Chapter 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher's Son

 

10.45.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

pitarāv upalabdhārthau

viditvā puruṣottamaḥ

mā bhūd iti nijāḿ māyāḿ

tatāna jana-mohinīm

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; pitarau — His parents; upalabdha — having realized; arthau — the idea (of His opulent position as God); viditvā — knowing; puruṣa-uttamaḥ — the Supreme Personality; mā bhūt iti — "this should not be"; nijām — His personal; māyām — illusory potency; tatāna — He expanded; jana — His devotees; mohinīm — which bewilders.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Understanding that His parents were becoming aware of His transcendental opulences, the Supreme Personality of Godhead thought that this should not be allowed to happen. Thus He expanded His Yogamāyā, which bewilders His devotees.

 

10.45.2

uvāca pitarāv etya

sāgrajaḥ sātvanarṣabhaḥ

praśrayāvanataḥ prīṇann

amba tāteti sādaram

 

uvāca — He said; pitarau — to His parents; etya — approaching them; sa — together with; agra-jaḥ — His elder brother, Lord Balarāma; sātvata — of the Sātvata dynasty; ṛṣabhaḥ — the greatest hero; praśraya — with humility; avanataḥ — bowing down; prīṇan — gratifying them; amba tāta iti — "My dear mother, My dear father"; sa-ādaram — respectfully.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Lord Kṛṣṇa, the greatest of the Sātvatas, approached His parents with His elder brother. Humbly bowing His head and gratifying them by respectfully addressing them as "My dear mother" and "My dear father," Kṛṣṇa spoke as follows.

 

10.45.3

nāsmatto yuvayos tāta

nityotkaṇṭhitayor api

bālya-paugaṇḍa-kaiśorāḥ

putrābhyām abhavan kvacit

 

na — not; asmattaḥ — because of Us; yuvayoḥ — for you two; tāta — O dear father; nitya — always; utkaṇṭhitayoḥ — who have been in anxiety; api — indeed; bālya — (the pleasures of) the toddler age; paugaṇḍa — boyhood; kaiśoraḥ — and youth; putrābhyām — because of your two sons; abhavan — there were; kvacit — at all.

 

TRANSLATION

 

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Dear Father, because of Us, your two sons, you and mother Devakī always remained in anxiety and could never enjoy Our childhood, boyhood or youth.

 

10.45.4

na labdho daiva-hatayor

vāso nau bhavad-antike

yāḿ bālāḥ pitṛ-geha-sthā

vindante lālitā mudam

 

na — not; labdhaḥ — obtained; daiva — by fate; hatayoḥ — who have been deprived; vāsaḥ — residence; nau — by Us; bhavat-antike — in your presence; yām — which; bālāḥ — children; pitṛ — of their parents; geha — in the home; sthaḥ — staying; vindante — experience; lālitāḥ — pampered; mudam — happiness.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Deprived by fate, We could not live with you and enjoy the pampered happiness most children enjoy in their parents' home.

 

10.45.5

sarvārtha-sambhavo deho

janitaḥ poṣito yataḥ

na tayor yāti nirveśaḿ

pitror martyaḥ śatāyuṣā

 

sarva — of all; artha — goals of life; sambhavaḥ — the source; dehaḥ — one's body; janitaḥ — born; poṣitaḥ — maintained; yataḥ — from whom; na — not; tayoḥ — to them; yāti — one achieves; nirveśam — repayment of the debt; pitroḥ — to the parents; martyaḥ — a mortal; śata — of one hundred (years); āyuṣā — with a life span.

 

TRANSLATION

 

With one's body one can acquire all goals of life, and it is one's parents who give the body birth and sustenance. Therefore no mortal man can repay his debt to his parents, even if he serves them for a full lifetime of a hundred years.

 

10.45.6

yas tayor ātmajaḥ kalpa

ātmanā ca dhanena ca

vṛttiḿ na dadyāt taḿ pretya

sva-māḿsaḿ khādayanti hi

 

yaḥ — who; tayoḥ — of them; ātma-jaḥ — a son; kalpaḥ — capable; ātmanā — with his physical resources; ca — and; dhanena — with his wealth; ca — also; vṛttim — a livelihood; na dadyāt — does not give; tam — him; pretya — after passing away; sva — his own; māḿsam — flesh; khādayanti — they make eat; hi — indeed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

A son who, though able to do so, fails to provide for his parents with his physical resources and wealth is forced after his death to eat his own flesh.

 

10.45.7

mātaraḿ pitaraḿ vṛddhaḿ

bhāryāḿ sādhvīḿ sutam śiśum

guruḿ vipraḿ prapannaḿ ca

kalpo 'bibhrac chvasan-mṛtaḥ

 

mātaram — one's mother; pitaram — and father; vṛddham — elderly; bhāryām — one's wife; sādhvīm — chaste; sutam — one's child; śiśum — very young; gurum — a spiritual master; vipram — a brāhmaṇa; prapannam — a person who has come to one for shelter; ca — and; kalpaḥ — able; abibhrat — not maintaining; śvasan — breathing; mṛtaḥ — dead.

 

TRANSLATION

 

A man who, though able to do so, fails to support his elderly parents, chaste wife, young child or spiritual master, or who neglects a brāhmaṇa or anyone who comes to him for shelter, is considered dead, though breathing.

 

10.45.8

tan nāv akalpayoḥ kaḿsān

nityam udvigna-cetasoḥ

mogham ete vyatikrāntā

divasā vām anarcatoḥ

 

tat — therefore; nau — of Us two; akalpayoḥ — who were unable; kaḿsāt — because of Kaḿsa; nityam — always; udvigna — disturbed; cetasoḥ — whose minds; mogham — uselessly; ete — these; vyatikrāntāḥ — spent; divasāḥ — days; vām — you; anarcatoḥ — not honoring.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thus We have wasted all these days, unable as We were to properly honor you because Our minds were always disturbed by fear of Kaḿsa.

 

10.45.9

tat kṣantum arhathas tāta

mātar nau para-tantrayoḥ

akurvator vāḿ śuśrūṣāḿ

kliṣṭayor durhṛdā bhṛśam

 

tat — that; kṣantum — forgive; arhathaḥ — you may please; tāta — O Father; mātaḥ — 0 Mother; nau — on the part of Us; para-tantrayoḥ — who are under the control of others; akurvatoḥ — not executing; vām — your; śuśrūṣām — service; kliṣṭayoḥ — caused pain; durhṛdā — by the hardhearted (Kaḿsa); bhṛśam — greatly.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Dear Father and Mother, please forgive Us for not serving you. We are not independent and have been greatly frustrated by cruel Kaḿsa.

 

10.45.10

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti māyā-manuṣyasya

harer viśvātmano girā

mohitāv ańkam āropya

pariṣvajyāpatur mudam

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; māyā — by His internal illusory potency; manuṣyasya — of Him who appears as a human; hareḥ — Lord Śrī Hari; viśva — of the universe; ātmanaḥ — the Soul; girā — by the words; mohitau — bewildered; ańkam — upon their laps; āropya — raising; pariṣvajya — embracing; āpatuḥ — they both experienced; mudam — joy.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus beguiled by the words of Lord Hari, the Supreme Soul of the universe, who by His internal illusory potency appeared to be a human, His parents joyfully raised Him up on their laps and embraced Him.

 

10.45.11

siñcantāv aśru-dhārābhiḥ

sneha-pāśena cāvṛtau

na kiñcid ūcatū rājan

bāṣpa-kaṇṭhau vimohitau

 

siñcantau — sprinkling; aśru — of tears; dhārābhiḥ — with showers; sneha — of affection; pāśena — by the rope; ca — and; āvṛtau — enveloped; na — not; kiñcit — anything; ūcatuḥ — they spoke; rājan — O King (Parīkṣit); bāṣpa — (full of) tears; kaṇṭhau — whose throats; vimohitau — overwhelmed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Pouring out a shower of tears upon the Lord, His parents, who were bound up by the rope of affection, could not speak. They were overwhelmed, O King, and their throats choked up with tears.

 

10.45.12

evam āśvāsya pitarau

bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ

mātāmahaḿ tūgrasenaḿ

yadūnām akaron ṇṛpam

 

evam — in this way; āśvāsya — assuring; pitarau — His parents; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; devakī-sutaḥ — the son of Devakī; mātāmaham — His maternal grandfather; tu — and; ugrasenam — Ugrasena; yadūnām — of the Yadus; akarot — He made; nṛpam — King.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thus having comforted His mother and father, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing as the son of Devakī, installed His maternal grandfather, Ugrasena, as King of the Yadus.

 

10.45.13

āha cāsmān mahā-rāja

prajāś cājñaptum arhasi

yayāti-śāpād yadubhir

nāsitavyaḿ nṛpāsane

 

āha — He (Lord Kṛṣṇa) said; ca — and; asmān — Us; mahā-rāja — O great King; prajāḥ — your subjects; ca — also; ājñaptum arhasi — please command; yayāti — by the ancient King Yayāti; śāpāt — because of the curse; yadubhiḥ — the Yadus; na āsitavyam — should not sit; nṛpa — royal; āsane — on the throne.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Lord told him: O mighty King, We are your subjects, so please command Us. Indeed, because of the curse of Yayāti, no Yadu may sit on the royal throne.

 

10.45.14

mayi bhṛtya upāsīne

bhavato vibudhādayaḥ

baliḿ haranty avanatāḥ

kim utānye narādhipāḥ

 

mayi — when I; bhṛtye — as a servant; upāsīne — am present in attendance; bhavataḥ — to you; vibudha — the demigods; ādayaḥ — and so on; balim — tribute; haranti — will bring; avanatāḥ — bowed down in humility; kim uta — what then to speak of; anye — other; nara — of men; adhipāḥ — rulers.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Since I am present in your entourage as your personal attendant, all the demigods and other exalted personalities will come with heads bowed to offer you tribute. What, then, to speak of the rulers of men?

 

10.45.15-16

sarvān svān jñati-sambandhān

digbhyaḥ kaḿsa-bhayākulān

yadu-vṛṣṇy-andhaka-madhu

dāśārha-kukurādikān

 

sabhājitān samāśvāsya

videśāvāsa-karśitān

nyavāsayat sva-geheṣu

vittaiḥ santarpya viśva-kṛt

 

sarvān — all; svān — His; jñāti — close family members; sambandhān — and other relations; digbhyaḥ — from all directions; kaḿsa-bhaya — by fear of Kaḿsa; ākulān — disturbed; yadu-vṛṣṇi-andhaka-madhu-dāśārha kukura-ādikān — the Yadus, Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas, Madhus, Dāśārhas, Kukuras and so on;

 

sabhājitān — shown honor; samāśvāsya — consoling them; videśa — in foreign regions; āvāsa — by living; karśitān — made weary; nyavāsayat — He settled; sva — in their own; geheṣu — homes; vittaiḥ — with valuable gifts; santarpya — gratifying; viśva — of the universe; kṛt — the maker.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Lord then brought all His close family members and other relatives back from the various places to which they had fled in fear of Kaḿsa. He received the Yadus, Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas, Madhus, Dāśārhas, Kukuras and other clans with due honor, and He also consoled them, for they were weary of living in foreign lands. Then Lord Kṛṣṇa, the creator of the universe, resettled them in their homes and gratified them with valuable gifts.

 

10.45.17-18

kṛṣṇa-sańkarṣaṇa-bhujair

guptā labdha-manorathāḥ

gṛheṣu remire siddhāḥ

kṛṣṇa-rāma-gata-jvarāḥ

 

vīkṣanto 'har ahaḥ prītā

mukunda-vadanāmbujam

nityaḿ pramuditaḿ śrīmat

sa-daya-smita-vīkṣaṇam

 

kṛṣṇa-sańkarṣaṇa — of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; bhujaiḥ — by the arms; guptāḥ — protected; labdha — obtaining; manaḥ-rathāḥ — their desires; gṛheṣu — in their homes; remire — they enjoyed; siddhāḥ — perfectly fulfilled; kṛṣṇa-rāma — because of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; gata — ceased; jvarāḥ — the fever (of material life);

 

vīkṣantaḥ — seeing; ahaḥ ahaḥ — day after day; prītāḥ — loving; mukunda — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; vadana — the face; ambujam — lotuslike; nityam — always; pramuditam — cheerful; śrīmat — beautiful; sa-daya — merciful; smita — smiling; vīkṣaṇam — with glances.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The members of these clans, protected by the arms of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Sańkarṣaṇa, felt that all their desires were fulfilled. Thus they enjoyed perfect happiness while living at home with their families. Because of the presence of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, they no longer suffered from the fever of material existence. Every day these loving devotees could see Mukunda's ever-cheerful lotus face, which was decorated with beautiful, merciful smiling glances.

 

10.45.19

tatra pravayaso 'py āsan

yuvāno 'ti-balaujasaḥ

pibanto 'kṣair mukundasya

mukhāmbuja-sudhāḿ muhuḥ

 

tatra — there (in Mathurā); pravayasaḥ — the most elderly; api — even; āsan — were; yuvānaḥ — youthful; ati — having abundant; bala — strength; ojasaḥ — and vitality; pibantaḥ — drinking; akṣaiḥ — with their eyes; mukundasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; mukha-ambuja — of the lotus face; sudhām — the nectar; muhuḥ — repeatedly.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Even the most elderly inhabitants of the city appeared youthful, full of strength and vitality, for with their eyes they constantly drank the elixir of Lord Mukunda's lotus face.

 

10.45.20

atha nandaḿ samasādya

bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ

sańkarṣaṇaś ca rājendra

pariṣvajyedam ūcatuḥ

 

atha — then; nandam — Nanda Mahārāja; samāsādya — approaching; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; devakī-sutaḥ — Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī; sańkarṣaṇaḥ — Lord Balarāma; ca — and; rāja-indra — O exalted King (Parīkṣit); pariṣvajya — embracing him; idam — this; ūcatuḥ — They said.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Then, O exalted Parīkṣit, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, along with Lord Balarāma, approached Nanda Mahārāja. The two Lords embraced him and then addressed him as follows.

 

10.45.21

pitar yuvābhyāḿ snigdhābhyāḿ

poṣitau lālitau bhṛśam

pitror abhyadhikā prītir

ātmajeṣv ātmano 'pi hi

 

pitaḥ — O Father; yuvābhyām — by you two; snigdhābhyām — affectionate; poṣitau — maintained; lālitau — coddled; bhṛśam — thoroughly; pitroḥ — for parents; abhyadhikā — greater; prītiḥ — love; ātmajeṣu — for their children; ātmanaḥ — than for themselves; api — even; hi — indeed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

[Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma said:] O Father, you and mother Yaśodā have affectionately maintained Us and cared for Us so much! Indeed, parents love their children more than their own lives.

 

10.45.22

sa pitā sā ca jananī

yau puṣṇītāḿ sva-putra-vat

śiśūn bandhubhir utsṛṣṭān

akalpaiḥ poṣa-rakṣaṇe

 

saḥ — he; pitā — father; sā — she; ca — and; jananī — mother; yau — who; puṣṇītām — nourish; sva — their own; putra — sons; vat — like; śiśūn — children; bandhubhiḥ — by their family; utsṛṣṭān — abandoned; akalpaiḥ — who are unable; poṣa — to maintain; rakṣaṇe — and protect.

 

TRANSLATION

 

They are the real father and mother who care for, as they would their own sons, children abandoned by relatives unable to maintain and protect them.

 

10.45.23

yāta yūyaḿ vrajaḿn tāta

vayaḿ ca sneha-duḥkhitān

jñātīn vo draṣṭum eṣyāmo

vidhāya suhṛdāḿ sukham

 

yata — please go; yūyam — all of you (cowherds); vrajam — to Vraja; tāta — My dear father; vayam — We; ca — and; sneha — due to loving affection; duḥkhitān — miserable; jñātīn — relatives; vaḥ — you; draṣṭum — to see; eṣyāmaḥ — will come; vidhāya — after bestowing; suhṛdām — to your loving friends; sukham — happiness.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Now you should all return to Vraja, dear Father. We shall come to see you, Our dear relatives who suffer in separation from Us, as soon as We have given some happiness to your well-wishing friends.

 

10.45.24

evaḿ sāntvayya bhagavān

nandaḿ sa-vrajam acyutaḥ

vāso-'lańkāra-kupyādyair

arhayām āsa sādaram

 

evam — in this manner; sāntvayya — consoling; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nandam — King Nanda; sa-vrajam — together with the other men of Vraja; acyutaḥ — the infallible Lord; vāsaḥ — with clothing; alańkāra — jewelry; kupya — vessels made of metals other than gold or silver; ādyaiḥ — and so on; arhayām āsa — He honored them; sa-ādaram — respectfully.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thus consoling Nanda Mahārāja and the other men of Vraja, the infallible Supreme Lord respectfully honored them with gifts of clothing, jewelry, household utensils and so on.

 

10.45.25

ity uktas tau pariṣvajya

nandaḥ praṇaya-vihvalaḥ

pūrayann aśrubhir netre

saha gopair vrajaḿ yayau

 

iti — thus; uktaḥ — addressed; tau — the two of Them; pariṣvajya — embracing; nandaḥ — Nanda Mahārāja; praṇaya — with affection; vihvalaḥ — overwhelmed; pūrayan — filling; aśrubhiḥ — with tears; netre — his eyes; saha — together with; gopaiḥ — the cowherds; vrajam — to Vraja; yayau — went.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Nanda Mahārāja was overwhelmed with affection upon hearing Kṛṣṇa's words, and his eyes brimmed with tears as he embraced the two Lords. Then he went back to Vraja with the cowherd men.

 

10.45.26

atha śūra-suto rājan

putrayoḥ samakārayat

purodhasā brāhmaṇaiś ca

yathāvad dvija-saḿskṛtim

 

atha — then; śūra-sutaḥ — the son of Śūrasena (Vasudeva); rājan — O King (Parīkṣit); putrayoḥ — of his two sons; samakārayat — had performed; purodhasā — by a priest; brāhmaṇaiḥ — by brāhmaṇas; ca — and; yathā-vat — properly; dvija-saḿskṛtim — brahminical initiation.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear King, then Vasudeva, the son of Śūrasena, arranged for a priest and other brāhmaṇas to perform his two sons' second-birth initiation.

 

10.45.27

tebhyo 'dād dakṣiṇā gāvo

rukma-mālāḥ sv-alańkṛtāḥ

sv-alańkṛtebhyaḥ sampūjya

sa-vatsāḥ kṣauma-mālinīḥ

 

tebhyaḥ — to them (the brāhmaṇas); adāt — he gave; dakṣiṇāḥ — gifts in remuneration; gāvaḥ — cows; rukma — of gold; mālāḥ — with necklaces; su — well; alańkṛtāḥ — ornamented; su-alańkṛtebhyaḥ — to the well-ornamented (brāhmaṇas); sampūjya — worshiping them; sa — having; vatsāḥ — calves; kṣauma — of linen; mālinīḥ — wearing garlands.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Vasudeva honored these brāhmaṇas by worshiping them and giving them fine ornaments and well-ornamented cows with their calves. All these cows wore gold necklaces and linen wreaths.

 

10.45.28

yāḥ kṛṣṇa-rāma-janmarkṣe

mano-dattā mahā-matiḥ

tāś cādadād anusmṛtya

kaḿsenādharmato hṛtāḥ

 

yaḥ — which (cows); kṛṣṇa-rāma — of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; janmaṛkṣe — on the day of birth; manaḥ — in his mind; dattāḥ — given in charity; mahā-matiḥ — the magnanimous (Vasudeva); tāḥ — them; ca — and; ādadāt — he gave; anusmṛtya — remembering; kaḿsena — by Kaḿsa; adharmataḥ — impiously; hṛtaḥ — taken away.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The magnanimous Vasudeva then remembered the cows he had mentally given away on the occasion of Kṛṣṇa's and Balarāma's birth. Kaḿsa had stolen those cows, and Vasudeva now recovered them and gave them away in charity also.

 

10.45.29

tataś ca labdha-saḿskārau

dvijatvaḿ prāpya su-vratau

gargād yadu-kulācāryād

gāyatraḿ vratam āsthitau

 

tataḥ — then; ca — and; labdha — having received; saḿskārau — initiation (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma); dvijatvam — twice-born status; prāpya — attaining; su-vratau — sincere in Their vows; gargāt — from Garga Muni; yadu-kula — of the Yadu dynasty; ācāryāt — from the spiritual master; gāyatram — of celibacy; vratam — the vow; āsthitau — assumed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

After attaining twice-born status through initiation, the Lords, sincere in Their vows, took the further vow of celibacy from Garga Muni, the spiritual master of the Yadus.

 

10.45.30-31

prabhavau sarva-vidyānāḿ

sarva-jñau jagad-īśvarau

nānya-siddhāmalaḿ jñānaḿ

gūhamānau narehitaiḥ

 

atho guru-kule vāsam

icchantāv upajagmatuḥ

kāśyaḿ sāndīpaniḿ nāma

hy avanti-pura-vāsinam

 

prabhavau — They who were the origin; sarva — of all varieties; vidyānām — of knowledge; sarva-jñau — omniscient; jagat-īśvarau — the Lords of the universe; na — not; anya — from any other source; siddha — achieved; amalam — impeccable; jñānam — knowledge; gūhamānau — hiding; nara — humanlike; īhitaiḥ — by Their activities;

 

atha u — then; guru — of the spiritual master; kule — in the school; vāsam — residence; icchantau — desiring; upajagatuḥ — They approached; kāśyam — the native of Kāśī (Benares); sāndīpanim nāma — named Sāndīpani; hi — indeed; avanti-pura — in the city of Avantī (modern Ujjain); vāsinam — living.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Concealing Their innately perfect knowledge by Their humanlike activities, those two omniscient Lords of the universe, Themselves the origin of all branches of knowledge, next desired to reside at the school of a spiritual master. Thus They approached Sāndīpani Muni, a native of Kāsī living in the city of Avantī.

 

10.45.32

yathopasādya tau dāntau

gurau vṛttim aninditām

grāhayantāv upetau sma

bhaktyā devam ivādṛtau

 

yathā — fittingly; upasādya — obtaining; tau — Them; dāntau — who were self-controlled; gurau — to one's spiritual master; vṛttim — service; aninditām — irreproachable; grāhayantau — making others take to; upetau — approaching for service; sma — indeed; bhaktyā — with devotion; devam — the Supreme Lord; iva — as if; ādṛtau — respected (by the guru).

 

TRANSLATION

 

Sāndīpani thought very highly of these two self-controlled disciples, whom he had obtained so fortuitously. By serving him as devotedly as one would serve the Supreme Lord Himself, They showed others an irreproachable example of how to worship the spiritual master.

 

10.45.33

tayor dvija-varas tuṣṭaḥ

śuddha-bhāvānuvṛttibhiḥ

provāca vedān akhilān

sańgopaniṣado guruḥ

 

tayoḥ — Their; dvija-varaḥ — the best of brāhmaṇas (Sāndīpani); tuṣṭaḥ — satisfied; śuddha — pure; bhāva — with love; anuvṛttibhiḥ — by the submissive acts; provāca — he spoke; vedān — the Vedas; akhilān — all; sa — together with; ańga — the (six) corollary literatures; upaniṣadaḥ — and the Upaniṣads; guruḥ — the spiritual master.

 

TRANSLATION

 

That best of brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master Sāndīpani, was satisfied with Their submissive behavior, and thus he taught Them the entire Vedas, together with their six corollaries and the Upaniṣads.

 

10.45.34

sa-rahasyaḿ dhanur-vedaḿ

dharmān nyāya-pathāḿs tathā

tathā cānvīkṣikīḿ vidyāḿ

rāja-nītiḿ ca ṣaḍ-vidhām

 

sa-rahasyam — along with its confidential portion; dhanuḥ-vedam — the science of military weapons; dharmān — the doctrines of human law; nyāya — of logic; pathān — the methods; tathā — also; tathā ca — and similarly; ānsīkṣikīm — of philosophical debate; vidyām — the branch of knowledge; rāja-nītim — political science; ca — and; ṣaṭ-vidhām — in six aspects.

 

TRANSLATION

 

He also taught Them the Dhanur-veda, with its most confidential secrets; the standard books of law; the methods of logical reasoning and philosophical debate; and the sixfold science of politics.

 

10.45.35-36

sarvaḿ nara-vara-śreṣṭhau

sarva-vidyā-pravartakau

sakṛn nigada-mātreṇa

tau sañjagṛhatur nṛpa

 

aho-rātraiś catuḥ-ṣaṣṭyā

saḿyattau tāvatīḥ kalāḥ

guru-dakṣiṇayācāryaḿ

chandayām āsatur nṛpa

 

sarvam — everything; nara-vara — of first-class men; śreṣṭhau — the best; sarva — of all; vidyā — branches of knowledge; pravartakau — the initiators; sakṛt — once; nigada — being related; mātreṇa — simply; tau — They; sañjagṛhatuḥ — fully assimilated; nṛpa — O King (Parīkṣit);

 

ahaḥ — in days; rātraiḥ — and nights; catuḥ-ṣaṣṭyā — sixty-four; saḿyattau — fixed in concentration; tāvatīḥ — that many; kalāḥ — arts; guru-dakṣiṇayā — with the traditional gift for the spiritual master before one leaves him; ācāryam — Their teacher; chandayām āsatuḥ — They satisfied; nṛpa — O King.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O King, those best of persons, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, being Themselves the original promulgators of all varieties of knowledge, could immediately assimilate each and every subject after hearing it explained just once. Thus with fixed concentration They learned the sixty-four arts and skills in as many days and nights. Thereafter, O King, They satisfied Their spiritual master by offering him guru-dakṣiṇā.

 

10.45.37

dvijas tayos taḿ mahimānam adbhutaḿ

saḿlokṣya rājann ati-mānusīḿ matim

sammantrya patnyā sa mahārṇave mṛtaḿ

bālaḿ prabhāse varayāḿ babhūva ha

 

dvijaḥ — the learned brāhmaṇa; tayoḥ — of the two of Them; tam — that; mahimānam — greatness; adbhutam — amazing; saḿlakṣya — observing well; rājan — O King; ati-mānuṣīm — beyond human capacity; matim — intelligence; sammantrya — after consulting; patnyā — with his wife; saḥ — he; mahā-arṇave — in the great ocean; mṛtam — who had died; bālam — his child; prabhāse — at the holy place Prabhāsa; varayām babhūva ha — he chose.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O King, the learned brāhmaṇa Sāndīpani carefully considered the two Lords' glorious and amazing qualities and Their superhuman intelligence. Then, after consulting with his wife, he chose as his remuneration the return of his young son, who had died in the ocean at Prabhāsa.

 

10.45.38

tethety athāruhya mahā-rathau rathaḿ

prabhāsam āsādya duranta-vikramau

velām upavrajya niṣīdatuḥ kṣanaḿ

sindhur viditvārhanam āharat tayoḥ

 

tathā — so be it; iti — saying this; atha — then; āruhya — mounting; mahā-rathau — the two great charioteers; ratham — a chariot; prabhāsam — Prabhāsa-tīrtha; āsādya — reaching; duranta — limitless; vikramau — whose prowess; velām — up to the shore; upavrajya — walking; niṣīdatuḥ — They sat down; kṣaṇam — for a moment; sindhuḥ — the (presiding demigod of the) ocean; viditvā — recognizing; arhaṇam — respectful offering; āharat — brought; tayoḥ — for Them.

 

TRANSLATION

 

"So be it," replied those two great charioteers of limitless might, and They at once mounted Their chariot and set off for Prabhāsa. When They reached that place, They walked up to the shore and sat down. In a moment the deity of the ocean, recognizing Them to be the Supreme Lords, approached Them with offerings of tribute.

 

10.45.39

tam āha bhagavān āśu

guru-putraḥ pradīyatām

yo 'sāv iha tvayā grasto

bālako mahatormiṇā

 

tam — to him; āha — said; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; āśu — quickly; guru — of My spiritual master; putraḥ — the son; pradīyatām — must be presented; yaḥ — who; asau — he; iha — in this place; tvayā — by you; grastaḥ — seized; bālakaḥ — a young boy; mahatā — mighty; ūrmiṇā — by your wave.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the lord of the ocean: Let the son of My guru be presented at once — the one you seized here with your mighty waves.

 

10.45.40

śrī-samudra uvāca

na cāhārṣam ahaḿ deva

daityaḥ pañcajano mahān

antar-jala-caraḥ kṛṣṇa

śańkha-rūpa-dharo 'suraḥ

 

śrī-samudraḥ uvāca — the ocean personified said; na — not; ca — and; ahārṣam — did take (him) away; aham — I; deva — O Lord; daityaḥ — a descendant of Diti; pañcajanaḥ — named Pañcajana; mahān — powerful; antaḥ — within; jala — the water; caraḥ — going; kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa; śańkha — of a conch; rūpa — the form; dharaḥ — assuming; asuraḥ — the demon.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The ocean replied: O Lord Kṛṣṇa, it was not I who abducted him, but a demonic descendant of Diti named Pañcajana, who travels in the water in the form of a conch.

 

10.45.41

āste tenāhṛto nūnaḿ

tac chrutvā satvaraḿ prabhuḥ

jalam āviśya taḿ hatvā

nāpaśyad udare 'rbhakam

 

āste — he is there; tena — by him, Pañcajana; āhṛtaḥ — taken away; nūnam — indeed; tat — that; śrutvā — hearing; satvaram — with haste; prabhuḥ — the Lord; jalam — the water; āviśya — entering; tam — him, the demon; hatvā — killing; na apaśyat — did not see; udare — in his abdomen; arbhakam — the boy.

 

TRANSLATION

 

"Indeed," the ocean said, "that demon has taken him away." Hearing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the ocean, found Pañcajana and killed him. But the Lord did not find the boy within the demon's belly.

 

10.45.42-44

tad-ańga-prabhavaḿ śańkham

ādāya ratham āgamat

tataḥ saḿyamanīḿ nāma

yamasya dayitāḿ purīm

gatvā janārdanaḥ śańkhaḿ

 

pradadhmau sa-halāyudhaḥ

śańkha-nirhrādam ākarṇya

prajā-saḿyamano yamaḥ

tayoḥ saparyāḿ mahatīḿ

cakre bhakty-upabṛḿhitām

 

uvācāvanataḥ kṛṣṇaḿ

sarva-bhūtāśayālayam

līlā-manuṣyayor viṣṇo

yuvayoḥ karavāma kim

 

tat — his (the demon's); ańga — from the body; prabhavam — grown; śańkham — the conchshell; ādāya — taking; ratham — to the chariot; āgamat — He returned; tataḥ — then; saḿyamanīm nāma — known as Saḿyamanī; yamasya — of Lord Yamarāja; dayitām — beloved; purīm — to the city; gatvā — going; jana-ardanaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa, the abode of all persons; śańkham — the conchshell;

 

pradadhmau — blew loudly; sa — accompanied by; hala-āyudhaḥ — Lord Balarāma, whose weapon is a plow; śańkha — of the conchshell; nirhrādam — the resounding; ākarṇya — hearing; prajā — of those who take birth; saḿyamanaḥ — the restrainer; yamaḥ — Yamarāja; tayoḥ — of Them; saparyām — worship; mahatīm — elaborate; cakre — performed; bhakti — with devotion; upabṛḿhitām — overflowing;

 

uvāca — he said; avanataḥ — bowing down humbly; kṛṣṇam — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; sarva — of all; bhūta — living beings; āśaya — the minds; ālayam — whose residence; līlā — as Your pastime; manuṣyayoḥ — appearing as human beings; viṣṇo — O Supreme Lord Viṣṇu; yuvayoḥ — for the two of You; karavāma — I should do; kim — what.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Lord Janārdana took the conchshell that had grown around the demon's body and went back to the chariot. Then He proceeded to Saḿyamanī, the beloved capital of Yamarāja, the lord of death. Upon arriving there with Lord Balarāma, He loudly blew His conchshell, and Yamarāja, who keeps the conditioned souls in check, came as soon as he heard the resounding vibration. Yamarāja elaborately worshiped the two Lords with great devotion, and then he addressed Lord Kṛṣṇa, who lives in everyone's heart: "O Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, what shall I do for You and Lord Balarāma, who are playing the part of ordinary humans?"

 

10.45.45

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

guru-putram ihānītaḿ

nija-karma-nibandhanam

ānayasva mahā-rāja

mac-chāsana-puraskṛtaḥ

 

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; guru-putram — the son of My spiritual master; iha — here; ānītam — brought; nija — his own; karma — of reactions of past activity; nibandhanam — suffering the bondage; ānayasva — please bring; mahā-rāja — 0 great King; mat — My; śāsana — to the command; puraḥ-kṛtaḥ — giving first priority.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Suffering the bondage of his past activity, My spiritual master's son was brought here to you. O great King, obey My command and bring this boy to Me without delay.

 

10.45.46

tatheti tenopānītaḿ

guru-putraḿ yadūttamau

dattvā sva-gurave bhūyo

vṛṇīṣveti tam ūcatuḥ

 

tathā — so be it; iti — (Yamarāja) thus saying; tena — by him; upānītam — brought forward; guru-putram — the spiritual master's son; yadu-uttamau — the best of the Yadus, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; dattvā — giving; sva-gurave — to Their guru; bhūyaḥ — again; vṛṇīṣva — please choose; iti — thus; tam — to him; ūcatuḥ — They said.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Yamarāja said, "So be it," and brought forth the guru's son. Then those two most exalted Yadus presented the boy to Their spiritual master and said to him, "Please select another boon."

 

10.45.47

śrī-gurur uvāca

samyak sampādito vatsa

bhavadbhyāḿ guru-niṣkrayaḥ

ko nu yuṣmad-vidha-guroḥ

kāmānām avaśiṣyate

 

śrī-guruḥ uvāca — Their spiritual master, Sāndīpani Muni, said; samyak — completely; sampāditaḥ — fulfilled; vatsa — my dear boy; bhavadbhyām — by You two; guru-niṣkrayaḥ — the remuneration of one's guru; kaḥ — which; nu — indeed; yuṣmat-vidha — of persons like You; guroḥ — for the spiritual master; kāmānām — of his desires; avaśiṣyate — remains.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The spiritual master said: My dear boys, You two have completely fulfilled the disciple's obligation to reward his spiritual master. Indeed, with disciples like You, what further desires could a guru have?

 

10.45.48

gacchataḿ sva-gṛhaḿ vīrau

kīrtir vām astu pāvanī

chandāḿsy ayāta-yāmāni

bhavantv iha paratra ca

 

gacchatam — please go; sva-gṛham — to Your home; vīrau — O heroes; kīrtiḥ — fame; vām — Your; astu — may it be; pāvanī — purifying; chandāḿsi — Vedic hymns; ayāta-yāmāni — ever fresh; bhavantu — may there be; iha — in this life; paratra — in the next life; ca — and.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O heroes, now please return home. May Your fame sanctify the world, and may the Vedic hymns be ever fresh in Your minds, both in this life and the next.

 

10.45.49

guruṇaivam anujñātau

rathenānila-raḿhasā

āyātau sva-puraḿ tāta

parjanya-ninadena vai

 

guruṇā — by Their spiritual master; evam — in this way; anujñātau — given leave; rathena — in Their chariot; anila — like the wind; raḿhasā — whose speed; āyātau — came; sva — to Their own; puram — city (Mathurā); tāta — my dear (King Parīkṣit); parjanya — like a cloud; ninadena — whose reverberation; vai — indeed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thus receiving Their guru's permission to leave, the two Lords returned to Their city on Their chariot, which moved as swiftly as the wind and resounded like a cloud.

 

10.45.50

samanandan prajāḥ sarvā

dṛṣṭvā rāma-janārdanau

apaśyantyo bahv ahāni

naṣṭa-labdha-dhanā iva

 

samanandan — rejoiced; prajāḥ — the citizens; sarvāḥ — all; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; rāma-janārdanau — Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa; apaśyantyaḥ — not having seen; bahu — for many; ahāni — days; naṣṭa — lost; labdha — and regained; dhanāḥ — those whose wealth; iva — like.

 

TRANSLATION

 

All the citizens rejoiced upon seeing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, whom they had not seen for many days. The people felt just like those who have lost their wealth and then regained it.