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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: अथाचार्यसुतस्तेषां बुद्धिमेकान्तसंस्थिताम् ।आलक्ष्य भीतस्त्वरितो राज्ञ आवेदयद्यथा ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: athācārya-sutas teṣāṁbuddhim ekānta-saṁsthitāmālakṣya bhītas tvaritorājña āvedayad yathā Translation: When Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, the sons of Śukrācārya, observed that all the students, the sons of the demons, were becoming advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness because of the association of Prahlāda Mahārāja, they were afraid. They approached the King of the demons and described the situation as it was....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: श्रीप्रह्राद उवाचपितरि प्रस्थितेऽस्माकं तपसे मन्दराचलम् ।युद्धोद्यमं परं चक्रुर्विबुधा दानवान्प्रति ॥ २ ॥ H ITRANS: śrī-prahrāda uvācapitari prasthite ’smākaṁtapase mandarācalamyuddhodyamaṁ paraṁ cakrurvibudhā dānavān prati Translation: Prahlāda Mahārāja said: When our father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, went to Mandarācala Mountain to execute severe austerities, in his absence the demigods, headed by King Indra, made a severe attempt to subdue all the demons in warfare. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: यथा हि पुरुषस्येह विष्णो: पादोपसर्पणम् ।यदेष सर्वभूतानां प्रिय आत्मेश्वर: सुहृत् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: yathā hi puruṣasyehaviṣṇoḥ pādopasarpaṇamyad eṣa sarva-bhūtānāṁpriya ātmeśvaraḥ suhṛt Translation: The human form of life affords one a chance to return home, back to Godhead. Therefore every living entity, especially in the human form of life, must engage in devotional service to the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: तौ राज्ञा प्रापितं बालं प्रह्लादं नयकोविदम् ।पाठयामासतु: पाठ्यानन्यांश्चासुरबालकान् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: tau rājñā prāpitaṁ bālaṁprahlādaṁ naya-kovidampāṭhayām āsatuḥ pāṭhyānanyāṁś cāsura-bālakān Translation: Prahlāda Mahārāja was already educated in devotional life, but when his father sent him to those two sons of Śukrācārya to be educated, they accepted him at their school along with the other sons of the asuras. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: श्रीब्रह्मोवाचतातेमे दुर्लभा: पुंसां यान् वृणीषे वरान् मम ।तथापि वितराम्यङ्ग वरान् यद्यपि दुर्लभान् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-brahmovācatāteme durlabhāḥ puṁsāṁyān vṛṇīṣe varān mamatathāpi vitarāmy aṅgavarān yadyapi durlabhān Translation: Lord Brahmā said: O Hiraṇyakaśipu, these benedictions for which you have asked are difficult to obtain for most men. Nonetheless, O my son, I shall grant you them although they are generally not available....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: स तेपे मन्दरद्रोण्यां तप: परमदारुणम् ।ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्नभोद‍ृष्टि: पादाङ्गुष्ठाश्रितावनि: ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: sa tepe mandara-droṇyāṁtapaḥ parama-dāruṇamūrdhva-bāhur nabho-dṛṣṭiḥpādāṅguṣṭhāśritāvaniḥ Translation: In the valley of Mandara Hill, Hiraṇyakaśipu began performing his austerities by standing with his toes on the ground, keeping his arms upward and looking toward the sky. This position was extremely difficult, but he accepted it as a means to attain perfection....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: आह चेदं रुषा पूर्ण: सन्दष्टदशनच्छद: ।कोपोज्ज्वलद्भ्यां चक्षुर्भ्यां निरीक्षन् धूम्रमम्बरम् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: āha cedaṁ ruṣā pūrṇaḥsandaṣṭa-daśana-cchadaḥkopojjvaladbhyāṁ cakṣurbhyāṁnirīkṣan dhūmram ambaram Translation: Filled with rage and biting his lips, Hiraṇyakaśipu gazed at the sky with eyes that blazed in anger, making the whole sky smoky. Thus he began to speak. Purport: As usual, the demon is envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and inimical toward Him....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: न ह्यस्यार्थ: सुरगणै: साक्षान्नि:श्रेयसात्मन: ।नैवासुरेभ्यो विद्वेषो नोद्वेगश्चागुणस्य हि ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: na hy asyārthaḥ sura-gaṇaiḥsākṣān niḥśreyasātmanaḥnaivāsurebhyo vidveṣonodvegaś cāguṇasya hi Translation: Lord Viṣṇu Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the reservoir of all pleasure. Therefore, what benefit would He derive from siding with the demigods? What interest would He fulfill in this way? Since the Lord is transcendental, why should He fear the asuras, and how could He be envious of them?...

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 5 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: यस्येदं क्षितिमण्डलं भगवतोऽनन्तमूर्ते: सहस्रशिरस एकस्मिन्नेव शीर्षणि ध्रियमाणं सिद्धार्थ इव लक्ष्यते ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: yasyedaṁ kṣiti-maṇḍalaṁ bhagavato ’nanta-mūrteḥ sahasra-śirasa ekasminn eva śīrṣaṇi dhriyamāṇaṁ siddhārtha iva lakṣyate. Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: This great universe, situated on one of Lord Anantadeva’s thousands of hoods, appears just like a white mustard seed. It is infinitesimal compared to the hood of Lord Ananta. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 5 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: यददस्तरणेर्मण्डलं प्रतपतस्तद्विस्तरतो योजनायुतमाचक्षते द्वादशसहस्रं सोमस्य त्रयोदशसहस्रं राहोर्य: पर्वणि तद्‌व्य‍वधानकृद्वैरानुबन्ध: सूर्याचन्द्रमसावभिधावति ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: yad adas taraṇer maṇḍalaṁ pratapatas tad vistarato yojanāyutam ācakṣate dvādaśa-sahasraṁ somasya trayodaśa-sahasraṁ rāhor yaḥ parvaṇi tad-vyavadhāna-kṛd vairānubandhaḥ sūryā-candramasāv abhidhāvati. Translation: The sun globe, which is a source of heat, extends for 10,000 yojanas [80,000 miles]. The moon extends for 20,000 yojanas [160,000 miles], and Rāhu extends for 30,000 yojanas [240,000 miles]....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 5 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: स हि सर्वेषां ज्योतिर्गणानां ग्रहनक्षत्रादीनामनिमिषेणाव्यक्तरंहसा भगवता कालेन भ्राम्यमाणानां स्थाणुरिवावष्टम्भ ईश्वरेण विहित: शश्वदवभासते ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: sa hi sarveṣāṁ jyotir-gaṇānāṁ graha-nakṣatrādīnām animiṣeṇāvyakta-raṁhasā bhagavatā kālena bhrāmyamāṇānāṁ sthāṇur ivāvaṣṭambha īśvareṇa vihitaḥ śaśvad avabhāsate. Translation: Established by the supreme will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the polestar, which is the planet of Mahārāja Dhruva, constantly shines as the central pivot for all the stars and planets....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 5 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: स होवाचयथा कुलालचक्रेण भ्रमता सह भ्रमतां तदाश्रयाणां पिपीलिकादीनां गतिरन्यैव प्रदेशान्तरेष्वप्युपलभ्यमानत्वादेवं नक्षत्रराशिभिरुपलक्षितेन कालचक्रेण ध्रुवं मेरुं च प्रदक्षिणेन परिधावता सह परिधावमानानां तदाश्रयाणां सूर्यादीनां ग्रहाणां गतिरन्यैव नक्षत्रान्तरे राश्यन्तरे चोपलभ्यमानत्वात् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: sa hovācayathā kulāla-cakreṇa bhramatā saha bhramatāṁ tad-āśrayāṇāṁ pipīlikādīnāṁ gatir anyaiva pradeśāntareṣv apy upalabhyamānatvād evaṁ nakṣatra-rāśibhir upalakṣitena kāla-cakreṇa dhruvaṁ meruṁ ca pradakṣiṇena paridhāvatā saha paridhāvamānānāṁ tad-āśrayāṇāṁ sūryādīnāṁ grahāṇāṁ gatir anyaiva nakṣatrāntare rāśy-antare copalabhyamānatvāt....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 5 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: एतेन हि दिवो मण्डलमानं तद्विद उपदिशन्ति यथा द्विदलयोर्निष्पावादीनां ते अन्तरेणान्तरिक्षं तदुभयसन्धितम् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: etena hi divo maṇḍala-mānaṁ tad-vida upadiśanti yathā dvi-dalayor niṣpāvādīnāṁ te antareṇāntarikṣaṁ tad-ubhaya-sandhitam. Translation: As a grain of wheat is divided into two parts and one can estimate the size of the upper part by knowing that of the lower, so, expert geographers instruct, one can understand the measurements of the upper part of the universe by knowing those of the lower part....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 5 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: जम्बूद्वीपोऽयं यावत्प्रमाणविस्तारस्तावता क्षारोदधिना परिवेष्टितो यथा मेरुर्जम्ब्वाख्येन लवणोदधिरपि ततो द्विगुणविशालेन प्लक्षाख्येन परिक्षिप्तो यथा परिखा बाह्योपवनेन । प्लक्षो जम्बूप्रमाणो द्वीपाख्याकरो हिरण्मय उत्थितो यत्राग्निरुपास्ते सप्तजिह्वस्तस्याधिपति: प्रियव्रतात्मज इध्मजिह्व: स्वं द्वीपं सप्तवर्षाणि विभज्य सप्तवर्षनामभ्य आत्मजेभ्य आकलय्य स्वयमात्मयोगेनोपरराम ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: jambūdvīpo ’yaṁ yāvat-pramāṇa-vistāras tāvatā kṣārodadhinā pariveṣṭito yathā merur jambv-ākhyena lavaṇodadhir api tato dvi-guṇa-viśālena plakṣākhyena parikṣipto yathā parikhā bāhyopavanena; plakṣo jambū-pramāṇo dvīpākhyākaro hiraṇmaya utthito yatrāgnir upāste sapta-jihvas tasyādhipatiḥ priyavratātmaja idhmajihvaḥ svaṁ dvīpaṁ sapta-varṣāṇi vibhajya sapta-varṣa-nāmabhya ātmajebhya ākalayya svayam ātma-yogenopararāma....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 5 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: आर्ष्टिषेणेन सह गन्धर्वैरनुगीयमानां परमकल्याणीं भर्तृभगवत्कथां समुपश‍ृणोति स्वयं चेदं गायति ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: ārṣṭiṣeṇena saha gandharvair anugīyamānāṁ parama-kalyāṇīṁ bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathāṁ samupaśṛṇoti svayaṁ cedaṁ gāyati. Translation: A host of Gandharvas is always engaged in chanting the glories of Lord Rāmacandra. That chanting is always extremely auspicious. Hanumānjī and Arṣṭiṣeṇa, the chief person in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa, constantly hear those glories with complete attention. Hanumān chants the following mantras....