṣicya śucaya
upoṣya su-samāhitāḥ
devatāḥ pūjayiṣyāmaḥ
snapanālepanārhaṇaiḥ
upoṣya su-samāhitāḥ
devatāḥ pūjayiṣyāmaḥ
snapanālepanārhaṇaiḥ
Synonyms
Translation
There we should bathe for purification, fast, and fix our minds in meditation. We should then worship the demigods by bathing their images, anointing them with sandalwood pulp, and presenting them various offerings.
Devanagari
ब्राह्मणांस्तु महाभागान् कृतस्वस्त्ययना वयम् ।
गोभूहिरण्यवासोभिर्गजाश्वरथवेश्मभि: ॥ ८ ॥
गोभूहिरण्यवासोभिर्गजाश्वरथवेश्मभि: ॥ ८ ॥
Verse text
brāhmaṇāṁs tu mahā-bhāgān
kṛta-svastyayanā vayam
go-bhū-hiraṇya-vāsobhir
gajāśva-ratha-veśmabhiḥ
kṛta-svastyayanā vayam
go-bhū-hiraṇya-vāsobhir
gajāśva-ratha-veśmabhiḥ
Synonyms
brāhmaṇān — the brāhmaṇas; tu — and; mahā-bhāgān — greatly fortunate; kṛta — having performed; svasti-ayanāḥ — the ceremonies for good fortune; vayam — we; go — with cows; bhū — land; hiraṇya — gold; vāsobhiḥ — and clothing; gaja — with elephants; aśva — horses; ratha — chariots; veśmabhiḥ — and houses.
Translation
After performing the expiatory rituals with the help of greatly fortunate brāhmaṇas, we will worship those brāhmaṇas by offering them cows, land, gold, clothing, elephants, horses, chariots and dwelling places.
Devanagari
विधिरेष ह्यरिष्टघ्नो मङ्गलायनमुत्तमम् ।
देवद्विजगवां पूजा भूतेषु परमो भव: ॥ ९ ॥
देवद्विजगवां पूजा भूतेषु परमो भव: ॥ ९ ॥
Verse text
vidhir eṣa hy ariṣṭa-ghno
maṅgalāyanam uttamam
deva-dvija-gavāṁ pūjā
bhūteṣu paramo bhavaḥ
maṅgalāyanam uttamam
deva-dvija-gavāṁ pūjā
bhūteṣu paramo bhavaḥ
Synonyms
vidhiḥ — the prescribed process; eṣaḥ — this; hi — indeed; ariṣṭa — inauspicious obstacles; ghnaḥ — which destroys; maṅgala-ayanam — which brings good fortune; uttamam — the best; deva — of the demigods; dvija — brāhmaṇas; gavām — and cows; pūjā — worship; bhūteṣu — among living beings; paramaḥ — excellent; bhavaḥ — rebirth.
Translation
This is indeed the appropriate process for counteracting our imminent adversity, and it is sure to bring about the highest good fortune. Such worship of the demigods, brāhmaṇas and cows can earn the highest birth for all living entities.
Devanagari
इति सर्वे समाकर्ण्य यदुवृद्धा मधुद्विष: ।
तथेति नौभिरुत्तीर्य प्रभासं प्रययू रथै: ॥ १० ॥
तथेति नौभिरुत्तीर्य प्रभासं प्रययू रथै: ॥ १० ॥
Verse text
iti sarve samākarṇya
yadu-vṛddhā madhu-dviṣaḥ
tatheti naubhir uttīrya
prabhāsaṁ prayayū rathaiḥ
yadu-vṛddhā madhu-dviṣaḥ
tatheti naubhir uttīrya
prabhāsaṁ prayayū rathaiḥ
Synonyms
iti — thus; sarve — all of them; samākarṇya — hearing; yadu-vṛddhāḥ — the elders of the Yadu dynasty; madhu-dviṣaḥ — from Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of the demon Madhu; tathā — so be it; iti — thus saying; naubhiḥ — by boats; uttīrya — crossing over (the ocean); prabhāsam — to Prabhāsa; prayayuḥ — they went; rathaiḥ — in chariots.
Translation
Having heard these words from Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Madhu, the elders of the Yadu dynasty gave their assent, saying, “So be it.” After crossing over the ocean in boats, they proceeded on chariots to Prabhāsa.
Devanagari
तस्मिन् भगवतादिष्टं यदुदेवेन यादवा: ।
चक्रु: परमया भक्त्या सर्वश्रेयोपबृंहितम् ॥ ११ ॥
चक्रु: परमया भक्त्या सर्वश्रेयोपबृंहितम् ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
tasmin bhagavatādiṣṭaṁ
yadu-devena yādavāḥ
cakruḥ paramayā bhaktyā
sarva-śreyopabṛṁhitam
yadu-devena yādavāḥ
cakruḥ paramayā bhaktyā
sarva-śreyopabṛṁhitam
Synonyms
tasmin — there; bhagavatā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādiṣṭam — what was instructed; yadu-devena — by the Lord of the Yadus; yādavāḥ — the Yadus; cakruḥ — performed; paramayā — with transcendental; bhaktyā — devotion; sarva — all; śreyaḥ — with auspicious rituals; upabṛṁhitam — enriched.
Translation
There, with great devotion, the Yādavas performed the religious ceremonies according to the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, their personal Lord. They also performed various other auspicious rituals.
Devanagari
ततस्तस्मिन् महापानं पपुर्मैरेयकं मधु ।
दिष्टविभ्रंशितधियो यद्द्रवैर्भ्रश्यते मति: ॥ १२ ॥
दिष्टविभ्रंशितधियो यद्द्रवैर्भ्रश्यते मति: ॥ १२ ॥
Verse text
tatas tasmin mahā-pānaṁ
papur maireyakaṁ madhu
diṣṭa-vibhraṁśita-dhiyo
yad-dravair bhraśyate matiḥ
papur maireyakaṁ madhu
diṣṭa-vibhraṁśita-dhiyo
yad-dravair bhraśyate matiḥ
Synonyms
tataḥ — then; tasmin — there; mahā — a large amount; pānam — drink; papuḥ — they drank; maireyakam — called maireya; madhu — sweet-tasting; diṣṭa — by destiny; vibhraṁśita — having lost; dhiyaḥ — their intelligence; yat — of which beverage; dravaiḥ — by the liquid ingredients; bhraśyate — is disrupted; matiḥ — the mind.
Translation
Then, their intelligence covered by Providence, they liberally indulged in drinking the sweet maireya beverage, which can completely intoxicate the mind.
Purport
The word diṣṭa here indicates the desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the First Chapter of this canto, “The Curse upon the Yadu Dynasty,” this incident is elaborately explained.
