yah \u2014 anyone who; mam \u2014 Me; ajam \u2014 unborn; anadim \u2014 without beginning; ca \u2014 also; vetti \u2014 knows; loka \u2014 of the planets; maha-isvaram \u2014 the supreme master; asammudhah \u2014 undeluded; sah \u2014 he; martyesu \u2014 among those subject to death; sarva-papaih \u2014 from all sinful reactions; pramucyate \u2014 is delivered.<\/p>\n
buddhih \u2014 intelligence; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; asammohah \u2014 freedom from doubt; ksama \u2014 forgiveness; satyam \u2014 truthfulness; damah \u2014 control of the senses; samah \u2014 control of the mind; sukham \u2014 happiness; duhkham \u2014 distress; bhavah \u2014 birth; abhavah \u2014 death; bhayam \u2014 fear; ca \u2014 also; abhayam \u2014 fearlessness; eva \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; ahimsa \u2014 nonviolence; samata \u2014 equilibrium; tustih \u2014 satisfaction; tapah \u2014 penance; danam \u2014 charity; yasah \u2014 fame; ayasah \u2014 infamy; bhavanti \u2014 come about; bhavah \u2014 natures; bhutanam \u2014 of living entities; mattah \u2014 from Me; eva \u2014 certainly; prthak-vidhah \u2014 variously arranged.<\/p>\n
maha-rsayah \u2014 the great sages; sapta \u2014 seven; purve \u2014 before; catvarah \u2014 four; manavah \u2014 Manus; tatha \u2014 also; mat-bhavah \u2014 born of Me; manasah \u2014 from the mind; jatah \u2014 born; yesam \u2014 of them; loke \u2014 in the world; imah \u2014 all this; prajah \u2014 population.<\/p>\n
etam \u2014 all this; vibhutim \u2014 opulence; yogam \u2014 mystic power; ca \u2014 also; mama \u2014 of Mine; yah \u2014 anyone who; vetti \u2014 knows; tattvatah \u2014 factually; sah \u2014 he; avikalpena \u2014 without division; yogena \u2014 in devotional service; yujyate \u2014 is engaged; na \u2014 never; atra \u2014 here; samsayah \u2014 doubt.<\/p>\n
aham \u2014 I; sarvasya \u2014 of all; prabhavah \u2014 the source of generation; mattah \u2014 from Me; sarvam \u2014 everything; pravartate \u2014 emanates; iti \u2014 thus; matva \u2014 knowing; bhajante \u2014 become devoted; mam \u2014 unto Me; budhah \u2014 the learned; bhava-samanvitah \u2014 with great attention.<\/p>\n
mat-cittah \u2014 their minds fully engaged in Me; mat-gata-pranah \u2014 their lives devoted to Me; bodhayantah \u2014 preaching; parasparam \u2014 among themselves; kathayantah \u2014 talking; ca \u2014 also; mam \u2014 about Me; nityam \u2014 perpetually; tusyanti \u2014 become pleased; ca \u2014 also; ramanti \u2014 enjoy transcendental bliss; ca \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
tesam \u2014 unto them; satata-yuktanam \u2014 always engaged; bhajatam \u2014 in rendering devotional service; priti-purvakam \u2014 in loving ecstasy; dadami \u2014 I give; buddhi-yogam \u2014 real intelligence; tam \u2014 that; yena \u2014 by which; mam \u2014 unto Me; upayanti \u2014 come; te \u2014 they.<\/p>\n
tesam \u2014 for them; eva \u2014 certainly; anukampa-artham \u2014 to show special mercy; aham \u2014 I; ajnana-jam \u2014 due to ignorance; tamah \u2014 darkness; nasayami \u2014 dispel; atma-bhava \u2014 within their hearts; sthah \u2014 situated; jnana \u2014 of knowledge; dipena \u2014 with the lamp; bhasvata \u2014 glowing.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; param \u2014 supreme; brahma \u2014 truth; param \u2014 supreme; dhama \u2014 sustenance; pavitram \u2014 pure; paramam \u2014 supreme; bhavan \u2014 You; purusam \u2014 personality; sasvatam \u2014 eternal; divyam \u2014 transcendental; adi-devam \u2014 the original Lord; ajam \u2014 unborn; vibhum \u2014 greatest; ahuh \u2014 say; tvam \u2014 of You; rsayah \u2014 sages; sarve \u2014 all; deva-rsih \u2014 the sage among the demigods; naradah \u2014 Narada; tatha \u2014 also; asitah \u2014 Asita; devalah \u2014 Devala; vyasah \u2014 Vyasa; svayam \u2014 personally; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; bravisi \u2014 You are explaining; me \u2014 unto me.<\/p>\n
sarvam \u2014 all; etat \u2014 this; rtam \u2014 truth; manye \u2014 I accept; yat \u2014 which; mam \u2014 unto me; vadasi \u2014 You tell; kesava \u2014 O Krsna; na \u2014 never; hi \u2014 certainly; te \u2014 Your; bhagavan \u2014 O Personality of Godhead; vyaktim \u2014 revelation; viduh \u2014 can know; devah \u2014 the demigods; na \u2014 nor; danavah \u2014 the demons.<\/p>\n
svayam \u2014 personally; eva \u2014 certainly; atmana \u2014 by Yourself; atmanam \u2014 Yourself; vettha \u2014 know; tvam \u2014 You; purusa-uttama \u2014 O greatest of all persons; bhuta-bhavana \u2014 O origin of everything; bhuta-isa \u2014 O Lord of everything; deva-deva \u2014 O Lord of all demigods; jagat-pate \u2014 O Lord of the entire universe.<\/p>\n
vaktum \u2014 to say; arhasi \u2014 You deserve; asesena \u2014 in detail; divyah \u2014 divine; hi \u2014 certainly; atma \u2014 Your own; vibhutayah \u2014 opulences; yabhih \u2014 by which; vibhutibhih \u2014 opulences; lokan \u2014 all the planets; iman \u2014 these; tvam \u2014 You; vyapya \u2014 pervading; tisthasi \u2014 remain.<\/p>\n
katham \u2014 how; vidyam aham \u2014 shall I know; yogin \u2014 O supreme mystic; tvam \u2014 You; sada \u2014 always; paricintayan \u2014 thinking of; kesu \u2014 in which; kesu \u2014 in which; ca \u2014 also; bhavesu \u2014 natures; cintyah asi \u2014 You are to be remembered; bhagavan \u2014 O Supreme; maya \u2014 by me.<\/p>\n
vistarena \u2014 in detail; atmanah \u2014 Your; yogam \u2014 mystic power; vibhutim \u2014 opulences; ca \u2014 also; jana-ardana \u2014 O killer of the atheists; bhuyah \u2014 again; kathaya \u2014 describe; trptih \u2014 satisfaction; hi \u2014 certainly; srnvatah \u2014 hearing; na asti \u2014 there is not; me \u2014 my; amrtam \u2014 nectar.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; hanta \u2014 yes; te \u2014 unto you; kathayisyami \u2014 I shall speak; divyah \u2014 divine; hi \u2014 certainly; atma-vibhutayah \u2014 personal opulences; pradhanyatah \u2014 which are principal; kuru-srestha \u2014 O best of the Kurus; na asti \u2014 there is not; antah \u2014 limit; vistarasya \u2014 to the extent; me \u2014 My.<\/p>\n
aham \u2014 I; atma \u2014 the soul; gudakesa \u2014 O Arjuna; sarva-bhuta \u2014 of all living entities; asaya-sthitah \u2014 situated within the heart; aham \u2014 I am; adih \u2014 the origin; ca \u2014 also; madhyam \u2014 middle; ca \u2014 also; bhutanam \u2014 of all living entities; antah \u2014 end; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 and.<\/p>\n
adityanam \u2014 of the Adityas; aham \u2014 I am; visnuh \u2014 the Supreme Lord; jyotisam \u2014 of all luminaries; ravih \u2014 the sun; amsuman \u2014 radiant; maricih \u2014 Marici; marutam \u2014 of the Maruts; asmi \u2014 I am; naksatranam \u2014 of the stars; aham \u2014 I am; sasi \u2014 the moon.<\/p>\n
vedanam \u2014 of all the Vedas; sama-vedah \u2014 the Sama Veda; asmi \u2014 I am; devanam \u2014 of all the demigods; asmi \u2014 I am; vasavah \u2014 the heavenly king; indriyanam \u2014 of all the senses; manah \u2014 the mind; ca \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; bhutanam \u2014 of all living entities; asmi \u2014 I am; cetana \u2014 the living force.<\/p>\n
rudranam \u2014 of all the Rudras; sankarah \u2014 Lord Siva; ca \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; vitta-isah \u2014 the lord of the treasury of the demigods; yaksa-raksasam \u2014 of the Yaksas and Raksasas; vasunam \u2014 of the Vasus; pavakah \u2014 \ufb01re; ca \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; meruh \u2014 Meru; sikharinam \u2014 of all mountains; aham \u2014 I am.<\/p>\n
purodhasam \u2014 of all priests; ca \u2014 also; mukhyam \u2014 the chief; mam \u2014 Me; viddhi \u2014 understand; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; brhaspatim \u2014 Brhaspati; senaninam \u2014 of all commanders; aham \u2014 I am; skandah \u2014 Karttikeya; sarasam \u2014 of all reservoirs of water; asmi \u2014 I am; sagarah \u2014 the ocean.<\/p>\n
maha-rsinam \u2014 among the great sages; bhrguh \u2014 Bhrgu; aham \u2014 I am; giram \u2014 of vibrations; asmi \u2014 I am; ekam aksaram \u2014 pranava; yajnanam \u2014 of sacri\ufb01ces; japa-yajnah \u2014 chanting; asmi \u2014 I am; sthavaranam \u2014 of immovable things; himalayah \u2014 the Himalayan mountains.<\/p>\n
asvatthah \u2014 the banyan tree; sarva-vrksanam \u2014 of all trees; deva-rsinam \u2014 of all the sages amongst the demigods; ca \u2014 and; naradah \u2014 Narada; gandharvanam \u2014 of the citizens of the Gandharva planet; citrarathah \u2014 Citraratha; siddhanam \u2014 of all those who are perfected; kapilah munih \u2014 Kapila Muni.<\/p>\n
uccaihsravasam \u2014 Uccaihsrava; asvanam \u2014 among horses; viddhi \u2014 know; mam \u2014 Me; amrta-udbhavam \u2014 produced from the churning of the ocean; airavatam \u2014 Airavata; gaja-indranam \u2014 of lordly elephants; naranam \u2014 among human beings; ca \u2014 and; nara-adhipam \u2014 the king.<\/p>\n
ayudhanam \u2014 of all weapons; aham \u2014 I am; vajram \u2014 the thunderbolt; dhenunam \u2014 of cows; asmi \u2014 I am; kama-dhuk \u2014 the surabhi cow; prajanah \u2014 the cause for begetting children; ca \u2014 and; asmi \u2014 I am; kandarpah \u2014 Cupid; sarpanam \u2014 of serpents; asmi \u2014 I am; vasukih \u2014 Vasuki.<\/p>\n
anantah \u2014 Ananta; ca \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; naganam \u2014 of the many-hooded serpents; varunah \u2014 the demigod controlling the water; yadasam \u2014 of all aquatics; aham \u2014 I am; pitrnam \u2014 of the ancestors; aryama \u2014 Aryama; ca \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; yamah \u2014 the controller of death; samyamatam \u2014 of all regulators; aham \u2014 I am.<\/p>\n
prahladah \u2014 Prahlada; ca \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; daityanam \u2014 of the demons; kalah \u2014 time; kalayatam \u2014 of subduers; aham \u2014 I am; mrganam \u2014 of animals; ca \u2014 and; mrga-indrah \u2014 the lion; aham \u2014 I am; vainateyah \u2014 Garuda; ca \u2014 also; paksinam \u2014 of birds.<\/p>\n
pavanah \u2014 the wind; pavatam \u2014 of all that puri\ufb01es; asmi \u2014 I am; ramah \u2014 Rama; sastra-bhrtam \u2014 of the carriers of weapons; aham \u2014 I am; jhasanam \u2014 of all \ufb01sh; makarah \u2014 the shark; ca \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; srotasam \u2014 of \ufb02owing rivers; asmi \u2014 I am; jahnavi \u2014 the river Ganges.<\/p>\n
sarganam \u2014 of all creations; adih \u2014 the beginning; antah \u2014 end; ca \u2014 and; madhyam \u2014 middle; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; aham \u2014 I am; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; adhyatma-vidya \u2014 spiritual knowledge; vidyanam \u2014 of all education; vadah \u2014 the natural conclusion; pravadatam \u2014 of arguments; aham \u2014 I am.<\/p>\n
aksaranam \u2014 of letters; a-karah \u2014 the \ufb01rst letter; asmi \u2014 I am; dvandvah \u2014 the dual; samasikasya \u2014 of compounds; ca \u2014 and; aham \u2014 I am; eva \u2014 certainly; aksayah \u2014 eternal; kalah \u2014 time; dhata \u2014 the creator; aham \u2014 I am; visvatah-mukhah \u2014 Brahma.<\/p>\n
mrtyuh \u2014 death; sarva-harah \u2014 all-devouring; ca \u2014 also; aham \u2014 I am; udbhavah \u2014 generation; ca \u2014 also; bhavisyatam \u2014 of future manifestations; kirtih \u2014 fame; srih \u2014 opulence or beauty; vak \u2014 \ufb01ne speech; ca \u2014 also; narinam \u2014 of women; smrtih \u2014 memory; medha \u2014 intelligence; dhrtih \u2014 \ufb01rmness; ksama \u2014 patience.<\/p>\n
brhat-sama \u2014 the Brhat-sama; tatha \u2014 also; samnam \u2014 of the Sama Veda songs; gayatri \u2014 the Gayatri hymns; chandasam \u2014 of all poetry; aham \u2014 I am; masanam \u2014 of months; marga-sirsah \u2014 the month of November-December; aham \u2014 I am; rtunam \u2014 of all seasons; kusuma-akarah \u2014 spring.<\/p>\n
dyutam \u2014 gambling; chalayatam \u2014 of all cheats; asmi \u2014 I am; tejah \u2014 the splendor; tejasvinam \u2014 of everything splendid; aham \u2014 I am; jayah \u2014 victory; asmi \u2014 I am; vyavasayah \u2014 enterprise or adventure; asmi \u2014 I am; sattvam \u2014 the strength; sattva-vatam \u2014 of the strong; aham \u2014 I am.<\/p>\n
vrsninam \u2014 of the descendants of Vrsni; vasudevah \u2014 Krsna in Dvaraka; asmi \u2014 I am; pandavanam \u2014 of the Pandavas; dhanam-jayah \u2014 Arjuna; muninam \u2014 of the sages; api \u2014 also; aham \u2014 I am; vyasah \u2014 Vyasa, the compiler of all Vedic literature; kavinam \u2014 of all great thinkers; usana \u2014 Usana; kavih \u2014 the thinker.<\/p>\n
dandah \u2014 punishment; damayatam \u2014 of all means of suppression; asmi \u2014 I am; nitih \u2014 morality; asmi \u2014 I am; jigisatam \u2014 of those who seek victory; maunam \u2014 silence; ca \u2014 and; eva \u2014 also; asmi \u2014 I am; guhyanam \u2014 of secrets; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; jnana-vatam \u2014 of the wise; aham \u2014 I am.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 whatever; ca \u2014 also; api \u2014 may be; sarva-bhutanam \u2014 of all creations; bijam \u2014 seed; tat \u2014 that; aham \u2014 I am; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; na \u2014 not; tat \u2014 that; asti \u2014 there is; vina \u2014 without; yat \u2014 which; syat \u2014 exists; maya \u2014 Me; bhutam \u2014 created being; cara-acaram \u2014 moving and nonmoving.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 nor; antah \u2014 a limit; asti \u2014 there is; mama \u2014 My; divyanam \u2014 of the divine; vibhutinam \u2014 opulences; param-tapa \u2014 O conqueror of the enemies; esah \u2014 all this; tu \u2014 but; uddesatah \u2014 as examples; proktah \u2014 spoken; vibhuteh \u2014 of opulences; vistarah \u2014 the expanse; maya \u2014 by Me.<\/p>\n
yat yat \u2014 whatever; vibhuti \u2014 opulences; mat \u2014 having; sattvam \u2014 existence; sri-mat \u2014 beautiful; urjitam \u2014 glorious; eva \u2014 certainly; va \u2014 or; tat tat \u2014 all those; eva \u2014 certainly; avagaccha \u2014 must know; tvam \u2014 you; mama \u2014 My; tejah \u2014 of the splendor; amsa \u2014 a part; sambhavam \u2014 born of.<\/p>\n
atha va \u2014 or; bahuna \u2014 many; etena \u2014 by this kind; kim \u2014 what; jnatena \u2014 by knowing; tava \u2014 your; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; vistabhya \u2014 pervading; aham \u2014 I; idam \u2014 this; krtsnam \u2014 entire; eka \u2014 by one; amsena \u2014 part; sthitah \u2014 am situated; jagat \u2014 universe.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; mat-anugrahaya \u2014 just to show me favor; paramam \u2014 supreme; guhyam \u2014 con\ufb01dential subject; adhyatma \u2014 spiritual; samjnitam \u2014 in the matter of; yat \u2014 what; tvaya \u2014 by You; uktam \u2014 said; vacah \u2014 words; tena \u2014 by that; mohah \u2014 illusion; ayam \u2014 this; vigatah \u2014 is removed; mama \u2014 my.<\/p>\n
bhava \u2014 appearance; apyayau \u2014 disappearance; hi \u2014 certainly; bhutanam \u2014 of all living entities; srutau \u2014 have been heard; vistarasah \u2014 in detail; maya \u2014 by me; tvattah \u2014 from You; kamala-patra-aksa \u2014 O lotus-eyed one; mahatmyam \u2014 glories; api \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; avyayam \u2014 inexhaustible.<\/p>\n
evam \u2014 thus; etat \u2014 this; yatha \u2014 as it is; attha \u2014 have spoken; tvam \u2014 You; atmanam \u2014 Yourself; parama-isvara \u2014 O Supreme Lord; drastum \u2014 to see; icchami \u2014 I wish; te \u2014 Your; rupam \u2014 form; aisvaram \u2014 divine; purusa-uttama \u2014 O best of personalities.<\/p>\n
manyase \u2014 You think; yadi \u2014 if; tat \u2014 that; sakyam \u2014 is able; maya \u2014 by me; drastum \u2014 to be seen; iti \u2014 thus; prabho \u2014 O Lord; yoga-isvara \u2014 O Lord of all mystic power; tatah \u2014 then; me \u2014 unto me; tvam \u2014 You; darsaya \u2014 show; atmanam \u2014 Your Self; avyayam \u2014 eternal.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; pasya \u2014 just see; me \u2014 My; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; rupani \u2014 forms; satasah \u2014 hundreds; atha \u2014 also; sahasrasah \u2014 thousands; nana-vidhani \u2014 variegated; divyani \u2014 divine; nana \u2014 variegated; varna \u2014 colors; akrtini \u2014 forms; ca \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
pasya \u2014 see; adityan \u2014 the twelve sons of Aditi; vasun \u2014 the eight Vasus; rudran \u2014 the eleven forms of Rudra; asvinau \u2014 the two Asvinis; marutah \u2014 the forty-nine Maruts (demigods of the wind); tatha \u2014 also; bahuni \u2014 many; adrsta \u2014 that you have not seen; purvani \u2014 before; pasya \u2014 see; ascaryani \u2014 all the wonders; bharata \u2014 O best of the Bharatas.<\/p>\n
iha \u2014 in this; eka-stham \u2014 in one place; jagat \u2014 the universe; krtsnam \u2014 completely; pasya \u2014 see; adya \u2014 immediately; sa \u2014 with; cara \u2014 the moving; acaram \u2014 and not moving; mama \u2014 My; dehe \u2014 in this body; gudakesa \u2014 O Arjuna; yat \u2014 that which; ca \u2014 also; anyat \u2014 other; drastum \u2014 to see; icchasi \u2014 you wish.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 never; tu \u2014 but; mam \u2014 Me; sakyase \u2014 are able; drastum \u2014 to see; anena \u2014 with these; eva \u2014 certainly; sva-caksusa \u2014 your own eyes; divyam \u2014 divine; dadami \u2014 I give; te \u2014 to you; caksuh \u2014 eyes; pasya \u2014 see; me \u2014 My; yogam aisvaram \u2014 inconceivable mystic power.<\/p>\n
sanjayah uvaca \u2014 Sanjaya said; evam \u2014 thus; uktva \u2014 saying; tatah \u2014 thereafter; rajan \u2014 O King; maha-yoga-isvarah \u2014 the most powerful mystic; harih \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna; darsayam asa \u2014 showed; parthaya \u2014 unto Arjuna; paramam \u2014 the divine; rupam aisvaram \u2014 universal form.<\/p>\n
aneka \u2014 various; vaktra \u2014 mouths; nayanam \u2014 eyes; aneka \u2014 various; adbhuta \u2014 wonderful; darsanam \u2014 sights; aneka \u2014 many; divya \u2014 divine; abharanam \u2014 ornaments; divya \u2014 divine; aneka \u2014 various; udyata \u2014 uplifted; ayudham \u2014 weapons; divya \u2014 divine; malya \u2014 garlands; ambara \u2014 dresses; dharam \u2014 wearing; divya \u2014 divine; gandha \u2014 fragrances; anulepanam \u2014 smeared with; sarva \u2014 all; ascarya-mayam \u2014 wonderful; devam \u2014 shining; anantam \u2014 unlimited; visvatah-mukham \u2014 all-pervading.<\/p>\n
divi \u2014 in the sky; surya \u2014 of suns; sahasrasya \u2014 of many thousands; bhavet \u2014 there were; yugapat \u2014 simultaneously; utthita \u2014 present; yadi \u2014 if; bhah \u2014 light; sadrsi \u2014 like that; sa \u2014 that; syat \u2014 might be; bhasah \u2014 effulgence; tasya \u2014 of Him; maha-atmanah \u2014 the great Lord.<\/p>\n
tatra \u2014 there; eka-stham \u2014 in one place; jagat \u2014 the universe; krtsnam \u2014 complete; pravibhaktam \u2014 divided; anekadha \u2014 into many; apasyat \u2014 could see; deva-devasya \u2014 of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarire \u2014 in the universal form; pandavah \u2014 Arjuna; tada \u2014 at that time.<\/p>\n
tatah \u2014 thereafter; sah \u2014 he; vismaya-avistah \u2014 being overwhelmed with wonder; hrsta-roma \u2014 with his bodily hairs standing on end due to his great ecstasy; dhanam-jayah \u2014 Arjuna; pranamya \u2014 offering obeisances; sirasa \u2014 with the head; devam \u2014 to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krta-anjalih \u2014 with folded hands; abhasata \u2014 began to speak.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; pasyami \u2014 I see; devan \u2014 all the demigods; tava \u2014 Your; deva \u2014 O Lord; dehe \u2014 in the body; sarvan \u2014 all; tatha \u2014 also; bhuta \u2014 living entities; visesa-sanghan \u2014 speci\ufb01cally assembled; brahmanam \u2014 Lord Brahma; isam \u2014 Lord Siva; kamala-asana-stham \u2014 sitting on the lotus \ufb02ower; rsin \u2014 great sages; ca \u2014 also; sarvan \u2014 all; uragan \u2014 serpents; ca \u2014 also; divyan \u2014 divine.<\/p>\n
aneka \u2014 many; bahu \u2014 arms; udara \u2014 bellies; vaktra \u2014 mouths; netram \u2014 eyes; pasyami \u2014 I see; tvam \u2014 You; sarvatah \u2014 on all sides; ananta-rupam \u2014 unlimited form; na antam \u2014 no end; na madhyam \u2014 no middle; na punah \u2014 nor again; tava \u2014 Your; adim \u2014 beginning; pasyami \u2014 I see; visva-isvara \u2014 O Lord of the universe; visva-rupa \u2014 in the form of the universe.<\/p>\n
kiritinam \u2014 with helmets; gadinam \u2014 with maces; cakrinam \u2014 with discs; ca \u2014 and; tejah-rasim \u2014 effulgence; sarvatah \u2014 on all sides; dipti-mantam \u2014 glowing; pasyami \u2014 I see; tvam \u2014 You; durniriksyam \u2014 dif\ufb01cult to see; samantat \u2014 everywhere; dipta-anala \u2014 blazing \ufb01re; arka \u2014 of the sun; dyutim \u2014 the sunshine; aprameyam \u2014 immeasurable.<\/p>\n
tvam \u2014 You; aksaram \u2014 the infallible; paramam \u2014 supreme; veditavyam \u2014 to be understood; tvam \u2014 You; asya \u2014 of this; visvasya \u2014 universe; param \u2014 supreme; nidhanam \u2014 basis; tvam \u2014 You; avyayah \u2014 inexhaustible; sasvata-dharma-gopta \u2014 maintainer of the eternal religion; sanatanah \u2014 eternal; tvam \u2014 You; purusah \u2014 the Supreme Personality; matah me \u2014 this is my opinion.<\/p>\n
anadi \u2014 without beginning; madhya \u2014 middle; antam \u2014 or end; ananta \u2014 unlimited; viryam \u2014 glories; ananta \u2014 unlimited; bahum \u2014 arms; sasi \u2014 the moon; surya \u2014 and sun; netram \u2014 eyes; pasyami \u2014 I see; tvam \u2014 You; dipta \u2014 blazing; hutasa-vaktram \u2014 \ufb01re coming out of Your mouth; sva-tejasa \u2014 by Your radiance; visvam \u2014 universe; idam \u2014 this; tapantam \u2014 heating.<\/p>\n
dyau \u2014 from outer space; a-prthivyoh \u2014 to the earth; idam \u2014 this; antaram \u2014 between; hi \u2014 certainly; vyaptam \u2014 pervaded; tvaya \u2014 by You; ekena \u2014 alone; disah \u2014 directions; ca \u2014 and; sarvah \u2014 all; drstva \u2014 by seeing; adbhutam \u2014 wonderful; rupam \u2014 form; ugram \u2014 terrible; tava \u2014 Your; idam \u2014 this; loka \u2014 the planetary systems; trayam \u2014 three; pravyathitam \u2014 perturbed; maha-atman \u2014 O great one.<\/p>\n
ami \u2014 all those; hi \u2014 certainly; tvam \u2014 You; sura-sanghah \u2014 groups of demigods; visanti \u2014 are entering; kecit \u2014 some of them; bhitah \u2014 out of fear; pranjalayah \u2014 with folded hands; grnanti \u2014 are offering prayers; svasti \u2014 all peace; iti \u2014 thus; uktva \u2014 speaking; maha-rsi \u2014 great sages; siddha-sanghah \u2014 perfect beings; stuvanti \u2014 are singing hymns; tvam \u2014 unto You; stutibhih \u2014 with prayers; puskalabhih \u2014 Vedic hymns.<\/p>\n
rudra \u2014 manifestations of Lord Siva; adityah \u2014 the Adityas; vasavah \u2014 the Vasus; ye \u2014 all those; ca \u2014 and; sadhyah \u2014 the Sadhyas; visve \u2014 the Visvedevas; asvinau \u2014 the Asvini-kumaras; marutah \u2014 the Maruts; ca \u2014 and; usma-pah \u2014 the forefathers; ca \u2014 and; gandharva \u2014 of the Gandharvas; yaksa \u2014 the Yaksas; asura \u2014 the demons; siddha \u2014 and the perfected demigods; sanghah \u2014 the assemblies; viksante \u2014 are beholding; tvam \u2014 You; vismitah \u2014 in wonder; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; sarve \u2014 all.<\/p>\n
nabhah-sprsam \u2014 touching the sky; diptam \u2014 glowing; aneka \u2014 many; varnam \u2014 colors; vyatta \u2014 open; ananam \u2014 mouths; dipta \u2014 glowing; visala \u2014 very great; netram \u2014 eyes; drstva \u2014 seeing; hi \u2014 certainly; tvam \u2014 You; pravyathita \u2014 perturbed; antah \u2014 within; atma \u2014 soul; dhrtim \u2014 steadiness; na \u2014 not; vindami \u2014 I have; samam \u2014 mental tranquillity; ca \u2014 also; visno \u2014 O Lord Visnu.<\/p>\n
damstra \u2014 teeth; karalani \u2014 terrible; ca \u2014 also; te \u2014 Your; mukhani \u2014 faces; drstva \u2014 seeing; eva \u2014 thus; kala-anala \u2014 the \ufb01re of death; sannibhani \u2014 as if; disah \u2014 the directions; na \u2014 not; jane \u2014 I know; na \u2014 not; labhe \u2014 I obtain; ca \u2014 and; sarma \u2014 grace; prasida \u2014 be pleased; deva-isa \u2014 O Lord of all lords; jagat-nivasa \u2014 O refuge of the worlds.<\/p>\n
ami \u2014 these; ca \u2014 also; tvam \u2014 You; dhrtarastrasya \u2014 of Dhrtarastra; putrah \u2014 the sons; sarve \u2014 all; saha \u2014 with; eva \u2014 indeed; avani-pala \u2014 of warrior kings; sanghaih \u2014 the groups; bhismah \u2014 Bhismadeva; dronah \u2014 Dronacarya; suta-putrah \u2014 Karna; tatha \u2014 also; asau \u2014 that; saha \u2014 with; asmadiyaih \u2014 our; api \u2014 also; yodha-mukhyaih \u2014 chiefs among the warriors; vaktrani \u2014 mouths; te \u2014 Your; tvaramanah \u2014 rushing; visanti \u2014 are entering; damstra \u2014 teeth; karalani \u2014 terrible; bhayanakani \u2014 very fearful; kecit \u2014 some of them; vilagnah \u2014 becoming attached; dasana-antaresu \u2014 between the teeth; sandrsyante \u2014 are seen; curnitaih \u2014 with smashed; uttama-angaih \u2014 heads.<\/p>\n
yatha \u2014 as; nadinam \u2014 of the rivers; bahavah \u2014 the many; ambu-vegah \u2014 waves of the waters; samudram \u2014 the ocean; eva \u2014 certainly; abhimukhah \u2014 towards; dravanti \u2014 glide; tatha \u2014 similarly; tava \u2014 Your; ami \u2014 all these; nara-loka-virah \u2014 kings of human society; visanti \u2014 are entering; vaktrani \u2014 the mouths; abhivijvalanti \u2014 and are blazing.<\/p>\n
yatha \u2014 as; pradiptam \u2014 blazing; jvalanam \u2014 a \ufb01re; patangah \u2014 moths; visanti \u2014 enter; nasaya \u2014 for destruction; samrddha \u2014 with full; vegah \u2014 speed; tatha eva \u2014 similarly; nasaya \u2014 for destruction; visanti \u2014 are entering; lokah \u2014 all people; tava \u2014 Your; api \u2014 also; vaktrani \u2014 mouths; samrddha-vegah \u2014 with full speed.<\/p>\n
lelihyase \u2014 You are licking; grasamanah \u2014 devouring; samantat \u2014 from all directions; lokan \u2014 people; samagran \u2014 all; vadanaih \u2014 by the mouths; jvaladbhih \u2014 blazing; tejobhih \u2014 by effulgence; apurya \u2014 covering; jagat \u2014 the universe; samagram \u2014 all; bhasah \u2014 rays; tava \u2014 Your; ugrah \u2014 terrible; pratapanti \u2014 are scorching; visno \u2014 O all-pervading Lord.<\/p>\n
akhyahi \u2014 please explain; me \u2014 unto me; kah \u2014 who; bhavan \u2014 You; ugra-rupah \u2014 \ufb01erce form; namah astu \u2014 obeisances; te \u2014 unto You; deva-vara \u2014 O great one amongst the demigods; prasida \u2014 be gracious; vijnatum \u2014 to know; icchami \u2014 I wish; bhavantam \u2014 You; adyam \u2014 the original; na \u2014 not; hi \u2014 certainly; prajanami \u2014 do I know; tava \u2014 Your; pravrttim \u2014 mission.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Personality of Godhead said; kalah \u2014 time; asmi \u2014 I am; loka \u2014 of the worlds; ksaya-krt \u2014 the destroyer; pravrddhah \u2014 great; lokan \u2014 all people; samahartum \u2014 in destroying; iha \u2014 in this world; pravrttah \u2014 engaged; rte \u2014 without, except for; api \u2014 even; tvam \u2014 you; na \u2014 never; bhavisyanti \u2014 will be; sarve \u2014 all; ye \u2014 who; avasthitah \u2014 situated; prati-anikesu \u2014 on the opposite sides; yodhah \u2014 the soldiers.<\/p>\n
tasmat \u2014 therefore; tvam \u2014 you; uttistha \u2014 get up; yasah \u2014 fame; labhasva \u2014 gain; jitva \u2014 conquering; satrun \u2014 enemies; bhunksva \u2014 enjoy; rajyam \u2014 kingdom; samrddham \u2014 \ufb02ourishing; maya \u2014 by Me; eva \u2014 certainly; ete \u2014 all these; nihatah \u2014 killed; purvam eva \u2014 by previous arrangement; nimitta-matram \u2014 just the cause; bhava \u2014 become; savya-sacin \u2014 O Savyasaci.<\/p>\n
dronam ca \u2014 also Drona; bhismam ca \u2014 also Bhisma; jayadratham ca \u2014 also Jayadratha; karnam \u2014 Karna; tatha \u2014 also; anyan \u2014 others; api \u2014 certainly; yodha-viran \u2014 great warriors; maya \u2014 by Me; hatan \u2014 already killed; tvam \u2014 you; jahi \u2014 destroy; ma \u2014 do not; vyathisthah \u2014 be disturbed; yudhyasva \u2014 just \ufb01ght; jeta asi \u2014 you will conquer; rane \u2014 in the \ufb01ght; sapatnan \u2014 enemies.<\/p>\n
sanjayah uvaca \u2014 Sanjaya said; etat \u2014 thus; srutva \u2014 hearing; vacanam \u2014 the speech; kesavasya \u2014 of Krsna; krta-anjalih \u2014 with folded hands; vepamanah \u2014 trembling; kiriti \u2014 Arjuna; namaskrtva \u2014 offering obeisances; bhuyah \u2014 again; eva \u2014 also; aha \u2014 said; krsnam \u2014 unto Krsna; sa-gadgadam \u2014 with a faltering voice; bhita-bhitah \u2014 fearful; pranamya \u2014 offering obeisances.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; sthane \u2014 rightly; hrsika-isa \u2014 O master of all senses; tava \u2014 Your; prakirtya \u2014 by the glories; jagat \u2014 the entire world; prahrsyati \u2014 is rejoicing; anurajyate \u2014 is becoming attached; ca \u2014 and; raksamsi \u2014 the demons; bhitani \u2014 out of fear; disah \u2014 in all directions; dravanti \u2014 are \ufb02eeing; sarve \u2014 all; namasyanti \u2014 are offering respects; ca \u2014 also; siddha-sanghah \u2014 the perfect human beings.<\/p>\n
kasmat \u2014 why; ca \u2014 also; te \u2014 unto You; na \u2014 not; nameran \u2014 they should offer proper obeisances; maha-atman \u2014 O great one; gariyase \u2014 who are better; brahmanah \u2014 than Brahma; api \u2014 although; adi-kartre \u2014 to the supreme creator; ananta \u2014 O unlimited; deva-isa \u2014 O God of the gods; jagat-nivasa \u2014 O refuge of the universe; tvam \u2014 You are; aksaram \u2014 imperishable; sat-asat \u2014 to cause and effect; tat param \u2014 transcendental; yat \u2014 because.<\/p>\n
tvam \u2014 You; adi-devah \u2014 the original Supreme God; purusah \u2014 personality; puranah \u2014 old; tvam \u2014 You; asya \u2014 of this; visvasya \u2014 universe; param \u2014 transcendental; nidhanam \u2014 refuge; vetta \u2014 the knower; asi \u2014 You are; vedyam \u2014 the knowable; ca \u2014 and; param \u2014 transcendental; ca \u2014 and; dhama \u2014 refuge; tvaya \u2014 by You; tatam \u2014 pervaded; visvam \u2014 the universe; ananta-rupa \u2014 O unlimited form.<\/p>\n
vayuh \u2014 air; yamah \u2014 the controller; agnih \u2014 \ufb01re; varunah \u2014 water; sasa-ankah \u2014 the moon; prajapatih \u2014 Brahma; tvam \u2014 You; prapitamahah \u2014 the great-grandfather; ca \u2014 also; namah \u2014 my respects; namah \u2014 again my respects; te \u2014 unto You; astu \u2014 let there be; sahasra-krtvah \u2014 a thousand times; punah ca \u2014 and again; bhuyah \u2014 again; api \u2014 also; namah \u2014 offering my respects; namah te \u2014 offering my respects unto You.<\/p>\n
namah \u2014 offering obeisances; purastat \u2014 from the front; atha \u2014 also; prsthatah \u2014 from behind; te \u2014 unto You; namah astu \u2014 I offer my respects; te \u2014 unto You; sarvatah \u2014 from all sides; eva \u2014 indeed; sarva \u2014 because You are everything; ananta-virya \u2014 unlimited potency; amita-vikramah \u2014 and unlimited force; tvam \u2014 You; sarvam \u2014 everything; samapnosi \u2014 You cover; tatah \u2014 therefore; asi \u2014 You are; sarvah \u2014 everything.<\/p>\n
sakha \u2014 friend; iti \u2014 thus; matva \u2014 thinking; prasabham \u2014 presumptuously; yat \u2014 whatever; uktam \u2014 said; he krsna \u2014 O Krsna; he yadava \u2014 O Yadava; he sakhe \u2014 O my dear friend; iti \u2014 thus; ajanata \u2014 without knowing; mahimanam \u2014 glories; tava \u2014 Your; idam \u2014 this; maya \u2014 by me; pramadat \u2014 out of foolishness; pranayena \u2014 out of love; va api \u2014 either; yat \u2014 whatever; ca \u2014 also; avahasa-artham \u2014 for joking; asat-krtah \u2014 dishonored; asi \u2014 You have been; vihara \u2014 in relaxation; sayya \u2014 in lying down; asana \u2014 in sitting; bhojanesu \u2014 or while eating together; ekah \u2014 alone; atha va \u2014 or; api \u2014 also; acyuta \u2014 O infallible one; tat-samaksam \u2014 among companions; tat \u2014 all those; ksamaye \u2014 ask forgiveness; tvam \u2014 from You; aham \u2014 I; aprameyam \u2014 immeasurable.<\/p>\n
pita \u2014 the father; asi \u2014 You are; lokasya \u2014 of all the world; cara \u2014 moving; acarasya \u2014 and nonmoving; tvam \u2014 You are; asya \u2014 of this; pujyah \u2014 worshipable; ca \u2014 also; guruh \u2014 master; gariyan \u2014 glorious; na \u2014 never; tvat-samah \u2014 equal to You; asti \u2014 there is; abhyadhikah \u2014 greater; kutah \u2014 how is it possible; anyah \u2014 other; loka-traye \u2014 in the three planetary systems; api \u2014 also; apratima-prabhava \u2014 O immeasurable power.<\/p>\n
tasmat \u2014 therefore; pranamya \u2014 offering obeisances; pranidhaya \u2014 laying down; kayam \u2014 the body; prasadaye \u2014 to beg mercy; tvam \u2014 unto You; aham \u2014 I; isam \u2014 unto the Supreme Lord; idyam \u2014 worshipable; pita iva \u2014 like a father; putrasya \u2014 with a son; sakha iva \u2014 like a friend; sakhyuh \u2014 with a friend; priyah \u2014 a lover; priyayah \u2014 with the dearmost; arhasi \u2014 You should; deva \u2014 my Lord; sodhum \u2014 tolerate.<\/p>\n
adrsta-purvam \u2014 never seen before; hrsitah \u2014 gladdened; asmi \u2014 I am; drstva \u2014 by seeing; bhayena \u2014 out of fear; ca \u2014 also; pravyathitam \u2014 perturbed; manah \u2014 mind; me \u2014 my; tat \u2014 that; eva \u2014 certainly; me \u2014 unto me; darsaya \u2014 show; deva \u2014 O Lord; rupam \u2014 the form; prasida \u2014 just be gracious; deva-isa \u2014 O Lord of lords; jagat-nivasa \u2014 O refuge of the universe.<\/p>\n
kiritinam \u2014 with helmet; gadinam \u2014 with club; cakra-hastam \u2014 disc in hand; icchami \u2014 I wish; tvam \u2014 You; drastum \u2014 to see; aham \u2014 I; tatha eva \u2014 in that position; tena eva \u2014 in that; rupena \u2014 form; catuh-bhujena \u2014 four-handed; sahasra-baho \u2014 O thousand-handed one; bhava \u2014 just become; visva-murte \u2014 O universal form.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; maya \u2014 by Me; prasannena \u2014 happily; tava \u2014 unto you; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; idam \u2014 this; rupam \u2014 form; param \u2014 transcendental; darsitam \u2014 shown; atma-yogat \u2014 by My internal potency; tejah-mayam \u2014 full of effulgence; visvam \u2014 the entire universe; anantam \u2014 unlimited; adyam \u2014 original; yat \u2014 that which; me \u2014 My; tvat anyena \u2014 besides you; na drsta-purvam \u2014 no one has previously seen.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 never; veda-yajna \u2014 by sacri\ufb01ce; adhyayanaih \u2014 or Vedic study; na \u2014 never; danaih \u2014 by charity; na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 also; kriyabhih \u2014 by pious activities; na \u2014 never; tapobhih \u2014 by serious penances; ugraih \u2014 severe; evam-rupah \u2014 in this form; sakyah \u2014 can; aham \u2014 I; nr-loke \u2014 in this material world; drastum \u2014 be seen; tvat \u2014 than you; anyena \u2014 by another; kuru-pravira \u2014 O best among the Kuru warriors.<\/p>\n
ma \u2014 let it not be; te \u2014 unto you; vyatha \u2014 trouble; ma \u2014 let it not be; ca \u2014 also; vimudha-bhavah \u2014 bewilderment; drstva \u2014 by seeing; rupam \u2014 form; ghoram \u2014 horrible; idrk \u2014 as it is; mama \u2014 My; idam \u2014 this; vyapeta-bhih \u2014 free from all fear; prita-manah \u2014 pleased in mind; punah \u2014 again; tvam \u2014 you; tat \u2014 that; eva \u2014 thus; me \u2014 My; rupam \u2014 form; idam \u2014 this; prapasya \u2014 just see.<\/p>\n
sanjayah uvaca \u2014 Sanjaya said; iti \u2014 thus; arjunam \u2014 unto Arjuna; vasudevah \u2014 Krsna; tatha \u2014 in that way; uktva \u2014 speaking; svakam \u2014 His own; rupam \u2014 form; darsayam asa \u2014 showed; bhuyah \u2014 again; asvasayam asa \u2014 encouraged; ca \u2014 also; bhitam \u2014 fearful; enam \u2014 him; bhutva \u2014 becoming; punah \u2014 again; saumya-vapuh \u2014 the beautiful form; maha-atma \u2014 the great one.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; drstva \u2014 seeing; idam \u2014 this; manusam \u2014 human; rupam \u2014 form; tava \u2014 Your; saumyam \u2014 very beautiful; janardana \u2014 O chastiser of the enemies; idanim \u2014 now; asmi \u2014 I am; samvrttah \u2014 settled; sa-cetah \u2014 in my consciousness; prakrtim \u2014 to my own nature; gatah \u2014 returned.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; su-durdarsam \u2014 very dif\ufb01cult to see; idam \u2014 this; rupam \u2014 form; drstavan asi \u2014 as you have seen; yat \u2014 which; mama \u2014 of Mine; devah \u2014 the demigods; api \u2014 also; asya \u2014 this; rupasya \u2014 form; nityam \u2014 eternally; darsana-kanksinah \u2014 aspiring to see.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 never; aham \u2014 I; vedaih \u2014 by study of the Vedas; na \u2014 never; tapasa \u2014 by serious penances; na \u2014 never; danena \u2014 by charity; na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 also; ijyaya \u2014 by worship; sakyah \u2014 it is possible; evam-vidhah \u2014 like this; drastum \u2014 to see; drstavan \u2014 seeing; asi \u2014 you are; mam \u2014 Me; yatha \u2014 as.<\/p>\n
