Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 - Chapter 53

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: तत्र शाल्वो जरासन्धो दन्तवक्रो विदूरथ: ।आजग्मुश्चैद्यपक्षीया: पौण्ड्रकाद्या: सहस्रश: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: tatra śālvo jarāsandhodantavakro vidūrathaḥājagmuś caidya-pakṣīyāḥpauṇḍrakādyāḥ sahasraśaḥ Translation: Śiśupāla’s supporters — Śālva, Jarāsandha, Dantavakra and Vidūratha — all came, along with Pauṇḍraka and thousands of other kings. Purport: Those familiar with the history of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s life will immediately recognize the names given in this text. The kings mentioned here maintained a deep animosity toward Śrī Kṛṣṇa and opposed Him in one way or another....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18-19 Sanskrit: कृष्णरामद्विषो यत्ता: कन्यां चैद्याय साधितुम् । यद्यागत्य हरेत् कृष्णो रामाद्यैर्यदुभिर्वृत: ॥ १८ ॥ योत्स्याम: संहतास्तेन इति निश्चितमानसा: । आजग्मुर्भूभुज: सर्वे समग्रबलवाहना: ॥ १९ ॥ ITRANS: kṛṣṇa-rāma-dviṣo yattāḥkanyāṁ caidyāya sādhitumyady āgatya haret kṛṣnorāmādyair yadubhir vṛtaḥ Translation: To secure the bride for Śiśupāla, the kings who envied Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma came to the following decision among themselves: “If Kṛṣṇa comes here with Balarāma and the other Yadus to steal the bride, we shall band together and fight Him....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20-21 Sanskrit: श्रुत्वैतद् भगवान् रामो विपक्षीयनृपोद्यमम् । कृष्णं चैकं गतं हर्तुं कन्यां कलहशङ्कित: ॥ २० ॥ बलेन महता सार्धं भ्रातृस्‍नेहपरिप्लुत: । त्वरित: कुण्डिनं प्रागाद् गजाश्वरथपत्तिभि: ॥ २१ ॥ ITRANS: śrutvaitad bhagavān rāmovipakṣīya nṛpodyamamkṛṣṇaṁ caikaṁ gataṁ hartuṁkanyāṁ kalaha-śaṅkitaḥ Translation: When Lord Balarāma heard about these preparations of the inimical kings and how Lord Kṛṣṇa had set off alone to steal the bride, He feared that a fight would ensue....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 22 Sanskrit: भीष्मकन्या वरारोहा काङ्‍क्षन्त्यागमनं हरे: । प्रत्यापत्तिमपश्यन्ती द्विजस्याचिन्तयत्तदा ॥ २२ ॥ ITRANS: bhīṣma-kanyā varārohākāṅkṣanty āgamanaṁ hareḥpratyāpattim apaśyantīdvijasyācintayat tadā Translation: The lovely daughter of Bhīṣmaka anxiously awaited the arrival of Kṛṣṇa, but when she did not see the brāhmaṇa return she thought as follows. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23 Sanskrit: अहो त्रियामान्तरित उद्वाहो मेऽल्पराधस: । नागच्छत्यरविन्दाक्षो नाहं वेद्‍म्यत्र कारणम् । सोऽपि नावर्ततेऽद्यापि मत्सन्देशहरो द्विज: ॥ २३ ॥ ITRANS: aho tri-yāmāntaritaudvāho me ’lpa-rādhasaḥnāgacchaty aravindākṣonāhaṁ vedmy atra kāraṇamso ’pi nāvartate ’dyāpimat-sandeśa-haro dvijaḥ Translation: [Princess Rukmiṇī thought:] Alas, my wedding is to take place when the night ends! How unlucky I am! Lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa does not come. I don’t know why. And even the brāhmaṇa messenger has not yet returned....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24 Sanskrit: अपि मय्यनवद्यात्मा द‍ृष्ट्वा किञ्चिज्जुगुप्सितम् । मत्पाणिग्रहणे नूनं नायाति हि कृतोद्यम: ॥ २४ ॥ ITRANS: api mayy anavadyātmādṛṣṭvā kiñcij jugupsitammat-pāṇi-grahaṇe nūnaṁnāyāti hi kṛtodyamaḥ Translation: Perhaps the faultless Lord, even while preparing to come here, saw something contemptible in me and therefore has not come to take my hand. Purport: Princess Rukmiṇī boldly invited Śrī Kṛṣṇa to kidnap her. When Rukmiṇī did not see Him come, she naturally feared that He had rejected her proposal, perhaps finding some unacceptable quality in her....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: दुर्भगाया न मे धाता नानुकूलो महेश्वर: । देवी वा विमुखी गौरी रुद्राणी गिरिजा सती ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: durbhagāyā na me dhātānānukūlo maheśvaraḥdevī vā vimukhī gaurīrudrāṇī girijā satī Translation: I am extremely unfortunate, for the creator is not favorably disposed toward me, nor is the great Lord Śiva. Or perhaps Śiva’s wife, Devī, who is known as Gaurī, Rudrāṇī, Girijā and Satī, has turned against me....