Devanagari
महापानाभिमत्तानां वीराणां दृप्तचेतसाम् ।
कृष्णमायाविमूढानां सङ्घर्ष: सुमहानभूत् ॥ १३ ॥
कृष्णमायाविमूढानां सङ्घर्ष: सुमहानभूत् ॥ १३ ॥
Verse text
mahā-pānābhimattānāṁ
vīrāṇāṁ dṛpta-cetasām
kṛṣṇa-māyā-vimūḍhānāṁ
saṅgharṣaḥ su-mahān abhūt
vīrāṇāṁ dṛpta-cetasām
kṛṣṇa-māyā-vimūḍhānāṁ
saṅgharṣaḥ su-mahān abhūt
Synonyms
mahā-pāna — by the excessive drinking; abhimattānām — who became intoxicated; vīrāṇām — of the heroes; dṛpta — becoming arrogant; cetasām — their minds; kṛṣṇa-māyā — by the illusory energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; vimūḍhānām — who became bewildered; saṅgharṣaḥ — friction; su-mahān — very great; abhūt — arose.
Translation
The heroes of the Yadu dynasty became intoxicated from their extravagant drinking and began to feel arrogant. When they were thus bewildered by the personal potency of Lord Kṛṣṇa, a terrible quarrel arose among them.
Devanagari
युयुधु: क्रोधसंरब्धा वेलायामाततायिन: ।
धनुर्भिरसिभिर्भल्लैर्गदाभिस्तोमरर्ष्टिभि: ॥ १४ ॥
धनुर्भिरसिभिर्भल्लैर्गदाभिस्तोमरर्ष्टिभि: ॥ १४ ॥
Verse text
yuyudhuḥ krodha-saṁrabdhā
velāyām ātatāyinaḥ
dhanurbhir asibhir bhallair
gadābhis tomararṣṭibhiḥ
velāyām ātatāyinaḥ
dhanurbhir asibhir bhallair
gadābhis tomararṣṭibhiḥ
Synonyms
yuyudhuḥ — they fought; krodha — with anger; saṁrabdhāḥ — thoroughly agitated; velāyām — on the shore; ātatāyinaḥ — bearing weapons; dhanurbhiḥ — with bows; asibhiḥ — with swords; bhallaiḥ — with a peculiarly shaped arrow; gadābhiḥ — with clubs; tomara — with lances; ṛṣṭibhiḥ — and spears.
Translation
Infuriated, they seized their bows and arrows, swords, bhallas, clubs, lances and spears and attacked one another on the shore of the ocean.
Devanagari
पतत्पताकै रथकुञ्जरादिभि:
खरोष्ट्रगोभिर्महिषैर्नरैरपि ।
मिथ: समेत्याश्वतरै: सुदुर्मदा
न्यहन्शरैर्दद्भिरिव द्विपा वने ॥ १५ ॥
खरोष्ट्रगोभिर्महिषैर्नरैरपि ।
मिथ: समेत्याश्वतरै: सुदुर्मदा
न्यहन्शरैर्दद्भिरिव द्विपा वने ॥ १५ ॥
Verse text
patat-patākai ratha-kuñjarādibhiḥ
kharoṣṭra-gobhir mahiṣair narair api
mithaḥ sametyāśvataraiḥ su-durmadā
nyahan śarair dadbhir iva dvipā vane
kharoṣṭra-gobhir mahiṣair narair api
mithaḥ sametyāśvataraiḥ su-durmadā
nyahan śarair dadbhir iva dvipā vane
Synonyms
patat-patākaiḥ — with flags flying; ratha — on chariots; kuñjara — elephants; ādibhiḥ — and other carriers; khara — on asses; uṣṭra — camels; gobhiḥ — and bulls; mahiṣaiḥ — on buffalos; naraiḥ — on human beings; api — even; mithaḥ — together; sametya — meeting; aśvataraiḥ — and on mules; su-durmadāḥ — very much enraged; nyahan — they attacked; śaraiḥ — with arrows; dadbhiḥ — with their tusks; iva — as if; dvipāḥ — elephants; vane — in the forest.
Translation
Riding on elephants and chariots with flags flying, and also on donkeys, camels, bulls, buffalos, mules and even human beings, the extremely enraged warriors came together and violently attacked one another with arrows, just as elephants in the forest attack one another with their tusks.
Devanagari
प्रद्युम्नसाम्बौ युधि रूढमत्सराव्-
अक्रूरभोजावनिरुद्धसात्यकी ।
सुभद्रसङ्ग्रामजितौ सुदारुणौ
गदौ सुमित्रासुरथौ समीयतु: ॥ १६ ॥
अक्रूरभोजावनिरुद्धसात्यकी ।
सुभद्रसङ्ग्रामजितौ सुदारुणौ
गदौ सुमित्रासुरथौ समीयतु: ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
pradyumna-sāmbau yudhi rūḍha-matsarāv
akrūra-bhojāv aniruddha-sātyakī
subhadra-saṅgrāmajitau su-dāruṇau
gadau sumitrā-surathau samīyatuḥ
akrūra-bhojāv aniruddha-sātyakī
subhadra-saṅgrāmajitau su-dāruṇau
gadau sumitrā-surathau samīyatuḥ
Synonyms
pradyumna-sāmbau — Pradyumna and Sāmba; yudhi — in the battle; rūḍha — aroused; matsarau — their enmity; akrūra-bhojau — Akrūra and Bhoja; aniruddha-sātyakī — Aniruddha and Sātyaki; subhadra-saṅgrāmajitau — Subhadra and Saṅgrāmajit; su-dāruṇau — ferocious; gadau — the two Gadas (one the brother of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the other His son); sumitrā-surathau — Sumitra and Suratha; samīyatuḥ — met together.
Translation
Their mutual enmity aroused, Pradyumna fought fiercely against Sāmba, Akrūra against Kuntibhoja, Aniruddha against Sātyaki, Subhadra against Saṅgrāmajit, Sumitra against Suratha, and the two Gadas against each other.
Devanagari
अन्ये च ये वै निशठोल्मुकादय:
सहस्रजिच्छतजिद्भानुमुख्या: ।
अन्योन्यमासाद्य मदान्धकारिता
जघ्नुर्मुकुन्देन विमोहिता भृशम् ॥ १७ ॥
सहस्रजिच्छतजिद्भानुमुख्या: ।
अन्योन्यमासाद्य मदान्धकारिता
जघ्नुर्मुकुन्देन विमोहिता भृशम् ॥ १७ ॥
Verse text
anye ca ye vai niśaṭholmukādayaḥ
sahasrajic-chatajid-bhānu-mukhyāḥ
anyonyam āsādya madāndha-kāritā
jaghnur mukundena vimohitā bhṛśam
sahasrajic-chatajid-bhānu-mukhyāḥ
anyonyam āsādya madāndha-kāritā
jaghnur mukundena vimohitā bhṛśam
Synonyms
anye — others; ca — and; ye — those who; vai — indeed; niśaṭha-ulmaka-ādayaḥ — Niśaṭha, Ulmuka and so on; sahasrajit-śatajit-bhānu-mukhyaḥ — headed by Sahasrajit, Śatajit and Bhānu; anyonyam — each other; āsādya — meeting; mada — by intoxication; andha-kāritāḥ — blinded; jaghnuḥ — they killed; mukundena — by Lord Mukunda; vimohitāḥ — confused; bhṛśam — totally.
Translation
Others also, such as Niśaṭha, Ulmuka, Sahasrajit, Śatajit and Bhānu, confronted and killed one another, being blinded by intoxication and thus completely bewildered by Lord Mukunda Himself.
Devanagari
दाशार्हवृष्ण्यन्धकभोजसात्वता
मध्वर्बुदा माथुरशूरसेना: ।
विसर्जना: कुकुरा: कुन्तयश्च
मिथस्तु जघ्नु: सुविसृज्य सौहृदम् ॥ १८ ॥
मध्वर्बुदा माथुरशूरसेना: ।
विसर्जना: कुकुरा: कुन्तयश्च
मिथस्तु जघ्नु: सुविसृज्य सौहृदम् ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
dāśārha-vṛṣṇy-andhaka-bhoja-sātvatā
madhv-arbudā māthura-śūrasenāḥ
visarjanāḥ kukurāḥ kuntayaś ca
mithas tu jaghnuḥ su-visṛjya sauhṛdam
madhv-arbudā māthura-śūrasenāḥ
visarjanāḥ kukurāḥ kuntayaś ca
mithas tu jaghnuḥ su-visṛjya sauhṛdam
Synonyms
dāśārha-vṛṣṇi-andhaka-bhoja-sātvatāḥ — the Dāśārhas, Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas, Bhojas and Sātvatas; madhu-arbudāḥ — the Madhus and Arbudas; māthura-śūrasenāḥ — the inhabitants of Mathurā and Śūrasena; visarjanāḥ — the Visarjanas; kukurāḥ — the Kukuras; kuntayaḥ — the Kuntis; ca — also; mithaḥ — each other; tu — and; jaghnuḥ — they killed; su-visṛjya — completely abandoning; sauhṛdam — their friendship.
Translation
Completely abandoning their natural friendship, the members of the various Yadu clans — the Dāśārhas, Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, the Bhojas, Sātvatas, Madhus and Arbudas, the Māthuras, Śūrasenas, Visarjanas, Kukuras and Kuntis — all slaughtered one another.
Devanagari
पुत्रा अयुध्यन् पितृभिर्भ्रातृभिश्च
स्वस्रीयदौहित्रपितृव्यमातुलै: ।
मित्राणि मित्रै: सुहृद: सुहृद्भि-
र्ज्ञातींस्त्वहन् ज्ञातय एव मूढा: ॥ १९ ॥
स्वस्रीयदौहित्रपितृव्यमातुलै: ।
मित्राणि मित्रै: सुहृद: सुहृद्भि-
र्ज्ञातींस्त्वहन् ज्ञातय एव मूढा: ॥ १९ ॥
Verse text
putrā ayudhyan pitṛbhir bhrātṛbhiś ca
svasrīya-dauhitra-pitṛvya-mātulaiḥ
mitrāṇi mitraiḥ suhṛdaḥ suhṛdbhir
jñātīṁs tv ahan jñātaya eva mūḍhāḥ
svasrīya-dauhitra-pitṛvya-mātulaiḥ
mitrāṇi mitraiḥ suhṛdaḥ suhṛdbhir
jñātīṁs tv ahan jñātaya eva mūḍhāḥ
Synonyms
putrāḥ — sons; ayudhyan — fought; pitṛbhiḥ — with their fathers; bhrātṛbhiḥ — with brothers; ca — and; svasrīya — with the sons of sisters; dauhitra — the sons of daughters; pitṛvya — paternal uncles; mātulaiḥ — and maternal uncles; mitrāṇi — friends; mitraiḥ — with friends; suhṛdaḥ — well-wishers; suhṛdbhiḥ — with well-wishers; jñātīn — intimate relatives; tu — and; ahan — killed; jñātayaḥ — intimate relatives; eva — indeed; mūḍhāḥ — bewildered.
Translation
Thus bewildered, sons fought with fathers, brothers with brothers, nephews with paternal and maternal uncles, and grandsons with grandfathers. Friends fought with friends, and well-wishers with well-wishers. In this way intimate friends and relatives all killed one another.
Devanagari
शरेषु हीयमानेषु भज्यमानेसु धन्वसु ।
शस्त्रेषु क्षीयमानेषु मुष्टिभिर्जह्रुरेरका: ॥ २० ॥
शस्त्रेषु क्षीयमानेषु मुष्टिभिर्जह्रुरेरका: ॥ २० ॥
Verse text
śareṣu hīyamāneṣu
bhajyamāneṣu dhanvasu
śastreṣu kṣīyamāneṣu
muṣṭibhir jahrur erakāḥ
bhajyamāneṣu dhanvasu
śastreṣu kṣīyamāneṣu
muṣṭibhir jahrur erakāḥ
Synonyms
śareṣu — the arrows; hīyamāneṣu — as they became depleted; bhajyamāneṣu — as they became broken; dhanvasu — the bows; śastreṣu — the missile weapons; kṣīyamāneṣu — as they were used up; muṣṭibhiḥ — with their fists; jahruḥ — they seized; erakāḥ — cane stalks.
Translation
When all their bows had been broken and their arrows and other missiles spent, they seized the tall stalks of cane with their bare hands.
Devanagari
ता वज्रकल्पा ह्यभवन् परिघा मुष्टिना भृता: ।
जघ्नुर्द्विषस्तै: कृष्णेन वार्यमाणास्तु तं च ते ॥ २१ ॥
जघ्नुर्द्विषस्तै: कृष्णेन वार्यमाणास्तु तं च ते ॥ २१ ॥
Verse text
tā vajra-kalpā hy abhavan
parighā muṣṭinā bhṛtāḥ
jaghnur dviṣas taiḥ kṛṣṇena
vāryamāṇās tu taṁ ca te
parighā muṣṭinā bhṛtāḥ
jaghnur dviṣas taiḥ kṛṣṇena
vāryamāṇās tu taṁ ca te
Synonyms
tāḥ — those stalks; vajra-kalpāḥ — as strong as thunderbolts; hi — indeed; abhavan — became; parighāḥ — iron staffs; muṣṭinā — with their fists; bhṛtāḥ — held; jaghnuḥ — they attacked; dviṣaḥ — their enemies; taiḥ — with these; kṛṣṇena — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; vāryamāṇāḥ — being checked; tu — although; tam — Him; ca — as well; te — they.
Translation
As soon as they took these cane stalks in their fists, the stalks changed into iron rods as hard as thunderbolts. With these weapons the warriors began attacking one another again and again, and when Lord Kṛṣṇa tried to stop them they attacked Him as well.