bhaktya \u2014 by devotional service; tu \u2014 but; ananyaya \u2014 without being mixed with fruitive activities or speculative knowledge; sakyah \u2014 possible; aham \u2014 I; evam-vidhah \u2014 like this; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; jnatum \u2014 to know; drastum \u2014 to see; ca \u2014 and; tattvena \u2014 in fact; pravestum \u2014 to enter into; ca \u2014 also; param-tapa \u2014 O subduer of the enemy.<\/p>\n
mat-karma-krt \u2014 engaged in doing My work; mat-paramah \u2014 considering Me the Supreme; mat-bhaktah \u2014 engaged in My devotional service; sanga-varjitah \u2014 freed from the contamination of fruitive activities and mental speculation; nirvairah \u2014 without an enemy; sarva-bhutesu \u2014 among all living entities; yah \u2014 one who; sah \u2014 he; mam \u2014 unto Me; eti \u2014 comes; pandava \u2014 O son of Pandu.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; evam \u2014 thus; satata \u2014 always; yuktah \u2014 engaged; ye \u2014 those who; bhaktah \u2014 devotees; tvam \u2014 You; paryupasate \u2014 properly worship; ye \u2014 those who; ca \u2014 also; api \u2014 again; aksaram \u2014 beyond the senses; avyaktam \u2014 the unmanifested; tesam \u2014 of them; ke \u2014 who; yoga-vit-tamah \u2014 the most perfect in knowledge of yoga.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mayi \u2014 upon Me; avesya \u2014 \ufb01xing; manah \u2014 the mind; ye \u2014 those who; mam \u2014 Me; nitya \u2014 always; yuktah \u2014 engaged; upasate \u2014 worship; sraddhaya \u2014 with faith; paraya \u2014 transcendental; upetah \u2014 endowed; te \u2014 they; me \u2014 by Me; yukta-tamah \u2014 most perfect in yoga; matah \u2014 are considered.<\/p>\n
ye \u2014 those who; tu \u2014 but; aksaram \u2014 that which is beyond the perception of the senses; anirdesyam \u2014 inde\ufb01nite; avyaktam \u2014 unmanifested; paryupasate \u2014 completely engage in worshiping; sarvatra-gam \u2014 all-pervading; acintyam \u2014 inconceivable; ca \u2014 also; kuta-stham \u2014 unchanging; acalam \u2014 immovable; dhruvam \u2014 \ufb01xed; sanniyamya \u2014 controlling; indriya-gramam \u2014 all the senses; sarvatra \u2014 everywhere; sama-buddhayah \u2014 equally disposed; te \u2014 they; prapnuvanti \u2014 achieve; mam \u2014 Me; eva \u2014 certainly; sarva-bhuta-hite \u2014 for the welfare of all living entities; ratah \u2014 engaged.<\/p>\n
klesah \u2014 trouble; adhika-tarah \u2014 very much; tesam \u2014 of them; avyakta \u2014 to the unmanifested; asakta \u2014 attached; cetasam \u2014 of those whose minds; avyakta \u2014 toward the unmanifested; hi \u2014 certainly; gatih \u2014 progress; duhkham \u2014 with trouble; deha-vadbhih \u2014 by the embodied; avapyate \u2014 is achieved.<\/p>\n
ye \u2014 those who; tu \u2014 but; sarvani \u2014 all; karmani \u2014 activities; mayi \u2014 unto Me; sannyasya \u2014 giving up; mat-parah \u2014 being attached to Me; ananyena \u2014 without division; eva \u2014 certainly; yogena \u2014 by practice of such bhakti-yoga; mam \u2014 upon Me; dhyayantah \u2014 meditating; upasate \u2014 worship; tesam \u2014 of them; aham \u2014 I; samuddharta \u2014 the deliverer; mrtyu \u2014 of death; samsara \u2014 in material existence; sagarat \u2014 from the ocean; bhavami \u2014 I become; na \u2014 not; cirat \u2014 after a long time; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; mayi \u2014 upon Me; avesita \u2014 \ufb01xed; cetasam \u2014 of those whose minds.<\/p>\n
mayi \u2014 upon Me; eva \u2014 certainly; manah \u2014 mind; adhatsva \u2014 \ufb01x; mayi \u2014 upon Me; buddhim \u2014 intelligence; nivesaya \u2014 apply; nivasisyasi \u2014 you will live; mayi \u2014 in Me; eva \u2014 certainly; atah urdhvam \u2014 thereafter; na \u2014 never; samsayah \u2014 doubt.<\/p>\n
atha \u2014 if, therefore; cittam \u2014 mind; samadhatum \u2014 to \ufb01x; na \u2014 not; saknosi \u2014 you are able; mayi \u2014 upon Me; sthiram \u2014 steadily; abhyasa-yogena \u2014 by the practice of devotional service; tatah \u2014 then; mam \u2014 Me; iccha \u2014 desire; aptum \u2014 to get; dhanam-jaya \u2014 O winner of wealth, Arjuna.<\/p>\n
abhyase \u2014 in practice; api \u2014 even if; asamarthah \u2014 unable; asi \u2014 you are; mat-karma \u2014 My work; paramah \u2014 dedicated to; bhava \u2014 become; mat-artham \u2014 for My sake; api \u2014 even; karmani \u2014 work; kurvan \u2014 performing; siddhim \u2014 perfection; avapsyasi \u2014 you will achieve.<\/p>\n
atha \u2014 even though; etat \u2014 this; api \u2014 also; asaktah \u2014 unable; asi \u2014 you are; kartum \u2014 to perform; mat \u2014 unto Me; yogam \u2014 in devotional service; asritah \u2014 taking refuge; sarva-karma \u2014 of all activities; phala \u2014 of the results; tyagam \u2014 renunciation; tatah \u2014 then; kuru \u2014 do; yata-atma-van \u2014 self-situated.<\/p>\n
sreyah \u2014 better; hi \u2014 certainly; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; abhyasat \u2014 than practice; jnanat \u2014 than knowledge; dhyanam \u2014 meditation; visisyate \u2014 is considered better; dhyanat \u2014 than meditation; karma-phala-tyagah \u2014 renunciation of the results of fruitive action; tyagat \u2014 by such renunciation; santih \u2014 peace; anantaram \u2014 thereafter.<\/p>\n
advesta \u2014 nonenvious; sarva-bhutanam \u2014 toward all living entities; maitrah \u2014 friendly; karunah \u2014 kindly; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; nirmamah \u2014 with no sense of proprietorship; nirahankarah \u2014 without false ego; sama \u2014 equal; duhkha \u2014 in distress; sukhah \u2014 and happiness; ksami \u2014 forgiving; santustah \u2014 satis\ufb01ed; satatam \u2014 always; yogi \u2014 one engaged in devotion; yata-atma \u2014 self-controlled; drdha-niscayah \u2014 with determination; mayi \u2014 upon Me; arpita \u2014 engaged; manah \u2014 mind; buddhih \u2014 and intelligence; yah \u2014 one who; mat-bhaktah \u2014 My devotee; sah \u2014 he; me \u2014 to Me; priyah \u2014 dear.<\/p>\n
yasmat \u2014 from whom; na \u2014 never; udvijate \u2014 are agitated; lokah \u2014 people; lokat \u2014 from people; na \u2014 never; udvijate \u2014 is disturbed; ca \u2014 also; yah \u2014 anyone who; harsa \u2014 from happiness; amarsa \u2014 distress; bhaya \u2014 fear; udvegaih \u2014 and anxiety; muktah \u2014 freed; yah \u2014 who; sah \u2014 anyone; ca \u2014 also; me \u2014 to Me; priyah \u2014 very dear.<\/p>\n
anapeksah \u2014 neutral; sucih \u2014 pure; daksah \u2014 expert; udasinah \u2014 free from care; gata-vyathah \u2014 freed from all distress; sarva-arambha \u2014 of all endeavors; parityagi \u2014 renouncer; yah \u2014 anyone who; mat-bhaktah \u2014 My devotee; sah \u2014 he; me \u2014 to Me; priyah \u2014 very dear.<\/p>\n
yah \u2014 one who; na \u2014 never; hrsyati \u2014 takes pleasure; na \u2014 never; dvesti \u2014 grieves; na \u2014 never; socati \u2014 laments; na \u2014 never; kanksati \u2014 desires; subha \u2014 of the auspicious; asubha \u2014 and the inauspicious; parityagi \u2014 renouncer; bhakti-man \u2014 devotee; yah \u2014 one who; sah \u2014 he is; me \u2014 to Me; priyah \u2014 dear.<\/p>\n
samah \u2014 equal; satrau \u2014 to an enemy; ca \u2014 also; mitre \u2014 to a friend; ca \u2014 also; tatha \u2014 so; mana \u2014 in honor; apamanayoh \u2014 and dishonor; sita \u2014 in cold; usna \u2014 heat; sukha \u2014 happiness; duhkhesu \u2014 and distress; samah \u2014 equipoised; sanga-vivarjitah \u2014 free from all association; tulya \u2014 equal; ninda \u2014 in defamation; stutih \u2014 and repute; mauni \u2014 silent; santustah \u2014 satis\ufb01ed; yena kenacit \u2014 with anything; aniketah \u2014 having no residence; sthira \u2014 \ufb01xed; matih \u2014 determination; bhakti-man \u2014 engaged in devotion; me \u2014 to Me; priyah \u2014 dear; narah \u2014 a man.<\/p>\n
ye \u2014 those who; tu \u2014 but; dharma \u2014 of religion; amrtam \u2014 nectar; idam \u2014 this; yatha \u2014 as; uktam \u2014 said; paryupasate \u2014 completely engage; sraddadhanah \u2014 with faith; mat-paramah \u2014 taking Me, the Supreme Lord, as everything; bhaktah \u2014 devotees; te \u2014 they; ativa \u2014 very, very; me \u2014 to Me; priyah \u2014 dear.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; prakrtim \u2014 nature; purusam \u2014 the enjoyer; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; ksetram \u2014 the \ufb01eld; ksetra-jnam \u2014 the knower of the \ufb01eld; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; etat \u2014 all this; veditum \u2014 to understand; icchami \u2014 I wish; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; jneyam \u2014 the object of knowledge; ca \u2014 also; kesava \u2014 O Krsna; sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Personality of Godhead said; idam \u2014 this; sariram \u2014 body; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; ksetram \u2014 the \ufb01eld; iti \u2014 thus; abhidhiyate \u2014 is called; etat \u2014 this; yah \u2014 one who; vetti \u2014 knows; tam \u2014 he; prahuh \u2014 is called; ksetra-jnah \u2014 the knower of the \ufb01eld; iti \u2014 thus; tat-vidah \u2014 by those who know this.<\/p>\n
ksetra-jnam \u2014 the knower of the \ufb01eld; ca \u2014 also; api \u2014 certainly; mam \u2014 Me; viddhi \u2014 know; sarva \u2014 all; ksetresu \u2014 in bodily \ufb01elds; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata; ksetra \u2014 the \ufb01eld of activities (the body); ksetra-jnayoh \u2014 and the knower of the \ufb01eld; jnanam \u2014 knowledge of; yat \u2014 that which; tat \u2014 that; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; matam \u2014 opinion; mama \u2014 My.<\/p>\n
tat \u2014 that; ksetram \u2014 \ufb01eld of activities; yat \u2014 what; ca \u2014 also; yadrk \u2014 as it is; ca \u2014 also; yat \u2014 having what; vikari \u2014 changes; yatah \u2014 from which; ca \u2014 also; yat \u2014 what; sah \u2014 he; ca \u2014 also; yah \u2014 who; yat \u2014 having what; prabhavah \u2014 in\ufb02uence; ca \u2014 also; tat \u2014 that; samasena \u2014 in summary; me \u2014 from Me; srnu \u2014 understand.<\/p>\n
rsibhih \u2014 by the wise sages; bahudha \u2014 in many ways; gitam \u2014 described; chandobhih \u2014 by Vedic hymns; vividhaih \u2014 various; prthak \u2014 variously; brahma-sutra \u2014 of the Vedanta; padaih \u2014 by the aphorisms; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; hetu-madbhih \u2014 with cause and effect; viniscitaih \u2014 certain.<\/p>\n
maha-bhutani \u2014 the great elements; ahankarah \u2014 false ego; buddhih \u2014 intelligence; avyaktam \u2014 the unmanifested; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; indriyani \u2014 the senses; dasa-ekam \u2014 eleven; ca \u2014 also; panca \u2014 \ufb01ve; ca \u2014 also; indriya-go-carah \u2014 the objects of the senses; iccha \u2014 desire; dvesah \u2014 hatred; sukham \u2014 happiness; duhkham \u2014 distress; sanghatah \u2014 the aggregate; cetana \u2014 living symptoms; dhrtih \u2014 conviction; etat \u2014 all this; ksetram \u2014 the \ufb01eld of activities; samasena \u2014 in summary; sa-vikaram \u2014 with interactions; udahrtam \u2014 exempli\ufb01ed.<\/p>\n
amanitvam \u2014 humility; adambhitvam \u2014 pridelessness; ahimsa \u2014 nonviolence; ksantih \u2014 tolerance; arjavam \u2014 simplicity; acarya-upasanam \u2014 approaching a bona \ufb01de spiritual master; saucam \u2014 cleanliness; sthairyam \u2014 steadfastness; atma-vinigrahah \u2014 self-control; indriya-arthesu \u2014 in the matter of the senses; vairagyam \u2014 renunciation; anahankarah \u2014 being without false egoism; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; janma \u2014 of birth; mrtyu \u2014 death; jara \u2014 old age; vyadhi \u2014 and disease; duhkha \u2014 of the distress; dosa \u2014 the fault; anudarsanam \u2014 observing; asaktih \u2014 being without attachment; anabhisvangah \u2014 being without association; putra \u2014 for son; dara \u2014 wife; grha-adisu \u2014 home, etc; nityam \u2014 constant; ca \u2014 also; sama-cittatvam \u2014 equilibrium; ista \u2014 the desirable; anista \u2014 and undesirable; upapattisu \u2014 having obtained; mayi \u2014 unto Me; ca \u2014 also; ananya-yogena \u2014 by unalloyed devotional service; bhaktih \u2014 devotion; avyabhicarini \u2014 without any break; vivikta \u2014 to solitary; desa \u2014 places; sevitvam \u2014 aspiring; aratih \u2014 being without attachment; jana-samsadi \u2014 to people in general; adhyatma \u2014 pertaining to the self; jnana \u2014 in knowledge; nityatvam \u2014 constancy; tattva-jnana \u2014 of knowledge of the truth; artha \u2014 for the object; darsanam \u2014 philosophy; etat \u2014 all this; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; iti \u2014 thus; proktam \u2014 declared; ajnanam \u2014 ignorance; yat \u2014 that which; atah \u2014 from this; anyatha \u2014 other.<\/p>\n
jneyam \u2014 the knowable; yat \u2014 which; tat \u2014 that; pravaksyami \u2014 I shall now explain; yat \u2014 which; jnatva \u2014 knowing; amrtam \u2014 nectar; asnute \u2014 one tastes; anadi \u2014 beginningless; mat-param \u2014 subordinate to Me; brahma \u2014 spirit; na \u2014 neither; sat \u2014 cause; tat \u2014 that; na \u2014 nor; asat \u2014 effect; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
sarvatah \u2014 everywhere; pani \u2014 hands; padam \u2014 legs; tat \u2014 that; sarvatah \u2014 everywhere; aksi \u2014 eyes; sirah \u2014 heads; mukham \u2014 faces; sarvatah \u2014 everywhere; sruti-mat \u2014 having ears; loke \u2014 in the world; sarvam \u2014 everything; avrtya \u2014 covering; tisthati \u2014 exists.<\/p>\n
sarva \u2014 of all; indriya \u2014 senses; guna \u2014 of the qualities; abhasam \u2014 the original source; sarva \u2014 all; indriya \u2014 senses; vivarjitam \u2014 being without; asaktam \u2014 without attachment; sarva-bhrt \u2014 the maintainer of everyone; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; nirgunam \u2014 without material qualities; guna-bhoktr \u2014 master of the gunas; ca \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
bahih \u2014 outside; antah \u2014 inside; ca \u2014 also; bhutanam \u2014 of all living entities; acaram \u2014 not moving; caram \u2014 moving; eva \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; suksmatvat \u2014 on account of being subtle; tat \u2014 that; avijneyam \u2014 unknowable; dura-stham \u2014 far away; ca \u2014 also; antike \u2014 near; ca \u2014 and; tat \u2014 that.<\/p>\n
avibhaktam \u2014 without division; ca \u2014 also; bhutesu \u2014 in all living beings; vibhaktam \u2014 divided; iva \u2014 as if; ca \u2014 also; sthitam \u2014 situated; bhuta-bhartr \u2014 the maintainer of all living entities; ca \u2014 also; tat \u2014 that; jneyam \u2014 to be understood; grasisnu \u2014 devouring; prabhavisnu \u2014 developing; ca \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
jyotisam \u2014 in all luminous objects; api \u2014 also; tat \u2014 that; jyotih \u2014 the source of light; tamasah \u2014 the darkness; param \u2014 beyond; ucyate \u2014 is said; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; jneyam \u2014 to be known; jnana-gamyam \u2014 to be approached by knowledge; hrdi \u2014 in the heart; sarvasya \u2014 of everyone; visthitam \u2014 situated.<\/p>\n
iti \u2014 thus; ksetram \u2014 the \ufb01eld of activities (the body); tatha \u2014 also; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; jneyam \u2014 the knowable; ca \u2014 also; uktam \u2014 described; samasatah \u2014 in summary; mat-bhaktah \u2014 My devotee; etat \u2014 all this; vijnaya \u2014 after understanding; mat-bhavaya \u2014 to My nature; upapadyate \u2014 attains.<\/p>\n
prakrtim \u2014 material nature; purusam \u2014 the living entities; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; viddhi \u2014 you must know; anadi \u2014 without beginning; ubhau \u2014 both; api \u2014 also; vikaran \u2014 transformations; ca \u2014 also; gunan \u2014 the three modes of nature; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; viddhi \u2014 know; prakrti \u2014 material nature; sambhavan \u2014 produced of.<\/p>\n
karya \u2014 of effect; karana \u2014 and cause; kartrtve \u2014 in the matter of creation; hetuh \u2014 the instrument; prakrtih \u2014 material nature; ucyate \u2014 is said to be; purusah \u2014 the living entity; sukha \u2014 of happiness; duhkhanam \u2014 and distress; bhoktrtve \u2014 in enjoyment; hetuh \u2014 the instrument; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
purusah \u2014 the living entity; prakrti-sthah \u2014 being situated in the material energy; hi \u2014 certainly; bhunkte \u2014 enjoys; prakrti-jan \u2014 produced by the material nature; gunan \u2014 the modes of nature; karanam \u2014 the cause; guna-sangah \u2014 the association with the modes of nature; asya \u2014 of the living entity; sat-asat \u2014 in good and bad; yoni \u2014 species of life; janmasu \u2014 in births.<\/p>\n
upadrasta \u2014 overseer; anumanta \u2014 permitter; ca \u2014 also; bharta \u2014 master; bhokta \u2014 supreme enjoyer; maha-isvarah \u2014 the Supreme Lord; parama-atma \u2014 the Supersoul; iti \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; api \u2014 indeed; uktah \u2014 is said; dehe \u2014 in the body; asmin \u2014 this; purusah \u2014 enjoyer; parah \u2014 transcendental.<\/p>\n
yah \u2014 anyone who; evam \u2014 thus; vetti \u2014 understands; purusam \u2014 the living entity; prakrtim \u2014 material nature; ca \u2014 and; gunaih \u2014 the modes of material nature; saha \u2014 with; sarvatha \u2014 in all ways; vartamanah \u2014 being situated; api \u2014 in spite of; na \u2014 never; sah \u2014 he; bhuyah \u2014 again; abhijayate \u2014 takes his birth.<\/p>\n
dhyanena \u2014 by meditation; atmani \u2014 within the self; pasyanti \u2014 see; kecit \u2014 some; atmanam \u2014 the Supersoul; atmana \u2014 by the mind; anye \u2014 others; sankhyena \u2014 of philosophical discussion; yogena \u2014 by the yoga system; karma-yogena \u2014 by activities without fruitive desire; ca \u2014 also; apare \u2014 others.<\/p>\n
anye \u2014 others; tu \u2014 but; evam \u2014 thus; ajanantah \u2014 without spiritual knowledge; srutva \u2014 by hearing; anyebhyah \u2014 from others; upasate \u2014 begin to worship; te \u2014 they; api \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; atitaranti \u2014 transcend; eva \u2014 certainly; mrtyum \u2014 the path of death; sruti-parayanah \u2014 inclined to the process of hearing.<\/p>\n
yavat \u2014 whatever; sanjayate \u2014 comes into being; kincit \u2014 anything; sattvam \u2014 existence; sthavara \u2014 not moving; jangamam \u2014 moving; ksetra \u2014 of the body; ksetra-jna \u2014 and the knower of the body; samyogat \u2014 by the union between; tat viddhi \u2014 you must know it; bharata-rsabha \u2014 O chief of the Bharatas.<\/p>\n
samam \u2014 equally; sarvesu \u2014 in all; bhutesu \u2014 living entities; tisthan tam \u2014 residing; parama-isvaram \u2014 the Supersoul; vinasyatsu \u2014 in the destructible; avinasyantam \u2014 not destroyed; yah \u2014 anyone who; pasyati \u2014 sees; sah \u2014 he; pasyati \u2014 actually sees.<\/p>\n
samam \u2014 equally; pasyan \u2014 seeing; hi \u2014 certainly; sarvatra \u2014 everywhere; samavasthitam \u2014 equally situated; isvaram \u2014 the Supersoul; na \u2014 does not; hinasti \u2014 degrade; atmana \u2014 by the mind; atmanam \u2014 the soul; tatah \u2014 then; yati \u2014 reaches; param \u2014 the transcendental; gatim \u2014 destination.<\/p>\n
prakrtya \u2014 by material nature; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; karmani \u2014 activities; kriyamanani \u2014 being performed; sarvasah \u2014 in all respects; yah \u2014 anyone who; pasyati \u2014 sees; tatha \u2014 also; atmanam \u2014 himself; akartaram \u2014 the nondoer; sah \u2014 he; pasyati \u2014 sees perfectly.<\/p>\n
yada \u2014 when; bhuta \u2014 of living entities; prthak-bhavam \u2014 separated identities; eka-stham \u2014 situated in one; anupasyati \u2014 one tries to see through authority; tatah eva \u2014 thereafter; ca \u2014 also; vistaram \u2014 the expansion; brahma \u2014 the Absolute; sampadyate \u2014 he attains; tada \u2014 at that time.<\/p>\n
anaditvat \u2014 due to eternity; nirgunatvat \u2014 due to being transcendental; parama \u2014 beyond material nature; atma \u2014 spirit; ayam \u2014 this; avyayah \u2014 inexhaustible; sarira-sthah \u2014 dwelling in the body; api \u2014 though; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; na karoti \u2014 never does anything; na lipyate \u2014 nor is he entangled.<\/p>\n
yatha \u2014 as; sarva-gatam \u2014 all-pervading; sauksmyat \u2014 due to being subtle; akasam \u2014 the sky; na \u2014 never; upalipyate \u2014 mixes; sarvatra \u2014 everywhere; avasthitah \u2014 situated; dehe \u2014 in the body; tatha \u2014 so; atma \u2014 the self; na \u2014 never; upalipyate \u2014 mixes.<\/p>\n
yatha \u2014 as; prakasayati \u2014 illuminates; ekah \u2014 one; krtsnam \u2014 the whole; lokam \u2014 universe; imam \u2014 this; ravih \u2014 sun; ksetram \u2014 this body; ksetri \u2014 the soul; tatha \u2014 similarly; krtsnam \u2014 all; prakasayati \u2014 illuminates; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata.<\/p>\n
ksetra \u2014 of the body; ksetra-jnayoh \u2014 of the proprietor of the body; evam \u2014 thus; antaram \u2014 the difference; jnana-caksusa \u2014 by the vision of knowledge; bhuta \u2014 of the living entity; prakrti \u2014 from material nature; moksam \u2014 the liberation; ca \u2014 also; ye \u2014 those who; viduh \u2014 know; yanti \u2014 approach; te \u2014 they; param \u2014 the Supreme.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; param \u2014 transcendental; bhuyah \u2014 again; pravaksyami \u2014 I shall speak; jnananam \u2014 of all knowledge; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; uttamam \u2014 the supreme; yat \u2014 which; jnatva \u2014 knowing; munayah \u2014 the sages; sarve \u2014 all; param \u2014 transcendental; siddhim \u2014 perfection; itah \u2014 from this world; gatah \u2014 attained.<\/p>\n
idam \u2014 this; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; upasritya \u2014 taking shelter of; mama \u2014 My; sadharmyam \u2014 same nature; agatah \u2014 having attained; sarge api \u2014 even in the creation; na \u2014 never; upajayante \u2014 are born; pralaye \u2014 in the annihilation; na \u2014 nor; vyathanti \u2014 are disturbed; ca \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
mama \u2014 My; yonih \u2014 source of birth; mahat \u2014 the total material existence; brahma \u2014 supreme; tasmin \u2014 in that; garbham \u2014 pregnancy; dadhami \u2014 create; aham \u2014 I; sambhavah \u2014 the possibility; sarva-bhutanam \u2014 of all living entities; tatah \u2014 thereafter; bhavati \u2014 becomes; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata.<\/p>\n
sarva-yonisu \u2014 in all species of life; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; murtayah \u2014 forms; sambhavanti \u2014 they appear; yah \u2014 which; tasam \u2014 of all of them; brahma \u2014 the supreme; mahat yonih \u2014 source of birth in the material substance; aham \u2014 I; bija-pradah \u2014 the seed-giving; pita \u2014 father.<\/p>\n
sattvam \u2014 the mode of goodness; rajah \u2014 the mode of passion; tamah \u2014 the mode of ignorance; iti \u2014 thus; gunah \u2014 the qualities; prakrti \u2014 material nature; sambhavah \u2014 produced of; nibadhnanti \u2014 do condition; maha-baho \u2014 O mighty-armed one; dehe \u2014 in this body; dehinam \u2014 the living entity; avyayam \u2014 eternal.<\/p>\n
tatra \u2014 there; sattvam \u2014 the mode of goodness; nirmalatvat \u2014 being purest in the material world; prakasakam \u2014 illuminating; anamayam \u2014 without any sinful reaction; sukha \u2014 with happiness; sangena \u2014 by association; badhnati \u2014 conditions; jnana \u2014 with knowledge; sangena \u2014 by association; ca \u2014 also; anagha \u2014 O sinless one.<\/p>\n
rajah \u2014 the mode of passion; raga-atmakam \u2014 born of desire or lust; viddhi \u2014 know; trsna \u2014 with hankering; sanga \u2014 association; samudbhavam \u2014 produced of; tat \u2014 that; nibadhnati \u2014 binds; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; karma-sangena \u2014 by association with fruitive activity; dehinam \u2014 the embodied.<\/p>\n
tamah \u2014 the mode of ignorance; tu \u2014 but; ajnana-jam \u2014 produced of ignorance; viddhi \u2014 know; mohanam \u2014 the delusion; sarva-dehinam \u2014 of all embodied beings; pramada \u2014 with madness; alasya \u2014 indolence; nidrabhih \u2014 and sleep; tat \u2014 that; nibadhnati \u2014 binds; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata.<\/p>\n
sattvam \u2014 the mode of goodness; sukhe \u2014 in happiness; sanjayati \u2014 binds; rajah \u2014 the mode of passion; karmani \u2014 in fruitive activity; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; avrtya \u2014 covering; tu \u2014 but; tamah \u2014 the mode of ignorance; pramade \u2014 in madness; sanjayati \u2014 binds; uta \u2014 it is said.<\/p>\n
rajah \u2014 the mode of passion; tamah \u2014 the mode of ignorance; ca \u2014 also; abhibhuya \u2014 surpassing; sattvam \u2014 the mode of goodness; bhavati \u2014 becomes prominent; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata; rajah \u2014 the mode of passion; sattvam \u2014 the mode of goodness; tamah \u2014 the mode of ignorance; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 like that; tamah \u2014 the mode of ignorance; sattvam \u2014 the mode of goodness; rajah \u2014 the mode of passion; tatha \u2014 thus.<\/p>\n
sarva-dvaresu \u2014 in all the gates; dehe asmin \u2014 in this body; prakasah \u2014 the quality of illumination; upajayate \u2014 develops; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; yada \u2014 when; tada \u2014 at that time; vidyat \u2014 know; vivrddham \u2014 increased; sattvam \u2014 the mode of goodness; iti uta \u2014 thus it is said.<\/p>\n
lobhah \u2014 greed; pravrttih \u2014 activity; arambhah \u2014 endeavor; karmanam \u2014 in activities; asamah \u2014 uncontrollable; sprha \u2014 desire; rajasi \u2014 of the mode of passion; etani \u2014 all these; jayante \u2014 develop; vivrddhe \u2014 when there is an excess; bharata-rsabha \u2014 O chief of the descendants of Bharata.<\/p>\n
aprakasah \u2014 darkness; apravrttih \u2014 inactivity; ca \u2014 and; pramadah \u2014 madness; mohah \u2014 illusion; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; tamasi \u2014 the mode of ignorance; etani \u2014 these; jayante \u2014 are manifested; vivrddhe \u2014 when developed; kuru-nandana \u2014 O son of Kuru.<\/p>\n
yada \u2014 when; sattve \u2014 the mode of goodness; pravrddhe \u2014 developed; tu \u2014 but; pralayam \u2014 dissolution; yati \u2014 goes; deha-bhrt \u2014 the embodied; tada \u2014 at that time; uttama-vidam \u2014 of the great sages; lokan \u2014 the planets; amalan \u2014 pure; pratipadyate \u2014 attains.<\/p>\n
rajasi \u2014 in passion; pralayam \u2014 dissolution; gatva \u2014 attaining; karma-sangisu \u2014 in the association of those engaged in fruitive activities; jayate \u2014 takes birth; tatha \u2014 similarly; pralinah \u2014 being dissolved; tamasi \u2014 in ignorance; mudha-yonisu \u2014 in animal species; jayate \u2014 takes birth.<\/p>\n
karmanah \u2014 of work; su-krtasya \u2014 pious; ahuh \u2014 is said; sattvikam \u2014 in the mode of goodness; nirmalam \u2014 puri\ufb01ed; phalam \u2014 the result; rajasah \u2014 of the mode of passion; tu \u2014 but; phalam \u2014 the result; duhkham \u2014 misery; ajnanam \u2014 nonsense; tamasah \u2014 of the mode of ignorance; phalam \u2014 the result.<\/p>\n
sattvat \u2014 from the mode of goodness; sanjayate \u2014 develops; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; rajasah \u2014 from the mode of passion; lobhah \u2014 greed; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; pramada \u2014 madness; mohau \u2014 and illusion; tamasah \u2014 from the mode of ignorance; bhavatah \u2014 develop; ajnanam \u2014 nonsense; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
urdhvam \u2014 upwards; gacchanti \u2014 go; sattva-sthah \u2014 those situated in the mode of goodness; madhye \u2014 in the middle; tisthanti \u2014 dwell; rajasah \u2014 those situated in the mode of passion; jaghanya \u2014 of abominable; guna \u2014 quality; vrtti-sthah \u2014 whose occupation; adhah \u2014 down; gacchanti \u2014 go; tamasah \u2014 persons in the mode of ignorance.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 no; anyam \u2014 other; gunebhyah \u2014 than the qualities; kartaram \u2014 performer; yada \u2014 when; drasta \u2014 a seer; anupasyati \u2014 sees properly; gunebhyah \u2014 to the modes of nature; ca \u2014 and; param \u2014 transcendental; vetti \u2014 knows; mat-bhavam \u2014 to My spiritual nature; sah \u2014 he; adhigacchati \u2014 is promoted.<\/p>\n
gunan \u2014 qualities; etan \u2014 all these; atitya \u2014 transcending; trin \u2014 three; dehi \u2014 the embodied; deha \u2014 the body; samudbhavan \u2014 produced of; janma \u2014 of birth; mrtyu \u2014 death; jara \u2014 and old age; duhkhaih \u2014 the distresses; vimuktah \u2014 being freed from; amrtam \u2014 nectar; asnute \u2014 he enjoys.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; kaih \u2014 by which; lingaih \u2014 symptoms; trin \u2014 three; gunan \u2014 qualities; etan \u2014 all these; atitah \u2014 having transcended; bhavati \u2014 is; prabho \u2014 O my Lord; kim \u2014 what; acarah \u2014 behavior; katham \u2014 how; ca \u2014 also; etan \u2014 these; trin \u2014 three; gunan \u2014 qualities; ativartate \u2014 transcends.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;
\nprakasam \u2014 illumination; ca \u2014 and; pravrttim \u2014 attachment; ca \u2014 and; moham \u2014 illusion; eva ca \u2014 also; pandava \u2014 O son of Pandu; na dvesti \u2014 does not hate; sampravrttani \u2014 although developed; na nivrttani \u2014 nor stopping development; kanksati \u2014 desires;<\/p>\n
udasina-vat \u2014 as if neutral; asinah \u2014 situated; gunaih \u2014 by the qualities; yah \u2014 one who; na \u2014 never; vicalyate \u2014 is agitated; gunah \u2014 the qualities; vartante \u2014 are acting; iti evam \u2014 knowing thus; yah \u2014 one who; avatisthati \u2014 remains; na \u2014 never; ingate \u2014 \ufb02ickers;<\/p>\n
sama \u2014 equal; duhkha \u2014 in distress; sukhah \u2014 and happiness; sva-sthah \u2014 being situated in himself; sama \u2014 equally; losta \u2014 a lump of earth; asma \u2014 stone; kancanah \u2014 gold; tulya \u2014 equally disposed; priya \u2014 to the dear; apriyah \u2014 and the undesirable; dhirah \u2014 steady; tulya \u2014 equal; ninda \u2014 in defamation; atma-samstutih \u2014 and praise of himself;<\/p>\n
mana \u2014 in honor; apamanayoh \u2014 and dishonor; tulyah \u2014 equal; tulyah \u2014 equal; mitra \u2014 of friends; ari \u2014 and enemies; paksayoh \u2014 to the parties; sarva \u2014 of all; arambha \u2014 endeavors; parityagi \u2014 renouncer; guna-atitah \u2014 transcendental to the material modes of nature; sah \u2014 he; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
mam \u2014 unto Me; ca \u2014 also; yah \u2014 a person who; avyabhicarena \u2014 without fail; bhakti-yogena \u2014 by devotional service; sevate \u2014 renders service; sah \u2014 he; gunan \u2014 the modes of material nature; samatitya \u2014 transcending; etan \u2014 all these; brahma-bhuyaya \u2014 elevated to the Brahman platform; kalpate \u2014 becomes.<\/p>\n
brahmanah \u2014 of the impersonal brahma-jyotir; hi \u2014 certainly; pratistha \u2014 the rest; aham \u2014 I am; amrtasya \u2014 of the immortal; avyayasya \u2014 of the imperishable; ca \u2014 also; sasvatasya \u2014 of the eternal; ca \u2014 and; dharmasya \u2014 of the constitutional position; sukhasya \u2014 of happiness; aikantikasya \u2014 ultimate; ca \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; urdhva-mulam \u2014 with roots above; adhah \u2014 downwards; sakham \u2014 branches; asvattham \u2014 a banyan tree; prahuh \u2014 is said; avyayam \u2014 eternal; chandamsi \u2014 the Vedic hymns; yasya \u2014 of which; parnani \u2014 the leaves; yah \u2014 anyone who; tam \u2014 that; veda \u2014 knows; sah \u2014 he; veda-vit \u2014 the knower of the Vedas.<\/p>\n
adhah \u2014 downward; ca \u2014 and; urdhvam \u2014 upward; prasrtah \u2014 extended; tasya \u2014 its; sakhah \u2014 branches; guna \u2014 by the modes of material nature; pravrddhah \u2014 developed; visaya \u2014 sense objects; pravalah \u2014 twigs; adhah \u2014 downward; ca \u2014 and; mulani \u2014 roots; anusantatani \u2014 extended; karma \u2014 to work; anubandhini \u2014 bound; manusya-loke \u2014 in the world of human society.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 not; rupam \u2014 the form; asya \u2014 of this tree; iha \u2014 in this world; tatha \u2014 also; upalabhyate \u2014 can be perceived; na \u2014 never; antah \u2014 end; na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 also; adih \u2014 beginning; na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 also; sampratistha \u2014 the foundation; asvattham \u2014 banyan tree; enam \u2014 this; su-virudha \u2014 strongly; mulam \u2014 rooted; asanga-sastrena \u2014 by the weapon of detachment; drdhena \u2014 strong; chittva \u2014 cutting;<\/p>\n
tatah \u2014 thereafter; padam \u2014 situation; tat \u2014 that; parimargitavyam \u2014 has to be searched out; yasmin \u2014 where; gatah \u2014 going; na \u2014 never; nivartanti \u2014 they come back; bhuyah \u2014 again; tam \u2014 to Him; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; adyam \u2014 original; purusam \u2014 the Personality of Godhead; prapadye \u2014 surrender; yatah \u2014 from whom; pravrttih \u2014 the beginning; prasrta \u2014 extended; purani \u2014 very old.<\/p>\n
nih \u2014 without; mana \u2014 false prestige; mohah \u2014 and illusion; jita \u2014 having conquered; sanga \u2014 of association; dosah \u2014 the faults; adhyatma \u2014 in spiritual knowledge; nityah \u2014 in eternity; vinivrtta \u2014 disassociated; kamah \u2014 from lust; dvandvaih \u2014 from the dualities; vimuktah \u2014 liberated; sukha-duhkha \u2014 happiness and distress; samjnaih \u2014 named; gacchanti \u2014 attain; amudhah \u2014 unbewildered; padam \u2014 situation; avyayam \u2014 eternal; tat \u2014 that.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 not; tat \u2014 that; bhasayate \u2014 illuminates; suryah \u2014 the sun; na \u2014 nor; sasankah \u2014 the moon; na \u2014 nor; pavakah \u2014 \ufb01re, electricity; yat \u2014 where; gatva \u2014 going; na \u2014 never; nivartante \u2014 they come back; tat dhama \u2014 that abode; paramam \u2014 supreme; mama \u2014 My.<\/p>\n
mama \u2014 My; eva \u2014 certainly; amsah \u2014 fragmental particle; jiva-loke \u2014 in the world of conditional life; jiva-bhutah \u2014 the conditioned living entity; sanatanah \u2014 eternal;
\nmanah \u2014 with the mind; sasthani \u2014 the six; indriyani \u2014 senses; prakrti \u2014 in material nature; sthani \u2014 situated; karsati \u2014 is struggling hard.<\/p>\n
sariram \u2014 the body; yat \u2014 as; avapnoti \u2014 gets; yat \u2014 as; ca api \u2014 also; utkramati \u2014 gives up; isvarah \u2014 the lord of the body; grhitva \u2014 taking; etani \u2014 all these; samyati \u2014 goes away; vayuh \u2014 the air; gandhan \u2014 smells; iva \u2014 like; asayat \u2014 from their source.<\/p>\n
srotram \u2014 ears; caksuh \u2014 eyes; sparsanam \u2014 touch; ca \u2014 also; rasanam \u2014 tongue; ghranam \u2014 smelling power; eva \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; adhisthaya \u2014 being situated in; manah \u2014 mind; ca \u2014 also; ayam \u2014 he; visayan \u2014 sense objects; upasevate \u2014 enjoys.<\/p>\n
utkramantam \u2014 quitting the body; sthitam \u2014 situated in the body; va api \u2014 either; bhunjanam \u2014 enjoying; va \u2014 or; guna-anvitam \u2014 under the spell of the modes of material nature; vimudhah \u2014 foolish persons; na \u2014 never; anupasyanti \u2014 can see; pasyanti \u2014 can see; jnana-caksusah \u2014 those who have the eyes of knowledge.<\/p>\n
yatantah \u2014 endeavoring; yoginah \u2014 transcendentalists; ca \u2014 also; enam \u2014 this; pasyanti \u2014 can see; atmani \u2014 in the self; avasthitam \u2014 situated; yatantah \u2014 endeavoring; api \u2014 although; akrta-atmanah \u2014 those without self-realization; na \u2014 do not; enam \u2014 this; pasyanti \u2014 see; acetasah \u2014 having undeveloped minds.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 that which; aditya-gatam \u2014 in the sunshine; tejah \u2014 splendor; jagat \u2014 the whole world; bhasayate \u2014 illuminates; akhilam \u2014 entirely; yat \u2014 that which; candramasi \u2014 in the moon; yat \u2014 that which; ca \u2014 also; agnau \u2014 in \ufb01re; tat \u2014 that; tejah \u2014 splendor; viddhi \u2014 understand; mamakam \u2014 from Me.<\/p>\n
gam \u2014 the planets; avisya \u2014 entering; ca \u2014 also; bhutani \u2014 the living entities; dharayami \u2014 sustain; aham \u2014 I; ojasa \u2014 by My energy;
\npusnami \u2014 am nourishing; ca \u2014 and; ausadhih \u2014 vegetables; sarvah \u2014 all; somah \u2014 the moon; bhutva \u2014 becoming; rasa-atmakah \u2014 supplying the juice.<\/p>\n
aham \u2014 I; vaisvanarah \u2014 My plenary portion as the digesting \ufb01re; bhutva \u2014 becoming; praninam \u2014 of all living entities; deham \u2014 in the bodies; asritah \u2014 situated; prana \u2014 the outgoing air; apana \u2014 the down-going air; samayuktah \u2014 keeping in balance; pacami \u2014 I digest; annam \u2014 foodstuff; catuh-vidham \u2014 the four kinds.<\/p>\n
sarvasya \u2014 of all living beings; ca \u2014 and; aham \u2014 I; hrdi \u2014 in the heart; sannivistah \u2014 situated; mattah \u2014 from Me; smrtih \u2014 remembrance; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; apohanam \u2014 forgetfulness; ca \u2014 and; vedaih \u2014 by the Vedas; ca \u2014 also; sarvaih \u2014 all; aham \u2014 I am; eva \u2014 certainly; vedyah \u2014 knowable; vedanta-krt \u2014 the compiler of the Vedanta; veda-vit \u2014 the knower of the Vedas; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 and; aham \u2014 I.<\/p>\n
dvau \u2014 two; imau \u2014 these; purusau \u2014 living entities; loke \u2014 in the world; ksarah \u2014 fallible; ca \u2014 and; aksarah \u2014 infallible; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 and; ksarah \u2014 fallible; sarvani \u2014 all; bhutani \u2014 living entities; kuta-sthah \u2014 in oneness; aksarah \u2014 infallible; ucyate \u2014 is said.<\/p>\n
uttamah \u2014 the best; purusah \u2014 personality; tu \u2014 but; anyah \u2014 another; parama-atma \u2014 the Supreme Self; iti \u2014 thus; udahrtah \u2014 is said;
\nyah \u2014 who; loka \u2014 of the universe; trayam \u2014 the three divisions; avisya \u2014 entering; bibharti \u2014 is maintaining; avyayah \u2014 inexhaustible; isvarah \u2014 the Lord.<\/p>\n
yasmat \u2014 because; ksaram \u2014 to the fallible; atitah \u2014 transcendental; aham \u2014 I am; aksarat \u2014 beyond the infallible; api \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; uttamah \u2014 the best; atah \u2014 therefore; asmi \u2014 I am; loke \u2014 in the world; vede \u2014 in the Vedic literature; ca \u2014 and; prathitah \u2014 celebrated; purusa-uttamah \u2014 as the Supreme Personality.<\/p>\n
yah \u2014 anyone who; mam \u2014 Me; evam \u2014 thus; asammudhah \u2014 without a doubt; janati \u2014 knows; purusa-uttamam \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sah \u2014 he; sarva-vit \u2014 the knower of everything; bhajati \u2014 renders devotional service; mam \u2014 unto Me; sarva-bhavena \u2014 in all respects; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata.<\/p>\n
iti \u2014 thus; guhya-tamam \u2014 the most con\ufb01dential; sastram \u2014 revealed scripture; idam \u2014 this; uktam \u2014 disclosed; maya \u2014 by Me; anagha \u2014 O sinless one;
\netat \u2014 this; buddhva \u2014 understanding; buddhi-man \u2014 intelligent; syat \u2014 one becomes; krta-krtyah \u2014 the most perfect in his endeavors; ca \u2014 and; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; abhayam \u2014 fearlessness; sattva-samsuddhih \u2014 puri\ufb01cation of one\u2019s existence; jnana \u2014 in knowledge; yoga \u2014 of linking up; vyavasthitih \u2014 the situation; danam \u2014 charity; damah \u2014 controlling the mind; ca \u2014 and; yajnah \u2014 performance of sacri\ufb01ce; ca \u2014 and; svadhyayah \u2014 study of Vedic literature; tapah \u2014 austerity; arjavam \u2014 simplicity; ahimsa \u2014 nonviolence; satyam \u2014 truthfulness; akrodhah \u2014 freedom from anger; tyagah \u2014 renunciation; santih \u2014 tranquillity; apaisunam \u2014 aversion to fault-\ufb01nding; daya \u2014 mercy; bhutesu \u2014 towards all living entities; aloluptvam \u2014 freedom from greed; mardavam \u2014 gentleness; hrih \u2014 modesty; acapalam \u2014 determination; tejah \u2014 vigor; ksama \u2014 forgiveness; dhrtih \u2014 fortitude; saucam \u2014 cleanliness; adrohah \u2014 freedom from envy; na \u2014 not; ati-manita \u2014 expectation of honor; bhavanti \u2014 are; sampadam \u2014 the qualities; daivim \u2014 the transcendental nature; abhijatasya \u2014 of one who is born of; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata.<\/p>\n
dambhah \u2014 pride; darpah \u2014 arrogance; abhimanah \u2014 conceit; ca \u2014 and; krodhah \u2014 anger; parusyam \u2014 harshness; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 and; ajnanam \u2014 ignorance; ca \u2014 and; abhijatasya \u2014 of one who is born of; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; sampadam \u2014 the qualities; asurim \u2014 of the demoniac nature.<\/p>\n
daivi \u2014 transcendental; sampat \u2014 assets; vimoksaya \u2014 meant for liberation; nibandhaya \u2014 for bondage; asuri \u2014 demoniac qualities; mata \u2014 are considered; ma \u2014 do not; sucah \u2014 worry; sampadam \u2014 assets; daivim \u2014 transcendental; abhijatah \u2014 born of; asi \u2014 you are; pandava \u2014 O son of Pandu.<\/p>\n
dvau \u2014 two; bhuta-sargau \u2014 created living beings; loke \u2014 in the world; asmin \u2014 this; daivah \u2014 godly; asurah \u2014 demoniac; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 and; daivah \u2014 the divine; vistarasah \u2014 at great length; proktah \u2014 said; asuram \u2014 the demoniac; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; me \u2014 from Me; srnu \u2014 just hear.<\/p>\n
pravrttim \u2014 acting properly; ca \u2014 also; nivrttim \u2014 not acting improperly; ca \u2014 and; janah \u2014 persons; na \u2014 never; viduh \u2014 know; asurah \u2014 of demoniac quality; na \u2014 never; saucam \u2014 cleanliness; na \u2014 nor; api \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; acarah \u2014 behavior; na \u2014 never; satyam \u2014 truth; tesu \u2014 in them; vidyate \u2014 there is.<\/p>\n
asatyam \u2014 unreal; apratistham \u2014 without foundation; te \u2014 they; jagat \u2014 the cosmic manifestation; ahuh \u2014 say; anisvaram \u2014 with no controller;
\naparaspara \u2014 without cause; sambhutam \u2014 arisen; kim anyat \u2014 there is no other cause; kama-haitukam \u2014 it is due to lust only.<\/p>\n
etam \u2014 this; drstim \u2014 vision; avastabhya \u2014 accepting; nasta \u2014 having lost; atmanah \u2014 themselves; alpa-buddhayah \u2014 the less intelligent;
\nprabhavanti \u2014 \ufb02ourish; ugra-karmanah \u2014 engaged in painful activities; ksayaya \u2014 for destruction; jagatah \u2014 of the world; ahitah \u2014 unbene\ufb01cial.<\/p>\n
kamam \u2014 lust; asritya \u2014 taking shelter of; duspuram \u2014 insatiable; dambha \u2014 of pride; mana \u2014 and false prestige; mada-anvitah \u2014 absorbed in the conceit;
\nmohat \u2014 by illusion; grhitva \u2014 taking; asat \u2014 nonpermanent; grahan \u2014 things; pravartante \u2014 they \ufb02ourish; asuci \u2014 to the unclean; vratah \u2014 avowed.<\/p>\n
cintam \u2014 fears and anxieties; aparimeyam \u2014 immeasurable; ca \u2014 and; pralaya-antam \u2014 unto the point of death; upasritah \u2014 having taken shelter of; kama-upabhoga \u2014 sense grati\ufb01cation; paramah \u2014 the highest goal of life; etavat \u2014 thus; iti \u2014 in this way; niscitah \u2014 having ascertained; asa-pasa \u2014 entanglements in a network of hope; sataih \u2014 by hundreds; baddhah \u2014 being bound; kama \u2014 of lust; krodha \u2014 and anger; parayanah \u2014 always situated in the mentality; ihante \u2014 they desire; kama \u2014 lust; bhoga \u2014 sense enjoyment; artham \u2014 for the purpose of; anyayena \u2014 illegally; artha \u2014 of wealth; sancayan \u2014 accumulation.<\/p>\n
idam \u2014 this; adya \u2014 today; maya \u2014 by me; labdham \u2014 gained; imam \u2014 this; prapsye \u2014 I shall gain; manah-ratham \u2014 according to my desires; idam \u2014 this; asti \u2014 there is; idam \u2014 this; api \u2014 also; me \u2014 mine; bhavisyati \u2014 it will increase in the future; punah \u2014 again; dhanam \u2014 wealth; asau \u2014 that; maya \u2014 by me; hatah \u2014 has been killed; satruh \u2014 enemy; hanisye \u2014 I shall kill; ca \u2014 also; aparan \u2014 others; api \u2014 certainly; isvarah \u2014 the lord; aham \u2014 I am; aham \u2014 I am; bhogi \u2014 the enjoyer; siddhah \u2014 perfect; aham \u2014 I am; bala-van \u2014 powerful; sukhi \u2014 happy; adhyah \u2014 wealthy; abhijana-van \u2014 surrounded by aristocratic relatives; asmi \u2014 I am; kah \u2014 who; anyah \u2014 other; asti \u2014 there is; sadrsah \u2014 like; maya \u2014 me; yaksye \u2014 I shall sacri\ufb01ce; dasyami \u2014 I shall give charity; modisye \u2014 I shall rejoice; iti \u2014 thus; ajnana \u2014 by ignorance; vimohitah \u2014 deluded.<\/p>\n
aneka \u2014 numerous; citta \u2014 by anxieties; vibhrantah \u2014 perplexed; moha \u2014 of illusions; jala \u2014 by a network; samavrtah \u2014 surrounded; prasaktah \u2014 attached; kama-bhogesu \u2014 to sense grati\ufb01cation; patanti \u2014 they glide down; narake \u2014 into hell; asucau \u2014 unclean.<\/p>\n
atma-sambhavitah \u2014 self-complacent; stabdhah \u2014 impudent; dhana-mana \u2014 of wealth and false prestige; mada \u2014 in the delusion; anvitah \u2014 absorbed; yajante \u2014 they perform sacri\ufb01ce; nama \u2014 in name only; yajnaih \u2014 with sacri\ufb01ces; te \u2014 they; dambhena \u2014 out of pride; avidhi-purvakam \u2014 without following any rules and regulations.<\/p>\n
ahankaram \u2014 false ego; balam \u2014 strength; darpam \u2014 pride; kamam \u2014 lust; krodham \u2014 anger; ca \u2014 also; samsritah \u2014 having taken shelter of; mam \u2014 Me; atma \u2014 in their own; para \u2014 and in other; dehesu \u2014 bodies; pradvisantah \u2014 blaspheming; abhyasuyakah \u2014 envious.<\/p>\n
tan \u2014 those; aham \u2014 I; dvisatah \u2014 envious; kruran \u2014 mischievous; samsaresu \u2014 into the ocean of material existence; nara-adhaman \u2014 the lowest of mankind; ksipami \u2014 I put; ajasram \u2014 forever; asubhan \u2014 inauspicious; asurisu \u2014 demoniac; eva \u2014 certainly; yonisu \u2014 into the wombs.<\/p>\n
asurim \u2014 demoniac; yonim \u2014 species; apannah \u2014 gaining; mudhah \u2014 the foolish; janmani janmani \u2014 in birth after birth; mam \u2014 Me; aprapya \u2014 without achieving; eva \u2014 certainly; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; tatah \u2014 thereafter; yanti \u2014 go; adhamam \u2014 condemned; gatim \u2014 destination.<\/p>\n
tri-vidham \u2014 of three kinds; narakasya \u2014 of hell; idam \u2014 this; dvaram \u2014 gate; nasanam \u2014 destructive; atmanah \u2014 of the self; kamah \u2014 lust; krodhah \u2014 anger; tatha \u2014 as well as; lobhah \u2014 greed; tasmat \u2014 therefore; etat \u2014 these; trayam \u2014 three; tyajet \u2014 one must give up.<\/p>\n
etaih \u2014 from these; vimuktah \u2014 being liberated; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; tamah-dvaraih \u2014 from the gates of ignorance; tribhih \u2014 of three kinds; narah \u2014 a person; acarati \u2014 performs; atmanah \u2014 for the self; sreyah \u2014 benediction; tatah \u2014 thereafter; yati \u2014 he goes; param \u2014 to the supreme; gatim \u2014 destination.<\/p>\n
yah \u2014 anyone who; sastra-vidhim \u2014 the regulations of the scriptures; utsrjya \u2014 giving up; vartate \u2014 remains; kama-karatah \u2014 acting whimsically in lust; na \u2014 never; sah \u2014 he; siddhim \u2014 perfection; avapnoti \u2014 achieves; na \u2014 never; sukham \u2014 happiness; na \u2014 never; param \u2014 the supreme; gatim \u2014 perfectional stage.<\/p>\n
tasmat \u2014 therefore; sastram \u2014 the scriptures; pramanam \u2014 evidence; te \u2014 your; karya \u2014 duty; akarya \u2014 and forbidden activities; vyavasthitau \u2014 in determining; jnatva \u2014 knowing; sastra \u2014 of scripture; vidhana \u2014 the regulations; uktam \u2014 as declared; karma \u2014 work; kartum \u2014 do; iha \u2014 in this world; arhasi \u2014 you should.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; ye \u2014 those who; sastra-vidhim \u2014 the regulations of scripture; utsrjya \u2014 giving up; yajante \u2014 worship; sraddhaya \u2014 full faith; anvitah \u2014 possessed of; tesam \u2014 of them; nistha \u2014 the faith; tu \u2014 but; ka \u2014 what; krsna \u2014 O Krsna; sattvam \u2014 in goodness; aho \u2014 or else; rajah \u2014 in passion; tamah \u2014 in ignorance.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; tri-vidha \u2014 of three kinds; bhavati \u2014 becomes; sraddha \u2014 the faith; dehinam \u2014 of the embodied; sa \u2014 that; sva-bhava-ja \u2014 according to his mode of material nature; sattviki \u2014 in the mode of goodness; rajasi \u2014 in the mode of passion; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; tamasi \u2014 in the mode of ignorance; ca \u2014 and; iti \u2014 thus; tam \u2014 that; srnu \u2014 hear from Me.<\/p>\n
sattva-anurupa \u2014 according to the existence; sarvasya \u2014 of everyone; sraddha \u2014 faith; bhavati \u2014 becomes; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata; sraddha \u2014 faith; mayah \u2014 full of; ayam \u2014 this; purusah \u2014 living entity; yah \u2014 who; yat \u2014 having which; sraddhah \u2014 faith; sah \u2014 thus; eva \u2014 certainly; sah \u2014 he.<\/p>\n
yajante \u2014 worship; sattvikah \u2014 those who are in the mode of goodness; devan \u2014 demigods; yaksa-raksamsi \u2014 demons; rajasah \u2014 those who are in the mode of passion; pretan \u2014 spirits of the dead; bhuta-ganan \u2014 ghosts; ca \u2014 and; anye \u2014 others; yajante \u2014 worship; tamasah \u2014 in the mode of ignorance; janah \u2014 people.<\/p>\n
asastra \u2014 not in the scriptures; vihitam \u2014 directed; ghoram \u2014 harmful to others; tapyante \u2014 undergo; ye \u2014 those who; tapah \u2014 austerities; janah \u2014 persons; dambha \u2014 with pride; ahankara \u2014 and egoism; samyuktah \u2014 engaged; kama \u2014 of lust; raga \u2014 and attachment; bala \u2014 by the force; anvitah \u2014 impelled;<\/p>\n
karsayantah \u2014 tormenting; sarira-stham \u2014 situated within the body; bhuta-gramam \u2014 the combination of material elements; acetasah \u2014 having a misled mentality; mam \u2014 Me; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; antah \u2014 within; sarira-stham \u2014 situated in the body; tan \u2014 them; viddhi \u2014 understand; asura-niscayan \u2014 demons.<\/p>\n
aharah \u2014 eating; tu \u2014 certainly; api \u2014 also; sarvasya \u2014 of everyone; tri-vidhah \u2014 of three kinds; bhavati \u2014 there is; priyah \u2014 dear; yajnah \u2014 sacri\ufb01ce; tapah \u2014 austerity; tatha \u2014 also; danam \u2014 charity; tesam \u2014 of them; bhedam \u2014 the differences; imam \u2014 this; srnu \u2014 hear.<\/p>\n
ayuh \u2014 duration of life; sattva \u2014 existence; bala \u2014 strength; arogya \u2014 health; sukha \u2014 happiness; priti \u2014 and satisfaction; vivardhanah \u2014 increasing; rasyah \u2014 juicy; snigdhah \u2014 fatty; sthirah \u2014 enduring; hrdyah \u2014 pleasing to the heart; aharah \u2014 food; sattvika \u2014 to one in goodness; priyah \u2014 palatable.<\/p>\n
katu \u2014 bitter; amla \u2014 sour; lavana \u2014 salty; ati-usna \u2014 very hot; tiksna \u2014 pungent; ruksa \u2014 dry; vidahinah \u2014 burning; aharah \u2014 food; rajasasya \u2014 to one in the mode of passion; istah \u2014 palatable; duhkha \u2014 distress; soka \u2014 misery; amaya \u2014 disease; pradah \u2014 causing.<\/p>\n
yata-yamam \u2014 food cooked three hours before being eaten; gata-rasam \u2014 tasteless; puti \u2014 bad-smelling; paryusitam \u2014 decomposed; ca \u2014 also; yat \u2014 that which; ucchistam \u2014 remnants of food eaten by others; api \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; amedhyam \u2014 untouchable; bhojanam \u2014 eating; tamasa \u2014 to one in the mode of darkness; priyam \u2014 dear.<\/p>\n
aphala-akanksibhih \u2014 by those devoid of desire for result; yajnah \u2014 sacri\ufb01ce; vidhi-distah \u2014 according to the direction of scripture; yah \u2014 which; ijyate \u2014 is performed; yastavyam \u2014 must be performed; eva \u2014 certainly; iti \u2014 thus; manah \u2014 mind; samadhaya \u2014 \ufb01xing; sah \u2014 it; sattvikah \u2014 in the mode of goodness.<\/p>\n
abhisandhaya \u2014 desiring; tu \u2014 but; phalam \u2014 the result; dambha \u2014 pride; artham \u2014 for the sake of; api \u2014 also; ca \u2014 and; eva \u2014 certainly; yat \u2014 that which; ijyate \u2014 is performed; bharata-srestha \u2014 O chief of the Bharatas; tam \u2014 that; yajnam \u2014 sacri\ufb01ce; viddhi \u2014 know; rajasam \u2014 in the mode of passion.<\/p>\n
vidhi-hinam \u2014 without scriptural direction; asrsta-annam \u2014 without distribution of prasadam; mantra-hinam \u2014 with no chanting of the Vedic hymns; adaksinam \u2014 with no remunerations to the priests; sraddha \u2014 faith; virahitam \u2014 without; yajnam \u2014 sacri\ufb01ce; tamasam \u2014 in the mode of ignorance; paricaksate \u2014 is to be considered.<\/p>\n
deva \u2014 of the Supreme Lord; dvija \u2014 the brahmanas; guru \u2014 the spiritual master; prajna \u2014 and worshipable personalities; pujanam \u2014 worship; saucam \u2014 cleanliness; arjavam \u2014 simplicity; brahmacaryam \u2014 celibacy; ahimsa \u2014 nonviolence; ca \u2014 also; sariram \u2014 pertaining to the body; tapah \u2014 austerity; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
anudvega-karam \u2014 not agitating; vakyam \u2014 words; satyam \u2014 truthful; priya \u2014 dear; hitam \u2014 bene\ufb01cial; ca \u2014 also; yat \u2014 which; svadhyaya \u2014 of Vedic study; abhyasanam \u2014 practice; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; vak-mayam \u2014 of the voice; tapah \u2014 austerity; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
manah-prasadah \u2014 satisfaction of the mind; saumyatvam \u2014 being without duplicity towards others; maunam \u2014 gravity; atma \u2014 of the self; vinigrahah \u2014 control; bhava \u2014 of one\u2019s nature; samsuddhih \u2014 puri\ufb01cation; iti \u2014 thus; etat \u2014 this; tapah \u2014 austerity; manasam \u2014 of the mind; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
sraddhaya \u2014 with faith; paraya \u2014 transcendental; taptam \u2014 executed; tapah \u2014 austerity; tat \u2014 that; tri-vidham \u2014 of three kinds; naraih \u2014 by men; aphala-akanksibhih \u2014 who are without desires for fruits; yuktaih \u2014 engaged; sattvikam \u2014 in the mode of goodness; paricaksate \u2014 is called.<\/p>\n
sat-kara \u2014 respect; mana \u2014 honor; puja \u2014 and worship; artham \u2014 for the sake of; tapah \u2014 austerity; dambhena \u2014 with pride; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; yat \u2014 which; kriyate \u2014 is performed; tat \u2014 that; iha \u2014 in this world; proktam \u2014 is said; rajasam \u2014 in the mode of passion; calam \u2014 \ufb02ickering; adhruvam \u2014 temporary.<\/p>\n
mudha \u2014 foolish; grahena \u2014 with endeavor; atmanah \u2014 of one\u2019s own self; yat \u2014 which; pidaya \u2014 by torture; kriyate \u2014 is performed; tapah \u2014 penance; parasya \u2014 to others; utsadana-artham \u2014 for the sake of causing annihilation; va \u2014 or; tat \u2014 that; tamasam \u2014 in the mode of darkness; udahrtam \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
datavyam \u2014 worth giving; iti \u2014 thus; yat \u2014 that which; danam \u2014 charity; diyate \u2014 is given; anupakarine \u2014 irrespective of return; dese \u2014 in a proper place; kale \u2014 at a proper time; ca \u2014 also; patre \u2014 to a suitable person; ca \u2014 and; tat \u2014 that; danam \u2014 charity; sattvikam \u2014 in the mode of goodness; smrtam \u2014 is considered.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 that which; tu \u2014 but; prati-upakara-artham \u2014 for the sake of getting some return; phalam \u2014 a result; uddisya \u2014 desiring; va \u2014 or; punah \u2014 again; diyate \u2014 is given; ca \u2014 also; pariklistam \u2014 grudgingly; tat \u2014 that; danam \u2014 charity; rajasam \u2014 in the mode of passion; smrtam \u2014 is understood to be.<\/p>\n
adesa \u2014 at an unpuri\ufb01ed place; kale \u2014 and unpuri\ufb01ed time; yat \u2014 that which; danam \u2014 charity; apatrebhyah \u2014 to unworthy persons; ca \u2014 also; diyate \u2014 is given; asat-krtam \u2014 without respect; avajnatam \u2014 without proper attention; tat \u2014 that; tamasam \u2014 in the mode of darkness; udahrtam \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
om \u2014 indication of the Supreme; tat \u2014 that; sat \u2014 eternal; iti \u2014 thus; nirdesah \u2014 indication; brahmanah \u2014 of the Supreme; tri-vidhah \u2014 threefold; smrtah \u2014 is considered; brahmanah \u2014 the brahmanas; tena \u2014 with that; vedah \u2014 the Vedic literature; ca \u2014 also; yajnah \u2014 sacri\ufb01ce; ca \u2014 also; vihitah \u2014 used; pura \u2014 formerly.<\/p>\n
tasmat \u2014 therefore; om \u2014 beginning with om; iti \u2014 thus; udahrtya \u2014 indicating; yajna \u2014 of sacri\ufb01ce; dana \u2014 charity; tapah \u2014 and penance; kriyah \u2014 performances; pravartante \u2014 begin; vidhana-uktah \u2014 according to scriptural regulation; satatam \u2014 always; brahma-vadinam \u2014 of the transcendentalists.<\/p>\n
tat \u2014 that; iti \u2014 thus; anabhisandhaya \u2014 without desiring; phalam \u2014 the fruitive result; yajna \u2014 of sacri\ufb01ce; tapah \u2014 and penance; kriyah \u2014 activities; dana \u2014 of charity; kriyah \u2014 activities; ca \u2014 also; vividhah \u2014 various; kriyante \u2014 are done; moksa-kanksibhih \u2014 by those who actually desire liberation.<\/p>\n
sat-bhave \u2014 in the sense of the nature of the Supreme; sadhu-bhave \u2014 in the sense of the nature of the devotee; ca \u2014 also; sat \u2014 the word sat; iti \u2014 thus; etat \u2014 this; prayujyate \u2014 is used; prasaste \u2014 in bona \ufb01de; karmani \u2014 activities; tatha \u2014 also; sat-sabdah \u2014 the sound sat; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; yujyate \u2014 is used;
\nyajne \u2014 in sacri\ufb01ce; tapasi \u2014 in penance; dane \u2014 in charity; ca \u2014 also; sthitih \u2014 the situation; sat \u2014 the Supreme; iti \u2014 thus; ca \u2014 and; ucyate \u2014 is pronounced; karma \u2014 work; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; tat \u2014 for that; arthiyam \u2014 meant; sat \u2014 the Supreme; iti \u2014 thus; eva \u2014 certainly; abhidhiyate \u2014 is indicated.<\/p>\n
asraddhaya \u2014 without faith; hutam \u2014 offered in sacri\ufb01ce; dattam \u2014 given; tapah \u2014 penance; taptam \u2014 executed; krtam \u2014 performed; ca \u2014 also; yat \u2014 that which; asat \u2014 false; iti \u2014 thus; ucyate \u2014 is said to be; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 also; tat \u2014 that; pretya \u2014 after death; na u \u2014 nor; iha \u2014 in this life.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; sannyasasya \u2014 of renunciation; maha-baho \u2014 O mighty-armed one; tattvam \u2014 the truth; icchami \u2014 I wish; veditum \u2014 to understand; tyagasya \u2014 of renunciation; ca \u2014 also;
\nprthak \u2014 differently; kesi-nisudana \u2014 O killer of the Kesi demon.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan uvaca \u2014 the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; kamyanam \u2014 with desire; karmanam \u2014 of activities; nyasam \u2014 renunciation; sannyasam \u2014 the renounced order of life; kavayah \u2014 the learned; viduh \u2014 know; sarva \u2014 of all; karma \u2014 activities; phala \u2014 of results; tyagam \u2014 renunciation; prahuh \u2014 call; tyagam \u2014 renunciation; vicaksanah \u2014 the experienced.<\/p>\n
tyajyam \u2014 must be given up; dosa-vat \u2014 as an evil; iti \u2014 thus; eke \u2014 one group; karma \u2014 work; prahuh \u2014 they say; manisinah \u2014 great thinkers; yajna \u2014 of sacri\ufb01ce; dana \u2014 charity; tapah \u2014 and penance; karma \u2014 works; na \u2014 never; tyajyam \u2014 are to be given up; iti \u2014 thus; ca \u2014 and; apare \u2014 others.<\/p>\n
niscayam \u2014 certainty; srnu \u2014 hear; me \u2014 from Me; tatra \u2014 therein; tyage \u2014 in the matter of renunciation; bharata-sat-tama \u2014 O best of the Bharatas; tyagah \u2014 renunciation; hi \u2014 certainly; purusa-vyaghra \u2014 O tiger among human beings; tri-vidhah \u2014 of three kinds; samprakirtitah \u2014 is declared.<\/p>\n
yajna \u2014 of sacri\ufb01ce; dana \u2014 charity; tapah \u2014 and penance; karma \u2014 activity; na \u2014 never; tyajyam \u2014 to be given up; karyam \u2014 must be done; eva \u2014 certainly; tat \u2014 that; yajnah \u2014 sacri\ufb01ce; danam \u2014 charity; tapah \u2014 penance; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; pavanani \u2014 purifying; manisinam \u2014 even for the great souls.<\/p>\n
etani \u2014 all these; api \u2014 certainly; tu \u2014 but; karmani \u2014 activities; sangam \u2014 association; tyaktva \u2014 renouncing; phalani \u2014 results; ca \u2014 also; kartavyani \u2014 should be done as duty; iti \u2014 thus; me \u2014 My; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; niscitam \u2014 de\ufb01nite; matam \u2014 opinion; uttamam \u2014 the best.<\/p>\n
niyatasya \u2014 prescribed; tu \u2014 but; sannyasah \u2014 renunciation; karmanah \u2014 of activities; na \u2014 never; upapadyate \u2014 is deserved; mohat \u2014 by illusion; tasya \u2014 of them; parityagah \u2014 renunciation; tamasah \u2014 in the mode of ignorance; parikirtitah \u2014 is declared.<\/p>\n
duhkham \u2014 unhappy; iti \u2014 thus; eva \u2014 certainly; yat \u2014 which; karma \u2014 work; kaya \u2014 for the body; klesa \u2014 trouble; bhayat \u2014 out of fear; tyajet \u2014 gives up; sah \u2014 he; krtva \u2014 after doing; rajasam \u2014 in the mode of passion; tyagam \u2014 renunciation; na \u2014 not; eva \u2014 certainly; tyaga \u2014 of renunciation; phalam \u2014 the results; labhet \u2014 gains.<\/p>\n
karyam \u2014 it must be done; iti \u2014 thus; eva \u2014 indeed; yat \u2014 which; karma \u2014 work; niyatam \u2014 prescribed; kriyate \u2014 is performed; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; sangam \u2014 association; tyaktva \u2014 giving up; phalam \u2014 the result; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; sah \u2014 that; tyagah \u2014 renunciation; sattvikah \u2014 in the mode of goodness; matah \u2014 in My opinion.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 never; dvesti \u2014 hates; akusalam \u2014 inauspicious; karma \u2014 work; kusale \u2014 in the auspicious; na \u2014 nor; anusajjate \u2014 becomes attached; tyagi \u2014 the renouncer; sattva \u2014 in goodness; samavistah \u2014 absorbed; medhavi \u2014 intelligent; chinna \u2014 having cut off; samsayah \u2014 all doubts.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 never; hi \u2014 certainly; deha-bhrta \u2014 by the embodied; sakyam \u2014 is possible; tyaktum \u2014 to be renounced; karmani \u2014 activities; asesatah \u2014 altogether; yah \u2014 anyone who; tu \u2014 but; karma \u2014 of work; phala \u2014 of the result; tyagi \u2014 the renouncer; sah \u2014 he; tyagi \u2014 the renouncer; iti \u2014 thus; abhidhiyate \u2014 is said.<\/p>\n
anistam \u2014 leading to hell; istam \u2014 leading to heaven; misram \u2014 mixed; ca \u2014 and; tri-vidham \u2014 of three kinds; karmanah \u2014 of work; phalam \u2014 the result; bhavati \u2014 comes; atyaginam \u2014 for those who are not renounced; pretya \u2014 after death; na \u2014 not; tu \u2014 but; sannyasinam \u2014 for the renounced order; kvacit \u2014 at any time.<\/p>\n
panca \u2014 \ufb01ve; etani \u2014 these; maha-baho \u2014 O mighty-armed one; karanani \u2014 causes; nibodha \u2014 just understand; me \u2014 from Me; sankhye \u2014 in the Vedanta; krta-ante \u2014 in the conclusion; proktani \u2014 said; siddhaye \u2014 for the perfection; sarva \u2014 of all; karmanam \u2014 activities.<\/p>\n
adhisthanam \u2014 the place; tatha \u2014 also; karta \u2014 the worker; karanam \u2014 instruments; ca \u2014 and; prthak-vidham \u2014 of different kinds; vividhah \u2014 various; ca \u2014 and; prthak \u2014 separate; cestah \u2014 the endeavors; daivam \u2014 the Supreme; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; atra \u2014 here; pancamam \u2014 the \ufb01fth.<\/p>\n
sarira \u2014 by the body; vak \u2014 speech; manobhih \u2014 and mind; yat \u2014 which; karma \u2014 work; prarabhate \u2014 begins; narah \u2014 a person; nyayyam \u2014 right; va \u2014 or; viparitam \u2014 the opposite; va \u2014 or; panca \u2014 \ufb01ve; ete \u2014 all these; tasya \u2014 its; hetavah \u2014 causes.<\/p>\n
tatra \u2014 there; evam \u2014 thus; sati \u2014 being; kartaram \u2014 the worker; atmanam \u2014 himself; kevalam \u2014 only; tu \u2014 but; yah \u2014 anyone who; pasyati \u2014 sees; akrta-buddhitvat \u2014 due to unintelligence; na \u2014 never; sah \u2014 he; pasyati \u2014 sees; durmatih \u2014 foolish.<\/p>\n
yasya \u2014 one whose; na \u2014 never; ahankrtah \u2014 of false ego; bhavah \u2014 nature; buddhih \u2014 intelligence; yasya \u2014 one whose; na \u2014 never; lipyate \u2014 is attached; hatva \u2014 killing; api \u2014 even; sah \u2014 he; iman \u2014 this; lokan \u2014 world; na \u2014 never; hanti \u2014 kills; na \u2014 never; nibadhyate \u2014 becomes entangled.<\/p>\n
jnanam \u2014 knowledge; jneyam \u2014 the objective of knowledge; parijnata \u2014 the knower; tri-vidha \u2014 of three kinds; karma \u2014 of work; codana \u2014 the impetus; karanam \u2014 the senses; karma \u2014 the work; karta \u2014 the doer; iti \u2014 thus; tri-vidhah \u2014 of three kinds; karma \u2014 of work; sangrahah \u2014 the accumulation.<\/p>\n
jnanam \u2014 knowledge; karma \u2014 work; ca \u2014 also; karta \u2014 worker; ca \u2014 also; tridha \u2014 of three kinds; eva \u2014 certainly; guna-bhedatah \u2014 in terms of different modes of material nature; procyate \u2014 are said; guna-sankhyane \u2014 in terms of different modes; yatha-vat \u2014 as they are; srnu \u2014 hear; tani \u2014 all of them; api \u2014 also.<\/p>\n
sarva-bhutesu \u2014 in all living entities; yena \u2014 by which; ekam \u2014 one; bhavam \u2014 situation; avyayam \u2014 imperishable; iksate \u2014 one sees; avibhaktam \u2014 undivided; vibhaktesu \u2014 in the numberless divided; tat \u2014 that; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; viddhi \u2014 know; sattvikam \u2014 in the mode of goodness.<\/p>\n
prthaktvena \u2014 because of division; tu \u2014 but; yat \u2014 which; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; nana-bhavan \u2014 multifarious situations; prthak-vidhan \u2014 different; vetti \u2014 knows; sarvesu \u2014 in all; bhutesu \u2014 living entities; tat \u2014 that; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; viddhi \u2014 must be known; rajasam \u2014 in terms of passion.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 that which; tu \u2014 but; krtsna-vat \u2014 as all in all; ekasmin \u2014 in one; karye \u2014 work; saktam \u2014 attached; ahaitukam \u2014 without cause; atattva-artha-vat \u2014 without knowledge of reality; alpam \u2014 very meager; ca \u2014 and; tat \u2014 that; tamasam \u2014 in the mode of darkness; udahrtam \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
niyatam \u2014 regulated; sanga-rahitam \u2014 without attachment; araga-dvesatah \u2014 without love or hatred; krtam \u2014 done; aphala-prepsuna \u2014 by one without desire for fruitive result; karma \u2014 action; yat \u2014 which; tat \u2014 that; sattvikam \u2014 in the mode of goodness; ucyate \u2014 is called.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 that which; tu \u2014 but; kama-ipsuna \u2014 by one with desires for fruitive results; karma \u2014 work; sa-ahankarena \u2014 with ego; va \u2014 or; punah \u2014 again; kriyate \u2014 is performed; bahula-ayasam \u2014 with great labor; tat \u2014 that; rajasam \u2014 in the mode of passion; udahrtam \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
anubandham \u2014 of future bondage; ksayam \u2014 destruction; himsam \u2014 and distress to others; anapeksya \u2014 without considering the consequences; ca \u2014 also; paurusam \u2014 self-sanctioned; mohat \u2014 by illusion; arabhyate \u2014 is begun; karma \u2014 work; yat \u2014 which; tat \u2014 that; tamasam \u2014 in the mode of ignorance; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
mukta-sangah \u2014 liberated from all material association; anaham-vadi \u2014 without false ego; dhrti \u2014 with determination; utsaha \u2014 and great enthusiasm; samanvitah \u2014 quali\ufb01ed; siddhi \u2014 in perfection; asiddhyoh \u2014 and failure; nirvikarah \u2014 without change; karta \u2014 worker; sattvikah \u2014 in the mode of goodness; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
ragi \u2014 very much attached; karma-phala \u2014 the fruit of the work; prepsuh \u2014 desiring; lubdhah \u2014 greedy; himsa-atmakah \u2014 always envious; asucih \u2014 unclean; harsa-soka-anvitah \u2014 subject to joy and sorrow; karta \u2014 such a worker; rajasah \u2014 in the mode of passion; parikirtitah \u2014 is declared.<\/p>\n
ayuktah \u2014 not referring to the scriptural injunctions; prakrtah \u2014 materialistic; stabdhah \u2014 obstinate; sathah \u2014 deceitful; naiskrtikah \u2014 expert in insulting others; alasah \u2014 lazy; visadi \u2014 morose; dirgha-sutri \u2014 procrastinating; ca \u2014 also; karta \u2014 worker; tamasah \u2014 in the mode of ignorance; ucyate \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
buddheh \u2014 of intelligence; bhedam \u2014 the differences; dhrteh \u2014 of steadiness; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; gunatah \u2014 by the modes of material nature; tri-vidham \u2014 of three kinds; srnu \u2014 just hear; procyamanam \u2014 as described by Me; asesena \u2014 in detail; prthaktvena \u2014 differently; dhanam-jaya \u2014 O winner of wealth.<\/p>\n
pravrttim \u2014 doing; ca \u2014 also; nivrttim \u2014 not doing; ca \u2014 and; karya \u2014 what ought to be done; akarye \u2014 and what ought not to be done; bhaya \u2014 fear; abhaye \u2014 and fearlessness; bandham \u2014 bondage; moksam \u2014 liberation; ca \u2014 and; ya \u2014 that which; vetti \u2014 knows; buddhih \u2014 understanding; sa \u2014 that; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; sattviki \u2014 in the mode of goodness.<\/p>\n
yaya \u2014 by which; dharmam \u2014 the principles of religion; adharmam \u2014 irreligion; ca \u2014 and; karyam \u2014 what ought to be done; ca \u2014 also; akaryam \u2014 what ought not to be done; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; ayatha-vat \u2014 imperfectly; prajanati \u2014 knows; buddhih \u2014 intelligence; sa \u2014 that; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; rajasi \u2014 in the mode of passion.<\/p>\n
adharmam \u2014 irreligion; dharmam \u2014 religion; iti \u2014 thus; ya \u2014 which; manyate \u2014 thinks; tamasa \u2014 by illusion; avrta \u2014 covered; sarva-arthan \u2014 all things; viparitan \u2014 in the wrong direction; ca \u2014 also; buddhih \u2014 intelligence; sa \u2014 that; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; tamasi \u2014 in the mode of ignorance.<\/p>\n
dhrtya \u2014 determination; yaya \u2014 by which; dharayate \u2014 one sustains; manah \u2014 of the mind; prana \u2014 life; indriya \u2014 and senses; kriyah \u2014 the activities; yogena \u2014 by yoga practice; avyabhicarinya \u2014 without any break; dhrtih \u2014 determination; sa \u2014 that; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; sattviki \u2014 in the mode of goodness.<\/p>\n
yaya \u2014 by which; tu \u2014 but; dharma \u2014 religiosity; kama \u2014 sense grati\ufb01cation; arthan \u2014 and economic development; dhrtya \u2014 by determination; dharayate \u2014 one sustains; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; prasangena \u2014 because of attachment; phala-akanksi \u2014 desiring fruitive results; dhrtih \u2014 determination; sa \u2014 that; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; rajasi \u2014 in the mode of passion.<\/p>\n
yaya \u2014 by which; svapnam \u2014 dreaming; bhayam \u2014 fearfulness; sokam \u2014 lamentation; visadam \u2014 moroseness; madam \u2014 illusion; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 also; na \u2014 never; vimuncati \u2014 one gives up; durmedha \u2014 unintelligent; dhrtih \u2014 determination; sa \u2014 that; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; tamasi \u2014 in the mode of ignorance.<\/p>\n
sukham \u2014 happiness; tu \u2014 but; idanim \u2014 now; tri-vidham \u2014 of three kinds; srnu \u2014 hear; me \u2014 from Me; bharata-rsabha \u2014 O best amongst the Bharatas; abhyasat \u2014 by practice; ramate \u2014 one enjoys; yatra \u2014 where; duhkha \u2014 of distress; antam \u2014 the end; ca \u2014 also; nigacchati \u2014 gains.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 which; tat \u2014 that; agre \u2014 in the beginning; visam iva \u2014 like poison; pariname \u2014 at the end; amrta \u2014 nectar; upamam \u2014 compared to; tat \u2014 that; sukham \u2014 happiness; sattvikam \u2014 in the mode of goodness; proktam \u2014 is said; atma \u2014 in the self; buddhi \u2014 of intelligence; prasada-jam \u2014 born of the satisfaction.<\/p>\n
visaya \u2014 of the objects of the senses; indriya \u2014 and the senses; samyogat \u2014 from the combination; yat \u2014 which; tat \u2014 that; agre \u2014 in the beginning; amrta-upamam \u2014 just like nectar; pariname \u2014 at the end; visam iva \u2014 like poison; tat \u2014 that; sukham \u2014 happiness; rajasam \u2014 in the mode of passion; smrtam \u2014 is considered.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 that which; agre \u2014 in the beginning; ca \u2014 also; anubandhe \u2014 at the end; ca \u2014 also; sukham \u2014 happiness; mohanam \u2014 illusory; atmanah \u2014 of the self; nidra \u2014 sleep; alasya \u2014 laziness; pramada \u2014 and illusion; uttham \u2014 produced of; tat \u2014 that; tamasam \u2014 in the mode of ignorance; udahrtam \u2014 is said to be.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 not; tat \u2014 that; asti \u2014 there is; prthivyam \u2014 on the earth; va \u2014 or; divi \u2014 in the higher planetary system; devesu \u2014 amongst the demigods; va \u2014 or; punah \u2014 again; sattvam \u2014 existence; prakrti-jaih \u2014 born of material nature; muktam \u2014 liberated; yat \u2014 that; ebhih \u2014 from the in\ufb02uence of these; syat \u2014 is; tribhih \u2014 three; gunaih \u2014 modes of material nature.<\/p>\n
brahmana \u2014 of the brahmanas; ksatriya \u2014 the ksatriyas; visam \u2014 and the vaisyas; sudranam \u2014 of the sudras; ca \u2014 and; param-tapa \u2014 O subduer of the enemies; karmani \u2014 the activities; pravibhaktani \u2014 are divided; svabhava \u2014 their own nature; prabhavaih \u2014 born of; gunaih \u2014 by the modes of material nature.<\/p>\n
samah \u2014 peacefulness; damah \u2014 self-control; tapah \u2014 austerity; saucam \u2014 purity; ksantih \u2014 tolerance; arjavam \u2014 honesty; eva \u2014 certainly; ca \u2014 and;
\njnanam \u2014 knowledge; vijnanam \u2014 wisdom; astikyam \u2014 religiousness; brahma \u2014 of a brahmana; karma \u2014 duty; svabhava-jam \u2014 born of his own nature.<\/p>\n
sauryam \u2014 heroism; tejah \u2014 power; dhrtih \u2014 determination; daksyam \u2014 resourcefulness; yuddhe \u2014 in battle; ca \u2014 and; api \u2014 also; apalayanam \u2014 not \ufb02eeing; danam \u2014 generosity; isvara \u2014 of leadership; bhavah \u2014 the nature; ca \u2014 and; ksatram \u2014 of a ksatriya; karma \u2014 duty; svabhava-jam \u2014 born of his own nature.<\/p>\n
krsi \u2014 plowing; go \u2014 of cows; raksya \u2014 protection; vanijyam \u2014 trade; vaisya \u2014 of a vaisya; karma \u2014 duty; svabhava-jam \u2014 born of his own nature; paricarya \u2014 service; atmakam \u2014 consisting of; karma \u2014 duty; sudrasya \u2014 of the sudra; api \u2014 also; svabhava-jam \u2014 born of his own nature.<\/p>\n
sve sve \u2014 each his own; karmani \u2014 work; abhiratah \u2014 following; samsiddhim \u2014 perfection; labhate \u2014 achieves; narah \u2014 a man; sva-karma \u2014 in his own duty; niratah \u2014 engaged; siddhim \u2014 perfection; yatha \u2014 as; vindati \u2014 attains; tat \u2014 that; srnu \u2014 listen.<\/p>\n
yatah \u2014 from whom; pravrttih \u2014 the emanation; bhutanam \u2014 of all living entities; yena \u2014 by whom; sarvam \u2014 all; idam \u2014 this; tatam \u2014 is pervaded; sva-karmana \u2014 by his own duties; tam \u2014 Him; abhyarcya \u2014 by worshiping; siddhim \u2014 perfection; vindati \u2014 achieves; manavah \u2014 a man.<\/p>\n
sreyan \u2014 better; sva-dharmah \u2014 one\u2019s own occupation; vigunah \u2014 imperfectly performed; para-dharmat \u2014 than another\u2019s occupation; su-anusthitat \u2014 perfectly done; svabhava-niyatam \u2014 prescribed according to one\u2019s nature; karma \u2014 work; kurvan \u2014 performing; na \u2014 never; apnoti \u2014 achieves; kilbisam \u2014 sinful reactions.<\/p>\n
saha-jam \u2014 born simultaneously; karma \u2014 work; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; sa-dosam \u2014 with fault; api \u2014 although; na \u2014 never; tyajet \u2014 one should give up; sarva-arambhah \u2014 all ventures; hi \u2014 certainly; dosena \u2014 with fault; dhumena \u2014 with smoke; agnih \u2014 \ufb01re; iva \u2014 as; avrtah \u2014 covered.<\/p>\n
asakta-buddhih \u2014 having unattached intelligence; sarvatra \u2014 everywhere; jita-atma \u2014 having control of the mind; vigata-sprhah \u2014 without material desires; naiskarmya-siddhim \u2014 the perfection of nonreaction; paramam \u2014 supreme; sannyasena \u2014 by the renounced order of life; adhigacchati \u2014 one attains.<\/p>\n
siddhim \u2014 perfection; praptah \u2014 achieving; yatha \u2014 as; brahma \u2014 the Supreme; tatha \u2014 so; apnoti \u2014 one achieves; nibodha \u2014 try to understand; me \u2014 from Me; samasena \u2014 summarily; eva \u2014 certainly; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; nistha \u2014 the stage; jnanasya \u2014 of knowledge; ya \u2014 which; para \u2014 transcendental.<\/p>\n
buddhya \u2014 with the intelligence; visuddhaya \u2014 fully puri\ufb01ed; yuktah \u2014 engaged; dhrtya \u2014 by determination; atmanam \u2014 the self; niyamya \u2014 regulating; ca \u2014 also; sabda-adin \u2014 such as sound; visayan \u2014 the sense objects; tyaktva \u2014 giving up; raga \u2014 attachment; dvesau \u2014 and hatred; vyudasya \u2014 laying aside; ca \u2014 also; vivikta-sevi \u2014 living in a secluded place; laghu-asi \u2014 eating a small quantity; yata \u2014 having controlled; vak \u2014 speech; kaya \u2014 body; manasah \u2014 and mind; dhyana-yoga-parah \u2014 absorbed in trance; nityam \u2014 twenty-four hours a day; vairagyam \u2014 detachment; samupasritah \u2014 having taken shelter of; ahankaram \u2014 false ego; balam \u2014 false strength; darpam \u2014 false pride; kamam \u2014 lust; krodham \u2014 anger; parigraham \u2014 and acceptance of material things; vimucya \u2014 being delivered from; nirmamah \u2014 without a sense of proprietorship; santah \u2014 peaceful; brahma-bhuyaya \u2014 for self-realization; kalpate \u2014 is quali\ufb01ed.<\/p>\n
brahma-bhutah \u2014 being one with the Absolute; prasanna-atma \u2014 fully joyful; na \u2014 never; socati \u2014 laments; na \u2014 never; kanksati \u2014 desires; samah \u2014 equally disposed; sarvesu \u2014 to all; bhutesu \u2014 living entities; mat-bhaktim \u2014 My devotional service; labhate \u2014 gains; param \u2014 transcendental.<\/p>\n
bhaktya \u2014 by pure devotional service; mam \u2014 Me; abhijanati \u2014 one can know; yavan \u2014 as much as; yah ca asmi \u2014 as I am; tattvatah \u2014 in truth; tatah \u2014 thereafter; mam \u2014 Me; tattvatah \u2014 in truth; jnatva \u2014 knowing; visate \u2014 he enters; tat-anantaram \u2014 thereafter.<\/p>\n
sarva \u2014 all; karmani \u2014 activities; api \u2014 although; sada \u2014 always; kurvanah \u2014 performing; mat-vyapasrayah \u2014 under My protection; mat-prasadat \u2014 by My mercy; avapnoti \u2014 one achieves; sasvatam \u2014 the eternal; padam \u2014 abode; avyayam \u2014 imperishable.<\/p>\n
cetasa \u2014 by intelligence; sarva-karmani \u2014 all kinds of activities; mayi \u2014 unto Me; sannyasya \u2014 giving up; mat-parah \u2014 under My protection; buddhi-yogam \u2014 devotional activities; upasritya \u2014 taking shelter of; mat-cittah \u2014 in consciousness of Me; satatam \u2014 twenty-four hours a day; bhava \u2014 just become.<\/p>\n
mat \u2014 of Me; cittah \u2014 being in consciousness; sarva \u2014 all; durgani \u2014 impediments; mat-prasadat \u2014 by My mercy; tarisyasi \u2014 you will overcome; atha \u2014 but; cet \u2014 if; tvam \u2014 you; ahankarat \u2014 by false ego; na srosyasi \u2014 do not hear; vinanksyasi \u2014 you will be lost.<\/p>\n
yat \u2014 if; ahankaram \u2014 of false ego; asritya \u2014 taking shelter; na yotsye \u2014 I shall not \ufb01ght; iti \u2014 thus; manyase \u2014 you think; mithya esah \u2014 this is all false; vyavasayah \u2014 determination; te \u2014 your; prakrtih \u2014 material nature; tvam \u2014 you; niyoksyati \u2014 will engage.<\/p>\n
svabhava-jena \u2014 born of your own nature; kaunteya \u2014 O son of Kunti; nibaddhah \u2014 conditioned; svena \u2014 by your own; karmana \u2014 activities; kartum \u2014 to do; na \u2014 not; icchasi \u2014 you like; yat \u2014 that which; mohat \u2014 by illusion; karisyasi \u2014 you will do; avasah \u2014 involuntarily; api \u2014 even; tat \u2014 that.<\/p>\n
isvarah \u2014 the Supreme Lord; sarva-bhutanam \u2014 of all living entities; hrt-dese \u2014 in the location of the heart; arjuna \u2014 O Arjuna; tisthati \u2014 resides; bhramayan \u2014 causing to travel; sarva-bhutani \u2014 all living entities; yantra \u2014 on a machine; arudhani \u2014 being placed; mayaya \u2014 under the spell of material energy.<\/p>\n
tam \u2014 unto Him; eva \u2014 certainly; saranam gaccha \u2014 surrender; sarva-bhavena \u2014 in all respects; bharata \u2014 O son of Bharata; tat-prasadat \u2014 by His grace; param \u2014 transcendental; santim \u2014 peace; sthanam \u2014 the abode; prapsyasi \u2014 you will get; sasvatam \u2014 eternal.<\/p>\n
iti \u2014 thus; te \u2014 unto you; jnanam \u2014 knowledge; akhyatam \u2014 described; guhyat \u2014 than con\ufb01dential; guhya-taram \u2014 still more con\ufb01dential; maya \u2014 by Me; vimrsya \u2014 deliberating; etat \u2014 on this; asesena \u2014 fully; yatha \u2014 as; icchasi \u2014 you like; tatha \u2014 that; kuru \u2014 perform.<\/p>\n
sarva-guhya-tamam \u2014 the most con\ufb01dential of all; bhuyah \u2014 again; srnu \u2014 just hear; me \u2014 from Me; paramam \u2014 the supreme; vacah \u2014 instruction; istah asi \u2014 you are dear; me \u2014 to Me; drdham \u2014 very; iti \u2014 thus; tatah \u2014 therefore; vaksyami \u2014 I am speaking; te \u2014 for your; hitam \u2014 bene\ufb01t.<\/p>\n
mat-manah \u2014 thinking of Me; bhava \u2014 just become; mat-bhaktah \u2014 My devotee; mat-yaji \u2014 My worshiper; mam \u2014 unto Me; namaskuru \u2014 offer your obeisances; mam \u2014 unto Me; eva \u2014 certainly; esyasi \u2014 you will come; satyam \u2014 truly; te \u2014 to you; pratijane \u2014 I promise; priyah \u2014 dear; asi \u2014 you are; me \u2014 to Me.<\/p>\n
sarva-dharman \u2014 all varieties of religion; parityajya \u2014 abandoning;
\nmam \u2014 unto Me; ekam \u2014 only; saranam \u2014 for surrender; vraja \u2014 go;
\naham \u2014 I; tvam \u2014 you; sarva \u2014 all; papebhyah \u2014 from sinful reactions;
\nmoksayisyami \u2014 will deliver; ma \u2014 do not; sucah \u2014 worry.<\/p>\n
idam \u2014 this; te \u2014 by you; na \u2014 never; atapaskaya \u2014 to one who is not austere; na \u2014 never; abhaktaya \u2014 to one who is not a devotee; kadacana \u2014 at any time; na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 also; asusrusave \u2014 to one who is not engaged in devotional service; vacyam \u2014 to be spoken; na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 also; mam \u2014 toward Me; yah \u2014 anyone who; abhyasuyati \u2014 is envious.<\/p>\n
yah \u2014 anyone who; idam \u2014 this; paramam \u2014 most; guhyam \u2014 con\ufb01dential secret; mat \u2014 of Mine; bhaktesu \u2014 amongst devotees; abhidhasyati \u2014 explains; bhaktim \u2014 devotional service; mayi \u2014 unto Me; param \u2014 transcendental; krtva \u2014 doing; mam \u2014 unto Me; eva \u2014 certainly; esyati \u2014 comes; asamsayah \u2014 without doubt.<\/p>\n
na \u2014 never; ca \u2014 and; tasmat \u2014 than him; manusyesu \u2014 among men; kascit \u2014 anyone; me \u2014 to Me; priya-krt-tamah \u2014 more dear; bhavita \u2014 will become; na \u2014 nor; ca \u2014 and; me \u2014 to Me; tasmat \u2014 than him; anyah \u2014 another; priya-tarah \u2014 dearer; bhuvi \u2014 in this world.<\/p>\n
adhyesyate \u2014 will study; ca \u2014 also; yah \u2014 he who; imam \u2014 this; dharmyam \u2014 sacred; samvadam \u2014 conversation; avayoh \u2014 of ours; jnana \u2014 of knowledge; yajnena \u2014 by the sacri\ufb01ce; tena \u2014 by him; aham \u2014 I; istah \u2014 worshiped; syam \u2014 shall be; iti \u2014 thus; me \u2014 My; matih \u2014 opinion.<\/p>\n
sraddha-van \u2014 faithful; anasuyah \u2014 not envious; ca \u2014 and; srnuyat \u2014 does hear; api \u2014 certainly; yah \u2014 who; narah \u2014 a man; sah \u2014 he; api \u2014 also; muktah \u2014 being liberated; subhan \u2014 the auspicious; lokan \u2014 planets; prapnuyat \u2014 he attains; punya-karmanam \u2014 of the pious.<\/p>\n
kaccit \u2014 whether; etat \u2014 this; srutam \u2014 heard; partha \u2014 O son of Prtha; tvaya \u2014 by you; eka-agrena \u2014 with full attention; cetasa \u2014 by the mind; kaccit \u2014 whether; ajnana \u2014 of ignorance; sammohah \u2014 the illusion; pranastah \u2014 dispelled; te \u2014 of you; dhanan-jaya \u2014 O conqueror of wealth (Arjuna).<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca \u2014 Arjuna said; nastah \u2014 dispelled; mohah \u2014 illusion; smrtih \u2014 memory; labdha \u2014 regained; tvat-prasadat \u2014 by Your mercy; maya \u2014 by me; acyuta \u2014 O infallible Krsna; sthitah \u2014 situated; asmi \u2014 I am; gata \u2014 removed; sandehah \u2014 all doubts; karisye \u2014 I shall execute; vacanam \u2014 order; tava \u2014 Your.<\/p>\n
sanjayah uvaca \u2014 Sanjaya said; iti \u2014 thus; aham \u2014 I; vasudevasya \u2014 of Krsna; parthasya \u2014 and Arjuna; ca \u2014 also; maha-atmanah \u2014 of the great soul; samvadam \u2014 discussion; imam \u2014 this; asrausam \u2014 have heard; adbhutam \u2014 wonderful; roma-harsanam \u2014 making the hair stand on end.<\/p>\n
vyasa-prasadat \u2014 by the mercy of Vyasadeva; srutavan \u2014 have heard; etat \u2014 this; guhyam \u2014 con\ufb01dential; aham \u2014 I; param \u2014 the supreme; yogam \u2014 mysticism; yoga-isvarat \u2014 from the master of all mysticism; krsnat \u2014 from Krsna; saksat \u2014 directly; kathayatah \u2014 speaking; svayam \u2014 personally.<\/p>\n
rajan \u2014 O King; samsmrtya \u2014 remembering; samsmrtya \u2014 remembering; samvadam \u2014 message; imam \u2014 this; adbhutam \u2014 wonderful; kesava \u2014 of Lord Krsna; arjunayoh \u2014 and Arjuna; punyam \u2014 pious; hrsyami \u2014 I am taking pleasure; ca \u2014 also; muhuh muhuh \u2014 repeatedly.<\/p>\n
tat \u2014 that; ca \u2014 also; samsmrtya \u2014 remembering; samsmrtya \u2014 remembering; rupam \u2014 form; ati \u2014 greatly; adbhutam \u2014 wonderful; hareh \u2014 of Lord Krsna; vismayah \u2014 wonder; me \u2014 my; mahan \u2014 great; rajan \u2014 O King; hrsyami \u2014 I am enjoying; ca \u2014 also; punah punah \u2014 repeatedly.<\/p>\n
yatra \u2014 where; yoga-isvarah \u2014 the master of mysticism; krsnah \u2014 Lord Krsna; yatra \u2014 where; parthah \u2014 the son of Prtha; dhanuh-dharah \u2014 the carrier of the bow and arrow; tatra \u2014 there; srih \u2014 opulence; vijayah \u2014 victory; bhutih \u2014 exceptional power; dhruva \u2014 certain; nitih \u2014 morality; matih mama \u2014 my opinion.<\/p>\n
vacah \u2014 of speech; vegam \u2014 urge; manasah \u2014 of the mind; krodha \u2014 of anger; vegam \u2014 urge; jihva \u2014 of the tongue; vegam \u2014 urge; udara-upastha \u2014 of the belly and genitals; vegam \u2014 urge; etan \u2014 these; vegan \u2014 urges; yah \u2014 whoever; visaheta \u2014 can tolerate; dhirah \u2014 sober; sarvam \u2014 all; api \u2014 certainly; imam \u2014 this; prthivim \u2014 world; sah \u2014 that personality; sisyat \u2014 can make disciples.<\/p>\n
ati-aharah \u2014 overeating or too much collecting; prayasah \u2014 over-endeavoring; ca \u2014 and; prajalpah \u2014 idle talking; niyama \u2014 rules and regulations; agrahah \u2013 too much attachment to (or agrahah \u2013 too much neglect of); jana-sangah \u2014 association with worldly-minded persons; ca \u2014 and; laulyam \u2014 ardent longing or greed; ca \u2014 and; sadbhih \u2014 by these six; bhaktih \u2014 devotional service; vinasyati \u2014 is destroyed.<\/p>\n
utsahat \u2014 by enthusiasm; niscayat \u2014 by con\ufb01dence; dhairyat \u2014 by patience; tat-tat-karma \u2014 various activities favorable for devotional service; pravartanat \u2014 by performing; sanga-tyagat \u2014 by giving up the association of nondevotees; satah \u2014 of the great previous acaryas; vrtteh \u2014 by following in the footsteps; sadbhih \u2014 by these six; bhaktih \u2014 devotional service; prasidhyati \u2014 advances or becomes successful.<\/p>\n
dadati \u2014 gives charity; pratigrhnati \u2014 accepts in return; guhyam \u2014 con\ufb01dential topics; akhyati \u2014 explains; prcchati \u2014 inquires; bhunkte \u2014 eats; bhojayate \u2014 feeds; ca \u2014 also; eva \u2014 certainly; sat-vidham \u2014 six kinds; priti \u2014 of love; laksanam \u2014 symptoms.<\/p>\n
krsna \u2014 the holy name of Lord Krsna; iti \u2014 thus; yasya \u2014 of whom; giri \u2014 in the words or speech; tam \u2014 him; manasa \u2014 by the mind; adriyeta \u2014 one must honor; diksa \u2014 initiation; asti \u2014 there is; cet \u2014 if; pranatibhih \u2014 by obeisances; ca \u2014 also; bhajantam \u2014 engaged in devotional service; isam \u2014 unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; susrusaya \u2014 by practical service; bhajana-vij\u00f1am \u2014 one who is advanced in devotional service; ananyam \u2014 without deviation; anya-ninda-adi \u2014 of blasphemy of others, etc; sunya \u2014 completely devoid; hrdam \u2014 whose heart; ipsita \u2014 desirable; sanga \u2014 association; labdhya \u2014 by gaining.<\/p>\n
drstaih \u2014 seen by ordinary vision; svabhava-janitaih \u2014 born of one\u2019s own nature; vapusah \u2014 of the body; ca \u2014 and; dosaih \u2014 by the faults; na \u2014 not; prakrtatvam \u2014 the state of being material; iha \u2014 in this world; bhakta-janasya \u2014 of a pure devotee; pasyet \u2014 one should see; ganga-ambhasam \u2014 of the Ganges waters; na \u2014 not; khalu \u2014 certainly; budbuda-phena-pankaih \u2014 by bubbles, foam and mud; brahma-dravatvam \u2014 the transcendental nature; apagacchati \u2014 is spoiled; nira-dharmaih \u2014 the characteristics of water.<\/p>\n
syat \u2014 is; krsna \u2014 of Lord Krsna; nama \u2014 the holy name; carita-adi \u2014 character, pastimes and so forth; sita \u2014 sugar candy; api \u2014 although; avidya \u2014 of ignorance; pitta \u2014 by the bile; upatapta \u2014 af\ufb02icted; rasanasya \u2014 of the tongue; na \u2014 not; rocika \u2014 palatable; nu \u2014 oh, how wonderful it is; kintu \u2014 but; adarat \u2014 carefully; anudinam \u2014 every day, or twenty-four hours daily; khalu \u2014 naturally; sa \u2014 that (sugar candy of the holy name); eva \u2014 certainly; justa \u2014 taken or chanted; svadvi \u2014 relishable; kramat \u2014 gradually; bhavati \u2014 becomes; tat-gada \u2014 of that disease; mula \u2014 of the root; hantri \u2014 the destroyer.<\/p>\n
tat \u2014 of Lord Krsna; nama \u2014 the holy name; rupa \u2014 form; carita-adi \u2014 character, pastimes and so on; su-kirtana \u2014 in discussing or chanting nicely; anusmrtyoh \u2014 and in remembering; kramena \u2014 gradually; rasana \u2014 the tongue; manasi \u2014 and one\u2019s mind; niyojya \u2014 engaging; tisthan \u2014 residing; vraje \u2014 in Vraja; tat \u2014 to Lord Krsna; anuragi \u2014 attached; jana \u2014 persons; anugami \u2014 following; kalam \u2014 time; nayet \u2014 should utilize; akhilam \u2014 full; iti \u2014 thus; upadesa \u2014 of advice or instruction; saram \u2014 the essence.<\/p>\n
vaikunthat \u2014 than Vaikuntha, the spiritual world; janitah \u2014 because of birth; vara \u2014 better; madhu-puri \u2014 the transcendental city known as Mathura; tatra api \u2014 superior to that; rasa-utsavat \u2014 because of the performance of the rasa-lila; vrnda-aranyam \u2014 the forest of Vrndavana; udara-pani \u2014 of Lord Krsna; ramanat \u2014 because of various kinds of loving pastimes; tatra api \u2014 superior to that; govardhanah \u2014 Govardhana Hill; radha-kundam \u2014 a place called Radha-kunda; iha api \u2014 superior to this; gokula-pateh \u2014 of Krsna, the master of Gokula; prema-amrta \u2014 with the nectar of divine love; aplavanat \u2014 because of being over\ufb02ooded; kuryat \u2014 would do; asya \u2014 of this (Radha-kunda); virajatah \u2014 situated; giri-tate \u2014 at the foot of Govardhana Hill; sevam \u2014 service; viveki \u2014 who is intelligent; na \u2014 not; kah \u2014 who.<\/p>\n
karmibhyah \u2014 than all fruitive workers; paritah \u2014 in all respects; hareh \u2014 by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; priyataya \u2014 because of being favored; vyaktim yayuh \u2014 it is said in the sastra; j\u00f1aninah \u2014 those advanced in knowledge; tebhyah \u2014 superior to them; j\u00f1ana-vimukta \u2014 liberated by knowledge; bhakti-paramah \u2014 those engaged in devotional service; prema-eka-nisthah \u2014 those who have attained pure love of God; tatah \u2014 superior to them; tebhyah \u2014 better than them; tah \u2014 they; pasu-pala-pankaja-drsah \u2014 the gopis who are always dependent on Krsna, the cowherd boy; tabhyah \u2014 above all of them; api \u2014 certainly; sa \u2014 She; radhika \u2014 Srimati Radhika; prestha \u2014 very dear; tadvat \u2014 similarly; iyam \u2014 this; tadiya-sarasi \u2014 Her lake, Sri Radha-kunda; tam \u2014 Radha-kunda; na \u2014 not; asrayet \u2014 would take shelter of; kah \u2014 who; krti \u2014 most fortunate.<\/p>\n
krsnasya \u2014 of Lord Sri Krsna; uccaih \u2014 very highly; pranaya-vasatih \u2014 object of love; preyasibhyah \u2014 out of the many lovable gopis; api \u2014 certainly; radha \u2014 Srimati Radharani; kundam \u2014 lake; ca \u2014 also; asyah \u2014 of Her; munibhih \u2014 by great sages; abhitah \u2014 in all respects; tadrk eva \u2014 similarly; vyadhayi \u2014 is described; yat \u2014 which; presthaih \u2014 by the most advanced devotees; api \u2014 even; alam \u2014 enough; asulabham \u2014 dif\ufb01cult to obtain; kim \u2014 what; punah \u2014 again; bhakti-bhajam \u2014 for persons engaged in devotional service; tat \u2014 that; prema \u2014 love of Godhead; idam \u2014 this; sakrt \u2014 once; api \u2014 even; sarah \u2014 lake; snatuh \u2014 of one who has bathed; aviskaroti \u2014 arouses.<\/p>\n
isa — by the Lord; avasyam — controlled; idam — this; sarvam — all; yat kinca — whatever; jagatyam — within the universe; jagat — all that is animate or inanimate; tena — by Him; tyaktena — set-apart quota; bhunjithah — you should accept; ma — do not; grdhah — endeavor to gain; kasya svit — of anyone else; dhanam — the wealth.<\/p>\n
kurvan — doing continuously; eva — thus; iha — during this span of life; karmani — work; jijiviset — one should desire to live; satam — one hundred; samah — years; evam — so living; tvayi — unto you; na — no; anyatha — alternative; itah — from this path; asti — there is; na — not; karma — work; lipyate — can be bound; nare — unto a man.<\/p>\n
asuryah — meant for the asuras; nama — famous by the name; te — those; lokah — planets; andhena — by ignorance; tamasa — by darkness; avrtah — covered; tan — those planets; te — they; pretya — after death; abhigacchanti — enter into; ye — anyone; ke — everyone; ca — and; atma-hanah — the killers of the soul; janah — persons.<\/p>\n
anejat — fixed; ekam — one; manasah — than the mind; javiyah — more swift; na — not; enat — this Supreme Lord; devah — the demigods like Indra, etc.; apnuvan — can approach; purvam — in front; arsat — moving quickly; tat — He; dhavatah — those who are running; anyan — others; atyeti — surpasses; tisthat — remaining in one place; tasmin — in Him; apah — rain; matarisva — the gods who control the wind and rain; dadhati — supply.<\/p>\n
tat — this Supreme Lord; ejati — walks; tat — He; na — not; ejati — walks; tat — He; dure — far away; tat — He; u — also; antike — very near; tat — He; antah — within; asya — of this; sarvasya — of all; tat — He; u — also; sarvasya — of all; asya — of this; bahyatah — external to.<\/p>\n
yah — he who; tu — but; sarvani — all; bhutani — living entities; atmani — in relation to the Supreme Lord; eva — only; anupasyati — observes in a systematic way; sarva-bhutesu — in every living being; ca — and; atmanam — the Supersoul; tatah — thereafter; na — not; vijugupsate — hates anyone.<\/p>\n
yasmin — in the situation; sarvani — all; bhutani — living entities; atma — the cit-kana, or spiritual spark; eva — only; abhut — exist as; vijanatah — of one who knows; tatra — therein; kah — what; mohah — illusion; kah — what; sokah — anxiety; ekatvam — oneness in quality; anupasyatah — of one who sees through authority, or one who sees constantly like that.<\/p>\n
sah — that person; paryagat — must know in fact; sukram — the omnipotent; akayam — unembodied; avranam — without reproach; asnaviram — without veins; suddham — antiseptic; apapa-viddham — prophylactic; kavih — omniscient; manisi — philosopher; paribhuh — the greatest of all; svayambhuh — self-sufficient; yathatathyatah — just in pursuance of; arthan — desirables; vyadadhat — awards; sasvatibhyah — immemorial; samabhyah — time.<\/p>\n
andham — gross ignorance; tamah — darkness; pravisanti — enter into; ye — those who; avidyam — nescience; upasate — worship; tatah — than that; bhuyah — still more; iva — like; te — they; tamah — darkness; ye — those who; u — also; vidyayam — in the culture of knowledge; ratah — engaged.<\/p>\n
anyat — different; eva — certainly; ahuh — said; vid-yaya — by culture of knowledge; anyat — different; ahuh — said; avidyaya — by culture of nescience; iti — thus; susruma — I heard; dhiranam — from the sober; ye — who; nah — to us; tat — that; vicacaksire — explained.<\/p>\n
vidyam — knowledge in fact; ca — and; avidyam — nescience; ca — and; yah — a person who; tat — that; veda — knows; ubhayam — both; saha — simultaneously; avidyaya — by culture of nescience; mrtyum — repeated death; tirtva — transcending; vidyaya — by culture of knowledge; amrtam — deathlessness; asnute — enjoys.<\/p>\n
andham — ignorance; tamah — darkness; pravisanti — enter into; ye — those who; asambhutim — demigods; upasate — worship; tatah — than that; bhuyah — still more; iva — like that; te — those; tamah — darkness; ye — who; u — also; sambhutyam — in the Absolute; ratah — engaged.<\/p>\n
anyat — different; eva — certainly; ahuh — it is said; sambhavat — by worshiping the Supreme Lord, the cause of all causes; anyat — different; ahuh — it is said; asambhavat — by worshiping what is not the Supreme; iti — thus; susruma — I heard it; dhiranam — from the undisturbed authorities; ye — who; nah — unto us; tat — about that subject matter; vicacaksire — perfectly explained.<\/p>\n
sambhutim — the eternal Personality of Godhead, His transcendental name, form, pastimes, qualities and paraphernalia, the variegatedness of His abode, etc.; ca — and; vinasam — the temporary material manifestation of demigods, men, animals, etc., with their false names, fame, etc.; ca — also; yah — one who; tat — that; veda — knows; ubhayam — both; saha — along with; vinasena — with everything liable to be vanquished; mrtyum — death; tirtva — surpassing; sam-bhutya — in the eternal kingdom of God; amrtam — deathlessness; asnute — enjoys.<\/p>\n
hiranmayena — by a golden effulgence; patrena — by a dazzling covering; satyasya — of the Supreme Truth; apihitam — covered; mukham — the face; tat — that covering; tvam — Yourself; pusan — O sustainer; apavrnu — kindly remove; satya — pure; dharmaya — unto the devotee; drstaye — for exhibiting.<\/p>\n
pusan — O maintainer; eka-rse — the primeval philosopher; yama — the regulating principle; surya — the destination of the suris (great devotees); prajapatya — the well-wisher of the prajapatis (progenitors of mankind); vyuha — kindly remove; rasmin — the rays; samuha — kindly withdraw; tejah — effulgence; yat — so that; te — Your; rupam — form; kalyana-tamam — most auspicious; tat — that; te — Your; pasyami — I may see; yah — one who is; asau — like the sun; asau — that; purusah — Personality of Godhead; sah — myself; aham — I; asmi — am.<\/p>\n
vayuh — air of life; anilam — total reservoir of air; amrtam — indestructible; atha — now; idam — this; bhasmantam — after being turned to ashes; sariram — body; om — O Lord; krato — O enjoyer of all sacrifices; smara — please remember; krtam — all that has been done by me; smara — please remember; krato — O supreme beneficiary; smara — please remember; krtam — all that I have done for You; smara — please remember.<\/p>\n
agne — O my Lord, as powerful as fire; naya — kindly lead; supatha — by the right path; raye — for reaching You; asman — us; visvani — all; deva — O my Lord; vayunani — actions; vidvan — the knower; yuyodhi — kindly remove; asmat — from us; juhuranam — all hindrances on the path; enah — all vices; bhuyistham — most numerous; te — unto You; namah uktim — words of obeisance; vidhema — I do.<\/p>\n
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\nAbhimana: Self-conception
\nAdhikara: Qualification
\nAnarthas: Activities and behaviours, unfavorable to bhakti.
\nAnartha-nivritti: Diminishing and removal of activities and behaviours, unfavorable to bhakti.
\nAnubhavas: External symptoms or effects of ecstatic internal experiences, arising from deep emotions as conscious wilful acts. These include dancing, loud laughter and crying, singing, heavy breathing, disregarding others and yawning. Anubhava is also used as a synonym for characteristics.
\nAnugraha: Mercy potency of Krishna, also known as kripa-sakti (page 235)
\nAnuragaugha: That eagerness that makes one qualified for doing raganuga-bhajana
\nAnuraga: That raga which makes the object of love experienced in ever-fresh ways and itself becomes ever-fresh; gives an experience of the hero with his form, qualities and sweetness, as if previously inexperienced; transforms by special thirst; experienced as if not experienced before.
\nApana-dasa: The stage of attaining one\u2019s spiritual identity and form (also called prapti) Asakti: Intense desire for Krishna. Deep attachment to Krishna and immersion in chanting and
\nlila-smaranam. The stage of bhakti after ruci.
\nAsraya: The reservoir and giver of love (counterpart to visaya: the object and receiver of love) Ashta-kaliya-lila: Eightfold pastimes according to the times of the day:
\n(1) nisanta \u2013 end of night
\n(2) pratah\u2013 morning
\n(3) purvahna \u2013 forenoon
\n(4) madhyahna \u2013 midday
\n(5) aparahna \u2013 afternoon
\n(6) sayam \u2013 early evening<\/p>\n
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\n(7) pradosha \u2013 nightfall (8) ratri \u2013 night
\nAtyantiki: Thorough
\nBhajana-kriya: Learning how to practice bhakti. The stage of bhakti after sadhu-sanga.
\nBhava: A ray of prema, or preliminary prema. Also, a term generally used to convey specific moods, emotions, feelings and ecstatic experiences.
\nIt is also used in compound terms such as sthayi-bhava (the permanent and dominant emotional disposition in one of the four primary rasas), as well as the seven secondary emotions, gauna-ratis (page 238). These give rise to the anubhavas (external symptoms and activities from internal ecstatic symptoms) and sattvika-bhavas (special bodily transformations)
\nBhava also means suddha-bhava \u2013 the final stage on the path of raganuga-bhakti which leads to prema. Leading up to this stage there may also be:
\nKubhava: manifested by mayavadi impersonalists who engage in bhakti for liberation or for material enjoyment.(page 231).
\nBhava-abhasa\/raty-abhasa: a temporary incomplete semblance of bhava, with intermittent displays of the external ecstasies of bhava. Has two aspects \u2013 pratibimba: reflected. And chaya: shadow. (page 231-232)
\nEkadasa-bhava: The eleven aspects of the siddha-deha (page 185): (1) name (nama)
\n(2) complexion or form (rupa)
\n(3) age (vayas)
\n(4) dress (vesa)
\n(5) relationship (sambandha)
\n(6) group (yutha)
\n(7) order (ajna): has two types nitya (specific) and naimittika (occasional) (8) service (seva)
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\n(9) divine cherished ambition (parakastha) (10) maintainer (palyadasi)
\n(11) residence (nivasa)
\nGana: Group
\nHladini-sakti: Pleasure potency
\nLobha: Spiritual greed for a relationship with Krishna in His lila. The thirst for attaining prema.
\nMahabhava: The highest level of prema and the supreme, ultimate domain of ecstatic experiences in the realm of loving Krishna; reserved solely for Radha and Her sakhis; the stage whereby anuraga attains the state of being perceived by itself, is revealed externally through sattvika-bhavas, takes shelter of the highest raga, and spreads its influence in all devotees.
\nIt has two stages of increasing intensity:
\n\u2022 Rudha-bhava: When sattvika-bhavas become very brilliant.
\n\u2022 Adhirudha-bhava: When the sattvika bhavas attain an inconceivably greater excellence than those of ruddha-bhava.
\nThis has two types:
\nModana: joyful, the ultimate activity of the hladina-sakti, the limit of sweetness, endowed with all auspiciousness, and most excellent.
\nMadana: intoxicating, the state of modana in separation; the experience of union and separation simultaneously, causing thousands of anubhavas to appear simultaneously; unites everything.
\nMana: The stage of prema excelling sneha, which melts the heart, takes up non-cooperation to hide one\u2019s intentions, and gives the experience of fresh sweetness. Has two types: madhu\/ honey: manifestation of non-cooperation, and grita\/ghi, unmanifest non-cooperation.
\n\u2022 Udatta\/grita-sneha hides its non-cooperation and shows gentleness, or manifests non- cooperation slightly.
\n\u2022 Madhu\/honey\/adaksinyam-sneha means non-cooperation, either with an external show of cooperation or with an external show of slight non-cooperation. This floods the heart with an independent nature and is also called lalita-mana.
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\nManjari: The nitya-sakhis who have affection for both Radha-Krishna, but with slightly more
\naffection for Radha. Prana-sakhis are the primary manjaris.
\nNaimittika-ajna: Occasional orders
\nNishtha: Steadiness. Unshakable faith and steadiness in sadhana and bhajana.
\nNitya-ajna: Specific orders
\nPaddhati: A systematic, step-by-step method of practice<\/p>\n
# parakiya-rasa
\nTheir attitude toward Krsna was that of paramour love. Therefore, the loving affairs of Krsna with the gopis are called parakiya-rasa – Krishna Book
\nParakiya-bhava: Paramour (unmarried) love
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Prakata-lila\/Aprakata-lila: Manifest\/unmanifest pastimes
\nPrakasa: Dimension of awareness
\nPranaya: The stage of prema excelling mana. Mana that exhibits intimacy. (page 244-245)
\nHas two types:
\n\u2022 Maitram: intimacy endowed with modesty, which may become sumaitrya when combined with udatta-sneha, (slightly manifest non-cooperation).
\n\u2022 Sakhya, or intimacy devoid of fear, which may become susakhya when combined with lalita-madhu-sneha, (non-cooperation).
\nPrema: Rati that is suitable for rasa. Pure rati at the stage where only the Lord and nothing else is the subject, and is thus suitable for pastimes. (page 239-240)
\nHas six stages of intensity: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga and mahabhava.
\nHas three types: Praudha (in which separation is intolerable), madhya (in which the pain inflicted by separation is tolerable) and manda-prema (in which forgetfulness may occur in certain special circumstances). (page 241)
\nRaga: Literally, attachment: an intense, irresistable, spontaneous absorption in, and attachment to, the object or person of one\u2019s attraction. A spontaneous deep thirst for the object of love. Raga is also the name of the stage of prema excelling pranaya, whereby suffering is removed by happiness in the heart on meeting Krishna.
\nIt has two forms:
\n\u2022 Nilima (blue): has two forms:
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\nNili: devoid of decrease, not clearly distinguishable, covers bhavas attached to it;
\nSyama: some timidity, revealing more qualities, takes a long time to reach perfection.
\n\u2022 Raktima (red): has two forms:
\nManjishtha: never vanishes, does not depend on other elements, and increases its beauty constantly.<\/p>\n
# Kusumbha: dependent on other elements, becomes permanent in contact with certain qualities, by mixing with other ragas becomes beautiful.<\/p>\n
# Rasa: The relishable experience coming from the convergence of an optimal combination of elements, both personal and situational, arranged by the hladini-sakti. The experience which includes prema as its heart and other elements as stimulants to create varieties of flavors and intensity.
\nTaste in relation to rati:
\n\u2022 Primary rasa is in relation to devotee\u2019s primary rati.
\n\u2022 Secondary rasa is in relation to devotee\u2019s secondary rati.
\nRasa compared to bhava: The state of bhava has awareness of the elements of rasa, the various emotions. The stage which surpasses such distinctions and attains astonishing taste is called rasa.
\nRati: The unique loving disposition of a devotee, which is comprised of various bhavas. A portion of the samvit potency. The smallest divisible unit of prema. Literally means \u2018pleasure\u2019.
\nHas two types:
\n\u2022 Primary rati: also called \u201csthayi-bhava\u201d: The specific type and nature of the love and attachment of a devotee for Krishna ( in one of the four primary Vraja relationships: dasya, sakya, vatsalya, madhurya)
\n\u2022 Secondary rati\/gauna-rati- Seven specific emotions that may temporarily predominate sthayi-bhava. (page238)
\nRuci: Desire for the Lord but with direction from the intellect. The stage of experiencing a genuine taste and attraction for Krishna from sadhana and bhajana. The stage of bhakti after nishtha.
\nSadhaka: One who performs sadhana Sadhana: Devotional service in practice
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\nSadhaka-rupa: The physical body of the practitioner, also known as sadhaka-deha Sadharani-rati: The unique loving disposition of the queens of Dwaraka.
\nSadhya: Devotional service in perfection.
\nSakhya-rasa: The rasa of bhakti in friendship.
\nSakhis: In general, gopis call their intimate friends sakhi.
\nSamanjasa-rati: Affection as in Kubja, mixed with desire for personal enjoyment.
\nSambhoga: Union between lovers- as compared to vipralambha, separation.
\nSamartha-rati: Rati in which the desire for enjoyment becomes one with it. (page 239)
\nSampatti-dasa: The stage of accepting one\u2019s spiritual form in Krishna\u2019s unmanifest eternal pastimes.
\nSamskaras: The conditioned soul\u2019s cumulative experiences, memories and impressions
\nSamvit-sakti: The Lord\u2019s knowledge potency
\nSancari-bhavas: The various emotions which appear from personal interactions, such as self- disparagement, despondency, humility, fatigue, pride, apprehension, excitement, madness, shyness, anxiety, fortitude, jubilation, ardent desire and others. Transitory emotions which nourish the dominant mood of the devotee. Also called vyabhicari-bhavas.
