Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 - Chapter 4

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16 Sanskrit: इन्द्रायानम्य सदसि श‍ृण्वतां त्रिदिवौकसाम् ।ऊचुर्नारायणबलं शक्रस्तत्रास विस्मित: ॥ १६ ॥ ITRANS: indrāyānamya sadasiśṛṇvatāṁ tri-divaukasāmūcur nārāyaṇa-balaṁśakras tatrāsa vismitaḥ Translation: The servants of the demigods reached the assembly of Indra, and thus, while all the residents of the three heavens listened, they explained to Indra the supreme power of Nārāyaṇa. When Indra heard of Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi and became aware of his offense, he was both frightened and astonished....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: हंसस्वरूप्यवददच्युत आत्मयोगंदत्त: कुमार ऋषभो भगवान् पिता न: ।विष्णु: शिवाय जगतां कलयावतीर्ण-स्तेनाहृता मधुभिदा श्रुतयोहयास्ये ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: haṁsa-svarūpy avadad acyuta ātma-yogaṁdattaḥ kumāra ṛṣabho bhagavān pitā naḥviṣṇuḥ śivāya jagatāṁ kalayāvatīrṇastenāhṛtā madhu-bhidā śrutayo hayāsye Translation: The infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, has descended into this world by His various partial incarnations such as Lord Haṁsa [the swan], Dattātreya, the four Kumāras and our own father, the mighty Ṛṣabhadeva....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18 Sanskrit: गुप्तोऽप्यये मनुरिलौषधयश्च मात्स्येक्रौडे हतो दितिज उद्धरताम्भस: क्ष्माम् ।कौर्मे धृतोऽद्रिरमृतोन्मथने स्वपृष्ठेग्राहात् प्रपन्नमिभराजममुञ्चदार्तम् ॥ १८ ॥ ITRANS: gupto ’pyaye manur ilauṣadhayaś ca mātsyekrauḍe hato diti-ja uddharatāmbhasaḥ kṣmāmkaurme dhṛto ’drir amṛtonmathane sva-pṛṣṭhegrāhāt prapannam ibha-rājam amuñcad ārtam Translation: In His appearance as a fish, the Lord protected Satyavrata Manu, the earth and her valuable herbs. He protected them from the waters of annihilation. As a boar, the Lord killed Hiraṇyākṣa, the son of Diti, while delivering the earth from the universal waters....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 19 Sanskrit: संस्तुन्वतो निपतितान् श्रमणानृषींश्चशक्रं च वृत्रवधतस्तमसि प्रविष्टम् ।देवस्त्रियोऽसुरगृहे पिहिता अनाथाजघ्नेऽसुरेन्द्रमभयाय सतां नृसिंहे ॥ १९ ॥ ITRANS: saṁstunvato nipatitān śramaṇān ṛṣīṁś caśakraṁ ca vṛtra-vadhatas tamasi praviṣṭamdeva-striyo ’sura-gṛhe pihitā anāthājaghne ’surendram abhayāya satāṁ nṛsiṁhe Translation: The Lord also delivered the tiny ascetic sages called the Vālakhilyas when they fell into the water in a cow’s hoofprint and Indra was laughing at them. The Lord then saved Indra when Indra was covered by darkness due to the sinful reaction for killing Vṛtrāsura....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20 Sanskrit: देवासुरे युधि च दैत्यपतीन् सुरार्थेहत्वान्तरेषु भुवनान्यदधात् कलाभि: ।भूत्वाथ वामन इमामहरद् बले: क्ष्मांयाच्ञाच्छलेन समदाददिते: सुतेभ्य: ॥ २० ॥ ITRANS: devāsure yudhi ca daitya-patīn surārthehatvāntareṣu bhuvanāny adadhāt kalābhiḥbhūtvātha vāmana imām aharad baleḥ kṣmāṁyācñā-cchalena samadād aditeḥ sutebhyaḥ Translation: The Supreme Lord regularly takes advantage of the wars between the demons and demigods to kill the leaders of the demons. The Lord thus encourages the demigods by protecting the universe through His various incarnations during the reigns of each Manu....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 21 Sanskrit: नि:क्षत्रियामकृत गां च त्रि:सप्तकृत्वोरामस्तु हैहयकुलाप्ययभार्गवाग्नि: ।सोऽब्धिं बबन्ध दशवक्त्रमहन् सलङ्कंसीतापतिर्जयति लोकमलघ्नकीर्ति: ॥ २१ ॥ ITRANS: niḥkṣatriyām akṛta gāṁ ca triḥ-sapta-kṛtvorāmas tu haihaya-kulāpyaya-bhārgavāgniḥso ’bdhiṁ babandha daśa-vaktram ahan sa-laṅkaṁsītā-patir jayati loka-mala-ghna-kīṛtiḥ Translation: Lord Paraśurāma appeared in the family of Bhṛgu as a fire that burned to ashes the dynasty of Haihaya. Thus Lord Paraśurāma rid the earth of all kṣatriyas twenty-one times. The same Lord appeared as Rāmacandra, the husband of Sītādevī, and thus He killed the ten-headed Rāvaṇa, along with all the soldiers of Laṅkā....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 22 Sanskrit: भूमेर्भरावतरणाय यदुष्वजन्माजात: करिष्यति सुरैरपि दुष्कराणि ।वादैर्विमोहयति यज्ञकृतोऽतदर्हान्शूद्रान् कलौ क्षितिभुजो न्यहनिष्यदन्ते ॥ २२ ॥ ITRANS: bhūmer bharāvataraṇāya yaduṣv ajanmājātaḥ kariṣyati surair api duṣkarāṇivādair vimohayati yajña-kṛto ’tad-arhānśūdrān kalau kṣiti-bhujo nyahaniṣyad ante Translation: To diminish the burden of the earth, the unborn Lord will take birth in the Yadu dynasty and perform feats impossible even for the demigods. Propounding speculative philosophy, the Lord, as Buddha, will bewilder the unworthy performers of Vedic sacrifices....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23 Sanskrit: एवंविधानि कर्माणि जन्मानि च जगत्पते: ।भूरीणि भूरियशसो वर्णितानि महाभुज ॥ २३ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ-vidhāni janmānikarmāṇi ca jagat-pateḥbhūrīṇi bhūri-yaśasovarṇitāni mahā-bhuja Translation: O mighty-armed King, there are innumerable appearances and activities of the Supreme Lord of the universe similar to those I have already mentioned. In fact, the glories of the Supreme Lord are unlimited. Purport: