Bhagavata Purana

अप्यद्य नस्त्वं स्वकृतेहित प्रभो जिहाससि स्वित् सुहृदोऽनुजीविनः । येषां न चान्यत् भवतः पदाम्बुजात् परायणं राजसु योजितांहसाम्

O Lord, will you now abandon us, your devoted friends and dependents, for whose sake there is no other refuge but your lotus feet, though we are bound to kingship and its sins?

(अनुष्टुप्) के वयं नामरूपाभ्यां यदुभिः सह पाण्डवाः । भवतोऽदर्शनं यर्हि हृषीकाणां इव ईशितुः

Who are we, the Pāṇḍavas, along with the Yadus, but mere names and forms? When you, the Lord of the senses, are not seen, we are as nothing.

नेयं शोभिष्यते तत्र यथेदानीं गदाधर । त्वत्पदैः अङ्‌किता भाति स्वलक्षणविलक्षितैः

O Gadādhara, this earth will not shine as it does now, adorned by your feet, marked with their unique signs.

इमे जनपदाः स्वृद्धाः सुपक्वौषधिवीरुधः । वनाद्रि नदी उदन्वन्तो ह्येधन्ते तव वीक्षितैः

These lands are prosperous, their herbs and plants well-ripened; forests, mountains, rivers, and oceans flourish, all because of your glances.

अथ विश्वेश विश्वात्मन् विश्वमूर्ते स्वकेषु मे । स्नेहपाशं इमं छिन्धि दृढं पाण्डुषु वृष्णिषु

Therefore, O Lord of the universe, soul of the universe, form of the universe, please cut this strong bond of affection in me for the Pāṇḍavas and the Vṛṣṇis.

त्वयि मेऽनन्यविषया मतिर्मधुपतेऽसकृत् । रतिं उद्वहतात् अद्धा गङ्गेवौघं उदन्वति

O Lord of Madhu, may my mind, without any other object, always bear love for you directly, just as the Ganges flows unbroken to the sea.

(वसंततिलका) श्रीकृष्ण कृष्णसख वृष्णि ऋषभावनिध्रुग् राजन्यवंशदहन अनपवर्ग वीर्य । गोविन्द गोद्विजसुरार्तिहरावतार योगेश्वराखिलगुरो भगवन् नमस्ते

O Śrī Kṛṣṇa, friend of Kṛṣṇa, chief of the Vṛṣṇis, destroyer of the unrighteous, fire among royal lines, whose power brings liberation, Govinda, who relieves the distress of cows, brāhmaṇas, and gods, master of yoga, teacher of all, O Lord, I bow to you.

सूत उवाच । (अनुष्टुप्) पृथयेत्थं कलपदैः परिणूताखिलोदयः । मन्दं जहास वैकुण्ठो मोहयन्निव मायया

Sūta said: Thus praised by Pṛthā with sweet words, the all-auspicious Lord Vaikuṇṭha smiled gently, as if bewildering her with his māyā.

तां बाढं इति उपामंत्र्य प्रविश्य गजसाह्वयम् । स्त्रियश्च स्वपुरं यास्यन् प्रेम्णा राज्ञा निवारितः

Having affectionately bid her farewell, he entered Hastināpura; but as he was about to depart for his own city with the women, the king stopped him out of love.

व्यासाद्यैरीश्वरेहा ज्ञैः कृष्णेनाद्‍भुतकर्मणा । प्रबोधितोऽपि इतिहासैः नाबुध्यत शुचार्पितः

Though instructed by Vyāsa and other sages, and by Kṛṣṇa, performer of wondrous deeds, and though taught with histories, he did not understand, being overwhelmed by grief.

आह राजा धर्मसुतः चिन्तयन् सुहृदां वधम् । प्राकृतेनात्मना विप्राः स्नेहमोहवशं गतः

The king, son of Dharma, thinking of the slaughter of his friends, spoke, O brāhmaṇas, overcome by attachment and delusion, with a mind of ordinary men.

अहो मे पश्यताज्ञानं हृदि रूढं दुरात्मनः । पारक्यस्यैव देहस्य बह्व्यो मेऽक्षौहिणीर्हताः

Alas, see my ignorance, deeply rooted in my wicked heart! For the sake of another's body, I have caused the death of many armies.

बालद्विजसुहृन् मित्र पितृभ्रातृगुरु द्रुहः । न मे स्यात् निरयात् मोक्षो ह्यपि वर्ष अयुत आयुतैः

Even if I were freed from hell for ten thousand times ten thousand years, I would not be released from the sin of harming children, brāhmaṇas, friends, kin, fathers, brothers, and teachers.

नैनो राज्ञः प्रजाभर्तुः धर्मयुद्धे वधो द्विषाम् । इति मे न तु बोधाय कल्पते शासनं वचः

The killing of enemies in a righteous war is not a sin for a king who protects his people; yet, these words of command do not bring me understanding.

स्त्रीणां मत् हतबंधूनां द्रोहो योऽसौ इहोत्थितः । कर्मभिः गृहमेधीयैः नाहं कल्पो व्यपोहितुम्

The enmity that has arisen here against women whose relatives have been slain, through the actions of householders, I am not able to remove.

यथा पङ्केन पङ्काम्भः सुरया वा सुराकृतम् । भूतहत्यां तथैवैकां न यज्ञैः मार्ष्टुमर्हति

Just as mud cannot cleanse muddy water, nor liquor remove the stain of liquor, so too a single act of killing living beings cannot be purified by sacrifices.

जपश्च परमो गुह्यः श्रूयतां मे नृपात्मज । यं सप्तरात्रं प्रपठन् पुमान् पश्यति खेचरान्

And now, O prince, listen to the supreme secret mantra, which, when recited for seven nights, enables a person to see the beings who move in the sky.

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय । मन्त्रेणानेन देवस्य कुर्याद् द्रव्यमयीं बुधः । सपर्यां विविधैर्द्रव्यैः देशकालविभागवित्

Om, obeisance to the Blessed Lord Vāsudeva. With this mantra of the Lord, the wise should perform worship with material offerings, using various substances, knowing the proper place and time.

सलिलैः शुचिभिर्माल्यैः वन्यैर्मूलफलादिभिः । शस्ताङ्‌कुरांशुकैश्चार्चेत् तुलस्या प्रियया प्रभुम्

He should worship the Lord with pure water, flowers, wild roots, fruits, tender sprouts, and fresh garments, and especially with the beloved tulasī leaves.

लब्ध्वा द्रव्यमयीमर्चां क्षित्यम्ब्वादिषु वार्चयेत् । आभृतात्मा मुनिः शान्तो यतवाङ्‌मितवन्यभुक्

Having obtained a material image for worship, whether of earth, water, or other elements, the sage—self-controlled, peaceful, restrained in speech, and moderate in food—should worship it.

स्वेच्छावतारचरितैः अचिन्त्यनिजमायया । करिष्यति उत्तमश्लोकः तद् ध्यायेद् हृदयङ्‌गमम्

The Lord, praised in sublime verses, will manifest by His own inconceivable power and by His freely chosen deeds; one should meditate on Him as present in the heart.

परिचर्या भगवतो यावत्यः पूर्वसेविताः । ता मंत्रहृदयेनैव प्रयुञ्ज्यान् मंत्रमूर्तये

All the forms of service to the Lord that were previously performed should now be offered to the Lord’s form established by mantra, with the heart absorbed in the mantra.

एवं कायेन मनसा वचसा च मनोगतम् । परिचर्यमाणो भगवान् भक्तिमत्परिचर्यया

Thus, when the Lord is served with body, mind, and speech, and with devotion arising from the heart, He is truly worshipped.

पुंसां अमायिनां सम्यक् भजतां भाववर्धनः । श्रेयो दिशत्यभिमतं यद्धर्मादिषु देहिनाम्

To those men who are free from deceit and worship Him properly, the Lord increases their devotion and grants the highest good they desire, which is not attained by ordinary duties.

विरक्तश्चेन्द्रियरतौ भक्तियोगेन भूयसा । तं निरन्तरभावेन भजेताद्धा विमुक्तये

One who is detached from sense pleasures should worship Him with constant and sincere devotion through the yoga of devotion, for complete liberation.

इत्युक्तस्तं परिक्रम्य प्रणम्य च नृपार्भकः । ययौ मधुवनं पुण्यं हरेश्चरणचर्चितम्

Having been thus instructed, the prince circumambulated and bowed, then went to the sacred Madhuvana, sanctified by the Lord’s footprints.

तपोवनं गते तस्मिन् प्रविष्टोऽन्तःपुरं मुनिः । अर्हितार्हणको राज्ञा सुखासीन उवाच तम्

When he had gone to the forest of penance, the sage entered the inner chambers, was properly honored by the king, and, seated comfortably, spoke to him.

नारद उवाच - राजन् किं ध्यायसे दीर्घं मुखेन परिशुष्यता । किं वा न रिष्यते कामो धर्मो वार्थेन संयुतः

Nārada said: O King, why do you sit long in thought, your face dried with sorrow? Is it that desire or duty, joined with wealth, is not being fulfilled?

राजोवाच - सुतो मे बालको ब्रह्मन् स्त्रैणेना-करुणात्मना । निर्वासितः पञ्चवर्षः सह मात्रा महान्कविः

The king said: O brāhmaṇa, my son, a mere child of five, has been exiled with his mother by a cruel-hearted woman; he is a great sage.