Bhagavata Purana

यत्संश्रयाद् द्रुपदगेहमुपागतानां राज्ञा स्वयंवरमुखे स्मरदुर्मदानाम् । तेजो हृतं खलु मयाभिहतश्च मत्स्यः सज्जीकृतेन धनुष्याधिगता च कृष्णा

By taking refuge in him, I entered the house of Drupada at the svayamvara, where proud kings were assembled; by his power, I defeated them, won the contest, and gained Krishna.

यत्संनिधावहमु खाण्डवमग्नयेऽदामिन्द्रं च सामरगणं तरसा विजित्य । लब्धा सभा मयकृताद्भुतशिल्पमाया दिग्भ्योऽहरन्नृपतयो बलिमध्वरे ते

In his presence, I gave the Khāṇḍava forest to Agni, and, having conquered Indra and his hosts by force, I obtained the wondrous assembly hall built by Maya; and the kings brought tribute from all directions to your sacrifice.

यत्तेजसा नृपशिरोऽङ्घ्रिमहन्मखार्थे आर्योऽनुजस्तव गजायुतसत्ववीर्यः । तेनाहृताः प्रमथनाथमखाय भूपा यन्मोचितास्तदनयन् बलिमध्वरे ते

By your power, O king, Bhīma, your noble younger brother, whose strength equaled ten thousand elephants, defeated the lords of the earth for the great sacrifice; and those kings, subdued for the sacrifice, brought tribute to you.

पत्‍न्यास्तवधिमखक्लृप्तमहाभिषेकश्‍लाघिष्ठन्चारुकाबरं कितवैः सभायाम । स्पृष्टं विकीर्य पदयोः पतिताश्रुमुख्या यस्तत्स्त्रियोऽकृत हतेशविमुक्तकेशाः

At your great sacrifice, your wife, adorned for the royal consecration, was insulted in the assembly by gamblers; her tears fell at your feet, her hair loosened when her protectors were defeated—those women suffered greatly.

यो नो जुगोप वनमेत्य दुरन्तकृच्छ्राद दुर्वाससोऽरिविहतादयुताग्रभुग यः । शाकान्नशिशःटमुपयुज्य यतास्त्रिलोकीं तृप्ताममंस्त सलिले विनिमंग्नसंघः

He who protected us in the forest, when we were afflicted by the severe hardships caused by Durvāsā, when our enemies attacked, and when we, subsisting only on vegetables, had exhausted all means—He, by whose grace the three worlds became satisfied, even as we were surrounded by dangers in the water.

यत्तेजसाथ भगवान युधि शुलपाणि र्विस्मापितः सगिरिजोऽस्त्रमदान्निजं मे । अन्येऽपि चाहममुनैव कलेवरेण प्राप्तो महेन्द्रभवने महदासनार्धम

By Your power, O Lord, even Śiva, armed with the trident and accompanied by his consort, was astonished in battle and gave up his own weapon to me; and by this very body of mine, I attained a seat of great honor in the palace of Indra.

तत्रैव मे विहरतो भुजदण्डयुग्मं गाण्डीवलक्षणमरातिवधाय देवाः । सेन्द्रा श्रिता यदनुभावितमाजमीढ तेनाहमद्य मुषितः पुरुषेण भूम्र

There, while I was enjoying myself, my two strong arms, marked by the bow Gāṇḍīva and meant for destroying enemies, were admired by the gods with Indra at their head, who sought refuge with me; but now, O Lord, by Your departure, I have been deprived of that power, like a common man.

यद्वान्धवः कुरुबलाब्धिमनन्तपार मेको रथेन ततरेऽहमतार्यसत्त्वम । प्रत्याहृतं बहु धनं च मयो परेषां तेजास्पदं मणीमयं च हृतं शिरोभ्यः

By whose favor, O kinsman, I alone crossed the boundless ocean of the Kuru army with a single chariot, displaying the valor of great heroes; I recovered much wealth and jewels from the enemy, and took the radiant jeweled crowns from their heads.

