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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 1: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****एकदा ****तु ****वर्वना ****रामां ****कृषणो ****र्ृन्दार्वनां ****ययौ | ****वर्वचचार ****र्वृतो ****गोपैः ****र्वन्यपुषपस्रगुज्ज्र्विः ****॥ ****१ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****एकदा ****तु ****इतत | ****वर्वना ****रामम् - ****सहहतस्य ****नागहृदयप्रर्वेशां ****न ****अनुमन्येत |
***Sri Paraasharar - Without Balaraama accompanying Him, Sri Krishna went to Vrundaavana and was surrounded all around by group of friends, gopaas, and they decorated with garlands of the flowers, which were available in the forest, and they were all looking very bright and nice.
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They were going near the river Kaalindi, where the serpent was there, and Balaraama told Krishna not to go near that alone. But, once, Krishna went without Balaraama, being accompanied by the gopaas.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 2: ****स ****जगाम ****अथ ****कालिन्दीां ****िोिकल्िोिशालिनीम् | ****तीरसांि्नफेनौघैः ****हसन्तीम् ****इर्व ****सर्वितः ****॥ ****२ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****स ****इतत | ****फेनस्य ****शौक्ल्याद्धसन्तीम् ****एर्व ****इतत ****उत्प्रेक्षा | ****हसन्तीम् ****अङ्गारशकहटकालमर्व ****इतत ****उपमा ****र्वा | ****अत्र ****ज्र्वािर्वत् *****कल्िोिः *, ****भस्मर्वत् ****फेनः |
***He was roaming around all around the place. When He was roaming around that place, they came near the Kaalindi river, and how that Kaalindi river was, is told by Sri Paraasharar. That Kaalindi river had huge tides all over, and with the white foam at the banks, it looked as though the Kaalindi river was smiling with that all around.
Here is given an exaggeration, because the foam is white, it looked as though the river was smiling. Or, it was like the burning charcoal all around, because of the ashes which were there, along with the foam.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 3: ****तस्याश्चाततमहाभीमां ****वर्वर्षास््नथश्रतर्वाररणम् | ****ह्रदां ****कािीयनागस्य ****ददशि ****अततवर्वभीर्षणम् ****॥ ****३ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****तस्या ****इतत | ****थश्रतां ****तप्तम् |
***There was one part, a pool, where it was very deep, and was filled with poisonous fire, the water was burning with poison, as though like fire. It was very fierce, that pool. That was the residing place of Kaaliya sarpa, serpent, and Krishna along with His friends, saw that fierce deep pool there. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 4: ****वर्वर्षास््नना ****प्रसरता ****द्धतीरमहीरुहम् | ****र्वाताहताम्पुवर्वक्षेपस्पशिद्धवर्वहांगमम् ****॥ ****४ ****॥ *** [[70]] of 399
That poisonous fire was all around, and all the trees near the banks, were all completely burnt. The winds carrying the water particles from the pool, when those water particles touched the birds flying around, those birds were immediately burnt down.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 5: ****तमतीर्व ****महारौद्ां ****मृत्युर्वक्रलमर्वापरम् | ****वर्विोक्य ****थचन्तयामास ****भगर्वान्मधुसूदनः ****॥ ****५ ****॥ ***That fierce pool, which was so scary, looked as though it was the face of death itself. Having seen that, Krishna started to think, what to do about that.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 6: ****अस्स्मन् ****र्वसतत ****दुषटात्मा ****कािीयो ****असौ ****वर्वर्षायुधः | ****यो ****मया ****तनस्जितः ****त्यक्त्र्वा ****दुषटो ****गच्छेत् ****पयोतनथधम् ****॥ ****६ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****अस्स्मन् ****इतत | ****यो ****मया ****इत्याहद | ****मया ****मत् ****वर्वभूतत ****भूतेन ****ताक्ष्येण ****इतत ****अथिः | ****नषटः ****न ****दृषटः | ****सो ****अस्स्मन् ****मत्स्य ****मत्स्यानुस्जघृक्षु ****सौभरर ****शाप ****भीत ****ताक्ष्यि ****दुषप्रर्वेशे ****र्वसतत | ****अयमथो ****भागर्वते ****द्षटव्यः |
***One who has the poisonous weapon, Kaaliya, the evil serpent, is living in this pool. Having been defeated by Me, this evil serpent should go back to the ocean.
This evil serpent was defeated by Garuda, who is also a vibhooti of Krishna only. So, " mayaa" is told as " mat vibhooti bhootena". This evil serpent was not seen by Garuda, otherwise, he would have been driven away or killed, so he was hiding in the waters that time. He has escaped from the ocean, and has come into this Kaalindi river, this pool, because of a story in Bhaagavata which is referred here. Garuda was cursed by Soubhari. Garuda was interested in eating the fishes living there, and Soubhari cursed him not to come there. So, Garuda could not enter into this particular Kaalindi river, so, Kaaliya was very safe there. So, Kaaliya came and lived there.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 7: ****तेनेयां ****दूवर्षता ****सर्वाि ****यमुना ****सागरांगमा | ****न ****तनरैः ****गोधैः ****चावप ****तृर्षातैः ****उपभुज्यते ****॥ ****७ ****॥ *** [[71]] of 399
The Yamunaa river, which goes and joins the ocean, is completely poisoned, and because of that, either humans or cows, when they are very thirsty, cannot even touch the waters.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 8: ****तदस्य ****नागराजस्य ****कतिव्यो ****तनग्रहो ****मया | ****तनस्त्रासास्तु ****सुखां ****येन ****चरेयुः ****व्रजर्वालसनः ****॥ ****८ ****॥ ***I have to now defeat this Kaaliya, and send him away from this place. So that all the people around here, and all the animals, without any fear, can go around and drink this water.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 9: ****एतदथं ****तु ****िोके ****अस्स्मन् ****अर्वतारः ****कृतो ****मया | ****यदेर्षाम् ****उत्पथस्थानाां ****कायाि ****शास्न्तः ****दुरात्मनाम् ****॥ ****९ ****॥ ***My avataara, the very purpose for which I have incarnated is this only, in order to control and destroy the evil minded ones who are in the wrong path, not following the path of dharma, who are on the path of adharma. I have to control those people who are on the wrong path, and have to destroy them. That is why I have incarnated, He thought.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 10: ****तदेतां ****न ****अततदूरस्थां ****कदांर्मुरुशार्खनम् | ****अथधरुह्य ****पततषयालम ****ह्रदे ****अस्स्मन्नतनिालशनः ****॥ ****१० *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****तत् ****इतत | ****कदांर्ः ****असौ ****अमृतमानतया ****ताक्ष्येण ****क्रान्ततत्र्वात् ****न ****द्ध ****इतत ****पुराणान्तर ****लसद्धम् |
***Nearby there was a Kadamba tree. I will climb on that tree, and will jump into this pool where the Kaaliya is living, He thought so.
How that Kadamba tree did not get burnt is explained. It is told in other Puraanaas that when Garuda was carrying the Amruta, he crossed over this tree, and a drop of Amruta fell on this, and so nothing has happened to this tree.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 11: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****इत्थां ****वर्वथचन्त्य ****र्द्ध्र्वा ****च ****गाढां ****पररकरां *ततः | [[72]] of 399
*तनपपात ****ह्रदे ****तत्र ****नागराजस्य ****र्वेगतः ****॥ ****११ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****इत्थम् ****इतत | ****पररतः ****क्रक्रयत ****इतत ****पररकरो ****र्वस्त्रम् |
***Sri Paraasharar - Having thought over like this, He tied His cloth tightly, and climbed over the Kadamba tree. And Krishna jumped into that pool, where that serpent was living, with force.