Devanagari
प्रत्यनीकं मन्यमाना बलभद्रं च मोहिता: ।
हन्तुं कृतधियो राजन्नापन्ना आततायिन: ॥ २२ ॥
हन्तुं कृतधियो राजन्नापन्ना आततायिन: ॥ २२ ॥
Verse text
pratyanīkaṁ manyamānā
balabhadraṁ ca mohitāḥ
hantuṁ kṛta-dhiyo rājann
āpannā ātatāyinaḥ
balabhadraṁ ca mohitāḥ
hantuṁ kṛta-dhiyo rājann
āpannā ātatāyinaḥ
Synonyms
pratyanīkam — an enemy; manyamānāḥ — thinking; balabhadram — Lord Balarāma; ca — also; mohitāḥ — confused; hantum — to kill; kṛta-dhiyaḥ — having made up their minds; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; āpannāḥ — they set upon Him; ātatāyinaḥ — wielding weapons.
Translation
In their confused state, O King, they also mistook Lord Balarāma for an enemy. Weapons in hand, they ran toward Him with the intention of killing Him.
Devanagari
अथ तावपि सङ्क्रुद्धावुद्यम्य कुरुनन्दन ।
एरकामुष्टिपरिघौ चरन्तौ जघ्नतुर्युधि ॥ २३ ॥
एरकामुष्टिपरिघौ चरन्तौ जघ्नतुर्युधि ॥ २३ ॥
Verse text
atha tāv api saṅkruddhāv
udyamya kuru-nandana
erakā-muṣṭi-parighau
carantau jaghnatur yudhi
udyamya kuru-nandana
erakā-muṣṭi-parighau
carantau jaghnatur yudhi
Synonyms
atha — then; tau — those two (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma); api — also; saṅkruddhau — greatly angered; udyamya — joining the fight; kuru-nandana — O favorite son of the Kurus; erakā-muṣṭi — the canes in their fists; parighau — using as clubs; carantau — moving about; jaghnatuḥ — they began to kill; yudhi — in the battle.
Translation
O son of the Kurus, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma then became very angry. Picking up cane stalks, They moved about within the battle and began to kill with these clubs.
Devanagari
ब्रह्मशापोपसृष्टानां कृष्णमायावृतात्मनाम् ।
स्पर्धाक्रोध: क्षयं निन्ये वैणवोऽग्निर्यथा वनम् ॥ २४ ॥
स्पर्धाक्रोध: क्षयं निन्ये वैणवोऽग्निर्यथा वनम् ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
brahma-śāpopasṛṣṭānāṁ
kṛṣṇa-māyāvṛtātmanām
spardhā-krodhaḥ kṣayaṁ ninye
vaiṇavo ’gnir yathā vanam
kṛṣṇa-māyāvṛtātmanām
spardhā-krodhaḥ kṣayaṁ ninye
vaiṇavo ’gnir yathā vanam
Synonyms
brahma-śāpa — by the curse of the brāhmaṇas; upasṛṣṭānām — who were overtaken; kṛṣṇa-māyā — by the illusory energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āvṛta — covered; ātmanām — of those whose minds; spardhā — arising from rivalry; krodhaḥ — the anger; kṣayam — to destruction; ninye — led; vaiṇavaḥ — of bamboo trees; agniḥ — a fire; yathā — as; vanam — the forest.
Translation
The violent anger of these warriors, who were overcome by the brāhmaṇas’ curse and bewildered by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s illusory potency, now led them to their annihilation, just as a fire that starts in a bamboo grove destroys the entire forest.
Devanagari
एवं नष्टेषु सर्वेषु कुलेषु स्वेषु केशव: ।
अवतारितो भुवो भार इति मेनेऽवशेषित: ॥ २५ ॥
अवतारितो भुवो भार इति मेनेऽवशेषित: ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
evaṁ naṣṭeṣu sarveṣu
kuleṣu sveṣu keśavaḥ
avatārito bhuvo bhāra
iti mene ’vaśeṣitaḥ
kuleṣu sveṣu keśavaḥ
avatārito bhuvo bhāra
iti mene ’vaśeṣitaḥ
Synonyms
Translation
When all the members of His own dynasty were thus destroyed, Lord Kṛṣṇa thought to Himself that at last the burden of the earth had been removed.
Devanagari
राम: समुद्रवेलायां योगमास्थाय पौरुषम् ।
तत्याज लोकं मानुष्यं संयोज्यात्मानमात्मनि ॥ २६ ॥
तत्याज लोकं मानुष्यं संयोज्यात्मानमात्मनि ॥ २६ ॥
Verse text
rāmaḥ samudra-velāyāṁ
yogam āsthāya pauruṣam
tatyāja lokaṁ mānuṣyaṁ
saṁyojyātmānam ātmani
yogam āsthāya pauruṣam
tatyāja lokaṁ mānuṣyaṁ
saṁyojyātmānam ātmani
Synonyms
Translation
Lord Balarāma then sat down on the shore of the ocean and fixed Himself in meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Merging Himself within Himself, He gave up this mortal world.
Devanagari
रामनिर्याणमालोक्य भगवान् देवकीसुत: ।
निषसाद धरोपस्थे तुष्णीमासाद्य पिप्पलम् ॥ २७ ॥
निषसाद धरोपस्थे तुष्णीमासाद्य पिप्पलम् ॥ २७ ॥
Verse text
rāma-niryāṇam ālokya
bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ
niṣasāda dharopasthe
tuṣṇīm āsādya pippalam
bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ
niṣasāda dharopasthe
tuṣṇīm āsādya pippalam
Synonyms
Translation
Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, having seen the departure of Lord Rāma, sat down silently on the ground under a nearby pippala tree.
