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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचसम्प्रदिश्यैवमजनो जनानां परमेष्ठिनम् ।पश्यतस्तस्य तद् रूपमात्मनो न्यरुणद्धरि: ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācasampradiśyaivam ajanojanānāṁ parameṣṭhinampaśyatas tasya tad rūpamātmano nyaruṇad dhariḥ Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said to Mahārāja Parīkṣit: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, after being seen in His transcendental form, instructing Brahmājī, the leader of the living entities, disappeared. Purport: In this verse it is clearly mentioned that the Lord is ajanaḥ, or the Supreme Person, and that He was showing His transcendental form (ātmano rūpam) to Brahmājī while instructing him in the summarization of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in four verses....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: यर्ह्यालयेष्वपि सतां न हरे: कथा: स्यु:पाषण्डिनो द्विजजना वृषला नृदेवा: ।स्वाहा स्वधा वषडिति स्म गिरो न यत्रशास्ता भविष्यति कलेर्भगवान् युगान्ते ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: yarhy ālayeṣv api satāṁ na hareḥ kathāḥ syuḥpāṣaṇḍino dvija-janā vṛṣalā nṛdevāḥsvāhā svadhā vaṣaḍ iti sma giro na yatraśāstā bhaviṣyati kaler bhagavān yugānte Translation: Thereafter, at the end of Kali-yuga, when there exist no topics on the subject of God, even at the residences of so-called saints and respectable gentlemen of the three higher castes, and when the power of government is transferred to the hands of ministers elected from the lowborn śūdra class or those less than them, and when nothing is known of the techniques of sacrifice, even by word, at that time the Lord will appear as the supreme chastiser....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: यस्यावतारकर्माणि गायन्ति ह्यस्मदादय: ।न यं विदन्ति तत्त्वेन तस्मै भगवते नम: ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: yasyāvatāra-karmāṇigāyanti hy asmad-ādayaḥna yaṁ vidanti tattvenatasmai bhagavate namaḥ Translation: Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose incarnations and activities are chanted by us for glorification, though He can hardly be fully known as He is. Purport: It is said that the transcendental name, form, quality, pastimes, paraphernalia, personality, etc....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: भूर्लोक: कल्पित: पद्‍भ्यां भुवर्लोकोऽस्य नाभित: ।हृदा स्वर्लोक उरसा महर्लोको महात्मन: ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: bhūrlokaḥ kalpitaḥ padbhyāṁbhuvarloko ’sya nābhitaḥhṛdā svarloka urasāmaharloko mahātmanaḥ Translation: The lower planetary systems, up to the limit of the earthly stratum, are said to be situated in His legs. The middle planetary systems, beginning from Bhuvarloka, are situated in His navel. And the still higher planetary systems, occupied by the demigods and highly cultured sages and saints, are situated in the chest of the Supreme Lord....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: इयानसावीश्वरविग्रहस्यय: सन्निवेष: कथितो मया ते ।सन्धार्यतेऽस्मिन् वपुषि स्थविष्ठेमन: स्वबुद्ध्या न यतोऽस्ति किञ्चित् ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: iyān asāv īśvara-vigrahasyayaḥ sanniveśaḥ kathito mayā tesandhāryate ’smin vapuṣi sthaviṣṭhemanaḥ sva-buddhyā na yato ’sti kiñcit Translation: I have thus explained to you the gross material gigantic conception of the Personality of Godhead. One who seriously desires liberation concentrates his mind on this form of the Lord, because there is nothing more than this in the material world....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: ततोऽभ्येत्याश्रमं बालो गले सर्पकलेवरम् ।पितरं वीक्ष्य दु:खार्तो मुक्तकण्ठो रुरोद ह ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: tato ’bhyetyāśramaṁ bālogale sarpa-kalevarampitaraṁ vīkṣya duḥkhārtomukta-kaṇṭho ruroda ha Translation: Thereafter, when the boy returned to the hermitage, he saw a snake on his father’s shoulder, and out of his grief he cried very loudly. Purport: The boy was not happy because he committed a great mistake, and he wanted to be relieved of the burden on his heart by crying....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: सूत उवाचअभ्यर्थितस्तदा तस्मै स्थानानि कलये ददौ ।द्यूतं पानं स्त्रिय: सूना यत्राधर्मश्चतुर्विध: ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: sūta uvācaabhyarthitas tadā tasmaisthānāni kalaye dadaudyūtaṁ pānaṁ striyaḥ sūnāyatrādharmaś catur-vidhaḥ Translation: Sūta Gosvāmī said: Mahārāja Parīkṣit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed. Purport: The basic principles of irreligiosity, such as pride, prostitution, intoxication and falsehood, counteract the four principles of religion, namely austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: स्वराट् पौत्रं विनयिनमात्मन: सुसमं गुणै: ।तोयनीव्या: पतिं भूमेरभ्यषिञ्चद्गजाह्वये ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: sva-rāṭ pautraṁ vinayinamātmanaḥ susamaṁ guṇaiḥtoya-nīvyāḥ patiṁ bhūmerabhyaṣiñcad gajāhvaye Translation: Thereafter, in the capital of Hastināpura, he enthroned his grandson, who was trained and equally qualified, as the emperor and master of all land bordered by the seas. Purport: The total land on the earth bordered by the seas was under the subjugation of the King of Hastināpura....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: यद्बाहुदण्डाभ्युदयानुजीविनोयदुप्रवीरा ह्यकुतोभया मुहु: ।अधिक्रमन्त्यङ्‌घ्रिभिराहृतां बलात्सभां सुधर्मां सुरसत्तमोचिताम् ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: yad bāhu-daṇḍābhyudayānujīvinoyadu-pravīrā hy akutobhayā muhuḥadhikramanty aṅghribhir āhṛtāṁ balātsabhāṁ sudharmāṁ sura-sattamocitām Translation: The great heroes of the Yadu dynasty, being protected by the arms of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, always remain fearless in every respect. And therefore their feet trample over the Sudharmā assembly house, which the best demigods deserved but which was taken away from them....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: अथाजगाम भगवान् नारद: सहतुम्बुरु: ।प्रत्युत्थायाभिवाद्याह सानुजोऽभ्यर्चयन्मुनिम् ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: athājagāma bhagavānnāradaḥ saha-tumburuḥpratyutthāyābhivādyāhasānujo ’bhyarcayan munim Translation: While Sañjaya was thus speaking, Śrī Nārada, the powerful devotee of the Lord, appeared on the scene carrying his tumburu. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers received him properly by getting up from their seats and offering obeisances. Purport: Devarṣi Nārada is described herein as bhagavān due to his being the most confidential devotee of the Lord....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: एतदीशनमीशस्य प्रकृतिस्थोऽपि तद्गुणै: ।न युज्यते सदात्मस्थैर्यथा बुद्धिस्तदाश्रया ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: etad īśanam īśasyaprakṛti-stho ’pi tad-guṇaiḥna yujyate sadātma-sthairyathā buddhis tad-āśrayā Translation: This is the divinity of the Personality of Godhead: He is not affected by the qualities of material nature, even though He is in contact with them. Similarly, the devotees who have taken shelter of the Lord do not become influenced by the material qualities....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: शितविशिखहतो विशीर्णदंश:क्षतजपरिप्लुत आततायिनो मे ।प्रसभमभिससार मद्वधार्थंस भवतु मे भगवान् गतिर्मुकुन्द: ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: śita-viśikha-hato viśīrṇa-daṁśaḥkṣataja-paripluta ātatāyino meprasabham abhisasāra mad-vadhārthaṁsa bhavatu me bhagavān gatir mukundaḥ Translation: May He, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, who awards salvation, be my ultimate destination. On the battlefield He charged me, as if angry because of the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows. His shield was scattered, and His body was smeared with blood due to the wounds....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: के वयं नामरूपाभ्यां यदुभि: सह पाण्डवा: ।भवतोऽदर्शनं यर्हि हृषीकाणामिवेशितु: ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: ke vayaṁ nāma-rūpābhyāṁyadubhiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥbhavato ’darśanaṁ yarhihṛṣīkāṇām iveśituḥ Translation: As the name and fame of a particular body is finished with the disappearance of the living spirit, similarly if You do not look upon us, all our fame and activities, along with the Pāṇḍavas and Yadus, will end at once....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: प्रतिश्रुतं च भवता पाञ्चाल्यै श‍ृण्वतो मम ।आहरिष्ये शिरस्तस्य यस्ते मानिनि पुत्रहा ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: pratiśrutaṁ ca bhavatāpāñcālyai śṛṇvato mamaāhariṣye śiras tasyayas te mānini putra-hā Translation: Furthermore, I have personally heard you promise Draupadī that you would bring forth the head of the killer of her sons. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: अहो देवर्षिर्धन्योऽयं यत्कीर्तिं शार्ङ्गधन्वन: ।गायन्माद्यन्निदं तन्‍त्र्या रमयत्यातुरं जगत् ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: aho devarṣir dhanyo ’yaṁyat-kīrtiṁ śārṅgadhanvanaḥgāyan mādyann idaṁ tantryāramayaty āturaṁ jagat Translation: All glory and success to Śrīla Nārada Muni because he glorifies the activities of the Personality of Godhead, and so doing he himself takes pleasure and also enlivens all the distressed souls of the universe. Purport: Śrī Nārada Muni plays on his instrument to glorify the transcendental activities of the Lord and to give relief to all miserable living entities of the universe....