Having tied His clothes tightly, He jumped into the pool.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 12: ****तेन ****अततपतता ****तत्र ****क्षोलभतस्स ****महाह्रदः | ****अत्यथं ****दूरजाताां ****तु ****समलसञ्चन् ****महीरुहान् ****॥ ****१२ ****॥ ***When He fell like that, the whole pool was disturbed totally, and the waters from there went and splashed on the trees which were far away also. From the force with which He jumped into the pool.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 13: ****ते ****हह ****दुषटवर्वर्षज्र्वािा ****तप्ताांर्ुपर्वनोज्ञक्षताः | ****जज्र्विुः ****पादपाः ****सद्यो ****ज्र्वािाव्याप्तहदगन्तराः ****॥ ****१३ ****॥ ***All the trees which were being splashed with the water, which was full of poison from this pool, when this water went and fell on the trees, those trees all got burnt down all over.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 14: ****आस्फोटयामास ****तदा ****कृषणो ****नागह्रदे ****भुजम् | ****तत् ****शब्द ****श्रर्वणात् ****च ****आशु ****नागराजो ****अभ्युपागमत् ****॥ ****१४ ****॥ ***He started to loudly hit the waters with His arms, having heard that sound of splashing of the waters, the serpent king Kaaliya immediately came there.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 15: ****आताम्रनयनः ****क्रोर्षात् ****वर्वर्षज्र्वािाकुिैः ****मुखैः | ****र्वृतो ****महावर्वर्षैः ****च ****अन्यैः ****उरगैः ****अतनिाशनैः ****॥ ****१५ ****॥ ***His face was very red with anger, he had multiple hoods, and all his faces were burning with poison. He was accompanied by other highly poisonous snakes.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 16: *** [[73]] of 399
*नागपत्न्यः ****च ****शतशो ****हाररहार ****उपशोलभताः | ****प्रकांवपत ****तनुक्षेप ****चित् ****कुांतिकान्तयः ****॥ ****१६ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****नागपत्न्यः ****च ****इतत | ****हाररहार ****इत्याहदना ****हार ****आहद ****भूवर्षतत्र्व *****उक्तेः *, ****व्यक्त ****र्वाक्य ****उक्तेः ****च ****तासाां ****मनुषय ****समपूर्वि ****कायत्र्वां ****वर्वज्ञेयम् |
***The wives of the serpents, hundreds of them, came. They all came, having taken the form of humans, it looked like, as they were wearing garlands. The hair on their heads was all moving nicely, and their bodies were shaking. All the wives of the serpents came there in hundreds. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 17: ****ततः ****प्रर्वेस्षटतः ****सपैः ****स ****कृषणो ****भोगर्न्धनैः | ****ददांशुः ****ते ****अवप ****तां ****कृषणां ****वर्वर्षज्र्वािाकुिैः ****मुखैः ****॥ ****१७ ****॥ ***Immediately, Krishna was caught with the heads of the snakes, surrounded around Him, and caught Him with all their hoods. All the other snakes also, their faces were burning with poison. He was bitten all over by the other snakes also.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 18: ****तां ****तत्र ****पतततां ****दृषट्र्वा ****सपिभोगैः ****तनपीडितम् | ****गोपा ****व्रजम् ****उपागम्य ****चुक्रशुः ****शोकिािसाः ****॥ ****१८ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****तम् ****इतत | ****िािसाः ****व्याकुिाः | ****पश्यतेतत ****चुक्रुर्षुः |
***When Krishna fell there, and was caught by the serpents, and His body was all surrounded by serpents, all the gopaas went to Vraja, and were feeling very sad. They were shouting “Look there, look there”. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 19: ****गोपाः - ****एर्ष ****मोहां ****गतः ****कृषणो ****म्नो ****र्वै ****कालियह्रदे | ****भक्ष्यते ****नागराजेन ****तमागच्छत ****पश्यत ****॥ ****१९ ****॥ ***Gopaas - O this Krishna, what has happened to Him? Now, He is under some kind of delusion. He has fallen in this pool of Kaaliya. He is being eaten by the serpent king. All of you come and see. They started shouting. [[74]] of 399
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 20: ****तत् ****श्रुत्र्वा ****तत्र ****ते ****गोपा ****र्वज्रपातोपमां ****र्वचः | ****गोप्यः ****च ****त्र्वररता ****ज्मुः ****यशोदा ****प्रमुखा ****ह्रदम् ****॥ ****२० ****॥ ***When they heard this news, it was as though they were hit by the vajraayudha itself. Gopaas were terrified. The gopis and gopaas immediately ran towards that place, and Yashoda also came there.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 21: ****हाहा ****क्र्वासावर्वतत ****जनो ****गोपीनामततवर्वह्र्विः | ****यशोदया ****समां ****र्भ्ान्तो ****द्ुतप्रस्खलितां ****ययौ ****॥ ****२१ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****हाहा ****इतत | ****वर्वह्र्विः ****परर्वशः |
