Bhagavata Purana

मंत्रयन्तं च कस्मिंश्चित् मंत्रिभिश्चोद्धवादिभिः । जलक्रीडारतं क्वापि वारमुख्याबलावृतम्

In some places, he was seen consulting with ministers like Uddhava; elsewhere, engaged in water sports, surrounded by the foremost women of the palace.

कुत्रचिद्द्विजमुख्येभ्यो ददतं गाः स्वलङ्कृताः । इतिहासपुराणानि श्रृण्वन्तं मङ्गलानि च

Somewhere, he was giving well-adorned cows to the foremost brāhmaṇas; elsewhere, listening to auspicious histories and Purāṇas.

हसन्तं हासकथया कदाचित् प्रियया गृहे । क्वापि धर्मं सेवमानं अर्थकामौ च कुत्रचित्

Sometimes, he was seen laughing at home with his beloved, through humorous stories; elsewhere, engaged in dharma, and in other places, in pursuits of wealth and desire.

ध्यायन्तमेकमासीनं पुरुषं प्रकृतेः परम् । शुश्रूषन्तं गुरून् क्वापि कामैर्भोगैः सपर्यया

In one place, he was seen sitting alone, meditating on the Supreme Person beyond nature; elsewhere, serving his teachers with pleasures and offerings.

कुर्वन्तं विग्रहं कैश्चित् सन्धिं चान्यत्र केशवम् । कुत्रापि सह रामेण चिन्तयन्तं सतां शिवम्

In some places, Keśava was seen making treaties with some, and in others, making war; elsewhere, together with Rāma, contemplating the welfare of the virtuous.

पुत्राणां दुहितॄणां च काले विध्युपयापनम् । दारैर्वरैस्तत्सदृशैः कल्पयन्तं विभूतिभिः

At the proper time, he arranged the marriages of his sons and daughters with spouses equal to them, providing them with appropriate wealth.

प्रस्थापनोपनयनैः अपत्यानां महोत्सवान् । वीक्ष्य योगेश्वरेशस्य येषां लोका विसिस्मिरे

He observed great festivals for his children, such as their departure and initiation ceremonies; seeing these, the worlds were astonished at the Lord of the masters of yoga.

यजन्तं सकलान् देवान् क्वापि क्रतुभिरूर्जितैः । पूर्तयन्तं क्वचिद् धर्मं कूर्पाराममठादिभिः

In some places, he was seen worshipping all the gods with powerful sacrifices; elsewhere, fulfilling dharma through wells, gardens, monasteries, and the like.

चरन्तं मृगयां क्वापि हयमारुह्य सैन्धवम् । घ्नन्तं तत्र पशून् मेध्यान् परीतं यदुपुङ्गवैः

In some places, he was seen hunting, riding a Sindhu horse; there, killing sacrificial animals, surrounded by the foremost of the Yadus.

अव्यक्तलिङ्गं प्रकृतिषु अन्तःपुरगृहादिषु । क्वचिच्चरन्तं योगेशं तत्तद्‌भावबुभुत्सया

With unmanifest form, he moved among the residences of the inner apartments and elsewhere, the Lord of yoga, desiring to experience various states.

अथोवाच हृषीकेशं नारदः प्रहसन्निव । योगमायोदयं वीक्ष्य मानुषीं ईयुषो गतिम्

Then Nārada, as if smiling, spoke to Hṛṣīkeśa, having witnessed the manifestation of yogamāyā and the human-like conduct he had assumed.

विदाम योगमायास्ते दुर्दर्शा अपि मायिनाम् । योगेश्वरात्मन् निर्भाता भवत्पादनिषेवया

We know your yoga-maya, which is difficult to perceive even for those skilled in illusion; it shines forth from the Lord of yogis, through service at your feet.

अनुजानीहि मां देव लोकांस्ते यशसाऽऽप्लुतान् । पर्यटामि तवोद्‌गायन् लीला भुवनपावनीम्

Permit me, O Lord, to depart for the worlds flooded with your fame; I will wander, singing your playful deeds that purify the universe.

श्रीभगवानुवाच - ब्रह्मन्धन्नस्य वक्ताहं कर्ता तदनुमोदिता । तच्छिक्षयन्लोकमिमं आस्थितः पुत्र मा खिदः

The Blessed Lord said: I am the speaker and agent of the duties of householders, acting with their approval; teaching this, I have taken up this world—do not grieve, my son.

श्रीशुक उवाच - इत्याचरन्तं सद्धर्मान् पावनान् गृहमेधिनाम् । तमेव सर्वगेहेषु सन्तमेकं ददर्श ह

Śuka said: Thus, as he practiced the pure duties that sanctify householders, he saw the Lord present in every home, the one abiding everywhere.

कृष्णस्यानन्तवीर्यस्य योगमायामहोदयम् । मुहुर्दृष्ट्वा ऋषिरभूद् विस्मितो जातकौतुकः

Repeatedly seeing the great manifestation of yoga-maya of Krishna, whose power is limitless, the sage became astonished and filled with curiosity.

इत्यर्थकामधर्मेषु कृष्णेन श्रद्धितात्मना । सम्यक् सभाजितः प्रीतः तमेवानुस्मरन् ययौ

Thus, honored fully by Krishna, who was devoted in mind to the duties of wealth, pleasure, and righteousness, he departed, remembering only Him, pleased.

( वसंततिलका ) एवं मनुष्यपदवीमनुवर्तमानो नारायणोऽखिलभवाय गृहीतशक्तिः । रेमेऽङ्ग षोडशसहस्रवराङ्गनानां सव्रीडसौहृदनिरीक्षणहासजुष्टः

Thus, following the path of human life, Narayana, whose power is taken up for the sake of all beings, enjoyed himself among sixteen thousand chosen women, surrounded by their bashful, friendly glances and smiles.

यानीह विश्वविलयोद्‌भववृत्तिहेतुः कर्माण्यनन्यविषयाणि हरीश्चकार यस्त्वङ्ग गायति श्रृणोत्यनुमोदते वा भक्तिर्भवेद्‌भगवति ह्यपवर्गमार्गे

Whatever actions Hari performed here, which are the cause of the creation and dissolution of the universe and have no other object, whoever, O dear one, sings, hears, or approves them, devotion arises for the Lord on the path of liberation.

इति श्रीमद्‍भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे उत्तरार्धे कृष्णगार्हस्थ्यदर्शनं नाम एकोनसप्ततिमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the sixty-ninth chapter, named 'The Vision of Krishna's Household Life,' in the tenth book, second half, of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the great Purāṇa, the scripture of the supreme swan.

श्रीकृष्णस्याह्निककृत्यवर्णनं; युधिष्ठिरसंदेशमादाय नारदस्य, जरासंधकारानिबद्धनृपाणां संदेशमादाय दूतस्य चागमनम् - श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) अथोषस्युपवृत्तायां कुक्कुटान् कूजतोऽशपन् । गृहीतकण्ठ्यः पतिभिः भाधव्यो विरहातुराः

Śuka said: Then, as dawn approached and the roosters crowed, the wives, afflicted by separation, were embraced by their husbands.

वयांस्यरूरुवन् कृष्णं बोधयन्तीव वन्दिनः । गायत्स्वलिष्वनिद्राणि मन्दारवनवायुभिः

The birds, awakening, seemed to praise Krishna, singing sleepless songs, stirred by the gentle breezes from the Mandara forest.

मुहूर्तं तं तु वैदर्भी नामृष्यद् अतिशोभनम् । परिरम्भणविश्लेषात् प्रियबाह्वन्तरं गता

For a moment, Vaidarbhi could not bear the beautiful separation from her beloved's embrace, having entered between his arms.

ब्राह्मे मुहूर्त उत्थाय वार्युपस्पृश्य माधवः । दध्यौ प्रसन्नकरण आत्मानं तमसः परम्

At the Brahma hour, rising and touching water, Mādhava, with a clear mind, meditated on himself, the one beyond darkness.

( मिश्र ) एकं स्वयंज्योतिरनन्यमव्ययं स्वसंस्थया नित्यनिरस्तकल्मषम् । ब्रह्माख्यमस्योद्‌भवनाशहेतुभिः स्वशक्तिभिर्लक्षितभावनिर्वृतिम्

He is the one, self-luminous, unique, imperishable, eternally pure by his own nature, called Brahman, whose manifestation and dissolution are caused by his own powers, and whose bliss is revealed through those energies.

अथाप्लुतोऽम्भस्यमले यथाविधि क्रियाकलापं परिधाय वाससी । चकार सन्ध्योपगमादि सत्तमो हुतानलो ब्रह्म जजाप वाग्यतः

Then, having bathed properly in pure water and put on clean garments, the most virtuous one performed the sequence of rituals; he offered fire, recited Brahman with controlled speech.

( अनुष्टुप् ) उपस्थायार्कमुद्यन्तं तर्पयित्वात्मनः कलाः । देवान् ऋषीन् पितॄन् वृद्धान् विप्रानभ्यर्च्य चात्मवान्

Presenting himself to the rising sun, he satisfied the portions of his own self, worshipped the gods, sages, ancestors, elders, and Brahmins, being self-possessed.

धेनूनां रुक्मश्रृङ्गीणां साध्वीनां मौक्तिकस्रजाम् । पयस्विनीनां गृष्टीनां सवत्सानां सुवाससाम्

He gave to the Brahmins cows with golden horns, virtuous, adorned with pearl garlands, yielding milk, healthy, with calves and fine clothing.

ददौ रूप्यखुराग्राणां क्षौमाजिनतिलैः सह । अलङ्कृतेभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो बद्वं बद्वं दिने दिने

He gave to the decorated Brahmins, day after day, cows with silver-tipped hooves, along with linen, deer skins, and sesame seeds.