Srimad Bhagavatam, Volume 3

These are some of the earthly bad omen for happening something
undesirables in the near future.
Sastah kurvanti mam sabyam dakshinam pasavopare
Bahans cha purusha byaghra lakshaye rudato mama.
Sastah—useful animals like the cow, Kurvanti—is keeping, Mam—me,
Sabyam—on the left, Dakshinam—circumbulating, Pasvopare—other lower
animals like asses, Bahans—the horses (carrier) Cha—also,
Purushabyaghra—oh the tiger amongst the man, Lakshaye—are seen,
Rudanta—weeping, Mama—of mine.
Oh Bhimsena the tiger among the man now the useful animals are
passing me keeping left while the lower animals are circumbulating me.
And my horses appear to be weeping by seeing me.
Mrityu duta kapota ayam ulukah kampayan manah
Pratyulukas cha kuhvanair viswam va sunyamichhyatah.
Mrityu—death, Dutah—messenger of, Kapota—pegeon, Ayam—this,
Ulukah—owl, Kampayan—trembling, Manah—mind, Pratyalukas—the rivals
of owls (crows), Cha—and, Kuhvanair— shrieking scream, Viswam—the
cosmos, Va—either, Sunyam—void Ichhatah—wishing.
Just see this pegion is like the messenger of Death and the owls and the
rival crows by their shrieking screams trembling my heart and it appears
that they want to make a void in the whole universe.
Dhumra dishah paridhayah kampate bhuh sahadribhih
Nirghatscha mahans tat sakam cha stanyitnubhih.
Dhumra—smoky, Dishah—all directions, Paridhayah—encirclement,
Kampati—throbbing, Bhuh—the earth, Sahadribhih—along with the hills and
mountains, Nirghat—bolt from the blue, Cha—also, Mohans—very great,
tat—that, Sakam—lightening, Cha—also, Stanyitnubhih—thunderingsound
without any cloud.
Just see how there are smoky encirclement over the sky and it appears as
if the earth is throbbing along with the mountains. Just hear how there is
thundering sound without any cloud and bolt from the blue.
Vayur bati kharasparsao rajasa visrijans tamah
Asrig varsanti jalada bibhatsam iva sarbatah.
Vayur—wind, Bati—blowing, Kharasparsa—sharply, Rajasa—by the dust,
Misrijans—creating, Tamah—darkness, Asrig—blood, Varsanti—is raining,
Jalada—the cloud, Rajasa—by dust Bibhatsam—disastrous, Iva—like,
Sarbatah—everywhere.
The wind is blowing sharply blasting the dust all over in darkness and the
cloud is raining blood like disasters everywhere.
Suryam hataprabham pasya grahamardam mitho dibi
Sasamkulair bhutagnair jwalite rodasi iba.
Suryam—the sun, Hataprabham—declining by the rays, Pasya—just see,
Grahamardan—clashes of the stars, Mitho—between one another, Dibi—in
the sky, Sasamkulair—being mixed up with, Bhutaganair—by the living
entities, Jwalite—being ignified, Rodasi— crying, Iba—as if.
Just see how the Sun is declining by the rays and the stars in the sky seem
to be engaged in fighting between themselves mixed up with living entities
appears to be ignified and crying.
Nadyo nadascha kshubhitah saransi cha manansi cha
Najwalati agni rajyena kala ayam kim vidhasyati.
Nadyo—rivers, Nadascha—and the tributaries, Kshubhitah—all perturbed,
Saransi—reservoirs of water, Cha—and, Manansi—the mind, Cha—also,
Na—does not, Jwalati—ignites, Agni—fire, Rajyena—by the help of butter,
Kala—the time, Ayam—extraordinary it is, Kim—what, Vidhasyati—going
to happen.
Rivers, tributaries, ponds, reservoirs of water and the mind as well all are
perturbed. Butter does not any more ignite fire. What is this
extraordinary time and what it is going to happen.
Na pivanti stanam vatsa na duhyanti cha matarah
Rudanti asrumukha gavo na hrisyanti brisabha braje.
Na—does not Pivanti—suck, Stanam—breast, Vatsa—the calf, Na—does not,
Duhyanti—allow milking, Cha—also, Matarah— the cow, Rudanti—crying,
Asrumukha—with tearing face, Gavo—the cow, Na—does not, Hrisyanti—
take pleasure, Brisabha—the bulls, Braje—in the Pasturing ground.
The calves do not suck the milk bag of the cow nor the cow does allow
milking. They are standing crying with tears on the face and the bulls do
not take pleasure in the pasturing ground.
Devatani rudanti iva khidyanti hi utchalanti cha
Ime janapada gramah pura udyana akara ashramah.
Bhrasta sriyah niranandah kim agham darsayanti nah
Devatani—the deities in the temples, Rudanti—Seeming to be crying, iva—
like that, Khidanti—lamenting, Hi—certainly, Utchalanti—as if going out,
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Fourteenth Chapter - Disappearance of Lord Krishna
Cha—also, Ime—this, Janapada—city, Gramah—villages, Pura—towns,
Udyana—gardens, Akara—mines, Ashrama—hermitages etc. Bhrasta—
devoid of, Sriyah—beauties, Niranandah—bereft of all happiness, Kim—what
sort of, Agham—calamities, Darsayanti—shall manifest, Nah—to us.
The deities in the temple are like crying in the temple, lamenting with
perspiration, and seemingly moving from the place. All the cities, villages,
towns, gardens, mines and hermitages are now devoid of all beauty and
bereft of all happiness. Do not know what sort of calamities are awaiting
us in these manifestations.
Manya etair maha utpatair nunam bhagabatah padaih
Ananya purusha sribhir hina bhu hatasoubaga.
Manya—you may take it for granted, Etair—by all these, Maha—great,
Utpatair—upsurges. Nunam—for want of, Bhagabatah—of the Personality of
Godhead, Padaih—the marks on the footpalm, Ananya—extraordinary,
Purusha—of the Supreme Personality, Sribhir—by the auspicious signs,
Hina—unpossesssed, Bhu—the earth, Hatasoubhaga—without any fortune.
I think that all these earthly disturbances preclude some greater loss in
the matter of the good fortune of the world. The world was fortunate to
have been imprinted with the auspicious marks of the Lotus Feet of the
Lord and it indicates that there is no more such opportunities.
Iti chintayatas tasya dristwa aristena chetasa
Rajnah prati agamat brahman yadupuryah kapidhwjah.
Oh the Brahmin Sounaka while Maharaj Yudhisthir was thinking within
himself thus by observing the inauspicious signs on the earth at that time,
Arjuna came back from the city of the Yadus (Dwarka).
Tam padayo nipatitam ayathapurbam aturam
Adhovadanam abbindun srijantam nayanabjayah.
Tam—him (Arjuna), Padayo—under the feet, Nipatitam—bowing down,
Ayathapurbam—unprecedently, Aturam—dejected, Adhovadanam—
downward face, Abbindun—drops of water, Srijanatam—creating,
Nayanbjayah—from the lotus like eyes.
The king saw him unprecedently dejected while bowing down his feet. His
face downwards and from lotus like eyes drops of water gliding down.
Vilokya udvigna hridayo vichhayam anujam nripah
Prichhati sma suhrit madhye samsmaran narada iritam.
Vilokya—by seeing, Udvigna—anxious, Hridayo—heart Vichhayam—pale
appearance, Arjunam—of the name, Nripah—the king, Prichhati—asked,
Sma—in the past, Suhrit—friends, Madhye—amongst, Samsaran—
remembering, Narada—Sage Narada, Iritam—indicated by.
And by seeing him pale in appearance on account of too much anxieties
within the heart, the king asked Arjuna even in the midst of friends
remembering the indications of Sage Narada.
Yudhisthir Uvacha:
Kachit anartapurya nah swajanah sukham asate
Madhu bhoja dasarha arha satwata andhaka vrishnayo.
Yudhisthira Uvacha—Yudhisthira said, Kachit—whether, Anartapurya—of
Dwarka, Nah—our, Swajanah—relatives, Sukham—happily, Asate—are
passing days, Madhu—of the name, Bhoja—of the name, Dasarha—of the
name, Arha—of the name, Satwata—of the name, Andhaka—of the name,
Vrishnaya—of the family of Vrishni.
My dear brother, please tel1 me whether our friends and relatives such as
Madhu, Bhoja, Dasharha, Arha, Sattata, Andhaka and the members of
the Yadu family all passing days well in happiness.
Suro matamahah kachchit swastaste batha marisah
Matulah sanujah kacchit kusalya anakadundubhih.
Suro—the name Surasena, Matamohoh—maternal grandfather, Swati—all
good, Aste—passing days, Va—or, Atha—therefore, Marishah—respectful,
Matulah—maternal uncles, Sanujah—along with younger brothers, Kacchit—
whether, Kusalya—all well, Anakadundubhih—Vasudeva.
Is my respectful grand-father Surasena in happy mood ? And my
maternal uncle Vasudeva along with his younger brothers all doing well?
Sapta swasarastatpatnyo matulanyah sahatmajah
Asate sasnusah kshemam devaki pramukhah swayam.
Sapta—seven, Swasaras—own sisters, Tatpatnyo—his wives, Matulanyo—
maternal aunts, Saha—along with, Atmajah—sons and grandsons, Asate—are
all, Sasnusa—along with daughter-in-laws, Kshemam—happiness, Devaki—
of the name, Pramukha—headed by, Swayam—personally.
His seven wives headed by Devaki personally all are sisters themsevles.
Are they all in happiness along with their sons and daughter-in-laws?
Kachchit raja ahuka jivati asat putro asya cha anujah
Hridikah sasuta akrura jayanta gada saranah.