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The Lord Blesses Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa
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- Those who witnessed this all cried out in dismay. Then the master of Saubha roared loudly and addressed Lord Janārdana.
- Having said this, the furious Lord swung His club with frightening power and speed and hit Śālva on the collarbone, making him tremble and vomit blood.
- After Govinda spoke these words, the master of Saubha again appeared, apparently leading Vasudeva before the Lord. Śālva then spoke as follows.
- Such is the account given by some sages, O wise King, but those who speak in this illogical way are contradicting themselves, having forgotten their own previous statements.
- The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa
- His heart shattered by the club’s blow, Dantavakra vomited blood and fell lifeless to the ground, his hair disheveled and his arms and legs sprawling.
- But then Dantavakra’s brother Vidūratha, immersed in sorrow over his brother’s death, came forward breathing heavily, sword and shield in hand. He wanted to kill the Lord.
- Lord Balarāma then heard that the Kurus were preparing for war with the Pāṇḍavas. Being neutral, He departed on the pretext of going to bathe in holy places.
- The very purpose of My descent into this world is to kill such hypocrites who pretend to be religious. Indeed, they are the most sinful rascals.
- O sages, just say the word, and by My mystic power I shall restore everything you promised him-long life, strength and sensory power.
- The sages said: Please see to it, O Rāma, that Your power and that of Your kuśa weapon, as well as our promise and Romaharṣaṇa’s death, all remain intact.
- The sages said: A fearsome demon named Balvala, the son of Ilvala, comes here every new-moon day and contaminates our sacrifice.
- Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage
- Balvala cried out in agony and fell to the ground, his forehead cracked open and gushing blood. He resembled a red mountain struck by a lightning bolt.
- Wanting to stop the club fight then raging between Bhīma and Duryodhana on the battlefield, Lord Balarāma went to Kurukṣetra.
- Since you are so evenly matched in fighting prowess, I do not see how either of you can win or lose this duel. Therefore please stop this useless battle.
- The all-powerful Lord Balarāma bestowed upon the sages pure spiritual knowledge, by which they could see the whole universe within Him and also see Him pervading everything.
- The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā
- King Parīkṣit said: My lord, O master, I wish to hear about other valorous deeds performed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mukunda, whose valor is unlimited.
- The chaste wife of the poverty-stricken brāhmaṇa once approached him, her face dried up because of her distress. Trembling with fear, she spoke as follows.
- O fortunate one, please approach Him, the real shelter of all saints. He will certainly give abundant wealth to such a suffering householder as you.
- The lotus-eyed Supreme Lord felt intense ecstasy upon touching the body of His dear friend, the wise brāhmaṇa, and thus He shed tears of love.
- The people in the royal palace were astonished to see Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of spotless glory, so lovingly honor this shabbily dressed brāhmaṇa.
- Then, as the sun set, the forest was covered by darkness in every direction, and with all the flooding we could not distinguish high land from low.
- Our guru, Sāndīpani, understanding our predicament, set out after sunrise to search for us, his disciples, and found us in distress.
- The Lord Blesses Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa
- If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.
- After saying this, the Supreme Lord ate one palmful and was about to eat a second when the devoted goddess Rukmiṇī took hold of His hand.
- Devotional service to His lotus feet is the root cause of all the perfections a person can find in heaven, in liberation, in the subterranean regions and on earth.
- Thinking “If this poor wretch suddenly becomes rich, he will forget Me in his intoxicating happiness,” the compassionate Lord did not grant me even a little wealth.
- With pleasure he took his wife with him and entered his house, where there were hundreds of gem-studded pillars, just as in the palace of Lord Mahendra.
- Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
- Knowing of this eclipse in advance, O King, many people went to the holy place known as Samanta-pañcaka in order to earn pious credit.
- Queen Kuntī said: My dear, respectable brother, I feel that my desires have been frustrated, because although all of you are most saintly, you forgot me during my calamities.
- Friends and family members—even children, brothers and parents—forget a dear one whom Providence no longer favors.
- ukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vasudeva, Ugrasena and the other Yadus honored the various kings, who became supremely blissful and content upon seeing Lord Acyuta.
- Raising their two sons onto their laps and holding Them in their arms, Nanda and saintly mother Yaśodā forgot their sorrow.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear girīfriends, do you still remember Me? It was for My relatives’ sake that I stayed away so long, intent on destroying My enemies.
- Do you perhaps think I’m ungrateful and thus hold Me in contempt? After all, it is the Supreme Lord who brings living beings together and then separates them.
- Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa
- Feeling greatly honored, King Yudhiṣṭhira and the others, freed of all sinful reactions by seeing the feet of the Lord of the universe, gladly answered His inquiries.
- My father, Bṛhatsena, was by nature compassionate to his daughter, and knowing how I felt, O saintly lady, he arranged to fulfill my desire.
- Kettledrums resounded in the sky, and on the earth people shouted “Jaya! Jaya!” Overjoyed, demigods showered flowers.
- The leading kings there could not tolerate my having chosen the Supreme Personality of Godhead, O Draupadī. Burning with lust, they became quarrelsome.
- Dāruka drove the Lord’s gold-trimmed chariot as the kings looked on, O Queen, like small animals helplessly watching a lion.
- My father honored his friends, family and in-laws with priceless clothing and jewelry and with royal beds, thrones and other furnishings.
- Thus, by renouncing all material association and practicing austere penances, we queens have all become personal maidservants of the self-satisfied Supreme Lord.
- The Sages’ Teachings at Kuruksetra
- The Supreme Lord said: Now our lives are indeed successful, for we have obtained life’s ultimate goal: the audience of great yoga masters, which even demigods only rarely obtain.
- Seeing that they were about to leave, the renowned Vasudeva approached the sages. After bowing down to them and touching their feet, he spoke to them with carefully chosen words.
TRANSLATION
You boys are first-class brāhmaṇas, and I am satisfied with you. May all your desires be fulfilled, and may the Vedic mantras you have learned never lose their meaning for you, in this world or the next.
COMMENTARY
Sāndīpanī Muni said, “Your knowledge of scriptures will remain ever fresh in your minds and never grow old (ayāta-yāmāni) in this life or the next.” The Amara-kośa dictionary says, jīrṇaṁ ca paribhuktaṁ ca yāta-yāmam idaṁ dvayam: “yāta-yāmām means worn out or used up.”
|| 10.80.43 ||
itthaṁ-vidhāny anekāni vasatāṁ guru-veśmani
guror anugraheṇaiva pumān pūrṇaḥ praśāntaye
TRANSLATION
[Lord Kṛṣṇa continued:] We had many similar experiences while living in our spiritual master’s home. Simply by the grace of the spiritual master a person can fulfill life’s purpose and attain eternal peace.
COMMENTARY
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said, “Many such incidents happened to us while living in gurukula.”
|| 10.80.4 ||
śrī-brāhmaṇa uvāca
kim asmābhir anirvṛttaṁ deva-deva jagad-guro
bhavatā satya-kāmena yeṣāṁ vāso guror abhūt
TRANSLATION
The brāhmaṇa said: What could I possibly have failed to achieve, O Lord of lords, O universal teacher, since I was able to personally live with You, whose every desire is fulfilled, at the home of our spiritual master?
COMMENTARY
Sudāmā said, “What lack of bliss was there for us? It was completely blissful for us to live in the gurukula with You, whose every desire becomes fulfilled (satya-kāmena). Living in the gurukula was by Your wish alone. The difficulties of wind and rain we encountered while fetching wood were due to Your own desire, since You wanted to teach devotion to the spiritual master. Other than that, what power do the wind and rain have over You? The Taittirīya Upaniṣad (2.8) says: bhīṣāsmād vātaḥ pavate, ‘The wind blows out of fear of You.’ It was my great fortune to have lived there with You.”
|| 10.80.45 ||
yasya cchando-mayaṁ brahma deha āvapanaṁ vibho
śreyasāṁ tasya guruṣu vāso ’tyanta-viḍambanam
TRANSLATION
O almighty Lord, Your body comprises the Absolute Truth in the form of the Vedas and is thus the source of all auspicious goals of life. That You took up residence at the school of a spiritual master is simply one of Your pastimes in which You play the role of a human being.
COMMENTARY
Sudāmā said, “Your body comprises the Absolute Truth in the form of the Vedas, and it is the source (āvapanam:kṣetram) of all auspicious goals. You lived in the gurukula only to teach others.”
Thus ends the commentary on the Eightieth Chapter of the Tenth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Eighty-one
|| 10.81.1-2 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
sa itthaṁ dvija-mukhyena saha saṅkathayan hariḥ
sarva-bhūta-mano-’bhijñaḥ smayamāna uvāca tam
brahmaṇyo brāhmaṇaṁ kṛṣṇo bhagavān prahasan priyam
premṇā nirīkṣaṇenaiva prekṣan khalu satāṁ gatiḥ
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