Lord Krishna's Daily Activities

Verse 1 (bhagavata.10.70.1)

श्रीशुक उवाच अथोषस्युपवृत्तायां कुक्कुटान् कूजतोऽशपन् । गृहीतकण्ठ्यः पतिभिर्माधव्यो विरहातुराः ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca athoṣasy upavṛttāyāṁ kukkuṭān kūjato ’śapan gṛhīta-kaṇṭhyaḥ patibhir mādhavyo virahāturāḥ

Śrī Śuka said: As dawn drew near, Madhava's wives, each held close about the neck by her husband, distressed at the coming separation, would curse the crowing roosters.

Verse 2 (bhagavata.10.70.2)

वयांस्यरोरुवन्कृष्णं बोधयन्तीव वन्दिनः । गायत्स्वलिष्वनिद्राणि मन्दारवनवायुभिः ॥ २ ॥

vayāṁsy aroruvan kṛṣṇaṁ bodhayantīva vandinaḥ gāyatsv aliṣv anidrāṇi mandāra-vana-vāyubhiḥ

Roused by the breeze blowing from the mandara grove, the birds, along with the humming bees, would cry out loudly, as if court bards were waking Krishna.

Verse 3 (bhagavata.10.70.3)

मुहूर्तं तं तु वैदर्भी नामृष्यदतिशोभनम् । परिरम्भणविश्लेषात् प्रियबाह्वन्तरं गता ॥ ३ ॥

muhūrtaṁ taṁ tu vaidarbhī nāmṛṣyad ati-śobhanam parirambhaṇa-viśleṣāt priya-bāhv-antaraṁ gatā

Even that most auspicious hour did not please Vaidarbhi, lost as she was in her beloved's embrace, for it meant separation from His arms.

Verse 4 (bhagavata.10.70.4)

ब्राह्मे मुहूर्त उत्थाय वार्युपस्पृश्य माधवः । दध्यौ प्रसन्नकरण आत्मानं तमसः परम् ॥ ४ ॥

brāhme muhūrta utthāya vāry upaspṛśya mādhavaḥ dadhyau prasanna-karaṇa ātmānaṁ tamasaḥ param

Madhava would rise at the auspicious hour before dawn, touch water, and, with a serene mind, meditate upon His own self, beyond all darkness.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.10.70.5)

एकं स्वयंज्योतिरनन्यमव्ययंस्वसंस्थया नित्यनिरस्तकल्मषम् । ब्रह्माख्यमस्योद्भवनाशहेतुभिः स्वशक्तिभिर्लक्षितभावनिर्वृतिम् ॥ ५ ॥

ekaṁ svayaṁ-jyotir ananyam avyayaṁ sva-saṁsthayā nitya-nirasta-kalmaṣam brahmākhyam asyodbhava-nāśa-hetubhiḥ sva-śaktibhir lakṣita-bhāva-nirvṛtim

He would meditate on the one self-luminous, unrivaled, imperishable being, ever free of taint by His own nature, known as Brahman, who through His own energies, the cause of this world's arising and dissolution, reveals His own state of blissful existence.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.10.70.6)

अथाप्लुतोऽम्भस्यमले यथाविधि क्रियाकलापं परिधाय वाससी । चकार सन्ध्योपगमादि सत्तमो हुतानलो ब्रह्म जजाप वाग्यतः ॥ ६ ॥

athāpluto ’mbhasy amale yathā-vidhi kriyā-kalāpaṁ paridhāya vāsasī cakāra sandhyopagamādi sattamo hutānalo brahma jajāpa vāg-yataḥ

Then that most saintly one would bathe in pure water, put on His garments, and duly perform the entire round of rituals beginning with the twilight worship; having offered oblations into the fire, He would silently recite the Vedic mantra.

Verse 7 (bhagavata.10.70.7)

उपस्थायार्कमुद्यन्तं तर्पयित्वात्मनः कलाः । देवानृषीन् पितॄन्वृद्धान्विप्रानभ्यर्च्य चात्मवान् ॥ ७ ॥

upasthāyārkam udyantaṁ tarpayitvātmanaḥ kalāḥ devān ṛṣīn pitṝn vṛddhān viprān abhyarcya cātmavān

Worshiping the rising sun and offering libations to the gods, sages and forefathers — all His own expansions — the self-controlled Lord would then worship the elders and the brahmanas.

Verse 8 (bhagavata.10.70.8)

धेनूनां रुक्मशृङ्गीनां साध्वीनां मौक्तिकस्रजाम् । पयस्विनीनां गृष्टीनां सवत्सानां सुवाससाम् ॥ ८ ॥

dhenūnāṁ rukma-śṛṅgīnāṁ sādhvīnāṁ mauktika-srajām payasvinīnāṁ gṛṣṭīnāṁ sa-vatsānāṁ su-vāsasām

He would present them with cows of gentle temper, their horns gilded, adorned with pearl garlands, richly yielding milk, each having calved but once, accompanied by their calves and draped in fine cloth.

Verse 9 (bhagavata.10.70.9)

ददौ रूप्यखुराग्राणां क्षौमाजिनतिलैः सह । अलङ्कृतेभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो बद्वं बद्वं दिने दिने ॥ ९ ॥

dadau rūpya-khurāgrāṇāṁ kṣaumājina-tilaiḥ saha alaṅkṛtebhyo viprebhyo badvaṁ badvaṁ dine dine

Their hoof-tips plated with silver, He would give herd after herd of such cows, together with fine linen, deerskins and sesame seeds, to the adorned brahmanas, day after day.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.10.70.10)

गोविप्रदेवतावृद्धगुरून् भूतानि सर्वशः । नमस्कृत्यात्मसम्भूतीर्मङ्गलानि समस्पृशत् ॥ १० ॥

go-vipra-devatā-vṛddha- gurūn bhūtāni sarvaśaḥ namaskṛtyātma-sambhūtīr maṅgalāni samaspṛśat

Bowing to the cows, brahmanas, gods, elders, teachers and all beings — all of them His own manifestations — He would then touch auspicious objects.

Verse 11 (bhagavata.10.70.11)

आत्मानं भूषयामास नरलोकविभूषणम् । वासोभिर्भूषणैः स्वीयैर्दिव्यस्रगनुलेपनैः ॥ ११ ॥

ātmānaṁ bhūṣayām āsa nara-loka-vibhūṣaṇam vāsobhir bhūṣaṇaiḥ svīyair divya-srag-anulepanaiḥ

He would adorn His own body — itself the very ornament of humankind — with His own robes, jewels, divine garlands and fragrant unguents.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.10.70.12)

अवेक्ष्याज्यं तथादर्शं गोवृषद्विजदेवताः । कामांश्च सर्ववर्णानां पौरान्तः पुरचारिणाम् । प्रदाप्य प्रकृतीः कामैः प्रतोष्य प्रत्यनन्दत ॥ १२ ॥

avekṣyājyaṁ tathādarśaṁ go-vṛṣa-dvija-devatāḥ kāmāṁś ca sarva-varṇānāṁ paurāntaḥ-pura-cāriṇām pradāpya prakṛtīḥ kāmaiḥ pratoṣya pratyanandata

Having looked upon ghee, a mirror, cows, bulls, brahmanas and deities, and having seen the desires of all the classes of people living in the city and the palace fulfilled, He would satisfy His ministers by granting their wishes and then greet them warmly.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.10.70.13)

संविभज्याग्रतो विप्रान् स्रक्ताम्बूलानुलेपनैः । सुहृदः प्रकृतीर्दारानुपायुङ्क्त ततः स्वयम् ॥ १३ ॥

saṁvibhajyāgrato viprān srak-tāmbūlānulepanaiḥ suhṛdaḥ prakṛtīr dārān upāyuṅkta tataḥ svayam

Distributing garlands, betel and sandal paste first to the brahmanas, then to His friends, ministers and wives, only afterward would He Himself partake of them.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.10.70.14)

तावत् सूत उपानीय स्यन्दनं परमाद्भुतम् । सुग्रीवाद्यैर्हयैर्युक्तं प्रणम्यावस्थितोऽग्रतः ॥ १४ ॥

tāvat sūta upānīya syandanaṁ paramādbhutam sugrīvādyair hayair yuktaṁ praṇamyāvasthito ’grataḥ

Meanwhile His charioteer would bring forward His supremely wondrous chariot, yoked to Sugriva and the other horses, and, bowing, would stand before Him.