***They started making noise - “Where is Krishna, where is Krishna”. They were all lost, did not know what to do. They were so scared, and feeling sad. Along with Yashoda, they all came there. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 22: ****नन्दगोपः ****च ****गोपाः ****च ****रामः ****च ****अद्भुतवर्वक्रमः | ****त्र्वररतां ****यमुनाां ****ज्मुः ****कृषणदशिनिािसाः ****॥ ****२२ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****नन्दगोप ****इतत | ****कृषणदशिनिािसाः | ****अत्र ****िािसपदम् ****औत्सुक्यपरम् |
***Along with Yashoda, Nandagopa also came there. Balaraama also came there. They came running to the place. To see Krishna, what has happened to Him. They were all very anxious. They came running anxiously, about what has happened.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 23: ****ददृशुः ****च ****अवप ****ते ****तत्र ****सपिराजर्वशांगतम् | ****तनषप्रयत्नीकृतां ****कृषणां ****सपिभोगवर्वर्वेस्षटतम् ****॥ ****२३ ****॥ ***They saw that Krishna was totally tied by the serpents, and was unable to move also. He was totally surrounded by the serpents, tightly held.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 24: *** [[75]] of 399
*नन्दगोपो ****अवप ****तनश्चेषटो ****न्यस्य ****पुत्रमुखे ****दृशम् | ****यशोदा ****च ****महाभागा ****र्भूर्व ****मुतनसत्तम ****॥ ****२४ ****॥ ***Nandagopa, immediately stood there, and was just not able to move. He was stunned, did not know what to do. He kept on looking at Krishna’s face, and the same thing happened to Yashoda also.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 25: ****गोप्यस्त्र्वन्या ****रुदन्त्यश्च ****ददृशुः ****शोककातराः | ****प्रोचुः ****च ****केशर्वां ****प्रीत्या ****भयकातयिगद्गदम् ****॥ ****२५ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****गोप्यः ****इतत | ****कातराः ****अधीराः |
***The gopis were all crying and feeling so sad, they saw Krishna and told Him with great love, being very scared. Their voice were choking. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 26: ****गोप्यः - ****सर्वाि ****यशोदया ****साधं ****वर्वशामो ****अत्र ****महाह्रदम् | ****सपिराजस्य ****नो ****गन्तुम् ****अस्मालभः ****युज्यते ****व्रजम् ****॥ ****२६ ****॥ ***Gopis - Along with Yashoda, all of us are going to jump into this pool, O Krishna. We are going to jump into this pool of Kaaliya, serpent king, and we will not go back to Vraja.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 27: ****हदर्वसः ****को ****वर्वना ****सूयं ****वर्वना ****चन्द्ेण ****का ****तनशा | ****वर्वना ****र्वृर्षेन ****का ****गार्वो ****वर्वना ****कृषणेन ****को ****व्रजः ****॥ ****२७ ****॥ ***O Krishna, how can there be day without the Sun? How can there be night without the moon? How can there be cows without calves? How can we go to Vraja without You, O Krishna? Without Krishna, how can Vraja exist?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 28: ****वर्वनाकृता ****न ****यास्यामः ****कृषणेनानेन ****गोकुिम् | ****आरांयां ****नाततसेव्यां ****च ****र्वाररहीनां ****यथा ****सरः ****॥ ****२८ ****॥ ***Without Krishna coming with us, we will not go to Gokula at all. It will not at all be pleasant for us, and it will become unliveable, just like a stream without any water. They started crying and told Krishna. [[76]] of 399
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 29: ****यत्र ****नेन्दीर्वरश्यामकायकास्न्तरयां ****हररः | ****तेनावप ****मातुर्वािसेन ****रततरस्तीतत ****वर्वस्मयः ****॥ ****२९ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****यत्र ****इतत | ****यत्र ****न ****हररः ****तेनावप ****मातुर्वािसने ****जननीगृहेणावप ****रततरस्स्त ****चेत् ****वर्वस्मयः | ****कृषणरहहत ****मातृगृहे ****अवप ****प्रीततः ****न ****अस्स्त ****इतत ****अथिः |
***Where, this Hari, whose eyes are like the petals of a beautiful lotus, and His body is shining with blackish blue hue, if this Krishna, Hari is not there, how can we go there? It is really surprising that we will not like our mother’s house also. If someone likes their mother’s house more, without Krishna being there, it will be a real surprise for us, meaning that it will not be likeable. We don’t even want to go to our parents house.
