Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 - Chapter 66

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18 Sanskrit: आयोधनं तद्रथवाजिकुञ्जर-द्विपत्खरोष्ट्रैररिणावखण्डितै: ।बभौ चितं मोदवहं मनस्विना-माक्रीडनं भूतपतेरिवोल्बणम् ॥ १८ ॥ ITRANS: āyodhanaṁ tad ratha-vāji-kuñjara-dvipat-kharoṣṭrair ariṇāvakhaṇḍitaiḥbabhau citaṁ moda-vahaṁ manasvināmākrīḍanaṁ bhūta-pater ivolbaṇam Translation: The battlefield, strewn with the dismembered chariots, horses, elephants, humans, mules and camels that had been cut to pieces by the Lord’s disc weapon, shone like the gruesome playground of Lord Bhūtapati, giving pleasure to the wise. Purport: Śrīla Prabhupāda describes this scene as follows: “Although the devastated battlefield appeared like the dancing place of Lord Śiva at the time of the dissolution of the world, the warriors who were on the side of Kṛṣṇa were very much encouraged by seeing this, and they fought with greater strength....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 19 Sanskrit: अथाह पौण्ड्रकं शौरिर्भो भो पौण्ड्रक यद् भवान् ।दूतवाक्येन मामाह तान्यस्‍त्रण्युत्सृजामि ते ॥ १९ ॥ ITRANS: athāha pauṇḍrakaṁ śaurirbho bho pauṇḍraka yad bhavāndūta-vākyena mām āhatāny astraṇy utsṛjāmi te Translation: Lord Kṛṣṇa then addressed Pauṇḍraka: My dear Pauṇḍraka, the very weapons you spoke of through your messenger, I now release unto you. Purport: Śrīla Prabhupāda writes as follows in Kṛṣṇa: “At this time Lord Kṛṣṇa told Pauṇḍraka, ‘Pauṇḍraka, you requested Me to give up the symbols of Lord Viṣṇu, specifically My disc....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20 Sanskrit: त्याजयिष्येऽभिधानं मे यत्त्वयाज्ञ मृषा धृतम् ।व्रजामि शरनं तेऽद्य यदि नेच्छामि संयुगम् ॥ २० ॥ ITRANS: tyājayiṣye ’bhidhānaṁ meyat tvayājña mṛṣā dhṛtamvrajāmi śaranaṁ te ’dyayadi necchāmi saṁyugam Translation: O fool, now I shall make you renounce My name, which you have falsely assumed. And I will certainly take shelter of you if I do not wish to fight you. Purport: Śrīla Prabhupāda writes as follows: “Now, Pauṇḍraka, I shall force you to give up this false representation....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 21 Sanskrit: इति क्षिप्‍त्‍वा शितैर्बाणैर्विरथीकृत्य पौण्ड्रकम् ।शिरोऽवृश्चद् रथाङ्गेन वज्रेणेन्द्रो यथा गिरे: ॥ २१ ॥ ITRANS: iti kṣiptvā śitair bāṇairvirathī-kṛtya pauṇḍrakamśiro ’vṛścad rathāṅgenavajreṇendro yathā gireḥ Translation: Having thus derided Pauṇḍraka, Lord Kṛṣṇa destroyed his chariot with His sharp arrows. The Lord then cut off his head with the Sudarśana disc, just as Lord Indra lops off a mountain peak with his thunderbolt weapon....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 22 Sanskrit: तथा काशिपते: कायाच्छिर उत्कृत्य पत्रिभि: ।न्यपातयत् काशिपुर्यां पद्मकोशमिवानिल: ॥ २२ ॥ ITRANS: tathā kāśī-pateḥ kāyācchira utkṛtya patribhiḥnyapātayat kāśī-puryāṁpadma-kośam ivānilaḥ Translation: With His arrows, Lord Kṛṣṇa similarly severed Kāśirāja’s head from his body, sending it flying into Kāśī city like a lotus flower thrown by the wind. Purport: Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains why Kṛṣṇa threw Kāśirāja’s head into the city: “As he went off to battle, the King of Kāśī had promised the citizens: ‘My dear residents of Kāśī, today I will bring the enemy’s head into the midst of the city....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23 Sanskrit: एवं मत्सरिणं हत्वा पौण्ड्रकं ससखं हरि: ।द्वारकामाविशत् सिद्धैर्गीयमानकथामृत: ॥ २३ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ matsariṇam hatvāpauṇḍrakaṁ sa-sakhaṁ hariḥdvārakām āviśat siddhairgīyamāna-kathāmṛtaḥ Translation: Having thus killed envious Pauṇḍraka and his ally, Lord Kṛṣṇa returned to Dvārakā. As He entered the city, the Siddhas of heaven chanted His immortal, nectarean glories. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24 Sanskrit: स नित्यं भगवद्ध्यानप्रध्वस्ताखिलबन्धन: ।बिभ्राणश्च हरे राजन् स्वरूपं तन्मयोऽभवत् ॥ २४ ॥ ITRANS: sa nityaṁ bhagavad-dhyāna-pradhvastākhila-bandhanaḥbibhrāṇaś ca hare rājansvarūpaṁ tan-mayo ’bhavat Translation: By constantly meditating upon the Supreme Lord, Pauṇḍraka shattered all his material bonds. Indeed, by imitating Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, O King, he ultimately became Kṛṣṇa conscious. Purport: Śrīla Prabhupāda writes as follows in Kṛṣṇa: “As far as Pauṇḍraka was concerned, somehow or other he always thought of Vāsudeva by falsely dressing himself in imitation of the Lord....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: शिर: पतितमालोक्य राजद्वारे सकुण्डलम् ।किमिदं कस्य वा वक्त्रमिति संशिशिरे जना: ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: śiraḥ patitam ālokyarāja-dvāre sa-kuṇḍalamkim idaṁ kasya vā vaktramiti saṁśiśire janāḥ Translation: Seeing a head decorated with earrings lying at the gate of the royal palace, the people present were puzzled. Some of them asked, “What is this?” and others said, “It is a head, but whose is it?...

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26 Sanskrit: राज्ञ: काशीपतेर्ज्ञात्वा महिष्य: पुत्रबान्धवा: ।पौराश्च हा हता राजन् नाथ नाथेति प्रारुदन् ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: rājñaḥ kāśī-pater jñātvāmahiṣyaḥ putra-bāndhavāḥpaurāś ca hā hatā rājannātha nātheti prārudan Translation: My dear King, when they recognized it as the head of their King — the lord of Kāśi — his queens, sons and other relatives, along with all the citizens of the city, began to cry pitifully: “Alas, we are killed!...

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 27-28 Sanskrit: सुदक्षिणस्तस्य सुत: कृत्वा संस्थाविधिं पते: ।निहत्य पितृहन्तारं यास्याम्यपचितिं पितु: ॥ २७ ॥इत्यात्मनाभिसन्धाय सोपाध्यायो महेश्वरम् ।सुदक्षिणोऽर्चयामास परमेण समाधिना ॥ २८ ॥ ITRANS: sudakṣiṇas tasya sutaḥkṛtvā saṁsthā-vidhiṁ pateḥnihatya pitṛ-hantāraṁyāsyāmy apacitiṁ pituḥ Translation: After the King’s son Sudakṣiṇa had performed the obligatory funeral rituals for his father, he resolved within his mind: “Only by killing my father’s murderer can I avenge his death.” Thus the charitable Sudakṣiṇa, together with his priests, began worshiping Lord Maheśvara with great attention....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 29 Sanskrit: प्रीतोऽविमुक्ते भगवांस्तस्मै वरमदाद् विभु: ।पितृहन्तृवधोपायं स वव्रे वरमीप्सितम् ॥ २९ ॥ ITRANS: prīto ’vimukte bhagavāṁstasmai varam adād vibhuḥpitṛ-hantṛ-vadhopāyaṁsa vavre varam īpsitam Translation: Satisfied by the worship, the powerful Lord Śiva appeared in the sacred precinct of Avimukta and offered Sudakṣiṇa his choice of benedictions. The prince chose as his benediction a means to slay his father’s killer. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 30-31 Sanskrit: दक्षिणाग्निं परिचर ब्राह्मणै: सममृत्विजम् ।अभिचारविधानेन स चाग्नि: प्रमथैर्वृत: ॥ ३० ॥साधयिष्यति सङ्कल्पमब्रह्मण्ये प्रयोजित: ।इत्यादिष्टस्तथा चक्रे कृष्णायाभिचरन् व्रती ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: dakṣiṇāgniṁ paricarabrāhmaṇaiḥ samam ṛtvijamabhicāra-vidhānenasa cāgniḥ pramathair vṛtaḥ Translation: Lord Śiva told him, “Accompanied by brāhmaṇas, serve the Dakṣiṇāgni fire — the original priest — following the injunctions of the abhicāra ritual. Then the Dakṣiṇāgni fire, together with many Pramathas, will fulfill your desire if you direct it against someone inimical to the brāhmaṇas....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32-33 Sanskrit: ततोऽग्निरुत्थित: कुण्डान्मूर्तिमानतिभीषण: ।तप्तताम्रशिखाश्मश्रुरङ्गारोद्गारिलोचन: ॥ ३२ ॥दंष्ट्रोग्रभ्रुकुटीदण्डकठोरास्य: स्वजिह्वया ।आलिहन् सृक्व‍णी नग्नो विधुन्वंस्‍त्रिशिखं ज्वलत् ॥ ३३ ॥ ITRANS: tato ’gnir utthitaḥ kuṇḍānmūrtimān ati-bhīṣaṇaḥtapta-tāmra-śikhā-śmaśruraṅgārodgāri-locanaḥ Translation: Thereupon the fire rose up out of the altar pit, assuming the form of an extremely fearsome, naked person. The fiery creature’s beard and tuft of hair were like molten copper, and his eyes emitted blazing hot cinders. His face looked most frightful with its fangs and terrible arched and furrowed brows....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 34 Sanskrit: पद्‍भ्यां तालप्रमाणाभ्यां कम्पयन्नवनीतलम् ।सोऽभ्यधावद् वृतो भूतैर्द्वारकां प्रदहन् दिश: ॥ ३४ ॥ ITRANS: padbhyāṁ tāla-pramāṇābhyāṁkampayann avanī-talamso ’bhyadhāvad vṛto bhūtairdvārakāṁ pradahan diśaḥ Translation: On legs as tall as palm trees, the monster raced toward Dvārakā in the company of ghostly spirits, shaking the ground and burning the world in all directions. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 35 Sanskrit: तमाभिचारदहनमायान्तं द्वारकौकस: ।विलोक्य तत्रसु: सर्वे वनदाहे मृगा यथा ॥ ३५ ॥ ITRANS: tam ābhicāra-dahanamāyāntaṁ dvārakaukasaḥvilokya tatrasuḥ sarvevana-dāhe mṛgā yathā Translation: Seeing the approacḥ of the fiery demon created by the abhicāra ritual, the residents of Dvārakā were all struck with fear, like animals terrified by a forest fire. Purport: