Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 24 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: तान्येव तेऽभिरूपाणि रूपाणि भगवंस्तव ।यानि यानि च रोचन्ते स्वजनानामरूपिण: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: tāny eva te ’bhirūpāṇirūpāṇi bhagavaṁs tavayāni yāni ca rocantesva-janānām arūpiṇaḥ Translation: My dear Lord, although You have no material form, You have Your own innumerable forms. They truly are Your transcendental forms, which are pleasing to Your devotees. Purport: In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is stated that the Lord is one Absolute, but He has ananta, or innumerable, forms....

April 22, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 23 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: स्‍नातं कृतशिर:स्‍नानं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् ।निष्कग्रीवं वलयिनं कूजत्काञ्चननूपुरम् ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: snātaṁ kṛta-śiraḥ-snānaṁsarvābharaṇa-bhūṣitamniṣka-grīvaṁ valayinaṁkūjat-kāñcana-nūpuram Translation: Her entire body, including her head, was completely bathed, and she was decorated all over with ornaments. She wore a special necklace with a locket. There were bangles on her wrists and tinkling anklets of gold about her ankles. Purport: The word kṛta-śiraḥ-snānam appears here. According to the smṛti-śāstra’s directions for daily duties, ladies are allowed to bathe daily up to the neck....

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 22 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: कुशकाशमयं बर्हिरास्तीर्य भगवान्मनु: ।अयजद्यज्ञपुरुषं लब्धा स्थानं यतो भुवम् ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: kuśa-kāśamayaṁ barhirāstīrya bhagavān manuḥayajad yajña-puruṣaṁlabdhā sthānaṁ yato bhuvam Translation: Manu spread a seat of kuśas and kāśas and worshiped the Lord, the Personality of Godhead, by whose grace he had obtained the rule of the terrestrial globe. Purport: Manu is the father of mankind, and therefore from manu comes the word man, or, in Sanskrit, manuṣya....

April 22, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 21 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: कृत्वा दयां च जीवेषु दत्त्वा चाभयमात्मवान् ।मय्यात्मानं सह जगद् द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मनि चापि माम् ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: kṛtvā dayāṁ ca jīveṣudattvā cābhayam ātmavānmayy ātmānaṁ saha jagaddrakṣyasy ātmani cāpi mām Translation: Showing compassion to all living entities, you will attain self-realization. Giving assurance of safety to all, you will perceive your own self as well as all the universes in Me, and Myself in you....

April 22, 2023 · 7 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 20 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: गूहन्तीं व्रीडयात्मानं नीलालकवरूथिनीम् ।उपलभ्यासुरा धर्म सर्वे सम्मुमुहु: स्त्रियम् ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: gūhantīṁ vrīḍayātmānaṁnīlālaka-varūthinīmupalabhyāsurā dharmasarve sammumuhuḥ striyam Translation: Adorned with dark tresses, she hid herself, as it were, out of shyness. Upon seeing that girl, the asuras were all infatuated with an appetite for sex. Purport: The difference between demons and demigods is that a beautiful woman very easily attracts the minds of demons, but she cannot attract the mind of a godly person....

April 22, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 19 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: मैत्रेय उवाचएवं हिरण्याक्षमसह्यविक्रमंस सादयित्वा हरिरादिसूकर: ।जगाम लोकं स्वमखण्डितोत्सवंसमीडित: पुष्करविष्टरादिभि: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: maitreya uvācaevaṁ hiraṇyākṣam asahya-vikramaṁsa sādayitvā harir ādi-sūkaraḥjagāma lokaṁ svam akhaṇḍitotsavaṁsamīḍitaḥ puṣkara-viṣṭarādibhiḥ Translation: Śrī Maitreya continued: After thus killing the most formidable demon Hiraṇyākṣa, the Supreme Lord Hari, the origin of the boar species, returned to His own abode, where there is always an uninterrupted festival. The Lord was praised by all the demigods, headed by Brahmā....

April 22, 2023 · 3 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 17 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: तं वीरमारादभिपद्य विस्मय:शयिष्यसे वीरशये श्वभिर्वृत: ।यस्त्वद्विधानामसतां प्रशान्तयेरूपाणि धत्ते सदनुग्रहेच्छया ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: taṁ vīram ārād abhipadya vismayaḥśayiṣyase vīra-śaye śvabhir vṛtaḥyas tvad-vidhānām asatāṁ praśāntayerūpāṇi dhatte sad-anugrahecchayā Translation: Varuṇa continued: On reaching Him you will be rid of your pride at once and will lie down on the field of battle, surrounded by dogs, for eternal sleep. It is in order to exterminate wicked fellows like you and to show His grace to the virtuous that He assumes His various incarnations like Varāha....

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 16 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: मयि संरम्भयोगेन निस्तीर्य ब्रह्महेलनम् ।प्रत्येष्यतं निकाशं मे कालेनाल्पीयसा पुन: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: mayi saṁrambha-yogenanistīrya brahma-helanampratyeṣyataṁ nikāśaṁ mekālenālpīyasā punaḥ Translation: The Lord assured the two Vaikuṇṭha inhabitants, Jaya and Vijaya: By practicing the mystic yoga system in anger, you will be cleansed of the sin of disobeying the brāhmaṇas and within a very short time return to Me. Purport: The Supreme Personality of Godhead advised the two doorkeepers, Jaya and Vijaya, that by dint of bhakti-yoga in anger they would be delivered from the curses of the brāhmaṇas....

April 22, 2023 · 3 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 15 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: ताभ्यां मिषत्स्वनिमिषेषु निषिध्यमाना:स्वर्हत्तमा ह्यपि हरे: प्रतिहारपाभ्याम् ।ऊचु: सुहृत्तमदिद‍ृक्षितभङ्ग ईष-त्कामानुजेन सहसा त उपप्लुताक्षा: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: tābhyāṁ miṣatsv animiṣeṣu niṣidhyamānāḥsvarhattamā hy api hareḥ pratihāra-pābhyāmūcuḥ suhṛttama-didṛkṣita-bhaṅga īṣatkāmānujena sahasā ta upaplutākṣāḥ Translation: When the Kumāras, although by far the fittest persons, were thus forbidden entrance by the two chief doorkeepers of Śrī Hari while other divinities looked on, their eyes suddenly turned red because of anger due to their great eagerness to see their most beloved master, Śrī Hari, the Personality of Godhead....

April 22, 2023 · 4 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 14 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: स विदित्वाथ भार्यायास्तं निर्बन्धं विकर्मणि ।नत्वा दिष्टाय रहसि तयाथोपविवेश हि ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: sa viditvātha bhāryāyāstaṁ nirbandhaṁ vikarmaṇinatvā diṣṭāya rahasitayāthopaviveśa hi Translation: Understanding his wife’s purpose, he was obliged to perform the forbidden act, and thus after offering his obeisances unto worshipable fate, he lay with her in a secluded place. Purport: It appears from the talks of Kaśyapa with his wife that he was a worshiper of Lord Śiva, and although he knew that Lord Śiva would not be pleased with him for such a forbidden act, he was obliged to act by his wife’s desire, and thus he offered his obeisances unto fate....

April 22, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 13 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: स्वदंष्ट्रयोद्‍धृत्य महीं निमग्नांस उत्थित: संरुरुचे रसाया: ।तत्रापि दैत्यं गदयापतन्तंसुनाभसन्दीपिततीव्रमन्यु: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: sva-daṁṣṭrayoddhṛtya mahīṁ nimagnāṁsa utthitaḥ saṁruruce rasāyāḥtatrāpi daityaṁ gadayāpatantaṁsunābha-sandīpita-tīvra-manyuḥ Translation: Lord Boar very easily took the earth on His tusks and got it out of the water. Thus He appeared very splendid. Then, His anger glowing like the Sudarśana wheel, He immediately killed the demon [Hiraṇyākṣa], although he tried to fight with the Lord....

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 12 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: तेजीयसामपि ह्येतन्न सुश्लोक्यं जगद्गुरो ।यद्‌वृत्तमनुतिष्ठन् वै लोक: क्षेमाय कल्पते ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: tejīyasām api hy etanna suślokyaṁ jagad-guroyad-vṛttam anutiṣṭhan vailokaḥ kṣemāya kalpate Translation: Even though you are the most powerful being, this act does not suit you because your character is followed for spiritual improvement by people in general. Purport: It is said that a supremely powerful living entity can do anything and everything he likes and such acts do not affect him in any way....

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 11 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: तावत्‍त्रिभुवनं सद्य: कल्पान्तैधितसिन्धव: ।प्लावयन्त्युत्कटाटोपचण्डवातेरितोर्मय: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: tāvat tri-bhuvanaṁ sadyaḥkalpāntaidhita-sindhavaḥplāvayanty utkaṭāṭopa-caṇḍa-vāteritormayaḥ Translation: At the beginning of the devastation all the seas overflow, and hurricane winds blow very violently. Thus the waves of the seas become ferocious, and in no time at all the three worlds are full of water. Purport: It is said that the blazing fire from the mouth of Saṅkarṣaṇa rages for one hundred years of the demigods, or 36,000 human years....

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 9 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: तत आत्मनि लोके च भक्तियुक्त: समाहित: ।द्रष्टासि मां ततं ब्रह्यन्मयि लोकांस्त्वमात्मन: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: tata ātmani loke cabhakti-yuktaḥ samāhitaḥdraṣṭāsi māṁ tataṁ brahmanmayi lokāṁs tvam ātmanaḥ Translation: O Brahmā, when you are absorbed in devotional service, in the course of your creative activities, you will see Me in you and throughout the universe, and you will see that you yourself, the universe and the living entities are all in Me....

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 8 - Verse 31

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: निवीतमाम्नायमधुव्रतश्रियास्वकीर्तिमय्या वनमालया हरिम् ।सूर्येन्दुवाय्वग्‍न्यगमं त्रिधामभि:परिक्रमत्प्राधनिकैर्दुरासदम् ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: nivītam āmnāya-madhu-vrata-śriyāsva-kīrti-mayyā vana-mālayā harimsūryendu-vāyv-agny-agamaṁ tri-dhāmabhiḥparikramat-prādhanikair durāsadam Translation: Lord Brahmā, thus looking upon the Lord in the shape of a mountain, concluded that He was Hari, the Personality of Godhead. He saw that the garland of flowers on His chest glorified Him with Vedic wisdom in sweet songs and looked very beautiful. He was protected by the Sudarśana wheel for fighting, and even the sun, moon, air, fire, etc....

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum