श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम् दशम: स्कन्ध: नवतितम: अध्याय: श्री शुक उवाच - Shree Shuka said - सुखं स्वपुर्यां निवसन् द्वारकायां श्रिय: पति: ।
सर्वसंपत्समृद्धायां जुष्टायां वृष्णिपुङ्गवै: ॥१॥
सुखम् स्व-पुर्याम् निवसन् comfortably in own city lived
द्वारकायाम् श्रिय: पति: in Dwaarakaa, Goddess Shree's spouse, सर्व-संपत्-समृद्धायाम् all wealth and riches containing, जुष्टायाम् वृष्णि-पुङ्गवै: served by the Vrishnee heroes He, the Spouse of Goddess Shree, happily lived in His own city Dwaarakaa, consisting of all amenities, wealth and riches. It was served by the heroes of the Vrishnee clan.


स्त्रीभिश्चोत्तमवेषाभिर्नवयौवनकान्तिभि: ।
कन्दुकादिभिर्हर्म्येषु क्रीडन्तीभिस्तडिद्द्युभि: ॥२॥
स्त्रीभि:-च-उत्तम-वेषाभि:- with women and in gorgeous dresses,
नव-यौवन-कान्तिभि: with new youth lustre, कन्दुक-आदिभि:-हर्म्येषु with balls and other, in the ladies' wing, क्रीडन्तीभि:-तडित्-द्युभि: playing, with thunder strike lightening With women having lightening like new youth lustre, in gorgeous dresses, playing with balls and other playthings, in the ladies chambers,….


नित्यं संकुलमार्गायां मदच्युद्भिर्मतङ्गजै: ।
स्वलङ्कृतैर्भटैरश्वै रथैश्च कनकोज्ज्वलै: ॥३॥
नित्यम् संकुल-मार्गायाम् every day, were thronged the streets
मदच्युद्भि:-मतङ्गजै: by in the rut elephants सु-अलङ्कृतै:-भटै:-अश्वै: well adorned soldiers, horses, रथै:-च कनक-उज्ज्वलै: chariots and gold like bright Every day the streets were thronged with young elephants in the rut, well adorned soldiers and horses, and chariots bright like gold.


उद्यानोपवनाढ्यायां पुष्पितद्रुमराजिषु ।
निर्विशद्भृङ्गविहगैर्नादितायां समन्तत: ॥४॥
उद्यान-उपवन-आढ्यायाम् gardens, parks, rich in
पुष्पित-द्रुम-राजिषु flowering trees lined, निर्विशत्-भृङ्ग-विहगै:- entered by bumble bees and birds, नादितायाम् समन्तत: chirpings filled all around It was rich in gardens and parks having lines of flowering trees, where the bumble bees and birds entered and filled the place with their chirpings and humming resounding.


रेमे षोडशसाहस्रपत्नीनामेकवल्लभ: ।
तावद्विचित्ररूपोसौ तद्गृहेषु महर्द्द्धिषु ॥५॥
रेमे षोडश-साहस्र- sported with sixteen thousand
पत्नीनाम्-एक-वल्लभ: wives' one husband तावत्-विचित्र-रूप-असौ with as many forms He, तत्-गृहेषु महत्-ऋद्धिषु in their mansions, of great grandeur He, Lord Krishna, The one husband of sixteen thousand wives, sported with them in as many forms in their mansions of great grandeur.


प्रोत्फुल्लोत्पलकह्लारकुमुदाम्भोजरेणुभि: ।
वासितामलतोयेषु कूजद्द्विजकुलेषु च ॥६॥
प्रोत्फुल्ल-उत्पल-कह्लार- in blooming, blue, yellow,
कुमुद-अम्भोज-रेणुभि: white, and red lotus pollens वासित-अमल-तोयेषु scented pure waters कूजत्-द्विज-कुलेषु च warbled birds flocks and There were ponds with pure waters scented with blooming blue, yellow, white and red lotus pollens, in which flocks of birds warbled.


विजहार विगाह्याम्भो हृदिनीषु महोदय: ।
कुचकुङ्कुमलिप्ताङ्ग: परिरब्धश्च योषिताम् ॥७॥
विजहार विगाह्य-अम्भ: sported entering in the water,
हृदिनीषु महोदय: in the pools, The Lord of Prosperity, कुच-कुङ्कुम-लिप्त-अङ्ग: breasts' saffron smeared on His limbs परिरब्ध:-च योषिताम् embraced and by the women The Lord of Prosperity, sported in the water, entering the pools. The saffron on the breasts of the women got smeared on His limbs when they embraced Him.


उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैर्मृदङ्गपणवानकान् ।
वादयद्भिर्मुदा वीणां सूतमागधवन्दिभि: ॥८॥
उपगीयमान: गन्धर्वै:- was sung of by the Gandharvas,
मृदङ्ग-पणव-अनकान् Mridanga, Panava, Anaka वादयद्भि:-मुदा वीणाम् sounding joyously, the Veena, सूत-मागध-वन्दिभि: the Sutas, Maagadhas and the bards The Gandharvas sang His praises, while the Sutas, Maagadhas and the bards joyously sounded the Mridanga, Panava, Anaka and the Veenaa.


सिच्यमानोऽच्युतस्ताभिर्हसन्तीभि: स्म रेचकै: ।
प्रतिसिञ्चन् विचिक्रीडे यक्षीभिर्यक्षराडिव ॥९॥
सिच्यमान:-अच्युत:-ताभि:- showered The Infinite Lord was by them
हसन्तीभि: स्म रेचकै: laughing were, with syringes, प्रतिसिञ्चन् विचिक्रीडे in return drenching sported, यक्षीभि:-यक्षराट्-इव with the Yakshees, Yaksha king (Kuber) like By them, laughingly, The Infinite Lord was showered with water by syringes, He in return drenched them, and sported like the king of the Yakshas, Kuber sported with the Yakshees.


ता: क्लिन्नवस्त्रविवृतोरुकुचप्रदेशा: सिञ्चन्त्य उद्धृतबृहत्कबरप्रसूना: ।
कान्तं स्म रेचकजिहीरषयोपगुह्य जातस्मरोत्सवलसद्वदना विरेजु: ॥१०॥
ता: क्लिन्न-वस्त्र-विवृत- they, with drenched clothes, exposed
उरु-कुच-प्रदेशा: सिञ्चन्त्य thigh and breast areas, when splashing water, उद्धृत बृहत्-कबर-प्रसूना: fell out from big coiffures, flowers, कान्तम् स्म रेचक-जिहीरषय:- from the husband the syringe wanting to snatch उपगुह्य जात-स्मर-उत्सव nearing Him, became Cupid's festival, लसत्-वदना विरेजु: beautified faced became They, with their clothes drenched, had their thigh, and breast area exposed. When they splashed water, flowers from their big coiffures fell out. Wanting to snatch the syringe from their husband they came near Him and celebrated the festival of Cupid, as their faces became more beautiful.


कृष्णस्तु तत्स्तनविषज्जितकुङ्कुमस्रक्क्रीडाभिषङ्गधुतकुन्तलवृन्दबन्ध: ।
सिञ्चन् मुहुर्युवतिभि: प्रतिषिच्यमानो रेमे करेणुभिरिवेभपति: परीत: ॥११॥
कृष्ण:-तु तत्-स्तन-विषज्जित- Krishna, indeed, on their breasts adorned
कुङ्कुम-स्रक् क्रीडा-अभिषङ्ग- saffron, garland by the sports intensity धुत-कुन्तल-वृन्द-बन्ध: engaged, curls' locks braids सिञ्चन् मुहु:-युवतिभि: drenching again and again by the young women प्रतिषिच्यमान: रेमे in return drenching, sported, करेणुभि:-इव-इभपति: परीत: by she-elephants, like the elephant lord surrounded Krishna, indeed, His sylvan flower garland got tinted by the saffron of their breasts. Involved in the sport intensively, His braids of curly locks loosened, He was drenched by the young women again and again, and in return drenched them, and sported like the elephant lord surrounded by the she elephants.


नटानां नर्तकीनां च गीतवाद्योपजीविनाम् ।
क्रीडालङ्कारवासांसि कृष्णोऽदात्तस्य च स्त्रिय: ॥१२॥
नटानाम् नर्तकीनाम् च of the actors, dancers and
गीत-वाद्य-उपजीविनाम् singing and making music for livelihood, क्रीडा-अलङ्कार-वासांसि the sports' ornaments and clothes कृष्ण:-अदात्-तस्य च स्त्रिय: Krishna gave His and women To the actors, and dancers whose livelihood was singing and playing instruments, Krishna and His women gave the ornaments and clothes after the sport.


कृष्णस्यैवं विहरतो गत्यालापेक्षितस्मितै: ।
नर्मक्ष्वेलिपरिष्वङ्गै: स्त्रीणां किल हृता धिय: ॥१३॥
कृष्णस्य-एवम् विहरत: Krishna's like this while sporting,
गति-आलाप-ईक्षित-स्मितै: by His gait, words, glances, and smiles, नर्म-क्ष्वेलि-परिष्वङ्गै: jests, jokes, embraces, स्त्रीणाम् किल हृता: धिय: of the women surely stole the hearts Thus, when sporting, Krishna's gait, words, glances, and smiles, jests, jokes, embraces, surely stole the hearts of the women.


ऊचुर्मुकुन्दैकधियोऽगिर उन्मत्तवज्जडम् ।
चिन्तयन्त्योऽरविन्दाक्षं तानि मे गदत: शृणु: ॥१४॥
ऊचु:-मुकुन्द-एक-धिय:-अगिर: it is said, in Krishna single minded, speechless,
उन्मत्त-वत्-जडम् intoxicated like, broke out like a lunatic, चिन्तयन्त्य:-अरविन्द-आक्षम् thinking of the Lotus eyed Lord, तानि मे गदत: शृणु: those, by me spoken, listen to It is said, that the women were single minded attached to Krishna, became speechless. Now they would behave like a lunatic, thinking of the Lotus eyed Lord, would break the speechless silence into incoherent words. Those words are spoken by me, do listen.


महिष्य ऊचु:- The queens said - कुररि विलपसि त्वं वीतनिद्रा न शेषे स्वपिति जगति रात्र्यामीश्वरो गुप्तबोध: ।
वयमिव सखि कच्चिद् गाढनिर्भिन्नचेता नलिननयनहासोदारलीलेक्षितेन ॥१५॥
कुररि विलपसि त्वम् 'O she-osprey, weeping are you,
वीत-निद्रा न शेषे without sleep, do not sleep, स्वपिति जगति रात्र्याम्- sleeps the world, in the night, ईश्वर: गुप्त-बोध: The Almighty, with undisclosed consciousness, वयम्-इव सखि कच्चिद् we like, O Friend! Is it गाढ निर्भिन्न-चेता deeply pierced minded, नलिन-नयन-हास- by the blue-eyed, laughter, उदार-लीला-ईक्षितेन open sportiveness, and glances 'O she-osprey, you seem to be weeping and are without sleep. When in the night, the whole world sleeps, even the almighty Lord withdraws His undisclosed consciousness, you do not sleep. Is it that, like us you have been deeply pierced in the mind by the free laughter, open sportive-ness and gracious smiles of The blue-eyed Lord.'


नेत्रे निमीलयसि नक्तमदृष्टबन्धुस्त्वं रोरवीषि करुणं बत चक्रवाकि ।
दास्यं गता वयमिवाच्युतपादजुष्टां किं वा स्रजं स्पृहयसे कबरेण वोडुम् ॥१६॥
नेत्रे निमीलयसि नक्तम्- eyes have closed, in the night,
अदृष्ट-बन्धु:-त्वम् not seeing the mate you, रोरवीषि करुणम् are crying pitiably बत चक्रवाकि indeed, O red goose! दास्यम् गता वयम्-इव- wanting to serve we like अच्युत-पाद-जुष्टाम् of The Eternal Lord, on His feet offered, किम् वा स्रजम् स्पृहयसे is it or, the garland desire कबरेण वोडुम् in the braid to carry O red goose! You are crying pitiably, and have kept your eyes closed in the night? Is it because you have not got to see your mate? Or is it that like us, you covet the service of the Almighty Lord? And hold the desire of carrying in your braid, the garland offered at His feet?


भो: भो: सदा निष्टनसे उदन्वन्नलब्धनिद्रोऽधिगतप्रजागर: ।
किं वा मुकुन्दापहृतात्मलाञ्छन: प्राप्तां दशां त्वं च गतो दुरत्ययाम् ॥१७॥
भो: भो: सदा निष्टनसे उदन्वन्- 'O! O! always roar, O Ocean!
अनलब्ध-निद्र:- not getting sleep, अधिगत-प्रजागर: have taken to insomnia? किम् वा मुकुन्द-अपहृत- is it or, by Mukunda stolen, आत्म-लाञ्छन: प्राप्ताम् दशाम् self qualities, have attained the state त्वम् च गत: दुरत्ययाम् you and have become difficult 'O Ocean! You always roar. Do you ever not sleep. Have you taken to insomnia? Or is it that, all your own qualities, of tranquillity and gravity, are stolen by Mukunda, and you have attained the state of becoming difficult?'


त्वं यक्षमणा बलवतासि गृहीत इन्दो क्षीणस्तमो न निजदीधितिभि: क्षिणोषि ।
कच्चिन्मुकुन्दगदितानि यथा वयं त्वं विस्मृत्य भो: स्थगितगीरुपलक्ष्यसे न: ॥१८॥
त्वम् यक्षमणा बलवता-असि you by consumption the mighty, are
गृहीत इन्दो क्षीण:-तम: caught O Moon! decapacitated, the darkness, न निज दीधितिभि: क्षिणोषि not by own rays disperse कच्चित्-मुकुन्द-गदितानि is it that Mukunda's spoken words यथा वयम् त्वम् विस्मृत्य like us, you have forgotten, भो: स्थगित-गी:-उपलक्ष्यसे न: O Alas! Of muted voice, look like to us 'O Moon! You are caught by the mighty disease of consumption, and are so emancipated that you cannot disperse the darkness with your own rays! Or is it that like us, you have forgotten the sweet word spoken by Mukunda, and so, to us, you look bedumbed and mute.'


किं त्वाचरितमस्माभिर्मलयानिल तेऽप्रियम् ।
गोविन्दापाङ्गनिर्भिन्ने हृदीरयसि न: स्मरम् ॥१९॥
किम्-तु-आचरितम्-अस्माभि: what indeed was done by us,
मलय-अनिल ते-अप्रियम् O Southern wind! your offence गोविन्द-अपाङ्ग-निर्भिन्ने by Govinda's sidelong glances, perforated, हृदि-ईरयसि न: स्मरम् in hearts, infuse ours amorous feelings 'O Southern wind! Indeed, what offence was done to you by us? Because, in our hearts, which are already perforated by the sidelong glances of Govinda, you infuse amorous feelings?


मेघ श्रीमंस्त्वमसि दयितो यादवेन्द्रस्य नूनं
श्रीवत्साङ्कं वयमिव भवान् ध्यायति प्रेमबद्ध: ।
अत्युत्कण्ठ: शबलहृदयोऽस्मद्विधो वाष्पधारा:
स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा विसृजसि मुहुर्दु:खदस्तत्प्रसङ्ग: ॥२०॥
मेघ श्रीमन्-त्वम्-असि दयित: 'O Cloud Lordly! You are the dear most
यादवेन्द्रस्य नूनम् of the Yaadavaas crown jewel, definitely, श्रीवत्स-अङ्कम् वयम्-इव the Shree Vatsa mark, we like, भवान् ध्यायति प्रेम-बद्ध: you meditate upon, with love tied, अति-उत्कण्ठ: शबल-हृदय:- very eagerly, with an anxious heart, अस्मत्-विध: वाष्प-धारा: ours like tear streams स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा विसृजसि by remembering always, shed मुहु:-दु:खद:-तत्-प्रसङ्ग: incessantly, painful are His contacts 'O Cloud Lordly! You, definitely are the dear most, of the Yaadavaas crown jewel, Krishna. Like us, tied with love, very eagerly, you meditated upon the mark of Shree Vatsa. With a heart full of anxiety, remembering Him again and again, you incessantly shed streams of tears. O! His contacts are painful, indeed.'


प्रियरावपदानि भाषसे मृतसञ्जीविकयानया गिरा ।
करवाणि किमद्य ते प्रियं वद मे वल्गितकण्ठ कोकिल ॥२१॥
प्रियराव-पदानि भाषसे by The Beloved instilled words speak
मृत-सञ्जीविकया- the dead bringing to life अनया गिरा with this voice करवाणि किम्-अद्य should do what today ते प्रियम् वद मे your desired, tell me, वल्गित-कण्ठ कोकिल O sweet throated Cuckoo 'O sweet throated Cuckoo! You sing in sweet tones like the sweet words spoken by our Beloved, in a voice which brings back to life the dead. Do tell me what is your desired which I will do for you today?'


न चलसि न वदस्युदारबुद्धे क्षितिधर चिन्तयसे महान्तमर्थम् ।
अपि बत वसुदेवनन्दनाङ्घ्रिं वयमिव कामयसे स्तनैर्विधर्तुम् ॥२२॥

न चलसि न वदसि- do not move, do not speak,
उदार-बुद्धे क्षितिधर O Magnanimous minded Mountain! चिन्तयसे महान्तम्-अर्थम् ponder upon the great thought (of The Lord) अपि बत वसुदेवनन्दन- also is it, of Vasudeva's delight (Krishna's) अङ्घ्रिम् वयम्-इव कामयसे feet, we like, desire to स्तनै:-विधर्तुम् on the breast to place 'O Magnanimous minded Mountain! You do not move, do not speak, and seem to ponder upon the great thought of The Lord. Or is it that, like us who wish to place the feet of Krishna on our breasts, you also desire to place the feet of the delight of Vasudeva, Krishna on your peaks?


शुष्यद्ध्रदा: कर्शिता बत सिन्धुपत्न्य: सम्प्रत्यपास्तकमलश्रिय इष्टभर्तु: ।
यद्वद् वयं मधुपते: प्रणयावलोकमप्राप्य मुष्टहृदया: पुरुकर्शिता: स्म ॥२३॥
शुष्यत्-हृदा: कर्शिता: बत with drying beds, lean hearted,
सिन्धुपत्न्य: सम्प्रति-अपास्त- O Wives of the ocean! Now, deprived कमल-श्रिय:-इष्ट-भर्तु: of the lotus beauty, of the beloved consort, यत्-वत् वयम् मधुपते: just like us, of Krishna's प्रणय-अवलोकम्-अप्राप्य love laden glances, not getting, मुष्ट-हृदया: पुरु-कर्शिता: स्म stolen hearted, very emaciated have become 'O Wives of the ocean! Rivers! Now, In summers, with your drying beds, you are lean hearted, as you are deprived of the beauty of the lotuses, for the lack of the grace of your beloved consort, the clouds. Just as we, deprived of the love-laden glances of Krishna, have lost our hearts and have become very emancipated.'


हंस स्वागतमास्यतां पिब पयो ब्रूह्यङ्ग शौरे: कथां
दूतं त्वां नु विदाम कच्चिदजित: स्वस्त्यास्त उक्तं पुरा ।
किं वा नश्चलसौहृद: स्मरति तं कस्माद् भजामो वयं
क्षौद्रालापय कामदं श्रियमृते सैवैकनिष्ठा स्त्रियाम् ॥२४॥
हंस स्वागतम्-आस्यताम् 'O swan! Welcome, do sit,
पिब पय: ब्रूहि-अङ्ग शौरे: कथाम् drink milk, say, O Dear! of The Beloved, story, दूतम् त्वाम् नु विदाम कच्चित्- the messenger you are, we know, is it अजित: स्वस्ति-आस्ते उक्तम् पुरा of The Unconquerable well is, had said this, formerly किम् वा न:-अचल-सौहृद: स्मरति what or our, unwavering friendship remembers तम् कस्माद् भजाम: वयम् क्षौद्र- Him, how should worship we, the vile, आलापय कामदम् श्रियम्-ऋते tell to The (merciless) Lover, Goddess Shree except सा-एव-एक-निष्ठा स्त्रियाम् (is) she alone the sole faithful love of women 'O Dear Swan, welcome! Do sit, and drink milk. Do say something about The Blue bodied Beloved. We know you are the messenger of the Unconquerable, is all well with Him? Who had formerly said that His friendship is unwavering, we remember Him. How should we, the vile, worship Him? Do tell The merciless Lover, is there no woman except Goddess Shree alone, who has the sole faithful love for Him?'


इतीदृशेन भावेन कृष्णे योगेश्वरेश्वरे ।
क्रियमाणेन माधव्यो लेभिरे परमां गतिम् ॥२५॥
इति-ईदृशेन भावेन such, and such like (love and devotion)
कृष्णे योगेश्वर-ईश्वरे in Krishna, of the lord of yoga's The Lord क्रियमाणेन माधव्य: cherishing, the wives लेभिरे परमाम् गतिम् attained the Supreme state With such and such like love and devotion which the wives cherished for Krishna, The Lord of the lords of Yoga, they attained the Supreme state.


श्रुतमात्रोऽपि य: स्त्रीणां प्रसह्याकर्षते मन: ।
उरुगायोरुगीतो वा पश्यन्तीनां कुत: पुन: ॥२६॥
श्रुत-मात्र:-अपि य: स्त्रीणाम् having heard of just, of Whom, of the women
प्रसह्य-आकर्षते मन: forcefully attracts the mind, उरु-गाय-उरु-गीत: वा the greatly singing and greatly sung of, or, पश्यन्तीनाम् कुत: पुन: of the watching ones, what of The minds of the women who have just heard of Whom, who have sung of Whom, and of Whom much has been sung, are forcefully attracted, what of the minds of those women who have directly seen Him.


या: सम्पर्यचरन् प्रेम्णा पादसंवाहनादिभि: ।
जगद्गुरुं भर्तृबुद्ध्या तासां किं वर्ण्यते तप: ॥२७॥
या: सम्परि-अचरन् प्रेम्णा those (women) devotedly served lovingly
पाद-संवाहन-आदिभि: by feet massaging and others जगत्-गुरुम् भर्तृ-बुद्ध्या The World's Preceptor, with husband sense तासाम् किम् वर्ण्यते तप: of their how can be described austerities Those women who served devotedly and lovingly, by massaging the feet and such activities, The Preceptor of the World, with the sense of Him as their husband, what can be said about their austerities?


एवं वेदोदितं धर्ममनुतिष्ठन् सतां गति: ।
गृहं धर्मार्थकामानां मुहुश्चादर्शयत् पदम् ॥२८॥
एवम् वेद-उदितम् धर्मम्- in this way, by the Vedas prescribed virtues,
अनुतिष्ठन् सताम् गति: practised, of the virtuous the sole Refuge, गृहम् धर्म-अर्थ-कामानाम् of the house, religious merit, prosperity, मुहु:-च-अदर्शयत् पदम् many times and showed the way In this way, The sole refuge of the virtuous, Krishna, by practising the virtues prescribed by the Vedas, demonstrated to the people, many times, how a householder's life can be led, while enjoying the material pleasure, religious merit and prosperity.


आस्थितस्य परं धर्मं कृष्णस्य गृहमेधिनाम् ।
आसन् षोडशसाहस्रं महिष्यश्च शताधिकम् ॥२९॥
आस्थितस्य परम् धर्मम् engaged in the highest righteousness,
कृष्णस्य गृहमेधिनाम् of Krishna, The Householder, आसन् षोडशसाहस्रम् were sixteen thousand महिष्यश्च शताधिकम् queens, hundred more than In the house of the householder Krishna, practising the highest virtues, there were more than one hundred and sixteen thousand queens.


तासां स्त्रीरत्नभूतानामष्टौ या: प्रागुदाहृदा: ।
रुक्मिणीप्रमुखा राजंस्तत्पुत्राश्चानुपूर्वश: ॥३०॥
तासाम् स्त्री-रत्न-भूतानाम्- of them, the women jewels having become,
अष्टौ या: प्राक्-उदाहृता: eight, of whom, formerly is said, रुक्मिणी-प्रमुखा: राजन्- Rukmini, the leading, O King! तत्-पुत्रा:-च-अनुपूर्वश: of their sons and in sequence The eight prominent, who were the jewels among women, of them, Rukmini the leading, formerly has been spoken by me, O King! and also of their sons, in sequence.


एकैकस्यां दश दश कृष्णोऽजीजनदात्मजान् ।
यावत्य आत्मनो भार्या अमोघगतिरीश्वर: ॥३१॥
एक-एकस्याम् दश दश from each one ten ,
कृष्ण:-अजीजनत्-आत्मजान् Krishna begot sons यावत्य: आत्मन: भार्या as many His own wives, अमोघ-गति:-ईश्वर: of unfathomable deeds is The Al-mighty From each one of them, and from all His other wives, Krishna, The All-mighty, of unfathomable deeds begot ten sons.


तेषामुद्दामवीर्याणामष्टादश महारथा: ।
आसन्नुदारयशसस्तेषां नामानि मे शृणु ॥३२॥
तेषाम्-उद्दाम-वीर्याणाम्- of them, of unbounded valour,
अष्ट-दश महारथा: eighteen were foremost warriors, आसन्-उदार-यशस:- they were of high renown तेषाम् नामानि मे शृणु their names from me hear All of them were of foremost valour, eighteen of them were foremost warriors, and were of high renown. Their names hear from me.


प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धश्च दीप्तिमान् भानुरेव च ।
साम्बो मधुबृहद्भानुश्चित्रभानुर्वृकोऽरुण: ॥३३॥
प्रद्युम्न:-च-अनिरुद्ध:-च Pradyumna, and, Aniruddha, and
दीप्तिमान् भानु:-एव च Deeptimaan, Bhaanu, also and, साम्ब: मधु-बृहद्भानु:- Saamba, Madhu, Brihadbhaanu, चित्रभानु:-वृक:-अरुण: Chitrabhaanu, Vrika, Aruna Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Deeptimaan, Bhaanu, and also, Saamba, Madhu, Brihadbhaanu, Chitrabhaanu, Vrika, and Aruna.


पुष्करो वेदबाहुश्च श्रुतदेव: सुनन्दन: ।
चित्रबाहुर्विरूपश्च कविर्न्यग्रोध एव च ॥३४॥
पुष्कर: वेदबाहु:-च Pushkara, Vedabaahu, and
श्रुतदेव: सुनन्दन: Shrutadeva, Sanandana, चित्रबाहु:-विरूप:-च Chitrabaahu, Viroopa and कवि:-न्यग्रोध: एव च Kavi, Nyagrodha also and Pushkara and Vedabaahu, Shrutadeva, Sanandana, Chitrabaahu, Viroopa and Kavi, and also Nyagrodha.


एतेषामपि राजेन्द्र तनुजानां मधुद्विष: ।
प्रद्युम्न आसीत् प्रथम: पितृवद् रुक्मिणीसुत: ॥३५॥
एतेषाम्-अपि राजेन्द्र among these also, O! of the kings the foremost!
तनुजानम् मधुद्विष: the sons, of Krishna, प्रद्युम्न: आसीत् प्रथम: Pradyumna was the top most, पितृ-वत् रुक्मिणी-सुत: father like, Rukmini's son O foremost of the Kings! Among them also, the sons of Krishna, Pradyumna was the top most. He, the son of Rukmini was like his father.


स रुक्मिणो दुहितरमुपयेमे महारथ: ।
तस्मात् सुतोऽनिरुद्धोऽभून्नागायुतबलान्वित: ॥३६॥
स: रुक्मिण: दुहितरम्- He, Rukmi's daughter
उपयेमे महारथ: married the warrior, तस्मात् सुत:-अनिरुद्ध:- from him son Aniruddha अभूत्-नाग-अयुत-बल-अन्वित: was born, elephants thousand strength with He, the great warrior, married the daughter of Rukmi. From him was born the son Aniruddha, who had the strength of a thousand elephants.


स चापि रुक्मिण: पौत्रीं दौहित्रो जगृहे तत: ।
वज्रस्तस्याभवद् यस्तु मौसलादवशेषित: ॥३७॥
स: च-अपि रुक्मिण: पौत्रीम् he and also Rukmi's grand daughter
दौहित्र: जगृहे तत: the daughter's son, Aniruddha married, from him वज्र:-तस्य-अभवत् Vajra to him was born य:-तु मौसलात्-अवशेषित: who indeed from the club remained He, Aniruddha, the son of Rukmi's daughter, married the grand daughter of Rukmi. To him Vraja was born, who was the only survivor after the destruction of Dwaarakaa caused by a club.


प्रतिबाहुरभूत्तस्मात् सुबाहुस्तस्य चात्मज: ।
सुबाहो: शान्तसेनोऽभूच्छतसेनस्तु तत्सुत: ॥३८॥
प्रतिबाहु:-अभूत्-तस्मात् Pratibaahu was born from him
सुबाहु:-तस्य च-आत्मज: Subaahu his and son, सुबाहो: शान्तसेन:-अभूत्- of Subaahu Shaantasena was born, शतसेन:-तु तत्-सुत: Shaantasena was his son Pratibaahu was born from Vraja, and his son was Subaahu. Shaantasena was born of Subaahu and his son was Shaantasena.


न ह्येतस्मिन् कुले जाता अधना अबहुप्रजा: ।
अल्पायुषोऽल्पवीर्याश्च अब्रह्मण्याश्च जज्ञिरे ॥३९॥
न हि-एतस्मिन् कुले जाता: not indeed in this clan were born
अधना: अबहु-प्रजा: destitute, or of less progeny, अल्प-आयुष-अपवीर्या:-च short lived, or weak and अब्रह्मण्या:-च जज्ञिरे not devoted to the Braahmanas were born Indeed, in this clan, no one was born as a destitute, having a short life, or having a small progeny, or weak, or undevoted to the Braahmanas.


यदूवंशप्रसूतानां पुंसां विख्यातकर्मणाम् ।
संख्या न शक्यते कर्तुमपि वर्षायुतैर्नृप ॥४०॥
यदू-वंश-प्रसूतानाम् in the Yadu clan born
पुंसाम् विख्यात-कर्मणाम् men, of famous deeds, संख्या न शक्यते कर्तुम्- counting cannot be done अपि वर्ष-अयुतै:-नृप even in ten of thousands of years, O King! In this clan of Yadus, O King! There were men of notable deeds, whose counting cannot be done even in ten thousand of years.


तिस्र: कोट्य: सहस्राणामष्टाशीतिशतानि च ।
आसन् यदुकुलाचार्या: कुमाराणामिति श्रुतम् ॥४१॥
तिस्र: कोट्य: सहस्राणाम्- three crores and thousand
अष्टाशीति-शतानि च eighty eight lakh and आसन् यदु-कुल-आचार्या: were Yadu clan's teachers कुमाराणाम्-इति श्रुतम् of the children this is heard It is said that there were as many as three crores and eighty eight lakh of teachers for the children of the clan of the Yadus.


संख्यानं यादवानां क: करिष्यति महात्मनाम् ।
यत्रायुतानामयुतलक्षेणास्ते स आहुक: ॥४२॥
संख्यानम् यादवानाम् the number of the Yadus,
क: करिष्यति महात्मनाम् who can ascertain, of the high souled यत्-अयुतानाम्-अयुत-लक्षेण- in that, of thousands of thousand lakhs आस्ते स: आहुक: were his (Ugrasena) companions Who can ascertain the number of the high souled Yadus? In that Ugrasena alone had thousands of a thousand lakh companions.


देवासुराहवहता दैतेया ये सुदारुणा: ।
ते चोत्पन्ना मनुष्येषु प्रजा दृप्ता बबाधिरे ॥४३॥
देव-असुर-आहव-हता: in gods' and Asura's battle, killed
दैतेया: ये सुदारुणा: the demons which terrible, ते च-उत्पन्ना: मनुष्येषु they and were born among the people प्रजा: दृप्ता: बबाधिरे the people, the arrogant molested In the battle between the gods and the terrible Asuras, many of the Asuras who were killed, were born among the people on earth. They in arrogance molested the people.


तन्निग्रहाय हरिणा प्रोक्ता देवा यदो: कुले ।
अवतीर्णा: कुलशतं तेषामेकाधिकं नृप ॥४४॥
तत्-निग्रहाय हरिणा them to chastise, by The Lord
प्रोक्ता: देवा: यदो: कुले directed, the gods, in the Yadu clan अवतीर्णा: कुल-शतम् descended in families hundred तेषाम्-एक-अधिकम् नृप of them, one more, O King! O King! To chastise them, by the direction of The Lord, the gods descended in the clan of the Yadus, in the one hundred and one of their families.


तेषां प्रमाणं भगवान् प्रभुत्वेनाभवद्-हरि: ।
ये चानुवर्तिनस्तस्य ववृधु: सर्वयादव: ॥४५॥
तेषाम् प्रमाणम् भगवान् of them, the guide, The Lord,
प्रभुत्वेन-अभवत्--हरि: by Lordship, became Shree Hari ये च-अनुवर्तिन:-तस्य those and the followers His, ववृधु: सर्व-यादव: prospered all the Yaadavaas Of them the Sole guide and Lord was Shree Hari, by His Lordship. Those who followed Him, all those Yaadavaas prospered.


शय्यासनाटनालापक्रीडास्नानादिकर्मसु ।
न विदु: सन्तमात्मानं वृष्णय: कृष्णचेतस: ॥४६॥
शय्या-आसन-अटन-आलाप- in sleeping, sitting, walking, speaking,
क्रीडा-स्नान-आदि-कर्मसु playing, bathing and other activities, न विदु: सन्तम्-आत्मानम् did not consider saints themselves to be वृष्णय: कृष्ण-चेतस: the Vrishnees, in Krishna fixed minded The Vrishnees, whose minds were fixed in Krishna, did not consider themselves to be saints, even when engaged in any of the activities like that of sleeping, sitting, walking, speaking, playing, bathing and such.


तीर्थं चक्रे नृपोनं यदजनि यदुषु स्व:सरित्पादशौचं
विद्विट्स्निग्धा: स्वरूपं ययुरजितपरा श्रीर्यदर्थेऽन्ययत्न: ।
यन्नामामङ्गलघ्नं श्रुतमथ गदितं यत्कृतो गोत्रधर्म:
कृष्णस्यैतन्न चित्रं क्षितिभरहरणं कालचक्रायुधस्य ॥४७॥
तीर्थम् चक्रे नृप-ऊनम् यत्-अजनि the holy, rendered, O King! Small, in that was born
यदुषु स्व:-सरित्-पाद-शौचम् in the Yadus, own river (Ganga) feet washed water, विद्विट्-स्निग्धा: स्व-रूपम् the enemies and the lovers, His form ययु:-अजित-परा attained, of The Invincible Lord devoted, श्री:-यत्-अर्थे-अन्य-यत्न: Goddess, for whose sakes others endeavour यत्-नाम-अमङ्गल-घ्नम् Whose name is inauspiciousness destroyer श्रुतम्-अथ गदितम् heard then spoken यत्-कृत: गोत्र-धर्म: for Whose sake are the Rishis and Dharma कृष्णस्य-एतत्-न चित्रम् for Krishna, this is not strange क्षिति-भर-हरणम् of the earth burden to relieve काल-चक्र-आयुधस्य for (Him, Who) Time representing discus holds In that, having taken birth in the Yadu clan, O King! The sanctity of the waters of the holy Ganges, which are the washed waters of His feet, is reduced. His enemies and His lovers attain His form. The Goddess Laxmi is devoted to Him, and to attain Her, the other gods endeavour. Whose name, heard and spoken of, destroys all inauspiciousness. For Whose sake the lineage of the Rishis and Dharma itself holds meaning. For such Krishna, it is not strange that He should relieve the earth of her burden, for He holds the discus which represents Time.


जयति जननिवासो देवकीजन्मवादो यदुवरपर्षत्स्वैर्दोर्भिरस्यन्नधर्मम् ।
स्थिरचरवृजिनघ्न: सुस्मितश्रीमुखेन व्रजपुरवनितानां वर्धयन् कामदेवम् ॥४८॥
जयति जन-निवास: देवकी-जन्म- ever present, is of people The Resort, from Devaki born
वाद: यदु-वर-पर्षत्- is said, the Yadus prominent, serve, स्वै:-दोर्भि:-अस्यन्-अधर्मम् by own two arms, put down unrighteousness, स्थिर-चर-वृजिन-घ्न: of the immobile and mobile sufferings curtails सुस्मित-श्री-मुखेन व्रज-पुर- sweet smiling beautiful face with, the Vraja town's वनितानाम् वर्धयन् काम-देवम् women's increases the love god He, The Resort of the people, is ever present in their hearts, yet is said to be born of Devaki. He is always served by the prominent Yadus. By His two arms, He puts down unrighteousness. He curtails all the sufferings of the immobile and the mobile creatures. With His winsome smile and beautiful face, He increases the love dwelling in the hearts of the women of the town of Vraja.


इत्थं परस्य निजवर्त्मरिरक्षयाऽऽत्तलीलातनोस्तदनुरूपविडम्बनानि ।
कर्माणि कर्मकषणानि यदूत्तमस्य श्रूयादमुष्य पदयोरनुवृत्तिमिच्छन् ॥४९॥
इत्थम् परस्य निज-वर्त्म- In this manner, (He) beyond Prakriti, for own path
रिरक्षया-आत्त-लीला-तनो:- (of virtues) to protect, taken by Maayaa, the form, तत्-अनुरूप-विडम्बनानि according to which sported कर्माणि कर्म-कषणानि activities, the actions' bonds shedding, यदु-उत्तमस्य श्रूयात्- of the Yadus' The Crown Jewel, should hear, अमुष्य पदयो:-अनुवृत्तिम्-इच्छन् His feet's service desiring In this manner, He, Who is beyond Prakriti, keen on protecting the path of virtue prescribed by Himself, took on a form, by His own Maaya, and according to that form conducted sports and activities, which shed the bonds of Karma. Those who desire to serve the feet of the Yadus' Crown Jewel, Krishna, should hear of His those activities.


मर्त्यस्तयानुसवमेधितया मुकुन्दश्रीमत्कथाश्रवणकीर्तनचिन्तयैति ।
तद्धाम दुस्तरकृतान्तजवापवर्गं ग्रामाद् वनं क्षितिभुजोऽपि ययुर्यदर्था: ॥५०॥
मर्त्य:-तया-अनुसवम्-एधितया the mortals by them always contemplating,
मुकुन्द-श्रीमत्-कथा Mukunda, The Lord's stories, श्रवण-कीर्तन-चिन्तया-एति hearing, chanting, and meditating, reaches, तत्-धाम दुस्तर कृतान्त-जव- that abode, difficult, of the god of Death's treads अपवर्गम् ग्रामाद् वनम् diminishing, from the cities, to the forest क्षितिभुज:-अपि ययुयु:-यत्-अर्था: Kings also retire for which sake The mortals, by always contemplating on the stories of The Exalted Mukunda, hearing, chanting, and meditating on them, reach that abode of His, which is difficult to reach. To diminish the tread of the god of Death, and for the sake of that abode, even the kings go from their cities and retire to the forests.


इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे उत्तरार्धे श्रीकृष्ण चरितानुवर्णनम् नाम नवतितम: अध्याय: ॥९०॥
इति दशमस्कन्धोत्तरार्ध: सम्पूर्ण:
श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु
Thus ends the ninetieth discourse entitled 'The Story of (the amorous sports of) Shree Krishna narrated', in the latter half of Book ten of the great and glorious Bhaagavata-Puraana.


END OF THE SECOND HALF OF BOOK TEN