\nThese sometimes produce anubhavas (external symptoms) and sometimes sattvika-bhavas (special bodily transformations).<\/p>\n
Siddha-deha: The mentally conceived, perfect spiritual body, also known as siddha-rupa and atma-svarupa
\nSneha: Literally means \u201cmelting\u201d. Prema that ascends to its highest excellence, more fully illuminates the object of love, and liquefies the heart.
\n\u2022 Has two types: sama (equal affection for Radha\/group leader and Krishna) and asama (unequal affection)
\n\u2022 Has two essential forms: 1. ghrita\/ghi: sneha filled with the feeling of \u201cI am His\u201d and great respect and 2.madhu\/honey: sneha filled with the feeling of \u201cHe is mine\u201d and is intoxicating and heating like honey, due to feelings of possession. (page 242-243)
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\nSphurti: Momentary vision.
\nSringara-rasa: Madhurya-rasa, the rasa of conjugal love.
\nSvarupa-siddhi: One\u2019s eternal identity, bestowed by Krishna upon attaining bhava.
\nSthayi-bhava: The permanent and dominant emotional disposition and loving nature of a particular devotee towards Krishna, in one of the four primary rasas.<\/p>\n
# Uddipana
\nSpecific stimulant for arousing love, such as Krishna\u2019s physical attributes, His personality and qualities, His activities and objects associated with Him.
\nIn the Agni Purana and other authoritative scriptures, that which increases one\u2019s love for Krsna is said to be vibhava, and when Krsna is the objective, vibhava is described as alambana.
\nand the various stimulants for arousing love (uddipana)
\nUddipanas include Krsna\u2019s transcendental qualities, His activities, His beautiful smiling face and the aroma of His body, the sounds of His flute, ankle bells, and conch shell, the marks on the soles of His feet, His dwelling place and His paraphernalia of devotional service (such as tulasi leaves, devotees, ceremonial performances and Ekadasi).<\/p>\n
Vama Nayika: Heroine
\nVarana-dasa: The stage of accepting (one\u2019s spiritual form)
\nVastu-siddhi: The final spiritual body obtained by taking birth from a nitya-siddha gopi in Krishna\u2019s earthly pastimes. The stage of identity transformation after svarupa siddhi. It is the stage of sampatti-dasa.
\nVibhava: Causes of stimulating and experiencing prema, including the combination of two persons (alamabana) and the various stimulants for arousing love (uddipana)<\/p>\n
# Vipralambha
\nSeparation between lovers. Has four types: prior to ever meeting (purva-raga), due to anger (mana), imagined separation (prema-vaicittyam), and actual separation after meeting (pravasa).<\/p>\n
# Visaya:
\nThe object and receiver of love (the counterpart to asraya: the reservoir and giver of love)<\/p>\n
# Visrambha
\nconfidentiality without reverence.<\/p>\n
# Vyabhicari-bhavas:
\nTransitory emotions which appear from the personal interactions, such as self-disparagement, despondency, humility, fatigue, pride, apprehension, excitement, madness, shyness, anxiety, fortitude, jubilation, ardent desire and others. Transitory emotions which nourish the dominant mood of the devotee (sthayi-bhava). Also called sancari-bhavas.
\nEmotions include fortitude, jubilation, ardent desire, self-disparagement, despondency, humility, fatigue, pride, apprehension, shyness, excitement and anxiety.
\nThese sometimes produce
\n# anubhavas (external symptoms)
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# Yuthesvari: Group leader<\/p>\n
bhavayati — maintains; esah — all these; sattvena — in the mode of goodness; lokan — all over the universe; vai — generally; loka-bhavanah — the master of all the universes; lila — pastimes; avatara — incarnation; anuratah — assuming the role; deva — the demigods; tiryak — lower animals; nara-adisu — in the midst of human beings. * Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
sutah uvaca — Suta said; jagrhe — accepted; paurusam — plenary portion as the purusa incarnation; rupam — form; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; mahat-adibhih — with the ingredients of the material world; sambhutam — thus there was the creation of; sodasa-kalam — sixteen primary principles; adau — in the beginning; loka — the universes; sisrksaya — on the intention of creating. * Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
yasya — whose; ambhasi — in the water; sayanasya — lying down; yoga-nidram — sleeping in meditation; vitanvatah — ministering; nabhi — navel; hrada — out of the lake; ambujat — from the lotus; asit — was manifested; brahma — the grandfather of the living beings; visva — the universe; srjam — the engineers; patih — master. * Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
yasya — whose; avayava — bodily expansion; samsthanaih — situated in; kalpitah — is imagined; loka — planets of inhabitants; vistarah — various; tat vai — but that is; bhagavatah — of the Personality of Godhead; rupam — form; visuddham — purely; sattvam — existence; urjitam — excellence. * Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
etat — this (form); nana — multifarious; avataranam — of the incarnations; nidhanam — source; bijam — seed; avyayam — indestructible; yasya — whose; amsa — plenary portion; amsena — part of the plenary portion; srjyante — create; deva — demigods; tiryak — animals; nara-adayah — human beings and others. * Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 acarya: insegnante, maestro spirituale altamente qualificato. Deve fare parte di una successione spirituale autentica che risalga fino a Dio. Il suo compito consiste nel trasmettere, senza alterarlo, il messaggio spirituale originale e la sua stessa vita \u00e8 l’esempio del suo insegnamento
\nacintya-bheda-abheda-tattva: dottrina secondo la quale l’anima \u00e8 qualitativamente uguale a Dio ma quantitativamente diversa
\nadhyatmika-klesa: sofferenze causata dal proprio corpo o dalla propria mente
\nadhibautika-klesa: sofferenze causate da altri esseri viventi
\nadhidaivika-klesa: sofferenze causate da agenti atmosferici
\nadhikarana: argomenti
\nadhyaya: libri. Il Vedanta-sutra \u00e8 composto di quattro adhyaya
\nAdi-kavaye: l’essere vivente originale di questo universo, cio\u00e8 Brahma. Ma il termine pu\u00f2 anche stare a indicare il Signore Originale Krishna
\nAdi-lila: il primo capitolo della Caitanya Caritamrta
\nAdi-purana: uno dei diciotto Purana
\nadvaita-vada: filosofia monistica
\nahankara (anche detto ego materiale o falso ego): il senso dell’io; credere di essere un qualcosa che in realt\u00e0 non si \u00e8
\nahimsa: filosofia della non-violenza
\nakarma: azione non soggetta alle leggi del karma e che, pertanto, provoca la liberazione dell’anima condizionata
\nananda: una delle principali qualit\u00e0 dell’energia spirituale, la felicit\u00e0
\nanartha: elementi dannosi, quindi indesiderabili. Sono gli attaccamenti e le debolezze materiali
\nanartha-nivrtti: lo stadio in cui ci si comincia a liberare dagli elementi dannosi
\nanarya: contrario di arya; una persona che ignora i valori giusti della vita
\nAngira: grande saggio dell’epoca vedica
\nAniruddha: una delle espansioni plenarie del Signore Supremo
\nantaranga-sakti: l’energia spirituale, detta anche cit-sakti
\nanu-atma: anima infinitesimale. Uno dei nomi della jiva
\nAnumanta: nome del Paramatma, che significa “l’autorit\u00e0 che sanziona le reazioni”
\napara-prakrti: energia inferiore o materiale
\napi: termine sanscrito che significa “nonostante ci\u00f2”
\napihitam: coperto. Il vero volto del Signore, afferma la Isa Upanisad, \u00e8 coperto, non si pu\u00f2 vedere perch\u00e9 celato da una luce accecante
\nArjuna: il terzo dei fratelli Pandava e amico intimo di Krishna
\narjuna: un tipo di albero
\nartha: sviluppo economico
\nartha: le persone che soffrono e che quindi sono stanche dell’esistenza materiale. Per l’intensa frustrazione, si rivolgono a Krishna, il quale indica loro la strada da seguire
\nartha-arthi: coloro che a Dio chiedono ricchezza, realizzarsi in questo mondo, sapendo bene che le attivit\u00e0 spirituali talvolta possono essere economicamente remunerative
\nasatah: non-permanente
\nAsvamedha Parva: uno dei capitoli del Maha-bharata
\nasura: razza di esseri demoniaci
\nasuram bhavam asritah: atei dichiarati
\nAtharva Veda: uno dei quattro Veda. Tratta degli aspetti tecnici riguardanti i sacrifici
\natma: vedi jiva
\natmarama: colui che \u00e8 soddisfatto nel s\u00e9
\navatara: colui che discende dal mondo spirituale per beneficiare gli uomini
\navidya: ignoranza<\/p>\n
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\nbahiranga-sakti: l’energia materiale
\nBaladeva Vidyabhusana: grande santo vissuto nell’ottocento. E’ l’autore del Govinda-bhasya, uno dei migliori commenti ai Vedanta-sutra
\nBalarama: prima emanazione plenaria di Krishna. Sulla Terra era Suo fratello maggiore.
\nBali: re degli asura; fu ingannato da Vamana, una delle incarnazioni di Krishna, e spogliato di ogni cosa
\nBanasura: demone ucciso da Krishna
\nbanyano: albero sacro che cresce in India
\nBhagavata Purana: uno dei nomi dello Srimad-Bhagavatam
\nBhagavad-gita: uno dei pi\u00f9 importanti testi filosofici e devozionali dell’India, studiato e praticato da millenni
\nBhagavan: colui che possiede pienamente le sei qualit\u00e0, che sono la bellezza, la ricchezza, la fama, la potenza, la saggezza e la rinuncia
\nBhagavat: lo stesso di Bhagavan
\nbhajana-kriya: stadio in cui il discepolo ottiene l’iniziazione da un maestro spirituale autentico
\nbhakta: il devoto, che mette tutto s\u00e9 stesso al servizio di Krishna
\nbhakti: amore e devozione per il Signore
\nBhakti-rasamrta-sindhu: scritto da Rupa Gosvami, \u00e8 un importante testo che tratta della pura devozione
\nBhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: il maestro spirituale di Prabhupada
\nBhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja Prabhupada: fondatore e maestro spirituale del movimento per la coscienza di Krishna. Uno dei pi\u00f9 importanti santi dell’ultimo secolo
\nBhaktivinode Thakura: grande maestro spirituale scomparso all’inizio di questo secolo
\nbhakti-yoga: sommo sistema di realizzazione spirituale. E’ il servizio di devozione alla Suprema Personalit\u00e0 di Dio, Sri Krishna
\nBharata: il figlio di \u00acsabha, da cui la nazione indiana prese il nome di Bharata-varsa. Divenne famoso perch\u00e9 cadde da una posizione spiritualmente elevata per l’attaccamento a un cervo
\nbhava: stadio preliminare di amore spirituale per Dio
\nBhisma: il figlio di Santanu e Ganga. Guerriero invincibile e grande autorit\u00e0 in materia di conoscenza spirituale Bhisma Parva: uno dei capitoli del Maha-bharata
\nbhokta: uno dei nomi del Paramatma: significa “colui che mantiene e sostiene l’anima condizionata”
\nBhrgu: antico saggio
\nBhumi: la dea che governa il pianeta Terra
\nBhur-loka: il sistema planetario inferiore
\nBhuvar-loka: il sistema planetario mediano
\nBilvamangala Thakur: grande santo che si salv\u00f2 dall’attaccamento per le donne e per la famiglia
\nbrahma: stato interiore di trascendenza acquisita
\nBrahma: il primo essere dell’universo creato direttamente da Visnu
\nBrahma-gaudiya sampradaya: una delle linee di maestri attraverso le quali la conoscenza spirituale viene tramandata
\nbrahma-jijnasa: porre domande su Brahman, la realt\u00e0 spirituale
\nBrahmajyoti: la luce spirituale onnipervadente che sprigiona dal corpo del Signore
\nBrahma-loka: il pianeta dove vive Brahma, il primo essere del creato
\nBrahma-loka: i pianeti spirituali
\nbrahma-loka: la manifestazione impersonale di Sri Krishna
\nbrahma-muhurta: momento della giornata particolarmente adatto alle pratiche spirituali. Cade circa un’ora e mezzo prima del sorgere del sole
\nbrahman: letteralmente. “spirito”, o energia spirituale. Denomina anche la luce che emana dal corpo di Krishna
\nbrahmana: la classe degli intellettuali e dei religiosi nella societ\u00e0 vedica
\nbrahmanda: l’uovo cosmico, l’universo materiale
\nBrahma-samhita: le preghiere di Brahma. Uno dei pi\u00f9 importanti testi vedici. Sfortunatamente, a noi \u00e8 giunto solo il quinto capitolo
\nBrhad-aranyaka Upanisad: una delle 108 Upanisad
\nBuddha: avatara divino disceso su questa Terra all’inizio di Kali-yuga per insegnare la non-violenza e mettere fine ai sacrifici degli animali
\nbuddhi: intelligenza<\/p>\n
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\nCaitanya: vedi Caitanya Mahaprabhu
\nCaitanya Bhagavata: libro che narra la vita e gli insegnamenti di Caitanya. Vrndavana das Thakur ne \u00e8 l’autore
\nCaitanya Caritamrta: libro scritto da Krishnadas Kaviraja Gosvami. Descrive la vita e gli insegnamenti di Sri Caitanya
\nCaitanya Mahaprabhu: avatara disceso in India circa 500 anni fa per insegnare agli uomini la via della realizzazione spirituale. Diffuse il canto dei santi nomi di Krishna e lott\u00f2, cos\u00ec, contro gli influssi degradanti di Kali-yuga. Sebbene fosse Dio stesso, volle giocare il ruolo del devoto per mostrare come poter risvegliare l’amore spirituale
\nCandravali: una delle due gopi preferite da Krishna
\nChandogya Upanisad: una delle 108 Upanisad
\ncit: qualit\u00e0 di cognizione spirituale
\nCitraka: uno degli amici di Krishna durante il periodo in cui questi visse a Vrndavana
\ncit-sakti: l’energia spirituale<\/p>\n
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\ndaivi-prakrti: l’energia divina
\nDandaka: la foresta infestata dai demoni ove Rama visse per qualche tempo
\ndasya-rasa: servizio devozionale attivo
\ndehina: \u201cquello che \u00e8 dentro il corpo”, cio\u00e8 l’anima.
\ndeva: esseri celesti dotati di poteri sufficienti per governare i fenomeni della creazione universale
\nDevaki: la madre di Krishna
\ndhama: citt\u00e0, paese, luogo sacro
\ndharma: l’insieme delle norme che regolano la vita al fine di ottenere la meta ultima dell’esistenza umana. Ma significa anche la qualit\u00e0 inerente un dato oggetto
\nDhruva: grande devoto di Krishna
\ndhoti: tradizionale indumento maschile, usato in India
\ndiksa: iniziazione spirituale formale
\ndiksa-guru: il maestro che concede il diksa
\nDrona: il maestro d’armi dei Pandava e dei Kaurava
\nDurga: dea-personificazione della natura materiale
\nDuryodhana: responsabile principale della guerra di Kuruksetra.
\nDvapara-yuga: terzo yuga di un ciclo di quattro (maha-yuga): dura 864.000 anni
\nDvaraka: la capitale del regno di Krishna
\ndvitiya: letteralmente “il secondo”. Si riferisce alla materia, in quanto \u00e8 effetto dello spirito<\/p>\n
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\ngandiva: l’arco di Arjuna costruito personalmente da Brahma. Il Pandava lo ricevette da Agni
\nGange: il fiume santo pi\u00f9 famoso e sacro dell’India
\nGarbhodaka: l’oceano sul quale si sdraia Garbhodakasayi-Visnu
\nGarbhodakasayi-Visnu: il secondo dei Purusa-avatara. Con questa espansione, il Signore entra in ciascun universo
\nGaudiya-Vaisnava: il movimento devozionale fondato da Caitanya Mahaprabhu, cos\u00ec chiamato perch\u00e9 ebbe i suoi natali nel territorio di Gauda (Bengala)
\ngaura-vani-pracara: colui che predica ovunque il messaggio di Caitanya
\nGokula: il paese in cui abitarono i genitori adottivi di Krishna
\nGoloka Vrndavana: il pianeta spirituale in cui Krishna vive per l’eternit\u00e0
\ngosvami: colui che ha pieno controllo dei suoi sensi
\nGosvami (i) di Vrndavana: sei grandi devoti di Caitanya del sedicesimo secolo che vissero e predicarono a Vrndavana
\ngopa: i pastori
\ngopi: le pastorelle. Furono amiche e amanti spirituali di Krishna durante la sua giovinezza. Per il loro amore puro, rappresentano il pi\u00f9 alto stadio di realizzazione spirituale
\nGovinda: appellativo di Krishna, che significa “colui che d\u00e0 piacere alle mucche e ai sensi”
\nGovinda-bhasya: il commento di Baladeva Vidyabhusana al Vedanta-sutra di Vyasa
\nGujarat: regione dell’India occidentale
\nguna: modi (o influenze) della natura materiale. Sono tre: sattva-guna (virt\u00f9), rajo-guna (passione) e tamo-guna (ignoranza). Tra le altre cose determinano il modo di essere, di pensare e di agire dell’anima che condizionano.
\nguru: maestro, guida spirituale<\/p>\n
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\nHanuman: grande devoto di Rama e figlio di Vayu, il deva del vento. Aveva le sembianze di una scimmia
\nHare Krishna: il movimento spirituale fondato da Srila Prabhupada che si impegna nella diffusione delle glorie di Krishna.
\nHare Krishna: il Maha-mantra, grande canto della liberazione:
\nHare Krishna, Hare Krishna
\nKrishna Krishna, Hare Hare
\nHare Rama, Hare Rama
\nRama Rama, Hare Hare
\nhladini-sakti: vedi Radha.<\/p>\n
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\nIndra: re dei deva. Controlla la pioggia e la folgore. Regna sui pianeti superiori e su tutti gli altri esseri celesti
\nIsa: il Signore Supremo nel suo aspetto personale
\nIsa Upanisad: altro nome per la Sri Isopanisad.
\nIsvara Puri: il maestro spirituale di Caitanya Mahaprabhu<\/p>\n
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\nJada Bharata: grande saggio, protagonista di uno dei capitoli pi\u00f9 belli della Srimad-Bhagavatam
\nJaimini: noto saggio dell’epoca vedica e discepolo di Vyasa
\njainisti: seguaci di Mahavira
\njanma-ady-asya: colui che crea, mantiene e distrugge l’universo
\njapa: il canto e la meditazione sui mantra
\njijnasu: i curiosi; coloro che sono desiderosi di conoscere non per un sincero desiderio di amare e servire Dio, ma per pura sete di conoscenza.
\njnana-bhakti: conoscenza devozionale
\njnana-misra-bhakta: devoti il cui servizio devozionale \u00e8 misto alla conoscenza empirica
\njnani: coloro che desiderano la conoscenza dell’Assoluto, spesso col velato desiderio di diventare tutt’uno con esso
\njiva: (vedi anche atma, anima, jivatma, ecc.): l’anima individuale
\nJiva Gosvami: uno dei sei gosvami di Vrndavana
\njiva-sakti: (vedi anche energia marginale o tatastha-sakti) una delle tre principali energie del Signore. E’ l’energia di cui sono costituite le anime individuali
\njivatma: vedi jiva<\/p>\n
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\nkaitava: inganno, truffa
\nkaitava-vada: filosofia che propone qualcosa di ingannevole
\nKaivalya: il cielo spirituale
\nkala: il Tempo Eterno
\nKala: personalit\u00e0 che governa lo scorrere del tempo
\nKali: la personalit\u00e0 che governa su Kali-yuga
\nKali-yuga: l’ultima delle quattro ere, la pi\u00f9 degenerata. Dura 432.000 anni ed \u00e8 cominciata appena 5.000 anni fa. E’ caratterizzata dalla progressiva scomparsa dei principi della religione e da un incremento dell’attrazione alle cose della materia
\nkalpa: giorno di Brahma, cio\u00e8 mille volte il ciclo completo delle quattro ere
\nkalpataru: l’albero dei desideri che si trova a Krishna-loka
\nkama: desideri per la gratificazione dei propri sensi
\nKamsa: zio di Krishna. Personalit\u00e0 di natura demoniaca. Fu ucciso dallo stesso nipote
\nkamya-karma: attivit\u00e0 che hanno come fine il raggiungimento di certi risultati, con i quali si possono soddisfare le proprie aspirazioni materiali
\nKanada: uno dei sei grandi saggi dell’India. Fu il maggiore propugnatore della teoria atomistica
\nKapila: avatara apparso durante il Satya-yuga nella famiglia di Kardama Muni e Devahuti per esporre la filosofia del Sankhya devozionale
\nKapila: omonimo del figlio di Devahuti, congegn\u00f2 un sistema filosofico chiamato anche questo Sankhya che, tuttavia, giungeva a conclusioni atee
\nkarana: causa. Su un mare chiamato l’Oceano delle Cause si sdraia Karanodakasayi-Visnu e dalla Sua pelle fuoriescono gli universi materiali
\nKaranodakasayi-Visnu: uno dei nomi di Maha-Visnu
\nkarana-jala: le acque dell’Oceano Causale
\nKarana-samudra: l’Oceano Causale
\nkaratala: strumenti musicali. Sono dei cembali da suonare a mano
\nkarma:
\n1. legge della natura secondo cui ogni azione materiale, buona o cattiva, comporta una conseguenza che lega il suo autore all’esistenza condizionata e al ciclo delle nascite e morti
\n2. ogni atto conforme alle regole del karma-kanda
\n3. l’azione nel suo significato pi\u00f9 generale
\n4. le conseguenze dell’azione
\nkarma-kanda: attivit\u00e0 interessate
\nkarmi: coloro che con le proprie azioni cercano di ottenere il piacere dei sensi. Ma alcune volte vengono cos\u00ec denominati anche i karma-yogi
\nkasmalam: impurit\u00e0, sporcizia
\nKatha Upanisad: una delle 108 Upanisad
\nKausitaki Upanisad: una delle 108 Upanisad
\nKaurava: i discendenti di Kuru
\nkavih: persona onnisciente
\nKesi: demone dal corpo di cavallo ucciso da Krishna
\nkirtana: canto devozionale congregazionale accompagnato da musiche
\nklesa: sofferenze causate dalla natura materiale. Vengono classificate in quelle causate dal corpo e dalla mente, dagli agenti atmosferici e dalle altre entit\u00e0 viventi
\nKrishna: Il nome originale di Dio. Significa “l’Infinitamente Affascinante”
\nKrishnadas Kaviraja: autore del Caitanya Caritamrta
\nKrishna-karnamrta: scritto devozionale
\nKrishna-loka: altro nome per Goloka Vrndavana
\nksetra: il campo. In genere ci si riferisce al corpo, che \u00e8 il campo d’azione dell’anima
\nksetrajna: il “conoscitore del corpo”. In genere \u00e8 riferito alla jiva, ma talvolta vuole anche indicare il Supremo
\nksira: latte
\nKumara: i quattro grandi saggi figli di Brahma
\nKurma: incarnazione di Visnu che assunse la forma di una tartaruga
\nKuru: antenato dei Pandava
\nKuru-nandana: uno dei nomi di Krishna. Significa l’amato dei Kuru
\nKuruksetra: la sacra piana dove Kuru svolse le sue ascesi e dove si combatt\u00e9 la terribile battaglia che prende il nome proprio da questo sito. Ancora oggi \u00e8 un importante luogo di pellegrinaggio
\nKuvera: il deva delle ricchezze<\/p>\n
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\nLaksmi: la compagna eterna di Visnu. E’ la dea della fortuna
\nlila: azione spirituale condotta non per obbligo ma per il piacere
\nLila-avatara: manifestazioni divine che in epoche diverse discendono nell’universo materiale per compiervi attivit\u00e0 di piacere spirituale
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\nMadana-mohana: nome di Krishna. Significa “colui che confonde con la sua bellezza”
\nMadhurya Kadambini: testo redatto da Visvanath Cakravarti
\nmadhurya-rasa: relazione spirituale d’amore coniugale
\nMadhva: uno dei pi\u00f9 grandi maestri spirituali della storia, vissuto dal 1238 al 1317
\nMadhvacarya: letteralmente, \u201cil maestro Madhva\u201d
\nMadhya-lila: la seconda parte del Caitanya Caritamrta
\nMaha-bharata: la storia scritta da Vyasa che narra, tra le altre cose, le gesta dei Pandava e gli eventi che portarono alla battaglia di Kuruksetra
\nMaha-sankarsana: una delle espansioni di Krishna
\nmahat: altro appellativo per mahat-tattva
\nmaha-tattva: l’insieme dei 24 elementi della natura materiale
\nMaharaja: appellativo con cui ci si rivolgeva ai re. Talvolta veniva usato anche per onorare i brahmana
\nMahavira: importante riformatore religioso dell’India vissuto circa 500 anni prima del Cristo
\nMaha-Visnu: il primo dei tre Purusa-avatara. Da Lui proviene la creazione degli universi materiali e in Lui ritornano
\nmaha-yuga: ciclo delle quattro ere. Composto da Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dvapara-yuga, Kali-yuga, dura in tutto dura 4.320.000 anni
\nMaitreya: saggio famoso per la sua vasta conoscenza
\nmala: corona usata per cantare il japa
\nmanas: la mente
\nmangala: di buon auspicio
\nmangala aratrika: cerimonia “di buon auspicio” che si svolge durante l’ora del giorno chiamata brahma-muhurta
\nManigriva: uno dei due figli di Kuvera, che erano stati maledetti da un saggio a vivere per lungo tempo nel corpo di albero per poi essere liberati da Krishna
\nmanisi: il filosofo
\nmantra: vedi anche maha-mantra. Vibrazioni sonore, parole, preghiere che vengono recitate per purificare la propria mente o anche per evocare armi terribili
\nManu: il progenitore dell’umanit\u00e0. Fu il primo essere a venire su questo pianeta che fino a quel momento era stato disabitato. Scrisse la Manu-samhita
\nManvantara-avatara: incarnazioni divine. Sono i Manu, i progenitori dell’umanit\u00e0
\nMathura: citt\u00e0 santa dell’India che Krishna scelse per apparire in questo mondo
\nMatsya: l’avatara di Visnu che assunse la forma di pesce
\nMaya: (letteralmente. ci\u00f2 che non \u00e8, l’illusione) energia illusoria. Sotto il suo influsso, l’anima condizionata crede di poter essere felice lontano dalla sua natura vera, identificandosi cos\u00ec con l’energia materiale, cio\u00e8 col corpo, con la mente e l’intelligenza materiale. Dimentica della relazione eterna che la unisce a Dio e condizionata da questa energia, la jiva si lancia alla ricerca dei piaceri di questo mondo e si incatena sempre pi\u00f9 al ciclo di nascite e morti
\nmaya-sakti: l’energia di cui \u00e8 composta la materia
\nmayavadi: sostenitori della filosofia mayavada. Secondo la loro teoria tutto \u00e8 falso e l’unica realt\u00e0 \u00e8 la natura spirituale
\nmayayapahrta-jnana: quegli intellettuali che credono di avere una grande conoscenza ma che al contrario ignorano le cose fondamentali della vita umana
\nmoksa: la liberazione
\nmrdanga: strumento musicale a percussione
\nmudha: gli sciocchi, paragonabili ad asini da soma
\nmukha: volto
\nmukti: vedi moksa
\nmuni: pensatore, filosofo, saggio<\/p>\n
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\nNaimisa: foresta sacra ancora esistente in India, che fu luogo d’incontro di grandi saggi e teatro di numerosi avvenimenti spirituali del passato. Vi furono recitati la Srimad-Bhagavatam e il Maha-bharata
\nNalakuvara: uno dei due figli di Kuvera, che erano stati maledetti da un saggio a vivere per lungo tempo in un corpo di albero, per poi essere liberati da Krishna
\nNanda: il padre adottivo di Krishna. Era il pi\u00f9 rispettato dei pastori di Vrndavana
\nNanda Maharaja: vedi Nanda
\nNandigrama: il paese in cui i pastori di Gokula si trasferirono dopo essere stati minacciati dai numerosi attacchi dei demoni
\nNarada: uno dei saggi pi\u00f9 celebri e stimati
\nnaradhama: il pi\u00f9 “basso” dell’umanit\u00e0
\nNarahari dasa: grande santo Vaisnava
\nNaraka-loka: mondi costituiti di elementi sottili dove la vita \u00e8 particolarmente tenebrosa e demoniaca. Coloro che hanno la sventura di terminarvi conducono un’esistenza di estrema sofferenza
\nNara-narayana Rsi: una delle precedenti incarnazioni di Arjuna e Krishna
\nNarayana: una delle espansioni plenarie del Signore
\nnastika: ateo
\nNimai: nome dell’adolescente Caitanya
\nNimbarka: grande maestro Vaisnava
\nnirguna: privo di attributi materiali
\nNirguna Brahman: la natura spirituale priva dei difetti della materia
\nnirvana:
\n1) stato interiore che pone fine all’esistenza materiale e precede l’attivit\u00e0 devozionale.
\n2) Termine buddhista che indica lo stato di perfezione caratterizzato dalla negazione di qualsiasi caratteristica
\nnistha: stabilit\u00e0. Uno degli stadi della bhakti
\nnitya: eterno
\nnitya-baddha: anime eternamente condizionate
\nnitya-sakhi: le gopi vengono suddivise in varie gruppi: le nitya-sakhi sono uno di questi
\nnitya-siddha: anime eternamente liberate
\nNrsimha: una delle incarnazioni di Visnu, che assunse la forma di mezzo uomo e mezzo leone<\/p>\n
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\npada: capitoli
\nPaila \u00acsi: un discepolo di Vyasa
\nPandava: i figli di Pandu. Si chiamavano Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva
\nPandu: grande re della dinastia Kuru
\nparama-guru: maestro del maestro
\nparama-prestha-sakhi: una delle classificazioni delle gopi
\nParamatma: lett. Anima Suprema. E’ la forma del Signore che dimora nel cuore di ogni essere vivente
\nparam: assoluto
\nparam bhavam: la natura trascendentale
\nparampara: successione di maestri spirituali
\npara-prakrti: l’energia spirituale
\nparva: capitolo, sezione
\npasu: animale
\nParasara: il saggio che gener\u00f2 Vyasa dal ventre di Satyavati
\nParasurama: incarnazione divina che stermin\u00f2 ventuno generazioni di guerrieri
\nparavyoma: il cielo spirituale
\nPariksit: il discendente dei Pandava, a cui Krishna ridon\u00f2 la vita. Era nipote di Arjuna
\nPatanjali: grande filosofo, autore dello Yoga-sutra e maestro dell’Astanga-yoga
\nPatraka: uno degli amici d’infanzia di Krishna
\nPrabhupada: uno dei pi\u00f9 importanti maestri spirituali dell’epoca moderna
\nPrabhupada-lilamrta: la biografia di Prabhupada redatta da uno dei suoi discepoli
\npradhana: stato in cui gli elementi materiali sono non manifesti e non differenziati
\nPradyumna: uno dei figli di Krishna
\nprakrta-sahajiya: falsi devoti e spiritualisti
\nprakrti: l’energia materiale
\nprakrti: la jiva
\npralaya: la dissoluzione degli universi materiali
\nprana-sakhi: una delle classificazioni delle gopi
\nPratardana: monarca dell\u2019epoca vedica
\nprema: stadio finale della bhakti, in cui il puro amore per Dio si risveglia in modo pieno
\nprema-bhakti: vedi prema
\npriya-sakhi: una delle classificazioni delle gopi
\nPurana: letteratura vedica che tratta di storia e filosofia. Le principali sono diciotto
\nPurnaprajna: uno dei nomi di Madhva
\nPurnaprajna-bhasya: il commento ai sutra del Vedanta scritti da Madhva
\nPurusa: il principio maschile. E’ Dio, il beneficiario supremo di tutto. In subordine, talvolta si usa anche per indicare l’essere incarnato, colui che gode della materia
\nPurusa-avatara: una delle diverse incarnazioni di Krishna. Sono tre, Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi-Visnu e Ksirodakasayi- Visnu
\nPurusottama: altro nome di Krishna. Significa la Persona Suprema<\/p>\n
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\nraga-bhakti: stadio in cui oramai si serve Dio in modo spontaneo, tanto che le regolazioni non servirebbero pi\u00f9
\nRadha: la compagna eterna di Krishna. Era la preferita fra le gopi. Personificazione della potenza d’amore (hladini-sakti), rappresenta la perfezione massima dell’amore e della devozione
\nRadharani: vedi Radha
\nrajas: la passione. E’ uno dei tre guna, o modi della natura materiale. Sotto il suo influsso si sviluppano l’avidit\u00e0, un forte attaccamento alle cose materiali, desideri incontrollabili e aspirazioni ardenti. Coloro che subiscono il suo influsso sono sempre insoddisfatti, cercano continuamente di migliorare la loro condizione materiale e di godere sempre pi\u00f9 dei frutti del loro lavoro. Tale energia \u00e8 gestita da Brahma
\nRama: il protagonista del Ramayana. E’ un’incarnazione di Visnu. Ma \u00e8 anche un altro dei nomi del Supremo, che significa fonte inesauribile di felicit\u00e0
\nRamanuja: grande maestro Vaisnava
\nRamayana: la storia che narra le gesta di Rama
\nrasa: succo, gusto. Particolare relazione spirituale
\nrati: uno degli stadi pi\u00f9 alti dell’amore divino
\nRig Veda: uno dei quattro Veda, che tratta degli inni di lode ai deva e alle personalit\u00e0 divine
\nRomaharsana: saggio, padre di Suta Gosvami
\nruci: gusto. Stadio in cui si comincia a sentire felicit\u00e0 nell’adempimento del servizio devozionale
\nRudra: uno dei nomi di Siva. Significa colui che urla
\nRupa Gosvami: uno dei sei Gosvami di Vrndavana. Fervente devoto di Caitanya Mahaprabhu, scrisse molto ed edific\u00f2 numerosi templi
\nrupa: forma<\/p>\n
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\nSaci: la madre di Caitanya
\nsadhana-bhakti: stadio in cui la bhakti deve essere praticata anche se provoca inconvenienti di vario tipo
\nsadhu-sanga: la compagnia dei saggi
\nsaguna: fornito di qualit\u00e0. Riferito al Supremo, significa che possiede qualit\u00e0 spirituali
\nsakhi: le gopi<\/p>\n
# sakhya, fraternity
\nsakya-rasa: relazione fondata sull’amicizia<\/p>\n
Sama Veda: uno dei quattro Veda. Tratta delle funzioni liturgiche (sama significa melodia)
\nsampradaya: tradizione spirituale
\nsamsara: il ciclo delle morti e delle rinascite. Meccanismo per il quale la jiva, sottoponendosi a continue trasmigrazioni, vaga di corpo in corpo, di pianeta in pianeta, di universo in universo
\nsamvit: l’energia conoscitiva del Supremo
\nsanatana-dharma: l’eterna posizione (o natura) di ogni essere, che consiste in un rapporto eterno, fatto di amore e devozione, con Krishna
\nSanatana Gosvami: uno dei sei Gosvami di Vrndavana. Era fratello di Rupa Gosvami
\nsandhini: energia divina che permette a ogni cosa di esistere
\nSandipani Muni: l’insegnante di Krishna
\nSanjaya: il discepolo di Vyasa che raccont\u00f2 a Dhrtarastra la guerra di Kuruksetra
\nSankarsana: una delle espansioni di Krishna. Provvede, tra le altre cose, alla dissoluzione dell’universo materiale
\nSankhya:
\n1. sistema filosofico promosso dall’avatara Kapila; consiste di uno studio analitico della jiva e della natura materiale, e di un’analisi comparata delle due
\n2. sistema speculativo formulato da un altro filosofo, che pure si chiamava Kapila, susseguente al primo. Consiste di un’analisi puramente materiale del mondo fenomenico e di una enumerazione dei principi cosmici
\nsanscrito: la lingua con la quale \u00e8 stata scritta tutta la letteratura vedica
\nsat: qualit\u00e0 di esistenza
\nsat-cit-ananda: eternit\u00e0, conoscenza e felicit\u00e0
\nsatah: permanente
\nsattva: virt\u00f9. E’ uno dei tre guna, o modi della natura materiale. Il suo influsso comporta conoscenza, felicit\u00e0, purezza, controllo dei sensi, serenit\u00e0, umilt\u00e0, modestia e moderazione.
\nsatyam: la verit\u00e0 originale
\nSatyavati: la madre di Vyasa
\nSatyavrata Muni: importante saggio. E’ autore del Damodarastaka
\nSatya-yuga: la prima e la pi\u00f9 evoluta delle ere. Dura 1.728.000 anni ed \u00e8 caratterizzata da un’umanit\u00e0 altamente virtuosa
\nsakti: energia<\/p>\n
Sankara: altro nome di Siva
\nSankara: maestro spirituale che diffuse la filosofia dell’impersonalismo
\nSankaracarya: vedi Sankara, il maestro
\nsanta: passivit\u00e0, o neutralit\u00e0
\nsanta-rasa: rapporto in cui il devoto serve in modo esternamente passivo
\nSariraka-bhasya: il commento ai Vedanta-sutra scritto da Sankara
\nsastra: scritture sacre autentiche
\nsiksa: istruzioni spirituali
\nsiksa-guru: il maestro che impartisce gli insegnamenti
\nSiva: uno dei deva pi\u00f9 importanti, e’ un’espansione parziale i Narayana. Conosciuto con numerosi altri nomi, tra i quali Rudra e Sankara, \u00e8 incaricato di distruggere l’universo alla fine della vita di Brahma
\nSiva Purana: una delle 18 Purana
\nsloka: espressione poetica con cui sono stati scritti quasi tutti i testi vedici
\nsraddha: fede, ma anche impeto iniziale per la ricerca di Dio
\nsri: epiteto onorifico. E’ anche un nome della dea della fortuna, Laksmi
\nSri-bhasya: il commento al Vedanta-sutra redatto da Ramanuja
\nSri Damodarastaka: preghiera in otto parti scritta da Satyavrata Muni
\nSridhara: una delle personalit\u00e0 di Visnu. Possiede un pianeta nell’universo spirituale
\nSri Isopanisad: una delle pi\u00f9 importanti fra le 108 Upanisad
\nsrila: vedi sri
\nSrila Gurudeva: epiteto onorifico con cui il discepolo si rivolge al proprio maestro spirituale
\nSrimad-Bhagavatam: detto anche Bhagavata Purana, \u00e8 il testo pi\u00f9 puro ed elevato fra tutte le scritture vediche. Narra i divertimenti eterni di Krishna e dei suoi puri devoti. E’ il commento originale del Vedanta-sutra scritto da Vyasa stesso
\nsrimati: voce femminile di sri
\nSri Upadesamrta: lett. “Il Nettare delle Istruzioni”. Importante scritto di Rupa Gosvami
\nsrivatsa: un ciuffo di peli che Visnu porta sul petto, nel quale \u00e8 detto che ci sia Laksmi, la dea della fortuna
\nsunya-vada: filosofia del vuoto
\nSyamasundara: la meravigliosa forma di Krishna che suona il flauto a Vrndavana
\nsrutidhara: in possesso di una memoria formidabile
\nSvetasvatara Upanisad: una delle 108 Upanisad
\nSkanda Purana: una delle 18 Purana
\nSurabhi: la mucca divina tanto cara al Signore Govinda
\nSuta Gosvami: quando Sukadeva parl\u00f2 lo Srimad-Bhagavatam, questo saggio era presente e pot\u00e9 cos\u00ec trasmetterlo ai saggi di Naimisa. Recit\u00f2 anche il Maha-bharata
\nSukadeva Gosvami: Uno tra i pi\u00f9 importanti trascendentalisti. Era figlio di Vyasa. Da suo padre ricevette l’insegnamento del Bhagavatam quando ancora era nel ventre della madre, e pi\u00f9 tardi lo trasmise a Pariksit
\nsutra: aforisma, esposizione succinta
\nsvamsa: espansioni personali di Dio, come ad esempio il Paramatma
\nSvarga-loka: i pianeti superiori, dove, al momento della morte, si recano coloro che hanno condotto un’esistenza virtuosa
\nSvarupa Damodara Gosvami: uno dei principali devoti di Caitanya
\nSvetadvipa: pianeta del nostro sistema in cui risiede Ksirodakasayi Visnu<\/p>\n
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\ntamas: uno dei tre guna. La sua influenza comporta illusione, confusione, ozio e uso di sostanze intossicanti
\ntatastha: margini, confini
\ntatastha-avastha: dimensione in cui vive la jiva, l’anima individuale. In questo luogo non c’\u00e8 l’influenza dell’energia materiale, ma neanche quella dell’energia spirituale
\ntatastha-sakti: energia marginale. Detta anche jiva-sakti, \u00e8 una delle tre principali energie del Signore. E’ costituita dagli esseri viventi, parti infinitesimali di Krishna, la cui peculiarit\u00e0 \u00e8 che, sebbene siano di natura spirituale, possono cadere sotto l’illusione dell’energia materiale
\ntilaka: segno di buon auspicio che si traccia sul corpo con l’argilla del Gange o di altri luoghi sacri
\nTreta-yuga: la seconda delle epoche del mondo. Dura 1.296.000 anni
\nTri-yuga: uno dei nomi di Krishna. Cos\u00ec chiamato perch\u00e9 in genere non appare mai personalmente in Kali-yuga<\/p>\n
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\nUgrasena: il re di Mathura al tempo della nascita di Krishna. Era suo nonno
\nUpadrasta: nome del Paramatma. Significa il testimone
\nUpanisad: importanti scritture filosofiche vediche. Le principali sono 108
\nUttara-pradesh: uno degli stati dell’India<\/p>\n
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\nVaikuntha: i pianeti spirituali
\nVaikuntha-dhama: vedi Vaikuntha
\nVaikuntha-loka: vedi Vaikuntha
\nVaisampayana: uno dei discepoli di Vyasa. Narr\u00f2 il Maha-bharata in occasione del sacrificio dei serpenti di Janamejaya
\nvaisnava: devoto di Visnu o Krishna
\nVallabha: importante Vaisnava del sedicesimo secolo
\nVamadeva: personaggio della letteratura vedica. E’ menzionato nel Vedanta-sutra
\nVamana: detto anche Vamanadeva, \u00e8 un’importante incarnazione di Visnu che discese sulla Terra sotto forma di un brahmana nano. Possiede un pianeta nell’universo spirituale
\nVaraha: incarnazione divina che apparve come un cinghiale
\nvarna: ognuna delle quattro divisioni della societ\u00e0 conformemente alle funzioni naturali svolte dai cittadini. Queste sono: brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya e sudra. L’equilibrio e l’armonia della societ\u00e0 dipendono dal rispetto delle norme che governano i varna
\nVasudeva: uno dei nomi di Krishna che significa “figlio di Vasudeva”
\nVasudeva: il padre di Krishna
\nVasudeva: una delle espansioni di Krishna
\nvatsalya: parentela
\nvatsalya-rasa: relazione spirituale in cui il devoto considera il Signore come un membro della propria famiglia (vedi Nanda o Yasoda)
\nVeda: vasta raccolta di libri compilati da Vyasadeva. E’ la conoscenza pi\u00f9 completa ed esatta che il genere umano abbia mai avuto. I testi fondamentali sono quattro: lo Yajus, il \u00acg, il Sama e l’Atharva
\nVedanta-sutra: importante testo filosofico vedico. E’ considerato il commento naturale ai Veda
\nvibhinnamsa: espansioni parziali della potenza di Dio: sono le jiva, le anime spirituali individuali
\nvigraha: forma
\nvikarma: azioni che non tengono conto dei consigli delle scritture e pertanto conducono alla degradazione e alla frustrazione
\nvirata-rupa: la forma universale del Signore, nella quale \u00e8 possibile vedere contemporaneamente tutto ci\u00f2 che esiste
\nVisnu: uno dei nomi di Krishna, significa “sostegno di tutto ci\u00f2 che esiste”. E’ anche la divinit\u00e0 che predomina il sattva-guna
\nVisnu-avatara: manifestazioni divine, incarnazioni di Dio
\nVisnusvami: maestro spirituale Vaisnava
\nVisnu-tattva: manifestazioni divine, incarnazioni di Dio
\nVisvanatha Cakravarti Thakura: saggio e santo Vaisnava
\nVrndavana: villaggio dell’India (90 miglia a sud-est di Delhi, nel distretto di Mathura) dove, circa 5.000 anni fa, Krishna visse e attu\u00f2 i Suoi divertimenti trascendentali in compagnia dei puri devoti. Vrndavana \u00e8 anche nel cielo spirituale, e tra le due non vi \u00e8 differenza. Tale visione \u00e8 tuttavia possibile solo a colui che si \u00e8 completamente purificato
\nVrndavana das Thakur: l’autore del Caitanya-bhagavata
\nVyasa: il saggi\u00f2 che diede ordine e mise per iscritto i Veda. Altri nomi: Vyasadeva, Krishna Dvaipayana, Veda Vyasa, Badarayana
\nVyenkata Bhatta: devoto vissuto attorno al 1500. Era un importante discepolo di Caitanya e padre di Gopala Bhatta Gosvami<\/p>\n
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\nyama: la prima delle otto tappe dell’Astanga-yoga; consiste nell’esercizio del controllo dei sensi
\nYama: nome del deva della morte che dispensa il destino degli uomini quando questi abbandonano il corpo. E’ anche uno dei dodici mahajana
\nYamuna: il fiume sacro tanto amato da Krishna
\nYasoda: la madre adottiva di Krishna
\nYasodadevi: vedi Yasoda
\nYajnavalkya: uno dei sette principali filosofi dell’India
\nYajus-veda: uno dei quattro Veda. Tratta delle formule necessarie allo svolgimento dei sacrifici
\nYamunacarya: grande maestro spirituale della tradizione Vaisnava
\nyantra: macchina. Generalmente il termine viene usato per indicare il corpo materiale
\nyoga:
\n1. insegna a riacquistare l’unione con l’Assoluto, cio\u00e8 con Dio
\n2. disciplina che insegna a controllare la mente e i sensi, cosa indispensabile per l’avanzamento spirituale
\n3. tutte quelle pratiche utili a guadagnare meriti di vario tipo
\n4. altro nome per l’Astanga-yoga e tutti i suoi derivati
\nyoga-maya: potenza interna di Krishna, che lo nasconde rendendolo inaccessibile agli uomini comuni; grazie a questa energia, egli si rivela solo parzialmente al puro devoto, rendendo possibili relazioni intime
\nYudhisthira: il primo dei fratelli Pandava. Il Maha-bharata ne racconta le gesta
\nyogi: colui che pratica lo yoga
\nyuga: ciascuna delle quattro ere di un ciclo chiamato maha-yuga
\nYuga-avatara: incarnazioni le cui discese sono previste per ogni yuga. Appaiono in momenti precisi indicati dalle scritture vediche<\/p>\n
sah — that; eva — certainly; prathamam — first; devah — Supreme Lord; kaumaram — named the Kumaras (unmarried); sargam — creation; asritah — under; cacara — performed; duscaram — very difficult to do; brahma — in the order of Brahman; brahmacaryam — under discipline to realize the Absolute (Brahman); akhanditam — unbroken.
\n* Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
dvitiyam — the second; tu — but; bhavaya — for the welfare; asya — of this earth; rasatala — of the lowest region; gatam — having gone; mahim — the earth; uddharisyan — lifting; upadatta — established; yajnesah — the proprietor or the supreme enjoyer; saukaram — hoggish; vapuh — incarnation.
\n* Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
trtiyam — the third one; rsi-sargam — the millennium of the rsis; vai — certainly; devarsitvam — incarnation of the rsi amongst the demigods; upetya — having accepted; sah — he; tantram — exposition of the Vedas; satvatam — which is especially meant for devotional service; acasta — collected; naiskarmyam — nonfruitive; karmanam — of work; yatah — from which.
\n* Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
turye — in the fourth of the line; dharma-kala — wife of Dharmaraja; sarge — being born of; nara-narayanau — named Nara and Narayana; rsi — sages; bhutva — becoming; atma-upasama — controlling the senses; upetam — for achievement of; akarot — undertook; duscaram — very strenuous; tapah — penance.
\n* Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
pancamah — the fifth one; kapilah — Kapila; nama — of the name; siddhesah — the foremost amongst the perfect; kala — time; viplutam — lost; provaca — said; asuraye — unto the brahmana named Asuri; sankhyam — metaphysics; tattva-grama — the sum total of the creative elements; vinirnayam — exposition.
\n* Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
tatah — after that; saptame — the seventh in the line; akutyam — in the womb of Akuti; ruceh — by Prajapati Ruci; yajnah — the Lord’s incarnation as Yajna; abhyajayata — advented; sah — He; yama-adyaih — with Yama and others; sura-ganaih — with demigods; apat — ruled; svayambhuva-antaram — the change of the period of Svayambhuva Manu.
\n* Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
astame — the eighth of the incarnations; merudevyam tu — in the womb of Merudevi, the wife of; nabheh — King Nabhi; jatah — took birth; urukramah — the all-powerful Lord; darsayan — by showing; vartma — the way; dhiranam — of the perfect beings; sarva — all; asrama — orders of life; namaskrtam — honored by.
\n* Srimad-Bhagavatam 1<\/p>\n
namas te narasimhaya
\nprahladahlada-dayine
\nhiranyakasipor vakshah-
\nsila-tanka-nakhalaye
\nnamah\u2014obeisances; te\u2014unto You; nara-simhaya\u2014unto Lord Narasimha; prahlada\u2014(to) Prahlada Maharaja; ahlada\u2014(of) joy; dayine\u2014the giver; hiranyakasipoh\u2014of Hiranyakasipu; vakshah\u2014chest; sila\u2014(on) the stonelike; tanka\u2014chisels; nakha-alaye\u2014whose nails.
\nI offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hiranyakasipu.<\/p>\n
ito nrisimhah parato nrisimho
\nyato yato yami tato nrisimhah
\nbahir nrisimho hridaye nrisimho
\nnrisimham adim saranam prapadye
\nitah\u2014here; nrisimhah\u2014Lord Nrisimha; paratah\u2014there; nrisimhah\u2014Lord Nrisimha; yatah yatah\u2014wherever; yami\u2014I go; tatah\u2014there; nrisimhah\u2014Lord Nrisimha; bahih\u2014externally; nrisimhah\u2014Lord Nrisimha; hridaye\u2014in the heart; nrisimhah\u2014Lord Nrisimha; nrisimham\u2014to Lord Nrisimha; adim\u2014the origin; saranam\u2014the supreme refuge; prapadye\u2014I surrender.<\/p>\n
Lord Nrisimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrisimha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nrisimha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge.<\/p>\n
Tava, your \u2013 kara, hands \u2013 kamala, lotus like \u2013 vare, on the beautiful \u2013 nakham, nails \u2013 adbhuta, wonderful \u2013 sringam, pointed \u2013 dalita, ripped apart \u2013 hiranyakasipu, of hiranyakasipu \u2013 tanu, the body \u2013 bhringam, wasp-like \u2013 kesava, O Lord Kesava \u2013 dhrita, who assumed \u2013 nara, half man \u2013 hari, and half lion \u2013 rupa, form \u2013 jaya, all glories \u2013 jagat-isa, O Lord of the univefrse \u2013 hare, O Lord Hari.<\/p>\n
rsibhih — by the sages; yacitah — being prayed for; bheje — accepted; navamam — the ninth one; parthivam — the ruler of the earth; vapuh — body; dugdha — milking; imam — all these; osadhih — products of the earth; viprah — O brahmanas; tena — by; ayam — this; sah — he; usattamah — beautifully attractive.<\/p>\n
rupam — form; sah — He; jagrhe — accepted; matsyam — of a fish; caksusa — Caksusa; udadhi — water; samplave — inundation; navi — on the boat; aropya — keeping on; mahi — the earth; mayyam — drowned in; apat — protected; vaivasvatam — Vaivasvata; manum — Manu, the father of man.<\/p>\n
sura — the theists; asuranam — of the atheists; udadhim — in the ocean; mathnatam — churning; mandaracalam — the Mandaracala Hill; dadhre — sustained; kamatha — tortoise; rupena — in the form of; prsthe — shell; ekadase — the eleventh in the line; vibhuh — the great.<\/p>\n
dhanvantaram — the incarnation of Godhead named Dhanvantari; dvadasamam — the twelfth in the line; trayodasamam — the thirteenth in the line; eva — certainly; ca — and; apayayat — gave to drink; suran — the demigods; anyan — others; mohinya — by charming beauty; mohayan — alluring; striya — in the form of a woman.<\/p>\n
caturdasam — the fourteenth in the line; nara-simham — the incarnation of the Lord as half-man and half-lion; bibhrat — advented; daitya-indram — the king of the atheists; urjitam — strongly built; dadara — bifurcated; karajaih — by the nails; urau — on the lap; erakam — canes; kata-krt — carpenter; yatha — just like.<\/p>\n
pancadasam — the fifteenth in the line; vamanakam — the dwarf brahmana; krtva — by assumption of; agat — went; adhvaram — arena of sacrifice; baleh — of King Bali; pada-trayam — three steps only; yacamanah — begging; pratyaditsuh — willing at heart to return; tri-pistapam — the kingdom of the three planetary systems.<\/p>\n
avatare — in the incarnation of the Lord; sodasame — the sixteenth; pasyan — seeing; brahma-druhah — disobedient to the orders of the brahmanas; nrpan — the kingly order; trih-sapta — thrice seven times; krtvah — had done; kupitah — being engaged; nih — negation; ksatram — the administrative class; akarot — did perform; mahim — the earth.<\/p>\n
tatah — thereafter; saptadase — in the seventeenth incarnation; jatah — advented; satyavatyam — in the womb of Satyavati; parasarat — by Parasara Muni; cakre — prepared; veda-taroh — of the desire tree of the Vedas; sakhah — branches; drstva — be seeing; pumsah — the people in general; alpa-medhasah — less intelligent.<\/p>\n
tatah — thereafter; saptadase — in the seventeenth incarnation; jatah — advented; satyavatyam — in the womb of Satyavati; parasarat — by Parasara Muni; cakre — prepared; veda-taroh — of the desire tree of the Vedas; sakhah — branches; drstva — be seeing; pumsah — the people in general; alpa-medhasah — less intelligent.<\/p>\n
# dvija-bandhus
\nnot real brahmanas
\nor the friends and family members of the twice-born. But these dvija-bandhus are classified amongst the sudras and the women.<\/p>\n
nara — human being; devatvam — divinity; apannah — having assumed the form of; sura — the demigods; karya — activities; cikirsaya — for the purpose of performing; samudra — the Indian Ocean; nigraha-adini — controlling, etc.; cakre — did perform; viryani — superhuman prowess; atah param — thereafter.<\/p>\n
ekonavimse — in the nineteenth; vimsatime — in the twentieth also; vrsnisu — in the Vrsni dynasty; prapya — having obtained; janmani — births; rama — Balarama; krsnau — Sri Krsna; iti — thus; bhuvah — of the world; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; aharat — removed; bharam — burden.<\/p>\n
tatah — thereafter; kalau — the age of Kali; sampravrtte — having ensued; sammohaya — for the purpose of deluding; sura — the theists; dvisam — those who are envious; buddhah — Lord Buddha; namna — of the name; anjana-sutah — whose mother was Anjana; kikatesu — in the province of Gaya (Bihar); bhavisyati — will take place.<\/p>\n
avatarah — incarnations; hi — certainly; asankhyeyah — innumerable; hareh — of Hari, the Lord; sattva-nidheh — of the ocean of goodness; dvijah — the brahmanas; yatha — as it is; avidasinah — inexhaustible; kulyah — rivulets; sarasah — of vast lakes; syuh — are; sahasrasah — thousands of.<\/p>\n
atha — thereafter; asau — the same Lord; yuga-sandhyayam — at the conjunction of the yugas; dasyu — plunderers; prayesu — almost all; rajasu — the governing personalities; janita — will take His birth; visnu — named Visnu; yasasah — surnamed Yasa; namna — in the name of; kalkih — the incarnation of the Lord; jagat-patih — the Lord of the creation.<\/p>\n
rsayah — all the sages; manavah — all the Manus; devah — all the demigods; manu-putrah — all the descendants of Manu; maha-ojasah — very powerful; kalah — portion of the plenary portion; sarve — all collectively; hareh — of the Lord; eva — certainly; sa-prajapatayah — along with the Prajapatis; smrtah — are known.<\/p>\n
ete — all these; ca — and; amsa — plenary portions; kalah — portions of the plenary portions; pumsah — of the Supreme; krsnah — Lord Krsna; tu — but; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; svayam — in person; indra-ari — the enemies of Indra; vyakulam — disturbed; lokam — all the planets; mrdayanti — gives protection; yuge yuge — in different ages.<\/p>\n
janma — birth; guhyam — mysterious; bhagavatah — of the Lord; yah — one; etat — all these; prayatah — carefully; narah — man; sayam — evening; pratah — morning; grnan — recites; bhaktya — with devotion; duhkha-gramat — from all miseries; vimucyate — gets relief from.<\/p>\n
etat — all these; rupam — forms; bhagavatah — of the Lord; hi — certainly; arupasya — of one who has no material form; cit-atmanah — of the Transcendence; maya — material energy; gunaih — by the qualities; viracitam — manufactured; mahat-adibhih — with the ingredients of matter; atmani — in the self.<\/p>\n
yatha — as it is; nabhasi — in the sky; megha-oghah — a mass of clouds; renuh — dust; va — as well as; parthivah — muddiness; anile — in the air; evam — thus; drastari — to the seer; drsyatvam — for the purpose of seeing; aropitam — is implied; abuddhibhih — by the less intelligent persons.<\/p>\n
atah — this; param — beyond; yat — which; avyaktam — unmanifested; avyudha — without formal shape; guna-brmhitam — affected by the qualities; adrsta — unseen; asruta — unheard; vastutvat — being like that; sah — that; jivah — living being; yat — that which; punah-bhavah — takes birth repeatedly.<\/p>\n
evam — thus; janmani — birth; karmani — activities; hi — certainly; akartuh — of the inactive; ajanasya — of the unborn; ca — and; varnayanti — describe; sma — in the past; kavayah — the learned; veda-guhyani — undiscoverable by the Vedas; hrt-pateh — of the Lord of the heart.<\/p>\n
yadi — if, however; esa — they; uparata — subsided; devi maya — illusory energy; vaisaradi — full of knowledge; matih — enlightenment; sampannah — enriched with; eva — certainly; iti — thus; viduh — being cognizant of; mahimni — in the glories; sve — of the self; mahiyate — being situated in.<\/p>\n
sah — the Supreme Lord; va — alternately; idam — this; visvam — manifested universes; amogha-lilah — one whose activities are spotless; srjati — creates; avati atti — maintains and annihilates; na — not; sajjate — is affected by; asmin — in them; bhutesu — in all living beings; ca — also; antarhitah — living within; atma-tantrah — self-independent; sat-vargikam — endowed with all the potencies of His opulences; jighrati — superficially attached, like smelling the fragrance; sat-guna-isah — master of the six senses.<\/p>\n
na — not; ca — and; asya — of Him; kascit — anyone; nipunena — by dexterity; dhatuh — of the creator; avaiti — can know; jantuh — the living being; kumanisah — with a poor fund of knowledge; utih — activities of the Lord; namani — His names; rupani — His forms; manah-vacobhih — by dint of mental speculation or deliverance of speeches; santanvatah — displaying; nata-caryam — a dramatic action; iva — like; ajnah — the foolish.<\/p>\n
sah — He alone; veda — can know; dhatuh — of the creator; padavim — glories; parasya — of the transcendence; duranta-viryasya — of the greatly powerful; ratha-anga-paneh — of Lord Krsna, who bears in His hand the wheel of a chariot; yah — one who; amayaya — without reservation; santataya — without any gap; anuvrttya — favorably; bhajeta — renders service; tat-pada — of His feet; saroja-gandham — fragrance of the lotus.<\/p>\n
idam — this; bhagavatam — book containing the narration of the Personality of Godhead and His pure devotees; nama — of the name; puranam — supplementary to the Vedas; brahma-sammitam — incarnation of Lord Sri Krsna; uttama-sloka — of the Personality of Godhead; caritam — activities; cakara — compiled; bhagavan — incarnation of the Personality of Godhead; rsih — Sri Vyasadeva; nihsreyasaya — for the ultimate good; lokasya — of all people; dhanyam — fully successful; svasti-ayanam — all-blissful; mahat — all-perfect.<\/p>\n
tat — that; idam — this; grahayam asa — made to accept; sutam — unto his son; atmavatam — of the self-realized; varam — most respectful; sarva — all; veda — Vedic literatures (books of knowledge); itihasanam — of all the histories; saram — cream; saram — cream; samuddhrtam — taken out.<\/p>\n
sah — the son of Vyasadeva; tu — again; samsravayam asa — make them audible; maha-rajam — unto the emperor; pariksitam — of the name Pariksit; praya-upavistam — who sat until death without food or drink; gangayam — on the bank of the Ganges; paritam — being surrounded; parama-rsibhih — by great sages.<\/p>\n
tatra — there; kirtayatah — while reciting; viprah — O brahmanas; vipra-rseh — from the great brahmana-rsi; bhuri — greatly; tejasah — powerful; aham — I; ca — also; adhyagamam — could understand; tatra — in that meeting; nivistah — being perfectly attentive; tat-anugrahat — by his mercy; sah — that very thing; aham — I; vah — unto you; sravayisyami — shall let you hear; yatha-adhitam yatha-mati — as far as my realization.<\/p>\n
vyasah — Vyasadeva; uvaca — said; iti — thus; bruvanam — speaking; samstuya — congratulating; muninam — of the great sages; dirgha — prolonged; satrinam — of those engaged in the performance of sacrifice; vrddhah — elderly; kula-patih — head of the assembly; sutam — unto Suta Gosvami; bahu-rcah — learned; saunakah — of the name Saunaka; abravit — addressed.<\/p>\n
saunakah — Saunaka; uvaca — said; suta suta — O Suta Gosvami; maha-bhaga — the most fortunate; vada — please speak; nah — unto us; vadatam — of those who can speak; vara — respected; katham — message; bhagavatim — of the Bhagavatam; punyam — pious; yat — which; aha — said; bhagavan — greatly powerful; sukah — Sri Sukadeva Gosvami.<\/p>\n
kasmin — in which; yuge — period; pravrtta — was begun; iyam — this; sthane — in the place; va — or; kena — on what; hetuna — ground; kutah — wherefrom; sancoditah — inspired by; krsnah — Krsna-dvaipayana Vyasa; krtavan — compiled; samhitam — Vedic literature; munih — the learned.<\/p>\n
tasya — his; putrah — son; maha-yogi — a great devotee; sama-drk — equibalanced; nirvikalpakah — absolute monist; ekanta-matih — fixed in monism or oneness of mind; unnidrah — surpassed nescience; gudhah — not exposed; mudhah — stunted; iva — like; iyate — appears like.<\/p>\n
drstva — by seeing; anuyantam — following; rsim — the sage; atmajam — his son; api — in spite of; anagnam — not naked; devyah — beautiful damsels; hriya — out of shyness; paridadhuh — covered the body; na — not; sutasya — of the son; citram — astonishing; tat viksya — by seeing that; prcchati — asking; munau — unto the muni (Vyasa); jagaduh — replied; tava — your; asti — there are; stri-pum — male and female; bhida — differences; na — not; tu — but; sutasya — of the son; vivikta — purified; drsteh — of one who looks.<\/p>\n
# Candala
\n(dog-eater)<\/p>\n
katham — how; alaksitah — recognized; pauraih — by the citizens; sampraptah — reaching; kuru-jangalan — the Kuru-jangala provinces; unmatta — mad; muka — dumb; jadavat — stunted; vicaran — wandering; gaja-sahvaye — Hastinapura.<\/p>\n
# Suka-samhita
\nSrimad-Bhagavatam is stated here as the essence of the Vedas. It is not an imaginary story as it is sometimes considered by unauthorized men. It is also called Suka-samhita, or the Vedic hymn spoken by Sri Sukadeva Gosvami, the great liberated sage.<\/p>\n
katham — how is it; va — also; pandaveyasya — of the descendant of Pandu (Pariksit); rajarseh — of the king who was a sage; munina — with the muni; saha — with; samvadah — discussion; samabhut — took place; tata — O darling; yatra — whereupon; esa — like this; satvati — transcendental; srutih — essence of the Vedas.<\/p>\n
sah — he (Sukadeva Gosvami); go-dohana-matram — only for the time of milking the cow; hi — certainly; grhesu — in the house; grha-medhinam — of the householders; aveksate — waits; maha-bhagah — the most fortunate; tirthi — pilgrimage; kurvan — transforming; tat asramam — the residence.<\/p>\n
abhimanyu-sutam — the son of Abhimanyu; suta — O Suta; prahuh — is said to be; bhagavata-uttamam — the first-class devotee of the Lord; tasya — his; janma — birth; maha-ascaryam — very wonderful; karmani — activities; ca — and; grnihi — please speak to; nah — us.<\/p>\n
namanti — bow down; yat-pada — whose feet; niketam — under; atmanah — own; sivaya — welfare; haniya — used to bring about; dhanani — wealth; satravah — enemies; katham — for what reason; sah — he; virah — the chivalrous; sriyam — opulences; anga — O Suta Gosvami; dustyajam — insuperable; yuva — in full youth; aisata — desired; utsrastum — to give up; aho — exclamation; saha — with; asubhih — life.<\/p>\n
sivaya — welfare; lokasya — of all living beings; bhavaya — for flourishing; bhutaye — for economic development; ye — one who is; uttama-sloka-parayanah — devoted to the cause of the Personality of Godhead; janah — men; jivanti — do live; na — but not; atma-artham — selfish interest; asau — that; para-asrayam — shelter for others; mumoca — gave up; nirvidya — being freed from all attachment; kutah — for what reason; kalevaram — mortal body.<\/p>\n
tat — that; sarvam — all; nah — unto us; samacaksva — clearly explain; prstah — questioned; yat iha — herein; kincana — all that; manye — we think; tvam — you; visaye — in all subjects; vacam — meanings of words; snatam — fully acquainted; anyatra — except; chandasat — portion of the Vedas.<\/p>\n
sutah — Suta Gosvami; uvaca — said; dvapare — in the second millennium; samanuprapte — on the advent of; trtiye — third; yuga — millennium; paryaye — in the place of; jatah — was begotten; parasarat — by Parasara; yogi — the great sage; vasavyam — in the womb of the daughter of Vasu; kalaya — in the plenary portion; hareh — of the Personality of Godhead.<\/p>\n
sah — he; kadacit — once; sarasvatyah — on the bank of the Sarasvati; upasprsya — after finishing morning ablutions; jalam — water; sucih — being purified; vivikte — concentration; ekah — alone; asinah — being thus seated; udite — on the rise; ravi-mandale — of the sun disc.<\/p>\n
para-avara — past and future; jnah — one who knows; sah — he; rsih — Vyasadeva; kalena — in the course of time; avyakta — unmanifested; ramhasa — by great force; yuga-dharma — acts in terms of the millennium; vyatikaram — anomalies; praptam — having accrued; bhuvi — on the earth; yuge yuge — different ages.<\/p>\n
bhautikanam ca — also of everything that is made of matter; bhavanam — actions; sakti-hrasam ca — and deterioration of natural power; tat-krtam — rendered by that; asraddadhanan — of the faithless; nihsattvan — impatient due to want of the mode of goodness; durmedhan — dull-witted; hrasita — reduced; ayusah — of duration of life; durbhagan ca — also the unlucky; janan — people in general; viksya — by seeing; munih — the muni; divyena — by transcendental; caksusa — vision; sarva — all; varna-asramanam — of all the statuses and orders of life; yat — what; dadhyau — contemplated; hitam — welfare; amogha-drk — one who is fully equipped in knowledge.<\/p>\n
catuh — four; hotram — sacrificial fires; karma suddham — purification of work; prajanam — of the people in general; viksya — after seeing; vaidikam — according to Vedic rites; vyadadhat — made into; yajna — sacrifice; santatyai — to expand; vedam ekam — only one Veda; catuh-vidham — in four divisions.<\/p>\n
rg-yajuh-sama-atharva-akhyah — the names of the four Vedas; vedah — the Vedas; catvarah — four; uddhrtah — made into separate parts; itihasa — historical records (Mahabharata); puranam ca — and the Puranas; pancamah — the fifth; vedah — the original source of knowledge; ucyate — is said to be.<\/p>\n
tatra — thereupon; rg-veda-dharah — the professor of the Rg Veda; pailah — the rsi named Paila; sama-gah — that of the Sama Veda; jaiminih — the rsi named Jaimini; kavih — highly qualified; vaisampayanah — the rsi named Vaisampayana; eva — only; ekah — alone; nisnatah — well versed; yajusam — of the Yajur Veda; uta — glorified.<\/p>\n
atharva — the Atharva Veda; angirasam — unto the rsi Angira; asit — was entrusted; sumantuh — also known as Sumantu Muni; darunah — seriously devoted to the Atharva Veda; munih — the sage; itihasa-purananam — of the historical records and the Puranas; pita — father; me — mine; romaharsanah — the rsi Romaharsana.<\/p>\n
te — they; ete — all these; rsayah — learned scholars; vedam — the respective Vedas; svam svam — in their own entrusted matters; vyasyan — rendered; anekadha — many; sisyaih — disciples; prasisyaih — grand-disciples; tat-sisyaih — great grand-disciples; vedah te — followers of the respective Vedas; sakhinah — different branches; abhavan — thus became.<\/p>\n
te — that; eva — certainly; vedah — the book of knowledge; durmedhaih — by the less intellectual; dharyante — can assimilate; purusaih — by the man; yatha — as much as; evam — thus; cakara — edited; bhagavan — the powerful; vyasah — the great sage of Vyasa; krpana-vatsalah — very kind to the ignorant mass.<\/p>\n
stri — the woman class; sudra — the laboring class; dvija-bandhunam — of the friends of the twice-born; trayi — three; na — not; sruti-gocara — for understanding; karma — in activities; sreyasi — in welfare; mudhanam — of the fools; sreyah — supreme benefit; evam — thus; bhavet — achieved; iha — by this; iti — thus thinking; bharatam — the great Mahabharata; akhyanam — historical facts; krpaya — out of great mercy; munina — by the muni; krtam — is completed.<\/p>\n
evam — thus; pravrttasya — one who is engaged in; sada — always; bhutanam — of the living beings; sreyasi — in the ultimate good; dvijah — O twice-born; sarvatmakena api — by all means; yada — when; na — not; atusyat — become satisfied; hrdayam — mind; tatah — at that.<\/p>\n
na — not; atiprasidat — very much satisfied; hrdayah — at heart; sarasvatyah — of the River Sarasvati; tate — on the bank of; sucau — being purified; vitarkayan — having considered; vivikta-sthah — situated in a lonely place; idam ca — also this; uvaca — said; dharma-vit — one who knows what religion is.<\/p>\n
dhrta-vratena — under a strict disciplinary vow; hi — certainly; maya — by me; chandamsi — the Vedic hymns; guravah — the spiritual masters; agnayah — the sacrificial fire; manitah — properly worshiped; nirvyalikena — without pretense; grhitam ca — also accepted; anusasanam — traditional discipline; bharata — the Mahabharata; vyapadesena — by compilation of; hi — certainly; amnaya-arthah — import of disciplic succession; ca — and; pradarsitah — properly explained; drsyate — by what is necessary; yatra — where; dharma-adih — the path of religion; stri-sudra-adibhih api — even by women, sudras, etc.; uta — spoken.<\/p>\n
tathapi — although; bata — defect; me — mine; daihyah — situated in the body; hi — certainly; atma — living being; ca — and; eva — even; atmana — myself; vibhuh — sufficient; asampannah — wanting in; iva abhati — it appears to be; brahma-varcasya — of the Vedantists; sattamah — the supreme.<\/p>\n
tasya — his; evam — thus; khilam — inferior; atmanam — soul; manyamanasya — thinking within the mind; khidyatah — regretting; krsnasya — of Krsna-dvaipayana Vyasa; naradah abhyagat — Narada came there; asramam — the cottage; prak — before; udahrtam — said.<\/p>\n
tam abhijnaya — seeing the good fortune of his (Narada’s) arrival; sahasa — all of a sudden; pratyutthaya — getting up; agatam — arrived at; munih — Vyasadeva; pujayam asa — worship; vidhi-vat — with the same respect as offered to Vidhi (Brahma); naradam — to Narada; sura-pujitam — worshiped by the demigods.<\/p>\n
sutah — Suta; uvaca — said; atha — therefore; tam — him; sukham asinah — comfortably seated; upasinam — unto one sitting nearby; brhat-sravah — greatly respected; devarsih — the great rsi among the gods; praha — said; viprarsim — unto the rsi among the brahmanas; vina-panih — one who carries a vina in his hand; smayan iva — apparently smiling.<\/p>\n
naradah — Narada; uvaca — said; parasarya — O son of Parasara; maha-bhaga — the greatly fortunate; bhavatah — your; kaccit — if it is; atmana — by the self-realization of; paritusyati — does it satisfy; sarirah — identifying the body; atma — self; manasah — identifying the mind; eva — certainly; va — and.<\/p>\n
jijnasitam — deliberated fully well; adhitam — the knowledge obtained; ca — and; brahma — the Absolute; yat — what; tat — that; sanatanam — eternal; tathapi — in spite of that; socasi — lamenting; atmanam — unto the self; akrta-arthah — undone; iva — like; prabho — my dear sir.<\/p>\n
vyasah — Vyasa; uvaca — said; asti — there is; eva — certainly; me — mine; sarvam — all; idam — this; tvaya — by you; uktam — uttered; tathapi — and yet; na — not; atma — self; paritusyate — does pacify; me — unto me; tat — of which; mulam — root; avyaktam — undetected; agadha-bodham — the man of unlimited knowledge; prcchamahe — do inquire; tva — unto you; atma-bhava — self-born; atma-bhutam — offspring.<\/p>\n
sah — thus; vai — certainly; bhavan — yourself; veda — know; samasta — all-inclusive; guhyam — confidential; upasitah — devotee of; yat — because; purusah — the Personality of Godhead; puranah — the oldest; paravaresah — the controller of the material and spiritual worlds; manasa — mind; eva — only; visvam — the universe; srjati — creates; avati atti — annihilates; gunaih — by the qualitative matter; asangah — unattached.<\/p>\n
# asta-siddhi
\nthe eightfold perfections of mystic power<\/p>\n
tvam — Your Goodness; paryatan — traveling; arkah — the sun; iva — like; tri-lokim — the three worlds; antah-carah — can penetrate into everyone’s heart; vayuh iva — as good as the all-pervading air; atma — self-realized; saksi — witness; paravare — in the matter of cause and effect; brahmani — in the Absolute; dharmatah — under disciplinary regulations; vrataih — in vow; snatasya — having been absorbed in; me — mine; nyunam — deficiency; alam — clearly; vicaksva — search out.<\/p>\n
sri-naradah — Sri Narada; uvaca — said; bhavata — by you; anudita-prayam — almost not praised; yasah — glories; bhagavatah — of the Personality of Godhead; amalam — spotless; yena — by which; eva — certainly; asau — He (the Personality of Godhead); na — does not; tusyeta — be pleased; manye — I think; tat — that; darsanam — philosophy; khilam — inferior.<\/p>\n
yatha — as much as; dharma-adayah — all four principles of religious behavior; ca — and; arthah — purposes; muni-varya — by yourself, the great sage; anukirtitah — repeatedly described; na — not; tatha — in that way; vasudevasya — of the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna; mahima — glories; hi — certainly; anuvarnitah — so constantly described.<\/p>\n
na — not; yat — that; vacah — vocabulary; citra-padam — decorative; hareh — of the Lord; yasah — glories; jagat — universe; pavitram — sanctified; pragrnita — described; karhicit — hardly; tat — that; vayasam — crows; tirtham — place of pilgrimage; usanti — think; manasah — saintly persons; na — not; yatra — where; hamsah — all-perfect beings; niramanti — take pleasure; usik-ksayah — those who reside in the transcendental abode.<\/p>\n
atho — therefore; maha-bhaga — highly fortunate; bhavan — yourself; amogha-drk — the perfect seer; suci — spotless; sravah — famous; satya-ratah — having taken the vow of truthfulness; dhrta-vratah — fixed in spiritual qualities; urukramasya — of the one who performs supernatural activities (God); akhila — universal; bandha — bondage; muktaye — for liberation from; samadhina — by trance; anusmara — think repeatedly and then describe them; tat-vicestitam — various pastimes of the Lord.<\/p>\n
tatah — from that; anyatha — apart; kincana — something; yat — whatsoever; vivaksatah — desiring to describe; prthak — separately; drsah — vision; tat-krta — reactionary to that; rupa — form; namabhih — by names; na karhicit — never; kvapi — any; ca — and; duhsthita matih — oscillating mind; labheta — gains; vata-ahata — troubled by the wind; nauh — boat; iva — like; aspadam — place.<\/p>\n
jugupsitam — verily condemned; dharma-krte — for the matter of religion; anusasatah — instruction; svabhava-raktasya — naturally inclined; mahan — great; vyatikramah — unreasonable; yat-vakyatah — under whose instruction; dharmah — religion; iti — it is thus; itarah — the people in general; sthitah — fixed; na — do not; manyate — think; tasya — of that; nivaranam — prohibition; janah — they.<\/p>\n
vicaksanah — very expert; asya — of him; arhati — deserves; veditum — to understand; vibhoh — of the Lord; ananta-parasya — of the unlimited; nivrttitah — retired from; sukham — material happiness; pravartamanasya — those who are attached to; gunaih — by the material qualities; anatmanah — devoid of knowledge in spiritual value; tatah — therefore; bhavan — Your Goodness; darsaya — show the ways; cestitam — activities; vibhoh — of the Lord.<\/p>\n
tyaktva — having forsaken; sva-dharmam — one’s own occupational engagement; carana-ambujam — the lotus feet; hareh — of Hari (the Lord); bhajan — in the course of devotional service; apakvah — immature; atha — for the matter of; patet — falls down; tatah — from that place; yadi — if; yatra — whereupon; kva — what sort of; va — or (used sarcastically); abhadram — unfavorable; abhut — shall happen; amusya — of him; kim — nothing; kah va arthah — what interest; aptah — obtained; abhajatam — of the nondevotee; sva-dharmatah — being engaged in occupational service.<\/p>\n
tasya — for that purpose; eva — only; hetoh — reason; prayateta — should endeavor; kovidah — one who is philosophically inclined; na labhyate — is not obtained; yat — what; bhramatam — wandering; upari adhah — from top to bottom; tat — that; labhyate — can be obtained; duhkhavat — like the miseries; anyatah — as a result of previous work; sukham — sense enjoyment; kalena — in course of time; sarvatra — everywhere; gabhira — subtle; ramhasa — progress.<\/p>\n
na — never; vai — certainly; janah — a person; jatu — at any time; kathancana — somehow or other; avrajet — does not undergo; mukunda-sevi — the devotee of the Lord; anyavat — like others; anga — O my dear; samsrtim — material existence; smaran — remembering; mukunda-anghri — the lotus feet of the Lord; upaguhanam — embracing; punah — again; vihatum — willing to give up; icchet — desire; na — never; rasa-grahah — one who has relished the mellow; janah — person.<\/p>\n
idam — this; hi — all; visvam — cosmos; bhagavan — the Supreme Lord; iva — almost the same; itarah — different from; yatah — from whom; jagat — the worlds; sthana — exist; nirodha — annihilation; sambhavah — creation; tat hi — all about; svayam — personally; veda — know; bhavan — your good self; tatha api — still; te — unto you; pradesa-matram — a synopsis only; bhavatah — unto you; pradarsitam — explained.<\/p>\n
tvam — yourself; atmana — by your own self; atmanam — the Supersoul; avehi — search out; amogha-drk — one who has perfect vision; parasya — of the Transcendence; pumsah — the Personality of Godhead; paramatmanah — of the Supreme Lord; kalam — plenary part; ajam — birthless; prajatam — have taken birth; jagatah — of the world; sivaya — for the well-being; tat — that; maha-anubhava — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna; abhyudayah — pastimes; adhiganya-tam — describe most vividly.<\/p>\n
idam — this; hi — certainly; pumsah — of everyone; tapasah — by dint of austerities; srutasya — by dint of study of the Vedas; va — or; svistasya — sacrifice; suktasya — spiritual education; ca — and; buddhi — culture of knowledge; dattayoh — charity; avicyutah — infallible; arthah — interest; kavibhih — by the recognized learned person; nirupitah — concluded; yat — what; uttamasloka — the Lord, who is described by choice poetry; guna-anuvarnanam — description of the transcendental qualities of.<\/p>\n
aham — I; pura — formerly; atita-bhave — in the previous millennium; abhavam — became; mune — O muni; dasyah — of the maidservant; tu — but; kasyascana — certain; veda-vadinam — of the followers of Vedanta; nirupitah — engaged; balakah — boy servant; eva — only; yoginam — of the devotees; susrusane — in the service of; pravrsi — during the four months of the rainy season; nirviviksatam — living together.<\/p>\n
te — they; mayi — unto me; apeta — not having undergone; akhila — all kinds of; capale — proclivities; arbhake — unto a boy; dante — having controlled the senses; adhrta-kridanake — without being accustomed to sporting habits; anuvartini — obedient; cakruh — did bestow; krpam — causeless mercy; yadyapi — although; tulya-darsanah — impartial by nature; susrusamane — unto the faithful; munayah — the muni followers of the Vedanta; alpa-bhasini — one who does not speak more than required.<\/p>\n
ucchista-lepan — the remnants of foodstuff; anumoditah — being permitted; dvijaih — by the Vedantist brahmanas; sakrt — once upon a time; sma — in the past; bhunje — took; tat — by that action; apasta — eliminated; kilbisah — all sins; evam — thus; pravrttasya — being engaged; visuddha-cetasah — of one whose mind is purified; tat — that particular; dharmah — nature; eva — certainly; atma-rucih — transcendental attraction; prajayate — was manifested.<\/p>\n
tatra — thereupon; anu — every day; aham — I; krsna-kathah — narration of Lord Krsna’s activities; pragayatam — describing; anugrahena — by causeless mercy; asrnavam — giving aural reception; manah-harah — attractive; tah — those; sraddhaya — respectfully; me — unto me; anupadam — every step; visrnvatah — hearing attentively; priyasravasi — of the Personality of Godhead; anga — O Vyasadeva; mama — mine; abhavat — it so became; rucih — taste.<\/p>\n
tasmin — it being so; tada — at that time; labdha — achieved; ruceh — taste; maha-mate — O great sage; priyasravasi — upon the Lord; askhalita matih — uninterrupted attention; mama — mine; yaya — by which; aham — I; etat — all these; sat-asat — gross and subtle; sva-mayaya — one’s own ignorance; pasye — see; mayi — in me; brahmani — the Supreme; kalpitam — is accepted; pare — in the Transcendence.<\/p>\n
ittham — thus; sarat — autumn; pravrsikau — rainy season; rtu — two seasons; hareh — of the Lord; visrnvatah — continuously hearing; me — myself; anusavam — constantly; yasah amalam — unadulterated glories; sankirtyamanam — chanted by; munibhih — the great sages; maha-atmabhih — great souls; bhaktih — devotional service; pravrtta — began to flow; atma — living being; rajah — mode of passion; tama — mode of ignorance; upaha — vanishing.<\/p>\n
tasya — his; evam — thus; me — mine; anuraktasya — attached to them; prasritasya — obediently; hata — freed from; enasah — sins; sraddadhanasya — of the faithful; balasya — of the boy; dantasya — subjugated; anucarasya — strictly following the instructions; ca — and.<\/p>\n
jnanam — knowledge; guhyatamam — most confidential; yat — what is; tat — that; saksat — directly; bhagavata uditam — propounded by the Lord Himself; anvavocan — gave instruction; gamisyantah — while departing from; krpaya — by causeless mercy; dina-vatsalah — those who are very kind to the poor and meek.<\/p>\n
yena — by which; eva — certainly; aham — I; bhagavatah — of the Personality of Godhead; vasudevasya — of Lord Sri Krsna; vedhasah — of the supreme creator; maya — energy; anubhavam — influence; avidam — easily understood; yena — by which; gacchanti — they go; tat-padam — at the lotus feet of the Lord.<\/p>\n
etat — this much; samsucitam — decided by the learned; brahman — O brahmana Vyasa; tapa-traya — three kinds of miseries; cikitsitam — remedial measures; yat — what; isvare — the supreme controller; bhagavati — unto the Personality of Godhead; karma — one’s prescribed activities; brahmani — unto the great; bhavitam — dedicated.<\/p>\n
amayah — diseases; yah ca — whatever; bhutanam — of the living being; jayate — become possible; yena — by the agency; suvrata — O good soul; tat — that; eva — very; hi — certainly; amayam — disease; dravyam — thing; na — does it not; punati — cure; cikitsitam — treated with.<\/p>\n
evam — thus; nrnam — of the human being; kriya-yogah — all activities; sarve — everything; samsrti — material existence; hetavah — causes; te — that; eva — certainly; atma — the tree of work; vinasaya — killing; kalpante — become competent; kalpitah — dedicated; pare — unto the Transcendence.<\/p>\n
yat — whatever; atra — in this life or world; kriyate — does perform; karma — work; bhagavat — unto the Personality of Godhead; paritosanam — satisfaction of; jnanam — knowledge; yat tat — what is so called; adhinam — dependent; hi — certainly; bhakti-yoga — devotional; samanvitam — dovetailed with bhakti-yoga.<\/p>\n
om — the sign of chanting the transcendental glory of the Lord; namah — offering obeisances unto the Lord; bhagavate — unto the Personality of Godhead; tubhyam — unto You; vasudevaya — unto the Lord, the son of Vasudeva; dhimahi — let us chant; pradyumnaya, aniruddhaya and sankarsanaya — all plenary expansions of Vasudeva; namah — respectful obeisances; ca — and.<\/p>\n
iti — thus; murti — representation; abhidhanena — in sound; mantra-murtim — form representation of transcendental sound; amurtikam — the Lord, who has no material form; yajate — worship; yajna — Visnu; purusam — the Personality of Godhead; sah — he alone; samyak — perfectly; darsanah — one who has seen; puman — person.<\/p>\n
imam — thus; sva-nigamam — confidential knowledge of the Vedas in respect to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; brahman — O brahmana (Vyasadeva); avetya — knowing it well; mat — by me; anusthitam — executed; adat — bestowed upon me; me — me; jnanam — transcendental knowledge; aisvaryam — opulence; svasmin — personal; bhavam — intimate affection and love; ca — and; kesavah — Lord Krsna.<\/p>\n
tvam — your good soul; api — also; adabhra — vast; sruta — Vedic literatures; visrutam — have heard also; vibhoh — of the Almighty; samapyate — satisfied; yena — by which; vidam — of the learned; bubhutsitam — who always desire to learn transcendental knowledge; prakhyahi — describe; duhkhaih — by miseries; muhuh — always; ardita-atmanam — suffering mass of people; sanklesa — sufferings; nirvanam — mitigation; usanti na — do not get out of; anyatha — by other means.<\/p>\n
sutah uvaca — Suta said; evam — thus; nisamya — hearing; bhagavan — the powerful incarnation of God; devarseh — of the great sage among the gods; janma — birth; karma — work; ca — and; bhuyah — again; papraccha — asked; tam — him; brahman — O brahmanas; vyasah — Vyasadeva; satyavati-sutah — the son of Satyavati.<\/p>\n
vyasah uvaca — Sri Vyasadeva said; bhiksubhih — by the great mendicants; vipravasite — having departed for other places; vijnana — scientific knowledge in transcendence; adestrbhih — those who had instructed; tava — of your; vartamanah — present; vayasi — of the duration of life; adye — before the beginning of; tatah — after that; kim — what; akarot — did; bhavan — your good self.<\/p>\n
svayambhuva — O son of Brahma; kaya — under what condition; vrttya — occupation; vartitam — was spent; te — you; param — after the initiation; vayah — duration of life; katham — how; ca — and; idam — this; udasraksih — did you quit; kale — in due course; prapte — having attained; kalevaram — body.<\/p>\n
prak — prior; kalpa — the duration of Brahma’s day; visayam — subject matter; etam — all these; smrtim — remembrance; te — your; muni-sattama — O great sage; na — not; hi — certainly; esah — all these; vyavadhat — made any difference; kalah — course of time; esah — all these; sarva — all; nirakrtih — annihilation.<\/p>\n
naradah uvaca — Sri Narada said; bhiksubhih — by the great sages; vipravasite — having departed for other places; vijnana — scientific spiritual knowledge; adestrbhih — those who imparted unto me; mama — mine; vartamanah — present; vayasi adye — before this life; tatah — thereafter; etat — this much; akarasam — performed.<\/p>\n
eka-atmaja — having only one son; me — my; janani — mother; yosit — woman by class; mudha — foolish; ca — and; kinkari — maidservant; mayi — unto me; atmaje — being her offspring; ananya-gatau — one who has no alternative for protection; cakre — did it; sneha-anubandhanam — tied by affectionate bondage.<\/p>\n
sa — she; asvatantra — was dependent; na — not; kalpa — able; asit — was; yoga-ksemam — maintenance; mama — my; icchati — although desirous; isasya — of providence; hi — for; vase — under the control of; lokah — everyone; yosa — doll; daru-mayi — made of wood; yatha — as much as.<\/p>\n
aham — I; ca — also; tat — that; brahma-kule — in the school of the brahmanas; usivan — lived; tat — her; upeksaya — being dependent on; dik-desa — direction and country; kala — time; avyutpannah — having no experience; balakah — a mere child; panca — five; hayanah — years old.<\/p>\n
ekada — once upon a time; nirgatam — having gone away; gehat — from home; duhantim — for milking; nisi — at night; gam — the cow; pathi — on the path; sarpah — snake; adasat — bitten; pada — on the leg; sprstah — thus struck; krpanam — the poor woman; kala-coditah — influenced by supreme time.<\/p>\n
tada — at that time; tat — that; aham — I; isasya — of the Lord; bhaktanam — of the devotees; sam — mercy; abhipsatah — desiring; anugraham — special benediction; manyamanah — thinking in that way; pratistham — departed; disam uttaram — in the northern direction.<\/p>\n
sphitan — very flourishing; jana-padan — metropolises; tatra — there; pura — towns; grama — villages; vraja — big farms; akaran — mineral fields (mines); kheta — agricultural lands; kharvata — valleys; vatih — flower gardens; ca — and; vanani — forests; upavanani — nursery gardens; ca — and.<\/p>\n
citra-dhatu — valuable minerals like gold, silver and copper; vicitra — full of variegatedness; adrin — hills and mountains; ibha-bhagna — broken by the giant elephants; bhuja — branches; druman — trees; jalasayan siva — health-giving; jalan — reservoirs of water; nalinih — lotus flowers; sura-sevitah — aspired to by the denizens of heaven; citra-svanaih — pleasing to the heart; patra-rathaih — by the birds; vibhramat — bewildering; bhramara-sriyah — decorated by drones.<\/p>\n
nala — pipes; venu — bamboo; sarah — pens; tanba — full of; kusa — sharp grass; kicaka — weeds; gahvaram — caves; ekah — alone; eva — only; atiyatah — difficult to go through; aham — I; adraksam — visited; vipinam — deep forests; mahat — great; ghoram — fearful; pratibhaya-akaram — dangerously; vyala — snakes; uluka — owls; siva — jackals; ajiram — playgrounds.<\/p>\n
parisranta — being tired; indriya — bodily; atma — mentally; aham — I; trt-paritah — being thirsty; bubhuksitah — and hungry; snatva — taking a bath; pitva — and drinking water also; hrade — in the lake; nadyah — of a river; upasprstah — being in contact with; gata — got relief from; sramah — tiredness.<\/p>\n
tasmin — in that; nirmanuje — without human habitation; aranye — in the forest; pippala — banyan tree; upasthe — sitting under it; asritah — taking shelter of; atmana — by intelligence; atmanam — the Supersoul; atma-stham — situated within myself; yatha-srutam — as I had heard it from the liberated souls; acintayam — thought over.<\/p>\n
dhyayatah — thus meditating upon; carana-ambhojam — the lotus feet of the localized Personality of Godhead; bhava-nirjita — mind transformed in transcendental love for the Lord; cetasa — all mental activities (thinking, feeling and willing); autkanthya — eagerness; asru-kala — tears rolled down; aksasya — of the eyes; hrdi — within my heart; asit — appeared; me — my; sanaih — without delay; harih — the Personality of Godhead.<\/p>\n
prema — love; atibhara — excessive; nirbhinna — especially distinguished; pulaka — feelings of happiness; angah — different bodily parts; ati-nirvrtah — being fully overwhelmed; ananda — ecstasy; samplave — in the ocean of; linah — absorbed in; na — not; apasyam — could see; ubhayam — both; mune — O Vyasadeva.<\/p>\n
rupam — form; bhagavatah — of the Personality of Godhead; yat — as it is; tat — that; manah — of the mind; kantam — as it desires; suca-apaham — vanishing all disparity; apasyan — without seeing; sahasa — all of a sudden; uttasthe — got up; vaiklavyat — being perturbed; durmanah — having lost the desirable; iva — as it were.<\/p>\n
didrksuh — desiring to see; tat — that; aham — I; bhuyah — again; pranidhaya — having concentrated the mind; manah — mind; hrdi — upon the heart; viksamanah — waiting to see; api — in spite of; na — never; apasyam — saw Him; avitrptah — without being satisfied; iva — like; aturah — aggrieved.<\/p>\n
evam — thus; yatantam — one who is engaged in attempting; vijane — in that lonely place; mam — unto me; aha — said; agocarah — beyond the range of physical sound; giram — utterances; gambhira — grave; slaksnaya — pleasing to hear; vaca — words; sucah — grief; prasamayan — mitigating; iva — like.<\/p>\n
hanta — O Narada; asmin — this; janmani — duration of life; bhavan — yourself; ma — not; mam — Me; drastum — to see; iha — here; arhati — deserve; avipakva — immature; kasayanam — material dirt; durdarsah — difficult to be seen; aham — I; kuyoginam — incomplete in service.<\/p>\n
sakrt — once only; yat — that; darsitam — shown; rupam — form; etat — this is; kamaya — for hankerings; te — your; anagha — O virtuous one; mat — Mine; kamah — desire; sanakaih — by increasing; sadhuh — devotee; sarvan — all; muncati — gives away; hrt-sayan — material desires.<\/p>\n
sat-sevaya — by service of the Absolute Truth; adirghaya — for some days; api — even; jata — having attained; mayi — unto Me; drdha — firm; matih — intelligence; hitva — having given up; avadyam — deplorable; imam — this; lokam — material worlds; ganta — going to; mat-janatam — My associates; asi — become.<\/p>\n
matih — intelligence; mayi — devoted to Me; nibaddha — engaged; iyam — this; na — never; vipadyeta — separate; karhicit — at any time; praja — living beings; sarga — at the time of creation; nirodhe — also at the time of annihilation; api — even; smrtih — remembrance; ca — and; mat — Mine; anugrahat — by the mercy of.<\/p>\n
etavat — thus; uktva — spoken; upararama — stopped; tat — that; mahat — great; bhutam — wonderful; nabhah-lingam — personified by sound; alingam — unseen by the eyes; isvaram — the supreme authority; aham — I; ca — also; tasmai — unto Him; mahatam — the great; mahiyase — unto the glorified; sirsna — by the head; avanamam — obeisances; vidadhe — executed; anukampitah — being favored by Him.<\/p>\n
namani — the holy name, fame, etc.; anantasya — of the unlimited; hata-trapah — being freed from all formalities of the material world; pathan — by recitation, repeated reading, etc.; guhyani — mysterious; bhadrani — all benedictory; krtani — activities; ca — and; smaran — constantly remembering; gam — on the earth; paryatan — traveling all through; tusta-manah — fully satisfied; gata-sprhah — completely freed from all material desires; kalam — time; pratiksan — awaiting; vimadah — without being proud; vimatsarah — without being envious.<\/p>\n
evam — thus; krsna-mateh — one who is fully absorbed in thinking of Krsna; brahman — O Vyasadeva; na — not; asaktasya — of one who is attached; amala-atmanah — of one who is completely free from all material dirt; kalah — death; pradurabhut — become visible; kale — in the course of time; tadit — lightning; saudamani — illuminating; yatha — as it is.<\/p>\n
prayujyamane — having been awarded; mayi — on me; tam — that; suddham — transcendental; bhagavatim — fit for associating with the Personality of Godhead; tanum — body; arabdha — acquired; karma — fruitive work; nirvanah — prohibitive; nyapatat — quit; panca-bhautikah — body made of five material elements.<\/p>\n
kalpa-ante — at the end of Brahma’s day; idam — this; adaya — taking together; sayane — having gone to lie down; ambhasi — in the causal water; udanvatah — devastation; sisayisoh — lying of the Personality of Godhead (Narayana); anupranam — breathing; vivise — entered into; antah — within; aham — I; vibhoh — of Lord Brahma.<\/p>\n
sahasra — one thousand; yuga — 4,300,000 years; paryante — at the end of the duration; utthaya — having expired; idam — this; sisrksatah — desired to create again; marici-misrah — rsis like Marici; rsayah — all the rsis; pranebhyah — out of His senses; aham — I; ca — also; jajnire — appeared.<\/p>\n
antah — in the transcendental world; bahih — in the material world; ca — and; lokan — planets; trin — three (divisions); paryemi — travel; askandita — unbroken; vratah — vow; anugrahat — by the causeless mercy; maha-visnoh — of the Maha-Visnu (Karanodakasayi Visnu); avighata — without restriction; gatih — entrance; kvacit — at any time.<\/p>\n
deva — the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Sri Krsna); dattam — gifted by; imam — this; vinam — a musical stringed instrument; svara — singing meter; brahma — transcendental; vibhusitam — decorated with; murcchayitva — vibrating; hari-katham — transcendental message; gayamanah — singing constantly; carami — do move; aham — I.<\/p>\n
pragayatah — thus singing; sva-viryani — own activities; tirtha-padah — the Lord, whose lotus feet are the source of all virtues or holiness; priya-sravah — pleasing to hear; ahutah — called for; iva — just like; me — to me; sighram — very soon; darsanam — sight; yati — appears; cetasi — on the seat of the heart.<\/p>\n
etat — this; hi — certainly; atura-cittanam — of those whose minds are always full of cares and anxieties; matra — objects of sense enjoyment; sparsa — senses; icchaya — by desires; muhuh — always; bhava-sindhu — the ocean of nescience; plavah — boat; drstah — experienced; hari-carya — activities of Hari, the Personality of Godhead; anuvarnanam — constant recitation.<\/p>\n
yama-adibhih — by the process of practicing self-restraint; yoga-pathaih — by the system of yoga (mystic bodily power to attain the godly stage); kama — desires for sense satisfaction; lobha — lust for satisfaction of the senses; hatah — curbed; muhuh — always; mukunda — the Personality of Godhead; sevaya — by the service of; yadvat — as it is; tatha — like that; atma — the soul; addha — for all practical purposes; na — does not; samyati — be satisfied.<\/p>\n
sarvam — all; tat — that; idam — this; akhyatam — described; yat — whatever; prstah — asked by; aham — me; tvaya — by you; anagha — without any sins; janma — birth; karma — activities; rahasyam — mysteries; me — mine; bhavatah — your; ca — and; atma — self; tosanam — satisfaction.<\/p>\n
sutah — Suta Gosvami; uvaca — said; evam — thus; sambhasya — addressing; bhagavan — transcendentally powerful; naradah — Narada Muni; vasavi — named Vasavi (Satyavati); sutam — son; amantrya — inviting; vinam — instrument; ranayan — vibrating; yayau — went; yadrcchikah — wherever willing; munih — the sage.<\/p>\n
aho — all glory to; devarsih — the sage of the gods; dhanyah — all success; ayam yat — one who; kirtim — glories; sarnga-dhanvanah — of the Personality of Godhead; gayan — singing; madyan — taking pleasure in; idam — this; tantrya — by means of the instrument; ramayati — enlivens; aturam — distressed; jagat — world.<\/p>\n
saunakah — Sri Saunaka; uvaca — said; nirgate — having gone; narade — Narada Muni; suta — O Suta; bhagavan — the transcendentally powerful; badarayanah — Vedavyasa; srutavan — who heard; tat — his; abhipretam — desire of the mind; tatah — thereafter; kim — what; akarot — did he do; vibhuh — the great.<\/p>\n
sutah — Sri Suta; uvaca — said; brahma-nadyam — on the bank of the river intimately related with Vedas, brahmanas, saints, and the Lord; sarasvatyam — Sarasvati; asramah — cottage for meditation; pascime — on the west; tate — bank; samyaprasah — the place named Samyaprasa; iti — thus; proktah — said to be; rsinam — of the sages; satra-vardhanah — that which enlivens activities.<\/p>\n
tasmin — in that (asrama); sve — own; asrame — in the cottage; vyasah — Vyasadeva; badari — berry; sanda — trees; mandite — surrounded by; asinah — sitting; apah upasprsya — touching water; pranidadhyau — concentrated; manah — the mind; svayam — himself.<\/p>\n
bhakti — devotional service; yogena — by the process of linking up; manasi — upon the mind; samyak — perfectly; pranihite — engaged in and fixed upon; amale — without any matter; apasyat — saw; purusam — the Personality of Godhead; purnam — absolute; mayam — energy; ca — also; tat — His; apasrayam — under full control.<\/p>\n
anartha — things which are superfluous; upasamam — mitigation; saksat — directly; bhakti-yogam — the linking process of devotional service; adhoksaje — unto the Transcendence; lokasya — of the general mass of men; ajanatah — those who are unaware of; vidvan — the supremely learned; cakre — compiled; satvata — in relation with the Supreme Truth; samhitam — Vedic literature.<\/p>\n
yasyam — this Vedic literature; vai — certainly; sruyamanayam — simply by giving aural reception; krsne — unto Lord Krsna; parama — supreme; puruse — unto the Personality of Godhead; bhaktih — feelings of devotional service; utpadyate — sprout up; pumsah — of the living being; soka — lamentation; moha — illusion; bhaya — fearfulness; apaha — that which extinguishes.<\/p>\n
sah — that; samhitam — Vedic literature; bhagavatim — in relation with the Personality of Godhead; krtva — having done; anukramya — by correction and repetition; ca — and; atma-jam — his own son; sukam — Sukadeva Gosvami; adhyapayam asa — taught; nivrtti — path of self realization; niratam — engaged; munih — the sage.<\/p>\n
saunakah uvaca — Sri Saunaka asked; sah — he; vai — of course; nivrtti — on the path of self-realization; niratah — always engaged; sarvatra — in every respect; upeksakah — indifferent; munih — sage; kasya — for what reason; va — or; brhatim — vast; etam — this; atma-aramah — one who is pleased in himself; samabhyasat — undergo the studies.<\/p>\n
sutah uvaca — Suta Gosvami said; atmaramah — those who take pleasure in atma (generally, spirit self); ca — also; munayah — sages; nirgranthah — freed from all bondage; api — in spite of; urukrame — unto the great adventurer; kurvanti — do; ahaitukim — unalloyed; bhaktim — devotional service; ittham-bhuta — such wonderful; gunah — qualities; harih — of the Lord.<\/p>\n
hareh — of Hari, the Personality of Godhead; guna — transcendental attribute; aksipta — being absorbed in; matih — mind; bhagavan — powerful; badarayanih — the son of Vyasadeva; adhyagat — underwent studies; mahat — great; akhyanam — narration; nityam — regularly; visnu-jana — devotees of the Lord; priyah — beloved.<\/p>\n
pariksitah — of King Pariksit; atha — thus; rajarseh — of the King who was the rsi among the kings; janma — birth; karma — activities; vilapanam — deliverance; samstham — renunciation of the world; ca — and; pandu-putranam — of the sons of Pandu; vaksye — I shall speak; krsna-katha-udayam — that which gives rise to the transcendental narration of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.<\/p>\n
yada — when; mrdhe — in the battlefield; kaurava — the party of Dhrtarastra; srnjayanam — of the party of the Pandavas; viresu — of the warriors; atho — thus; vira-gatim — the destination deserved by the warriors; gatesu — being obtained; vrkodara — Bhima (the second Pandava); aviddha — beaten; gada — by the club; abhimarsa — lamenting; bhagna — broken; uru-dande — spinal cord; dhrtarastra-putre — the son of King Dhrtarastra; bhartuh — of the master; priyam — pleasing; draunih — the son of Dronacarya; iti — thus; sma — shall be; pasyan — seeing; krsna — Draupadi; sutanam — of the sons; svapatam — while sleeping; siramsi — heads; upaharat — delivered as a prize; vipriyam — pleasing; eva — like; tasya — his; jugupsitam — most heinous; karma — act; vigarhayanti — disapproving.<\/p>\n
mata — the mother; sisunam — of the children; nidhanam — massacre; sutanam — of the sons; nisamya — after hearing; ghoram — ghastly; paritapyamana — lamenting; tada — at that time; arudat — began to cry; vaspa-kala-akula-aksi — with tears in the eyes; tam — her; santvayan — pacifying; aha — said; kiritamali — Arjuna.<\/p>\n
tada — at that time only; sucah — tears in grief; te — your; pramrjami — shall wipe away; bhadre — O gentle lady; yat — when; brahma-bandhoh — of a degraded brahmana; sirah — head; atatayinah — of the aggressor; gandiva-muktaih — shot by the bow named Gandiva; visikhaih — by the arrows; upahare — shall present to you; tva — yourself; akramya — riding on it; yat — which; snasyasi — take your bath; dagdha-putra — after burning the sons.<\/p>\n
iti — thus; priyam — unto the dear; valgu — sweet; vicitra — variegated; jalpaih — by statements; sah — he; santvayitva — satisfying; acyuta-mitra-sutah — Arjuna, who is guided by the infallible Lord as a friend and driver; anvadravat — followed; damsitah — being protected by kavaca; ugra-dhanva — equipped with furious weapons; kapi-dhvajah — Arjuna; guru-putram — the son of the martial teacher; rathena — getting on the chariot.<\/p>\n
tam — him; apatantam — coming over furiously; sah — he; vilaksya — seeing; durat — from a distance; kumara-ha — the murderer of the princes; udvigna-manah — disturbed in mind; rathena — on the chariot; paradravat — fled; prana — life; paripsuh — for protecting; urvyam — with great speed; yavat-gamam — as he fled; rudra-bhayat — by fear of Siva; yatha — as; kah — Brahma (or arkah — Surya).<\/p>\n
atha — thus; upasprsya — touching in sanctity; salilam — water; sandadhe — chanted the hymns; tat — that; samahitah — being in concentration; ajanan — without knowing; api — although; samharam — withdrawal; prana-krcchre — life being put in danger; upasthite — being placed in such a position.<\/p>\n
tatah — thereafter; praduskrtam — disseminated; tejah — glare; pracandam — fierce; sarvatah — all around; disam — directions; prana-apadam — affecting life; abhipreksya — having observed it; visnum — unto the Lord; jisnuh — Arjuna; uvaca — said; ha — in the past.<\/p>\n
arjunah uvaca — Arjuna said; krsna — O Lord Krsna; krsna — O Lord Krsna; maha-baho — He who is the Almighty; bhaktanam — of the devotees; abhayankara — eradicating the fears of; tvam — You; ekah — alone; dahyamananam — those who are suffering from; apavargah — the path of liberation; asi — are; samsrteh — in the midst of material miseries.<\/p>\n
tvam adyah — You are the original; purusah — the enjoying personality; saksat — directly; isvarah — the controller; prakrteh — of material nature; parah — transcendental; mayam — the material energy; vyudasya — one who has thrown aside; cit-saktya — by dint of internal potency; kaivalye — in pure eternal knowledge and bliss; sthitah — placed; atmani — own self.<\/p>\n
sah — that Transcendence; eva — certainly; jiva-lokasya — of the conditioned living beings; maya-mohita — captivated by the illusory energy; cetasah — by the heart; vidhatse — execute; svena — by Your own; viryena — influence; sreyah — ultimate good; dharma-adi — four principles of liberation; laksanam — characterized by.<\/p>\n
tatha — thus; ayam — this; ca — and; avatarah — incarnation; te — Your; bhuvah — of the material world; bhara — burden; jihirsaya — for removing; svanam — of the friends; ca ananya-bhavanam — and of the exclusive devotees; anudhyanaya — for remembering repeatedly; ca — and; asakrt — fully satisfied.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; uvaca — said; vettha — just know from Me; idam — this; drona-putrasya — of the son of Drona; brahmam astram — hymns of the brahma (nuclear) weapon; pradarsitam — exhibited; na — not; eva — even; asau — he; veda — know it; samharam — retraction; prana-badhe — extinction of life; upasthite — being imminent.<\/p>\n
na — not; hi — certainly; asya — of it; anyatamam — other; kincit — anything; astram — weapon; prati — counter; avakarsanam — reactionary; jahi — subdue it; astra-tejah — the glare of this weapon; unnaddham — very powerful; astra-jnah — expert in military science; hi — as a matter of fact; astra-tejasa — by the influence of your weapon.<\/p>\n
sutah — Suta Gosvami; uvaca — said; srutva — after hearing; bhagavata — by the Personality of Godhead; proktam — what was said; phalgunah — another name of Sri Arjuna; para-vira-ha — the killer of the opposing warrior; sprstva — after touching; apah — water; tam — Him; parikramya — circumambulating; brahmam — the Supreme Lord; brahma-astram — the supreme weapon; sandadhe — acted on.<\/p>\n
samhatya — by combination of; anyonyam — one another; ubhayoh — of both; tejasi — the glares; sara — weapons; samvrte — covering; avrtya — covering; rodasi — the complete firmament; kham ca — outer space also; vavrdhate — increasing; arka — the sun globe; vahni-vat — like fire.<\/p>\n
drstva — thus seeing; astra — weapon; tejah — heat; tu — but; tayoh — of both; trin — three; lokan — planets; pradahat — blazing; mahat — severely; dahyamanah — burning; prajah — population; sarvah — all over; samvartakam — the name of the fire which devastates during the annihilation of the universe; amamsata — began to think.<\/p>\n
praja — the people in general; upadravam — disturbance; alaksya — having seen it; loka — the planets; vyatikaram — destruction; ca — also; tam — that; matam ca — and the opinion; vasudevasya — of Vasudeva, Sri Krsna; sanjahara — retracted; arjunah — Arjuna; dvayam — both the weapons.<\/p>\n
tatah — thereupon; asadya — arrested; tarasa — dexterously; darunam — dangerous; gautami-sutam — the son of Gautami; babandha — bound up; amarsa — angry; tamra-aksah — with copper-red eyes; pasum — animal; rasanaya — by ropes; yatha — as it were.<\/p>\n
sibiraya — on the way to the military camp; ninisantam — while bringing him; rajjva — by the ropes; baddhva — bound up; ripum — the enemy; balat — by force; praha — said; arjunam — unto Arjuna; prakupitah — in an angry mood; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; ambuja-iksanah — who looks with His lotus eyes.<\/p>\n
mattam — careless; pramattam — intoxicated; unmattam — insane; suptam — asleep; balam — boy; striyam — woman; jadam — foolish; prapannam — surrendered; viratham — one who has lost his chariot; bhitam — afraid; na — not; ripum — enemy; hanti — kill; dharma-vit — one who knows the principles of religion.<\/p>\n
sva-pranan — one’s own life; yah — one who; para-pranaih — at the cost of others’ lives; prapusnati — maintains properly; aghrnah — shameless; khalah — wretched; tat-vadhah — killing of him; tasya — his; hi — certainly; sreyah — well-being; yat — by which; dosat — by the fault; yati — goes; adhah — downwards; puman — a person.<\/p>\n
pratisrutam — it is promised; ca — and; bhavata — by you; pancalyai — unto the daughter of the King of Pancala (Draupadi); srnvatah — which was heard; mama — by Me personally; aharisye — must I bring; sirah — the head; tasya — of him; yah — whom; te — your; manini — consider; putra-ha — the killer of your sons.<\/p>\n
tat — therefore; asau — this man; vadhyatam — will be killed; papah — the sinner; atatayi — assaulter; atma — own; bandhu-ha — killer of sons; bhartuh — of the master; ca — also; vipriyam — having not satisfied; vira — O warrior; krtavan — one who has done it; kula-pamsanah — the burnt remnants of the family.<\/p>\n
evam — this; pariksata — being examined; dharmam — in the matter of duty; parthah — Sri Arjuna; krsnena — by Lord Krsna; coditah — being encouraged; na aicchat — did not like; hantum — to kill; guru-sutam — the son of his teacher; yadyapi — although; atma-hanam — murderer of sons; mahan — very great.<\/p>\n
atha — thereafter; upetya — having reached; sva — own; sibiram — camp; govinda — one who enlivens the senses (Lord Sri Krsna); priya — dear; sarathih — the charioteer; nyavedayat — entrusted to; tam — him; priyayai — unto the dear; socantyai — lamenting for; atma-jan — own sons; hatan — murdered.<\/p>\n
tatha — thus; ahrtam — brought in; pasu-vat — like an animal; pasa-baddham — tied with ropes; avak-mukham — without a word in his mouth; karma — activities; jugupsitena — being heinous; niriksya — by seeing; krsna — Draupadi; apakrtam — the doer of the degrading; guroh — the teacher; sutam — son; vama — beautiful; svabhava — nature; krpaya — out of compassion; nanama — offered obeisances; ca — and.<\/p>\n
uvaca — said; ca — and; asahanti — being unbearable for her; asya — his; bandhana — being bound; anayanam — bringing him; sati — the devoted; mucyatam mucyatam — just get him released; esah — this; brahmanah — a brahmana; nitaram — our; guruh — teacher.<\/p>\n
sa-rahasyah — confidential; dhanuh-vedah — knowledge in the art of manipulating bows and arrows; sa-visarga — releasing; upasamyamah — controlling; astra — weapons; gramah — all kinds of; ca — and; bhavata — by yourself; siksitah — learned; yat — by whose; anugrahat — mercy of.<\/p>\n
sah — he; esah — certainly; bhagavan — lord; dronah — Dronacarya; praja-rupena — in the form of his son Asvatthama; vartate — is existing; tasya — his; atmanah — of the body; ardham — half; patni — wife; aste — living; na — not; anvagat — undertook; virasuh — having the son present; krpi — the sister of Krpacarya.<\/p>\n
tat — therefore; dharma-jna — one who is aware of the principles of religion; maha-bhaga — the most fortunate; bhavadbhih — by your good self; gauravam — glorified; kulam — the family; vrjinam — that which is painful; na — not; arhati — does deserve; praptum — for obtaining; pujyam — the worshipable; vandyam — respectable; abhiksnasah — constantly.<\/p>\n
ma — do not; rodit — make cry; asya — his; janani — mother; gautami — the wife of Drona; pati-devata — chaste; yatha — as has; aham — myself; mrta-vatsa — one whose child is dead; arta — distressed; rodimi — crying; asru-mukhi — tears in the eyes; muhuh — constantly.<\/p>\n
yaih — by those; kopitam — enraged; brahma-kulam — the order of the brahmanas; rajanyaih — by the administrative order; ajita — unrestricted; atmabhih — by oneself; tat — that; kulam — family; pradahati — is burnt up; asu — within no time; sa-anubandham — together with family members; suca-arpitam — being put into grief.<\/p>\n
# ajita
\nunconquerable, infallible<\/p>\n
sutah uvaca — Suta Gosvami said; dharmyam — in accordance with the principles of religion; nyayyam — justice; sa-karunam — full of mercy; nirvyalikam — without duplicity in dharma; samam — equity; mahat — glorious; raja — the King; dharma-sutah — son; rajnyah — by the Queen; pratyanandat — supported; vacah — statements; dvijah — O brahmanas.<\/p>\n
tatra — thereupon; aha — said; amarsitah — in an angry mood; bhimah — Bhima; tasya — his; sreyan — ultimate good; vadhah — killing; smrtah — recorded; na — not; bhartuh — of the master; na — nor; atmanah — of his own self; ca — and; arthe — for the sake of; yah — one who; ahan — killed; suptan — sleeping; sisun — children; vrtha — without purpose.<\/p>\n
nakulah — Nakula; sahadevah — Sahadeva; ca — and; yuyudhanah — Satyaki; dhananjayah — Arjuna; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; devaki-putrah — the son of Devaki, Lord Sri Krsna; ye — those; ca — and; anye — others; yah — those; ca — and; yositah — ladies.<\/p>\n
nisamya — just after hearing; bhima — Bhima; gaditam — spoken by; draupadyah — of Draupadi; ca — and; catuh-bhujah — the four-handed (Personality of Godhead); alokya — having seen; vadanam — the face; sakhyuh — of His friend; idam — this; aha — said; hasan — smiling; iva — as it.<\/p>\n
sri-bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; uvaca — said; brahma-bandhuh — the relative of a brahmana; na — not; hantavyah — to be killed; atatayi — the aggressor; vadha-arhanah — is due to be killed; maya — by Me; eva — certainly; ubhayam — both; amnatam — described according to rulings of the authority; paripahi — carry out; anusasanam — rulings; kuru — abide by; pratisrutam — as promised by; satyam — truth; yat tat — that which; santvayata — while pacifying; priyam — dear wife; priyam — satisfaction; ca — also; bhimasenasya — of Sri Bhimasena; pancalyah — of Draupadi; mahyam — unto Me also; eva — certainly; ca — and.<\/p>\n
sahasa — just at that time; ajnaya — knowing it; hareh — of the Lord; hardam — motive; atha — thus; asina — by the sword; manim — the jewel; jahara — separated; murdhanyam — on the head; dvijasya — of the twice-born; saha — with; murdhajam — hairs.<\/p>\n
vimucya — after releasing him; rasana-baddham — from the bondage of ropes; bala-hatya — infanticide; hata-prabham — loss of bodily luster; tejasa — of the strength of; manina — by the jewel; hinam — being deprived of; sibirat — from the camp; nirayapayat — drove him out.<\/p>\n
vapanam — cleaving the hairs from the head; dravina — wealth; adanam — forfeiting; sthanat — from the residence; niryapanam — driving away; tatha — also; esah — all these; hi — certainly; brahma-bandhunam — of the relatives of a brahmana; vadhah — killing; na — not; anyah — any other method; asti — there is; daihikah — in the matter of the body.<\/p>\n
putra — son; soka — bereavement; aturah — overwhelmed with; sarve — all of them; pandavah — the sons of Pandu; saha — along with; krsnaya — with Draupadi; svanam — of the kinsmen; mrtanam — of the dead; yat — what; krtyam — ought to be done; cakruh — did perform; nirharana-adikam — undertakable.<\/p>\n
atha — thus; te — the Pandavas; samparetanam — of the dead; svanam — of the relatives; udakam — water; icchatam — willing to have; datum — to deliver; sa-krsnah — along with Draupadi; gangayam — on the Ganges; puraskrtya — putting in the front; yayuh — went; striyah — the women.<\/p>\n
te — all of them; niniya — having offered; udakam — water; sarve — every one of them; vilapya — having lamented; ca — and; bhrsam — sufficiently; punah — again; aplutah — took bath; hari-padabja — the lotus feet of the Lord; rajah — dust; puta — purified; sarit — of the Ganges; jale — in the water.<\/p>\n
tatra — there; asinam — sitting; kuru-patim — the King of the Kurus; dhrtarastram — Dhrtarastra; saha-anujam — with his younger brothers; gandharim — Gandhari; putra — son; soka-artam — overtaken by bereavement; prtham — Kunti; krsnam — Draupadi; ca — also; madhavah — Lord Sri Krsna.<\/p>\n
santvayam asa — pacified; munibhih — along with the munis present there; hata-bandhun — those who lost their friends and relatives; sucarpitan — all shocked and affected; bhutesu — unto the living beings; kalasya — of the supreme law of the Almighty; gatim — reactions; darsayan — demonstrated; na — no; pratikriyam — remedial measures.<\/p>\n
sadhayitva — having executed; ajata-satroh — of one who has no enemy; svam rajyam — own kingdom; kitavaih — by the clever (Duryodhana and party); hrtam — usurped; ghatayitva — having killed; asatah — the unscrupulous; rajnah — of the queen’s; kaca — bunch of hair; sparsa — roughly handled; ksata — decreased; ayusah — by the duration of life.<\/p>\n
yajayitva — by performing; asvamedhaih — yajna in which a horse is sacrificed; tam — him (King Yudhisthira); tribhih — three; uttama — best; kalpakaih — supplied with proper ingredients and performed by able priests; tat — that; yasah — fame; pavanam — virtuous; diksu — all directions; sata-manyoh — Indra, who performed one hundred such sacrifices; iva — like; atanot — spread.<\/p>\n
amantrya — inviting; pandu-putran — all the sons of Pandu; ca — also; saineya — Satyaki; uddhava — Uddhava; samyutah — accompanied; dvaipayana-adibhih — by the rsis like Vedavyasa; vipraih — by the brahmanas; pujitaih — being worshiped; pratipujitah — the Lord also reciprocated equally.<\/p>\n
gantum — just desiring to start; krtamatih — having decided; brahman — O brahmana; dvarakam — towards Dvaraka; ratham — on the chariot; asthitah — seated; upalebhe — saw; abhidhavantim — coming hurriedly; uttaram — Uttara; bhaya-vihvalam — being afraid.<\/p>\n
uttara uvaca — Uttara said; pahi pahi — protect, protect; maha-yogin — the greatest mystic; deva-deva — the worshipable of the worshiped; jagat-pate — O Lord of the universe; na — not; anyam — anyone else; tvat — than You; abhayam — fearlessness; pasye — do I see; yatra — where there is; mrtyuh — death; parasparam — in the world of duality.<\/p>\n
abhidravati — coming towards; mam — me; isa — O Lord; sarah — the arrow; tapta — fiery; ayasah — iron; vibho — O great one; kamam — desire; dahatu — let it burn; mam — me; natha — O protector; ma — not; me — my; garbhah — embryo; nipatyatam — be aborted.<\/p>\n
sutah uvaca — Suta Gosvami said; upadharya — by hearing her patiently; vacah — words; tasyah — her; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; bhakta-vatsalah — He who is very much affectionate towards His devotees; apandavam — without the existence of the Pandavas’ descendants; idam — this; kartum — to do it; drauneh — of the son of Dronacarya; astram — weapon; abudhyata — understood.<\/p>\n
tarhi — then; eva — also; atha — therefore; muni-srestha — O chief amongst the munis; pandavah — all the sons of Pandu; panca — five; sayakan — weapons; atmanah — own selves; abhimukhan — towards; diptan — glaring; alaksya — seeing it; astrani — weapons; upadaduh — took up.<\/p>\n
vyasanam — great danger; viksya — having observed; tat — that; tesam — their; ananya — no other; visaya — means; atmanam — thus inclined; sudarsanena — by the wheel of Sri Krsna; sva-astrena — by the weapon; svanam — of His own devotees; raksam — protection; vyadhat — did it; vibhuh — the Almighty.<\/p>\n
antahsthah — being within; sarva — all; bhutanam — of the living beings; atma — soul; yoga-isvarah — the Lord of all mysticism; harih — the Supreme Lord; sva-mayaya — by the personal energy; avrnot — covered; garbham — embryo; vairatyah — of Uttara; kuru-tantave — for the progeny of Maharaja Kuru.<\/p>\n
antahsthah — being within; sarva — all; bhutanam — of the living beings; atma — soul; yoga-isvarah — the Lord of all mysticism; harih — the Supreme Lord; sva-mayaya — by the personal energy; avrnot — covered; garbham — embryo; vairatyah — of Uttara; kuru-tantave — for the progeny of Maharaja Kuru.<\/p>\n
ma — do not; mamsthah — think; hi — certainly; etat — all these; ascaryam — wonderful; sarva — all; ascarya-maye — in the all-mysterious; acyute — the infallible; yah — one who; idam — this (creation); mayaya — by His energy; devya — transcendental; srjati — creates; avati — maintains; hanti — annihilates; ajah — unborn.<\/p>\n
brahma-tejah — the radiation of the brahmastra; vinirmuktaih — being saved from; atma-jaih — along with her sons; saha — with; krsnaya — Draupadi; prayana — outgoing; abhimukham — towards; krsnam — unto Lord Krsna; idam — this; aha — said; prtha — Kunti; sati — chaste, devoted to the Lord.<\/p>\n
kunti uvaca — Srimati Kunti said; namasye — let me bow down; purusam — the Supreme Person; tva — You; adyam — the original; isvaram — the controller; prakrteh — of the material cosmos; param — beyond; alaksyam — the invisible; sarva — all; bhutanam — of living beings; antah — within; bahih — without; avasthitam — existing.<\/p>\n
maya — deluding; javanika — curtain; acchannam — covered by; ajna — ignorant; adhoksajam — beyond the range of material conception (transcendental); avyayam — irreproachable; na — not; laksyase — observed; mudha-drsa — by the foolish observer; natah — artist; natya-dharah — dressed as a player; yatha — as.<\/p>\n
tatha — besides that; paramahamsanam — of the advanced transcendentalists; muninam — of the great philosophers or mental speculators; amala-atmanam — those whose minds are competent to discern between spirit and matter; bhakti-yoga — the science of devotional service; vidhana-artham — for executing; katham — how; pasyema — can observe; hi — certainly; striyah — women.<\/p>\n
krsnaya — the Supreme Lord; vasudevaya — unto the son of Vasudeva; devaki-nandanaya — unto the son of Devaki; ca — and; nanda-gopa — Nanda and the cowherd men; kumaraya — unto their son; govindaya — unto the Personality of Godhead, who enlivens the cows and the senses; namah — respectful obeisances; namah — obeisances.<\/p>\n
namah — all respectful obeisances; pankaja-nabhaya — unto the Lord who has a specific depression resembling a lotus flower in the center of His abdomen; namah — obeisances; pankaja-maline — one who is always decorated with a garland of lotus flowers; namah — obeisances; pankaja-netraya — one whose glance is as cooling as a lotus flower; namah te — respectful obeisances unto You; pankaja-anghraye — unto You, the soles of whose feet are engraved with lotus flowers (and who are therefore said to possess lotus feet).<\/p>\n
yatha — as it were; khalena — by the envious; devaki — Devaki (the mother of Sri Krsna); kamsena — by King Kamsa; ruddha — imprisoned; ati-ciram — for a long time; suca-arpita — distressed; vimocita — released; aham ca — also myself; saha-atma-ja — along with my children; vibho — O great one; tvaya eva — by Your Lordship; nathena — as the protector; muhuh — constantly; vipat-ganat — from a series of dangers.<\/p>\n
visan mahagneh purusada-darsanad asat-sabhaya vana-vasa-krcchratah mrdhe mrdhe ‘neka-maharathastratodrauny-astratas casma hare ‘bhiraksitah<\/p>\n
visat — from poison; maha-agneh — from the great fire; purusa-ada — the man-eaters; darsanat — by combating; asat — vicious; sabhayah — assembly; vana-vasa — exiled to the forest; krcchratah — sufferings; mrdhe mrdhe — again and again in battle; aneka — many; maha-ratha — great generals; astratah — weapons; drauni — the son of Dronacarya; astratah — from the weapon of; ca — and; asma — indicating past tense; hare — O my Lord; abhiraksitah — protected completely.<\/p>\n
vipadah — calamities; santu — let there be; tah — all; sasvat — again and again; tatra — there; tatra — and there; jagat-guro — O Lord of the universe; bhavatah — Your; darsanam — meeting; yat — that which; syat — is; apunah — not again; bhava-darsanam — seeing repetition of birth and death.<\/p>\n
janma — birth; aisvarya — opulence; sruta — education; sribhih — by the possession of beauty; edhamana — progressively increasing; madah — intoxication; puman — the human being; na — never; eva-ever; arhati — deserves; abhidhatum — to address in feeling; vai — certainly; tvam — You; akincana-gocaram — one who is approached easily by the materially exhausted man.<\/p>\n
namah — all obeisances unto You; akincana-vittaya — unto the property of the materially impoverished; nivrtta — completely transcendental to the actions of the material modes; guna — material modes; vrttaye — affection; atma-aramaya — one who is self-satisfied; santaya — the most gentle; kaivalya-pataye — unto the master of the monists; namah — bowing down.<\/p>\n
manye — I consider; tvam — Your Lordship; kalam — the eternal time; isanam — the Supreme Lord; anadi-nidhanam — without beginning and end; vibhum — all-pervading; samam — equally merciful; carantam — distributing; sarvatra — everywhere; bhutanam — of the living beings; yat mithah — by intercourse; kalih — dissension.<\/p>\n
na — does not; veda — know; kascit — anyone; bhagavan — O Lord; cikirsitam — pastimes; tava — Your; ihamanasya — like the worldly men; nrnam — of the people in general; vidambanam — misleading; na — never; yasya — His; kascit — anyone; dayitah — object of specific favor; asti — there is; karhicit — anywhere; dvesyah — object of envy; ca — and; yasmin — unto Him; visama — partiality; matih — conception; nrnam — of the people.<\/p>\n
