Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 - Chapter 62

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 1 Sanskrit: श्रीराजोवाचबाणस्य तनयामूषामुपयेमे यदूत्तम: ।तत्र युद्धमभूद् घोरं हरिशङ्करयोर्महत् ।एतत् सर्वं महायोगिन् समाख्यातुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ १ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-rājovācabāṇasya tanayām ūṣāmupayeme yadūttamaḥtatra yuddham abhūd ghoraṁhari-śaṅkarayor mahatetat sarvaṁ mahā-yoginsamākhyātuṁ tvam arhasi Translation: King Parīkṣit said: The best of the Yadus married Bāṇāsura’s daughter, Ūṣā, and as a result a great, fearsome battle occurred between Lord Hari and Lord Śaṅkara. Please explain everything about this incident, O most powerful of mystics....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचबाण: पुत्रशतज्येष्ठो बलेरासीन्महात्मन: ।येन वामनरूपाय हरयेऽदायि मेदिनी ॥तस्यौरस: सुतो बाण: शिवभक्तिरत: सदा ।मान्यो वदान्यो धीमांश्च सत्यसन्धो द‍ृढव्रत: ।शोणिताख्ये पुरे रम्ये स राज्यमकरोत् पुरा ॥तस्य शम्भो: प्रासादेन किङ्करा इव तेऽमरा: ।सहस्रबाहुर्वाद्येन ताण्डवेऽतोषयन्मृडम् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācabāṇaḥ putra-śata-jyeṣṭhobaler āsīn mahātmanaḥyena vāmana-rūpāyaharaye ’dāyi medinī Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Bāṇa was the oldest of the hundred sons fathered by the great saint Bali Mahārāja, who gave the whole earth in charity to Lord Hari when He appeared as Vāmanadeva....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3 Sanskrit: भगवान् सर्वभूतेश: शरण्यो भक्तवत्सल: ।वरेण छन्दयामास स तं वव्रे पुराधिपम् ॥ ३ ॥ ITRANS: bhagavān sarva-bhūteśaḥśaraṇyo bhakta-vatsalaḥvareṇa chandayām āsasa taṁ vavre purādhipam Translation: The lord and master of all created beings, the compassionate refuge of his devotees, gladdened Bāṇāsura by offering him the benediction of his choice. Bāṇa chose to have him, Lord Śiva, as the guardian of his city....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: स एकदाह गिरिशं पार्श्वस्थं वीर्यदुर्मद: ।किरीटेनार्कवर्णेन संस्पृशंस्तत्पदाम्बुजम् ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: sa ekadāha giriśaṁpārśva-sthaṁ vīrya-durmadaḥkirīṭenārka-varṇenasaṁspṛśaṁs tat-padāmbujam Translation: Bāṇāsura was intoxicated with his strength. One day, when Lord Śiva was standing beside him, Bāṇāsura touched the lord’s lotus feet with his helmet, which shone like the sun, and spoke to him as follows. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 5 Sanskrit: नमस्ये त्वां महादेव लोकानां गुरुमीश्वरम् ।पुंसामपूर्णकामानां कामपूरामराङ्‍‍घ्रिपम् ॥ ५ ॥ ITRANS: namasye tvāṁ mahā-devalokānāṁ gurum īśvarampuṁsām apūrṇa-kāmānāṁkāma-pūrāmarāṅghripam Translation: [Bāṇāsura said:] O Lord Mahādeva, I bow down to you, the spiritual master and controller of the worlds. You are like the heavenly tree that fulfills the desires of those whose desires are unfulfilled. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 6 Sanskrit: दो:सहस्रं त्वया दत्तं परं भाराय मेऽभवत् ।त्रिलोक्यां प्रतियोद्धारं न लभे त्वद‍ृते समम् ॥ ६ ॥ ITRANS: doḥ-sahasraṁ tvayā dattaṁparaṁ bhārāya me ’bhavattri-lokyāṁ pratiyoddhāraṁna labhe tvad ṛte samam Translation: These one thousand arms you bestowed upon me have become merely a heavy burden. Besides you, I find no one in the three worlds worthy to fight. Purport: According to the ācāryas, Bāṇāsura’s subtle implication here is this: “And so when I have defeated you, Lord Śiva, my world conquest will be complete and my desire for battle satisfied....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 7 Sanskrit: कण्डूत्या निभृतैर्दोर्भिर्युयुत्सुर्दिग्गजानहम् ।आद्यायां चूर्णयन्नद्रीन् भीतास्तेऽपि प्रदुद्रुवु: ॥ ७ ॥ ITRANS: kaṇḍūtyā nibhṛtair dorbhiryuyutsur dig-gajān ahamādyāyāṁ cūrṇayann adrīnbhītās te ’pi pradudruvuḥ Translation: Eager to fight with the elephants who rule the directions, O primeval lord, I went forth, pulverizing mountains with my arms, which were itching for battle. But even those great elephants fled in fear. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 8 Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान् क्रुद्ध: केतुस्ते भज्यते यदा ।त्वद्दर्पघ्नं भवेन्मूढ संयुगं मत्समेन ते ॥ ८ ॥ ITRANS: tac chrutvā bhagavān kruddhaḥketus te bhajyate yadātvad-darpa-ghnaṁ bhaven mūḍhasaṁyugaṁ mat-samena te Translation: Hearing this, Lord Śiva became angry and replied, “Your flag will be broken, fool, when you have done battle with one who is my equal. That fight will vanquish your conceit.” Purport: Lord Śiva could have immediately chastised Bāṇāsura and personally destroyed his pride, but since Bāṇāsura had been such a faithful servant of his, Śiva did not do so....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 9 Sanskrit: इत्युक्त: कुमतिर्हृष्ट: स्वगृहं प्राविशन्नृप ।प्रतीक्षन् गिरिशादेशं स्ववीर्यनशनं कुधी: ॥ ९ ॥ ITRANS: ity uktaḥ kumatir hṛṣṭaḥsva-gṛhaṁ prāviśan nṛpapratīkṣan giriśādeśaṁsva-vīrya-naśanam kudhīḥ Translation: Thus advised, unintelligent Bāṇāsura was delighted. The fool then went home, O King, to wait for that which Lord Giriśa had predicted: the destruction of his prowess. Purport: Here Bāṇāsura is described as ku-dhī (“having bad intelligence”) and ku-mati (“foolish”) because he completely misunderstood the actual situation....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 10 Sanskrit: तस्योषा नाम दुहिता स्वप्ने प्राद्युम्निना रतिम् ।कन्यालभत कान्तेन प्रागद‍ृष्टश्रुतेन सा ॥ १० ॥ ITRANS: tasyoṣā nāma duhitāsvapne prādyumninā ratimkanyālabhata kāntenaprāg adṛṣṭa-śrutena sā Translation: In a dream Bāṇa’s daughter, the maiden Ūṣā, had an amorous encounter with the son of Pradyumna, though she had never before seen or heard of her lover. Purport: The incidents now described will lead up to the fight predicted by Lord Śiva....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 11 Sanskrit: सा तत्र तमपश्यन्ती क्व‍ासि कान्तेति वादिनी ।सखीनां मध्य उत्तस्थौ विह्वला व्रीडिता भृशम् ॥ ११ ॥ ITRANS: sā tatra tam apaśyantīkvāsi kānteti vādinīsakhīnāṁ madhya uttasthauvihvalā vrīḍitā bhṛśam Translation: Losing sight of Him in her dream, Ūṣā suddenly sat up in the midst of her girlfriends, crying out “Where are You, my lover?” She was greatly disturbed and embarrassed. Purport: Coming to her senses and remembering that she was surrounded by her girlfriends, Ūṣā was naturally very embarrassed to have cried out in that way....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: बाणस्य मन्त्री कुम्भाण्डश्चित्रलेखा च तत्सुता ।सख्यपृच्छत् सखीमूषां कौतूहलसमन्विता ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: bāṇasya mantrī kumbhāṇḍaścitralekhā ca tat-sutāsakhy apṛcchat sakhīm ūṣāṁkautūhala-samanvitā Translation: Bāṇāsura had a minister named Kumbhāṇḍa, whose daughter was Citralekhā. A companion of Ūṣā’s, she was filled with curiosity, and thus she inquired from her friend. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13 Sanskrit: कं त्वं मृगयसे सुभ्रु कीद‍ृशस्ते मनोरथ: ।हस्तग्राहं न तेऽद्यापि राजपुत्र्युपलक्षये ॥ १३ ॥ ITRANS: kaṁ tvaṁ mṛgayase su-bhrukīdṛśas te manorathaḥhasta-grāhaṁ na te ’dyāpirāja-putry upalakṣaye Translation: [Citralekhā said:] Who are you searching for, O fine-browed one? What is this hankering you’re feeling? Until now, O princess, I haven’t seen any man take your hand in marriage. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 14 Sanskrit: द‍ृष्ट: कश्चिन्नर: स्वप्ने श्याम: कमललोचन: ।पीतवासा बृहद्ब‍ाहुर्योषितां हृदयंगम: ॥ १४ ॥ ITRANS: dṛṣṭaḥ kaścin naraḥ svapneśyāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥpīta-vāsā bṛhad-bāhuryoṣitāṁ hṛdayaṁ-gamaḥ Translation: [Ūṣā said:] In my dream I saw a certain man who had a darkblue complexion, lotus eyes, yellow garments and mighty arms. He was the kind who touches women’s hearts. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 15 Sanskrit: तमहं मृगये कान्तं पाययित्वाधरं मधु ।क्व‍ापि यात: स्पृहयतीं क्षिप्‍त्‍वा मां वृजिनार्णवे ॥ १५ ॥ ITRANS: tam ahaṁ mṛgaye kāntaṁpāyayitvādharaṁ madhukvāpi yātaḥ spṛhayatīṁkṣiptvā māṁ vṛjinārṇave Translation: It is that lover I search for. After making me drink the honey of His lips, He has gone elsewhere, and thus He has thrown me, hankering fervently for Him, into the ocean of distress....