The Killing of Bhaumasura and the Marriage to the Princesses

Verse 1 (bhagavata.10.59.1)

श्रीराजोवाच यथा हतो भगवता भौमो येने च ताः स्त्रियः । निरुद्धा एतदाचक्ष्व विक्रमं शार्ङ्गधन्वनः ॥ 59.1 ॥

śrī-rājovāca yathā hato bhagavatā bhaumo yene ca tāḥ striyaḥ niruddhā etad ācakṣva vikramaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ

The king said: How was Bhaumasura, by whom these women were held captive, slain by Bhagavan? Please narrate this feat of Shri Sharngadhanva [Krishna, bearer of the Sharnga bow].

Verse 2 (bhagavata.10.59.2)

श्रीशुक उवाच इन्द्रेण हृतछत्रेण हृतकुण्डलबन्धुना । हृतामराद्रिस्थानेन ज्ञापितो भौमचेष्टितम् । सभार्यो गरुडारूढः प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं ययौ ॥ 59.2 ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca indreṇa hṛta-chatreṇa hṛta-kuṇḍala-bandhunā hṛtāmarādri-sthānena jñāpito bhauma-ceṣṭitam sa-bhāryo garuḍārūḍhaḥ prāg-jyotiṣa-puraṁ yayau

Shukadeva Gosvami said: Informed by Indra — whose umbrella had been stolen, whose kinswoman's [Aditi's] earrings had been taken, and whose realm atop the mountain of the immortals had been seized — of Bhauma's misdeeds, the Lord, together with His wife, mounted Garuda and set out for the city of Pragjyotisha,

Verse 3 (bhagavata.10.59.3)

गिरिदुर्गैः शस्त्रदुर्गैर्जलाग्न्यनिलदुर्गमम् । मुरपाशायुतैर्घोरैर्दृढैः सर्वत आवृतम् ॥ 59.3 ॥

giri-durgaiḥ śastra-durgair jalāgny-anila-durgamam mura-pāśāyutair ghorair dṛḍhaiḥ sarvata āvṛtam

a city made impregnable by fortifications of mountains, weapons, water, fire and wind, and encircled on every side by tens of thousands of fearsome, unyielding mura-noose barriers.

Verse 4 (bhagavata.10.59.4)

गदया निर्बिभेदाद्रीन् शस्त्रदुर्गाणि सायकैः । चक्रेणाग्निं जलं वायुं मुरपाशांस्तथासिना ॥ 59.4 ॥

gadayā nirbibhedādrīn śastra-durgāṇi sāyakaiḥ cakreṇāgniṁ jalaṁ vāyuṁ mura-pāśāṁs tathāsinā

With His club He broke through the mountain fortifications, with His arrows the weapon-fortifications, with His disc the fire, water and wind, and with His sword the mura-nooses.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.10.59.5)

शङ्खनादेन यन्त्राणि हृदयानि मनस्विनाम् । प्राकारं गदया गुर्व्या निर्बिभेद गदाधरः ॥ 59.5 ॥

śaṅkha-nādena yantrāṇi hṛdayāni manasvinām prākāraṁ gadayā gurvyā nirbibheda gadādharaḥ

With the blast of His conch-shell, Gadadhara shattered the mystic seals guarding the hearts of the valiant defenders, and with His heavy mace He demolished the great rampart.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.10.59.6)

पाञ्चजन्यध्वनिं श्रुत्वा युगान्तशनिभीषणम् । मुरः शयान उत्तस्थौ दैत्यः पञ्चशिरा जलात् ॥ 59.6 ॥

pāñcajanya-dhvaniṁ śrutvā yugāntaśani-bhīṣaṇam muraḥ śayāna uttasthau daityaḥ pañca-śirā jalāt

Hearing the sound of the Panchajanya, terrifying as the thunderbolt at the dissolution of an age, the sleeping five-headed demon Mura rose up out of the water.

Verse 7 (bhagavata.10.59.7)

त्रिशूलमुद्यम्य सुदुर्निरीक्षणो युगान्तसूर्यानलरोचिरुल्बणः । ग्रसंस्त्रिलोकीमिव पञ्चभिर्मुखै- रभ्यद्रवत्तार्क्ष्यसुतं यथोरगः ॥ 59.7 ॥

tri-śūlam udyamya su-durnirīkṣaṇo yugānta-sūryānala-rocir ulbaṇaḥ grasaṁs tri-lokīm iva pañcabhir mukhair abhyadravat tārkṣya-sutaṁ yathoragaḥ

Raising his trident, dreadful to behold, blazing like the sun's fire at the end of an age, seeming to devour the three worlds with his five mouths, he charged at Garuda, the son of Tarkshya, as a serpent strikes.

