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Desiring unrivaled sovereignty, King Yudhiṣṭhira intends to worship You with the greatest fire sacrifice, the Rājasūya. Please bless his endeavor.
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- Thus fighting the Lord, who again and again demolished the trees He was attacked with, Dvivida kept on uprooting trees from all sides until the forest was left treeless.
- The furious Lord of the Yādavas then threw aside His club and plow and with His bare hands hammered a blow upon Dvivida’s collarbone. The ape collapsed, vomiting blood.
- The angry Kurus said: This ill-behaved boy has offended us, forcibly kidnapping our unmarried daughter against her will.
- Seeing Duryodhana and his companions rushing toward him, Sāmba, the great chariot-fighter, took up his splendid bow and stood alone like a lion.
- But they forced him down from his chariot, and thereupon four of them struck his four horses, one of them struck down his chariot driver, and another broke his bow.
- Upon arriving at Hastināpura, Lord Balarāma remained in a garden outside the city and sent Uddhava ahead to probe King Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s intentions.
- The Kuru nobles said:] Oh, how amazing this is! The force of time is indeed insurmountable: a lowly shoe now wants to climb on the head that bears the royal crown.
- Only because we looked the other way could they enjoy the pair of yak-tail fans and the conchshell, white umbrella, throne, and royal bed.
- How would even Indra dare usurp anything that Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Arjuna or the other Kurus have not given him? It would be like a lamb claiming the lion’s kill.
- Today I shall rid the earth of the Kauravas!” declared the furious Balarāma. Thus He took His plow weapon and rose up as if to set the three worlds ablaze.
- The Lord angrily dug up Hastināpura with the tip of His plow and began to drag it, intending to cast the entire city into the Ganges.
- The Kauravas said:] O Rāma, Rāma, foundation of everything! We know nothing of Your power. Please excuse our offense, for we are ignorant and misguided.
- We bow down to You, O Soul of all beings, O wielder of all potencies, O tireless maker of the universe! Offering You obeisances, we take shelter of You.
- Even today the city of Hastināpura is visibly elevated on its southern side along the Ganges, thus showing the signs of Lord Balarāma’s prowess.
- In one place Lord Gadāgraja was riding on horses, elephants and chariots, and in another place He was resting on His bed while bards recited His glories.
- Somewhere He was consulting with royal ministers like Uddhava, and somewhere else He was enjoying in the water, surrounded by many society girls and other young women.
- O Lord, please give me Your leave. I will wander about the worlds, which are flooded with Your fame, loudly singing about Your pastimes, which purify the universe.
- Having repeatedly seen the vast mystic display of Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose power is unlimited, the sage was amazed and filled with wonder.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities
- Lying in her beloved’s arms, Queen Vaidarbhī did not like this most auspicious hour, for it meant she would lose His embrace.
- He would decorate His body, the very ornament of human society, with His own special clothes and jewelry and with divine flower garlands and ointments.
- And there, O King, jesters would entertain the Lord by displaying various comic moods, expert entertainers would perform for Him, and female dancers would dance energetically.
- Some brāhmaṇas sitting in that assembly hall would fluently chant Vedic mantras, while others recounted stories of past kings of pious renown.
- Twenty thousand kings who had refused to submit absolutely to Jarāsandha during his world conquest had been forcibly imprisoned by him in the fortress named Girivraja.
- There is nothing unknown to you within God’s creation. Therefore please tell Us what the Pāṇḍavas intend to do.
- Desiring unrivaled sovereignty, King Yudhiṣṭhira intends to worship You with the greatest fire sacrifice, the Rājasūya. Please bless his endeavor.
- O Lord, exalted demigods and glorious kings, eager to see You, will all come to that best of sacrifices.
- ukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Thus requested by his master, who, though omniscient, acted as if perplexed, Uddhava took this order upon his head and replied as follows.
- By this decision there will be great gain for us, and You will save the kings. Thus, Govinda, You will be glorified.
- The invincible King Jarāsandha is as strong as ten thousand elephants. Indeed, other powerful warriors cannot defeat him. Only Bhīma is equal to him in strength.
- After crossing the rivers Dṛṣadvatī and Sarasvatī, He passed through Pañcāla and Matsya and finally came to Indraprastha.
- Thus surrounded by His well-wishing relatives and praised on all sides, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the crest jewel of the justly renowned, entered the decorated city.
- With wide-open eyes, the members of the royal household came forward in a flurry to lovingly greet Lord Mukunda, and thus the Lord entered the royal palace.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa bowed down to His aunt and the wives of His elders, O King, and then Draupadī and the Lord’s sister bowed down to Him.
- The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Your decision is perfect, O King, and thus your noble fame will spread to all the worlds, O tormentor of your enemies.
- First conquer all kings, bring the earth under your control and collect all the required paraphernalia; then execute this great sacrifice.
- No one in this world, even a demigod—what to speak of an earthly king—can defeat My devotee with his strength, beauty, fame or riches.
- What can the tolerant not bear? What will the wicked not do? What will the generous not give in charity? And who will those of equal vision see as an outsider?
- He indeed is to be censured and pitied who, though able to do so, fails to achieve with his temporary body the lasting fame glorified by great saints.
- Over there is Bhīma, son of Pṛthā, and this is his brother Arjuna. Know Me to be their maternal cousin, Kṛṣṇa, your enemy.
- Having said this, Jarāsandha offered Bhīmasena a huge club, took up another himself and went outside the city.
- As they skillfully circled left and right, like actors dancing on a stage, the fight presented a magnificent spectacle.
- As they thus fought, this contest between opponents of equal training, strength and stamina reached no conclusion. And so they kept on fighting, O King, without any letup.
- Having determined how to kill the enemy, that Lord of infallible vision made a sign to Bhīma by tearing in half a small branch of a tree.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
- O master, Madhusūdana, we do not blame this King of Magadha, since it is actually by Your mercy that kings fall from their royal position, O almighty Lord.
- Please tell us how we may constantly remember Your lotus feet, though we continue in the cycle of birth and death in this world.
- Again and again we offer our obeisances unto Lord Krishna, Hari, the son of Vasudeva. That Supreme Soul, Govinda, vanquishes the suffering of all who surrender to Him.
- As you live your lives, begetting generations of progeny and encountering happiness and distress, birth and death, always keep your minds fixed on Me.
COMMENTARY
Kṛṣṇa said, “Nothing is unknown to you in all the worlds created by the Lord. That being so, I asked you what the Pāṇḍavas desire to do, since you know how Jarāsandha can be killed by Bhīma.”
|| 10.70.37 ||
śrī-nārada uvāca
dṛṣṭā māyā te bahuśo duratyayā māyā vibho viśva-sṛjaś ca māyinaḥ
bhūteṣu bhūmaṁś carataḥ sva-śaktibhir vahner iva cchanna-ruco na me ’dbhutam
TRANSLATION
Śrī Nārada said: I have seen many times the insurmountable power of Your Māyā, O almighty one, by which You bewilder even the creator of the universe, Brahmā. O all-encompassing Lord, it does not surprise me that You disguise Yourself by Your own energies while moving among the created beings, as a fire covers its own light with smoke.
COMMENTARY
Nāradaji said, “By Your own māyā You bewilder the three worlds. Therefore it is astonishing that You are asking about the fearlessness of the people there. But for one playing the role of an ordinary human being such pastimes of Yours are not amazing.” This is the idea expressed in this verse.
Nārada said, “I have seen many times Your insurmountable māyā by which You bewilder (māyinaḥ) even Brahmā (viśva-sṛjas). Furthermore, O all-pervading one, You are present within all created beings as the indwelling controller by Your potencies of māyā and Your form as Paramātma. I have come this time out of eagerness to see You covering up Your omniscience in Your human-like pastimes. Therefore it is not surprising for me that You ask such a question.”
|| 10.70.38 ||
tavehitaṁ ko ’rhati sādhu vedituṁ sva-māyayedaṁ sṛjato niyacchataḥ
yad vidyamānātmatayāvabhāsate tasmai namas te sva-vilakṣaṇātmane
TRANSLATION
Who can properly understand Your purpose? With Your material energy You expand and also withdraw this creation, which thus appears to have substantial existence. Obeisances to You, whose transcendental position is inconceivable.
COMMENTARY
Nārada said, “Morever, who can understand the intention (ihitam) of You who sometimes create and sometimes destroy the universe, which gets its life from You residing within it as the Paramātmā? Therefore I offer my respects to You whose unique nature and characteristics (sva-vilakśaṇātmane) are completely inconceivable.”
|| 10.70.39 ||
jīvasya yaḥ saṁsarato vimokṣaṇaṁ na jānato ’nartha-vahāc charīrataḥ
līlāvatāraiḥ sva-yaśaḥ pradīpakaṁ prājvālayat tvā tam ahaṁ prapadye
TRANSLATION
The living being caught in the cycle of birth and death does not know how he can be delivered from the material body, which brings him so much trouble. But You, the Supreme Lord, descend to this world in various personal forms, and by performing Your pastimes You illumine the soul’s path with the blazing torch of Your fame. Therefore I surrender unto You.
COMMENTARY
Nārada said, “Furthermore, if You say that it is proper to ask me about the fearlessness of the universe then I reply as follows. You kindle the flame of Your fame (sva-yaśaḥ pradīpakaṁ), and reveal Your true nature by appearing in various pastime incarnations to benefit the conditioned souls (jīvasya) who do not know how to become liberated from the bondage of the material body. Therefore I surrender unto You (tva). I see many people in this world bewildered by Your māyā and afflicted by fear. There are also many people who have become fearless by hearing and chanting about Your glories.” This was hinted at in the above three verses.
|| 10.70.40 ||
athāpy āśrāvaye brahma nara-loka-viḍambanam
rājñaḥ paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya bhaktasya ca cikīrṣitam
TRANSLATION
Nonetheless, O Supreme Truth playing the part of a human being, I shall tell You what Your devotee Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, the son of Your father’s sister, intends to do.
COMMENTARY
Now Nārada answers Kṛṣṇa’s second question about the intentions of the Pāṇḍavas in five verses (41-45). Nārada said, “O Supreme Truth! O form of Brahman!” (Both brahma and Brahman readings are correct as they are alternatives of the vocative case). “Even though You know everything, I will tell (āśrāvaye), since You are imitating the characteristics of an ordinary human being (nara-loka-viḍambanam).”
This is an example of the literary ornament called (vyatireka), which means comparison of contrasting things. Thus, Nārada praises Kṛṣṇa’s expertise by citing the low qualities of the human being.
|| 10.70.41 ||
yakṣyati tvāṁ makhendreṇa rājasūyena pāṇḍavaḥ
pārameṣṭhya-kāmo nṛpatis tad bhavān anumodatām
TRANSLATION
|| 10.70.42 ||
tasmin deva kratu-vare bhavantaṁ vai surādayaḥ
didṛkṣavaḥ sameṣyanti rājānaś ca yaśasvinaḥ
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