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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: देहोऽपि ममताभाक् चेत्तर्ह्यसौ नात्मवत् प्रिय: ।यज्जीर्यत्यपि देहेऽस्मिन् जीविताशा बलीयसी ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: deho ’pi mamatā-bhāk cettarhy asau nātma-vat priyaḥyaj jīryaty api dehe ’sminjīvitāśā balīyasī Translation: If a person comes to the stage of considering the body “mine” instead of “me,” he will certainly not consider the body as dear as his own self. After all, even as the body is growing old and useless, one’s desire to continue living remains strong....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: कालस्वभावसंस्कारकामकर्मगुणादिभि: ।स्वमहिध्वस्तमहिभिर्मूर्तिमद्भ‍िरुपासिता: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: kāla-svabhāva-saṁskāra-kāma-karma-guṇādibhiḥsva-mahi-dhvasta-mahibhirmūrtimadbhir upāsitāḥ Translation: Then Lord Brahmā saw that kāla (the time factor), svabhāva (one’s own nature by association), saṁskāra (reformation), kāma (desire), karma (fruitive activity) and the guṇas (the three modes of material nature), their own independence being completely subordinate to the potency of the Lord, had all taken forms and were also worshiping those viṣṇu-mūrtis....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: मुक्तं बकास्यादुपलभ्य बालकारामादय: प्राणमिवेन्द्रियो गण: ।स्थानागतं तं परिरभ्य निर्वृता:प्रणीय वत्सान् व्रजमेत्य तज्जगु: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: muktaṁ bakāsyād upalabhya bālakārāmādayaḥ prāṇam ivendriyo gaṇaḥsthānāgataṁ taṁ parirabhya nirvṛtāḥpraṇīya vatsān vrajam etya taj jaguḥ Translation: Just as the senses are pacified when consciousness and life return, so when Kṛṣṇa was freed from this danger, all the boys, including Balarāma, thought that their life had been restored....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: यशोदा नन्दपत्नी च जातं परमबुध्यत ।न तल्लिङ्गं परिश्रान्ता निद्रयापगतस्मृति: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: yaśodā nanda-patnī cajātaṁ param abudhyatana tal-liṅgaṁ pariśrāntānidrayāpagata-smṛtiḥ Translation: Exhausted by the labor of childbirth, Yaśodā was overwhelmed with sleep and unable to understand what kind of child had been born to her. Purport: Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva were intimate friends, and so were their wives, Yaśodā and Devakī....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: प्रसन्नवदनाम्भोजो नृशंसं निरपत्रपम् । मनसा दूयमानेन विहसन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: prasanna-vadanāmbhojonṛśaṁsaṁ nirapatrapammanasā dūyamānenavihasann idam abravīt Translation: Vasudeva’s mind was full of anxiety because his wife was facing danger, but in order to please the cruel, shameless and sinful Kaṁsa, he externally smiled and spoke to him as follows. Purport: Sometimes one must act duplicitously in a dangerous position, as Vasudeva did to save his wife....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: नाधिव्याधिजराग्लानिदु:खशोकभयक्लमा: ।मृत्युश्चानिच्छतां नासीद् रामे राजन्यधोक्षजे ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: nādhi-vyādhi-jarā-glāni-duḥkha-śoka-bhaya-klamāḥmṛtyuś cānicchatāṁ nāsīdrāme rājany adhokṣaje Translation: When Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the King of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, disease, old age, bereavement, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue were completely absent. There was even no death for those who did not want it. Purport: All these facilities existed because of Lord Rāmacandra’s presence as the king of the entire world....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: एवं वसन् गृहे कालं विरक्तो न्यासमास्थित: ।वनं जगामानुययुस्तत्पत्‍न्य: पतिदेवता: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ vasan gṛhe kālaṁvirakto nyāsam āsthitaḥvanaṁ jagāmānuyayustat-patnyaḥ pati-devatāḥ Translation: In this way he passed his life in household affairs for some time, but then he became detached from material enjoyment. To renounce material association, he accepted the vānaprastha order and went to the forest. His devoted wives followed him, for they had no shelter other than their husband....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: त्वं त्वामहं देववरं वरेण्यंप्रपद्य ईशं प्रतिबोधनाय ।