The
honorable king said: 'My lord, I would like to hear some more
about the valorous deeds, o master, of Lord Krishna, the
Supreme Soul of Unlimited Powers.
The
honorable king said: 'My lord, I would like to hear what
more valorous deeds there are, o master, of Lord Krishna,
the Supreme Soul of Unlimited Powers.
(Vedabase)
Text
2
How can anyone
who is disgusted with running after material desires and knows
the essence, o brahmin, desist from listening to the
transcendental topics of the Lord Hailed in the Scriptures
after repeatedly having heard them?
Who
indeed, disgusted with running after material desires
knowing the essence, o brahmin, can desist, repeatedly
having heard the transcendental topics of the Lord Hailed in
the Scriptures?
(Vedabase)
Text
3
The
actual power of speech is the one describing His qualities, the
factual hands are the ones that do His work, the true mind is
the mind remembering Him as dwelling with the moving and
unmoving, and what really hears is the ear turned to His
sanctifying topics [compare 2.3:
20-24].
The
actual power of speech is the one describing His qualities,
the hands are the ones that do His work, the mind is the
mind that remembers [Him] dwelling with the moving
and unmoving, and what hears is the ear to His sanctifying
topics [compare 2.3: 20-24].
(Vedabase)
Text
4
It
is about the head that bows to both the manifestations
[moving/nonmoving] of Him, the eye indeed that sees Him
only and the limbs which regularly honor the water that washed
the feet of Vishnu or His devotees'."
It
is the head that bows to both the manifestations
[moving/nonmoving] of Him, it is the eye indeed that
sees Him only, it are the limbs which regularly honor the
water that washed the feet of Vishnu or His
devotees'."
(Vedabase)
Text
5
Sûta
[1.2:
1]
said: "Well questioned by Vishnurâta [Parîkchit
as being Vishnu-sent] spoke the powerful sage, the son of
Vyâsa whose heart was fully absorbed in
Vâsudeva.
Sûta
[1.2: 1] said: "Well questioned by Vishnurâta
[Parîkchit as being Vishnu-sent] spoke the
powerful sage, the son of Vyâsa fully absorbed in
Vâsudeva, his heart. (Vedabase)
Text
6
S'rî
S'uka said: 'There was a certain friend of Krishna [called
Sudâmâ, not the same one as mentioned in
10.41:
43],
a brahmin well versed in the Vedas, who peaceful of mind and in
control with the senses was detached from the sense
objects.
S'rî
S'uka said: 'There was a certain friend of Krishna
[called Sudâmâ, 'giving well', not the same
as mentioned in 10.41: 43], a brahmin well versed in the
Vedas, who peaceful of mind and in control with the senses
was detached from the sense objects.
(Vedabase)
Text
7
Existing
as a householder by what came on its own accord was his wife,
just like him, poorly dressed and emaciated of
hunger.
Existing
as a householder by what came on its own accord was his
wife, just like him, poorly dressed and emaciated of hunger.
(Vedabase)
Text
8
With
her face dried up, distressed of the poverty trembling,
approached she, faithful to her husband, him and
said:
With
her face dried up, distressed of the poverty all trembling,
approached she, faithful to her husband, him and said:
(Vedabase)
Text
9
'Isn't
it, o brahmin, that your friend, o master of devotion, the
Husband of S'rî who is compassionate with the brahmins,
as the best of the Sâtvatas is willing to give
shelter?
'Isn't
it, o brahmin, that your friend, o master of devotion, is
the Husband of S'rî Compassionate with the Brahmins
and as the best of the Sâtvatas is willing to give
shelter? (Vedabase)
Text
10
Approach
Him, my most gracious, and He, the Ultimate Shelter of the
Saintly, will give wealth in plenty to you who is suffering to
maintain a family.
Approach
Him, my most gracious, and He, the Ultimate Shelter of the
Saintly, will give wealth in plenty to you suffering to
maintain a family. (Vedabase)
Text
11
If
the Lord of the Bhojas, Vrishnis and Andhakas who is now
present in Dvârakâ, gives even Himself to the one
who remembers the lotus feet of Him, the Master of the
Universe, what wouldn't He do then for he ones of worship who
are not that eager for economic success and sensual
gratification?'
If
the Lord of the Bhojas, Vrishnis and Andhakas now present in
Dvârakâ, gives even Himself to the one who
remembers the lotusfeet of Him, the Master of the Universe;
what then of the, to the ones of worship, not so desirable
of economic success and sensual gratification?'
(Vedabase)
Text
12-13
The
brahmin this way repeatedly in various ways entreated by his
wife thus thought: 'The sight of Uttamas'loka indeed is the
highest attainment', and having made up his mind to go he asked
her: 'Is there anything in the house I can take as a gift my
good woman, please give it to me!'
The
one of learning this way time and again by his wife
extensively entreated thus thought: 'The sight of
Uttamas'loka indeed is the highest attainment', and having
made up his mind to go he asked her: 'Is there any gift in
the house my good woman, please give it to
me!'
(Vedabase)
Text
14
She
begged four fists of husked and parched rice from the other
brahmins, wrapped them in a piece of cloth and gave that to her
husband for a gift.
Begging
four fists of husked and parched rice from the learned, she
wrapped them in a piece of cloth and gave it as a gift to
her husband.
(Vedabase)
Text
15
He,
the best of the learned, took it with him and wondered on his
way to Dvârakâ: 'How will this audience with
Krishna ever happen to me?'
He,
the best of the learned, taking them, went to
Dvârakâ thinking: 'How will this audience with
Krishna ever happen to me?'
(Vedabase)
Text
16-17
Passing with a
couple of local brahmins three gates and guard stations, walked
he between the houses of Acyuta's faithful followers, the
Andakas and Vrishnis. One normally couldn't go there and so
felt he as if he had attained the bliss of the Pure Spirit. He
then entered one of the opulent sixteen thousand residences of
the Lord His queens [*].
Passing
with [some other] twice borns three gates and guard
stations, walked he between the houses of Acyuta's faithful
followers, the Andakas and Vrishnis, where one normally
couldn't go and felt he, entering one of the opulent
eighteen-thousand residences of the Lord His queens
[*], as if he had attained the bliss of the Pure
Spirit. (Vedabase)
Text
18
Acyuta sitting
on His consort's bed, seeing him from a distance immediately
rose and came forward to close him gladly in His
arms.
Acyuta
sitting on His consort's bed, seeing him from a distance
immediately rose and came forward to close him gladly in His
arms. (Vedabase)
Text
19
The Lotus-eyed
One, in contact with His dear friend's saintly and wise body,
extremely ecstatic released affectionately some teardrops from
His eyes.
The
Lotus-eyed One, in contact with His dear friend's saintly
and wise body, extremely ecstatic released affectionately
some teardrops from His eyes.
(Vedabase)
Text
20-22
Having him
seated on the bed fetched He some items to honor His friend and
wash his feet. The water took the Supreme Lord of All the
Worlds on His head, o King. Then the Purifier anointed him with
divinely fragrant sandalwood and aloe-wood [lignaloes or
aguru] paste and kunkuma. Glad to worship His friend
with aromatic incense and series of lamps, welcomed He him,
offering bethel nut and a cow.
Next
having him seated on the bed came He up with some items to
honor his friend and wash his feet. The water took the
Supreme Lord of All the Worlds on His head, o King, after
which the Purifier anointed him with divinely fragrant
sandalwood and aloe-wood [lignaloes or aguru] paste
and kunkuma. Gladly worshiping His friend with aromatic
incense and series of lamps, said He welcome, offering
betelnut and a cow.
(Vedabase)
Text
23
Carefully
fanning with a yak's tail the dirty and poorly dressed
emaciated twice-born, whose veins could be seen, was the
goddess [Rukminî] personally of
service.
Carefully
fanning with a yak's tail the dirty and poorly dressed
emaciated twice-born, whose veins could be seen, was the
goddess [Rukminî] personally of service.
(Vedabase)
Text
24
The people in
the palace seeing Krishna spotless in His glory, fell in
amazement about the intense love with which the one who was so
repudiate [the avadhûta] was
honored:
The
people in the palace seeing Krishna spotless in His glory,
fell in amazement about the intense love with which he so
repudiate [the avadûta] was honored:
(Vedabase)
Text
25-26
'What
pious deeds performed he, this unclean, condemned and lowly
mendicant deprived of all prosperity in the world, to be served
with reverence by the Spiritual Master of the Three Worlds who
is the abode of S'rî. Sitting on her bed embraced He him
as an older brother leaving aside the goddess!'
'What
pious deeds did he, this unclean, condemned and lowly
mendicant, deprived of all prosperity in the world, perform
to be served with reverence by the Spiritual Master of the
Three worlds, the abode of S'rî. Sitting on her bed
embraced He him as an elder brother leaving aside the
goddess!'
(Vedabase)
Text
27
Taking
hold of each other's hands, o King, they discussed the topics
of the past in which they together lived in the school of their
spiritual master [see
10.45:
31-32].
Taking
hold of each other's hands, o King, they discussed the
topics of the past they sat together in the school of their
spiritual master [see 10.45: 31-32].
(Vedabase)
Text
28
The
Supreme Lord said: 'O brahmin, after the guru received his
remuneration from you and, o knower of the dharma, you
returned, did you marry a suitable wife or not?
The
Supreme Lord said: 'O brahmin, after the guru received his
remuneration from you and, o knower of the dharma, you
returned, did you marry a suitable wife or not?
(Vedabase)
Text
29
With
your mind occupied by household matters were you not driven by
desires, neither, so I know to be true, do you take much
pleasure, o wise one, in the pursuit of material
happiness.
With
your mind occupied by household matters is it non-desire
that drives you, neither, so I know to be true, do you take
much pleasure, o wise one, in the pursuit of material
happiness. (Vedabase)
Text
30
Some people
execute their worldly duties without in their minds being
disturbed by desires; acting as I do to set an example, they
shake off the propensities that naturally rise.
Some
people execute their worldly duties, in their minds not
being disturbed by desires; just as I do to set an example,
do they shake off the propensities that naturally rise.
(Vedabase)
Text
31
Do
you, o brahmin, still remember our stay in the
gurukula?
It is there that a twice-born person learns to understand what
needs to be known and thus may experience what is transcendent
to the ignorance.
Do
you, o brahmin, still remember our staying in the gurukula,
from which a twiceborn person, understanding what needs to
be known, experiences that what is transcendent to the
ignorance? (Vedabase)
Text
32
The
first birth of someone twice-born, my friend, is this material
life, that indeed under the direct supervision of a spiritual
master, the bestower of spiritual knowledge who is as Myself,
is sanctified [in a 'second birth'] by the duties he
teaches for all
spiritual orders [see âs'rama
and
7.12].
The
first birth of someone twice born, my friend, is this
material life, that indeed under the direct supervision of a
spiritual master, the bestower of spiritual knowledge who is
as Myself, is sanctified [in a 'second birth'] by
the duties he teaches for all spiritual orders [see
as'râmas and 7.12]. (Vedabase)
Text
33
For
sure are of those engaged in the varnâs'rama
system [see
also B.G.
4: 13]
in
this world they the expert knowers of the true welfare, o
brahmin, who cross over the ocean of a material existence with
the help of the words stemming from Me as the spiritual
master.
For
sure are of those engaged in the varnâs'rama system
[see also B.G. 4.13] in this world they the expert
knowers of the true welfare, o brahmin, who cross over the
ocean of a material existence through the words of Me as the
spiritual master. (Vedabase)
Text
34
I,
the Soul of All Beings, am not as satisfied by ritual worship,
brahminical initiation, austerity or self-control as I am by
faithful service
[compare 7.14:
17].
I,
the Soul of All Beings, am not as satisfied by ritual
worship, brahminical initiation, austerity or self-control
as I am by faithful service [compare 7.14: 17].
(Vedabase)
Text
35-36
O
brahmin, do you remember what we, living with our spiritual
master, did when we once by the wife of our guru were sent to
fetch firewood? Having entered a big forest arose, o twice-born
one, all out of season, a fierce harsh thundering wind and
rain.
O
brahmin, do you remember what we, living with our spiritual
master, did when we once by the wife of our guru were sent
to fetch firewood? Having entered a big forest arose, o
twice born one, all out of season, a fierce harsh thundering
wind and rain. (Vedabase)
Text
37
With
the sun having set overcome by darkness could with all the
water around no direction, high or low land, be
recognized.
With
the sun having set overcome by darkness could with all the
water around no direction, high or low land, be recognized.
(Vedabase)
Text
38
We,
constantly heavily besieged by the fierce wind and water there,
were in the flooding unable to make out which way to go. We
then wandering distressed in the forest, held each other's
hands.
We,
constantly heavily besieged by the great wind and water
there, were in the flooding unable to make out which way to
go and then, wandering distressed in the forest, held each
other's hands. (Vedabase)
Text
39
Knowing
this set our guru Sândîpani at sunrise out to
search for us, his disciples. So found the
âcârya us then in distress:
Knowing
this did our guru Sândipâni, as the
âcârya in search for us disciples at sunrise,
find us in distress: (Vedabase)
Text
40
'Oh
you children, how much have you suffered because of me; in your
devotion for me have you disregarded the [comfort of your
own] body that indeed to all living beings is most
dear!
'Oh
you children, how much have you suffered for our sake; in
disregard of the body that indeed to all living beings is
most dear, were you dedicated to me!
(Vedabase)
Text
41
This
now is the truth valid for disciples: to repay, perfectly pure
in one's love, one's debt to the guru by offering the spiritual
master one's self and one's property.
For
certain is this alone the truth to be respected by
disciples: to repay, perfectly pure in one's love, one's
debt to the guru offering the spiritual master one's self
and one's property. (Vedabase)
Text
42
Satisfied
I am, my dear ones, o best of brahmins, may your desires be
fulfilled and may in this world as well as in the next that
what evolves from your attraction [your words, your
mantras] never fade [compare 10.45:
48].'
Satisfied
I am, my dear ones, o best of brahmins, may your desires be
fulfilled and may in this world as well as in the next that
what evolves from your attraction [your words, your
mantras] never fade [compare 10.45: 48].
(Vedabase)
Text
43
And
many things like this happened when we were living in the home
of the guru; simply by the mercy of the spiritual master is a
person fulfilled in his quest for peace.
There
were many things like this when we were living in the home
of the guru; simply by the mercy of the spiritual master is
a person fulfilled in his quest for
peace.'
(Vedabase)
Text
44
The
brahmin said: 'What more is there for me to achieve in life, o
God of Gods, o Guru of the Universe, than to have lived at the
guru's house with You whose every desire is
fulfilled?
The
brahmin said: 'What have we not achieved, o God of Gods, o
Guru of the Universe, when I was living at the guru's house
with You whose all desires are fulfilled.
(Vedabase)
Text
45
O
Almighty One in Your body, that is the fertile field of all
welfare, is found the praise relating to the Absolute Truth
[of the Vedas]; Your residing with spiritual masters is
all roleplaying [see also e.g. 10.69:
44
and 10.77:
30]!
O
Almighty One within whose body, that is the fertile field of
all welfare, is found the praise [the Veda's]
relating to the Absolute Truth; Your residing with spiritual
masters is all an imitation [see also e.g. 10.69: 44 and
10.77: 30]!' (Vedabase)
*
S'rîla Vis'vanâtha Cakravartî quotes from the
Padma Purâna, Uttara-khanda, which says that the brahmin
actually entered the palace of Rukminî: 'sa tu
rukminy-antah-pura- dvâri kshanam tûshnîm
sthitah'; 'He stood for a moment in silence at the doorway
of Queen Rukminî's palace'.