Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 - Chapter 42

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16 Sanskrit: पुरुषैर्बहुभिर्गुप्तमर्चितं परमर्द्धिमत् । वार्यमाणो नृभि: कृष्ण: प्रसह्य धनुराददे ॥ १६ ॥ ITRANS: puruṣair bahubhir guptamarcitaṁ paramarddhimatvāryamāṇo nṛbhiḥ kṛṣṇaḥprasahya dhanur ādade Translation: That most opulent bow was guarded by a large company of men, who were respectfully worshiping it. Kṛṣṇa pushed His way forward and, despite the guards’ attempts to stop Him, picked it up. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: करेण वामेन सलीलमुद्‌धृतंसज्यं च कृत्वा निमिषेण पश्यताम् । नृणां विकृष्य प्रबभञ्ज मध्यतोयथेक्षुदण्डं मदकर्युरुक्रम: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: kareṇa vāmena sa-līlam uddhṛtaṁsajyaṁ ca kṛtvā nimiṣeṇa paśyatāmnṛṇāṁ vikṛṣya prababhañja madhyatoyathekṣu-daṇḍaṁ mada-kary urukramaḥ Translation: Easily lifting the bow with His left hand, Lord Urukrama strung it in a fraction of a second as the King’s guards looked on. He then powerfully pulled the string and snapped the bow in half, just as an excited elephant might break a stalk of sugar cane....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18 Sanskrit: धनुषो भज्यमानस्य शब्द: खं रोदसी दिश: । पूरयामास यं श्रुत्वा कंसस्त्रासमुपागमत् ॥ १८ ॥ ITRANS: dhanuṣo bhajyamānasyaśabdaḥ khaṁ rodasī diśaḥpūrayām āsa yaṁ śrutvākaṁsas trāsam upāgamat Translation: The sound of the bow’s breaking filled the earth and sky in all directions. Upon hearing it, Kaṁsa was struck with terror. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 19 Sanskrit: तद् रक्षिण: सानुचरं कुपिता आततायिन: । गृहीतुकामा आवव्रुर्गृह्यतां वध्यतामिति ॥ १९ ॥ ITRANS: tad-rakṣiṇaḥ sānucaraṁkupitā ātatāyinaḥgṛhītu-kāmā āvavrurgṛhyatāṁ vadhyatām iti Translation: The enraged guards then took up their weapons and, wanting to seize Kṛṣṇa and His companions, surrounded them and shouted, “Grab Him! Kill Him!” Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20 Sanskrit: अथ तान्दुरभिप्रायान् विलोक्य बलकेशवौ । क्रुद्धौ धन्वन आदाय शकले तांश्च जघ्नतु: ॥ २० ॥ ITRANS: atha tān durabhiprāyānvilokya bala-keśavaukruddhau dhanvana ādāyaśakale tāṁś ca jaghnatuḥ Translation: Seeing the guards coming upon Them with evil intent, Balarāma and Keśava took up the two halves of the bow and began striking them down. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 21 Sanskrit: बलं च कंसप्रहितं हत्वा शालामुखात्तत: । निष्क्रम्य चेरतुर्हृष्टौ निरीक्ष्य पुरसम्पद: ॥ २१ ॥ ITRANS: balaṁ ca kaṁsa-prahitaṁhatvā śālā-mukhāt tataḥniṣkramya ceratur hṛṣṭaunirīkṣya pura-sampadaḥ Translation: After also killing a contingent of soldiers sent by Kaṁsa, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma left the sacrificial arena by its main gate and continued Their walk about the city, happily looking at the opulent sights. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23 Sanskrit: तयोर्विचरतो: स्वैरमादित्योऽस्तमुपेयिवान् । कृष्णरामौ वृतौ गोपै: पुराच्छकटमीयतु: ॥ २३ ॥ ITRANS: tayor vicaratoḥ svairamādityo ’stam upeyivānkṛṣṇa-rāmau vṛtau gopaiḥpurāc chakaṭam īyatuḥ Translation: As They strolled about at will, the sun began to set, so They left the city with the cowherd boys and returned to the cowherds’ wagon encampment. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24 Sanskrit: गोप्यो मुकुन्दविगमे विरहातुरा याआशासताशिष ऋता मधुपुर्यभूवन् । सम्पश्यतां पुरुषभूषणगात्रलक्ष्मींहित्वेतरान् नु भजतश्चकमेऽयनं श्री: ॥ २४ ॥ ITRANS: gopyo mukunda-vigame virahāturā yāāśāsatāśiṣa ṛtā madhu-pury abhūvansampaśyatāṁ puruṣa-bhūṣaṇa-gātra-lakṣmīṁhitvetarān nu bhajataś cakame ’yanaṁ śrīḥ Translation: At the time of Mukunda’s [Kṛṣṇa’s] departure from Vṛndāvana, the gopīs had foretold that the residents of Mathurā would enjoy many benedictions, and now the gopīs’ predictions were coming true, for those residents were gazing upon the beauty of Kṛṣṇa, the jewel among men....