If someone likes to go to their mother’s place, it is a surprise because nobody would like to go, without Krishna. We will not even like our own parent’s house, without Krishna being there.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 30: ****उत्फुल्िपांकजदिस्पषटकास्न्तवर्विोचनम् | ****अपश्यान्तो ****हररां ****दीनाः ****कथां ****गोषठे ****भवर्वषयथ ****॥ ****३० *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****उत्फुल्ि ****इतत | ****कथां ****भवर्वषयथ ****कथमवप ****भवर्वतुां ****न ****शक्ष्यथेत्यथिः |
***The beauty of His eyes, just like the bloomed petals of a lotus, are so beautiful. Without seeing this Krishna, with such beautiful eyes, how can we even live there?
We cannot live at all, without Hari.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 31:
(*****अत्यथि *) ****अत्यन्त ****मधुरािाप ****हृताशेर्षमनोरथम ् | ****न ****वर्वना ****पुर्णिरीकाक्षां ****यास्यामो ****नन्दगोकुिम् ****॥ ****३१ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:*** [[77]] of 399
*अत्यथि ****इतत | ****अत्यथं ****अत्यन्तम् |
***Krishna, whose talk is so sweet, He captures all our imagination. Without this Pundareekaaksha, how can we even go to Nandagokula? ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 32: ****भोगेनावर्वषटतस्यावप ****सपिराजस्य ****पश्यत | ****स्स्मतशोलभ ****मुखां ****गोप्यः ****कृषणस्यास्मत् ****वर्विोकने ****॥ ****३२ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****भोगेनेतत | ****अस्मत् ****वर्विोकने ****सतत ****इतत ****शेर्षः |
***Though He is completed surrounded and caught by the serpents, in their hoods, even then, look at Krishna. His face is so bright. Looks as though He is slightly smiling, it is so beautiful. Seeing us, His face seems to be so bright and beautiful, even when caught in the grip of the serpents. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 33: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****इतत ****गोपीर्वचः ****श्रुत्र्वा ****रौहहणेयो ****महार्िः | ****गोपाां ****च ****त्रासवर्वधुरान् ****वर्विोक्य ****स्स्तलमतेक्षणान् ****॥ ****३३ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****इतत ****इतत | ****त्रासवर्वधुरान् ****त्रासतनषचेषटान् |
***Sri Paraasharar - Having heard the words of the gopis, Rohini’s son Balaraama, and all the gopaas, who had no strength, being so weak and scared, having seen all of them, … ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 34: ****नन्दां ****च ****दीनम् ****अत्यथं ****न्यस्तदृस्षटां ****सुतानने | ****मूछािकुिाां ****यशोदाां ****च ****कृषणमाहात्म्यसांज्ञया ****॥ ****३४ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****नन्दां ****च ****इतत | ****आत्मसांज्ञया ****अनन्यवर्वद्येन ****सांकेतेन | ***
Balaraama, having seen all these gopis, and gopaas, and Nanda also, who was feeling so sad, in a pitiable state, who was going on seeing Krishna only, and also [[78]] of 399
Yashoda, who was almost fainting, wanted to convey to Krishna His greatness, told so.