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26 Sanskrit: एवं चिन्तयती बाला गोविन्दहृतमानसा । न्यमीलयत कालज्ञा नेत्रे चाश्रुकलाकुले ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ cintayatī bālāgovinda-hṛta-mānasānyamīlayata kāla-jñānetre cāśru-kalākule Translation: As she thought in this way, the young maiden, whose mind had been stolen by Kṛṣṇa, closed her tear-filled eyes, remembering that there was still time. Purport: Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains the word kāla-jñā as follows: “[Rukmiṇī thought,] ‘It is not even the right time yet for Govinda to come,’ and thus she felt a bit consoled....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 27 Sanskrit: एवं वध्वा: प्रतीक्षन्त्या गोविन्दागमनं नृप । वाम ऊरुर्भुजो नेत्रमस्फुरन् प्रियभाषिण: ॥ २७ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ vadhvāḥ pratīkṣantyāgovindāgamanaṁ nṛpavāma ūrur bhujo netramasphuran priya-bhāṣiṇaḥ Translation: O King, as the bride thus awaited the arrival of Govinda, she felt a twitch in her left thigh, arm and eye. This was a sign that something desirable would happen. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28 Sanskrit: अथ कृष्णविनिर्दिष्ट: स एव द्विजसत्तम: । अन्त:पुरचरीं देवीं राजपुत्रीं ददर्श ह ॥ २८ ॥ ITRANS: atha kṛṣṇa-vinirdiṣṭaḥsa eva dvija-sattamaḥantaḥpura-carīṁ devīṁrāja-putrīm dadarśa ha Translation: Just then the purest of learned brāhmaṇas, following Kṛṣṇa’s order, came to see the divine Princess Rukmiṇī within the inner chambers of the palace. Purport: According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Śrī Kṛṣṇa had reached the gardens outside the city, and out of concern for Rukmiṇī He had instructed the brāhmaṇa to tell her of His arrival....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 29 Sanskrit: सा तं प्रहृष्टवदनमव्यग्रात्मगतिं सती । आलक्ष्य लक्षणाभिज्ञा समपृच्छच्छुचिस्मिता ॥ २९ ॥ ITRANS: sā taṁ prahṛṣṭa-vadanamavyagrātma-gatiṁ satīālakṣya lakṣaṇābhijñāsamapṛcchac chuci-smitā Translation: Noting the brāhmaṇa’s joyful face and serene movements, saintly Rukmiṇī, who could expertly interpret such symptoms, inquired from him with a pure smile. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 30 Sanskrit: तस्या आवेदयत् प्राप्तं शशंस यदुनन्दनम् । उक्तं च सत्यवचनमात्मोपनयनं प्रति ॥ ३० ॥ ITRANS: tasyā āvedayat prāptaṁśaśaṁsa yadu-nandanamuktaṁ ca satya-vacanamātmopanayanaṁ prati Translation: The brāhmaṇa announced to her the arrival of Lord Yadunandana and relayed the Lord’s promise to marry her. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: तमागतं समाज्ञाय वैदर्भी हृष्टमानसा । न पश्यन्ती ब्राह्मणाय प्रियमन्यन्ननाम सा ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: tam āgataṁ samājñāyavaidarbhī hṛṣṭa-mānasāna paśyantī brāhmaṇāyapriyam anyan nanāma sā Translation: Princess Vaidarbhī was overjoyed to learn of Kṛṣṇa’s arrival. Not finding anything at hand suitable to offer the brāhmaṇa, she simply bowed down to him. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32 Sanskrit: प्राप्तौ श्रुत्वा स्वदुहितुरुद्वाहप्रेक्षणोत्सुकौ । अभ्ययात्तूर्यघोषेण रामकृष्णौ समर्हणै: ॥ ३२ ॥ ITRANS: prāptau śrutvā sva-duhiturudvāha-prekṣaṇotsukauabhyayāt tūrya-ghoṣeṇarāma-kṛṣṇau samarhaṇaiḥ Translation: The King, upon hearing that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had come and were eager to witness his daughter’s wedding, went forth with abundant offerings to greet Them as music resounded. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 33 Sanskrit: मधुपर्कमुपानीय वासांसि विरजांसि स: । उपायनान्यभीष्टानि विधिवत् समपूजयत् ॥ ३३ ॥ ITRANS: madhu-parkam upānīyavāsāṁsi virajāṁsi saḥupāyanāny abhīṣṭānividhi-vat samapūjayat Translation: Presenting Them with madhu-parka, new clothing and other desirable gifts, he worshiped Them according to standard rituals. Purport: