Draupadi Meets the Queens of Krishna

Verse 1 (bhagavata.10.83.1)

श्रीशुक उवाच तथानुगृह्य भगवान् गोपीनां स गुरुर्गतिः । युधिष्ठिरमथापृच्छत् सर्वांश्च सुहृदोऽव्ययम् ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca tathānugṛhya bhagavān gopīnāṁ sa gurur gatiḥ yudhiṣṭhiram athāpṛcchat sarvāṁś ca suhṛdo ’vyayam

Shukadeva said: Having thus shown His mercy to the gopis, Bhagavan — who is Himself the spiritual teacher and supreme goal of the gopis — then went to Yudhishthira and inquired about the welfare of all His other unfailing kinsmen and friends.

Verse 2 (bhagavata.10.83.2)

त एवं लोकनाथेन परिपृष्टाः सुसत्कृताः । प्रत्यूचुर्हृष्टमनसस्तत्पादेक्षाहतांहसः ॥ २ ॥

ta evaṁ loka-nāthena paripṛṣṭāḥ su-sat-kṛtāḥ pratyūcur hṛṣṭa-manasas tat-pādekṣā-hatāṁhasaḥ

Thus questioned and warmly honored by the Lord of the universe, they — their sins destroyed simply by the sight of His feet — joyfully replied.

Verse 3 (bhagavata.10.83.3)

कुतोऽशिवं त्वच्चरणाम्बुजासवं महन्मनस्तो मुखनिःसृतं क्वचित् । पिबन्ति ये कर्णपुटैरलं प्रभो देहंभृतां देहकृदस्मृतिच्छिदम् ॥ ३ ॥

kuto ’śivaṁ tvac-caraṇāmbujāsavaṁ mahan-manasto mukha-niḥsṛtaṁ kvacit pibanti ye karṇa-puṭair alaṁ prabho dehaṁ-bhṛtāṁ deha-kṛd-asmṛti-cchidam

They said: O Lord, for those who freely drink through their ears the nectar of Your lotus feet — which flows first from the hearts of great souls and then from their mouths, and which destroys the embodied soul's forgetfulness of You, the creator of its very body — how could misfortune ever touch them?

Verse 4 (bhagavata.10.83.4)

हि त्वात्मधामविधुतात्मकृतत्र्यवस्था- मानन्दसम्प्लवमखण्डमकुण्ठबोधम् । कालोपसृष्टनिगमावन आत्तयोग- मायाकृतिं परमहंसगतिं नताः स्म ॥ ४ ॥

hi tvātma dhāma-vidhutātma-kṛta-try-avasthām ānanda-samplavam akhaṇḍam akuṇṭha-bodham kālopasṛṣṭa-nigamāvana ātta-yoga- māyākṛtiṁ paramahaṁsa-gatiṁ natāḥ sma

By the radiance of Your own abode, the three states of consciousness that the soul fashions for itself are dispelled, and we become immersed in unbroken bliss and unclouded knowledge. O protector of the Vedas when they are endangered by time, You have assumed this form through Your Yoga-maya. We bow down to You, the supreme goal of the perfected saints.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.10.83.5)

श्रीऋषिरुवाच इत्युत्तमःश्लोकशिखामणिं जने- ष्वभिष्टुवत्स्वन्धककौरवस्त्रियः । समेत्य गोविन्दकथा मिथोऽगृणं- स्त्रिलोकगीताः शृणु वर्णयामि ते ॥ ५ ॥

śrī-ṛṣir uvāca ity uttamaḥ-śloka-śikhā-maṇiṁ janeṣv abhiṣṭuvatsv andhaka-kaurava-striyaḥ sametya govinda-kathā mitho ’gṛṇaṁs tri-loka-gītāḥ śṛṇu varṇayāmi te

The great sage said: While the people thus praised the Lord, the crest jewel among all who are gloriously sung, the women of the Andhaka and Kaurava families gathered together and began to speak among themselves of Govinda's deeds, celebrated throughout the three worlds. Listen, O King, as I relate them to you.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.10.83.6)

श्रीद्रौपद्युवाच हे वैदर्भ्यच्युतो भद्रे हे जाम्बवति कौशले । हे सत्यभामे कालिन्दि शैब्ये रोहिणि लक्ष्मणे ॥ ६ ॥

śrī-draupady uvāca he vaidarbhy acyuto bhadre he jāmbavati kauśale he satyabhāme kālindi śaibye rohiṇi lakṣmaṇe

Sri Draupadi said: O Vaidarbhi (Rukmini)! O gracious Bhadra! O Jambavati! O Kaushala (Nagnajiti)! O Satyabhama! O Kalindi! O Shaibya! O Rohini! O Lakshmana!

Verse 7 (bhagavata.10.83.7)

हे कृष्णपत्न्य एतन्नो ब्रूते वो भगवान् स्वयम् । उपयेमे यथा लोकमनुकुर्वन् स्वमायया ॥ ७ ॥

he kṛṣṇa-patnya etan no brūte vo bhagavān svayam upayeme yathā lokam anukurvan sva-māyayā

O wives of Krishna, please tell us how the Lord Himself, imitating the ways of ordinary men through His own divine power, came to marry each of you.

Verse 8 (bhagavata.10.83.8)

श्रीरुक्मिण्युवाच चैद्याय मार्पयितुमुद्यतकार्मुकेषु राजस्वजेयभटशेखरिताङ्घ्रिरेणुः । निन्ये मृगेन्द्र इव भागमजावियूथात् तच्छ्रीनिकेतचरणोऽस्तु ममार्चनाय ॥ ८ ॥

śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca caidyāya mārpayitum udyata-kārmukeṣu rājasv ajeya-bhaṭa-śekharitāṅghri-reṇuḥ ninye mṛgendra iva bhāgam ajāvi-yūthāt tac-chrī-niketa-caraṇo ’stu mamārcanāya

Sri Rukmini said: While the assembled kings stood with bows drawn, ready to hand me over to Shishupala, He whose dust of the feet even invincible warriors bear upon their heads carried me off — like a lion taking his share from a flock of goats and sheep. May those feet of His, the abode of Goddess Shri, always be mine to worship.

Verse 9 (bhagavata.10.83.9)

श्रीसत्यभामोवाच यो मे सनाभिवधतप्तहृदा ततेन लिप्ताभिशापमपमार्ष्टुमुपाजहार । जित्वर्क्षराजमथ रत्नमदात् स तेन भीतः पितादिशत मां प्रभवेऽपि दत्ताम् ॥ ९ ॥

śrī-satyabhāmovāca yo me sanābhi-vadha-tapta-hṛdā tatena liptābhiśāpam apamārṣṭum upājahāra jitvarkṣa-rājam atha ratnam adāt sa tena bhītaḥ pitādiśata māṁ prabhave ’pi dattām

Sri Satyabhama said: My father's heart was tormented, grieving over the accusation cast on Krishna after my uncle's death. To wipe away that stain, the Lord defeated the king of the bears and reclaimed the Syamantaka jewel, restoring it to my father. Fearful of his own offense, my father then offered me to the Lord, even though I had already been promised elsewhere.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.10.83.10)

श्रीजाम्बवत्युवाच प्राज्ञाय देहकृदमुं निजनाथदैवं सीतापतिं त्रिनवहान्यमुनाभ्ययुध्यत् । ज्ञात्वा परीक्षित उपाहरदर्हणं मां पादौ प्रगृह्य मणिनाहममुष्य दासी ॥ १० ॥

śrī-jāmbavaty uvāca prājñāya deha-kṛd amuṁ nija-nātha-daivaṁ sītā-patiṁ tri-navahāny amunābhyayudhyat jñātvā parīkṣita upāharad arhaṇaṁ māṁ pādau pragṛhya maṇināham amuṣya dāsī

Sri Jambavati said: Not knowing that this was none other than his own master and worshipable Deity, the husband of Sita, my father fought Him for twenty-seven days. When he came to recognize Him, he took hold of His feet and offered both me and the jewel to Him as tribute. I am simply His maidservant.

Verse 11 (bhagavata.10.83.11)

श्रीकालिन्द्युवाच तपश्चरन्तीमाज्ञाय स्वपादस्पर्शनाशया । सख्योपेत्याग्रहीत् पाणिं योऽहं तद्गृहमार्जनी ॥ ११ ॥

śrī-kālindy uvāca tapaś carantīm ājñāya sva-pāda-sparśanāśayā sakhyopetyāgrahīt pāṇiṁ yo ’haṁ tad-gṛha-mārjanī

Sri Kalindi said: I was performing austerities in hope of one day touching His feet. Knowing this, He came to me together with His friend and took my hand in marriage. Now I am but the sweeper of His household.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.10.83.12)

श्रीमित्रविन्दोवाच यो मां स्वयंवर उपेत्य विजित्य भूपान् निन्ये श्वयूथगमिवात्मबलिं द्विपारिः । भ्रातॄंश्च मेऽपकुरुतः स्वपुरं श्रियौक- स्तस्यास्तु मेऽनुभवमङ्घ्र्यवनेजनत्वम् ॥ १२ ॥

śrī-mitravindovāca yo māṁ svayaṁvara upetya vijitya bhū-pān ninye śva-yūtha-gaṁ ivātma-baliṁ dvipāriḥ bhrātṝṁś ca me ’pakurutaḥ sva-puraṁ śriyaukas tasyāstu me ’nu-bhavam aṅghry-avanejanatvam

Sri Mitravinda said: Coming to my svayamvara, He, like a lion among elephants, defeated all the kings there — including my own brothers who had insulted Him — and carried me off to His city as His rightful share, He who is the shelter of the goddess of fortune. May I have the fortune of washing His feet, birth after birth.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.10.83.13)

श्रीसत्योवाच सप्तोक्षणोऽतिबलवीर्यसुतीक्ष्णशृङ्गान् पित्रा कृतान् क्षितिपवीर्यपरीक्षणाय । तान् वीरदुर्मदहनस्तरसा निगृह्य क्रीडन् बबन्ध ह यथा शिशवोऽजतोकान् ॥ १३ ॥

śrī-satyovāca saptokṣaṇo ’ti-bala-vīrya-su-tīkṣṇa-śṛṅgān pitrā kṛtān kṣitipa-vīrya-parīkṣaṇāya tān vīra-durmada-hanas tarasā nigṛhya krīḍan babandha ha yathā śiśavo ’ja-tokān

Sri Satya said: My father had prepared seven exceedingly powerful bulls with fiercely sharp horns to test the strength of the kings, and these bulls had already crushed the pride of many a hero. But the Lord, the destroyer of heroic vanity, subdued them with ease and, as if in play, tied them up just as children tie up the kids of a goat.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.10.83.14)

य इत्थं वीर्यशुल्कां मां दासीभिश्चतुरङ्गिणीम् । पथि निर्जित्य राजन्यान् निन्ये तद्दास्यमस्तु मे ॥ १४ ॥

ya itthaṁ vīrya-śulkāṁ māṁ dāsībhiś catur-aṅgiṇīm pathi nirjitya rājanyān ninye tad-dāsyam astu me

Having thus won me by His valor, and defeating the kings who opposed Him along the way as He led me off with my maidservants and a four-division army, He brought me to His city. May His service ever be mine.

Verse 15 (bhagavata.10.83.15)

श्रीभद्रोवाच पिता मे मातुलेयाय स्वयमाहूय दत्तवान् । कृष्णे कृष्णाय तच्चित्तामक्षौहिण्या सखीजनैः ॥ १५ ॥

śrī-bhadrovāca pitā me mātuleyāya svayam āhūya dattavān kṛṣṇe kṛṣṇāya tac-cittām akṣauhiṇyā sakhī-janaiḥ

Sri Bhadra said: My father himself invited his nephew Krishna, on whom my heart had already been set, and gave me to Him, accompanied by an akshauhini army and my female companions.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.10.83.16)

अस्य मे पादसंस्पर्शो भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि । कर्मभिर्भ्राम्यमाणाया येन तच्छ्रेय आत्मनः ॥ १६ ॥

asya me pāda-saṁsparśo bhavej janmani janmani karmabhir bhrāmyamāṇāyā yena tac chreya ātmanaḥ

Though I am made to wander through this world by the results of my own actions, may I touch His feet birth after birth — for in that alone lies the true good of my soul.

Verse 17 (bhagavata.10.83.17)

श्रीलक्ष्मणोवाच ममापि राज्ञ्यच्युतजन्मकर्म श्रुत्वा मुहुर्नारदगीतमास ह । चित्तं मुकुन्दे किल पद्महस्तया वृतः सुसम्मृश्य विहाय लोकपान् ॥ १७ ॥

śrī-lakṣmaṇovāca mamāpi rājñy acyuta-janma-karma śrutvā muhur nārada-gītam āsa ha cittaṁ mukunde kila padma-hastayā vṛtaḥ su-sammṛśya vihāya loka-pān

Sri Lakshmana said: O Queen, hearing again and again from Narada Muni the songs of Achyuta's birth and deeds, my own heart too became devoted to Mukunda. Indeed, it is said that even lotus-handed Lakshmi, after careful deliberation, chose Him alone, setting aside the great guardians of the worlds.

Verse 18 (bhagavata.10.83.18)

ज्ञात्वा मम मतं साध्वि पिता दुहितृवत्सलः । बृहत्सेन इति ख्यातस्तत्रोपायमचीकरत् ॥ १८ ॥

jñātvā mama mataṁ sādhvi pitā duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ bṛhatsena iti khyātas tatropāyam acīkarat

O saintly lady, knowing my heart's desire, my father — known as Brihatsena, ever affectionate toward his daughter — arranged the means to fulfill it.

Verse 19 (bhagavata.10.83.19)

यथा स्वयंवरे राज्ञि मत्स्यः पार्थेप्सया कृतः । अयं तु बहिराच्छन्नो दृश्यते स जले परम् ॥ १९ ॥

yathā svayaṁ-vare rājñi matsyaḥ pārthepsayā kṛtaḥ ayaṁ tu bahir ācchanno dṛśyate sa jale param

O Queen, just as a fish target was set up at your svayamvara to secure Arjuna for you, so too a fish was placed as the target at mine. But mine was concealed on every side, so that only its reflection could be seen in the water below.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.10.83.20)

श्रुत्वैतत् सर्वतो भूपा आययुर्मत्पितुः पुरम् । सर्वास्त्रशस्त्रतत्त्वज्ञाः सोपाध्यायाः सहस्रशः ॥ २० ॥

śrutvaitat sarvato bhū-pā āyayur mat-pituḥ puram sarvāstra-śastra-tattva-jñāḥ sopādhyāyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

Hearing of this, thousands of kings, well versed in every weapon and every art of arms, came from every direction to my father's city, accompanied by their teachers.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.10.83.21)

पित्रा सम्पूजिताः सर्वे यथावीर्यं यथावयः । आददुः सशरं चापं वेद्धुं पर्षदि मद्धियः ॥ २१ ॥

pitrā sampūjitāḥ sarve yathā-vīryaṁ yathā-vayaḥ ādaduḥ sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ veddhuṁ parṣadi mad-dhiyaḥ

My father honored each of them according to his strength and age. Then those whose hearts were set on winning me took up the bow with its arrow, one after another, to pierce the target before the assembly.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.10.83.22)

आदाय व्यसृजन् केचित् सज्यं कर्तुमनीश्वराः । आकोष्ठं ज्यां समुत्कृष्य पेतुरेकेऽमुना हताः ॥ २२ ॥

ādāya vyasṛjan kecit sajyaṁ kartum anīśvarāḥ ā-koṣṭhaṁ jyāṁ samutkṛṣya petur eke ’munāhatāḥ

Some kings took up the bow but, unable even to string it, cast it aside. Others managed to draw the string to the very tip of the bow, only to be flung to the ground by its recoil.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.10.83.23)

सज्यं कृत्वापरे वीरा मागधाम्बष्ठचेदिपाः । भीमो दुर्योधनः कर्णो नाविदंस्तदवस्थितिम् ॥ २३ ॥

sajyaṁ kṛtvāpare vīrā māgadhāmbaṣṭha-cedipāḥ bhīmo duryodhanaḥ karṇo nāvidaṁs tad-avasthitim

A few heroes — the king of Magadha, the king of Ambashtha, the king of Chedi, Bhima, Duryodhana, and Karna — succeeded in stringing the bow, but none of them could make out where the target lay.

Verse 24 (bhagavata.10.83.24)

मत्स्याभासं जले वीक्ष्य ज्ञात्वा च तदवस्थितिम् । पार्थो यत्तोऽसृजद् बाणं नाच्छिनत् पस्पृशे परम् ॥ २४ ॥

matsyābhāsaṁ jale vīkṣya jñātvā ca tad-avasthitim pārtho yatto ’sṛjad bāṇaṁ nācchinat paspṛśe param

Arjuna saw the fish's reflection in the water and correctly judged its position; taking careful aim, he released his arrow — but it did not pierce the target, only grazing it.

Verse 25 (bhagavata.10.83.25)

राजन्येषु निवृत्तेषु भग्नमानेषु मानिषु । भगवान् धनुरादाय सज्यं कृत्वाथ लीलया ॥ २५ ॥

rājanyeṣu nivṛtteṣu bhagna-māneṣu māniṣu bhagavān dhanur ādāya sajyaṁ kṛtvātha līlayā

When all the proud kings had given up, their pride broken, Bhagavan took up the bow and, with effortless ease, strung it and fitted His arrow.

Verse 26 (bhagavata.10.83.26)

तस्मिन् सन्धाय विशिखं मत्स्यं वीक्ष्य सकृज्जले । छित्त्वेषुणापातयत्तं सूर्ये चाभिजिति स्थिते ॥ २६ ॥

tasmin sandhāya viśikhaṁ matsyaṁ vīkṣya sakṛj jale chittveṣuṇāpātayat taṁ sūrye cābhijiti sthite

As the sun stood in the constellation Abhijit, He glanced at the fish in the water only once, then pierced it with His arrow and brought it down.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.10.83.27)

दिवि दुन्दुभयो नेदुर्जयशब्दयुता भुवि । देवाश्च कुसुमासारान् मुमुचुर्हर्षविह्वलाः ॥ २७ ॥

divi dundubhayo nedur jaya-śabda-yutā bhuvi devāś ca kusumāsārān mumucur harṣa-vihvalāḥ

Kettledrums resounded in the heavens, and on the earth shouts of Jaya, Jaya rang out. Overwhelmed with joy, the demigods showered flowers.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.10.83.28)

तद् रङ्गमाविशमहं कलनूपुराभ्यां पद्भ्यां प्रगृह्य कनकोज्ज्वलरत्नमालाम् । नूत्ने निवीय परिधाय च कौशिकाग्र्ये सव्रीडहासवदना कवरीधृतस्रक् ॥ २८ ॥

tad raṅgam āviśam ahaṁ kala-nūpurābhyāṁ padbhyāṁ pragṛhya kanakojjvala-ratna-mālām nūtne nivīya paridhāya ca kauśikāgrye sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā kavarī-dhṛta-srak

At that moment, I entered the arena, my anklets tinkling sweetly with each step, carrying in my hands a necklace ablaze with gold and jewels, dressed in new garments of the finest silk, my face bearing a shy smile, and a garland woven into my hair.

Verse 29 (bhagavata.10.83.29)

उन्नीय वक्त्रमुरुकुन्तलकुण्डलत्विड् गण्डस्थलं शिशिरहासकटाक्षमोक्षैः । राज्ञो निरीक्ष्य परितः शनकैर्मुरारे- रंसेऽनुरक्तहृदया निदधे स्वमालाम् ॥ २९ ॥

unnīya vaktram uru-kuntala-kuṇḍala-tviḍ- gaṇḍa-sthalaṁ śiśira-hāsa-kaṭākṣa-mokṣaiḥ rājño nirīkṣya paritaḥ śanakair murārer aṁse ’nurakta-hṛdayā nidadhe sva-mālām

Lifting my face, my cheeks glowing with the sheen of my thick locks and earrings, I glanced all around at the assembled kings with a coolly smiling, sidelong gaze — and then, my heart utterly devoted, I slowly placed my garland upon the shoulder of Murari.

Verse 30 (bhagavata.10.83.30)

तावन्मृदङ्गपटहाः शङ्खभेर्यानकादयः । निनेदुर्नटनर्तक्यो ननृतुर्गायका जगुः ॥ ३० ॥

tāvan mṛdaṅga-paṭahāḥ śaṅkha-bhery-ānakādayaḥ ninedur naṭa-nartakyo nanṛtur gāyakā jaguḥ

At that very moment, mridangas, pataha and anaka drums, conches and bheris resounded together. Dancers began to dance, and singers began to sing.