Verse 8 (bhagavata.10.59.8)

आविध्य शूलं तरसा गरुत्मते निरस्य वक्त्रैर्व्यनदत्स पञ्चभिः । स रोदसी सर्वदिशोऽम्बरं महा- नापूरयन्नण्डकटाहमावृणोत् ॥ 59.8 ॥

āvidhya śūlaṁ tarasā garutmate nirasya vaktrair vyanadat sa pañcabhiḥ sa rodasī sarva-diśo ’mbaraṁ mahān āpūrayann aṇḍa-kaṭāham āvṛṇot

Whirling his trident, he hurled it forcefully at Garuda, roaring from his five mouths — a roar so vast it filled the earth, the sky, all directions and the firmament, reverberating against the very shell of the universe.

Verse 9 (bhagavata.10.59.9)

तदापतद् वै त्रिशिखं गरुत्मते हरिः शराभ्यामभिनत्त्रिधोजसा । मुखेषु तं चापि शरैरताडयत् तस्मै गदां सोऽपि रुषा व्यमुञ्चत ॥ 59.9 ॥

tadāpatad vai tri-śikhaṁ garutmate hariḥ śarābhyām abhinat tridhojasā mukheṣu taṁ cāpi śarair atāḍayat tasmai gadāṁ so ’pi ruṣā vyamuñcata

As that trident sped toward Garuda, Hari with two arrows broke it forcefully into three pieces; then He struck Mura's faces with arrows, and he, in fury, hurled his mace at the Lord.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.10.59.10)

तामापतन्तीं गदया गदां मृधे गदाग्रजो निर्बिभिदे सहस्रधा । उद्यम्य बाहूनभिधावतोऽजितः शिरांसि चक्रेण जहार लीलया ॥ 59.10 ॥

tām āpatantīṁ gadayā gadāṁ mṛdhe gadāgrajo nirbibhide sahasradhā udyamya bāhūn abhidhāvato ’jitaḥ śirāṁsi cakreṇa jahāra līlayā

As that mace flew toward Him in the battle, Gadagraja shattered it into a thousand pieces with His own; and as Mura, raising his arms, rushed at Him, the unconquerable Lord effortlessly severed his heads with His disc.

Verse 11 (bhagavata.10.59.11)

व्यसुः पपाताम्भसि कृत्तशीर्षो निकृत्तशृङ्गोऽद्रिरिवेन्द्रतेजसा । तस्यात्मजाः सप्त पितुर्वधातुराः प्रतिक्रियामर्षजुषः समुद्यताः ॥ 59.11 ॥

vyasuḥ papātāmbhasi kṛtta-śīrṣo nikṛtta-śṛṅgo ’drir ivendra-tejasā tasyātmajāḥ sapta pitur vadhāturāḥ pratikriyāmarṣa-juṣaḥ samudyatāḥ

Lifeless, his heads severed, he fell into the water like a mountain whose peak had been sheared off by Indra's thunderbolt. His seven sons, tormented by their father's death, rose up eager for revenge.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.10.59.12)

ताम्रोऽन्तरिक्षः श्रवणो विभावसु- र्वसुर्नभस्वानरुणश्च सप्तमः । पीठं पुरस्कृत्य चमूपतिं मृधे भौमप्रयुक्ता निरगन् धृतायुधाः ॥ 59.12 ॥

tāmro ’ntarikṣaḥ śravaṇo vibhāvasur vasur nabhasvān aruṇaś ca saptamaḥ pīṭhaṁ puraskṛtya camū-patiṁ mṛdhe bhauma-prayuktā niragan dhṛtāyudhāḥ

Tamra, Antariksha, Shravana, Vibhavasu, Vasu, Nabhasvan, and the seventh, Aruna — commissioned by Bhauma, they marched onto the battlefield behind their general Pitha, weapons in hand.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.10.59.13)

प्रायुञ्जतासाद्य शरानसीन् गदाः शक्त्यृष्टिशूलान्यजिते रुषोल्बणाः । तच्छस्त्रकूटं भगवान् स्वमार्गणै- रमोघवीर्यस्तिलशश्चकर्त ह ॥ 59.13 ॥

prāyuñjatāsādya śarān asīn gadāḥ śakty-ṛṣṭi-śūlāny ajite ruṣolbaṇāḥ tac-chastra-kūṭaṁ bhagavān sva-mārgaṇair amogha-vīryas tilaśaś cakarta ha

Approaching the unconquerable Lord, they furiously loosed arrows, swords, maces, spears, lances and tridents at Him; but with His own arrows, the Lord of unfailing prowess cut that mountain of weapons to bits no larger than sesame seeds.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.10.59.14)

तान् पीठमुख्याननयद् यमक्षयं निकृत्तशीर्षोरुभुजाङ्घ्रिवर्मणः । स्वानीकपानच्युतचक्रसायकै- स्तथा निरस्तान् नरको धरासुतः । निरीक्ष्य दुर्मर्षण आस्रवन्मदै- र्गजैः पयोधिप्रभवैर्निराक्रमात् ॥ 59.14 ॥

tān pīṭha-mukhyān anayad yama-kṣayaṁ nikṛtta-śīrṣoru-bhujāṅghri-varmaṇaḥ svānīka-pān acyuta-cakra-sāyakais tathā nirastān narako dharā-sutaḥ nirīkṣya durmarṣaṇa āsravan-madair gajaiḥ payodhi-prabhavair nirākramāt

He sent those led by Pitha to the abode of Yama, their heads, thighs, arms, legs and armor severed by Achyuta's disc and arrows. Seeing his army commanders thus destroyed, Naraka, son of the earth, unable to bear it, came out himself, with elephants born of the Ocean of Milk streaming with must.

Verse 15 (bhagavata.10.59.15)

दृष्ट्वा सभार्यं गरुडोपरि स्थितं सूर्योपरिष्टात् सतडिद् घनं यथा । कृष्णं स तस्मै व्यसृजच्छतघ्नीं योधाश्च सर्वे युगपच्च विव्यधुः ॥ 59.15 ॥

dṛṣṭvā sa-bhāryaṁ garuḍopari sthitaṁ sūryopariṣṭāt sa-taḍid ghanaṁ yathā kṛṣṇaṁ sa tasmai vyasṛjac chata-ghnīṁ yodhāś ca sarve yugapac ca vivyadhuḥ

Seeing Krishna seated on Garuda with His wife — like a cloud with lightning above the sun — Bhauma hurled his Shataghni weapon at Him, and all his warriors attacked at once.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.10.59.16)

तद् भौमसैन्यं भगवान् गदाग्रजो विचित्रवाजैर्निशितैः शिलीमुखैः । निकृत्तबाहूरुशिरोध्रविग्रहं चकार तर्ह्येव हताश्वकुञ्जरम् ॥ 59.16 ॥

tad bhauma-sainyaṁ bhagavān gadāgrajo vicitra-vājair niśitaiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ nikṛtta-bāhūru-śirodhra-vigrahaṁ cakāra tarhy eva hatāśva-kuñjaram

At that very moment, Bhagavan Gadagraja loosed His sharp, brightly-feathered arrows upon Bhauma's army, reducing it to a mass of bodies with severed arms, thighs and necks, and slaying their horses and elephants as well.

Verse 17 (bhagavata.10.59.17)

यानि योधैः प्रयुक्तानि शस्त्रास्त्राणि कुरूद्वह । हरिस्तान्यच्छिनत्तीक्ष्णैः शरैरेकैकशस्त्रिभिः ॥ 59.17 ॥

yāni yodhaiḥ prayuktāni śastrāstrāṇi kurūdvaha haris tāny acchinat tīkṣṇaiḥ śarair ekaikaśas trībhiḥ

O hero of the Kurus, whatever weapons and missiles the soldiers hurled, Hari cut every one to pieces with three sharp arrows each.

Verse 18 (bhagavata.10.59.18)

उह्यमानः सुपर्णेन पक्षाभ्यां निघ्नता गजान् । गुरुत्मता हन्यमानास्तुण्डपक्षनखेर्गजाः ॥ 59.18 ॥

uhyamānaḥ suparṇena pakṣābhyāṁ nighnatā gajān gurutmatā hanyamānās tuṇḍa-pakṣa-nakher gajāḥ

As Garuda bore Him, striking the elephants with his wings, and as those elephants were battered by his beak, wings and talons —

Verse 19 (bhagavata.10.59.19)

पुरमेवाविशन्नार्ता नरको युध्ययुध्यत ॥ 59.19 ॥

puram evāviśann ārtā narako yudhy ayudhyata

stricken, they fled back into the city, while Naraka alone remained fighting on the field.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.10.59.20)

दृष्ट्वा विद्रावितं सैन्यं गरुडेनार्दितं स्वकं । तं भौमः प्राहरच्छक्त्या वज्रः प्रतिहतो यतः । नाकम्पत तया विद्धो मालाहत इव द्विपः ॥ 59.20 ॥

dṛṣṭvā vidrāvitaṁ sainyaṁ garuḍenārditaṁ svakaṁ taṁ bhaumaḥ prāharac chaktyā vajraḥ pratihato yataḥ nākampata tayā viddho mālāhata iva dvipaḥ

Seeing his own army routed and harried by Garuda, Bhauma struck at him with his spear — the very one that had once withstood Indra's thunderbolt; yet though struck by it, Garuda was unshaken, like an elephant merely touched by a garland.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.10.59.21)

शूलं भौमोऽच्युतं हन्तुमाददे वितथोद्यमः । तद्विसर्गात् पूर्वमेव नरकस्य शिरो हरिः । अपाहरद् गजस्थस्य चक्रेण क्षुरनेमिना ॥ 59.21 ॥

śūlaṁ bhaumo ’cyutaṁ hantum ādade vitathodyamaḥ tad-visargāt pūrvam eva narakasya śiro hariḥ apāharad gaja-sthasya cakreṇa kṣura-neminā

Bhauma then took up his trident to slay Achyuta, but his effort came to nothing — for even before he could release it, Hari, with His razor-rimmed disc, severed Naraka's head as he sat upon his elephant.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.10.59.22)

सकुण्डलं चारुकिरीटभूषणं बभौ पृथिव्यां पतितं समुज्ज्वलम् । हा हेति साध्वित्यृषयः सुरेश्वरा माल्यैर्मुकुन्दं विकिरन्त ईडिरे ॥ 59.22 ॥

sa-kuṇḍalaṁ cāru-kirīṭa-bhūṣaṇaṁ babhau pṛthivyāṁ patitam samujjvalam ha heti sādhv ity ṛṣayaḥ sureśvarā mālyair mukundaṁ vikiranta īdire

Falling to the ground, brilliant with its earrings and fine crown-ornament, his head shone radiantly; while sages and the chief demigods cried 'Alas! Well done!' and showered garlands upon Mukunda in worship.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.10.59.23)

ततश्च भूः कृष्णमुपेत्य कुण्डले प्रतप्तजाम्बूनदरत्नभास्वरे । सवैजयन्त्या वनमालयार्पयत् प्राचेतसं छत्रमथो महामणिम् ॥ 59.23 ॥

tataś ca bhūḥ kṛṣṇam upetya kuṇḍale pratapta-jāmbūnada-ratna-bhāsvare sa-vaijayantyā vana-mālayārpayat prācetasaṁ chatram atho mahā-maṇim

Then the earth-goddess approached Krishna and offered Him the two earrings, glowing with molten gold and gems, together with the Vaijayanti flower garland, Varuna's umbrella, and the great peak of Mandara.

Verse 24 (bhagavata.10.59.24)

अस्तौषीदथ विश्वेशं देवी देववरार्चितम् । प्राञ्जलिः प्रणता राजन् भक्तिप्रवणया धिया ॥ 59.24 ॥

astauṣīd atha viśveśaṁ devī deva-varārcitam prāñjaliḥ praṇatā rājan bhakti-pravaṇayā dhiyā

O King, then the goddess, bowing with joined palms, her mind steeped in devotion, praised the Lord of the universe, whom the greatest of the gods worship.

Verse 25 (bhagavata.10.59.25)

भूमिरुवाच नमस्ते देवदेवेश शङ्खचक्रगदाधर । भक्तेच्छोपात्तरूपाय परमात्मन् नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 59.25 ॥

bhūmir uvāca namas te deva-deveśa śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dhara bhaktecchopātta-rūpāya paramātman namo ’stu te

Bhumi (the earth-goddess) said: Obeisances to You, O Lord of lords, holder of conch, disc and mace; O Supreme Soul, who assume forms according to the desire of Your devotees, obeisances to You.

Verse 26 (bhagavata.10.59.26)

नमः पङ्कजनाभाय नमः पङ्कजमालिने । नमः पङ्कजनेत्राय नमस्ते पङ्कजाङ्घ्रये ॥ 59.26 ॥

namaḥ paṅkaja-nābhāya namaḥ paṅkaja-māline namaḥ paṅkaja-netrāya namas te paṅkajāṅghraye

Obeisances to You whose navel bears the lotus, obeisances to You garlanded with lotuses, obeisances to You whose eyes are lotuses, obeisances to You whose feet are lotuses.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.10.59.27)

नमो भगवते तुभ्यं वासुदेवाय विष्णवे । पुरुषायादिबीजाय पूर्णबोधाय ते नमः ॥ 59.27 ॥

namo bhagavate tubhyaṁ vāsudevāya viṣṇave puruṣāyādi-bījāya pūrṇa-bodhāya te namaḥ

Obeisances to You, Bhagavan Vasudeva, Vishnu, the Supreme Person, the primeval seed of all, the fullness of knowledge — obeisances to You.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.10.59.28)

अजाय जनयित्रेऽस्य ब्रह्मणेऽनन्तशक्तये । परावरात्मन् भूतात्मन् परमात्मन् नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 59.28 ॥

ajāya janayitre ’sya brahmaṇe ’nanta-śaktaye parāvarātman bhūtātman paramātman namo ’stu te

To You the unborn, the begetter of this universe, the Absolute of unlimited powers; O Soul of the higher and the lower, O Soul of all created beings, O Supreme Soul — obeisances to You.

Verse 29 (bhagavata.10.59.29)

त्वं वै सिसृक्षुरज उत्कटं प्रभो तमो निरोधाय बिभर्ष्यसंवृतः । स्थानाय सत्त्वं जगतो जगत्पते कालः प्रधानं पुरुषो भवान् परः ॥ 59.29 ॥

tvaṁ vai sisṛkṣur aja utkaṭaṁ prabho tamo nirodhāya bibharṣy asaṁvṛtaḥ sthānāya sattvaṁ jagato jagat-pate kālaḥ pradhānaṁ puruṣo bhavān paraḥ

You indeed, unborn Lord, desiring to create, assume passion in its fullness; uncovered by it, You also assume ignorance to bring about dissolution, and goodness to sustain the universe, O Lord of the universe. You are Time, the material principle, and the Person, yet You remain ever transcendent.

Verse 30 (bhagavata.10.59.30)

अहं पयो ज्योतिरथानिलो नभो मात्राणि देवा मन इन्द्रियाणि । कर्ता महानित्यखिलं चराचरं त्वय्यद्वितीये भगवन्नयं भ्रमः ॥ 59.30 ॥

ahaṁ payo jyotir athānilo nabho mātrāṇi devā mana indriyāṇi kartā mahān ity akhilaṁ carācaraṁ tvayy advitīye bhagavan ayaṁ bhramaḥ

This — that I (earth), water, fire, air, ether, the sense-objects, the gods, mind, the senses, the doer-ego, and the total material energy, all moving and unmoving existence — appear separate from You, who are without a second, O Lord — this alone is illusion.

Verse 31 (bhagavata.10.59.31)

तस्यात्मजोऽयं तव पादपङ्कजं भीतः प्रपन्नार्तिहरोपसादितः । तत् पालयैनं कुरु हस्तपङ्कजं शिरस्यमुष्याखिलकल्मषापहम् ॥ 59.31 ॥

tasyātmajo ’yaṁ tava pāda-paṅkajaṁ bhītaḥ prapannārti-haropasāditaḥ tat pālayainaṁ kuru hasta-paṅkajaṁ śirasy amuṣyākhila-kalmaṣāpaham

Here is his (Bhauma's) son, come in fear to Your lotus feet, O remover of the distress of the surrendered. Protect him; place Your lotus hand, which removes all sin, upon his head.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.10.59.32)

श्रीशुक उवाच इति भूम्यर्थितो वाग्भिर्भगवान् भक्तिनम्रया । दत्त्वाभयं भौमगृहं प्राविशत् सकलर्द्धिमत् ॥ 59.32 ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca iti bhūmy-arthito vāgbhir bhagavān bhakti-namrayā dattvābhayaṁ bhauma-gṛham prāviśat sakalarddhimat

Shukadeva Gosvami said: Thus entreated by the earth-goddess in words humbled by devotion, Bhagavan granted fearlessness and then entered Bhauma's palace, replete with every opulence.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.10.59.33)

तत्र राजन्यकन्यानां षट्सहस्राधिकायुतम् । भौमाहृतानां विक्रम्य राजभ्यो ददृशे हरिः ॥ 59.33 ॥

tatra rājanya-kanyānāṁ ṣaṭ-sahasrādhikāyutam bhaumāhṛtānāṁ vikramya rājabhyo dadṛśe hariḥ

There Hari saw sixteen thousand and more royal maidens, whom Bhauma had forcibly seized from various kings.

Verse 34 (bhagavata.10.59.34)

तं प्रविष्टं स्त्रियो वीक्ष्य नरवर्यं विमोहिताः । मनसा वव्रिरेऽभीष्टं पतिं दैवोपसादितम् ॥ 59.34 ॥

tam praviṣṭaṁ striyo vīkṣya nara-varyaṁ vimohitāḥ manasā vavrire ’bhīṣṭaṁ patiṁ daivopasāditam

Seeing that most excellent of men enter, the women, enchanted, each in her own heart chose Him — brought there by providence — as her desired husband.

Verse 35 (bhagavata.10.59.35)

भूयात् पतिरयं मह्यं धाता तदनुमोदताम् । इति सर्वाः पृथक् कृष्णे भावेन हृदयं दधुः ॥ 59.35 ॥

bhūyāt patir ayaṁ mahyaṁ dhātā tad anumodatām iti sarvāḥ pṛthak kṛṣṇe bhāvena hṛdayaṁ dadhuḥ

'May He alone become my husband — may Providence grant this' — thus each of them, separately, fixed her heart upon Krishna with this thought.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.10.59.36)

ताः प्राहिणोद्द्वारवतीं सुमृष्टविरजोऽम्बराः । नरयानैर्महाकोशान् रथाश्वान् द्रविणं महत् ॥ 59.36 ॥

tāḥ prāhiṇod dvāravatīṁ su-mṛṣṭa-virajo-’mbarāḥ nara-yānair mahā-kośān rathāśvān draviṇaṁ mahāt

He had them arrayed in freshly cleaned, spotless garments and sent them to Dvaraka in palanquins, together with vast treasures, chariots, horses and wealth.

Verse 37 (bhagavata.10.59.37)

ऐरावतकुलेभांश्च चतुर्दन्तांस्तरस्विनः । पाण्डुरांश्च चतुःषष्टिं प्रेरयामास केशवः ॥ 59.37 ॥

airāvata-kulebhāṁś ca catur-dantāṁs tarasvinaḥ pāṇḍurāṁś ca catuḥ-ṣaṣṭiṁ prerayām āsa keśavaḥ

Keshava also sent sixty-four swift, white, four-tusked elephants of Airavata's line.

Verse 38 (bhagavata.10.59.38)

गत्वा सुरेन्द्रभवनं दत्त्वादित्यै च कुण्डले । पूजितस्त्रिदशेन्द्रेण महेन्द्रयाण्या च सप्रियः ॥ 59.38 ॥

gatvā surendra-bhavanaṁ dattvādityai ca kuṇḍale pūjitas tridaśendreṇa mahendryāṇyā ca sa-priyaḥ

Going to the abode of the lord of the gods and giving Aditi her earrings, He was worshiped, along with His beloved, by the king of the thirty gods and his queen.

Verse 39 (bhagavata.10.59.39)

चोदितो भार्ययोत्पाट्य पारिजातं गरुत्मति । आरोप्य सेन्द्रान् विबुधान् निर्जित्योपानयत्पुरम् ॥ 59.39 ॥

codito bhāryayotpāṭya pārījātaṁ garutmati āropya sendrān vibudhān nirjityopānayat puram

Then, urged on by His wife, He uprooted the Parijata tree, set it upon Garuda, defeated Indra and the assembled gods, and brought it to His own city.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.10.59.40)

स्थापितः सत्यभामाया गृहोद्यानोपशोभनः । अन्वगुर्भ्रमराः स्वर्गात् तद्गन्धासवलम्पटाः ॥ 59.40 ॥

sthāpitaḥ satyabhāmāyā gṛhodyānopaśobhanaḥ anvagur bhramarāḥ svargāt tad-gandhāsava-lampaṭāḥ

Established in Satyabhama's garden, adorning her home, it was followed by heaven's bees, greedy for its fragrance and nectar.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.10.59.41)

ययाच आनम्य किरीटकोटिभिः पादौ स्पृशन्नच्युतमर्थसाधनम् । सिद्धार्थ एतेन विगृह्यते महा- नहो सुराणां च तमो धिगाढ्यताम् ॥ 59.41 ॥

yayāca ānamya kirīṭa-koṭibhiḥ pādau spṛśann acyutam artha-sādhanam siddhārtha etena vigṛhyate mahān aho surāṇāṁ ca tamo dhig āḍhyatām

Even after Indra had bowed low, touching Achyuta's feet with the tips of his crown, and begged Him — who had already granted his desire — that great one still chose to quarrel with Him. Alas, what ignorance persists among the gods! A curse upon such opulence!

Verse 42 (bhagavata.10.59.42)

अथो मुहूर्त एकस्मिन् नानागारेषु ताः स्त्रियः । यथोपयेमे भगवान् तावद् रूपधरोऽव्ययः ॥ 59.42 ॥

atho muhūrta ekasmin nānāgāreṣu tāḥ striyaḥ yathopayeme bhagavān tāvad-rūpa-dharo ’vyayaḥ

Then, in that same auspicious moment, the imperishable Lord, assuming as many forms as there were, duly married all those women, each in her own separate residence.

Verse 43 (bhagavata.10.59.43)

गृहेषु तासामनपाय्यतर्ककृ- न्निरस्तसाम्यातिशयेष्ववस्थितः । रेमे रमाभिर्निजकामसम्प्लुतो यथेतरो गार्हकमेधिकांश्चरन् ॥ 59.43 ॥

gṛheṣu tāsām anapāyy atarka-kṛn nirasta-sāmyātiśayeṣv avasthitaḥ reme ramābhir nija-kāma-sampluto yathetaro gārhaka-medhikāṁś caran

Never absent from any of their homes, performing deeds beyond conception, established beyond all comparison or rivalry, He, absorbed in His own pleasure, sported with those beloved women, conducting Himself in each household exactly as any other man would.

Verse 44 (bhagavata.10.59.44)

इत्थं रमापतिमवाप्य पतिं स्त्रियस्ता ब्रह्मादयोऽपि न विदुः पदवीं यदीयाम् । भेजुर्मुदाविरतमेधितयानुराग- हासावलोकनवसङ्गमजल्पलज्जाः ॥ 59.44 ॥

itthaṁ ramā-patim avāpya patiṁ striyas tā brahmādayo ’pi na viduḥ padavīṁ yadīyām bhejur mudāviratam edhitayānurāga hāsāvaloka-nava-saṅgama-jalpa-lajjāḥ

Thus obtaining as their husband the Lord of the goddess of fortune, whose very path even Brahma and the other gods do not know, those women partook of Him with unceasing joy, their love ever deepening — through smiles, glances, ever-fresh intimacy, playful talk, and bashfulness.

Verse 45 (bhagavata.10.59.45)

प्रत्युद्गमासनवरार्हणपादशौच- ताम्बूलविश्रमणवीजनगन्धमाल्यैः । केशप्रसारशयनस्नपनोपहार्यै- र्दासीशता अपि विभोर्विदधुः स्म दास्यम् ॥ 59.45 ॥

pratyudgamāsana-varārhaṇa-pada-śauca- tāmbūla-viśramaṇa-vījana-gandha-mālyaiḥ keśa-prasāra-śayana-snapanopahāryaiḥ dāsī-śatā api vibhor vidadhuḥ sma dāsyam

By going forward to greet Him, offering Him a seat, worshiping Him with the finest offerings, washing His feet, giving Him betel, massaging Him, fanning Him, anointing Him with fragrance and garlands, dressing His hair, preparing His bed, bathing Him, and presenting gifts — even with hundreds of maidservants at hand, they themselves rendered service to the almighty Lord.