Devanagari
बिभ्रच्चतुर्भुजं रूपं भ्राजिष्णु प्रभया स्वया ।
दिशो वितिमिरा: कुर्वन् विधूम इव पावक: ॥ २८ ॥
श्रीवत्साङ्कं घनश्यामं तप्तहाटकवर्चसम् ।
कौशेयाम्बरयुग्मेन परिवीतं सुमङ्गलम् ॥ २९ ॥
सुन्दरस्मितवक्त्राब्जं नीलकुन्तलमण्डितम् ।
पुण्डरीकाभिरामाक्षं स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलम् ॥ ३० ॥
कटिसूत्रब्रह्मसूत्रकिरीटकटकाङ्गदै: ।
हारनूपुरमुद्राभि: कौस्तुभेन विराजितम् ॥ ३१ ॥
वनमालापरीताङ्गं मूर्तिमद्भिर्निजायुधै: ।
कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे पादमासीनं पङ्कजारुणम् ॥ ३२ ॥
दिशो वितिमिरा: कुर्वन् विधूम इव पावक: ॥ २८ ॥
श्रीवत्साङ्कं घनश्यामं तप्तहाटकवर्चसम् ।
कौशेयाम्बरयुग्मेन परिवीतं सुमङ्गलम् ॥ २९ ॥
सुन्दरस्मितवक्त्राब्जं नीलकुन्तलमण्डितम् ।
पुण्डरीकाभिरामाक्षं स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलम् ॥ ३० ॥
कटिसूत्रब्रह्मसूत्रकिरीटकटकाङ्गदै: ।
हारनूपुरमुद्राभि: कौस्तुभेन विराजितम् ॥ ३१ ॥
वनमालापरीताङ्गं मूर्तिमद्भिर्निजायुधै: ।
कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे पादमासीनं पङ्कजारुणम् ॥ ३२ ॥
Verse text
bibhrac catur-bhujaṁ rūpaṁ
bhrājiṣṇu prabhayā svayā
diśo vitimirāḥ kurvan
vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
bhrājiṣṇu prabhayā svayā
diśo vitimirāḥ kurvan
vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
śrīvatsāṅkaṁ ghana-śyāmaṁ
tapta-hāṭaka-varcasam
kauśeyāmbara-yugmena
parivītaṁ su-maṅgalam
tapta-hāṭaka-varcasam
kauśeyāmbara-yugmena
parivītaṁ su-maṅgalam
sundara-smita-vaktrābjaṁ
nīla-kuntala-maṇḍitam
puṇḍarīkābhirāmākṣaṁ
sphuran makara-kuṇḍalam
nīla-kuntala-maṇḍitam
puṇḍarīkābhirāmākṣaṁ
sphuran makara-kuṇḍalam
kaṭi-sūtra-brahma-sūtra-
kirīṭa-kaṭakāṅgadaiḥ
hāra-nūpura-mudrābhiḥ
kaustubhena virājitam
kirīṭa-kaṭakāṅgadaiḥ
hāra-nūpura-mudrābhiḥ
kaustubhena virājitam
vana-mālā-parītāṅgaṁ
mūrtimadbhir nijāyudhaiḥ
kṛtvorau dakṣiṇe pādam
āsīnaṁ paṅkajāruṇam
mūrtimadbhir nijāyudhaiḥ
kṛtvorau dakṣiṇe pādam
āsīnaṁ paṅkajāruṇam
Synonyms
bibhrat — bearing; catuḥ-bhujam — with four arms; rūpam — His form; bhrājiṣṇu — brilliant; prabhayā — with its effulgence; svayā — own; diśaḥ — all the directions; vitimirāḥ — devoid of darkness; kurvan — making; vidhūmaḥ — without smoke; iva — as; pāvakaḥ — a fire; śrīvatsa-aṅkam — with the mark of Śrīvatsa; ghana-śyāmam — dark blue like the clouds; tapta — molten; hāṭaka — like gold; varcasam — His glowing effulgence; kauśeya — of silk; ambara — of garments; yugmena — a pair; parivītam — wearing; su-maṅgalam — all-auspicious; sundara — beautiful; smita — with smiling; vaktra — His face; abjam — like a lotus; nīla — blue; kuntala — with locks of hair; maṇḍitam — (His head) adorned; puṇḍarīka — lotus; abhirāma — charming; akṣam — eyes; sphurat — trembling; makara — shaped like sharks; kuṇḍalam — His earrings; kaṭi-sūtra — with belt; brahma-sūtra — sacred thread; kirīṭa — helmet; kaṭaka — bracelets; aṅgadaiḥ — and arm ornaments; hāra — with necklaces; nūpura — ankle bells; mudrābhiḥ — and His royal symbols; kaustubhena — with the Kaustubha gem; virājitam — splendid; vana-mālā — by a flower garland; parīta — encircled; aṅgam — His limbs; mūrti-madbhiḥ — personified; nija — His own; āyudhaiḥ — and by the weapons; kṛtvā — placing; urau — on His thigh; dakṣiṇe — right; pādam — His foot; āsīnam — sitting; paṅkaja — like a lotus; aruṇam — reddish.
Translation
The Lord was exhibiting His brilliantly effulgent four-armed form, the radiance of which, just like a smokeless fire, dissipated the darkness in all directions. His complexion was the color of a dark blue cloud and His effulgence the color of molten gold, and His all-auspicious form bore the mark of Śrīvatsa. A beautiful smile graced His lotus face, locks of dark blue hair adorned His head, His lotus eyes were very attractive, and His shark-shaped earrings glittered. He wore a pair of silken garments, an ornamental belt, the sacred thread, bracelets and arm ornaments, along with a helmet, the Kaustubha jewel, necklaces, anklets and other royal emblems. Encircling His body were flower garlands and His personal weapons in their embodied forms. As He sat He held His left foot, with its lotus-red sole, upon His right thigh.
Devanagari
मुषलावशेषाय:खण्डकृतेषुर्लुब्धको जरा ।
मृगास्याकारं तच्चरणं विव्याध मृगशङ्कया ॥ ३३ ॥
मृगास्याकारं तच्चरणं विव्याध मृगशङ्कया ॥ ३३ ॥
Verse text
muṣalāvaśeṣāyaḥ-khaṇḍa-
kṛteṣur lubdhako jarā
mṛgāsyākāraṁ tac-caraṇaṁ
vivyādha mṛga-śaṅkayā
kṛteṣur lubdhako jarā
mṛgāsyākāraṁ tac-caraṇaṁ
vivyādha mṛga-śaṅkayā
Synonyms
muṣala — from the iron club; avaśeṣa — remaining; ayaḥ — of iron; khaṇḍa — with the fragment; kṛta — who had made; iṣuḥ — his arrow; lubdhakaḥ — the hunter; jarā — named Jarā; mṛga — of a deer; āsya — of the face; ākāram — having the form; tat — His; caraṇam — lotus foot; vivyādha — pierced; mṛga-śaṅkayā — thinking it to be a deer.
Translation
Just then a hunter named Jarā, who had approached the place, mistook the Lord’s foot for a deer’s face. Thinking he had found his prey, Jarā pierced the foot with his arrow, which he had fashioned from the remaining iron fragment of Sāmba’s club.
Purport
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the statement that the arrow “pierced the Lord’s foot” expresses the point of view of the hunter, who thought he had struck a deer. In fact the arrow merely touched the Lord’s lotus foot and did not pierce it, since the Lord’s limbs are composed of eternity, knowledge and bliss. Otherwise, in the description of the next verse (that the hunter became fearful and fell down with his head upon the Lord’s feet), Śukadeva Gosvāmī would have stated that he extracted his arrow from the Lord’s foot.
Devanagari
चतुर्भुजं तं पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा स कृतकिल्बिष: ।
भीत: पपात शिरसा पादयोरसुरद्विष: ॥ ३४ ॥
भीत: पपात शिरसा पादयोरसुरद्विष: ॥ ३४ ॥
Verse text
catur-bhujaṁ taṁ puruṣaṁ
dṛṣṭvā sa kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ
bhītaḥ papāta śirasā
pādayor asura-dviṣaḥ
dṛṣṭvā sa kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ
bhītaḥ papāta śirasā
pādayor asura-dviṣaḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Then, seeing that four-armed personality, the hunter became terrified of the offense he had committed, and he fell down, placing his head upon the feet of the enemy of the demons.
Devanagari
अजानता कृतमिदं पापेन मधुसूदन ।
क्षन्तुमर्हसि पापस्य उत्तम:श्लोक मेऽनघ ॥ ३५ ॥
क्षन्तुमर्हसि पापस्य उत्तम:श्लोक मेऽनघ ॥ ३५ ॥
Verse text
ajānatā kṛtam idaṁ
pāpena madhusūdana
kṣantum arhasi pāpasya
uttamaḥśloka me ’nagha
pāpena madhusūdana
kṣantum arhasi pāpasya
uttamaḥśloka me ’nagha
Synonyms
Translation
Jarā said: O Lord Madhusūdana, I am a most sinful person. I have committed this act out of ignorance. O purest Lord, O Uttamaḥśloka, please forgive this sinner.
Devanagari
यस्यानुस्मरणं नृणामज्ञानध्वान्तनाशनम् ।
वदन्ति तस्य ते विष्णो मयासाधु कृतं प्रभो ॥ ३६ ॥
वदन्ति तस्य ते विष्णो मयासाधु कृतं प्रभो ॥ ३६ ॥
Verse text
yasyānusmaraṇaṁ nṛṇām
ajñāna-dhvānta-nāśanam
vadanti tasya te viṣṇo
mayāsādhu kṛtaṁ prabho
ajñāna-dhvānta-nāśanam
vadanti tasya te viṣṇo
mayāsādhu kṛtaṁ prabho
Synonyms
yasya — of whom; anusmaraṇam — the constant remembrance; nṛṇām — of all men; ajñāna — of ignorance; dhvānta — the darkness; nāśanam — that which destroys; vadanti — they say; tasya — toward Him; te — You; viṣṇo — O Lord Viṣṇu; mayā — by me; asādhu — wrongly; kṛtam — this has been done; prabho — O master.
Translation
O Lord Viṣṇu, the learned say that for any man, constant remembrance of You will destroy the darkness of ignorance. O master, I have wronged You!
Devanagari
तन्माशु जहि वैकुण्ठ पाप्मानं मृगलुब्धकम् ।
यथा पुनरहं त्वेवं न कुर्यां सदतिक्रमम् ॥ ३७ ॥
यथा पुनरहं त्वेवं न कुर्यां सदतिक्रमम् ॥ ३७ ॥
Verse text
tan māśu jahi vaikuṇṭha
pāpmānaṁ mṛga-lubdhakam
yathā punar ahaṁ tv evaṁ
na kuryāṁ sad-atikramam
pāpmānaṁ mṛga-lubdhakam
yathā punar ahaṁ tv evaṁ
na kuryāṁ sad-atikramam
Synonyms
Translation
Therefore, O Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, please kill this sinful hunter of animals immediately so he may not again commit such offenses against saintly persons.
Purport
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the fratricidal battle of the Yadu dynasty and the hunter’s attack upon Lord Kṛṣṇa are clearly activities of the Lord’s internal potency for the purpose of fulfilling the Lord’s pastime desires. According to the evidence, the quarrel among the members of the Yadu dynasty occurred at sunset; then the Lord sat down on the bank of the Sarasvatī River. It is stated that a hunter then arrived with the intention of killing a deer, but it is highly unlikely — when more than 560 million warriors had just been killed in a great uproarious battle and the place had been flooded with blood and strewn with corpses — that a simple hunter would somehow come along trying to kill a deer. Since deer are by nature fearful and timid, how could any deer possibly be on the scene of such a huge battle, and how could a hunter calmly go about his business in the midst of such carnage? Therefore, the withdrawal of the Yadu dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s own disappearance from this earth were not material historical events; they were instead a display of the Lord’s internal potency for the purpose of winding up His manifest pastimes on earth.
Devanagari
यस्यात्मयोगरचितं न विदुर्विरिञ्चो
रुद्रादयोऽस्य तनया: पतयो गिरां ये ।
त्वन्मायया पिहितदृष्टय एतदञ्ज:
किं तस्य ते वयमसद्गतयो गृणीम: ॥ ३८ ॥
रुद्रादयोऽस्य तनया: पतयो गिरां ये ।
त्वन्मायया पिहितदृष्टय एतदञ्ज:
किं तस्य ते वयमसद्गतयो गृणीम: ॥ ३८ ॥
Verse text
yasyātma-yoga-racitaṁ na vidur viriñco
rudrādayo ’sya tanayāḥ patayo girāṁ ye
tvan-māyayā pihita-dṛṣṭaya etad añjaḥ
kiṁ tasya te vayam asad-gatayo gṛṇīmaḥ
rudrādayo ’sya tanayāḥ patayo girāṁ ye
tvan-māyayā pihita-dṛṣṭaya etad añjaḥ
kiṁ tasya te vayam asad-gatayo gṛṇīmaḥ
Synonyms
yasya — whose; ātma-yoga — by the personal mystic power; racitam — produced; na viduḥ — they do not understand; viriñcaḥ — Lord Brahmā; rudra-ādayaḥ — Śiva and others; asya — his; tanayāḥ — sons; patayaḥ — masters; girām — of the words of the Vedas; ye — who are; tvat-māyayā — by Your illusory potency; pihita — covered; dṛṣṭayaḥ — whose vision; etat — of this; añjaḥ — directly; kim — what; tasya — of Him; te — of You; vayam — we; asat — impure; gatayaḥ — whose birth; gṛṇīmaḥ — shall say.
Translation
Neither Brahmā nor his sons, headed by Rudra, nor any of the great sages who are masters of the Vedic mantras can understand the function of Your mystic power. Because Your illusory potency has covered their sight, they remain ignorant of how Your mystic power works. Therefore, what can I, such a low-born person, possibly say?
Devanagari
श्रीभगवानुवाच
मा भैर्जरे त्वमुत्तिष्ठ काम एष कृतो हि मे ।
याहि त्वं मदनुज्ञात: स्वर्गं सुकृतिनां पदम् ॥ ३९ ॥
मा भैर्जरे त्वमुत्तिष्ठ काम एष कृतो हि मे ।
याहि त्वं मदनुज्ञात: स्वर्गं सुकृतिनां पदम् ॥ ३९ ॥
Verse text
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mā bhair jare tvam uttiṣṭha
kāma eṣa kṛto hi me
yāhi tvaṁ mad-anujñātaḥ
svargaṁ su-kṛtināṁ padam
mā bhair jare tvam uttiṣṭha
kāma eṣa kṛto hi me
yāhi tvaṁ mad-anujñātaḥ
svargaṁ su-kṛtināṁ padam
Synonyms
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mā bhaiḥ — do not fear; jare — O Jarā; tvam — you; uttiṣṭha — please get up; kāmaḥ — the desire; eṣaḥ — this; kṛtaḥ — done; hi — indeed; me — My; yāhi — go; tvam — you; mat-anujñātaḥ — given permission by Me; svargam — to the spiritual world; su-kṛtinām — of the pious; padam — the abode.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Jarā, do not fear. Please get up. What has been done is actually My own desire. With My permission, go now to the abode of the pious, the spiritual world.