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: अवनिक्ताङ्‍‍‍‍‍घ्रियुगलौ भुक्त्वा क्षीरोपसेचनम् । ऊषतुस्तां सुखं रात्रिं ज्ञात्वा कंसचिकीर्षितम् ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: avaniktāṅghri-yugalaubhuktvā kṣīropasecanamūṣatus tāṁ sukhaṁ rātriṁjñātvā kaṁsa-cikīrṣitam Translation: After Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s feet were bathed, the two Lords ate rice with milk. Then, although knowing what Kaṁsa intended to do, They spent the night there comfortably. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26-27 Sanskrit: कंसस्तु धनुषो भङ्गं रक्षिणां स्वबलस्य च । वधं निशम्य गोविन्दरामविक्रीडितं परम् ॥ २६ ॥ दीर्घप्रजागरो भीतो दुर्निमित्तानि दुर्मति: । बहून्यचष्टोभयथा मृत्योर्दौत्यकराणि च ॥ २७ ॥ ITRANS: kaṁsas tu dhanuṣo bhaṅgaṁrakṣiṇāṁ sva-balasya cavadhaṁ niśamya govinda-rāma-vikrīḍitaṁ param Translation: Wicked King Kaṁsa, on the other hand, was terrified, having heard how Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had broken the bow and killed his guards and soldiers, all simply as a game....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28-31 Sanskrit: अदर्शनं स्वशिरस: प्रतिरूपे च सत्यपि । असत्यपि द्वितीये च द्वैरूप्यं ज्योतिषां तथा ॥ २८ ॥ छिद्रप्रतीतिश्छायायां प्राणघोषानुपश्रुति: । स्वर्णप्रतीतिर्वृक्षेषु स्वपदानामदर्शनम् ॥ २९ ॥ स्वप्ने प्रेतपरिष्वङ्ग: खरयानं विषादनम् । यायान्नलदमाल्येकस्तैलाभ्यक्तो दिगम्बर: ॥ ३० ॥ अन्यानि चेत्थं भूतानि स्वप्नजागरितानि च । पश्यन् मरणसन्त्रस्तो निद्रां लेभे न चिन्तया ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: adarśanaṁ sva-śirasaḥpratirūpe ca saty apiasaty api dvitīye cadvai-rūpyaṁ jyotiṣāṁ tathā Translation: When he looked at his reflection he could not see his head; for no reason the moon and stars appeared double; he saw a hole in his shadow; he could not hear the sound of his life air; trees seemed covered with a golden hue; and he could not see his footprints....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32 Sanskrit: व्युष्टायां निशि कौरव्य सूर्ये चाद्‌भ्य: समुत्थिते । कारयामास वै कंसो मल्लक्रीडामहोत्सवम् ॥ ३२ ॥ ITRANS: vyuṣṭāyāṁ niśi kauravyasūrye cādbhyaḥ samutthitekārayām āsa vai kaṁsomalla-krīḍā-mahotsavam Translation: When the night had finally passed and the sun rose up again from the water, Kaṁsa set about arranging for the grand wrestling festival. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 33 Sanskrit: आनर्चु: पुरुषा रङ्गं तूर्यभेर्यश्च जघ्निरे । मञ्चाश्चालङ्कृता: स्रग्भि: पताकाचैलतोरणै: ॥ ३३ ॥ ITRANS: ānarcuḥ puruṣā raṅgaṁtūrya-bheryaś ca jaghniremañcāś cālaṅkṛtāḥ sragbhiḥpatākā-caila-toraṇaiḥ Translation: The King’s men performed the ritual worship of the wrestling arena, sounded their drums and other instruments and decorated the viewing galleries with garlands, flags, ribbons and arches. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 34 Sanskrit: तेषु पौरा जानपदा ब्रह्मक्षत्रपुरोगमा: । यथोपजोषं विविशू राजानश्च कृतासना: ॥ ३४ ॥ ITRANS: teṣu paurā jānapadābrahma-kṣatra-purogamāḥyathopajoṣaṁ viviśūrājānaś ca kṛtāsanāḥ Translation: The city-dwellers and residents of the outlying districts, led by brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas, came and sat down comfortably in the galleries. The royal guests received special seats. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 35 Sanskrit: कंस: परिवृतोऽमात्यै राजमञ्च उपाविशत् । मण्डलेश्वरमध्यस्थो हृदयेन विदूयता ॥ ३५ ॥ ITRANS: kaṁsaḥ parivṛto ’mātyairāja-mañca upāviśatmaṇḍaleśvara-madhya-sthohṛdayena vidūyatā Translation: Surrounded by his ministers, Kaṁsa took his seat on the imperial dais. But even as he sat amidst his various provincial rulers, his heart trembled. Purport: