Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवाणे गोविन्दे सौभराट् प्रत्युपस्थित: ।वसुदेवमिवानीय कृष्णं चेदमुवाच स: ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: iti bruvāṇe govindesaubha-rāṭ pratyupasthitaḥvasudevam ivānīyakṛṣṇaṁ cedam uvāca saḥ Translation: After Govinda spoke these words, the master of Saubha again appeared, apparently leading Vasudeva before the Lord. Śālva then spoke as follows. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25-26 Sanskrit: ऋषेर्भगवतो भूत्वा शिष्योऽधीत्य बहूनि च ।सेतिहासपुराणानि धर्मशास्त्राणि सर्वश: ॥ २५ ॥अदान्तस्याविनीतस्य वृथा पण्डितमानिन: ।न गुणाय भवन्ति स्म नटस्येवाजितात्मन: ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: ṛṣer bhagavato bhūtvāśiṣyo ’dhītya bahūni casetihāsa-purāṇānidharma-śāstrāṇi sarvaśaḥ Translation: Although he is a disciple of the divine sage Vyāsa and has thoroughly learned many scriptures from him, including the lawbooks of religious duties and the epic histories and Purāṇas, all this study has not produced good qualities in him....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: गदापाणी उभौ दृष्ट्वा संरब्धौ विजयैषिणौ ।मण्डलानि विचित्राणि चरन्ताविदमब्रवीत् ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: gadā-pāṇī ubhau dṛṣṭvāsaṁrabdhau vijayaiṣiṇaumaṇḍalāni vicitrāṇicarantāv idam abravīt Translation: Lord Balarāma found Duryodhana and Bhīma with clubs in their hands, each furiously striving for victory over the other as they circled about skillfully. The Lord addressed them as follows. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25-26 Sanskrit: किमनेन कृतं पुण्यमवधूतेन भिक्षुणा ।श्रिया हीनेन लोकेऽस्मिन् गर्हितेनाधमेन च ॥ २५ ॥योऽसौ त्रिलोकगुरुणा श्रीनिवासेन सम्भृत: ।पर्यङ्कस्थां श्रियं हित्वा परिष्वक्तोऽग्रजो यथा ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: kim anena kṛtaṁ puṇyamavadhūtena bhikṣuṇāśriyā hīnena loke ’smingarhitenādhamena ca Translation: [The residents of the palace said:] What pious acts has this unkempt, impoverished brāhmaṇa performed? People regard him as lowly and contemptible, yet the spiritual master of the three worlds, the abode of Goddess Śrī, is serving him reverently....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: पतिमागतमाकर्ण्य पत्न्युद्धर्षातिसम्भ्रमा ।निश्चक्राम गृहात्तूर्णं रूपिणी श्रीरिवालयात् ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: patim āgatam ākarṇyapatny uddharṣāti-sambhramāniścakrāma gṛhāt tūrṇaṁrūpiṇī śrīr ivālayāt Translation: When she heard that her husband had arrived, the brāhmaṇa’s wife quickly came out of the house in a jubilant flurry. She resembled the goddess of fortune herself emerging from her divine abode. Purport: Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī points out that since Lord Kṛṣṇa had turned Sudāmā’s home into a heavenly abode, everyone living there now possessed beautiful bodies and attire appropriate to the residents of heaven....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25-26 Sanskrit: राजन्येषु निवृत्तेषु भग्नमानेषु मानिषु ।भगवान् धनुरादाय सज्यं कृत्वाथ लीलया ॥ २५ ॥तस्मिन् सन्धाय विशिखं मत्स्यं वीक्ष्य सकृज्जले ।छित्त्वेषुणापातयत्तं सूर्ये चाभिजिति स्थिते ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: rājanyeṣu nivṛtteṣubhagna-māneṣu māniṣubhagavān dhanur ādāyasajyaṁ kṛtvātha līlayā Translation: After all the arrogant kings had given up, their pride broken, the Supreme Personality of Godhead picked up the bow, easily strung it and then fixed His arrow upon it....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: खं वायुर्ज्योतिरापो भूस्तत्कृतेषु यथाशयम् ।आविस्तिरोऽल्पभूर्येको नानात्वं यात्यसावपि ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: khaṁ vāyur jyotir āpo bhūstat-kṛteṣu yathāśayamāvis-tiro-’lpa-bhūry ekonānātvaṁ yāty asāv api Translation: The elements of ether, air, fire, water and earth become visible, invisible, minute or extensive as they manifest in various objects. Similarly, the Paramātmā, though one, appears to become many. Purport: Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains this and the previous verse as follows: The one Paramātmā appears to be many by the influence of the modes of nature that He Himself creates....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: न्यमन्त्रयेतां दाशार्हमातिथ्येन सह द्विजै: ।मैथिल: श्रुतदेवश्च युगपत् संहताञ्जली ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: nyamantrayetāṁ dāśārhamātithyena saha dvijaiḥmaithilaḥ śrutadevaś cayugapat saṁhatāñjalī Translation: At exactly the same time, King Maithila and Śrutadeva each went forward with joined palms and invited the Lord of the Daśārhas to be his guest, along with the brāhmaṇa sages. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: जनिमसत: सतो मृतिमुतात्मनि ये च भिदांविपणमृतं स्मरन्त्युपदिशन्ति त आरुपितै: ।त्रिगुणमय: पुमानिति भिदा यदबोधकृतात्वयि न तत: परत्र स भवेदवबोधरसे ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: janim asataḥ sato mṛtim utātmani ye ca bhidāṁvipaṇam ṛtaṁ smaranty upadiśanti ta ārupitaiḥtri-guṇa-mayaḥ pumān iti bhidā yad abodha-kṛtātvayi na tataḥ paratra sa bhaved avabodha-rase Translation: Supposed authorities who declare that matter is the origin of existence, that the permanent qualities of the soul can be destroyed, that the self is compounded of separate aspects of spirit and matter, or that material transactions constitute reality — all such authorities base their teachings on mistaken ideas that hide the truth....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: भूमिरुवाचनमस्ते देवदेवेश शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ।भक्तेच्छोपात्तरूपाय परमात्मन् नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: bhūmir uvācanamas te deva-deveśaśaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharabhaktecchopātta-rūpāyaparamātman namo ’stu te Translation: Goddess Bhūmi said: Obeisances unto You, O Lord of the chief demigods, O holder of the conchshell, disc and club. O Supreme Soul within the heart, You assume Your various forms to fulfill Your devotees’ desires. Obeisances unto You. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा भगवान् कृष्ण: प्रियाया: प्रेमबन्धनम् ।हास्यप्रौढिमजानन्त्या: करुण: सोऽन्वकम्पत ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: tad dṛṣṭvā bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥpriyāyāḥ prema-bandhanamhāsya-prauḍhim ajānantyāḥkaruṇaḥ so ’nvakampata Translation: Seeing that His beloved was so bound to Him in love that she could not understand the full meaning of His teasing, merciful Lord Kṛṣṇa felt compassion for her. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: दौहित्रायानिरुद्धाय पौत्रीं रुक्म्याददाद्धरे: ।रोचनां बद्धवैरोऽपि स्वसु: प्रियचिकीर्षया ।जानन्नधर्मं तद् यौनं स्नेहपाशानुबन्धन: ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: dauhitrāyāniruddhāyapautrīṁ rukmy ādadād dhareḥrocanāṁ baddha-vairo ’pisvasuḥ priya-cikīrṣayājānann adharmaṁ tad yaunaṁsneha-pāśānubandhanaḥ Translation: Rukmī gave his granddaughter Rocanā to his daughter’s son, Aniruddha, despite Rukmī’s relentless feud with Lord Hari. Although Rukmī considered this marriage irreligious, he wanted to please his sister, bound as he was by the ropes of affection....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25-26 Sanskrit: तां तथा यदुवीरेण भुज्यमानां हतव्रताम् ।हेतुभिर्लक्षयां चक्रुरापृईतां दुरवच्छदै: ॥ २५ ॥भटा आवेदयां चक्रू राजंस्ते दुहितुर्वयम् ।विचेष्टितं लक्षयाम कन्याया: कुलदूषणम् ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: tāṁ tathā yadu-vīreṇabhujyamānāṁ hata-vratāmhetubhir lakṣayāṁ cakrurāpṛītāṁ duravacchadaiḥ Translation: The female guards eventually noticed unmistakable symptoms of romantic involvement in Ūṣā, who, having broken her maiden vow, was being enjoyed by the Yadu hero and showing signs of conjugal happiness....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: ज्वर उवाचनमामि त्वानन्तशक्तिं परेशंसर्वात्मानं केवलं ज्ञप्तिमात्रम् ।विश्वोत्पत्तिस्थानसंरोधहेतुंयत्तद् ब्रह्म ब्रह्मलिङ्गं प्रशान्तम् ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: jvara uvācanamāmi tvānanta-śaktiṁ pareśamsarvātmānaṁ kevalaṁ jñapti-mātramviśvotpatti-sthāna-saṁrodha-hetuṁyat tad brahma brahma-liṅgam praśāntam Translation: The Śiva-jvara said: I bow down to You of unlimited potencies, the Supreme Lord, the Supersoul of all beings. You possess pure and complete consciousness and are the cause of cosmic creation, maintenance and dissolution. Perfectly peaceful, You are the Absolute Truth to whom the Vedas indirectly refer....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: ब्रह्मण्यस्य वदान्यस्य तव दासस्य केशव ।स्मृतिर्नाद्यापि विध्वस्ता भवत्सन्दर्शनार्थिन: ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: brahmaṇyasya vadānyasyatava dāsasya keśavasmṛtir nādyāpi vidhvastābhavat-sandarśanārthinaḥ Translation: O Keśava, as Your servant I was devoted to the brāhmaṇas and generous to them, and I always hankered for Your audience. Therefore even till now I have never forgotten [my past life]. Purport: Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī comments on this verse as follows: “Since King Nṛga openly declared that he had two outstanding qualities — namely devotion to the brāhmaṇas, and generosity — it is clear that he possessed these qualities only partially, since someone who is truly pure would not boast about them....