06.061
Core and Pancharatra: Dhritarastra lamenting asks what is the secret behind the victory of the Pandavas. Bhishma narrates an episode of the Gods, where Lord Brahma goes to Lord Narayana with praise.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
भयं मे सुमहज्जातं विस्मयश्चैव सञ्जय। श्रुत्वा पाण्डुकुमाराणां कर्म देवैः सुदुष्करम् ॥६-६१-१॥
bhayaṃ me sumahajjātaṃ vismayaścaiva sañjaya। śrutvā pāṇḍukumārāṇāṃ karma devaiḥ suduṣkaram ॥6-61-1॥
[भयम् (bhayam) - fear; मे (me) - my; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; जातम् (jātam) - arisen; विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - wonder; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पाण्डुकुमाराणाम् (pāṇḍukumārāṇām) - of the Pandava princes; कर्म (karma) - deeds; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult;]
(Fear and great wonder have arisen in me, O Sanjaya, having heard of the deeds of the Pandava princes, which are very difficult even for the gods.)
O Sanjaya, I am filled with fear and amazement upon hearing about the extraordinary deeds of the Pandava princes, which are challenging even for the gods.
पुत्राणां च पराभवं श्रुत्वा सञ्जय सर्वशः। चिन्ता मे महती सूत भविष्यति कथं त्विति ॥६-६१-२॥
putrāṇāṃ ca parābhavaṃ śrutvā sañjaya sarvaśaḥ। cintā me mahatī sūta bhaviṣyati kathaṃ tviti ॥6-61-2॥
[पुत्राणां (putrāṇām) - of sons; च (ca) - and; पराभवं (parābhavam) - defeat; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; चिन्ता (cintā) - worry; मे (me) - my; महती (mahatī) - great; सूत (sūta) - Suta; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; त्विति (tviti) - thus;]
(Having heard of the complete defeat of sons, Sanjaya, my great worry will be, Suta, how thus.)
Sanjaya, having heard of the complete defeat of my sons, I am greatly worried, O Suta, about how things will turn out.
ध्रुवं विदुरवाक्यानि धक्ष्यन्ति हृदयं मम। यथा हि दृश्यते सर्वं दैवयोगेन सञ्जय ॥६-६१-३॥
dhruvaṁ viduravākyāni dhakṣyanti hṛdayaṁ mama। yathā hi dṛśyate sarvaṁ daivayogena sañjaya ॥6-61-3॥
[ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; विदुरवाक्यानि (viduravākyāni) - Vidura's words; धक्ष्यन्ति (dhakṣyanti) - will burn; हृदयं (hṛdayam) - heart; मम (mama) - my; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; सर्वं (sarvam) - everything; दैवयोगेन (daivayogena) - by divine arrangement; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Certainly, Vidura's words will burn my heart. As indeed everything is seen by divine arrangement, O Sanjaya.)
Certainly, Vidura's words will deeply affect me, as everything seems to be unfolding according to divine will, O Sanjaya.
यत्र भीष्ममुखाञ्शूरानस्त्रज्ञान्योधसत्तमान्। पाण्डवानामनीकानि योधयन्ति प्रहारिणः ॥६-६१-४॥
yatra bhīṣmamukhāñ śūrān astrajñān yodhasattamān। pāṇḍavānām anīkāni yodhayanti prahāriṇaḥ ॥6-61-4॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; भीष्ममुखान् (bhīṣmamukhān) - headed by Bhishma; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; अस्त्रज्ञान् (astrajñān) - knowers of weapons; योधसत्तमान् (yodhasattamān) - best of warriors; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; योधयन्ति (yodhayanti) - fight; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers;]
(Where the armies of the Pandavas, headed by Bhishma, the heroes, knowers of weapons, and the best of warriors, fight as strikers.)
In this verse, it is described that the armies of the Pandavas, led by Bhishma, consisting of heroes and expert warriors, engage in battle as formidable strikers.
केनावध्या महात्मानः पाण्डुपुत्रा महाबलाः। केन दत्तवरास्तात किं वा ज्ञानं विदन्ति ते ॥ येन क्षयं न गच्छन्ति दिवि तारागणा इव ॥६-६१-५॥
kenāvadhyā mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ। kena dattavarāstāta kiṃ vā jñānaṃ vidanti te ॥ yena kṣayaṃ na gacchanti divi tārāgaṇā iva ॥6-61-5॥
[केन (kena) - by whom; अवध्या (avadhyā) - invincible; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pandu; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; केन (kena) - by whom; दत्तवराः (dattavarāḥ) - granted boons; तात (tāta) - dear; किं (kiṃ) - what; वा (vā) - or; ज्ञानं (jñānaṃ) - knowledge; विदन्ति (vidanti) - do they possess; ते (te) - they; येन (yena) - by which; क्षयं (kṣayam) - destruction; न (na) - not; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - do they go; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; तारागणाः (tārāgaṇāḥ) - stars; इव (iva) - like;]
(By whom are the great souls, the mighty sons of Pandu, made invincible? By whom, dear, are they granted boons, or what knowledge do they possess by which they do not go to destruction, like stars in heaven?)
Who has made the great souls, the mighty sons of Pandu, invincible? Who has granted them boons, or what knowledge do they possess that prevents their destruction, like the stars in heaven?
पुनः पुनर्न मृष्यामि हतं सैन्यं स्म पाण्डवैः। मय्येव दण्डः पतति दैवात्परमदारुणः ॥६-६१-६॥
punaḥ punarna mṛṣyāmi hataṃ sainyaṃ sma pāṇḍavaiḥ। mayyeva daṇḍaḥ patati daivātparamadāruṇaḥ ॥6-61-6॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; न (na) - not; मृष्यामि (mṛṣyāmi) - I tolerate; हतं (hataṃ) - killed; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; स्म (sma) - indeed; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; मयि (mayi) - on me; एव (eva) - only; दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment; पतति (patati) - falls; दैवात् (daivāt) - by fate; परम (parama) - extremely; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - harsh;]
(Again and again, I do not tolerate the army killed by the Pandavas. On me alone, the extremely harsh punishment falls by fate.)
I cannot bear repeatedly seeing the army slain by the Pandavas. It seems that fate has decreed a severe punishment upon me alone.
यथावध्याः पाण्डुसुता यथा वध्याश्च मे सुताः। एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व यथातत्त्वेन सञ्जय ॥६-६१-७॥
yathāvadhyāḥ pāṇḍusutā yathā vadhyāśca me sutāḥ। etanme sarvamācakṣva yathātattvena sañjaya ॥6-61-7॥
[यथावध्याः (yathāvadhyāḥ) - as to be killed; पाण्डुसुताः (pāṇḍusutāḥ) - sons of Pandu; यथा (yathā) - as; वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - to be killed; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons; एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - my; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; यथातत्त्वेन (yathātattvena) - truly; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(As the sons of Pandu are to be killed, so are my sons to be killed. Tell me all this truly, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, tell me truly how the sons of Pandu are to be killed, and likewise, how my sons are to be killed.
न हि पारं प्रपश्यामि दुःखस्यास्य कथञ्चन। समुद्रस्येव महतो भुजाभ्यां प्रतरन्नरः ॥६-६१-८॥
na hi pāraṃ prapaśyāmi duḥkhasyāsya kathañcana। samudrasyeva mahato bhujābhyāṃ pratarnnaraḥ ॥6-61-8॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; पारम् (pāram) - the end; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow; अस्य (asya) - of this; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; इव (iva) - like; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with arms; प्रतरन् (prataran) - crossing; नरः (naraḥ) - a man;]
(I do not see the end of this sorrow in any way, like a man crossing the great ocean with arms.)
I cannot see any way to end this sorrow, just as a man cannot cross the vast ocean with his arms.
पुत्राणां व्यसनं मन्ये ध्रुवं प्राप्तं सुदारुणम्। घातयिष्यति मे पुत्रान्सर्वान्भीमो न संशयः ॥६-६१-९॥
putrāṇāṃ vyasanaṃ manye dhruvaṃ prāptaṃ sudāruṇam। ghātayiṣyati me putrānsarvānbhīmo na saṃśayaḥ ॥6-61-9॥
[पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of sons; व्यसनं (vyasanaṃ) - calamity; मnye (manye) - I think; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṃ) - certain; प्राप्तं (prāptaṃ) - has occurred; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terrible; घातयिष्यति (ghātayiṣyati) - will kill; मे (me) - my; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(I think the calamity of my sons is certain, very terrible. Bhima will kill all my sons, no doubt.)
I believe that a terrible calamity has certainly befallen my sons. Bhima will undoubtedly kill all my sons.
न हि पश्यामि तं वीरं यो मे रक्षेत्सुतान्रणे। ध्रुवं विनाशः समरे पुत्राणां मम सञ्जय ॥६-६१-१०॥
na hi paśyāmi taṃ vīraṃ yo me rakṣetsutānraṇe। dhruvaṃ vināśaḥ samare putrāṇāṃ mama sañjaya ॥6-61-10॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; तं (taṃ) - that; वीरं (vīraṃ) - hero; यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - my; रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - would protect; सुतान् (sutān) - sons; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṃ) - certainly; विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction; समरे (samare) - in war; पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of sons; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(I do not see that hero who would protect my sons in battle. Certainly, there is destruction in war for my sons, O Sanjaya.)
I do not see any hero who can protect my sons in the battle; surely, there is destruction awaiting my sons in the war, O Sanjaya.
तस्मान्मे कारणं सूत युक्तिं चैव विशेषतः। पृच्छतोऽद्य यथातत्त्वं सर्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥६-६१-११॥
tasmānme kāraṇaṃ sūta yuktiṃ caiva viśeṣataḥ। pṛcchato'dya yathātattvaṃ sarvamākhyātumarhasi ॥6-61-11॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; मे (me) - my; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; सूत (sūta) - O Sūta; युक्तिम् (yuktim) - logic; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - specifically; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking; अद्य (adya) - today; यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - as it is; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to explain; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Therefore, O Sūta, you should explain my reason and logic specifically, as I am asking today, everything as it is.)
Therefore, O Sūta, please explain to me in detail the reason and logic behind this, as I am inquiring today, everything as it truly is.
दुर्योधनोऽपि यच्चक्रे दृष्ट्वा स्वान्विमुखान्रणे। भीष्मद्रोणौ कृपश्चैव सौबलेयो जयद्रथः ॥ द्रौणिर्वापि महेष्वासो विकर्णो वा महाबलः ॥६-६१-१२॥
duryodhano'pi yaccakre dṛṣṭvā svānvimukhānraṇe। bhīṣmadroṇau kṛpaścaiva saubaleyo jayadrathaḥ ॥ drauṇirvāpi maheṣvāso vikarṇo vā mahābalaḥ ॥6-61-12॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अपि (api) - also; यत् (yat) - what; चक्रे (cakre) - did; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; स्वान् (svān) - his own; विमुखान् (vimukhān) - turned away; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; सौबलेयः (saubaleyaḥ) - the son of Subala; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - the son of Drona; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; वा (vā) - or; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Duryodhana also, seeing his own men turned away in battle, what did Bhishma and Drona, Kripa, the son of Subala, Jayadratha, the son of Drona, the great archer, Vikarna, or the mighty one do?)
Duryodhana, upon seeing his own forces turning away in battle, questioned what actions were taken by Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Jayadratha, the son of Subala, the son of Drona, the great archer, Vikarna, or the mighty warriors.
निश्चयो वापि कस्तेषां तदा ह्यासीन्महात्मनाम्। विमुखेषु महाप्राज्ञ मम पुत्रेषु सञ्जय ॥६-६१-१३॥
niścayo vāpi kasteṣāṃ tadā hyāsīnmahātmanām। vimukheṣu mahāprājña mama putreṣu sañjaya ॥6-61-13॥
[निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; कः (kaḥ) - who; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तदा (tadā) - then; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; विमुखेषु (vimukheṣu) - turned away; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O wise one; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among sons; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(What certainty was there of them, then, indeed, O wise one, among my sons who were turned away, O Sanjaya?)
O wise Sanjaya, what certainty was there among my sons who had turned away at that time, indeed, among those great souls?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
शृणु राजन्नवहितः श्रुत्वा चैवावधारय। नैव मन्त्रकृतं किञ्चिन्नैव मायां तथाविधाम् ॥ न वै विभीषिकां काञ्चिद्राजन्कुर्वन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥६-६१-१४॥
śṛṇu rājannavahitaḥ śrutvā caivavadhāraya। naiva mantrakṛtaṃ kiñcinnaiva māyāṃ tathāvidhām ॥ na vai vibhīṣikāṃ kāñcidrājankurvanti pāṇḍavāḥ ॥6-61-14॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अवहितः (avahitaḥ) - attentively; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अवधारय (avadhāraya) - understand; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; मन्त्रकृतं (mantrakṛtaṃ) - created by spells; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; तथाविधाम् (tathāvidhām) - of such kind; न (na) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; विभीषिकाम् (vibhīṣikām) - fear; काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(Listen, O king, attentively and understand. There is nothing created by spells, nor any illusion of such kind. Indeed, the Pandavas do not create any fear, O king.)
Listen attentively, O king, and understand that there is nothing created by spells or illusions of such kind. The Pandavas do not create any fear, O king.
युध्यन्ति ते यथान्यायं शक्तिमन्तश्च संयुगे। धर्मेण सर्वकार्याणि कीर्तितानीति भारत ॥ आरभन्ते सदा पार्थाः प्रार्थयाना महद्यशः ॥६-६१-१५॥
yudhyanti te yathānyāyaṃ śaktimantaśca saṃyuge। dharmeṇa sarvakāryāṇi kīrtitānīti bhārata ॥ ārabhante sadā pārthāḥ prārthayānā mahadyaśaḥ ॥6-61-15॥
[युध्यन्ति (yudhyanti) - fight; ते (te) - they; यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṃ) - according to justice; शक्तिमन्तः (śaktimantaḥ) - powerful ones; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; सर्वकार्याणि (sarvakāryāṇi) - all actions; कीर्तितानि (kīrtitāni) - are praised; इति (iti) - thus; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; आरभन्ते (ārabhante) - undertake; सदा (sadā) - always; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; प्रार्थयाना (prārthayānā) - desiring; महद्यशः (mahadyaśaḥ) - great fame;]
(They fight according to justice, the powerful ones in battle. By righteousness, all actions are praised, thus, O Bharata. The sons of Pritha always undertake, desiring great fame.)
The powerful ones engage in battle justly, and all actions are praised by righteousness, O Bharata. The sons of Pritha always strive for great fame.
न ते युद्धान्निवर्तन्ते धर्मोपेता महाबलाः। श्रिया परमया युक्ता यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥ तेनावध्या रणे पार्था जययुक्ताश्च पार्थिव ॥६-६१-१६॥
na te yuddhānnivartante dharmopetā mahābalāḥ। śriyā paramayā yuktā yato dharmastato jayaḥ ॥ tenāvadhyā raṇe pārthā jayayuktāśca pārthiva ॥6-61-16॥
[न (na) - not; ते (te) - they; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - turn back; धर्मोपेता (dharmopetā) - endowed with righteousness; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - great strength; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; परमया (paramayā) - supreme; युक्ता (yuktā) - endowed; यतः (yataḥ) - where; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; ततः (tataḥ) - there; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; तेन (tena) - therefore; अवध्या (avadhyā) - invincible; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; जययुक्ताः (jayayuktāḥ) - endowed with victory; च (ca) - and; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(They do not turn back from battle, endowed with righteousness and great strength. Endowed with supreme splendor, where there is righteousness, there is victory. Therefore, the sons of Pritha are invincible in battle and endowed with victory, O king.)
The warriors, endowed with righteousness and great strength, do not retreat from battle. They are adorned with supreme splendor, and where there is righteousness, there is victory. Therefore, the sons of Pritha are invincible in battle and assured of victory, O king.
तव पुत्रा दुरात्मानः पापेष्वभिरताः सदा। निष्ठुरा हीनकर्माणस्तेन हीयन्ति संयुगे ॥६-६१-१७॥
tava putrā durātmānaḥ pāpeṣvabhiratāḥ sadā। niṣṭhurā hīnakarmāṇastena hīyanti saṃyuge ॥6-61-17॥
[तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - wicked-minded; पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - in sins; अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - engaged; सदा (sadā) - always; निष्ठुराः (niṣṭhurāḥ) - harsh; हीनकर्माणः (hīnakarmāṇaḥ) - of vile deeds; तेन (tena) - therefore; हीयन्ति (hīyanti) - are defeated; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Your sons, wicked-minded, always engaged in sins, harsh, of vile deeds, therefore are defeated in battle.)
Your sons, being wicked-minded and always engaged in sinful acts, are harsh and perform vile deeds; therefore, they are defeated in battle.
सुबहूनि नृशंसानि पुत्रैस्तव जनेश्वर। निकृतानीह पाण्डूनां नीचैरिव यथा नरैः ॥६-६१-१८॥
subahūni nṛśaṁsāni putraistava janeśvara। nikṛtānīha pāṇḍūnāṁ nīcairiva yathā naraiḥ ॥6-61-18॥
[सुबहूनि (subahūni) - many; नृशंसानि (nṛśaṁsāni) - cruel; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by sons; तव (tava) - your; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O king; निकृतानि (nikṛtāni) - deceits; इह (iha) - here; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - by the lowly; इव (iva) - like; यथा (yathā) - as; नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men;]
(Many cruel deceits have been committed here by your sons, O king, against the Pandavas, like by the lowly men.)
O king, many cruel acts have been committed by your sons here against the Pandavas, just as lowly men would do.
सर्वं च तदनादृत्य पुत्राणां तव किल्बिषम्। सापह्नवाः सदैवासन्पाण्डवाः पाण्डुपूर्वज ॥ न चैनान्बहु मन्यन्ते पुत्रास्तव विशां पते ॥६-६१-१९॥
sarvaṁ ca tadanādṛtya putrāṇāṁ tava kilbiṣam। sāpahnavāḥ sadaivāsanpāṇḍavāḥ pāṇḍupūrvaja ॥ na cainānbahu manyante putrāstava viśāṁ pate ॥6-61-19॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; तव (tava) - your; किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - sin; सः (saḥ) - they; अपह्नवाः (apahnavaḥ) - deniers; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; आसन् (āsan) - were; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; पाण्डुपूर्वज (pāṇḍupūrvaja) - O elder of the Pāṇḍus; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनान् (enān) - them; बहु (bahu) - much; मन्यन्ते (manyante) - consider; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; तव (tava) - your; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; ॥६-६१-१९॥ (॥6-61-19॥) - (verse number);]
(All that disregarding the sin of your sons, they were always deniers, O elder of the Pāṇḍus. And your sons do not consider them much, O lord of the people.)
Ignoring all the sins of your sons, the Pāṇḍavas have always been deniers, O elder of the Pāṇḍus. And your sons do not hold them in high regard, O lord of the people.
तस्य पापस्य सततं क्रियमाणस्य कर्मणः। सम्प्राप्तं सुमहद्घोरं फलं किम्पाकसंनिभम् ॥ स तद्भुङ्क्ष्व महाराज सपुत्रः ससुहृज्जनः ॥६-६१-२०॥
tasya pāpasya satataṁ kriyamāṇasya karmaṇaḥ। samprāptaṁ sumahadghoraṁ phalaṁ kimpākasaṁnibham ॥ sa tadbhuṅkṣva mahārāja saputraḥ sasuhṛjjanaḥ ॥6-61-20॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin; सततं (satataṁ) - constantly; क्रियमाणस्य (kriyamāṇasya) - being done; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; सम्प्राप्तं (samprāptaṁ) - obtained; सुमहद्घोरं (sumahadghoraṁ) - very great and terrible; फलं (phalaṁ) - fruit; किम्पाकसंनिभम् (kimpākasaṁnibham) - like a poisonous fruit; सः (saḥ) - he; तत् (tad) - that; भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with sons; ससुहृज्जनः (sasuhṛjjanaḥ) - with friends; ॥६-६१-२०॥ (॥6-61-20॥) - (verse number);]
(The very great and terrible fruit of the constantly performed sinful action, like a poisonous fruit, has been obtained. O great king, enjoy that with your sons and friends.)
The terrible consequences of the sins constantly committed have now come to fruition, resembling a poisonous fruit. O great king, you must now face these consequences along with your sons and friends.
नावबुध्यसि यद्राजन्वार्यमाणः सुहृज्जनैः। विदुरेणाथ भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च महात्मना ॥६-६१-२१॥
nāvabudhyasi yadrājanvāryamāṇaḥ suhṛjjanaiḥ। vidureṇātha bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca mahātmanā ॥6-61-21॥
[न (na) - not; अवबुध्यसि (avabudhyasi) - you understand; यत् (yat) - that; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; सुहृत्-जनैः (suhṛt-janaiḥ) - by well-wishers; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; अथ (atha) - and; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(O king, you do not understand that you are being restrained by well-wishers, by Vidura, and by the great souls Bhishma and Drona.)
O king, despite being advised by your well-wishers like Vidura, Bhishma, and Drona, you fail to comprehend the situation.
तथा मया चाप्यसकृद्वार्यमाणो न गृह्णसि। वाक्यं हितं च पथ्यं च मर्त्यः पथ्यमिवौषधम् ॥ पुत्राणां मतमास्थाय जितान्मन्यसि पाण्डवान् ॥६-६१-२२॥
tathā mayā cāpyasakṛdvāryamāṇo na gṛhṇasi। vākyaṃ hitaṃ ca pathyaṃ ca martyaḥ pathyamivauṣadham ॥ putrāṇāṃ matamāsthāya jitānmanyasi pāṇḍavān ॥6-61-22॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; मया (mayā) - by me; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; न (na) - not; गृह्णसि (gṛhṇasi) - you accept; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; च (ca) - and; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome; च (ca) - and; मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome; इव (iva) - like; औषधम् (auṣadham) - medicine; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; मतम् (matam) - opinion; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - following; जितान् (jitān) - conquered; मन्यसि (manyasi) - you think; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(Thus, repeatedly restrained by me, you do not accept the beneficial and wholesome words, like a mortal does not accept wholesome medicine. Following the opinion of your sons, you think the Pandavas are conquered.)
Despite my repeated attempts to restrain you, you refuse to accept the beneficial and wholesome advice, much like a mortal refusing medicine. You believe the Pandavas are defeated, following your sons' opinion.
शृणु भूयो यथातत्त्वं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। कारणं भरतश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवानां जयं प्रति ॥ तत्तेऽहं कथयिष्यामि यथाश्रुतमरिंदम ॥६-६१-२३॥
śṛṇu bhūyo yathātattvaṃ yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi। kāraṇaṃ bharataśreṣṭha pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaṃ prati ॥ tatte'haṃ kathayiṣyāmi yathāśrutamariṃdama ॥6-61-23॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - truly; यत् (yat) - what; माम् (mām) - me; त्वम् (tvam) - you; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - ask; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; जयम् (jayam) - victory; प्रति (prati) - regarding; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - will tell; यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - as heard; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Listen again truly to what you ask me, O best of Bharatas, regarding the reason for the Pandavas' victory. That I will tell you as heard, O subduer of enemies.)
Listen once more to the true account of what you ask me, O best of the Bharatas, concerning the reason for the Pandavas' victory. I shall narrate it to you as I have heard it, O subduer of enemies.
दुर्योधनेन सम्पृष्ट एतमर्थं पितामहः। दृष्ट्वा भ्रातॄन्रणे सर्वान्निर्जितान्सुमहारथान् ॥६-६१-२४॥
duryodhanena sampṛṣṭa etamarthaṃ pitāmahaḥ। dṛṣṭvā bhrātṝnraṇe sarvān nirjitān sumahārathān ॥6-61-24॥
[दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; सम्पृष्ट (sampṛṣṭa) - asked; एतमर्थं (etamarthaṃ) - this matter; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; निर्जितान् (nirjitān) - conquered; सुमहारथान् (sumahārathān) - great charioteers;]
(By Duryodhana, this matter was asked to the grandfather. Having seen all the brothers conquered in battle, the great charioteers.)
Duryodhana asked the grandfather about this matter. Upon seeing all his brothers, the great charioteers, conquered in battle.
शोकसंमूढहृदयो निशाकाले स्म कौरवः। पितामहं महाप्राज्ञं विनयेनोपगम्य ह ॥ यदब्रवीत्सुतस्तेऽसौ तन्मे शृणु जनेश्वर ॥६-६१-२५॥
śokasaṁmūḍhahṛdayo niśākāle sma kauravaḥ। pitāmahaṁ mahāprājñaṁ vinayenopagamya ha ॥ yadabravītsutaste'sau tanme śṛṇu janeśvara ॥6-61-25॥
[शोकसंमूढहृदयो (śokasaṁmūḍhahṛdayaḥ) - with a heart bewildered by sorrow; निशाकाले (niśākāle) - at night; स्म (sma) - indeed; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kaurava; पितामहं (pitāmaham) - to the grandsire; महाप्राज्ञं (mahāprājñam) - the great wise one; विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility; उपगम्य (upagamya) - approaching; ह (ha) - indeed; यत् (yat) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सुतः (sutaḥ) - the son; ते (te) - your; असौ (asau) - that; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of the people;]
(With a heart bewildered by sorrow, indeed at night, the Kaurava approached the grandsire, the great wise one, with humility. Indeed, what your son said, that listen to me, O lord of the people.)
