tatas tv ativrajya surāṣṭram ṛddhaṁ
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- O son! What you say about me is not untrue, because people, not knowing the difference between me and the Lord say that I have that power.
- I meditate on the Supreme Lord Vāsudeva, by whose insurmountable māyā people call me the guru of the universe.
- I am created by him. Inspired by the Lord’s glance, I create what is already created by the Lord -- the witness, the soul situated in all beings.
- Second Description of the Universal Form: Vibhūtis of the Lord
- From his body hairs arose all trees by which sacrifice is performed. From his hair and beard arose clouds and from his nails arose lightning, minerals and metals.
- brahma-nārada-saṁvādaḥ
- Parīkṣit’s Questions
- Please describe the various yugas, their durations, their dharmas, and the astonishing activities of the yugāvatāras of the Lord.
- O Brahmā! All auspiciousness to you! Please ask your desired benediction from me, who can award all benedictions. Endeavors in the process of bhakti end in seeing me.
- Brahmā said: O Supreme Lord! You, the controller of all beings, are situated in their intelligence. You know what all beings desire to do by unimpaired intelligence.
- Follow my instructions in detail, with extreme concentration. You will not be bewildered at any time during your lifetime and its subdivisions.
- Ten Characteristics of a Purāṇa
- a-kathā refers to descriptions of the Lord’s avatāras and their devotees, filled with various stories.
- When the pure puruṣa, separating himself from the universe, remained outside, desiring a place to lie down in the universe, he created the pure waters of the Garbhodaka.
- The wise do not accept these two forms of the Lord described by me since they are composed of matter.
- The Lord has been described in many scriptures as the creator of the universe. Some pure devotees however do not see him only as the creator of the universe.
- Sūta said: I will explain to you what the great sage Śukadeva spoke in response to Parīkṣit when asked by Parīkṣit. Please listen.
- evam etat purā pṛṣṭo maitreyo bhagavān kila
- yad vā ayaṁ mantra-kṛd vo bhagavān akhileśvaraḥ
- yadā tu rājā sva-sutān asādhūn
- jagad-gurur yāni jagāda kṛṣṇaḥ
- sa eṣa doṣaḥ puruṣa-dviḍ āste
- ka enam atropajuhāva jihmaṁ
- sa nirgataḥ kaurava-puṇya-labdho
- kālena yāvad gatavān prabhāsam
- tatas tv ativrajya surāṣṭram ṛddhaṁ
- bhāmaḥ sa āste sukham aṅga śauriḥ
- dāśārhakāṇām adhipaḥ sa āste
- kaccid budhaḥ svasty anamīva āste
- apisvid anye ca nijātma-daivam
- alakṣito yac-chara-kūṭa-gūḍho
- saumyānuśoce tam adhaḥ-patantaṁ
- nūnaṁ nṛpāṇāṁ tri-madotpathānāṁ
- tasya prapannākhila-lokapānām
- sa kathaṁ sevayā tasya
- pulakodbhinna-sarvāṅgo
- kṛṣṇa-dyumaṇi nimloce. gīrṇeṣv ajagareṇa ha. kiṁ nu naḥ kuśalaṁ brūyāṁ. gata-śrīṣu gṛheṣv aham. Uddhava said: Since Kṛṣṇa h
- yadavo nitarām api. ye saṁvasanto na vidur. hariṁ mīnā ivoḍupam. The inhabitants of Dvārakā and the Yādavas more so, who live together with the Lord, having a close relationship with the Lord since they do n
- iṅgita-jñāḥ puru-prauḍhā
- pradarśyātapta-tapasām
- māyā-balaṁ darśayatā gṛhītam
- yad dharma-sūnor bata rājasūye
- sva-śānta-rūpeṣv itaraiḥ sva-rūpair
- māṁ khedayaty etad ajasya janma-
- dunoti cetaḥ smarato mamaitad
- yogena kas tad-virahaṁ saheta
- tat tasya kaiṅkaryam alaṁ bhṛtān no
- vasudevasya devakyāṁ
- sa eva go-dhanaṁ lakṣmyā
- bhagnamāne ’tivihvalaḥ
tatas tv ativrajya surāṣṭram ṛddhaṁ
sauvīra-matsyān kurujāṅgalāṁś ca
kālena tāvad yamunām upetya
tatroddhavaṁ bhāgavataṁ dadarśa
After walking over the prosperous areas of Saurāṣṭra, Sauvīra, Matsya and Kurujāṅgala, after some time, when he finally arrived at the bank of the Yamunā, he saw the great person
Tāvat (so much) can be ornamental or can indicate Vidura’s disturbed condition.
|| 3.1.25 ||
sa vāsudevānucaraṁ praśāntaṁ
bṛhaspateḥ prāk tanayaṁ pratītam
āliṅgya gāḍhaṁ praṇayena bhadraṁ
svānām apṛcchad bhagavat-prajānām
With great affection, Vidura tightly embraced the famous, peaceful Uddhava, the associate of Kṛṣṇa, the previous student of Bṛhaspati, and inquired from him about the welfare of his relatives under the protection of Kṛṣṇa.
Prāk-tanayam means that previous he was the student of Bṛhaspati. Another version has prāpta-nayanam (seeing him). Pratītam means famous. Though Vidura embraced him, Uddhava did not respond because he had fainted.
|| 3.1.26 ||
kaccit purāṇau puruṣau svanābhya-
pādmānuvṛttyeha kilāvatīrṇau
āsāta urvyāḥ kuśalaṁ vidhāya
kṛta-kṣaṇau kuśalaṁ śūra-gehe
Do eternal Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, who appeared through the prayers of Brahmā on this earth, producing auspiciousness on the earth, reside happily in the house of Vasudeva?
Since the welfare of his devotees depends on the situation of the Lord, he asks about the situation of the Lord first. Sva-nābhya-pādma means Brahmā, who arises from the lotus arising from the navel of the Lord. Kṛta-ksaṇau means “making everyone joyful.” Though Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are eternally well, he asks such a question out of prema.
|| 3.1.27 ||
kaccit kurūṇāṁ paramaḥ suhṛn no
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