He told Krishna in a way which nobody else could make out. Balaraama conveyed to Krishna who He really is. Nobody else could understand what Balaraama was conveying Him.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 35: ****क्रकलमदम् ****देर्वदेर्वेश ****भार्वो ****अयां ****मानुर्षस्त्र्वया | ****व्यज्यते ****अत्यन्तम् ****आत्मानां ****क्रकमनन्तां ****न ****र्वेस्त्स ****यत् ****॥ ****३५ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****क्रकलमदम् ****इतत | ****क्रकां ****त्र्वम् ****आत्मानम् ****अनन्तम् - ****ईश्र्वरां ****यत् ****न *****र्वेस्त्स *, ****तेन ****सपि ****दषटत्र्वम् ****ऊच्छािहदरयां ****मानुर्षो ****भार्वः ****अत्यन्तां ****व्यज्यते , ****क्रकम् ****इदम् ****इतत ****अन्र्वयः |
***O Lord of Lords. What is this human behaviour of Yours. You are showing this humanly behaviour, You are behaving as though an ordinary human, why are You not realizing that You are Ananta? ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 36: ****त्र्वमेर्व ****जगतो ****नालभः ****अराणालमर्व ****सांश्रयः | ****कताि ****अपहताि ****पाता ****च ****त्रैिोक्यां ****त्र्वां ****त्रयीमयः ****॥ ****३६ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****त्र्वम् ****एर्व ****इतत | ****अराणाां ****नालभः ****इर्व ****त्र्वम् ****अस्य ****जगतः ****सांश्रयः |
***You are the nave of the spokes, the spokes are all supported by the nave in the centre, and You are like that for the whole world. The whole world is residing in You, and supported by You. You are the Creator of the world, and You are the one who causes dissolution. You are also the Protector. You are the very personification of the three Vedaas. You are not realizing Who You are.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 37: ****सेन्द्ैः ****रुद्ास््न ****र्वसुलभः ****आहदत्यैः ****मरुत् ****अस्श्र्वलभः | ****थचन्त्यसे ****त्र्वम् ****अथचन्त्यात्मन् ****समस्तैः ****च ****एर्व ****योथगलभः ****॥ ****३७ ****॥ ***You, by *Indra, Rudra, Agni, Ashta Vasus, Dvaadasha Aadityaas, Marut Ganaas, *Ashvini Devataas - by all these, You are being meditated upon. You cannot be known completely. All the Yogis are meditating upon You. [[79]] of 399
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 38: ****जगत्यथं ****जगन्नाथ ****भारार्वतरणेच्छया | ****अर्वतीणो ****अलस ****मत्येर्षु ****तर्वाांशः ****च ****अहम् ****अग्रजः ****॥ ****३८ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****जगत्यथं ****इतत | ****तर्वाांशः ****तर्व ****वर्वभूततः |
***You have incarnated here in order to protect the whole world, for the sake of Bhoomi, Pruthivi, who prayed to You, in order to reduce the evil forces on this world. I am also Your part, amsha only. I have incarnated as Your elder brother. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 39: ****मनुषयिीिाां ****भगर्वन् ****भजता ****भर्वता ****सुरः | ****वर्विम्र्यन्तः ****त्र्वल्िीिाां ****सर्वि ****एर्व ****सहासते ****॥ ****३९ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****मनुषय ****इत्याहद | ****मनुषय ****देहग्रहणास्त्मकाां ****िीिाां ****भजता ****त्र्वया ****हेतुभूतेन ****सुराः ****च ****गोपेर्षु ****जातः ****त्र्वल्िीिाां ****वर्विांर्यन्तः ****अनुकुर्विन्त ****आसते |
***All the gods are having a nice smile, and are trying to imitate You, who are acting like a human, they are all mimicking these acts.
Even the gods who are all born among the gopaas, they are imitating what You are doing only.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 40: ****अर्वतायि ****भर्वान् ****पूर्वं ****गोकुिे ****तु ****सुराङ्गनाः | ****क्र िाथिम् ****आत्मनः ****पश्चात् ****अर्वतीणो ****अलस ****शाश्र्वत ****॥ ****४० ****॥ ***Having made all the gopika strees, all the goddesses to also come here and take on the form of the gopis, now, You have incarnated here. For the sake of Your own sport.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 41: ****अत्र ****अर्वतीणियोः ****कृषण ****गोपा ****एर्व ****हह ****र्ान्धर्वाः | ****गोप्यः ****च ****सीदतः ****कस्मात् ****एतान् ****र्न्धून् ****उपेक्षसे ****॥ ****४१ ****॥ *** [[80]] of 399
For two of us, who have incarnated here, the gopaas only are our relatives here. The gopaas and gopis are all suffering, they are feeling so bad looking at Your condition. Why are You neglecting them?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 42: ****दलशितो ****मानुर्षो ****भार्वो ****दलशितां ****र्ािचापिम् | ****तदयां ****दम्यताां ****कृषण ****दुषतात्मा ****दशनायुधः ****॥ ****४२ ****॥ ***Enough of Your maanusha leelaa, You have shown enough of Your acts as a human, and all the acts of a child. Please control this naaga, Kaaliya, who is very evil.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 43: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****इतत ****सांस्माररतः ****कृषणः ****स्स्मतलभन्नोषटसांपुटः | ****आस्फोट्य ****मोचयामास ****स्र्वदेहां ****भोथगर्न्धनात् ****॥ ****४३ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****इतत *****इतत *| ****स्स्मतलभन्न ****इतत | ****मायोद्घाटनात् ****स्स्मत ****उदयः |
***Sri Paraasharah - When Balaraama reminded Him about His own real purpose of incarnation, He gave a nice, beautiful smile, and opened His lips, and made a big noise, and then started to get Himself freed from that tight binding of the serpent.
He was smiling because that maayaa was gone.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 44: ****अनम्य ****चावप ****हस्ताभ्याम् ****उभाभ्याां ****मध्यमां ****लशरः | ****आरुह्याभु्नलशरसः ****प्रणनतोरुवर्वक्रमः ****॥ ****४४ ****॥ ***He smiled mildly, indicating that “Now, I am going to show My maayaa”. Being a child, He is now going to control that Kaaliya, for this He gave a nice smile. He held the central hood of that Kaaliya, He got over that, and climbed over the head of that Kaaliya, and started to dance there on top of it.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 45: ****प्राणाः ****फणे ****अभर्वांश्चास्य ****कृषणस्याांतघ्रतनकुट्टनैः | ****यत्रोन्नततां ****च ****कुरुते ****ननामास्य ****ततः ****लशरः ****॥ ****४५ *****॥ *
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***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****प्राणा ****इतत | ****तनकुट्टनैः ****प्रहारैः |
***When He started stamping His foot on the hood of Kaaliya, the very praana came to the mouth of Kaaliya. He will raise one hood, and Krishna will stamp on that hood. He will raise another hood, and Krishna will stamp on it. Like this, He performed a wonderful dance there. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 46: ****मूच्छािमुपाययौ ****र्भ्ान्त्या ****नागः ****कृषणस्य ****रेचकैः | ****दर्णिपाततनपातेन ****र्वर्वाम ****रुथधरां ****र्हु ****॥ ****४६ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****मूच्छािम् ****इतत | ****र्भ्ास्न्त ****रेचक ****दर्णिपाताः ****नृत्तोक्ताः ****पादन्यासवर्वशेर्षाः | ****यथा ****आह ****भारतः - * ****अन्तर्भ्िमररका ****ज्ञेया ****र्भ्मरी ****र्ाह्यपूवर्विका | ****अि्नर्भ्मरी ****च ****स्यात् ****उथचतर्भ्मरी ****तथा | ****थचत्रर्भ्मररका ****च ****एर्व ****चक्रर्भ्मररका ****तथा | ****ततयिक् ****र्भ्मररका ****च ****इतत ****र्भ्माः ****सप्त ****प्रक ततिताः ****॥ ****पाश्र्वाित्पाश्र्वं ****तु ****गमनां ****स्खलितैः ****चलितैः ****पदैः | ****वर्ववर्वधैः ****च ****एर्व ****पादैः ****च ****पादरेचक ****उच्यते | ****पाषणी ****यस्य ****स्स्थतौ ****भूमौ ****ऊध्र्विम् ****अग्रतिां ****तथा | ****अङ्गुल्यः ****चास्ञ्चतासर्वािः ****सपादस्त्र्वस्ञ्चतः ****स्मृतः ****॥ ****पृषठतो ****ह्यस्ञ्चतां ****कृत्र्वा ****पादमग्रतिेन ****तु | ****द्ुतां ****तनपातयेत् ****भूमौ ****चाहदनूपुरपाहदका ****॥ ****चरणां ****नूपुरां ****कृत्र्वा ****पुरतः ****सांप्रसारयेत् | ****ज्ञक्षप्रमावर्वद्र्वकरणां ****दर्णिपाता ****तु ****सा ****स्मृता ****॥ ****इतत |
***The naaga almost fainted. Krishna performed Bhraanti, Rechaka, Dandapaata, which are special movements in that dance. These are the different kinds of dancing movements which He exhibited there. The serpent started to vomit lot of blood from its mouth.
