Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: शोकेन शुष्यद्वदनहृत्सरोजो हतप्रभ: ।विभुं तमेवानुस्मरन्नाशक्नोत्प्रतिभाषितुम् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: śokena śuṣyad-vadana-hṛt-sarojo hata-prabhaḥvibhuṁ tam evānusmarannāśaknot pratibhāṣitum Translation: Due to grief, Arjuna’s mouth and lotuslike heart had dried up. Therefore his body lost all luster. Now, remembering the Supreme Lord, he could hardly utter a word in reply. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: व्यतीता: कतिचिन्मासास्तदा नायात्ततोऽर्जुन: ।ददर्श घोररूपाणि निमित्तानि कुरूद्वह: ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: vyatītāḥ katicin māsāstadā nāyāt tato ’rjunaḥdadarśa ghora-rūpāṇinimittāni kurūdvahaḥ Translation: A few months passed, and Arjuna did not return. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira then began to observe some inauspicious omens, which were fearful in themselves. Purport: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead is ad infinitum, more powerful than the most powerful sun of our experience....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: यावत: कृतवान् प्रश्नान् क्षत्ता कौषारवाग्रत: ।जातैकभक्तिर्गोविन्दे तेभ्यश्चोपरराम ह ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: yāvataḥ kṛtavān praśnānkṣattā kauṣāravāgrataḥjātaika-bhaktir govindetebhyaś copararāma ha Translation: After asking various questions and becoming established in the transcendental loving service of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Vidura retired from putting questions to Maitreya Muni. Purport: Vidura retired from putting questions before Maitreya Muni when he was convinced by Maitreya Ṛṣi that the summum bonum of life is to be finally situated in the transcendental loving service of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is Govinda, or one who satisfies His devotees in all respects....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: तस्य जन्म महाबुद्धे: कर्माणि च महात्मन: ।निधनं च यथैवासीत्स प्रेत्य गतवान् यथा ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: tasya janma mahā-buddheḥkarmāṇi ca mahātmanaḥnidhanaṁ ca yathaivāsītsa pretya gatavān yathā Translation: How was the great emperor Parīkṣit, who was a highly intelligent and great devotee, born in that womb? How did his death take place, and what did he achieve after his death? Purport: The king of Hastināpura (now Delhi) used to be the emperor of the world, at least till the time of the son of Emperor Parīkṣit....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: स उच्चकाशे धवलोदरो दरो-ऽप्युरुक्रमस्याधरशोणशोणिमा ।दाध्मायमान: करकञ्जसम्पुटेयथाब्जखण्डे कलहंस उत्स्वन: ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: sa uccakāśe dhavalodaro daro’py urukramasyādharaśoṇa-śoṇimādādhmāyamānaḥ kara-kañja-sampuṭeyathābja-khaṇḍe kala-haṁsa utsvanaḥ Translation: The white and fat-bowled conchshell, being gripped by the hand of Lord Kṛṣṇa and sounded by Him, appeared to be reddened by the touch of His transcendental lips. It seemed that a white swan was playing in the stems of red lotus flowers....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: सूत उवाचवंशं कुरोर्वंशदवाग्निनिर्हृतंसंरोहयित्वा भवभावनो हरि: ।निवेशयित्वा निजराज्य ईश्वरोयुधिष्ठिरं प्रीतमना बभूव ह ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: sūta uvācavaṁśaṁ kuror vaṁśa-davāgni-nirhṛtaṁsaṁrohayitvā bhava-bhāvano hariḥniveśayitvā nija-rājya īśvaroyudhiṣṭhiraṁ prīta-manā babhūva ha Translation: Sūta Gosvāmī said: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the maintainer of the world, became pleased after reestablishing Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira in his own kingdom and after restoring the Kuru dynasty, which had been exhausted by the bamboo fire of anger....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: तदा ते भ्रातर: सर्वे सदश्वै: स्वर्णभूषितै: ।अन्वगच्छन् रथैर्विप्रा व्यासधौम्यादयस्तथा ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: tadā te bhrātaraḥ sarvesadaśvaiḥ svarṇa-bhūṣitaiḥanvagacchan rathair viprāvyāsa-dhaumyādayas tathā Translation: At that time all his brothers followed him on beautiful chariots drawn by first-class horses decorated with gold ornaments. With them were Vyāsa and ṛṣis like Dhaumya [the learned priest of the Pāṇḍavas] and others. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: ते निनीयोदकं सर्वे विलप्य च भृशं पुन: ।आप्लुता हरिपादाब्जरज:पूतसरिज्जले ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: te ninīyodakaṁ sarvevilapya ca bhṛśaṁ punaḥāplutā hari-pādābja-rajaḥ-pūta-sarij-jale Translation: Having lamented over them and sufficiently offered Ganges water, they bathed in the Ganges, whose water is sanctified due to being mixed with the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord. Purport:
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: सूत उवाचब्रह्मनद्यां सरस्वत्यामाश्रम: पश्चिमे तटे ।शम्याप्रास इति प्रोक्त ऋषीणां सत्रवर्धन: ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: sūta uvācabrahma-nadyāṁ sarasvatyāmāśramaḥ paścime taṭeśamyāprāsa iti proktaṛṣīṇāṁ satra-vardhanaḥ Translation: Śrī Sūta said: On the western bank of the river Sarasvatī, which is intimately related with the Vedas, there is a cottage for meditation at Śamyāprāsa which enlivens the transcendental activities of the sages. Purport: For spiritual advancement of knowledge a suitable place and atmosphere are definitely required....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: व्यास उवाचभिक्षुभिर्विप्रवसिते विज्ञानादेष्टृभिस्तव ।वर्तमानो वयस्याद्ये तत: किमकरोद्भवान् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: vyāsa uvācabhikṣubhir vipravasitevijñānādeṣṭṛbhis tavavartamāno vayasy ādyetataḥ kim akarod bhavān Translation: Śrī Vyāsadeva said: What did you [Nārada] do after the departure of the great sages who had instructed you in scientific transcendental knowledge before the beginning of your present birth? Purport: Vyāsadeva himself was the disciple of Nāradajī, and therefore it was natural to be anxious to hear what Nārada did after initiation from the spiritual masters....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: नारद उवाचपाराशर्य महाभाग भवत: कच्चिदात्मना ।परितुष्यति शारीर आत्मा मानस एव वा ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: nārada uvācapārāśarya mahā-bhāgabhavataḥ kaccid ātmanāparituṣyati śārīraātmā mānasa eva vā Translation: Addressing Vyāsadeva, the son of Parāśara, Nārada inquired: Are you satisfied by identifying with the body or the mind as objects of self-realization? Purport: This was a hint by Nārada to Vyāsadeva regarding the cause of his despondency....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: शौनक उवाचसूत सूत महाभाग वद नो वदतां वर ।कथां भागवतीं पुण्यां यदाह भगवाञ्छुक: ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: śaunaka uvācasūta sūta mahā-bhāgavada no vadatāṁ varakathāṁ bhāgavatīṁ puṇyāṁyad āha bhagavāñ chukaḥ Translation: Śaunaka said: O Sūta Gosvāmī, you are the most fortunate and respected of all those who can speak and recite. Please relate the pious message of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which was spoken by the great and powerful sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: यस्याम्भसि शयानस्य योगनिद्रां वितन्वत: ।नाभिह्रदाम्बुजादासीद्ब्रह्मा विश्वसृजां पति: ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: yasyāmbhasi śayānasyayoga-nidrāṁ vitanvataḥnābhi-hradāmbujād āsīdbrahmā viśva-sṛjāṁ patiḥ Translation: A part of the puruṣa lies down within the water of the universe, from the navel lake of His body sprouts a lotus stem, and from the lotus flower atop this stem, Brahmā, the master of all engineers in the universe, becomes manifest....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: धर्म: प्रोज्झितकैतवोऽत्र परमो निर्मत्सराणां सतांवेद्यं वास्तवमत्र वस्तु शिवदं तापत्रयोन्मूलनम् ।श्रीमद्भागवते महामुनिकृते किं वा परैरीश्वर:सद्यो हृद्यवरुध्यतेऽत्र कृतिभि: शुश्रूषुभिस्तत्क्षणात् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ’tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁvedyaṁ vāstavam atra vastu śivadaṁ tāpa-trayonmūlanamśrīmad-bhāgavate mahā-muni-kṛte kiṁ vā parair īśvaraḥsadyo hṛdy avarudhyate ’tra kṛtibhiḥ śuśrūṣubhis tat-kṣaṇāt Translation: Completely rejecting all religious activities which are materially motivated, this Bhāgavata Purāṇa propounds the highest truth, which is understandable by those devotees who are fully pure in heart....
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: सूत उवाचयं प्रव्रजन्तमनुपेतमपेतकृत्यंद्वैपायनो विरहकातर आजुहाव ।पुत्रेति तन्मयतया तरवोऽभिनेदु-स्तं सर्वभूतहृदयं मुनिमानतोऽस्मि ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: sūta uvācayaṁ pravrajantam anupetam apeta-kṛtyaṁdvaipāyano viraha-kātara ājuhāvaputreti tan-mayatayā taravo ’bhinedustaṁ sarva-bhūta-hṛdayaṁ munim ānato ’smi Translation: Śrīla Sūta Gosvāmī said: Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto that great sage [Śukadeva Gosvāmī] who can enter the hearts of all. When he went away to take up the renounced order of life [sannyāsa], leaving home without undergoing reformation by the sacred thread or the ceremonies observed by the higher castes, his father, Vyāsadeva, fearing separation from him, cried out, “O my son!...