Devanagari
इत्यादिष्टो भगवता कृष्णेनेच्छाशरीरिणा ।
त्रि: परिक्रम्य तं नत्वा विमानेन दिवं ययौ ॥ ४० ॥
त्रि: परिक्रम्य तं नत्वा विमानेन दिवं ययौ ॥ ४० ॥
Verse text
ity ādiṣṭo bhagavatā
kṛṣṇenecchā-śarīriṇā
triḥ parikramya taṁ natvā
vimānena divaṁ yayau
kṛṣṇenecchā-śarīriṇā
triḥ parikramya taṁ natvā
vimānena divaṁ yayau
Synonyms
iti — thus; ādiṣṭaḥ — instructed; bhagavatā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛṣṇena — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; icchā-śarīriṇā — whose transcendental body is manifested simply by His own will; triḥ — three times; parikramya — circumambulating; tam — to Him; natvā — bowing down; vimānena — by a celestial airplane; divam — into the sky; yayau — he went.
Translation
So instructed by the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, who assumes His transcendental body by His own will, the hunter circumambulated the Lord three times and bowed down to Him. Then the hunter departed in an airplane that had appeared just to carry him to the spiritual sky.
Devanagari
दारुक: कृष्णपदवीमन्विच्छन्नधिगम्य ताम् ।
वायुं तुलसिकामोदमाघ्रायाभिमुखं ययौ ॥ ४१ ॥
वायुं तुलसिकामोदमाघ्रायाभिमुखं ययौ ॥ ४१ ॥
Verse text
dārukaḥ kṛṣṇa-padavīm
anvicchann adhigamya tām
vāyuṁ tulasikāmodam
āghrāyābhimukhaṁ yayau
anvicchann adhigamya tām
vāyuṁ tulasikāmodam
āghrāyābhimukhaṁ yayau
Synonyms
Translation
At that time Dāruka was searching for his master, Kṛṣṇa. As he neared the place where the Lord was sitting, he perceived the aroma of tulasī flowers in the breeze and went in its direction.
Devanagari
तं तत्र तिग्मद्युभिरायुधैर्वृतं
ह्यश्वत्थमूले कृतकेतनं पतिम् ।
स्नेहप्लुतात्मा निपपात पादयो
रथादवप्लुत्य सबाष्पलोचन: ॥ ४२ ॥
ह्यश्वत्थमूले कृतकेतनं पतिम् ।
स्नेहप्लुतात्मा निपपात पादयो
रथादवप्लुत्य सबाष्पलोचन: ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
taṁ tatra tigma-dyubhir āyudhair vṛtaṁ
hy aśvattha-mūle kṛta-ketanaṁ patim
sneha-plutātmā nipapāta pādayo
rathād avaplutya sa-bāṣpa-locanaḥ
hy aśvattha-mūle kṛta-ketanaṁ patim
sneha-plutātmā nipapāta pādayo
rathād avaplutya sa-bāṣpa-locanaḥ
Synonyms
tam — Him; tatra — there; tigma — brilliant; dyubhiḥ — the effulgence of which; āyudhaiḥ — by His weapons; vṛtam — surrounded; hi — indeed; aśvattha — of the banyan tree; mūle — at the base; kṛta-ketanam — resting; patim — his master; sneha — with affection; pluta — overwhelmed; ātmā — his heart; nipapāta — he fell down; pādayoḥ — at His feet; rathāt — from the chariot; avaplutya — rushing down; sa-bāṣpa — filled with tears; locanaḥ — his eyes.
Translation
Upon seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa resting at the foot of a banyan tree, surrounded by His shining weapons, Dāruka could not control the affection he felt in his heart. His eyes filled with tears as he rushed down from the chariot and fell at the Lord’s feet.
Devanagari
अपश्यतस्त्वच्चरणाम्बुजं प्रभो
दृष्टि: प्रणष्टा तमसि प्रविष्टा ।
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शान्तिं
यथा निशायामुडुपे प्रणष्टे ॥ ४३ ॥
दृष्टि: प्रणष्टा तमसि प्रविष्टा ।
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शान्तिं
यथा निशायामुडुपे प्रणष्टे ॥ ४३ ॥
Verse text
apaśyatas tvac-caraṇāmbujaṁ prabho
dṛṣṭiḥ praṇaṣṭā tamasi praviṣṭā
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śāntiṁ
yathā niśāyām uḍupe praṇaṣṭe
dṛṣṭiḥ praṇaṣṭā tamasi praviṣṭā
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śāntiṁ
yathā niśāyām uḍupe praṇaṣṭe
Synonyms
apaśyataḥ — of me, who am not seeing; tvat — Your; caraṇa-ambujam — lotus feet; prabho — O master; dṛṣṭiḥ — the power of vision; praṇaṣṭā — is destroyed; tamasi — into darkness; praviṣṭā — having entered; diśaḥ — the directions; na jāne — I do not know; na labhe — I cannot obtain; ca — and; śāntim — peace; yathā — just as; niśāyām — in the night; uḍupe — when the moon; praṇaṣṭe — has become new.
Translation
Dāruka said: Just as on a moonless night people are merged into darkness and cannot find their way, now that I have lost sight of Your lotus feet, my Lord, I have lost my vision and am wandering blindly in darkness. I cannot tell my direction, nor can I find any peace.
Devanagari
इति ब्रुवति सूते वै रथो गरुडलाञ्छन: ।
खमुत्पपात राजेन्द्र साश्वध्वज उदीक्षत: ॥ ४४ ॥
खमुत्पपात राजेन्द्र साश्वध्वज उदीक्षत: ॥ ४४ ॥
Verse text
iti bruvati sūte vai
ratho garuḍa-lāñchanaḥ
kham utpapāta rājendra
sāśva-dhvaja udīkṣataḥ
ratho garuḍa-lāñchanaḥ
kham utpapāta rājendra
sāśva-dhvaja udīkṣataḥ
Synonyms
iti — thus; bruvati — while he was speaking; sūte — the chariot driver; vai — indeed; rathaḥ — the chariot; garuḍa-lāñchanaḥ — marked with the flag of Garuḍa; kham — into the sky; utpapāta — arose; rāja-indra — O king of kings (Parīkṣit); sa-aśva — along with the horses; dhvajaḥ — and flag; udīkṣataḥ — as he looked up, watching.
Translation
[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] O foremost of kings, while the chariot driver was still speaking, before his very eyes the Lord’s chariot rose up into the sky along with its horses and its flag, which was marked with the emblem of Garuḍa.