Verse 31 (bhagavata.10.83.31)

एवं वृते भगवति मयेशे नृपयूथपाः । न सेहिरे याज्ञसेनि स्पर्धन्तो हृच्छयातुराः ॥ ३१ ॥

evaṁ vṛte bhagavati mayeśe nṛpa-yūthapāḥ na sehire yājñaseni spardhanto hṛc-chayāturāḥ

O daughter of Yajnasena, when I thus chose Bhagavan as my Lord, the assembled kings could not bear it; tormented by desire, they began quarreling with one another.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.10.83.32)

मां तावद् रथमारोप्य हयरत्नचतुष्टयम् । शार्ङ्गमुद्यम्य सन्नद्धस्तस्थावाजौ चतुर्भुजः ॥ ३२ ॥

māṁ tāvad ratham āropya haya-ratna-catuṣṭayam śārṅgam udyamya sannaddhas tasthāv ājau catur-bhujaḥ

He at once seated me on His chariot, drawn by four superb horses, and, donning His armor and raising His bow Sharnga, stood on the battlefield in His four-armed form.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.10.83.33)

दारुकश्चोदयामास काञ्चनोपस्करं रथम् । मिषतां भूभुजां राज्ञि मृगाणां मृगराडिव ॥ ३३ ॥

dārukaś codayām āsa kāñcanopaskaraṁ ratham miṣatāṁ bhū-bhujāṁ rājñi mṛgāṇāṁ mṛga-rāḍ iva

O Queen, Daruka drove that gold-adorned chariot forward, while all the kings could only look on helplessly, like deer watching a lion.

Verse 34 (bhagavata.10.83.34)

तेऽन्वसज्जन्त राजन्या निषेद्धुं पथि केचन । संयत्ता उद्धृतेष्वासा ग्रामसिंहा यथा हरिम् ॥ ३४ ॥

te ’nvasajjanta rājanyā niṣeddhuṁ pathi kecana saṁyattā uddhṛteṣv-āsā grāma-siṁhā yathā harim

Some of those kings, raising their bows, blocked the road to stop Him and pursued Him — just as village dogs bark and give chase behind a lion.

Verse 35 (bhagavata.10.83.35)

ते शार्ङ्गच्युतबाणौघैः कृत्तबाह्वङ्घ्रिकन्धराः । निपेतुः प्रधने केचिदेके सन्त्यज्य दुद्रुवुः ॥ ३५ ॥

te śārṅga-cyuta-bāṇaughaiḥ kṛtta-bāhv-aṅghri-kandharāḥ nipetuḥ pradhane kecid eke santyajya dudruvuḥ

Under the deluge of arrows released from His bow Sharnga, their arms, legs, and necks were severed, and they fell upon the battlefield; the rest abandoned the fight and fled.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.10.83.36)

ततः पुरीं यदुपतिरत्यलङ्कृतां रविच्छदध्वजपटचित्रतोरणाम् । कुशस्थलीं दिवि भुवि चाभिसंस्तुतां समाविशत्तरणिरिव स्वकेतनम् ॥ ३६ ॥

tataḥ purīṁ yadu-patir aty-alaṅkṛtāṁ ravi-cchada-dhvaja-paṭa-citra-toraṇām kuśasthalīṁ divi bhuvi cābhisaṁstutāṁ samāviśat taraṇir iva sva-ketanam

Then the Lord of the Yadus entered that most splendidly adorned city of Kushasthali, its flags and banners so vast they seemed to shade the sun, its gateways magnificent, a city praised both in heaven and on earth — He entered it as the sun enters its own abode.

Verse 37 (bhagavata.10.83.37)

पिता मे पूजयामास सुहृत्सम्बन्धिबान्धवान् । महार्हवासोऽलङ्कारैः शय्यासनपरिच्छदैः ॥ ३७ ॥

pitā me pūjayām āsa suhṛt-sambandhi-bāndhavān mahārha-vāso-’laṅkāraiḥ śayyāsana-paricchadaiḥ

My father honored his friends, relations, and kinsmen with priceless garments and ornaments, and with fine beds, seats, and furnishings.

Verse 38 (bhagavata.10.83.38)

दासीभिः सर्वसम्पद्भिर्भटेभरथवाजिभिः । आयुधानि महार्हाणि ददौ पूर्णस्य भक्तितः ॥ ३८ ॥

dāsībhiḥ sarva-sampadbhir bhaṭebha-ratha-vājibhiḥ āyudhāni mahārhāṇi dadau pūrṇasya bhaktitaḥ

With devotion he presented to that all-fulfilled Lord maidservants adorned with every treasure, together with infantry, elephants, chariots and horses, and weapons of the highest value.

Verse 39 (bhagavata.10.83.39)

आत्मारामस्य तस्येमा वयं वै गृहदासिकाः । सर्वसङ्गनिवृत्त्याद्धा तपसा च बभूविम ॥ ३९ ॥

ātmārāmasya tasyemā vayaṁ vai gṛha-dāsikāḥ sarva-saṅga-nivṛttyāddhā tapasā ca babhūvima

In this way, by renouncing every worldly attachment and through severe austerity, we have all become the household maidservants of that self-satisfied Lord.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.10.83.40)

महिष्य ऊचुः भौमं निहत्य सगणं युधि तेन रुद्धा ज्ञात्वाथ नः क्षितिजये जितराजकन्याः । निर्मुच्य संसृतिविमोक्षमनुस्मरन्तीः पादाम्बुजं परिणिनाय य आप्तकामः ॥ ४० ॥

mahiṣya ūcuḥ bhaumaṁ nihatya sa-gaṇaṁ yudhi tena ruddhā jñātvātha naḥ kṣiti-jaye jita-rāja-kanyāḥ nirmucya saṁsṛti-vimokṣam anusmarantīḥ pādāmbujaṁ pariṇināya ya āpta-kāmaḥ

The queens said: Having slain Bhaumasura and his followers in battle, and finding us in his prison, the Lord learned that we were the daughters of kings whom Bhauma had conquered in his campaigns. Setting us free, and seeing that we ceaselessly remembered His lotus feet, which alone grant release from the bondage of material existence, that Lord — whose every desire is already fulfilled — took our hands in marriage.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.10.83.41)

न वयं साध्वि साम्राज्यं स्वाराज्यं भौज्यमप्युत । वैराज्यं पारमेष्ठ्यं च आनन्त्यं वा हरेः पदम् ॥ ४१ ॥

na vayaṁ sādhvi sāmrājyaṁ svārājyaṁ bhaujyam apy uta vairājyaṁ pārameṣṭhyaṁ ca ānantyaṁ vā hareḥ padam

O saintly lady, we long for neither an empire, nor self-rule, nor unlimited enjoyment, nor the rank of the cosmic ruler, nor the position of Brahma, nor immortality, nor even Hari's own supreme abode.

Verse 42 (bhagavata.10.83.42)

कामयामह एतस्य श्रीमत्पादरजः श्रियः । कुचकुङ्कुमगन्धाढ्यं मूर्ध्ना वोढुं गदाभृतः ॥ ४२ ॥

kāmayāmaha etasya śrīmat-pāda-rajaḥ śriyaḥ kuca-kuṅkuma-gandhāḍhyaṁ mūrdhnā voḍhuṁ gadā-bhṛtaḥ

We desire only to bear upon our heads the dust of the feet of the mace-bearing Lord — that dust made fragrant with the saffron from His beloved's breast, and cherished by the goddess of fortune herself.

Verse 43 (bhagavata.10.83.43)

व्रजस्त्रियो यद् वाञ्छन्ति पुलिन्द्यस्तृणवीरुधः । गावश्चारयतो गोपाः पदस्पर्शं महात्मनः ॥ ४३ ॥

vraja-striyo yad vāñchanti pulindyas tṛṇa-vīrudhaḥ gāvaś cārayato gopāḥ pada-sparśaṁ mahātmanaḥ

Just as the women of Vraja, the forest-dwelling Pulinda women, and the cowherds who tend His cows — even the grasses and creepers themselves — long for the touch of that great soul's feet, so do we long for the very same.