The Kaurava, with a heart overwhelmed by sorrow, approached the wise grandsire at night with humility. Listen to what your son said, O lord of the people.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
त्वं च द्रोणश्च शल्यश्च कृपो द्रौणिस्तथैव च। कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यः काम्बोजश्च सुदक्षिणः ॥६-६१-२६॥
tvaṁ ca droṇaśca śalyaśca kṛpo drauṇistathaiva ca। kṛtavarmā ca hārdikyaḥ kāmbojaśca sudakṣiṇaḥ ॥6-61-26॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; च (ca) - and; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; च (ca) - and; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Droṇa; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; च (ca) - and; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - son of Hṛdika; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kāmboja; च (ca) - and; सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakṣiṇa;]
(You and Droṇa and Śalya and Kṛpa and the son of Droṇa also, and Kṛtavarmā and the son of Hṛdika, and Kāmboja and Sudakṣiṇa.)
You, along with Droṇa, Śalya, Kṛpa, the son of Droṇa, Kṛtavarmā, the son of Hṛdika, Kāmboja, and Sudakṣiṇa, are all present.
भूरिश्रवा विकर्णश्च भगदत्तश्च वीर्यवान्। महारथाः समाख्याताः कुलपुत्रास्तनुत्यजः ॥६-६१-२७॥
bhūriśravā vikarṇaśca bhagadattaśca vīryavān। mahārathāḥ samākhyātāḥ kulaputrāstanutyajaḥ ॥6-61-27॥
[भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhūriśravā; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; च (ca) - and; भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; समाख्याताः (samākhyātāḥ) - renowned; कुलपुत्राः (kulaputrāḥ) - sons of noble families; तनुत्यजः (tanutyajaḥ) - who have given up their bodies;]
(Bhūriśravā, Vikarṇa, and Bhagadatta, valiant, renowned as great charioteers, sons of noble families, who have given up their bodies.)
Bhūriśravā, Vikarṇa, and Bhagadatta were valiant warriors, renowned as great charioteers, and sons of noble families who sacrificed their lives.
त्रयाणामपि लोकानां पर्याप्ता इति मे मतिः। पाण्डवानां समस्ताश्च न तिष्ठन्ति पराक्रमे ॥६-६१-२८॥
trayāṇām api lokānāṃ paryāptā iti me matiḥ। pāṇḍavānāṃ samastāś ca na tiṣṭhanti parākrame ॥6-61-28॥
[त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three; अपि (api) - even; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; पर्याप्ता (paryāptā) - sufficient; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor;]
(My opinion is that even the three worlds are sufficient, but all the Pandavas do not stand in valor.)
In my view, even the three worlds are sufficient, yet all the Pandavas do not stand firm in valor.
तत्र मे संशयो जातस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः। यं समाश्रित्य कौन्तेया जयन्त्यस्मान्पदे पदे ॥६-६१-२९॥
tatra me saṁśayo jātastanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ। yaṁ samāśritya kaunteyā jayantyasmānpade pade ॥6-61-29॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; मे (me) - my; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt; जातः (jātaḥ) - arisen; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - my; आचक्श्व (ācakṣva) - tell; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking; यम् (yam) - whom; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - relying upon; कौन्तेयाः (kaunteyāḥ) - sons of Kunti; जयन्ति (jayanti) - conquer; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; पदे (pade) - at every step; पदे (pade) - at every step;]
(There my doubt has arisen, tell me, asking whom, relying upon whom, the sons of Kunti conquer us at every step.)
I have a doubt about this matter. Please tell me, whom do the sons of Kunti rely upon to defeat us at every step?
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
शृणु राजन्वचो मह्यं यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि कौरव। बहुशश्च ममोक्तोऽसि न च मे तत्त्वया कृतम् ॥६-६१-३०॥
śṛṇu rājanvaco mahyaṃ yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi kaurava। bahuśaśca mamokto'si na ca me tattvayā kṛtam ॥6-61-30॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; यत् (yat) - which; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; च (ca) - and; मम (mama) - my; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; असि (asi) - you are; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - by me; तत्त्वया (tattvayā) - truly; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done;]
(Listen, O king, to the words I will speak to you, Kaurava. Many times you have been spoken to by me, but truly nothing has been done by you.)
"Listen, O King, to my words that I will speak to you, Kaurava. You have been told many times by me, yet you have not acted upon them."
क्रियतां पाण्डवैः सार्धं शमो भरतसत्तम। एतत्क्षममहं मन्ये पृथिव्यास्तव चाभिभो ॥६-६१-३१॥
kriyatāṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ śamo bharatasattama। etatkṣamamahaṃ manye pṛthivyāstava cābhibho ॥6-61-31॥
[क्रियतां (kriyatāṃ) - let it be done; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; शमः (śamaḥ) - peace; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; एतत् (etat) - this; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord;]
(Let peace be made with the Pandavas, O best of the Bharatas. I think this is proper for the earth and for you, O lord.)
O best of the Bharatas, let peace be established with the Pandavas. I believe this is the right course for both the earth and you, O lord.
भुञ्जेमां पृथिवीं राजन्भ्रातृभिः सहितः सुखी। दुर्हृदस्तापयन्सर्वान्नन्दयंश्चापि बान्धवान् ॥६-६१-३२॥
bhuñjemāṃ pṛthivīṃ rājanbhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ sukhī। durhṛdastāpayan sarvān nandayaṃś cāpi bāndhavān ॥6-61-32॥
[भुञ्जेमां (bhuñjemāṃ) - enjoy this; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; दुर्हृदः (durhṛdaḥ) - ill-wishers; तापयन् (tāpayan) - tormenting; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; नन्दयन् (nandayan) - pleasing; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - relatives;]
(Enjoy this earth, O king, together with your brothers, happily tormenting all ill-wishers and also pleasing the relatives.)
O king, enjoy this earth happily with your brothers, causing distress to your enemies and bringing joy to your relatives.
न च मे क्रोशतस्तात श्रुतवानसि वै पुरा। तदिदं समनुप्राप्तं यत्पाण्डूनवमन्यसे ॥६-६१-३३॥
na ca me krośatastāta śrutavānasi vai purā। tadidaṃ samanuprāptaṃ yatpāṇḍūnavamanyase ॥6-61-33॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - crying; तात (tāta) - father; श्रुतवानसि (śrutavānasi) - heard; वै (vai) - indeed; पुरा (purā) - before; तत् (tad) - that; इदं (idaṃ) - this; समनुप्राप्तं (samanuprāptaṃ) - has come; यत् (yat) - which; पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - Pāṇḍavas; अवमन्यसे (avamanyase) - you disrespect;]
(And you have not heard me crying, father, indeed, before. This has come which you disrespect the Pāṇḍavas.)
Father, you have not heard my cries before, and now this situation has arisen where you disrespect the Pāṇḍavas.
यश्च हेतुरवध्यत्वे तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्। तं शृणुष्व महाराज मम कीर्तयतः प्रभो ॥६-६१-३४॥
yaśca heturavadhyatve teṣāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām। taṃ śṛṇuṣva mahārāja mama kīrtayataḥ prabho ॥6-61-34॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; हेतुः (hetuḥ) - reason; अवध्यत्वे (avadhyatve) - in invincibility; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् (akliṣṭakarmaṇām) - of those with effortless actions; तं (tam) - that; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - hear; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मम (mama) - my; कीर्तयतः (kīrtayataḥ) - speaking; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(And who is the reason for the invincibility of those with effortless actions, hear that, O great king, as I speak, O lord.)
O great king, listen to the reason behind the invincibility of those who perform actions effortlessly, as I narrate it to you, O lord.
नास्ति लोकेषु तद्भूतं भविता नो भविष्यति। यो जयेत्पाण्डवान्सङ्ख्ये पालिताञ्शार्ङ्गधन्वना ॥६-६१-३५॥
nāsti lokeṣu tadbhūtaṃ bhavitā no bhaviṣyati। yo jayetpāṇḍavānsaṅkhye pālitāñśārṅgadhanvanā ॥6-61-35॥
[नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; तत् (tat) - that; भूतं (bhūtaṃ) - existent; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; न (na) - not; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; यः (yaḥ) - who; जयेत् (jayet) - would conquer; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; पालितान् (pālitān) - protected; शार्ङ्गधन्वना (śārṅgadhanvanā) - by the wielder of the Sharnga bow;]
(There is not, nor will there be in the worlds, that which would conquer the Pandavas in battle, protected by the wielder of the Sharnga bow.)
In all the worlds, nothing has existed, nor will exist, that can defeat the Pandavas in battle, as they are protected by Krishna, the wielder of the Sharnga bow.
यत्तु मे कथितं तात मुनिभिर्भावितात्मभिः। पुराणगीतं धर्मज्ञ तच्छृणुष्व यथातथम् ॥६-६१-३६॥
yattu me kathitaṃ tāta munibhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ। purāṇagītaṃ dharmajña tacchṛṇuṣva yathātatham ॥6-61-36॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - my; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - told; तात (tāta) - dear; मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages; भावितात्मभिः (bhāvitātmabhiḥ) - with purified souls; पुराणगीतं (purāṇagītaṃ) - ancient song; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; तत् (tat) - that; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it is;]
(But that which was told to me, dear, by sages with purified souls, the ancient song, O knower of dharma, listen to that as it is.)
Dear one, listen to the ancient song told to me by the sages with purified souls, exactly as it is, O knower of dharma.
पुरा किल सुराः सर्वे ऋषयश्च समागताः। पितामहमुपासेदुः पर्वते गन्धमादने ॥६-६१-३७॥
purā kila surāḥ sarve ṛṣayaśca samāgatāḥ। pitāmahamupāseduḥ parvate gandhamādane ॥6-61-37॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; किल (kila) - indeed; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; उपासेदुः (upāseduḥ) - worshipped; पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain; गन्धमादने (gandhamādane) - Gandhamadana;]
(Formerly, indeed, all the gods and sages assembled and worshipped the grandfather on the Gandhamadana mountain.)
Once upon a time, all the gods and sages gathered and paid homage to the grandfather on Mount Gandhamadana.
मध्ये तेषां समासीनः प्रजापतिरपश्यत। विमानं जाज्वलद्भासा स्थितं प्रवरमम्बरे ॥६-६१-३८॥
madhye teṣāṃ samāsīnaḥ prajāpatiḥ apaśyat। vimānaṃ jājvaladbhāsā sthitaṃ pravaram ambare ॥6-61-38॥
[मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; तेषां (teṣām) - of them; समासीनः (samāsīnaḥ) - seated; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati; अपश्यत (apaśyat) - saw; विमानं (vimānam) - a chariot; जाज्वलद्भासा (jājvaladbhāsā) - with blazing light; स्थितं (sthitam) - standing; प्रवरम् (pravaram) - excellent; अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky;]
(In the middle of them, Prajapati, seated, saw a chariot with blazing light, standing excellently in the sky.)
Prajapati, seated among them, saw a magnificent chariot shining brightly, standing prominently in the sky.
ध्यानेनावेद्य तं ब्रह्मा कृत्वा च नियतोऽञ्जलिम्। नमश्चकार हृष्टात्मा परमं परमेश्वरम् ॥६-६१-३९॥
dhyānenāvedya taṃ brahmā kṛtvā ca niyato'ñjalim। namaścakāra hṛṣṭātmā paramaṃ parameśvaram ॥6-61-39॥
[ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation; अवेद्य (avedya) - having realized; तं (tam) - that; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; च (ca) - and; नियत (niyata) - controlled; अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - hands in reverence; नमश्चकार (namaścakāra) - bowed; हृष्टात्मा (hṛṣṭātmā) - with a delighted mind; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; परमेश्वरम् (parameśvaram) - to the Supreme Lord;]
(By meditation, having realized that, Brahma, having made his hands in reverence and controlled, bowed with a delighted mind to the Supreme Lord.)
Through meditation, Brahma realized the Supreme Lord and, with controlled reverence and a delighted mind, bowed to Him.
ऋषयस्त्वथ देवाश्च दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्माणमुत्थितम्। स्थिताः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे पश्यन्तो महदद्भुतम् ॥६-६१-४०॥
ṛṣayastvatha devāśca dṛṣṭvā brahmāṇamutthitam। sthitāḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve paśyanto mahadadbhutam ॥6-61-40॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; तु (tu) - but; अथ (atha) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma; उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; प्राञ्जलयः (prāñjalayaḥ) - with folded hands; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - looking; महत् (mahat) - great; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder;]
(The sages and the gods, having seen Brahma risen, stood with folded hands, all looking at the great wonder.)
The sages and gods, upon witnessing Brahma rise, stood with folded hands, all gazing at the great wonder.
यथावच्च तमभ्यर्च्य ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः। जगाद जगतः स्रष्टा परं परमधर्मवित् ॥६-६१-४१॥
yathāvac ca tam abhyarcya brahmā brahmavidāṃ varaḥ। jagāda jagataḥ sraṣṭā paraṃ paramadharmavit ॥6-61-41॥
[यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; ब्रह्मविदां (brahmavidāṃ) - of the knowers of Brahman; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; जगाद (jagāda) - said; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the universe; स्रष्टा (sraṣṭā) - the creator; परं (param) - supreme; परमधर्मवित् (paramadharmavit) - knower of the supreme duty;]
(Properly and having worshipped him, Brahma, the best of the knowers of Brahman, the creator of the universe, said, "The supreme knower of duty.")
After properly worshipping him, Brahma, the foremost among the knowers of Brahman and the creator of the universe, spoke as the supreme authority on duty.
विश्वावसुर्विश्वमूर्तिर्विश्वेशो; विष्वक्सेनो विश्वकर्मा वशी च। विश्वेश्वरो वासुदेवोऽसि तस्मा; द्योगात्मानं दैवतं त्वामुपैमि ॥६-६१-४२॥
viśvāvasurviśvamūrtirviśveśo; viṣvakseno viśvakarmā vaśī ca। viśveśvaro vāsudevo'si tasmā; dyogātmānaṃ daivataṃ tvāmupaimi ॥6-61-42॥
[विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - universal wealth; विश्वमूर्तिः (viśvamūrtiḥ) - universal form; विश्वेशः (viśveśaḥ) - lord of the universe; विष्वक्सेनः (viṣvaksenaḥ) - all-conquering; विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - creator of the universe; वशी (vaśī) - controller; च (ca) - and; विश्वेश्वरः (viśveśvaraḥ) - lord of the universe; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; असि (asi) - are; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; योगात्मानं (yogātmānaṃ) - spiritual essence; दैवतम् (daivatam) - divine; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; उपैमि (upaimi) - approach;]
(Universal wealth, universal form, lord of the universe; all-conquering, creator of the universe, controller and; lord of the universe, Vasudeva, you are therefore; spiritual essence, divine, you approach.)
You are the universal wealth, the universal form, the lord of the universe; all-conquering, the creator of the universe, and the controller. Therefore, I approach you, the spiritual essence and divine Vasudeva.
जय विश्व महादेव जय लोकहिते रत। जय योगीश्वर विभो जय योगपरावर ॥६-६१-४३॥
jaya viśva mahādeva jaya lokahite rata। jaya yogīśvara vibho jaya yogaparāvara ॥6-61-43॥
[जय (jaya) - victory; or hail; विश्व (viśva) - universal; महादेव (mahādeva) - great god; जय (jaya) - victory; or hail; लोकहिते (lokahite) - for the welfare of the world; रत (rata) - engaged; जय (jaya) - victory; or hail; योगीश्वर (yogīśvara) - lord of yogis; विभो (vibho) - oh lord; जय (jaya) - victory; or hail; योगपरावर (yogaparāvara) - master of all aspects of yoga;]
(Victory to the universal great god, victory to the one engaged in the welfare of the world. Victory to the lord of yogis, oh lord, victory to the master of all aspects of yoga.)
Hail to the great universal god, who is engaged in the welfare of the world. Hail to the lord of yogis, the master of all aspects of yoga.
पद्मगर्भ विशालाक्ष जय लोकेश्वरेश्वर। भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ जय सौम्यात्मजात्मज ॥६-६१-४४॥
padmagarbha viśālākṣa jaya lokeśvareśvara। bhūtabhavyabhavannātha jaya saumyātmajātmaja ॥6-61-44॥
[पद्मगर्भ (padmagarbha) - lotus-wombed; विशालाक्ष (viśālākṣa) - large-eyed; जय (jaya) - victory; लोकेश्वरेश्वर (lokeśvareśvara) - lord of the lords of the world; भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ (bhūtabhavyabhavannātha) - lord of past, present, and future; जय (jaya) - victory; सौम्यात्मजात्मज (saumyātmajātmaja) - son of the gentle one;]
(Lotus-wombed, large-eyed, victory to the lord of the lords of the world. Lord of past, present, and future, victory to the son of the gentle one.)
Victory to the lotus-wombed, large-eyed lord of the lords of the world, and to the lord of past, present, and future, the son of the gentle one.
असङ्ख्येयगुणाजेय जय सर्वपरायण। नारायण सुदुष्पार जय शार्ङ्गधनुर्धर ॥६-६१-४५॥
asaṅkhyeyaguṇājeya jaya sarvapārāyaṇaḥ। nārāyaṇa suduṣpāra jaya śārṅgadhanurdharaḥ ॥6-61-45॥
[असङ्ख्येय (asaṅkhyeya) - innumerable; गुण (guṇa) - qualities; अजेय (ajeya) - invincible; जय (jaya) - victory; सर्व (sarva) - all; परायण (pārāyaṇa) - refuge; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Narayana; सुदुष्पार (suduṣpāra) - difficult to cross; जय (jaya) - victory; शार्ङ्ग (śārṅga) - Sharnga; धनुर्धर (dhanurdhara) - bow-holder;]
(Innumerable qualities, invincible, victory, refuge of all. Narayana, difficult to cross, victory, holder of the Sharnga bow.)
Victory to the invincible Narayana, who possesses innumerable qualities and is the refuge of all. He is difficult to cross and holds the Sharnga bow.
सर्वगुह्यगुणोपेत विश्वमूर्ते निरामय। विश्वेश्वर महाबाहो जय लोकार्थतत्पर ॥६-६१-४६॥
sarvaguhyaguṇopeta viśvamūrte nirāmaya। viśveśvara mahābāho jaya lokārthatatpara ॥6-61-46॥
[सर्वगुह्यगुणोपेत (sarvaguhyaguṇopeta) - endowed with all secret virtues; विश्वमूर्ते (viśvamūrte) - O universal form; निरामय (nirāmaya) - free from afflictions; विश्वेश्वर (viśveśvara) - O Lord of the universe; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; जय (jaya) - victory; लोकार्थतत्पर (lokārthatatpara) - dedicated to the welfare of the world;]
(Endowed with all secret virtues, O universal form, free from afflictions, O Lord of the universe, O mighty-armed one, victory, dedicated to the welfare of the world.)
O Lord of the universe, endowed with all secret virtues and free from afflictions, O mighty-armed one, may you be victorious and dedicated to the welfare of the world.
महोरग वराहाद्य हरिकेश विभो जय। हरिवास विशामीश विश्वावासामिताव्यय ॥६-६१-४७॥
mahoraga varāhādya harikeśa vibho jaya। harivāsa viśāmīśa viśvāvāsāmitāvyaya ॥6-61-47॥
[महोरग (mahoraga) - great serpent; वराह (varāha) - boar; आद्य (ādya) - beginning; हरिकेश (harikeśa) - lord of Hari; विभो (vibho) - omnipresent; जय (jaya) - victory; हरिवास (harivāsa) - abode of Hari; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; ईश (īśa) - lord; विश्वावास (viśvāvāsa) - dwelling in the universe; अमित (amita) - immeasurable; अव्यय (avyaya) - imperishable;]
(Great serpent, boar, beginning, lord of Hari, omnipresent, victory. Abode of Hari, lord of the people, dwelling in the universe, immeasurable, imperishable.)
Victory to the omnipresent lord of Hari, who is the great serpent, boar, and beginning. He is the abode of Hari, lord of the people, dwelling in the universe, immeasurable and imperishable.
व्यक्ताव्यक्तामितस्थान नियतेन्द्रिय सेन्द्रिय। असङ्ख्येयात्मभावज्ञ जय गम्भीर कामद ॥६-६१-४८॥
vyaktāvyaktāmitasthāna niyatendriya sendriya। asaṅkhyeyātmabhāvajña jaya gambhīra kāmada ॥6-61-48॥
[व्यक्त (vyakta) - manifest; अव्यक्त (avyakta) - unmanifest; अमित (amita) - immeasurable; स्थान (sthāna) - place; नियत (niyata) - controlled; इन्द्रिय (indriya) - senses; स (sa) - with; इन्द्रिय (indriya) - senses; असङ्ख्येय (asaṅkhyeya) - innumerable; आत्म (ātma) - self; भावज्ञ (bhāvajña) - knower of nature; जय (jaya) - victory; गम्भीर (gambhīra) - profound; कामद (kāmada) - desire-fulfilling;]
(Manifest, unmanifest, immeasurable place, controlled senses with senses, innumerable self knower of nature, victory, profound, desire-fulfilling.)
The one who knows the nature of the innumerable selves, who is victorious, profound, and fulfills desires, resides in both the manifest and unmanifest, in an immeasurable place with controlled senses.
अनन्त विदितप्रज्ञ नित्यं भूतविभावन। कृतकार्य कृतप्रज्ञ धर्मज्ञ विजयाजय ॥६-६१-४९॥
ananta viditaprajña nityaṃ bhūtavibhāvana। kṛtakārya kṛtaprajña dharmajña vijayājaya ॥6-61-49॥
[अनन्त (ananta) - endless; विदितप्रज्ञ (viditaprajña) - known wisdom; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - eternal; भूतविभावन (bhūtavibhāvana) - manifestation of beings; कृतकार्य (kṛtakārya) - accomplished tasks; कृतप्रज्ञ (kṛtaprajña) - accomplished wisdom; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; विजयाजय (vijayājaya) - victory and defeat;]
(Endless, known wisdom, eternal, manifestation of beings, accomplished tasks, accomplished wisdom, knower of dharma, victory and defeat.)
The one who is endless, possessing known wisdom, eternal, manifesting all beings, having accomplished tasks and wisdom, knower of dharma, and who experiences both victory and defeat.
गुह्यात्मन्सर्वभूतात्मन्स्फुटसम्भूतसम्भव। भूतार्थतत्त्व लोकेश जय भूतविभावन ॥६-६१-५०॥
guhyātman sarvabhūtātman sphuṭasambhūtasambhava। bhūtārthatattva lokeśa jaya bhūtavibhāvana ॥6-61-50॥
[गुह्यात्मन् (guhyātman) - secret self; सर्वभूतात्मन् (sarvabhūtātman) - soul of all beings; स्फुटसम्भूतसम्भव (sphuṭasambhūtasambhava) - clearly manifest origin; भूतार्थतत्त्व (bhūtārthatattva) - essence of the meaning of beings; लोकेश (lokeśa) - lord of the world; जय (jaya) - victory; भूतविभावन (bhūtavibhāvana) - manifestation of beings;]
(Secret self, soul of all beings, clearly manifest origin, essence of the meaning of beings, lord of the world, victory, manifestation of beings.)
O secret self, soul of all beings, you who are the clearly manifest origin and essence of the meaning of all beings, lord of the world, victory to you, the manifestation of all beings.
आत्मयोने महाभाग कल्पसङ्क्षेपतत्पर। उद्भावन मनोद्भाव जय ब्रह्मजनप्रिय ॥६-६१-५१॥
ātmayone mahābhāga kalpasaṅkṣepatatpara। udbhāvana manodbhāva jaya brahmajanapriya ॥6-61-51॥
[आत्मयोने (ātmayone) - O self-born one; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one; कल्पसङ्क्षेपतत्पर (kalpasaṅkṣepatatpara) - eager for the summary of creation; उद्भावन (udbhāvana) - manifestation; मनोद्भाव (manodbhāva) - mental creation; जय (jaya) - victory; ब्रह्मजनप्रिय (brahmajanapriya) - dear to the progeny of Brahma;]
(O self-born one, O greatly fortunate one, eager for the summary of creation, manifestation, mental creation, victory, dear to the progeny of Brahma.)
O self-born and greatly fortunate one, who is eager for the summary of creation and manifestation, may victory be yours, dear to the progeny of Brahma.
निसर्गसर्गाभिरत कामेश परमेश्वर। अमृतोद्भव सद्भाव युगाग्ने विजयप्रद ॥६-६१-५२॥
nisargasargābhirata kāmeśa parameśvara। amṛtodbhava sadbhāva yugāgne vijayaprada ॥6-61-52॥
[निसर्ग (nisarga) - nature; सर्ग (sarga) - creation; अभिरत (abhirata) - engaged in; कामेश (kāmeśa) - lord of desires; परमेश्वर (parameśvara) - supreme lord; अमृतोद्भव (amṛtodbhava) - born of nectar; सद्भाव (sadbhāva) - good disposition; युग (yuga) - era; अग्ने (agne) - of fire; विजयप्रद (vijayaprada) - giver of victory;]
(Engaged in the creation of nature, O lord of desires, supreme lord. Born of nectar, with good disposition, O fire of the era, giver of victory.)
O supreme lord Kāmeśa, engaged in the creation of nature, you are born of nectar and possess a good disposition. You are the fire of the era and the giver of victory.
प्रजापतिपते देव पद्मनाभ महाबल। आत्मभूत महाभूत कर्मात्मञ्जय कर्मद ॥६-६१-५३॥
prajāpatipate deva padmanābha mahābala। ātmabhūta mahābhūta karmātmañjaya karmada ॥6-61-53॥
[प्रजापतिपते (prajāpatipate) - lord of creatures; देव (deva) - god; पद्मनाभ (padmanābha) - lotus-naveled; महाबल (mahābala) - great strength; आत्मभूत (ātmabhūta) - self-existent; महाभूत (mahābhūta) - great being; कर्मात्मञ्जय (karmātmañjaya) - victorious through deeds; कर्मद (karmada) - giver of actions;]
(O lord of creatures, god, lotus-naveled, of great strength, self-existent, great being, victorious through deeds, giver of actions.)
O lord of all beings, divine one with a lotus in the navel, possessing immense strength, self-existent and great being, victorious through actions, and bestower of deeds.
पादौ तव धरा देवी दिशो बाहुर्दिवं शिरः। मूर्तिस्तेऽहं सुराः कायश्चन्द्रादित्यौ च चक्षुषी ॥६-६१-५४॥
pādau tava dharā devī diśo bāhurdivaṃ śiraḥ। mūrtiste'haṃ surāḥ kāyaścandrādityau ca cakṣuṣī ॥6-61-54॥
[पादौ (pādau) - feet; तव (tava) - your; धरा (dharā) - earth; देवी (devī) - goddess; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arms; दिवम् (divam) - heaven; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - form; ते (te) - your; अहम् (aham) - I; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; कायः (kāyaḥ) - body; चन्द्रादित्यौ (candrādityau) - moon and sun; च (ca) - and; चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - eyes;]
(Your feet are the earth, goddess, directions are your arms, heaven is your head. Your form is me, gods are the body, and the moon and sun are the eyes.)
The earth is your feet, O goddess, the directions are your arms, and heaven is your head. I am your form, the gods are your body, and the moon and sun are your eyes.
बलं तपश्च सत्यं च धर्मः कामात्मजः प्रभो। तेजोऽग्निः पवनः श्वास आपस्ते स्वेदसम्भवाः ॥६-६१-५५॥
balaṁ tapaśca satyaṁ ca dharmaḥ kāmātmajaḥ prabho। tejo'gniḥ pavanaḥ śvāsa āpaste svedasambhavāḥ ॥6-61-55॥
[बलम् (balam) - strength; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; च (ca) - and; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; च (ca) - and; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; कामात्मजः (kāmātmajaḥ) - son of desire; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind; श्वासः (śvāsaḥ) - breath; आपः (āpaḥ) - water; ते (te) - your; स्वेदसम्भवाः (svedasambhavāḥ) - born of sweat;]
(Strength, austerity, truth, and righteousness, O lord, son of desire. Brilliance, fire, wind, breath, water, born of your sweat.)
O lord, son of desire, strength, austerity, truth, and righteousness are your attributes. Your brilliance, fire, wind, breath, and water are born of your sweat.
अश्विनौ श्रवणौ नित्यं देवी जिह्वा सरस्वती। वेदाः संस्कारनिष्ठा हि त्वयीदं जगदाश्रितम् ॥६-६१-५६॥
aśvinau śravaṇau nityaṃ devī jihvā sarasvatī। vedāḥ saṃskāraniṣṭhā hi tvayīdaṃ jagadāśritam ॥6-61-56॥
[अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Ashvins; श्रवणौ (śravaṇau) - ears; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; देवी (devī) - goddess; जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; संस्कारनिष्ठा (saṃskāraniṣṭhā) - established in rituals; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; इदं (idaṃ) - this; जगत् (jagat) - world; आश्रितम् (āśritam) - is dependent;]
(The two Ashvins are the ears, always, O goddess Sarasvati, the tongue. The Vedas are indeed established in rituals; this world is dependent on you.)
The two Ashvins are always the ears, and the goddess Sarasvati is the tongue. The Vedas are indeed established in rituals, and this world depends on you.
न सङ्ख्यां न परीमाणं न तेजो न पराक्रमम्। न बलं योगयोगीश जानीमस्ते न सम्भवम् ॥६-६१-५७॥
na saṅkhyāṃ na parīmāṇaṃ na tejo na parākramam। na balaṃ yogayogīśa jānīmaste na sambhavam ॥6-61-57॥
[न (na) - not; सङ्ख्यां (saṅkhyāṃ) - number; न (na) - not; परीमाणं (parīmāṇaṃ) - measure; न (na) - not; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; न (na) - not; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; न (na) - not; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; योगयोगीश (yogayogīśa) - O lord of yoga; जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; सम्भवम् (sambhavam) - origin;]
(We do not know the number, measure, splendor, valor, or strength, O lord of yoga, nor your origin.)
O lord of yoga, we are unaware of your number, measure, splendor, valor, strength, or origin.
त्वद्भक्तिनिरता देव नियमैस्त्वा समाहिताः। अर्चयामः सदा विष्णो परमेशं महेश्वरम् ॥६-६१-५८॥
tvadbhaktiniratā deva niyamais tvā samāhitāḥ। arcayāmaḥ sadā viṣṇo parameśaṃ maheśvaram ॥6-61-58॥
[त्वद्भक्तिनिरता (tvadbhaktiniratā) - devoted to your worship; देव (deva) - O Lord; नियमैः (niyamaiḥ) - with disciplines; त्वा (tvā) - you; समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated; अर्चयामः (arcayāmaḥ) - we worship; सदा (sadā) - always; विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Vishnu; परमेशं (parameśam) - the supreme lord; महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram) - the great lord;]
(Devoted to your worship, O Lord, with disciplines, we are concentrated. We always worship you, O Vishnu, the supreme lord, the great lord.)
O Lord, devoted to your worship and disciplined, we remain focused. We always worship you, O Vishnu, the supreme and great lord.
ऋषयो देवगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः। पिशाचा मानुषाश्चैव मृगपक्षिसरीसृपाः ॥६-६१-५९॥
ṛṣayo devagandharvā yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ। piśācā mānuṣāścaiva mṛgapakṣisarīsṛpāḥ ॥6-61-59॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; देवगन्धर्वाः (devagandharvāḥ) - divine musicians; यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः (yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ) - yakṣas, rākṣasas, and serpents; पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - goblins; मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - humans; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मृगपक्षिसरीसृपाः (mṛgapakṣisarīsṛpāḥ) - beasts, birds, and reptiles;]
(Sages, divine musicians, yakṣas, rākṣasas, serpents, goblins, humans, and indeed beasts, birds, and reptiles.)
Sages, divine musicians, yakṣas, rākṣasas, serpents, goblins, humans, and indeed all creatures including beasts, birds, and reptiles were present.
एवमादि मया सृष्टं पृथिव्यां त्वत्प्रसादजम्। पद्मनाभ विशालाक्ष कृष्ण दुःस्वप्ननाशन ॥६-६१-६०॥
evamādi mayā sṛṣṭaṃ pṛthivyāṃ tvatprasādajam। padmanābha viśālākṣa kṛṣṇa duḥsvapnanāśana ॥6-61-60॥
[एवमादि (evamādi) - thus beginning; मया (mayā) - by me; सृष्टं (sṛṣṭam) - created; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; त्वत्प्रसादजम् (tvatprasādajam) - by your grace; पद्मनाभ (padmanābha) - Padmanabha; विशालाक्ष (viśālākṣa) - large-eyed; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; दुःस्वप्ननाशन (duḥsvapnanāśana) - destroyer of bad dreams;]
(Thus beginning, created by me on earth by your grace, O Padmanabha, large-eyed Krishna, destroyer of bad dreams.)
Thus, O Padmanabha, large-eyed Krishna, destroyer of bad dreams, what has been created by me on earth is by your grace.
त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानां त्वं नेता त्वं जगन्मुखम्। त्वत्प्रसादेन देवेश सुखिनो विबुधाः सदा ॥६-६१-६१॥
tvaṁ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ tvaṁ netā tvaṁ jaganmukham। tvatprasādena deveśa sukhino vibudhāḥ sadā ॥6-61-61॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; नेता (netā) - leader; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; जगन्मुखम् (jaganmukham) - the face of the universe; त्वत्प्रसादेन (tvatprasādena) - by your grace; देवेश (deveśa) - O Lord of the gods; सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - happy; विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - the wise; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(You are the refuge of all beings, you are the leader, you are the face of the universe. By your grace, O Lord of the gods, the wise are always happy.)
You are the ultimate refuge and leader of all beings, the very face of the universe. By your grace, O Lord of the gods, the wise remain perpetually happy.
पृथिवी निर्भया देव त्वत्प्रसादात्सदाभवत्। तस्माद्भव विशालाक्ष यदुवंशविवर्धनः ॥६-६१-६२॥
pṛthivī nirbhayā deva tvatprasādātsadābhavat। tasmādbhava viśālākṣa yaduvaṃśavivardhanaḥ ॥6-61-62॥
[पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; निर्भया (nirbhayā) - fearless; देव (deva) - O god; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; सदा (sadā) - always; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भव (bhava) - be; विशालाक्ष (viśālākṣa) - O large-eyed one; यदुवंशविवर्धनः (yaduvaṃśavivardhanaḥ) - enhancer of the Yadu dynasty;]
(The earth became fearless, O god, always by your grace. Therefore, O large-eyed one, be the enhancer of the Yadu dynasty.)