Verse 15 (bhagavata.10.70.15)

गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणी सारथेस्तमथारुहत् । सात्यक्युद्धवसंयुक्तः पूर्वाद्रिमिव भास्करः ॥ १५ ॥

gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇī sārathes tam athāruhat sātyaky-uddhava-saṁyuktaḥ pūrvādrim iva bhāskaraḥ

Taking His charioteer's hand in His own, He would mount that chariot, together with Satyaki and Uddhava, just as the sun rises over the eastern mountain.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.10.70.16)

ईक्षितोऽन्तः पुरस्त्रीणां सव्रीडप्रेमवीक्षितैः । कृच्छ्राद् विसृष्टो निरगाज्जातहासो हरन् मनः ॥ १६ ॥

īkṣito ’ntaḥ-pura-strīṇāṁ sa-vrīḍa-prema-vīkṣitaiḥ kṛcchrād visṛṣṭo niragāj jāta-hāso haran manaḥ

The women of the inner quarters would gaze upon Him with shy, loving eyes, and only with difficulty would He be released by them; smiling, and stealing their hearts, He would then go forth.

Verse 17 (bhagavata.10.70.17)

सुधर्माख्यां सभां सर्वैर्वृष्णिभिः परिवारितः । प्राविशद् यन्निविष्टानां न सन्त्यङ्ग षडूर्मयः ॥ १७ ॥

sudharmākhyāṁ sabhāṁ sarvair vṛṣṇibhiḥ parivāritaḥ prāviśad yan-niviṣṭānāṁ na santy aṅga ṣaḍ ūrmayaḥ

Surrounded by all the Vrishnis, He would enter the assembly hall called Sudharma, O King, where the six waves of bodily life cannot touch those seated within it.

Verse 18 (bhagavata.10.70.18)

तत्रोपविष्टः परमासने विभु- र्बभौ स्वभासा ककुभोऽवभासयन् । वृतो नृसिंहैर्यदुभिर्यदूत्तमो यथोडुराजो दिवि तारकागणैः ॥ १८ ॥

tatropavistaḥ paramāsane vibhur babhau sva-bhāsā kakubho ’vabhāsayan vṛto nṛ-siṁhair yadubhir yadūttamo yathoḍu-rājo divi tārakā-gaṇaiḥ

Seated there upon His exalted throne, the almighty Lord shone forth, illumining every quarter with His own splendor; that best of the Yadus, surrounded by the lion-like Yadus, appeared like the moon amid its host of stars in the sky.

Verse 19 (bhagavata.10.70.19)

तत्रोपमन्त्रिणो राजन् नानाहास्यरसैर्विभुम् । उपतस्थुर्नटाचार्या नर्तक्यस्ताण्डवैः पृथक् ॥ १९ ॥

tatropamantriṇo rājan nānā-hāsya-rasair vibhum upatasthur naṭācāryā nartakyas tāṇḍavaiḥ pṛthak

O King, there jesters entertained the Lord with many kinds of comic humor, masters of the dramatic arts displayed their skill, and dancing girls performed vigorous dances, each in her turn.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.10.70.20)

मृदङ्गवीणामुरजवेणुतालदरस्वनैः । ननृतुर्जगुस्तुष्टुवुश्च सूतमागधवन्दिनः ॥ २० ॥

mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-muraja- veṇu-tāla-dara-svanaiḥ nanṛtur jagus tuṣṭuvuś ca sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ

To the sounds of drums, vinas, murajas, flutes, cymbals and conches they danced and sang, while bards, chroniclers and panegyrists sang His praises.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.10.70.21)

तत्राहुर्ब्राह्मणाः केचिदासीना ब्रह्मवादिनः । पूर्वेषां पुण्ययशसां राज्ञां चाकथयन् कथाः ॥ २१ ॥

tatrāhur brāhmaṇāḥ kecid āsīnā brahma-vādinaḥ pūrveṣāṁ puṇya-yaśasāṁ rājñāṁ cākathayan kathāḥ

In that assembly some Vedic brahmanas, seated there, recited the Vedic mantras, while others told stories of kings of old, renowned for their piety.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.10.70.22)

तत्रैकः पुरुषो राजन्नागतोऽपूर्वदर्शनः । विज्ञापितो भगवते प्रतीहारैः प्रवेशितः ॥ २२ ॥

tatraikaḥ puruṣo rājann āgato ’pūrva-darśanaḥ vijñāpito bhagavate pratīhāraiḥ praveśitaḥ

O King, at that moment a man arrived there, one never seen before. The doorkeepers announced him to the Lord and admitted him within.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.10.70.23)

स नमस्कृत्य कृष्णाय परेशाय कृताञ्जलिः । राज्ञामावेदयद् दुः खं जरासन्धनिरोधजम् ॥ २३ ॥

sa namaskṛtya kṛṣṇāya pareśāya kṛtāñjaliḥ rājñām āvedayad duḥkhaṁ jarāsandha-nirodha-jam

He bowed to Krishna, the Supreme Lord, and, with joined palms, related the suffering of the kings held captive by Jarasandha.

Verse 24 (bhagavata.10.70.24)

ये च दिग्विजये तस्य सन्नतिं न ययुर्नृपाः । प्रसह्य रुद्धास्तेनासन्नयुते द्वे गिरिव्रजे ॥ २४ ॥

ye ca dig-vijaye tasya sannatiṁ na yayur nṛpāḥ prasahya ruddhās tenāsann ayute dve girivraje

Those kings who had refused to bow before him during his conquest of the quarters had been forcibly seized and imprisoned, twenty thousand of them, in the fortress called Girivraja.

Verse 25 (bhagavata.10.70.25)

राजान ऊचुः कृष्ण कृष्णाप्रमेयात्मन् प्रपन्नभयभञ्जन । वयं त्वां शरणं यामो भवभीताः पृथग्धियः ॥ २५ ॥

rājāna ūcuḥ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇāprameyātman prapanna-bhaya-bhañjana vayaṁ tvāṁ śaraṇaṁ yāmo bhava-bhītāḥ pṛthag-dhiyaḥ

The kings said: O Krishna, Krishna, O immeasurable Soul, destroyer of the fears of the surrendered! Terrified of worldly existence, though our minds have long been divided, we now come to You for refuge.

Verse 26 (bhagavata.10.70.26)

लोको विकर्मनिरतः कुशले प्रमत्तः कर्मण्ययं त्वदुदिते भवदर्चने स्वे । यस्तावदस्य बलवानिह जीविताशां सद्यश्छिनत्त्यनिमिषाय नमोऽस्तु तस्मै ॥ २६ ॥

loko vikarma-nirataḥ kuśale pramattaḥ karmaṇy ayaṁ tvad-udite bhavad-arcane sve yas tāvad asya balavān iha jīvitāśāṁ sadyaś chinatty animiṣāya namo ’stu tasmai

People of this world remain engrossed in forbidden deeds, careless of that one truly beneficial act, worship of You, which You Yourself have proclaimed. To that mighty, unblinking one who instantly severs a creature's hope of long life here, let there be our obeisance.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.10.70.27)

लोके भवाञ्जगदिनः कलयावतीर्णः सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय चान्यः । कश्चित् त्वदीयमतियाति निदेशमीश किं वा जनः स्वकृतमृच्छति तन्न विद्मः ॥ २७ ॥

loke bhavāñ jagad-inaḥ kalayāvatīrṇaḥ sad-rakṣaṇāya khala-nigrahaṇāya cānyaḥ kaścit tvadīyam atiyāti nideśam īśa kiṁ vā janaḥ sva-kṛtam ṛcchati tan na vidmaḥ

O lord of the universe, You descend into this world by Your own power to protect the righteous and to subdue the wicked. O Lord, we do not know how anyone could transgress Your command, nor do we understand whether it is merely his own deeds that a man reaps.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.10.70.28)

स्वप्नायितं नृपसुखं परतन्त्रमीश शश्वद्भयेन मृतकेन धुरं वहामः । हित्वा तदात्मनि सुखं त्वदनीहलभ्यं क्लिश्यामहेऽतिकृपणास्तव माययेह ॥ २८ ॥

svapnāyitaṁ nṛpa-sukhaṁ para-tantram īśa śaśvad-bhayena mṛtakena dhuraṁ vahāmaḥ hitvā tad ātmani sukhaṁ tvad-anīha-labhyaṁ kliśyāmahe ’ti-kṛpaṇās tava māyayeha

O Lord, the happiness of kings is like a dream, dependent on others; ever fearful, we bear the burden of this corpse-like body. Having abandoned the true happiness of the self, which is attained without effort through You, we, most wretched, suffer here under the sway of Your illusory power.

Verse 29 (bhagavata.10.70.29)

तन्नो भवान् प्रणतशोकहराङ्घ्रियुग्मो बद्धान् वियुङ्क्ष्व मगधाह्वयकर्मपाशात् । यो भूभुजोऽयुतमतङ्गजवीर्यमेको बिभ्रद् रुरोध भवने मृगराडिवावीः ॥ २९ ॥

tan no bhavān praṇata-śoka-harāṅghri-yugmo baddhān viyuṅkṣva magadhāhvaya-karma-pāśāt yo bhū-bhujo ’yuta-mataṅgaja-vīryam eko bibhrad rurodha bhavane mṛga-rāḍ ivāvīḥ

Therefore, O You whose two feet remove the sorrow of those who bow before them, release us bound ones from the snare wrought by the king called Magadha, who, alone possessed of the might of ten thousand elephants, has caged us in his house just as a lion pens up sheep.

Verse 30 (bhagavata.10.70.30)

यो वै त्वया द्विनवकृत्व उदात्तचक्र भग्नो मृधे खलु भवन्तमनन्तवीर्यम् । जित्वा नृलोकनिरतं सकृदूढदर्पो युष्मत्प्रजा रुजति नोऽजित तद् विधेहि ॥ ३० ॥

yo vai tvayā dvi-nava-kṛtva udātta-cakra bhagno mṛdhe khalu bhavantam ananta-vīryam jitvā nṛ-loka-nirataṁ sakṛd ūḍha-darpo yuṣmat-prajā rujati no ’jita tad vidhehi

O bearer of the exalted discus, of boundless might, whom You seventeen times crushed in battle, yet whom, being absorbed in Your human pastime, You once let defeat You — swollen with pride from that single victory, he now oppresses us, Your own subjects. O unconquered one, set this right.

Verse 31 (bhagavata.10.70.31)

दूत उवाच इति मागधसंरुद्धा भवद्दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः । प्रपन्नाः पादमूलं ते दीनानां शं विधीयताम् ॥ ३१ ॥

dūta uvāca iti māgadha-saṁruddhā bhavad-darśana-kaṅkṣiṇaḥ prapannāḥ pāda-mūlaṁ te dīnānāṁ śaṁ vidhīyatām

The messenger said: Thus have those kings, held captive by the lord of Magadha and longing for a sight of You, come to take refuge at Your feet. O Lord, grant well-being to these wretched ones.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.10.70.32)

श्रीशुक उवाच राजदूते ब्रुवत्येवं देवर्षिः परमद्युतिः । बिभ्रत्पिङ्गजटाभारं प्रादुरासीद् यथा रविः ॥ ३२ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca rāja-dūte bruvaty evaṁ devarṣiḥ parama-dyutiḥ bibhrat piṅga-jaṭā-bhāraṁ prādurāsīd yathā raviḥ

While the kings' messenger was still speaking, the supremely radiant celestial sage Narada, bearing a mass of tawny matted hair, appeared there like the sun.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.10.70.33)

तं दृष्ट्वा भगवान् कृष्णः सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरः । ववन्द उत्थितः शीर्ष्णा ससभ्यः सानुगो मुदा ॥ ३३ ॥

taṁ dṛṣṭvā bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ sarva-lokeśvareśvaraḥ vavanda utthitaḥ śīrṣṇā sa-sabhyaḥ sānugo mudā

The Supreme Lord Krishna, master even of the masters of all the worlds, on seeing him, rose at once with joy, together with His courtiers and attendants, and bowed His head to him in homage.

Verse 34 (bhagavata.10.70.34)

सभाजयित्वा विधिवत् कृतासनपरिग्रहम् । बभाषे सुनृतैर्वाक्यैः श्रद्धया तर्पयन् मुनिम् ॥ ३४ ॥

sabhājayitvā vidhi-vat kṛtāsana-parigraham babhāṣe sunṛtair vākyaiḥ śraddhayā tarpayan munim

Having duly honored Narada once he had taken his seat, and gratifying him with reverence, Krishna addressed him in sweet and truthful words.

Verse 35 (bhagavata.10.70.35)

अपि स्विदद्य लोकानां त्रयाणामकुतोभयम् । ननु भूयान् भगवतो लोकान् पर्यटतो गुणः ॥ ३५ ॥

api svid adya lokānāṁ trayāṇām akuto-bhayam nanu bhūyān bhagavato lokān paryaṭato guṇaḥ

The Lord said: Surely today the three worlds have become free of every fear, for such indeed is the great virtue of a great soul like yourself, who wanders through all the worlds.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.10.70.36)

न हि तेऽविदितं किञ्चिल्लोकेष्वीश्वरकर्तृषु । अथ पृच्छामहे युष्मान्पाण्डवानां चिकीर्षितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

na hi te ’viditaṁ kiñcil lokeṣv īśvara-kartṛṣu atha pṛcchāmahe yuṣmān pāṇḍavānāṁ cikīrṣitam

Nothing whatsoever in these worlds, fashioned by the Lord, is unknown to you. So We ask you — what do the Pandavas intend to do?

Verse 37 (bhagavata.10.70.37)

श्रीनारद उवाच दृष्टा मया ते बहुशो दुरत्यया माया विभो विश्वसृजश्च मायिनः । भूतेषु भूमंश्चरतः स्वशक्तिभि- र्वह्नेरिवच्छन्नरुचो न मेऽद्भुतम् ॥ ३७ ॥

śrī-nārada uvāca dṛṣṭā māyā te bahuśo duratyayā māyā vibho viśva-sṛjaś ca māyinaḥ bhūteṣu bhūmaṁś carataḥ sva-śaktibhir vahner iva cchanna-ruco na me ’dbhutam

Narada said: O mighty one, I have seen many times Your insurmountable maya, by which You bewilder even Brahma, the creator of the universe, himself a master of illusion. O all-pervading one, that You should thus move among created beings, veiling Yourself by Your own powers, just as fire conceals its own light with smoke, is to me no wonder at all.

Verse 38 (bhagavata.10.70.38)

तवेहितं कोऽर्हति साधु वेदितुं स्वमाययेदं सृजतो नियच्छतः । यद् विद्यमानात्मतयावभासते तस्मै नमस्ते स्वविलक्षणात्मने ॥ ३८ ॥

tavehitaṁ ko ’rhati sādhu vedituṁ sva-māyayedaṁ sṛjato niyacchataḥ yad vidyamānātmatayāvabhāsate tasmai namas te sva-vilakṣaṇātmane

Who indeed can rightly know Your intent, as You, by Your own maya, create and withdraw this world, which thereby appears as though truly existent? Obeisance to You, whose own nature is unlike any other.

Verse 39 (bhagavata.10.70.39)

जीवस्य यः संसरतो विमोक्षणं न जानतोऽनर्थवहाच्छरीरतः । लीलावतारैः स्वयशः प्रदीपकं प्राज्वालयत्त्वा तमहं प्रपद्ये ॥ ३९ ॥

jīvasya yaḥ saṁsarato vimokṣaṇaṁ na jānato ’nartha-vahāc charīrataḥ līlāvatāraiḥ sva-yaśaḥ pradīpakaṁ prājvālayat tvā tam ahaṁ prapadye

The living being, wandering through the cycle of birth and death, does not even know how to free himself from this body, the source of so much misfortune. But through Your playful incarnations You kindle the lamp of Your own fame. I take refuge in You alone.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.10.70.40)

अथाप्याश्रावये ब्रह्म नरलोकविडम्बनम् । राज्ञः पैतृष्वस्रेयस्य भक्तस्य च चिकीर्षितम् ॥ ४० ॥

athāpy āśrāvaye brahma nara-loka-viḍambanam rājñaḥ paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya bhaktasya ca cikīrṣitam

Even so, O Supreme Truth playing at being human, let me tell You what Your devotee King Yudhishthira, son of Your father's sister, intends to do.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.10.70.41)

यक्ष्यति त्वां मखेन्द्रेण राजसूयेन पाण्डवः । पारमेष्ठ्यकामो नृपतिस्तद् भवाननुमोदताम् ॥ ४१ ॥

yakṣyati tvāṁ makhendreṇa rājasūyena pāṇḍavaḥ pārameṣṭhya-kāmo nṛpatis tad bhavān anumodatām

Desiring supreme sovereignty, that Pandava king wishes to worship You with the greatest of sacrifices, the Rajasuya. Be pleased to give it Your blessing.

Verse 42 (bhagavata.10.70.42)

तस्मिन् देव क्रतुवरे भवन्तं वै सुरादयः । दिदृक्षवः समेष्यन्ति राजानश्च यशस्विनः ॥ ४२ ॥

tasmin deva kratu-vare bhavantaṁ vai surādayaḥ didṛkṣavaḥ sameṣyanti rājānaś ca yaśasvinaḥ

O Lord, at that finest of sacrifices, the gods and other celebrated kings will all gather, eager for a sight of You.

Verse 43 (bhagavata.10.70.43)

श्रवणत्कीर्तनाद् ध्यानात्पूयन्तेऽन्तेवसायिनः । तव ब्रह्ममयस्येश किमुतेक्षाभिमर्शिनः ॥ ४३ ॥

śravaṇāt kīrtanād dhyānāt pūyante ’nte-vasāyinaḥ tava brahma-mayasyeśa kim utekṣābhimarśinaḥ

O Lord, even outcastes are purified merely by hearing, chanting and meditating upon You, who are the very embodiment of the Absolute; how much more, then, those who behold and touch You directly!

Verse 44 (bhagavata.10.70.44)

यस्यामलं दिवि यशः प्रथितं रसायां भूमौ च ते भुवनमङ्गल दिग्वितानम् । मन्दाकिनीति दिवि भोगवतीति चाधो गङ्गेति चेह चरणाम्बु पुनाति विश्वम् ॥ ४४ ॥

yasyāmalaṁ divi yaśaḥ prathitaṁ rasāyāṁ bhūmau ca te bhuvana-maṅgala dig-vitānam mandākinīti divi bhogavatīti cādho gaṅgeti ceha caraṇāmbu punāti viśvam

O source of blessing to all the worlds, Your spotless fame spreads like a canopy over every direction, in heaven, in the netherworld and on earth. The water of Your feet purifies the whole universe, known in heaven as the Mandakini, in the netherworld as the Bhogavati, and here on earth as the Ganga.

Verse 45 (bhagavata.10.70.45)

श्रीशुक उवाच तत्र तेष्वात्मपक्षेष्वगृणत्सु विजिगीषया । वाचः पेशैः स्मयन् भृत्यमुद्धवं प्राह केशवः ॥ ४५ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca tatra teṣv ātma-pakṣeṣv a- gṛṇatsu vijigīṣayā vācaḥ peśaiḥ smayan bhṛtyam uddhavaṁ prāha keśavaḥ

Śrī Śuka said: When there His own kinsmen, the Yadavas present, eager instead to conquer Jarasandha, spoke out against this proposal, Keshava, smiling, addressed His servant Uddhava in fine words.

Verse 46 (bhagavata.10.70.46)

श्रीभगवानुवाच त्वं हि नः परमं चक्षुः सुहृन्मन्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित् । अथात्र ब्रूह्यनुष्ठेयं श्रद्दध्मः करवाम तत् ॥ ४६ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca tvaṁ hi naḥ paramaṁ cakṣuḥ suhṛn mantrārtha-tattva-vit athātra brūhy anuṣṭheyaṁ śraddadhmaḥ karavāma tat

The Lord said: You alone are Our supreme eye, Our dear friend, and one who knows the true worth of counsel. So tell Us what ought to be done here; We shall trust your word and do accordingly.

Verse 47 (bhagavata.10.70.47)

इत्युपामन्त्रितो भर्त्रा सर्वज्ञेनापि मुग्धवत् । निदेशं शिरसाधाय उद्धवः प्रत्यभाषत ॥ ४७ ॥

ity upāmantrito bhartrā sarva-jñenāpi mugdha-vat nideśaṁ śirasādhāya uddhavaḥ pratyabhāṣata

Thus questioned by his master, who, though all-knowing, spoke as though perplexed, Uddhava accepted the command with bowed head and made his reply.