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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: भगवत उरुविक्रमाङ्‍‍घ्रिशाखा-नखमणिचन्द्रिकया निरस्ततापे ।हृदि कथमुपसीदतां पुन: सप्रभवति चन्द्र इवोदितेऽर्कताप: ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: bhagavata uru-vikramāṅghri-śākhā-nakha-maṇi-candrikayā nirasta-tāpehṛdi katham upasīdatāṁ punaḥ saprabhavati candra ivodite ’rka-tāpaḥ Translation: How can the fire of material suffering continue to burn the hearts of those who worship the Supreme Lord? The Lord’s lotus feet have performed innumerable heroic deeds, and the beautiful nails on His toes resemble valuable jewels....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: आत्मानम् तन्मयं ध्यायन् मूर्तिं सम्पूजयेद्धरे: ।शेषामाधाय शिरसा स्वधाम्न्युद्वास्य सत्कृतम् ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: ātmānam tan-mayam dhyāyanmūrtiṁ sampūjayed dhareḥśeṣām ādhāya śirasāsva-dhāmny udvāsya sat-kṛtam Translation: The worshiper should become fully absorbed in meditating upon himself as an eternal servant of the Lord and should thus perfectly worship the Deity, remembering that the Deity is also situated within his heart. Then he should take the remnants of the Deity’s paraphernalia, such as flower garlands, upon his head and respectfully put the Deity back in His own place, thus concluding the worship....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: कपोतौ स्‍नेहगुणितहृदयौ गृहधर्मिणौ ।द‍ृष्टिं द‍ृष्‍ट्याङ्गमङ्गेन बुद्धिं बुद्ध्या बबन्धतु: ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: kapotau sneha-guṇita-hṛdayau gṛha-dharmiṇaudṛṣṭiṁ dṛṣṭyāṅgam aṅgenabuddhiṁ buddhyā babandhatuḥ Translation: The two pigeons were very much devoted to their household duties. Their hearts being tied together by sentimental affection, they were each attracted by the other’s glances, bodily features and states of mind. Thus, they completely bound each other in affection....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54-56 Sanskrit: ददर्श तद्भ‍ोगसुखासनं विभुंमहानुभावं पुरुषोत्तमोत्तमम् ।सान्द्राम्बुदाभं सुपिशङ्गवाससंप्रसन्नवक्त्रं रुचिरायतेक्षणम् ॥ ५४ ॥महामणिव्रातकिरीटकुण्डल-प्रभापरिक्षिप्तसहस्रकुन्तलम् ।प्रलम्बचार्वष्टभुजं सकौस्तुभंश्रीवत्सलक्ष्मं वनमालया वृतम् ॥ ५५ ॥सुनन्दनन्दप्रमुखै: स्वपार्षदै-श्चक्रादिभिर्मूर्तिधरैर्निजायुधै: ।पुष्‍ट्या श्रिया कीर्त्यजयाखिलर्धिभि-र्निषेव्यमानं परमेष्ठिनां पतिम् ॥ ५६ ॥ ITRANS: dadarśa tad-bhoga-sukhāsanaṁ vibhuṁmahānubhāvaṁ puruṣottamottamamsāndrāmbudābhaṁ su-piśaṅga-vāsasaṁprasanna-vaktraṁ rucirāyatekṣaṇam Translation: Arjuna then saw the omnipresent and omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mahā-Viṣṇu, sitting at ease on the serpent bed. His bluish complexion was the color of a dense rain cloud, He wore a beautiful yellow garment, His face looked charming, His broad eyes were most attractive, and He had eight long, handsome arms....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: य इदं कीर्तयेद् विष्णो: कर्म चैद्यवधादिकम् ।राजमोक्षं वितानं च सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: ya idaṁ kīrtayed viṣṇoḥkarma caidya-vadhādikamrāja-mokṣaṁ vitānaṁ casarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate Translation: One who recites these activities of Lord Viṣṇu, including the killing of Śiśupāla, the deliverance of the kings and the performance of the Rājasūya sacrifice, is freed from all sins. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: स्‍नातोऽलङ्कारवासांसि वन्दिभ्योऽदात्तथा स्‍त्रिय: ।तत: स्वलङ्कृतो वर्णानाश्वभ्योऽन्नेन पूजयत् ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: snāto ’laṅkāra-vāsāṁsivandibhyo ’dāt tathā striyaḥtataḥ sv-alaṅkṛto varṇānā-śvabhyo ’nnena pūjayat Translation: His sacred bath complete, Vasudeva joined with his wives in giving the jewelry and clothes they had been wearing to the professional reciters. Vasudeva then put on new garments, after which he honored all classes of people by feeding everyone, even the dogs....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: अपाययत् स्तनं प्रीता सुतस्पर्शपरिस्‍नुतम् ।मोहिता मायया विष्णोर्यया सृष्टि: प्रवर्तते ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: apāyayat stanaṁ prītāsuta-sparśa-parisnutammohitā māyayā viṣṇoryayā sṛṣṭiḥ pravartate Translation: Lovingly she let her sons drink from her breast, which became wet with milk just by their touch. She was entranced by the same illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu that initiates the creation of the universe. Purport: In the opinion of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the word sṛṣṭi can here also refer to the creative process by which Lord Viṣṇu’s Yoga-māyā arranges the settings and situations of His pastimes....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: न ब्राह्मणान्मे दयितं रूपमेतच्चतुर्भुजम् ।सर्ववेदमयो विप्र: सर्वदेवमयो ह्यहम् ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: na brāhmaṇān me dayitaṁrūpam etac catur-bhujamsarva-veda-mayo vipraḥsarva-deva-mayo hy aham Translation: Even My own four-armed form is no dearer to Me than a brāhmaṇa. Within himself a learned brāhmaṇa comprises all the Vedas, just as within Myself I comprise all the demigods. Purport: It is understood from the Vedic science of epistemology, the Nyāya-śāstra, that knowledge of an object (prameya) depends on a valid means of knowing (pramāṇa)....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: दिष्‍ट्या गृहेश्वर्यसकृन्मयि त्वयाकृतानुवृत्तिर्भवमोचनी खलै: ।सुदुष्करासौ सुतरां दुराशिषोह्यसुंभराया निकृतिं जुष: स्‍त्रिया: ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: diṣṭyā gṛheśvary asakṛn mayi tvayākṛtānuvṛttir bhava-mocanī khalaiḥsu-duṣkarāsau sutarāṁ durāśiṣohy asuṁ-bharāyā nikṛtiṁ juṣaḥ striyāḥ Translation: Fortunately, O mistress of the house, you have always rendered Me faithful devotional service, which liberates one from material existence. This service is very difficult for the envious to perform, especially for a woman whose intentions are wicked, who lives only to gratify her bodily demands, and who indulges in duplicity....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: अद्यापि च पुरं ह्येतत् सूचयद् रामविक्रमम् ।समुन्नतं दक्षिणतो गङ्गायामनुद‍ृश्यते ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: adyāpi ca puraṁ hy etatsūcayad rāma-vikramamsamunnataṁ dakṣiṇatogaṅgāyām anudṛśyate Translation: Even today the city of Hastināpura is visibly elevated on its southern side along the Ganges, thus showing the signs of Lord Balarāma’s prowess. Purport: Śrīla Prabhupāda writes as follows: “For the most part it was the practice of the kṣatriya kings to inaugurate some kind of fighting between the parties of the bride and bridegroom before the marriage....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: उवास कतिचिन्मासान्गोपीनां विनुदन् शुच: ।कृष्णलीलाकथां गायन् रमयामास गोकुलम् ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: uvāsa katicin māsāngopīnāṁ vinudan śucaḥkṛṣṇa-līlā-kathāṁ gāyanramayām āsa gokulam Translation: Uddhava remained there for several months, dispelling the gopīs’ sorrow by chanting the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. Thus he brought joy to all the people of Gokula. Purport: The great ācārya Jīva Gosvāmī comments in this regard that Uddhava, during his stay in Vṛndāvana, certainly took special care to enliven Kṛṣṇa’s foster parents, Nanda and Yaśodā....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: सुधर्मां पारिजातं च महेन्द्र: प्राहिणोद्धरे: ।यत्र चावस्थितो मर्त्यो मर्त्यधर्मैर्न युज्यते ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: sudharmāṁ pārijātaṁ camahendraḥ prāhiṇod dhareḥyatra cāvasthito martyomartya-dharmair na yujyate Translation: Lord Indra brought Śrī Kṛṣṇa the Sudharmā assembly hall, standing within which a mortal man is not subject to the laws of mortality. Indra also gave the pārijāta tree. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: मन्ये ममानुग्रह ईश ते कृतोराज्यानुबन्धापगमो यद‍ृच्छया ।य: प्रार्थ्यते साधुभिरेकचर्ययावनं विविक्षद्भ‍िरखण्डभूमिपै: ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: manye mamānugraha īśa te kṛtorājyānubandhāpagamo yadṛcchayāyaḥ prārthyate sādhubhir eka-caryayāvanaṁ vivikṣadbhir akhaṇḍa-bhūmi-paiḥ Translation: My Lord, I think You have shown me mercy, since my attachment to my kingdom has spontaneously ceased. Such freedom is prayed for by saintly rulers of vast empires who desire to enter the forest for a life of solitude....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: तदा महोत्सवो नृणां यदुपुर्यां गृहे गृहे ।अभूदनन्यभावानां कृष्णे यदुपतौ नृप ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: tadā mahotsavo nṝṇāṁyadu-puryāṁ gṛhe gṛheabhūd ananya-bhāvānāṁkṛṣṇe yadu-patau nṛpa Translation: At that time, O King, there was great rejoicing in all the homes of Yadupurī, whose citizens loved only Kṛṣṇa, chief of the Yadus. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54 Sanskrit: तानस्यत: शरव्रातान् बन्धुप्रियकृदर्जुन: ।गाण्डीवी कालयामास सिंह: क्षुद्रमृगानिव ॥ ५४ ॥ ITRANS: tān asyataḥ śara-vrātānbandhu-priya-kṛd arjunaḥgāṇḍīvī kālayām āsasiṁhaḥ kṣudra-mṛgān iva Translation: Arjuna, wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow, was always eager to please his friend Kṛṣṇa, and thus he drove back those opponents, who were shooting torrents of arrows at the Lord. He did this just as a lion drives away insignificant animals....