यो भीष्मकर्णगुरुशल्यमूष्वदभ्र रजन्यवर्यरथमण्डलमन्डितासु । अग्रेचरो मम विभो रथयूथपाना मायुर्मनांसि च दृशा सह ओज आर्च्छत

He who, as the foremost among charioteers, moved ahead of me in battle, adorning the circle of the best chariots on the spotless nights, facing Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Guru, Śalya, and others—by His glance, He subdued the strength and minds of the leaders of my enemies.

यद्दोष्षु मा प्राणीहितं गुरुभिष्मकर्ण नप्तृत्रिगर्तशलसैन्धवबाह्निकाद्येः । अस्त्राण्यमोघमाहिमानि निरुपिताने नो पस्पृशुर्नृहरिदासमिवासुराणि

By whose grace, the mighty weapons of Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Drona, Śalya, Saindhava, and other great warriors, though unfailing and powerful, did not touch me, just as the weapons of the demons could not touch Nṛhari, the servant of Hari.

सौत्ये वृतः कुमतिनाऽऽत्मदं ईश्वरो मे यत्पादपद्ममभवाय भजन्ति भव्याः । मां श्रान्तवाहमरयो रथिनो भुविष्ठं न प्राहरन यदनुभावनिरस्तचिस्ताः । \

In the battle at Prabhāsa, surrounded by those of evil intent, the Lord, whose lotus feet are worshipped by the virtuous for liberation, protected me; though my horses were exhausted and I stood on the earth, the enemy charioteers, their minds bewildered by His influence, could not attack me.

नर्माण्युदाररुचिरस्मितशोभितानि हे पार्थ हेऽर्जुन सखे कुरुनन्दनेति । संजल्पितानि नरदेव हृदिस्पृशानि स्मर्तूर्लुठन्ति हृदयं मम माधवस्य

The playful, noble words, adorned with a charming smile—'O Pārtha! O Arjuna! Friend! Joy of the Kurus!'—spoken by the Lord, O King, touch my heart and, when remembered, make my heart of stone melt.

शय्यासनाटनविकथनभोजनादि ष्वैक्याद्वयस्य ऋतवानिति विप्रलब्धः । सख्युः सखेव पितृवत्तनयस्य सर्वं सेहे महान्महितया कुमतेरघं मे

In sharing the same bed, seat, walking, talking, and eating together, I was sometimes deceived by Him, thinking Him my equal, as a friend with a friend, or even as a father with his son; yet, out of His great affection, He tolerated all my offenses born of ignorance.

सोऽहं नृपेन्द्र रहितः पुरुषोत्तमेन सख्या प्रियेण सुहृदा हृदयने शुन्य । अध्वन्युरुक्रमपरिग्रहमंग रक्षन गोपैरसाद्भिबलेव विनिर्जितोऽस्मि

Now, O King, bereft of that Supreme Person, my dear friend and beloved companion, my heart is empty; on this path of life, though I have the protection of His great deeds, I am like a woman defeated by thieves, left helpless.

तद्वै धनुस्त इषवः स रथो हयास्ते सोऽहं रथी नॄपतयो यत आनमन्ति । सर्व क्षणेन तदभुदसदीशरिक्तं भस्मन हुतं कुहकाराद्भमोवोत्पमुष्याम

That bow, those arrows, that chariot, those horses, and I as the charioteer—before whom even kings would bow—have all, in a moment, become powerless and useless, like offerings cast into ashes by the magic of illusion.

राजंस्त्वयाभिषुष्टांना सुहृदां न सुहृत्पुरेः । विप्रशपविमुढांना निघ्नतां मुष्टिभिर्मिथः

O King, by your will, the Yadus, who were not true friends to their own city, became deluded by the curse of the Brāhmaṇas and began to strike each other with their fists.

वारुणीं मदिरां पीत्वा मदोन्मथितचेतसाम । अजानतामिव्यान्योन्य चतूः पंचावशेषिताः

Having drunk the liquor Vāruṇī, their minds agitated by intoxication, not knowing each other, they fought among themselves, leaving only four or five survivors.

प्रायेणैतद भगवत ईश्वरस्य विचेष्टितम । मिथो निघ्नन्ति भूतानि भावयन्ति च यन्मिथः

O King, this is generally the way of the Lord's inscrutable actions: living beings destroy each other, and also foster each other, by His arrangement.

जलौकसां जले यद्वन्महान्तोऽदन्त्यणीयसः । दुर्बलान्बालिनो राजन्महान्तो बलिनो मिथः

Just as in water, the larger aquatic creatures devour the smaller, so among men, the strong overcome the weak, and the powerful prevail over the less powerful.

एवं बलिष्ठैर्यदुभिर्महद्भिरितरान विभुः । यदुन यदुभिरन्योन्यं भुभारान संजहार ह

In this way, the Lord removed the burden of the earth by causing the mighty Yadus to destroy each other, just as the powerful destroy the less powerful.

देशकालार्थयुक्तानि हृत्तापोपशमानि च । हरन्ति स्मरताश्चित्तं गोविन्दाभिहितानि मे

The words spoken by Govinda, appropriate to time, place, and circumstance, which soothe the heart's distress, captivate the mind of one who remembers them.

सूत उवाच । एवं चिन्तयतो जिष्णोः कृष्णपादसरोरुहम । सौहार्देनातिगाढेन शान्ताऽऽसीद्विमला मतिः

Sūta said: Thus, as Arjuna contemplated the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa with deep affection, his mind became peaceful and pure.

वासुदेवांगघ्यनुध्यानपरिबृंहितरंहसा । भक्त्या निर्मथिताशेषकषायाधिषणोऽर्जुनः

Arjuna, whose mind was purified of all residual impurities by devotion and by constant meditation on the feet of Vāsudeva, became established in the highest consciousness.

गीतं भगवता ज्ञान यत तत संग्राममुर्धनि । कालकर्मतमोरुद्धं पुनरध्यगमद विभुः

That mighty one, Arjuna, recalled the knowledge sung by the Blessed Lord on the battlefield, and thus overcame the darkness of time, fate, and delusion.

विशोको ब्रह्मासम्पत्या संछिन्नद्वैतसंशयः । लीनप्रकृतिनैर्गुण्यादलिंगत्वादसम्भवः

Freed from sorrow by attaining the state of Brahman, with all doubts of duality cut away, he became merged in nature beyond the modes, and, being without bodily identification, was beyond birth.

निशम्य भगवन्मार्ग संस्थां यदुकुलस्य च । स्वःपथाय मतिं चक्रे निभॄतात्मा युधिष्ठिरः

Yudhiṣṭhira, with his mind composed, having heard of the Lord's departure and the end of the Yadu dynasty, resolved to follow the path to the higher realms.

पृथाप्यनुश्रुत्य धनत्र्ज्ययोदितं नाश यदुनां भगवद्गतिं च ताम । एकान्तभक्त्या भगवत्यधोक्षजे निवेशितात्मोपराम संसृतेः

Pṛthā, too, upon hearing from Arjuna of the destruction of the Yadus and the Lord's departure, fixed her mind in exclusive devotion to the transcendent Lord, and withdrew from the cycle of birth and death.

ययाहरदृ भुवो भारं तां तनुं विजहावजः । कण्टकं कण्टकेनेव द्वयं चापीशितूः समम

He who had removed the burden of the earth, the unborn Lord, abandoned that body just as one thorn is removed by another, discarding both together.

यथा मत्स्यादिरुपाणि धत्ते जाह्याद यथा नटः । भूभरः क्षपितो येन जहौ तच्च कलेवरम

Just as an actor assumes and then abandons forms like that of a fish and others, so He who had removed the earth's burden relinquished that body.