छिन्ध्यर्थदीपैर्भगवन् वचोभि-र्ग्रन्थीन् हृदय्यान् विवृणु स्वमोक: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: tvaṁ tvām ahaṁ deva-varaṁ vareṇyaṁprapadya īśaṁ pratibodhanāyachindhy artha-dīpair bhagavan vacobhirgranthīn hṛdayyān vivṛṇu svam okaḥ Translation: O Supreme Lord, for self-realization I surrender unto You, who are worshiped by the demigods as the supreme controller of everything. By Your instructions, exposing life’s purpose, kindly cut the knot from the core of my heart and let me know the destination of my life....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: आचार्यं ज्ञानसम्पन्नं वस्त्राभरणधेनुभि: ।तोषयेद‍ृत्विजश्चैव तद्विद्ध्याराधनं हरे: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: ācāryaṁ jñāna-sampannaṁvastrābharaṇa-dhenubhiḥtoṣayed ṛtvijaś caivatad viddhy ārādhanaṁ hareḥ Translation: One should satisfy the spiritual master [ācārya], who is very learned in Vedic literature, and should satisfy his assistant priests [known as hotā, udgātā, adhvaryu and brahma]. One should please them by offering them clothing, ornaments and cows. This is the ceremony called viṣṇu-ārādhana, or worship of Lord Viṣṇu....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: न तत्प्रतिविधिं यत्र विदुरिन्द्रादयो नृप ।ध्यात: प्रादुरभूत् तत्र भगवान्विश्वभावन: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: na tat-pratividhiṁ yatravidur indrādayo nṛpadhyātaḥ prādurabhūt tatrabhagavān viśva-bhāvanaḥ Translation: O King, when the demigods could find no way to counteract the activities of the demons, they wholeheartedly meditated upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the creator of the universe, who then immediately appeared. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: स्त्रियो वीरवतीश्चार्चेत्स्रग्गन्धबलिमण्डनै: ।पतिं चार्च्योपतिष्ठेत ध्यायेत्कोष्ठगतं च तम् ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: striyo vīravatīś cārcetsrag-gandha-bali-maṇḍanaiḥpatiṁ cārcyopatiṣṭhetadhyāyet koṣṭha-gataṁ ca tam Translation: With flower garlands, sandalwood pulp, ornaments and other paraphernalia, a woman following this vow should worship women who have sons and whose husbands are living. The pregnant wife should worship her husband and offer him prayers. She should meditate upon him, thinking that he is situated in her womb....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: स्तनद्वयं कुङ्कुमपङ्कमण्डितंनिषिञ्चती साञ्जनबाष्पबिन्दुभि: ।विकीर्य केशान् विगलत्स्रज: सुतंशुशोच चित्रं कुररीव सुस्वरम् ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: stana-dvayaṁ kuṅkuma-paṅka-maṇḍitaṁniṣiñcatī sāñjana-bāṣpa-bindubhiḥvikīrya keśān vigalat-srajaḥ sutaṁśuśoca citraṁ kurarīva susvaram Translation: The garland of flowers decorating the Queen’s head fell, and her hair scattered. Falling tears melted the collyrium on her eyes and moistened her breasts, which were covered with kuṅkuma powder. As she lamented the loss of her son, her loud crying resembled the sweet sound of a kurarī bird....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: दध्यङ्‌ङाथर्वणस्त्वष्ट्रे वर्माभेद्यं मदात्मकम् ।विश्वरूपाय यत्प्रादात् त्वष्टा यत्त्वमधास्तत: ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇas tvaṣṭrevarmābhedyaṁ mad-ātmakamviśvarūpāya yat prādāttvaṣṭā yat tvam adhās tataḥ Translation: Dadhyañca’s invincible protective covering known as the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca was given to Tvaṣṭā, who delivered it to his son Viśvarūpa, from whom you have received it. Because of this Nārāyaṇa-kavaca, Dadhīci’s body is now very strong. You should therefore beg him for his body....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: त्वत्तोऽधस्तात्प्रजा: सर्वा मिथुनीभूय मायया ।मदीयया भविष्यन्ति हरिष्यन्ति च मे बलिम् ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: tvatto ’dhastāt prajāḥ sarvāmithunī-bhūya māyayāmadīyayā bhaviṣyantihariṣyanti ca me balim Translation: After you give birth to many hundreds and thousands of children, they will also be captivated by My illusory energy and will engage, like You, in sexual intercourse. But because of My mercy to you and them, they will also be able to give Me presentations in devotion....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् ।कार्यते ह्यवश: कर्म गुणै: स्वाभाविकैर्बलात् ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: na hi kaścit kṣaṇam apijātu tiṣṭhaty akarma-kṛtkāryate hy avaśaḥ karmaguṇaiḥ svābhāvikair balāt Translation: Not a single living entity can remain unengaged even for a moment. One must act by his natural tendency according to the three modes of material nature because this natural tendency forcibly makes him work in a particular way....