Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 - Chapter 25

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 1 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचइन्द्रस्तदात्मन: पूजां विज्ञाय विहतां नृप । गोपेभ्य: कृष्णनाथेभ्यो नन्दादिभ्यश्चुकोप ह ॥ १ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācaindras tadātmanaḥ pūjāṁvijñāya vihatāṁ nṛpagopebhyaḥ kṛṣṇa-nāthebhyonandādibhyaś cukopa ha Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King Parīkṣit, when Indra understood that his sacrifice had been put aside, he became furious with Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men, who were accepting Kṛṣṇa as their Lord....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: गणं सांवर्तकं नाम मेघानां चान्तकारीणाम् । इन्द्र: प्रचोदयत् क्रुद्धो वाक्यं चाहेशमान्युत ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: gaṇaṁ sāṁvartakaṁ nāmameghānāṁ cānta-kārīṇāmindraḥ pracodayat kruddhovākyaṁ cāheśa-māny uta Translation: Angry Indra sent forth the clouds of universal destruction, known as Sāṁvartaka. Imagining himself the supreme controller, he spoke as follows. Purport: The word īśa-mānī here is very significant. Indra arrogantly considered himself to be the Lord, and thus he exhibited the typical attitude of a conditioned soul....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3 Sanskrit: अहो श्रीमदमाहात्म्यं गोपानां काननौकसाम् । कृष्णं मर्त्यमुपाश्रित्य ये चक्रुर्देवहेलनम् ॥ ३ ॥ ITRANS: aho śrī-mada-māhātmyaṁgopānāṁ kānanaukasāmkṛṣṇaṁ martyam upāśrityaye cakrur deva-helanam Translation: [Indra said:] Just see how these cowherd men living in the forest have become so greatly intoxicated by their prosperity! They have surrendered to an ordinary human being, Kṛṣṇa, and thus they have offended the gods. Purport: Of course, Indra was really saying that the cowherd men had offended him, Indra, by taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa, whom Indra considered to be martya, a mortal....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: यथाद‍ृढै: कर्ममयै: क्रतुभिर्नामनौनिभै: । विद्यामान्वीक्षिकीं हित्वा तितीर्षन्ति भवार्णवम् ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: yathādṛḍhaiḥ karma-mayaiḥkratubhir nāma-nau-nibhaiḥvidyām ānvīkṣikīṁ hitvātitīrṣanti bhavārṇavam Translation: Their taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa is just like the foolish attempt of men who abandon transcendental knowledge of the self and instead try to cross over the great ocean of material existence in the false boats of fruitive, ritual sacrifices. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 5 Sanskrit: वाचालं बालिशं स्तब्धमज्ञं पण्डितमानिनम् । कृष्णं मर्त्यमुपाश्रित्य गोपा मे चक्रुरप्रियम् ॥ ५ ॥ ITRANS: vācālaṁ bāliśaṁ stabdhamajñaṁ paṇḍita-māninamkṛṣṇaṁ martyam upāśrityagopā me cakrur apriyam Translation: These cowherd men have acted inimically toward me by taking shelter of this ordinary human being, Kṛṣṇa, who thinks Himself very wise but who is simply a foolish, arrogant, overtalkative child. Purport: According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, through the insults of Indra Goddess Sarasvatī is actually praising Kṛṣṇa....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 6 Sanskrit: एषां श्रियावलिप्तानां कृष्णेनाध्मापितात्मनाम् । धुनुत श्रीमदस्तम्भं पशून् नयत सङ्‌क्षयम् ॥ ६ ॥ ITRANS: eṣāṁ śriyāvaliptānāṁkṛṣṇenādhmāpitātmanāmdhunuta śrī-mada-stambhaṁpaśūn nayata saṅkṣayam Translation: [To the clouds of destruction King Indra said:] The prosperity of these people has made them mad with pride, and their arrogance is backed up by Kṛṣṇa. Now go and remove their pride and bring their animals to destruction. Purport: It is clear from this verse that the residents of Vṛndāvana had become highly prosperous simply by protecting cows, since Indra wanted to destroy their so-called pride based on wealth by killing their animals....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 7 Sanskrit: अहं चैरावतं नागमारुह्यानुव्रजे व्रजम् । मरुद्गणैर्महावेगैर्नन्दगोष्ठजिघांसया ॥ ७ ॥ ITRANS: ahaṁ cairāvataṁ nāgamāruhyānuvraje vrajammarud-gaṇair mahā-vegairnanda-goṣṭha-jighāṁsayā Translation: I will follow you to Vraja, riding on my elephant Airāvata and taking with me the swift and powerful wind-gods to decimate the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja. Purport: The Sāṁvartaka clouds were frightened by Indra’s powerful mood and thus carried out his order, as described in the following verse....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 8 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचइत्थं मघवताज्ञप्ता मेघा निर्मुक्तबन्धना: । नन्दगोकुलमासारै: पीडयामासुरोजसा ॥ ८ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācaitthaṁ maghavatājñaptāmeghā nirmukta-bandhanāḥnanda-gokulam āsāraiḥpīḍayām āsur ojasā Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: On Indra’s order the clouds of universal destruction, released untimely from their bonds, went to the cowherd pastures of Nanda Mahārāja. There they began to torment the inhabitants by powerfully pouring down torrents of rain upon them....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 9 Sanskrit: विद्योतमाना विद्युद्भ‍ि: स्तनन्त: स्तनयित्नुभि: । तीव्रैर्मरुद्गणैर्नुन्ना ववृषुर्जलशर्करा: ॥ ९ ॥ ITRANS: vidyotamānā vidyudbhiḥstanantaḥ stanayitnubhiḥtīvrair marud-gaṇair nunnāvavṛṣur jala-śarkarāḥ Translation: Propelled by the fearsome wind-gods, the clouds blazed with lightning bolts and roared with thunder as they hurled down hailstones. Purport: Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the word marud-gaṇaiḥ indicates the seven great winds, such as Āvaha, who presides over the region of Bhuvarloka, and Pravaha, who holds the planets in their places....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 10 Sanskrit: स्थूणास्थूला वर्षधारा मुञ्चत्स्वभ्रेष्वभीक्ष्णश: । जलौघै: प्लाव्यमाना भूर्नाद‍ृश्यत नतोन्नतम् ॥ १० ॥ ITRANS: sthūṇā-sthūlā varṣa-dhārāmuñcatsv abhreṣv abhīkṣṇaśaḥjalaughaiḥ plāvyamānā bhūrnādṛśyata natonnatam Translation: As the clouds released torrents of rain as thick as massive columns, the earth was submerged in the flood, and high ground could no longer be distinguished from low. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 11 Sanskrit: अत्यासारातिवातेन पशवो जातवेपना: । गोपा गोप्यश्च शीतार्ता गोविन्दं शरणं ययु: ॥ ११ ॥ ITRANS: aty-āsārāti-vātenapaśavo jāta-vepanāḥgopā gopyaś ca śītārtāgovindaṁ śaraṇaṁ yayuḥ Translation: The cows and other animals, shivering from the excessive rain and wind, and the cowherd men and ladies, pained by the cold, all approached Lord Govinda for shelter. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: शिर: सुतांश्च कायेन प्रच्छाद्यासारपीडिता: । वेपमाना भगवत: पादमूलमुपाययु: ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: śiraḥ sutāṁś ca kāyenapracchādyāsāra-pīḍitāḥvepamānā bhagavataḥpāda-mūlam upāyayuḥ Translation: Trembling from the distress brought about by the severe rainfall, and trying to cover their heads and calves with their own bodies, the cows approached the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13 Sanskrit: कृष्ण कृष्ण महाभाग त्वन्नाथं गोकुलं प्रभो । त्रातुमर्हसि देवान्न: कुपिताद् भक्तवत्सल ॥ १३ ॥ ITRANS: kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-bhāgatvan-nāthaṁ gokulaṁ prabhotrātum arhasi devān naḥkupitād bhakta-vatsala Translation: [The cowherd men and women addressed the Lord:] Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, O most fortunate one, please deliver the cows from the wrath of Indra! O Lord, You are so affectionate to Your devotees. Please save us also....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 14 Sanskrit: शिलावर्षातिवातेन हन्यमानमचेतनम् । निरीक्ष्य भगवान् मेने कुपितेन्द्रकृतं हरि: ॥ १४ ॥ ITRANS: śilā-varṣāti-vātenahanyamānam acetanamnirīkṣya bhagavān menekupitendra-kṛtaṁ hariḥ Translation: Seeing the inhabitants of His Gokula rendered practically unconscious by the onslaught of hail and blasting wind, the Supreme Lord Hari understood that this was the work of angry Indra. Purport: Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the severe distress Indra apparently inflicted upon the residents of Vṛndāvana was an arrangement made by Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s pastime potency to enhance the loving dealings between the residents and the Lord....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 15 Sanskrit: अपर्त्वत्युल्बणं वर्षमतिवातं शिलामयम् । स्वयागे विहतेऽस्माभिरिन्द्रो नाशाय वर्षति ॥ १५ ॥ ITRANS: apartv aty-ulbaṇaṁ varṣamati-vātaṁ śilā-mayamsva-yāge vihate ’smābhirindro nāśāya varṣati Translation: [Śrī Kṛṣṇa said to Himself:] Because We have stopped his sacrifice, Indra has caused this unusually fierce, unseasonable rain, together with terrible winds and hail. Purport: