SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: CANTO 9

S'rî S'uka said: 'Harita was the son of King Rohita [see previous chapter] and his son Campa built a city called Campâpurî. After him there was Sudeva who also had a son called Vijaya.

S'rî S'uka said: 'Hârîta was the son of King Rohita [see previous chapter] and his son Campa built a city called Campâpurî. After him there was Sudeva who also had a son called Vijaya. (Vedabase)

Text 2

Bharuka was the son of Vijaya, he had one called Vrika and Vrika had Bâhuka of whom all the land he had was taken away by his enemies so that the king had to enter the forest with his wife.

Bharuka was the son of Vijaya, he had one called Vrika and Vrika had Bâhuka who had all his land taken away by his enemies so that the king entered the forest with his wife. (Vedabase)

Text 3

When he had died of old age wanted his queen to die along with him but sage Aurva, who understood that she was pregnant with a son in her womb, forbade it.

When he had died of old age wanted his queen to die along with him but sage Aurva, who understood that she was pregnant with a son in her womb, forbade it. (Vedabase)

Text 4

The co-wives finding out gave her poison with her food, but with the poison was Sagara ['with poison'] born, who became an emperor of great repute. His sons were responsible for the place called Gangâsâgara.

The co-wives finding out gave her poison with her food, but with the poison was Sagara ['with poison'] born, who became an emperor of great repute. His sons were responsible for the place called Gangâsâgara. (Vedabase)

Text 5-6

He didn't kill the antisocial [Tâlajanghas, or tree-people], the ones opposing [the Yavanas, also: invaders like the Muslims and the Europeans], the godless [the S'akâs], the ruffians [Haihayas] nor the barbarians [Barbaras]. Instead made he, to the orders of the guru, them appear in odd dresses, shaved clean, wearing mustaches or sometimes tolerated he them as people with loose hair, being half-shaven, without any underwear or not being clad at all.

It was he who, not killing the antisocial [tâlajangha, or tree-people], the opposing [the yavanas, also: invaders like the Muslims and the Europeans], the godless [the s'akâs], the ruffians [haihayas] and barbarians [barbaras], on the order of the guru, made them appear in odd dresses, shaved clean, wearing mustaches or sometimes accepted them as people with loose hair, being half-shaven, having no underwear and others not clad at all. (Vedabase)

Text 7

He was to the words of Aurva in yoga with the Supersoul of all vedic knowledge and the enlightened, and with horse sacrifices of worship unto the Lord, the Original Self and Controller. Some day he discovered that the horse that was used for the sacrifice had been stolen by Purandara [Indra, see also 4.19: 17].

He was on the word of Aurva, in yoga with the Supersoul of all vedic knowledge and the enlightened, with horse sacrifices of worship unto the Lord, the Original Self and Controller in which he [some day] had the sacrificial horse of use in the sacrifice stolen by Purandara [Indra, see also 4.19: 17]. (Vedabase)

Text 8

The proud sons born from Sumati [a wife of Sagara] then were ordered by their father to turn the entire country up side down to find out where the horse had gone to.

The proud sons born from Sumati [a wife of Sagara] on the order of their father turned the earth up side down everywhere looking for the horse. (Vedabase)

Text 9-10

In the northeastern direction they saw the horse near the âs'rama of Kapila and said: 'Now we know where that horse-thief with his eyes closed lives; kill him, kill him that sinner!' While thus the sixty thousand men of Sagara with their weapons raised approached him, opened the muni at that very moment his eyes.

In the northeastern direction they saw the horse near the âs'rama of Kapila and said: 'Now we know where the horse-thief, with his eyes closed, lives; kill him, kill him that sinner!'. While thus the sixty-thousand men of Sagara raised their weapons approaching him, opened the muni at that time his eyes. (Vedabase)

Text 11

With their minds stolen [by Indra] and in offense with such a great personality [as Kapila see also 3.25-33], self-ignited their bodies instantly and turned they to ashes.

With their minds stolen [by Indra] and in offense with such a great personality [as Kapila see also 3.25-33], self-ignited their bodies instantly and turned they to ashes. (Vedabase)

Text 12

It is not the opinion of the saintly to say that the sons of the emperor were thus burnt to ashes by the anger of the muni, for how could with him [Him] as the abode of goodness by whose grace the entire universe is purified, the mode of ignorance dominate and anger rise - how can earthly dust pollute the ether?

It is not the opinion of the saintly to say that the sons of the emperor were thus burnt to ashes by the anger of the muni; how can with him [Him] as the abode of goodness from whom the whole universe is purified, the mode of ignorance dominate and anger rise - how can earthly dust pollute the ether? (Vedabase)

Text 13

With him who so thoroughly explained the world analytically [see 3.25-33] and in this world is there as a boat with which a seeker can cross over the ocean of nescience that in one's mortal existence is so hard to overcome, how can there, with a learned person elevated in transcendence, be a sense of distinction between friend and foe? [such a one is always jubilant: prasannâtmâ]

With him who so thoroughly explained the world analytically [see 3.25-33] and in this world is there as a boat by which a seeker can cross over the ocean of nescience that in one's mortal existence is so hard to overcome - how can there, with a learned person elevated in transcendence, be a sense of distinction between friend and foe? [such a one is always jubilant: prasannâtmâ]. (Vedabase)

Text 14

He who born from Kes'inî [Sagara's other wife] was called Asamañjasa had as a prince a son of his own known as Ams'umân who always did the best he could for his grandfather.

He who born from Kes'inî [Sagara's other wife] was called Asamañjasa had as a prince a son of his own known as Ams'umân who always did the best he could for his grandfather. (Vedabase)

Text 15-16

Formerly a yogi, as he could remember from another life, had Asamañjasa fallen down from the path of yoga because of bad association and personally proven himself a most disturbing way. Behaving badly was he of trouble for everybody in the society and had he, sporting with his relatives, been acting unkind throwing all the boys into the river the Sarayû.

Formerly a yogî, as he could remember from another life, had Asamañjasa fallen down from the path of yoga because of bad association and personally proven himself a most disturbing way. Behaving badly was he of trouble for everybody in the society and had he, sporting with his relatives, been acting unkind throwing all the boys into the river the Sarayû. (Vedabase)

Text 17

Of these acts [the boys had disappeared] was he by his father banned who gave up his love for him. By the power of yoga [though] managed he to present the boys and went he away.

Of these acts [the boys had disappeared] was he by his father, who gave up his love for him, banned indeed. By the power of yoga [though] managed he to present the boys and went he away. (Vedabase)