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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: दुनोति चेत: स्मरतो ममैतद्यदाह पादावभिवन्द्य पित्रो: ।ताताम्ब कंसादुरुशङ्कितानांप्रसीदतं नोऽकृतनिष्कृतीनाम् ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: dunoti cetaḥ smarato mamaitadyad āha pādāv abhivandya pitroḥtātāmba kaṁsād uru-śaṅkitānāṁprasīdataṁ no ’kṛta-niṣkṛtīnām Translation: Lord Kṛṣṇa begged pardon from His parents for Their [Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma’s] inability to serve their feet, due to being away from home because of great fear of Kaṁsa. He said, “O mother, O father, please excuse Us for this inability....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: स निर्गत: कौरवपुण्यलब्धोगजाह्वयात्तीर्थपद: पदानि ।अन्वाक्रमत्पुण्यचिकीर्षयोर्व्यांअधिष्ठितो यानि सहस्रमूर्ति: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: sa nirgataḥ kaurava-puṇya-labdhogajāhvayāt tīrtha-padaḥ padānianvākramat puṇya-cikīrṣayorvyāmadhiṣṭhito yāni sahasra-mūrtiḥ Translation: By his piety, Vidura achieved the advantages of the pious Kauravas. After leaving Hastināpura, he took shelter of many places of pilgrimages, which are the Lord’s lotus feet. With a desire to gain a high order of pious life, he traveled to holy places where thousands of transcendental forms of the Lord are situated....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: प्राणेनाक्षिपता क्षुत् तृडन्तरा जायते विभो: ।पिपासतो जक्षतश्च प्राङ्‍मुखं निरभिद्यत ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: prāṇenākṣipatā kṣut tṛḍantarā jāyate vibhoḥpipāsato jakṣataś caprāṅ mukhaṁ nirabhidyata Translation: The living force, being agitated by the virāṭ-puruṣa, generated hunger and thirst, and when He desired to drink and eat, the mouth opened. Purport: The process by which all living beings in the womb of the mother develop their sense organs and sense perceptions appears to follow the same principles in the case of the virāṭ-puruṣa, the sum total of all living entities....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: अध्यर्हणीयासनमास्थितं परंवृतं चतु:षोडशपञ्चशक्तिभि: ।युक्तं भगै: स्वैरितरत्र चाध्रुवै:स्व एव धामन् रममाणमीश्वरम् ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: adhyarhaṇīyāsanam āsthitaṁ paraṁvṛtaṁ catuḥ-ṣoḍaśa-pañca-śaktibhiḥyuktaṁ bhagaiḥ svair itaratra cādhruvaiḥsva eva dhāman ramamāṇam īśvaram Translation: The Lord was seated on His throne and was surrounded by different energies like the four, the sixteen, the five, and the six natural opulences, along with other insignificant energies of the temporary character....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: युगानि युगमानं च धर्मो यश्च युगे युगे ।अवतारानुचरितं यदाश्चर्यतमं हरे: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: yugāni yuga-mānaṁ cadharmo yaś ca yuge yugeavatārānucaritaṁyad āścaryatamaṁ hareḥ Translation: Please explain all the different ages in the duration of the creation, and also the duration of such ages. Also tell me about the different activities of the different incarnations of the Lord in different ages....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: ज्यायान् गुणैरवरजोऽप्यदिते: सुतानांलोकान् विचक्रम इमान् यदथाधियज्ञ: ।क्ष्मां वामनेन जगृहे त्रिपदच्छलेनयाच्ञामृते पथि चरन् प्रभुभिर्न चाल्य: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: jyāyān guṇair avarajo ’py aditeḥ sutānāṁlokān vicakrama imān yad athādhiyajñaḥkṣmāṁ vāmanena jagṛhe tripada-cchalenayācñām ṛte pathi caran prabhubhir na cālyaḥ Translation: The Lord, although transcendental to all material modes, still surpassed all the qualities of the sons of Aditi, known as the Ādityas. The Lord appeared as the youngest son of Aditi....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: स्वधिष्ण्यं प्रतपन् प्राणो बहिश्च प्रतपत्यसौ ।एवं विराजं प्रतपंस्तपत्यन्तर्बहि: पुमान् ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: sva-dhiṣṇyaṁ pratapan prāṇobahiś ca pratapaty asauevaṁ virājaṁ pratapaṁstapaty antar bahiḥ pumān Translation: The sun illuminates both internally and externally by expanding its radiation; similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by expanding His universal form, maintains everything in the creation both internally and externally. Purport: The universal form of the Lord, or the impersonal feature of the Lord known as the brahmajyoti, is clearly explained here and compared to the radiation of the sun....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: तस्यापि द्रष्टुरीशस्य कूटस्थस्याखिलात्मन: ।सृज्यं सृजामि सृष्टोऽहमीक्षयैवाभिचोदित: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: tasyāpi draṣṭur īśasyakūṭa-sthasyākhilātmanaḥsṛjyaṁ sṛjāmi sṛṣṭo ’hamīkṣayaivābhicoditaḥ Translation: Inspired by Him only, I discover what is already created by Him [Nārāyaṇa] under His vision as the all-pervading Supersoul, and I also am created by Him only. Purport: Even Brahmā, the creator of the universe, admits that he is not the actual creator but is simply inspired by the Lord Nārāyaṇa and therefore creates under His superintendence those things already created by Him, the Supersoul of all living entities....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: तपस्विनो दानपरा यशस्विनोमनस्विनो मन्त्रविद: सुमङ्गला: ।क्षेमं न विन्दन्ति विना यदर्पणंतस्मै सुभद्रश्रवसे नमो नम: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: tapasvino dāna-parā yaśasvinomanasvino mantra-vidaḥ sumaṅgalāḥkṣemaṁ na vindanti vinā yad-arpaṇaṁtasmai subhadra-śravase namo namaḥ Translation: Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the all-auspicious Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa again and again because the great learned sages, the great performers of charity, the great workers of distinction, the great philosophers and mystics, the great chanters of the Vedic hymns and the great followers of Vedic principles cannot achieve any fruitful result without dedication of such great qualities to the service of the Lord....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: आयुर्हरति वै पुंसामुद्यन्नस्तं च यन्नसौ ।तस्यर्ते यत्क्षणो नीत उत्तमश्लोकवार्तया ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: āyur harati vai puṁsāmudyann astaṁ ca yann asautasyarte yat-kṣaṇo nītauttama-śloka-vārtayā Translation: Both by rising and by setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of everyone, except one who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the all-good Personality of Godhead. Purport: This verse indirectly confirms the greater importance of utilizing the human form of life to realize our lost relationship with the Supreme Lord by acceleration of devotional service....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: न यत्र कालोऽनिमिषां पर: प्रभु:कुतो नु देवा जगतां य ईशिरे ।न यत्र सत्त्वं न रजस्तमश्चन वै विकारो न महान् प्रधानम् ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: na yatra kālo ’nimiṣāṁ paraḥ prabhuḥkuto nu devā jagatāṁ ya īśirena yatra sattvaṁ na rajas tamaś cana vai vikāro na mahān pradhānam Translation: In that transcendental state of labdhopaśānti, there is no supremacy of devastating time, which controls even the celestial demigods who are empowered to rule over mundane creatures....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: अभ्यसेन्मनसा शुद्धं त्रिवृद्ब्रह्माक्षरं परम् ।मनो यच्छेज्जितश्वासो ब्रह्मबीजमविस्मरन् ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: abhyasen manasā śuddhaṁtrivṛd-brahmākṣaraṁ parammano yacchej jita-śvāsobrahma-bījam avismaran Translation: After sitting in the above manner, make the mind remember the three transcendental letters [a-u-m], and by regulating the breathing process, control the mind so as not to forget the transcendental seed. Purport: Oṁkāra, or the praṇava, is the seed of transcendental realization, and it is composed of the three transcendental letters a-u-m....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: इति स्म राजाध्यवसाययुक्त:प्राचीनमूलेषु कुशेषु धीर: ।उदङ्‍मुखोदक्षिणकूल आस्तेसमुद्रपत्‍न्‍या: स्वसुतन्यस्तभार: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: iti sma rājādhyavasāya-yuktaḥprācīna-mūleṣu kuśeṣu dhīraḥudaṅ-mukho dakṣiṇa-kūla āstesamudra-patnyāḥ sva-suta-nyasta-bhāraḥ Translation: In perfect self-control, Mahārāja Parīkṣit sat down on a seat of straw, with straw-roots facing the east, placed on the southern bank of the Ganges, and he himself faced the north. Just previously he had given charge of his kingdom over to his son....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: तन्न: परं पुण्यमसंवृतार्थ-माख्यानमत्यद्भुतयोगनिष्ठम् ।आख्याह्यनन्ताचरितोपपन्नंपारीक्षितं भागवताभिरामम् ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: tan naḥ paraṁ puṇyam asaṁvṛtārthamākhyānam atyadbhuta-yoga-niṣṭhamākhyāhy anantācaritopapannaṁpārīkṣitaṁ bhāgavatābhirāmam Translation: Thus please narrate to us the narrations of the Unlimited, for they are purifying and supreme. They were spoken to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, and they are very dear to the pure devotees, being full of bhakti-yoga. Purport: What was spoken to Mahārāja Parīkṣit and what is very dear to the pure devotees is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: धर्म उवाचएतद् व: पाण्डवेयानां युक्तमार्ताभयं वच: ।येषां गुणगणै: कृष्णो दौत्यादौ भगवान् कृत: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: dharma uvācaetad vaḥ pāṇḍaveyānāṁyuktam ārtābhayaṁ vacaḥyeṣāṁ guṇa-gaṇaiḥ kṛṣṇodautyādau bhagavān kṛtaḥ Translation: The personality of religion said: These words just spoken by you befit a person of the Pāṇḍava dynasty. Captivated by the devotional qualities of the Pāṇḍavas, even Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, performed duties as a messenger....