Bhagavata Purana

श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) इतीदृशेन भावेन कृष्णे योगेश्वरेश्वरे । क्रियमाणेन माधव्यो लेभिरे परमां गतिम्

Śuka said: In this way, with such feelings toward Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of yogis, the women of Mādhava attained the highest state.

श्रुतमात्रोऽपि यः स्त्रीणां प्रसह्याकर्षते मनः । उरुगायोरुगीतो वा पश्यन्तीनां कुतः पुनः

He, whose fame is sung in great songs, even when merely heard of, forcibly attracts the minds of women—what then of those who see him directly?

याः सम्पर्यचरन् प्रेम्णा पादसंवाहनादिभिः । जगद्‌गुरुं भर्तृबुद्ध्या तासां किं वर्ण्यते तपः

Those who, out of love, served the Lord of the universe as their husband by massaging his feet and other acts—what penance of theirs can be described?

एवं वेदोदितं धर्मं अनुतिष्ठन् सतां गतिः । गृहं धर्मार्थकामानां मुहुश्चादर्शयत् पदम्

Thus, by practicing the dharma taught in the Vedas, he showed the path of the righteous to householders, and repeatedly demonstrated the ideal of dharma, artha, and kāma in the home.

आस्थितस्य परं धर्मं कृष्णस्य गृहमेधिनाम् । आसन् षोडशसाहस्रं महिष्यश्च शताधिकम्

For Kṛṣṇa, who established the supreme dharma among householders, there were sixteen thousand and more than a hundred queens.

तासां स्त्रीरत्‍नभूतानां अष्टौ याः प्रागुदाहृताः । रुक्मिणीप्रमुखा राजन् तत्पुत्राश्चानुपूर्वशः

Of these, the foremost eight, led by Rukmiṇī, were the chief jewels among women, O King, and their sons are listed in order.

एकैकस्यां दश दश कृष्णोऽजीजनदात्मजान् । यावत्य आत्मनो भार्या अमोघगतिरीश्वरः

From each of his wives, Kṛṣṇa, the unfailing Lord, begot ten sons, as many as he had wives.

तेषां उद्दामवीर्याणां अष्टादश महारथाः । आसन्नुदारयशसः तेषां नामानि मे शृणु

Among these sons, who were of great valor, there were eighteen great chariot-warriors, renowned for their noble deeds. Hear their names from me.

प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धश्च दीप्तिमान् भानुरेव च । साम्बो मधुर्बृहद्‌भानुः चित्रभानुर्वृकोऽरुणः

Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Dīptimān, Bhānu, Sāmba, Madhu, Bṛhadbhānu, Citrabhānu, Vṛka, and Aruṇa,

पुष्करो वेदबाहुश्च श्रुतदेवः सुनन्दनः । चित्रबाहुर्विरूपश्च कविर्न्यग्रोध एव च

Puṣkara, Vedabāhu, Śrutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabāhu, Virūpa, Kavi, and Nyagrodha—these are their names.

एतेषां अपि राजेन्द्र तनुजानां मधुद्विषः । प्रद्युम्न आसीत् प्रथमः पितृवद् रुक्मिणीसुतः

Of all these sons of the enemy of Madhu, O King, Pradyumna, the son of Rukmiṇī, was the foremost, just like his father.

स रुक्मिणो दुहितरं उपयेमे महारथः । तस्यां ततोऽनिरुद्धोऽभूत् नागायतबलान्वितः

That mighty warrior married the daughter of Rukmi, and from her, Aniruddha was born, endowed with the strength of a thousand elephants.

स चापि रुक्मिणः पौत्रीं दौहित्रो जगृहे ततः । वज्रस्तस्याभवद् यस्तु मौषलादवशेषितः

He, in turn, took the granddaughter of Rukmi as his wife, and from her was born Vajra, who survived the destruction of the Yadus.

प्रतिबाहुरभूत्तस्मात् सुबाहुस्तस्य चात्मजः । सुबाहोः शान्तसेनोऽभूत् शतसेनस्तु तत्सुतः

From him came Pratibahu, and from Pratibahu, Subahu was born; from Subahu came Shantasena, and Shatasena was his son.

न ह्येतस्मिन्कुले जाता अधना अबहुप्रजाः । अल्पायुषोऽल्पवीर्याश्च अब्रह्मण्याश्च जज्ञिरे

In this lineage, no one was born poor, with few children, short-lived, weak, or lacking in devotion to the Brahmanas.

यदुवंशप्रसूतानां पुंसां विख्यातकर्मणाम् । सङ्ख्या न शक्यते कर्तुं अपि वर्षायुतैर्नृप

O King, even in ten thousand years, it would not be possible to count the men born in the Yadu dynasty, whose deeds are renowned.

तिस्रः कोट्यः सहस्राणां अष्टाशीतिशतानि च । आसन्यदुकुलाचार्याः कुमाराणां इति श्रुतम्

It is heard that there were three crore eighty-eight thousand princes in the Yadu dynasty, instructed by family teachers.

सङ्ख्यानं यादवानां कः करिष्यति महात्मनाम् । यत्रायुतानां अयुत लक्षेणास्ते स आहुकः

Who could count the Yadavas, those great souls, among whom even Ahuka was surrounded by a hundred thousand tens of thousands?

देवासुराहवहता दैतेया ये सुदारुणाः । ते चोत्पन्ना मनुष्येषु प्रजा दृप्ता बबाधिरे

Those fierce Daityas, slain in battles between gods and demons, were born among humans and, being proud, oppressed the people.

तन्निग्रहाय हरिणा प्रोक्ता देवा यदोः कुले । अवतीर्णाः कुलशतं तेषां एकाधिकं नृप

To subdue them, O King, the gods were instructed by Hari to descend into the Yadu dynasty; they appeared in a hundred families, plus one.

तेषां प्रमाणं भगवान् प्रभुत्वेनाभवद्धरिः । ये चानुवर्तिनस्तस्य ववृधुः सर्वयादवाः

Among them, the Lord Hari became the measure of greatness by His sovereignty, and all the Yadavas who followed Him flourished.

शय्यासनाटनालाप क्रीडास्नानादिकर्मसु । न विदुः सन्तमात्मानं वृष्णयः कृष्णचेतसः

Absorbed in Krishna, the Vrishnis, in their beds, seats, walking, conversations, games, bathing, and other activities, did not perceive their own true selves.

( स्रग्धरा ) तीर्थं चक्रे नृपोनं यदजनि यदुषु स्वःसरित्पादशौचं । विद्विट्‌स्निग्धाः स्वरूपं ययुरजितपरा श्रीर्यदर्थेऽन्ययत्‍नः । यन्नामामङ्गलघ्नं श्रुतमथ गदितं यत्कृतो गोत्रधर्मः कृष्णस्यैतन्न चित्रं क्षितिभरहरणं कालचक्रायुधस्य

He made the earth a holy place when He was born among the Yadus; the river of heaven became pure by washing His feet; those who hated and those who loved Him attained their true forms, being conquered by the unconquerable; His name, which removes inauspiciousness, when heard or spoken, established the sacred lineage; it is not surprising that Krishna, wielder of the wheel of time, removed the burden of the earth.

( मालिनी ) जयति जननिवासो देवकीजन्मवादो यदुवरपरिषत्स्वैर्दोर्भिरस्यन्नधर्मम् । स्थिरचरवृजिनघ्नः सुस्मितश्रीमुखेन व्रजपुरवनितानां वर्धयन् कामदेवम्

Victory to Him who is the abode of all beings, whose birth from Devaki is proclaimed, who, surrounded by the best of the Yadus, destroyed unrighteousness with His own arms; who removes the suffering of the moving and unmoving with His beautiful, smiling face, and who increased the god of love in the women of Vraja and the city.

( वसंततिलका ) इत्थं परस्य निजवर्त्मरिरक्षयात्त लीलातनोस्तदनुरूपविडम्बनानि । कर्माणि कर्मकषणानि यदूत्तमस्य श्रूयादमुष्य पदयोरनुवृत्तिमिच्छन्

Thus, may the deeds of the foremost Yadu, whose playful form enacted such fitting pastimes to protect His own path, and whose actions destroy the bonds of karma, be heard by those who wish to follow in His footsteps.

मर्त्यस्तयानुसवमेधितया मुकुन्द श्रीमत्कथाश्रवणकीर्तनचिन्तयैति । तद्धाम दुस्तरकृतान्तजवापवर्गं ग्रामाद्वनं क्षितिभुजोऽपि ययुर्यदर्थाः

By hearing, chanting, or contemplating the glorious stories of Mukunda, even a mortal, through such devotion, attains His abode, which is beyond the swift reach of death; for His sake, even kings left their homes for the forest.

इति श्रीमद्‍भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे उत्तरार्धे श्रीकृष्णचरितानुवर्णनं नाम नवतितमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the ninetieth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Deeds of Sri Krishna,' in the tenth canto, second half, of the great Purana, Srimad Bhagavata, the scripture for the paramahamsas.