janma — birth; karma — activity; ca — and; visva-atman — O soul of the universe; ajasya — of the unborn; akartuh — of the inactive; atmanah — of the vital energy; tiryak — animal; nr — human being; rsisu — in the sages; yadahsu — in the water; tat — that; atyanta — veritable; vidambanam — bewildering.<\/p>\n
gopi — the cowherd lady (Yasoda); adade — took up; tvayi — on Your; krtagasi — creating disturbances (by breaking the butter pot); dama — rope; tavat — at that time; ya — that which; te — Your; dasa — situation; asru-kalila — overflooded with tears; anjana — ointment; sambhrama — perturbed; aksam — eyes; vaktram — face; niniya — downwards; bhaya-bhavanaya — by thoughts of fear; sthitasya — of the situation; sa — that; mam — me; vimohayati — bewilders; bhih api — even fear personified; yat — whom; bibheti — is afraid.<\/p>\n
kecit — someone; ahuh — says; ajam — the unborn; jatam — being born; punya-slokasya — of the great pious king; kirtaye — for glorifying; yadoh — of King Yadu; priyasya — of the dear; anvavaye — in the family of; malayasya — Malaya hills; iva — as; candanam — sandalwood.<\/p>\n
apare — others; vasudevasya — of Vasudeva; devakyam — of Devaki; yacitah — being prayed for; abhyagat — took birth; ajah — unborn; tvam — You are; asya — of him; ksemaya — for the good; vadhaya — for the purpose of killing; ca — and; sura-dvisam — of those who are envious of the demigods.<\/p>\n
bhara-avataranaya — just to reduce the burden to the world; anye — others; bhuvah — of the world; navah — boat; iva — like; udadhau — on the sea; sidantyah — aggrieved; bhuri — extremely; bharena — by the burden; jatah — You were born; hi — certainly; atma-bhuva — by Brahma; arthitah — being prayed for.<\/p>\n
bhave — in the material creation; asmin — this; klisyamananam — of those who are suffering from; avidya — nescience; kama — desire; karmabhih — by execution of fruitive work; sravana — hearing; smarana — remembering; arhani — worshiping; karisyan — may perform; iti — thus; kecana — others.<\/p>\n
srnvanti — hear; gayanti — chant; grnanti — take; abhiksnasah — continuously; smaranti — remember; nandanti — take pleasure; tava — Your; ihitam — activities; janah — people in general; te — they; eva — certainly; pasyanti — can see; acirena — very soon; tavakam — Your; bhava-pravaha — the current of rebirth; uparamam — cessation; pada-ambujam — lotus feet.<\/p>\n
api — if; adya — today; nah — us; tvam — You; sva-krta — self-executed; ihita — all duties; prabho — O my Lord; jihasasi — giving up; svit — possibly; suhrdah — intimate friends; anujivinah — living at the mercy of; yesam — of whom; na — nor; ca — and; anyat — anyone else; bhavatah — Your; pada-ambujat — from the lotus feet; parayanam — dependent; rajasu — unto the kings; yojita — engaged in; amhasam — enmity.<\/p>\n
ke — who are; vayam — we; nama-rupabhyam — without fame and ability; yadubhih — with the Yadus; saha — along with; pandavah — and the Pandavas; bhavatah — Your; adarsanam — absence; yarhi — as if; hrsikanam — of the senses; iva — like; isituh — of the living being.<\/p>\n
na — not; iyam — this land of our kingdom; sobhisyate — will appear beautiful; tatra — then; yatha — as it is now; idanim — how; gadadhara — O Krsna; tvat — Your; padaih — by the feet; ankita — marked; bhati — is dazzling; sva-laksana — Your own marks; vilaksitaih — by the impressions.<\/p>\n
ime — all these; jana-padah — cities and towns; svrddhah — flourished; supakva — nature; ausadhi — herbs; virudhah — vegetables; vana — forests; adri — hills; nadi — rivers; udanvantah — seas; hi — certainly; edhante — increasing; tava — by You; viksitaih — seen.<\/p>\n
atha — therefore; visva-isa — O Lord of the universe; visva-atman — O soul of the universe; visva-murte — O personality of the universal form; svakesu — unto my own kinsmen; me — my; sneha-pasam — tie of affection; imam — this; chindhi — cut off; drdham — deep; pandusu — for the Pandavas; vrsnisu — for the Vrsnis also.<\/p>\n
tvayi — unto You; me — my; ananya-visaya — unalloyed; matih — attention; madhu-pate — O Lord of Madhu; asakrt — continuously; ratim — attraction; udvahatat — may overflow; addha — directly; ganga — the Ganges; iva — like; ogham — flows; udanvati — down to the sea.<\/p>\n
sri-krsna — O Sri Krsna; krsna-sakha — O friend of Arjuna; vrsni — of descendants of Vrsni; rsabha — O chief; avani — the earth; dhruk — rebellious; rajanya-vamsa — dynasties of the kings; dahana — O annihilator; anapavarga — without deterioration of; virya — prowess; govinda — O proprietor of Golokadhama; go — of the cows; dvija — the brahmanas; sura — the demigods; arti-hara — to relieve distress; avatara — O Lord who descends; yoga-isvara — O master of all mystic powers; akhila — universal; guro — O preceptor; bhagavan — O possessor of all opulences; namah te — respectful obeisances unto You.<\/p>\n
prthaya — by Prtha (Kunti); ittham — this; kala-padaih — by chosen words; parinuta — being worshiped; akhila — universal; udayah — glories; mandam — mildly; jahasa — smiled; vaikunthah — the Lord; mohayan — captivating; iva — like; mayaya — His mystic power.<\/p>\n
tam — all those; badham — accepted; iti — thus; upamantrya — subsequently informed; pravisya — entering; gajasahvayam — the palace of Hastinapura; striyah ca — other ladies; sva-puram — own residence; yasyan — while starting for; premna — with love; rajna — by the King; nivaritah — stopped.<\/p>\n
vyasa-adyaih — by great sages headed by Vyasa; isvara — the almighty God; iha — by the will of; jnaih — by the learned; krsnena — by Krsna Himself; adbhuta-karmana — by one who performs all superhuman work; prabodhitah — being solaced; api — although; itihasaih — by evidences from the histories; na — not; abudhyata — satisfied; suca arpitah — distressed.<\/p>\n
aha — said; raja — King Yudhisthira; dharma-sutah — the son of Dharma (Yamaraja); cintayan — thinking of; suhrdam — of the friends; vadham — killing; prakrtena — by material conception only; atmana — by the self; viprah — O brahmana; sneha — affection; moha — delusion; vasam — being carried away by; gatah — having gone.<\/p>\n
aho — O; me — my; pasyata — just see; ajnanam — ignorance; hrdi — in the heart; rudham — situated in; duratmanah — of the sinful; parakyasya — meant for others; eva — certainly; dehasya — of the body; bahvyah — many, many; me — by me; aksauhinih — combination of military phalanxes; hatah — killed.<\/p>\n
bala — boys; dvi-ja — the twice-born; suhrt — well-wishers; mitra — friends; pitr — parents; bhratr — brothers; guru — preceptors; druhah — one who has killed; na — never; me — my; syat — there shall be; nirayat — from hell; moksah — liberation; hi — certainly; api — although; varsa — years; ayuta — millions; ayutaih — being added.<\/p>\n
na — never; enah — sins; rajnah — of the king; praja-bhartuh — of one who is engaged in the maintenance of the citizens; dharma — for the right cause; yuddhe — in the fight; vadhah — killing; dvisam — of the enemies; iti — all these; me — for me; na — never; tu — but; bodhaya — for satisfaction; kalpate — they are meant for administration; sasanam — injunction; vacah — words of.<\/p>\n
strinam — of the women; mat — by me; hata-bandhunam — of the friends who are killed; drohah — enmity; yah — that; asau — all those; iha — herewith; utthitah — has accrued; karmabhih — by dint of work; grhamedhiyaih — by persons engaged in material welfare; na — never; aham — I; kalpah — can expect; vyapohitum — undoing the same.<\/p>\n
yatha — as much as; pankena — by the mud; panka-ambhah — water mixed with mud; suraya — by wine; va — either; surakrtam — impurity caused by the slight touch of wine; bhuta-hatyam — killing of animals; tatha — like that; eva — certainly; ekam — one; na — never; yajnaih — by the prescribed sacrifices; marstum — to counteract; arhati — is worthwhile.<\/p>\n
sutah uvaca — Sri Suta Gosvami said; iti — thus; bhitah — being afraid of; praja-drohat — because of killing the subjects; sarva — all; dharma — acts of religion; vivitsaya — for understanding; tatah — thereafter; vinasanam — the place where the fight was held; pragat — he went; yatra — where; deva-vratah — Bhismadeva; apatat — lay down for passing away.<\/p>\n
tada — at that time; te — all of them; bhratarah — the brothers; sarve — all together; sat-asvaih — drawn by first-class horses; svarna — gold; bhusitaih — being decorated with; anvagacchan — followed one after another; rathaih — on the chariots; viprah — O brahmanas; vyasa — the sage Vyasa; dhaumya — Dhaumya; adayah — and others; tatha — also.<\/p>\n
bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead (Sri Krsna); api — also; vipra-rse — O sage among the brahmanas; rathena — on the chariot; sa-dhananjayah — with Dhananjaya (Arjuna); sah — He; taih — by them; vyarocata — appeared to be highly aristocratic; nrpah — the King (Yudhisthira); kuvera — Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods; iva — as; guhyakaih — companions known as Guhyakas.<\/p>\n
drstva — thus seeing; nipatitam — lying down; bhumau — on the ground; divah — from the sky; cyutam — fallen; iva — like; amaram — demigod; pranemuh — bowed down; pandavah — the sons of Pandu; bhismam — unto Bhisma; sa-anugah — with the younger brothers; saha — also with; cakrina — the Lord (carrying the disc).<\/p>\n
tatra — there; brahma-rsayah — rsis among the brahmanas; sarve — all; deva-rsayah — rsis among the demigods; ca — and; sattama — situated in the quality of goodness; raja-rsayah — rsis among the kings; ca — and; tatra — in that place; asan — were present; drastum — just to see; bharata — the descendants of King Bharata; pungavam — the chief of.<\/p>\n
parvatah — Parvata Muni; naradah — Narada Muni; dhaumyah — Dhaumya; bhagavan — incarnation of Godhead; badarayanah — Vyasadeva; brhadasvah — Brhadasva; bharadvajah — Bharadvaja; sa-sisyah — along with disciples; renuka-sutah — Parasurama; vasisthah — Vasistha; indrapramadah — Indrapramada; tritah — Trita; grtsamadah — Grtsamada; asitah — Asita; kaksivan — Kaksivan; gautamah — Gautama; atrih — Atri; ca — and; kausikah — Kausika; atha — as well as; sudarsanah — Sudarsana.<\/p>\n
anye — many others; ca — also; munayah — sages; brahman — O brahmanas; brahmarata — Sukadeva Gosvami; adayah — and such others; amalah — completely purified; sisyaih — by the disciples; upetah — accompanied; ajagmuh — arrived; kasyapa — Kasyapa; angirasa — Angirasa; adayah — others.<\/p>\n
tan — all of them; sametan — assembled together; maha-bhagan — all greatly powerful; upalabhya — having received; vasu-uttamah — the best among the Vasus (Bhismadeva); pujayam asa — welcomed; dharma-jnah — one who knows religious principles; desa — place; kala — time; vibhaga-vit — one who knows the adjustment of place and time.<\/p>\n
krsnam — unto Lord Sri Krsna; ca — also; tat — of Him; prabhava-jnah — the knower of the glories (Bhisma); asinam — sitting; jagat-isvaram — the Lord of the universe; hrdi-stham — situated in the heart; pujayam asa — worshiped; mayaya — by internal potency; upatta — manifested; vigraham — a form.<\/p>\n
pandu — the late father of Maharaja Yudhisthira and his brothers; putran — the sons of; upasinan — sitting silently nearby; prasraya — being overtaken; prema — in feelings of love; sangatan — having gathered; abhyacasta — congratulated; anuraga — feelingly; asraih — by tears of ecstasy; andhibhutena — overwhelmed; caksusa — with his eyes.<\/p>\n
aho — oh; kastam — what terrible sufferings; aho — oh; anyayyam — what terrible injustice; yat — because; yuyam — all of you good souls; dharma-nandanah — sons of religion personified; jivitum — to remain alive; na — never; arhatha — deserve; klistam — suffering; vipra — brahmanas; dharma — piety; acyuta — God; asrayah — being protected by.<\/p>\n
samsthite — after the demise; ati-rathe — of the great general; pandau — Pandu; prtha — Kunti; bala-praja — having young children; vadhuh — my daughter-in-law; yusmat-krte — on your account; bahun — multifarious; klesan — afflictions; prapta — underwent; toka-vati — in spite of having grown-up boys; muhuh — constantly.<\/p>\n
sarvam — all this; kala-krtam — done by inevitable time; manye — I think; bhavatam ca — for you also; yat — whatever; apriyam — detestable; sa-palah — with the rulers; yat-vase — under the control of that time; lokah — everyone in every planet; vayoh — the wind carries; iva — as; ghana-avalih — a line of clouds.
\nyatra — where there is; dharma-sutah — the son of Dharmaraja; raja — the King; gada-panih — with his mighty club in hand; vrkodarah — Bhima; krsnah — Arjuna; astri — carrier of the weapon; gandivam — Gandiva; capam — bow; suhrt — well-wisher; krsnah — Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead; tatah — thereof; vipat — reverse.
\nna — never; hi — certainly; asya — His; karhicit — whatsoever; rajan — O King; puman — anyone; veda — knows; vidhitsitam — plan; yat — which; vijijnasaya — with exhaustive inquiries; yuktah — being engaged; muhyanti — bewildered; kavayah — great philosophers; api — even; hi — certainly.
\ntasmat — therefore; idam — this; daiva-tantram — enchantment of providence only; vyavasya — ascertaining; bharata-rsabha — O best among the descendants of Bharata; tasya — by Him; anuvihitah — as desired; anathah — helpless; natha — O master; pahi — just take care of; prajah — of the subjects; prabho — O Lord.
\nesah — this; vai — positively; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; saksat — original; adyah — the first; narayanah — the Supreme Lord (who lies down on the water); puman — the supreme enjoyer; mohayan — bewildering; mayaya — by His self-created energy; lokam — the planets; gudhah — who is inconceivable; carati — moves; vrsnisu — among the Vrsni family.
\nasya — of Him; anubhavam — glories; bhagavan — the most powerful; veda — knows; guhya-tamam — very confidentially; sivah — Lord Siva; deva-rsih — the great sage among the demigods; naradah — Narada; saksat — directly; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; kapilah — Kapila; nrpa — O King.
\nyam — the person; manyase — you think; matuleyam — maternal cousin; priyam — very dear; mitram — friend; suhrt-tamam — ardent well-wisher; akaroh — executed; sacivam — counsel; dutam — messenger; sauhrdat — by good will; atha — thereupon; sarathim — charioteer.
\nsarva-atmanah — of one who is present in everyone’s heart; sama-drsah — of one who is equally kind to one and all; hi — certainly; advayasya — of the Absolute; anahankrteh — free from all material identity of false ego; tat-krtam — everything done by Him; mati — consciousness; vaisamyam — differentiation; niravadyasya — freed from all attachment; na — never; kvacit — at any stage.
\ntathapi — still; ekanta — unflinching; bhaktesu — unto the devotees; pasya — see here; bhu-pa — O King; anukampitam — how sympathetic; yat — for which; me — my; asun — life; tyajatah — ending; saksat — directly; krsnah — the Personality of Godhead; darsanam — in my view; agatah — has kindly come.
\nbhaktya — with devout attention; avesya — meditating; manah — mind; yasmin — in whose; vaca — by words; yat — Krsna; nama — holy name; kirtayan — by chanting; tyajan — quitting; kalevaram — this material body; yogi — the devotee; mucyate — gets release; kama-karmabhih — from fruitive activities.
\nsah — He; deva-devah — the Supreme Lord of the lords; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; pratiksatam — may kindly wait; kalevaram — body; yavat — as long as; idam — this (material body); hinomi — may quit; aham — I; prasanna — cheerful; hasa — smiling; aruna-locana — eyes red like the morning sun; ullasat — beautifully decorated; mukha-ambujah — the lotus flower of His face; dhyana-pathah — in the path of my meditation; catur-bhujah — the four-handed form of Narayana (the worshipable Deity of Bhismadeva).
\nsutah uvaca — Sri Suta Gosvami said; yudhisthirah — King Yudhisthira; tat — that; akarnya — hearing; sayanam — lying down; sara-panjare — on the bed of arrows; aprcchat — asked; vividhan — multifarious; dharman — duties; rsinam — of the rsis; ca — and; anusrnvatam — hearing after.
\npurusa — the human being; sva-bhava — by his own acquired qualities; vihitan — prescribed; yatha — according to; varnam — classification of castes; yatha — according to; asramam — orders of life; vairagya — detachment; raga — attachment; upadhibhyam — out of such designations; amnata — systematically; ubhaya — both; laksanan — symptoms.
\ndana-dharman — the acts of charity; raja-dharman — pragmatic activities of the kings; moksa-dharman — the acts for salvation; vibhagasah — by divisions; stri-dharman — duties of women; bhagavat-dharman — the acts of the devotees; samasa — generally; vyasa — explicitly; yogatah — by means of.<\/p>\n
# varna-sankara
\nunwanted children known as
\ndharma — occupational duties; artha — economic development; kama — fulfillment of desires; moksan — ultimate salvation; ca — and; saha — along with; upayan — means; yatha — as it is; mune — O sage; nana — various; akhyana — by recitation of historical narrations; itihasesu — in the histories; varnayam asa — described; tattva-vit — one who knows the truth.
\npravadatah — while describing; tasya — his; sah — that; kalah — time; pratyupasthitah — exactly appeared; yah — that is; yoginah — for the mystics; chanda-mrtyoh — of one who dies according to one’s own selection of time; vanchitah — is desired by; tu — but; uttarayanah — the period when the sun runs on the northern horizon.
\ntada — at that time; upasamhrtya — withdrawing; girah — speech; sahasranih — Bhismadeva (who was expert in thousands of sciences and arts); vimukta-sangam — completely freed from everything else; manah — mind; adi-puruse — unto the original Personality of Godhead; krsne — unto Krsna; lasat-pita-pate — decorated with yellow garments; catur-bhuje — unto the four-handed original Narayana; purah — just before; sthite — standing; amilita — widespread; drk — vision; vyadharayat — fixed.
\nvisuddhaya — by purified; dharanaya — meditation; hata-asubhah — one who has minimized the inauspicious qualities of material existence; tat — Him; iksaya — by looking on; eva — simply; asu — immediately; gata — having gone away; yudha — from the arrows; sramah — fatigue; nivrtta — being stopped; sarva — all; indriya — senses; vrtti — activities; vibhramah — being widely engaged; tustava — he prayed; janyam — the material tabernacle; visrjan — while quitting; janardanam — to the controller of the living beings.
\nsri-bhismah uvaca — Sri Bhismadeva said; iti — thus; matih — thinking, feeling and willing; upakalpita — invested; vitrsna — freed from all sense desires; bhagavati — unto the Personality of Godhead; satvata-pungave — unto the leader of the devotees; vibhumni — unto the great; sva-sukham — self-satisfaction; upagate — unto Him who has attained it; kvacit — sometimes; vihartum — out of transcendental pleasure; prakrtim — in the material world; upeyusi — do accept it; yat-bhava — from whom the creation; pravahah — is made and annihilated.
\ntri-bhuvana — three statuses of planetary systems; kamanam — the most desirable; tamala-varnam — bluish like the tamala tree; ravi-kara — sun rays; gaura — golden color; varambaram — glittering dress; dadhane — one who wears; vapuh — body; alaka-kula-avrta — covered with paintings of sandalwood pulp; anana-abjam — face like a lotus; vijaya-sakhe — unto the friend of Arjuna; ratih astu — may attraction be reposed upon Him; me — my; anavadya — without desire for fruitive results.
\nvijaya-sakhe (friend of Arjuna)
\nyudhi — on the battlefield; turaga — horses; rajah — dust; vidhumra — turned an ashen color; visvak — waving; kaca — hair; lulita — scattered; sramavari — perspiration; alankrta — decorated with; asye — unto the face; mama — my; nisita — sharp; saraih — by the arrows; vibhidyamana — pierced by; tvaci — in the skin; vilasat — enjoying pleasure; kavace — protecting armor; astu — let there be; krsne — unto Sri Krsna; atma — mind.
\nsapadi — on the battlefield; sakhi-vacah — command of the friend; nisamya — after hearing; madhye — in the midst; nija — His own; parayoh — and the opposite party; balayoh — strength; ratham — chariot; nivesya — having entered; sthitavati — while staying there; para-sainika — of the soldiers on the opposite side; ayuh — duration of life; aksna — by looking over; hrtavati — act of diminishing; partha — of Arjuna, son of Prtha (Kunti); sakhe — unto the friend; ratih — intimate relation; mama — my; astu — let there be.
\nvyavahita — standing at a distance; prtana — soldiers; mukham — faces; niriksya — by looking upon; sva-jana — kinsmen; vadhat — from the act of killing; vimukhasya — one who is reluctant; dosa-buddhya — by polluted intelligence; kumatim — poor fund of knowledge; aharat — eradicated; atma-vidyaya — by transcendental knowledge; yah — He who; carana — to the feet; ratih — attraction; paramasya — of the Supreme; tasya — for Him; me — my; astu — let there be.
\nsita — sharp; visikha — arrows; hatah — wounded by; visirna-damsah — scattered shield; ksataja — by wounds; pariplutah — smeared with blood; atatayinah — the great aggressor; me — my; prasabham — in an angry mood; abhisasara — began to move on; mat-vadha-artham — for the purpose of killing me; sah — He; bhavatu — may become; me — my; bhagavan — the Personality of Godhead; gatih — destination; mukundah — who awards salvation.
\nvijaya — Arjuna; ratha — chariot; kutumbe — the object of protection at all risk; atta-totre — with a whip in the right hand; dhrta-haya — controlling the horses; rasmini — ropes; tat-sriya — beautifully standing; iksaniye — to look at; bhagavati — unto the Personality of Godhead; ratih astu — let my attraction be; me — my; mumursoh — one who is about to die; yam — upon whom; iha — in this world; niriksya — by looking; hatah — those who died; gatah — attained; sva-rupam — original form.
\nlalita — attractive; gati — movements; vilasa — fascinating acts; valguhasa — sweet smiling; pranaya — loving; niriksana — looking upon; kalpita — mentality; urumanah — highly glorified; krta-manu-krta-vatyah — in the act of copying the movements; unmada-andhah — gone mad in ecstasy; prakrtim — characteristics; agan — underwent; kila — certainly; yasya — whose; gopa-vadhvah — the cowherd damsels.
\nmuni-gana — the great learned sages; nrpa-varya — the great ruling kings; sankule — in the great assembly of; antah-sadasi — conference; yudhisthira — of Emperor Yudhisthira; raja-suye — a royal performance of sacrifice; esam — of all the great elites; arhanam — respectful worship; upapeda — received; iksaniyah — the object of attraction; mama — my; drsi — sight; gocarah — within the view of; esah avih — personally present; atma — the soul.
\ntam — that Personality of Godhead; imam — now present before me; aham — I; ajam — the unborn; sarira-bhajam — of the conditioned soul; hrdi — in the heart; hrdi — in the heart; dhisthitam — situated; atma — the Supersoul; kalpitanam — of the speculators; pratidrsam — in every direction; iva — like; na ekadha — not one; arkam — the sun; ekam — one only; samadhi-gatah asmi — I have undergone trance in meditation; vidhuta — being freed from; bheda-mohah — misconception of duality.
\nsutah uvaca — Suta Gosvami said; krsne — Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; evam — only; bhagavati — unto Him; manah — with mind; vak — speech; drsti — sight; vrttibhih — activities; atmani — unto the Supersoul; atmanam — the living being; avesya — having merged in; sah — he; antah-svasah — inhaling; uparamat — became silent.
\nsampadyamanam — having merged into; ajnaya — after knowing this; bhismam — about Sri Bhismadeva; brahmani — into the Supreme Absolute; niskale — unlimited; sarve — all present; babhuvuh te — all of them became; tusnim — silent; vayamsi iva — like birds; dina-atyaye — at the end of the day.
\ntatra — thereafter; dundubhayah — drums; neduh — were sounded; deva — the demigods from other planets; manava — men from all countries; vaditah — beaten by; sasamsuh — praised; sadhavah — honest; rajnam — by the royal order; khat — from the sky; petuh — began to fall; puspa-vrstayah — showers of flowers.
\ntasya — his; nirharana-adini — funeral ceremony; samparetasya — of the dead body; bhargava — O descendant of Bhrgu; yudhisthirah — Maharaja Yudhisthira; karayitva — having performed it; muhurtam — for a moment; duhkhitah — sorry; abhavat — became.
\ntustuvuh — satisfied; munayah — the great sages, headed by Vyasadeva, etc.; hrstah — all in a happy mood; krsnam — unto Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead; tat — His; guhya — confidential; namabhih — by His holy name, etc.; tatah — thereafter; te — they; krsna-hrdayah — persons who always bear Lord Krsna in their hearts; sva-asraman — to their respective hermitages; prayayuh — returned; punah — again.
\ntatah — thereafter; yudhisthirah — Maharaja Yudhisthira; gatva — going there; saha — with; krsnah — the Lord; gajahvayam — in the capital named Gajahvaya Hastinapura; pitaram — unto his uncle (Dhrtarastra); santvayam asa — consoled; gandharim — the wife of Dhrtarastra; ca — and; tapasvinim — an ascetic lady.
\npitra — by his uncle, Dhrtarastra; ca — and; anumatah — with his approval; raja — King Yudhisthira; vasudeva-anumoditah — confirmed by Lord Sri Krsna; cakara — executed; rajyam — the kingdom; dharmena — in compliance with the codes of royal principles; pitr — father; paitamaham — forefather; vibhuh — as great as.
\nhatva — after killing; svariktha — the legal inheritance; sprdhah — desiring to usurp; atatayinah — the aggressor; yudhisthirah — King Yudhisthira; dharma-bhrtam — of those who strictly follow religious principles; varisthah — greatest; saha-anujaih — with his younger brothers; pratyavaruddha — restricted; bhojanah — acceptance of necessities; katham — how; pravrttah — engaged; kim — what; akarasit — executed; tatah — thereafter.
\nsutah uvaca — Suta Gosvami replied; vamsam — dynasty; kuroh — of King Kuru; vamsa-dava-agni — a forest fire set by the bamboos; nirhrtam — exhausted; samrohayitva — seedling of the dynasty; bhava-bhavanah — the maintainer of creation; harih — the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna; nivesayitva — having reestablished; nija-rajye — in his own kingdom; isvarah — the Supreme Lord; yudhisthiram — unto Maharaja Yudhisthira; prita-manah — pleased in His mind; babhuva ha — became.
\nnisamya — after listening; bhisma-uktam — what was spoken by Bhismadeva; atha — as also; acyuta-uktam — what was spoken by the infallible Lord Krsna; pravrtta — being engaged in; vijnana — perfect knowledge; vidhuta — completely washed; vibhramah — all misgivings; sasasa — ruled over; gam — the earth; indra — the king of the heavenly planet; iva — like; ajita-asrayah — protected by the invincible Lord; paridhi-upantam — including the seas; anuja — the younger brothers; anuvartitah — being followed by them.
\nnadyah — rivers; samudrah — oceans; girayah — hills and mountains; savanaspati — vegetables; virudhah — creepers; phalanti — active; osadhayah — drugs; sarvah — all; kamam — necessities; anvrtu — seasonal; tasya — for the King; vai — certainly.
\nkamam — everything needed; vavarsa — was showered; parjanyah — rains; sarva — everything; kama — necessities; dugha — producer; mahi — the land; sisicuh sma — moisten; vrajan — pasturing grounds; gavah — the cow; payasa udhasvatih — due to swollen milk bags; muda — because of a joyful attitude.
\nusitva — staying; hastinapure — in the city of Hastinapura; masan — months; katipayan — a few; harih — Lord Sri Krsna; suhrdam — relatives; ca — also; visokaya — for pacifying them; svasuh — the sister; ca — and; priya-kamyaya — for pleasing.
\namantrya — taking permission; ca — and; abhyanujnatah — being permitted; parisvajya — embracing; abhivadya — bowing down at the feet; tam — unto Maharaja Yudhisthira; aruroha — ascended; ratham — the chariot; kaiscit — by someone; parisvaktah — being embraced; abhivaditah — being offered obeisances.
\nsubhadra — the sister of Krsna; draupadi — the wife of the Pandavas; kunti — the mother of the Pandavas; virata-tanaya — the daughter of Virata (Uttara); tatha — also; gandhari — the mother of Duryodhana; dhrtarastrah — the father of Duryodhana; ca — and; yuyutsuh — the son of Dhrtarastra by his vaisya wife; gautamah — Krpacarya; yamau — the twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva; vrkodarah — Bhima; ca — and; dhaumyah — Dhaumya; ca — and; striyah — also other ladies of the palace; matsya-suta-adayah — the daughter of a fisherman (Satyavati, Bhisma’s stepmother); na — could not; sehire — tolerate; vimuhyantah — almost fainting; viraham — separation; sarnga-dhanvanah — of Sri Krsna, who bears a conch in His hand.
\nsat-sangat — by the association of pure devotees; mukta-duhsangah — freed from bad materialistic association; hatum — to give up; na utsahate — never attempts; budhah — one who has understood the Lord; kirtyamanam — glorifying; yasah — fame; yasya — whose; sakrt — once only; akarnya — hearing only; rocanam — pleasing; tasmin — unto Him; nyasta-dhiyah — one who has given his mind unto Him; parthah — the sons of Prtha; saheran — can tolerate; viraham — separation; katham — how; darsana — seeing face to face; sparsa — touching; samlapa — conversing; sayana — sleeping; asana — sitting; bhojanaih — dining together.
\nsarve — all; te — they; animisaih — without twinkling of the eyes; aksaih — by the eye; tam anu — after Him; druta-cetasah — melted heart; viksantah — looking upon Him; sneha-sambaddhah — bound by pure affection; viceluh — began to move; tatra tatra — here and there; ha — so they did.
\nnyarundhan — checking with great difficulty; udgalat — overflowing; baspam — tears; autkanthyat — because of great anxiety; devaki-sute — unto the son of Devaki; niryati — having come out; agarat — from the palace; nah — not; abhadram — inauspiciousness; iti — thus; syat — may happen; bandhava — relative; striyah — ladies.
\nmrdanga — sweet sounding drum; sankha — conchshell; bheryah — brass band; ca — and; vina — string band; panava — a kind of flute; gomukhah — another flute; dhundhuri — another drum; anaka — kettle; ghanta — bell; adyah — others; neduh — sounded; dundubhayah — other different types of drums; tatha — at that time.
\nprasada — palace; sikhara — the roof; arudhah — ascending; kuru-naryah — the ladies of the Kuru royalty; didrksaya — seeing; vavrsuh — showered; kusumaih — by flowers; krsnam — upon Lord Krsna; prema — out of affection and love; vrida-smita-iksanah — glancing with shy smiles.
\n# parda
\nrestricted association with men, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1
\nsita-atapatram — soothing umbrella; jagraha — took up; mukta-dama — decorated with laces and pearls; vibhusitam — embroidered; ratna-dandam — with a handle of jewels; gudakesah — Arjuna, the expert warrior, or one who has conquered sleep; priyah — most beloved; priyatamasya — of the most beloved; ha — so he did.
\nuddhavah — a cousin-brother of Krsna’s; satyakih — His driver; ca — and; eva — certainly; vyajane — engaged in fanning; parama-adbhute — decorative; vikiryamanah — seated on scattered; kusumaih — flowers all around; reje — commanded; madhu-patih — the master of Madhu (Krsna); pathi — on the road.
\nasruyanta — being heard; asisah — benediction; satyah — all truths; tatra — here; tatra — there; dvija-iritah — sounded by learned brahmanas; na — not; anurupa — befitting; anurupah — fitting; ca — also; nirgunasya — of the Absolute; guna-atmanah — playing the role of a human being.
\n# Makhana-cora, butter thief
\nanyonyam — among each other; asit — there was; sanjalpah — talking; uttama-sloka — the Supreme, who is praised by selected poetry; cetasam — of those whose hearts are absorbed in that way; kaurava-indra — the king of the Kurus; pura — capital; strinam — all the ladies; sarva — all; sruti — the Vedas; manah-harah — attractive to the mind.
\nsah — He (Krsna); vai — as I remember; kila — definitely; ayam — this; purusah — Personality of Godhead; puratanah — the original; yah — who; ekah — only one; asit — existed; avisesah — materially unmanifested; atmani — own self; agre — before creation; gunebhyah — of the modes of nature; jagat-atmani — unto the Supersoul; isvare — unto the Supreme Lord; nimilita — merged into; atman — the living entity; nisi supta — inactive at night; saktisu — of the energies.
\nsah — He; eva — thus; bhuyah — again; nija — own personal; virya — potency; coditam — performance of; sva — own; jiva — living being; mayam — external energy; prakrtim — unto material nature; sisrksatim — while re-creating; anama — without mundane designation; rupa-atmani — forms of the soul; rupa-namani — forms and names; vidhitsamanah — desiring to award; anusasara — entrusted; sastra-krt — the compiler of revealed scripture.
\nsah — He; vai — by providence; ayam — this; yat — that which; padam atra — here is the same Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna; surayah — great devotees; jita-indriyah — who have overcome the influence of the senses; nirjita — thoroughly controlled; matarisvanah — life; pasyanti — can see; bhakti — by dint of devotional service; utkalita — developed; amala-atmana — those whose minds are thoroughly cleansed; nanu esah — certainly by this only; sattvam — existence; parimarstum — for purifying the mind completely; arhati — deserve.
\nsah — He; vai — also; ayam — this; sakhi — O my friend; anugita — described; sat-kathah — the excellent pastimes; vedesu — in the Vedic literatures; guhyesu — confidentially; ca — as also; guhya-vadibhih — by the confidential devotees; yah — one who; ekah — one only; isah — the supreme controller; jagat — of the complete creation; atma — Supersoul; lilaya — by manifestation of pastimes; srjati — creates; avati atti — also maintains and annihilates; na — never; tatra — there; sajjate — becomes attached to it.
\nyada — whenever; hi — assuredly; adharmena — against the principles of God’s will; tamah-dhiyah — persons in the lowest material modes; nrpah — kings and administrators; jivanti — live like animals; tatra — thereupon; esah — He; hi — only; sattvatah — transcendental; kila — certainly; dhatte — is manifested; bhagam — supreme power; satyam — truth; rtam — positiveness; dayam — mercy; yasah — wonderful activities; bhavaya — for the maintenance; rupani — in various forms; dadhat — manifested; yuge — different periods; yuge — and ages.
\naho — oh; alam — verily; slaghya-tamam — supremely glorified; yadoh — of King Yadu; kulam — dynasty; aho — oh; alam — verily; punya-tamam — supremely virtuous; madhoh vanam — the land of Mathura; yat — because; esah — this; pumsam — of all the living beings; rsabhah — supreme leader; sriyah — of the goddess of fortune; patih — husband; sva-janmana — by His appearance; cankramanena — by crawling; ca ancati — glories.
\naho bata — how wonderful this is; svah-yasasah — the glories of the heavenly planets; tiraskari — that which defeats; kusasthali — Dvaraka; punya — virtue; yasaskari — famous; bhuvah — the planet earth; pasyanti — see; nityam — constantly; yat — that which; anugraha-isitam — to bestow benediction; smita-avalokam — glance with the favor of sweet smiling; sva-patim — unto the soul of the living being (Krsna); sma — used to; yat-prajah — the inhabitants of the place.
\nnunam — certainly in the previous birth; vrata — vow; snana — bath; huta — sacrifice in the fire; adina — by all these; isvarah — the Personality of Godhead; samarcitah — perfectly worshiped; hi — certainly; asya — His; grhita-panibhih — by the married wives; pibanti — relishes; yah — those who; sakhi — O friend; adhara-amrtam — the nectar from His lips; muhuh — again and again; vraja-striyah — the damsels of Vrajabhumi; sammumuhuh — often fainted; yat-asayah — expecting to be favored in that way.
\nya — the lady; virya — prowess; sulkena — by payment of the price; hrtah — taken away by force; svayamvare — in the open selection of the bridegroom; pramathya — harassing; caidya — King Sisupala; pramukhan — headed by; hi — positively; susminah — all very powerful; pradyumna — Pradyumna (Krsna’s son); samba — Samba; amba — Amba; suta-adayah — children; aparah — other ladies; yah — those; ca — also; ahrtah — similarly brought; bhauma-vadhe — after killing kings; sahasrasah — by the thousands.
\netah — all these women; param — highest; stritvam — womanhood; apastapesalam — without individuality; nirasta — without; saucam — purity; bata sadhu — auspiciously glorified; kurvate — do they make; yasam — from whose; grhat — homes; puskara-locanah — the lotus-eyed; patih — husband; na jatu — never at any time; apaiti — goes away; ahrtibhih — by presentation; hrdi — in the heart; sprsan — endeared.
\nevamvidhah — in this way; gadantinam — thus praying and talking about Him; sah — He (the Lord); girah — of words; pura-yositam — of the ladies of the capital; niriksanena — by His grace of glancing over them; abhinandan — and greeting them; sa-smitena — with a smiling face; yayau — departed; harih — the Personality of Godhead.
\najata-satruh — Maharaja Yudhisthira, who was no one’s enemy; prtanam — defensive forces; gopithaya — for giving protection; madhu-dvisah — of the enemy of Madhu (Sri Krsna); parebhyah — from others (enemies); sankitah — being afraid of; snehat — out of affection; prayunkta — engaged; catuh-anginim — four defensive divisions.
\n# madhu-dvisah — of the enemy of Madhu (Sri Krsna)
\natha — thus; duragatan — having accompanied Him for a long distance; saurih — Lord Krsna; kauravan — the Pandavas; virahaturan — overwhelmed by a sense of separation; sannivartya — politely persuaded; drdham — determined; snigdhan — full of affection; prayat — proceeded; sva-nagarim — towards His own city (Dvaraka); priyaih — with dear companions.
\nkuru-jangala — the province of Delhi; pancalan — part of the province Punjab; surasenan — part of the province of Uttar Pradesh; sa — with; yamunan — the districts on the bank of the Yamuna; brahmavartam — part of northern Uttar Pradesh; kuruksetram — the place where the battle was fought; matsyan — the province Matsya; sarasvatan — part of Punjab; atha — and so on; maru — Rajasthan, the land of deserts; dhanvam — Madhya Pradesh, where water is very scanty; ati-kramya — after passing; sauvira — Saurastra; abhirayoh — part of Gujarat; paran — western side; anartan — the province of Dvaraka; bhargava — O Saunaka; upagat — overtaken by; sranta — fatigue; vahah — the horses; manak vibhuh — slightly, because of the long journey.
\ntatra tatra — at different places; ha — it so happened; tatratyaih — by local inhabitants; harih — the Personality of Godhead; pratyudyata-arhanah — being offered presentations and worshipful regards; sayam — the evening; bheje — having overtaken; disam — direction; pascat — eastern; gavisthah — the sun in the sky; gam — to the ocean; gatah — having gone; tada — at that time.
\nsutah uvaca — Suta Gosvami said; anartan — the country known as Anartan (Dvaraka); sah — He; upavrajya — reaching the border of; svrddhan — most prosperous; jana-padan — city; svakan — His own; dadhmau — sounded; daravaram — the auspicious conchshell (Pancajanya); tesam — of them; visadam — dejection; samayan — pacifying; iva — seemingly.
\nsah — that; uccakase — became brilliant; dhavala-udarah — white and fat-boweled; darah — conchshell; api — although it is so; urukramasya — of the great adventurer; adharasona — by the transcendental quality of His lips; sonima — reddened; dadhmayamanah — being sounded; kara-kanja-sampute — being caught by the grip of the lotus hand; yatha — as it is; abja-khande — by the stems of lotus flowers; kala-hamsah — ducking swan; utsvanah — loudly sounding.<\/p>\n
# Svetadvipa.
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