Devanagari
तमन्वगच्छन् दिव्यानि विष्णुप्रहरणानि च ।
तेनातिविस्मितात्मानं सूतमाह जनार्दन: ॥ ४५ ॥
तेनातिविस्मितात्मानं सूतमाह जनार्दन: ॥ ४५ ॥
Verse text
tam anvagacchan divyāni
viṣṇu-praharaṇāni ca
tenāti-vismitātmānaṁ
sūtam āha janārdanaḥ
viṣṇu-praharaṇāni ca
tenāti-vismitātmānaṁ
sūtam āha janārdanaḥ
Synonyms
tam — that chariot; anvagacchan — they followed; divyāni — divine; viṣṇu — of Lord Viṣṇu; praharaṇāni — the weapons; ca — and; tena — by that occurrence; ati-vismita — astonished; ātmānam — his mind; sūtam — to the driver; āha — spoke; janārdanaḥ — Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Translation
All the divine weapons of Viṣṇu rose up and followed the chariot. The Lord, Janārdana, then spoke to His chariot driver, who was most astonished to see all this.
Devanagari
गच्छ द्वारवतीं सूत ज्ञातीनां निधनं मिथ: ।
सङ्कर्षणस्य निर्याणं बन्धुभ्यो ब्रूहि मद्दशाम् ॥ ४६ ॥
सङ्कर्षणस्य निर्याणं बन्धुभ्यो ब्रूहि मद्दशाम् ॥ ४६ ॥
Verse text
gaccha dvāravatīṁ sūta
jñātīnāṁ nidhanaṁ mithaḥ
saṅkarṣaṇasya niryāṇaṁ
bandhubhyo brūhi mad-daśām
jñātīnāṁ nidhanaṁ mithaḥ
saṅkarṣaṇasya niryāṇaṁ
bandhubhyo brūhi mad-daśām
Synonyms
gaccha — just go; dvāravatīm — to Dvārakā; sūta — O chariot driver; jñātīnām — of their close relatives; nidhanam — the destruction; mithaḥ — mutual; saṅkarṣaṇasya — of Lord Balarāma; niryāṇam — the passing away; bandhubhyaḥ — to Our family members; brūhi — speak; mat-daśām — My condition.
Translation
O driver, go to Dvārakā and tell Our family members how their loved ones destroyed one another. Also tell them of the disappearance of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa and of My present condition.
Purport
Lord Kṛṣṇa sent His chariot driverless back to Vaikuṇṭha, along with the horses and weapons, because the chariot driver, Dāruka, had some final service to do on earth.
Devanagari
द्वारकायां च न स्थेयं भवद्भिश्च स्वबन्धुभि: ।
मया त्यक्तां यदुपुरीं समुद्र: प्लावयिष्यति ॥ ४७ ॥
मया त्यक्तां यदुपुरीं समुद्र: प्लावयिष्यति ॥ ४७ ॥
Verse text
dvārakāyāṁ ca na stheyaṁ
bhavadbhiś ca sva-bandhubhiḥ
mayā tyaktāṁ yadu-purīṁ
samudraḥ plāvayiṣyati
bhavadbhiś ca sva-bandhubhiḥ
mayā tyaktāṁ yadu-purīṁ
samudraḥ plāvayiṣyati
Synonyms
dvārakāyām — in Dvārakā; ca — and; na stheyam — should not remain; bhavadbhiḥ — you; ca — and; sva-bandhubhiḥ — along with your relatives; mayā — by Me; tyaktām — abandoned; yadu-purīm — the capital of the Yadus; samudraḥ — the ocean; plāvayiṣyati — will drown.
Translation
You and your relatives should not remain in Dvārakā, the capital of the Yadus, because once I have abandoned that city it will be inundated by the ocean.
Devanagari
स्वं स्वं परिग्रहं सर्वे आदाय पितरौ च न: ।
अर्जुनेनाविता: सर्व इन्द्रप्रस्थं गमिष्यथ ॥ ४८ ॥
अर्जुनेनाविता: सर्व इन्द्रप्रस्थं गमिष्यथ ॥ ४८ ॥
Verse text
svaṁ svaṁ parigrahaṁ sarve
ādāya pitarau ca naḥ
arjunenāvitāḥ sarva
indraprasthaṁ gamiṣyatha
ādāya pitarau ca naḥ
arjunenāvitāḥ sarva
indraprasthaṁ gamiṣyatha
Synonyms
svam svam — each his own; parigraham — family; sarve — all of them; ādāya — taking; pitarau — parents; ca — and; naḥ — Our; arjunena — by Arjuna; avitāḥ — protected; sarve — all; indraprastham — to Indraprastha; gamiṣyatha — you should go.
Translation
You should all take your own families, together with My parents, and under Arjuna’s protection go to Indraprastha.
Devanagari
त्वं तु मद्धर्ममास्थाय ज्ञाननिष्ठ उपेक्षक: ।
मन्मायारचितामेतां विज्ञायोपशमं व्रज ॥ ४९ ॥
मन्मायारचितामेतां विज्ञायोपशमं व्रज ॥ ४९ ॥
Verse text
tvaṁ tu mad-dharmam āsthāya
jñāna-niṣṭha upekṣakaḥ
man-māyā-racitām etāṁ
vijñayopaśamaṁ vraja
jñāna-niṣṭha upekṣakaḥ
man-māyā-racitām etāṁ
vijñayopaśamaṁ vraja
Synonyms
Translation
You, Dāruka, should be firmly situated in devotion to Me, remaining fixed in spiritual knowledge and unattached to material considerations. Understanding these pastimes to be a display of My illusory potency, you should remain peaceful.
Purport
According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the word tu here emphasizes that Dāruka is an eternally liberated associate of Lord Kṛṣṇa, having descended from Vaikuṇṭha. Therefore, even though others might be bewildered by the Lord’s pastimes, Dāruka should remain peaceful and fixed in spiritual knowledge.
Devanagari
इत्युक्तस्तं परिक्रम्य नमस्कृत्य पुन: पुन: ।
तत्पादौ शीर्ष्ण्युपाधाय दुर्मना: प्रययौ पुरीम् ॥ ५० ॥
तत्पादौ शीर्ष्ण्युपाधाय दुर्मना: प्रययौ पुरीम् ॥ ५० ॥
Verse text
ity uktas taṁ parikramya
namaskṛtya punaḥ punaḥ
tat-pādau śīrṣṇy upādhāya
durmanāḥ prayayau purīm
namaskṛtya punaḥ punaḥ
tat-pādau śīrṣṇy upādhāya
durmanāḥ prayayau purīm
Synonyms
Translation
Thus ordered, Dāruka circumambulated the Lord and offered obeisances to Him again and again. He placed Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet upon his head and then with a sad heart went back to the city.
Purport
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Thirtieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty.”