O god, your grace has always made the earth fearless. Therefore, O large-eyed one, continue to enhance the Yadu dynasty.
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय दैतेयानां वधाय च। जगतो धारणार्थाय विज्ञाप्यं कुरु मे प्रभो ॥६-६१-६३॥
dharmasaṁsthāpanārthāya daiteyānāṁ vadhāya ca। jagato dhāraṇārthāya vijñāpyaṁ kuru me prabho ॥6-61-63॥
[धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; संस्थापनार्थाय (saṁsthāpanārthāya) - for the purpose of establishing; दैतेयानां (daiteyānāṁ) - of the demons; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the purpose of destruction; च (ca) - and; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; धारणार्थाय (dhāraṇārthāya) - for the purpose of sustaining; विज्ञाप्यं (vijñāpyaṁ) - to be informed; कुरु (kuru) - do; मे (me) - my; प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord;]
(For the purpose of establishing righteousness, for the destruction of the demons, and for sustaining the world, please inform me, O Lord.)
O Lord, please inform me of your intentions to establish righteousness, destroy the demons, and sustain the world.
यदेतत्परमं गुह्यं त्वत्प्रसादमयं विभो। वासुदेव तदेतत्ते मयोद्गीतं यथातथम् ॥६-६१-६४॥
yadetat paramaṁ guhyaṁ tvatprasādamayaṁ vibho। vāsudeva tadetat te mayodgītaṁ yathātatham ॥6-61-64॥
[यदेतत् (yadetat) - this which; परमं (paramaṁ) - supreme; गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रसादमयम् (prasādamayam) - grace-filled; विभो (vibho) - O Lord; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - O Vāsudeva; तदेतत् (tadetat) - that which; ते (te) - to you; मया (mayā) - by me; उद्गीतम् (udgītam) - sung; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it is;]
(This supreme secret, filled with your grace, O Lord, O Vāsudeva, has been sung by me to you as it is.)
O Vāsudeva, this supreme secret, filled with your grace, has been sung by me to you exactly as it is.
सृष्ट्वा सङ्कर्षणं देवं स्वयमात्मानमात्मना। कृष्ण त्वमात्मनास्राक्षीः प्रद्युम्नं चात्मसम्भवम् ॥६-६१-६५॥
sṛṣṭvā saṅkarṣaṇaṃ devaṃ svayamātmānamātmanā। kṛṣṇa tvamātmanāsrākṣīḥ pradyumnaṃ cātmasambhavam ॥6-61-65॥
[सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created; सङ्कर्षणं (saṅkarṣaṇam) - Saṅkarṣaṇa; देवं (devam) - god; स्वयम् (svayam) - self; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by self; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by self; अस्राक्षीः (asrākṣīḥ) - created; प्रद्युम्नं (pradyumnam) - Pradyumna; च (ca) - and; आत्मसम्भवम् (ātmasambhavam) - self-born;]
(Having created Saṅkarṣaṇa, the god, by yourself, Kṛṣṇa, you created Pradyumna, the self-born, by yourself.)
Kṛṣṇa, you created the god Saṅkarṣaṇa by yourself, and then you also created Pradyumna, who is self-born.
प्रद्युम्नाच्चानिरुद्धं त्वं यं विदुर्विष्णुमव्ययम्। अनिरुद्धोऽसृजन्मां वै ब्रह्माणं लोकधारिणम् ॥६-६१-६६॥
pradyumnāccāniruddhaṃ tvaṃ yaṃ vidurviṣṇumavyayam। aniruddho'sṛjanmāṃ vai brahmāṇaṃ lokadhāriṇam ॥6-61-66॥
[प्रद्युम्नात् (pradyumnāt) - from Pradyumna; च (ca) - and; अनिरुद्धं (aniruddhaṃ) - Aniruddha; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; यम् (yam) - whom; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable; अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha; असृजत् (asṛjat) - created; माम् (mām) - me; वै (vai) - indeed; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā; लोकधारिणम् (lokadhāriṇam) - the sustainer of the world;]
(From Pradyumna and Aniruddha, whom you know as the imperishable Viṣṇu, Aniruddha indeed created me, Brahmā, the sustainer of the world.)
From Pradyumna came Aniruddha, whom you know as the eternal Viṣṇu. Aniruddha then created me, Brahmā, the upholder of the world.
वासुदेवमयः सोऽहं त्वयैवास्मि विनिर्मितः। विभज्य भागशोऽऽत्मानं व्रज मानुषतां विभो ॥६-६१-६७॥
vāsudevamayaḥ so'haṃ tvayaivāsmi vinirmitaḥ। vibhajya bhāgaśo''tmānaṃ vraja mānuṣatāṃ vibho ॥6-61-67॥
[वासुदेवमयः (vāsudevamayaḥ) - consisting of Vāsudeva; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्मि (asmi) - am; विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - created; विभज्य (vibhajya) - dividing; भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; व्रज (vraja) - go; मानुषताम् (mānuṣatām) - human form; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one;]
(I am indeed created by you, consisting of Vāsudeva. Dividing the self in parts, go to the human form, O mighty one.)
I am created by you and am a part of Vāsudeva. Now, divide yourself and take a human form, O mighty one.
तत्रासुरवधं कृत्वा सर्वलोकसुखाय वै। धर्मं स्थाप्य यशः प्राप्य योगं प्राप्स्यसि तत्त्वतः ॥६-६१-६८॥
tatrāsuravadhaṃ kṛtvā sarvalokasukhāya vai। dharmaṃ sthāpya yaśaḥ prāpya yogaṃ prāpsyasi tattvataḥ ॥6-61-68॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; असुरवधं (asuravadham) - demon-slaying; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; सर्वलोकसुखाय (sarvalokasukhāya) - for the happiness of all worlds; वै (vai) - indeed; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; स्थाप्य (sthāpya) - establishing; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; योगं (yogam) - union; प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly;]
(There, having done the demon-slaying for the happiness of all worlds, indeed, establishing righteousness, having obtained fame, you will truly attain union.)
There, by slaying the demons for the happiness of all worlds, and establishing righteousness, you will gain fame and truly attain union.
त्वां हि ब्रह्मर्षयो लोके देवाश्चामितविक्रम। तैस्तैश्च नामभिर्भक्ता गायन्ति परमात्मकम् ॥६-६१-६९॥
tvāṁ hi brahmarṣayo loke devāścāmitavikrama। taistaiśca nāmabhirbhaktā gāyanti paramātmakam ॥6-61-69॥
[त्वां (tvām) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - sages; लोके (loke) - in the world; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; अमितविक्रम (amitavikrama) - of immeasurable valor; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; च (ca) - and; नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) - by names; भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees; गायन्ति (gāyanti) - sing; परमात्मकम् (paramātmakam) - the supreme soul;]
(Indeed, in the world, sages and gods of immeasurable valor sing of you, the supreme soul, by those names, O devotee.)
In the world, the sages and gods of immeasurable valor indeed sing of you, the supreme soul, by various names, O devotee.
स्थिताश्च सर्वे त्वयि भूतसङ्घाः; कृत्वाश्रयं त्वां वरदं सुबाहो। अनादिमध्यान्तमपारयोगं; लोकस्य सेतुं प्रवदन्ति विप्राः ॥६-६१-७०॥
sthitāśca sarve tvayi bhūtasaṅghāḥ; kṛtvāśrayaṃ tvāṃ varadaṃ subāho। anādimadhyāntamapārayogaṃ; lokasya setuṃ pravadanti viprāḥ ॥6-61-70॥
[स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; भूतसङ्घाः (bhūtasaṅghāḥ) - assemblies of beings; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having taken; आश्रयम् (āśrayam) - shelter; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; वरदम् (varadam) - bestower of boons; सुबाहो (subāho) - O strong-armed one; अनादिमध्यान्तम् (anādimadhyāntam) - without beginning, middle, and end; अपारयोगम् (apārayogam) - immeasurable union; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; सेतुम् (setum) - bridge; प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - declare; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - sages;]
(All assemblies of beings are situated in you; having taken you, the bestower of boons, as shelter, O strong-armed one. The sages declare you as the bridge of the world, without beginning, middle, and end, and of immeasurable union.)
All beings are established in you, O strong-armed one, taking refuge in you, the giver of boons. The sages proclaim you as the eternal bridge of the world, without beginning, middle, or end, and of boundless union.