This is a special type of dance, which is told as Bhraanti, Rechaka, and Dandapaata. These are told by Bharata. There are seven types of dancing, it is told. Moving to the left and right, is a form of dance. With different legs, moving left and right, while dancing, is called Paadarechaka. Holding the tail and then hitting, is Dandapaata.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 47: ****तां ****वर्वभु्नलशरोग्रीर्वम् ****अस्येभ्यस्स्रुतशोर्णतम् | ****वर्विोक्य ****करुणां ****ज्मुः ****तत् ****पत्न्यो ****मधुसूदनम् ****॥ ****४७ ****॥ *** [[82]] of 399
When his hood was all broken, and neck was broken, and when he started to vomit blood all over, seeing him, the Naagaraaja’s wives, out of great pity, started to pray to Madhusoodana.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 48: ****नागपत्न्यः - ****ज्ञातो ****अलस ****देर्वदेर्वेश ****सर्विज्ञस्त्र्वमनुत्तमः | ****परां ****ज्योततरथचन्त्यां ****यत् ****तत् ****अांशः ****परमेश्र्वरः ****॥ ****४८ ****॥ ***Wives of the Naagaas - O Lord of Lords, You are known as the Lord of Lords, and You are sarvajnya. There is nobody who can equal You. Parameshvara is Your amsha. You are Paramjyoti, Achintya.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 49: ****न ****समथािः ****सुराःस्तोतुम् ****यमनन्यभर्वां ****वर्वभुम् | ****स्र्वरूपर्वणिनां ****तस्य ****कथां ****योवर्षत्कररषयतत ****॥ ****४९ ****॥ ***You are by Yourself, and even gods cannot pray to You. How can woman pray unto You, whom even gods cannot pray?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 50: ****यस्य ****अर्खि ****मही ****व्योम ****जाि ****अस््न ****पर्वनात्मकम् | ****ब्रह्मार्णिम् ****अल्प ****काल्पाांशः ****स्तोषयामस्तां ****कथां ****र्वयम् ****॥ ****५० ****॥ ***All this, the entire Brahmaanda, having the aakaasha, waters and the Agni, and winds, is the minutest part of the minutest part of You. How can we even pray unto You. How can we eulogize You?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 51: ****यमतो ****न ****वर्वदुतनित्यां ****यत् ****स्र्वरूपां ****हह ****योथगनः | ****परमाथिमणोरल्पां ****स्थूिात् ****स्थूिां ****नताः ****स्म ****तम् ****॥ ****५१ ****॥ ***Because of this great roopa of Yours, even yogis cannot think about You. They also don’t know about You. You are subtler than the subtle. You are bigger than the big.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 52: ****न ****यस्य ****जन्मने ****धाता ****यस्य ****चान्ताय ****नान्तकः | ****स्स्थततकताि ****न ****चान्यो ****अस्स्त ****यस्य ****तस्मै ****नमस्तदा ****॥ ****५२ ****॥ ***Chaturmukha Brahma is not the cause of Your birth. You incarnate out of Your own sankalpa. Rudra, who is the antaka, through whom You do all the dissolution, He is not the cause of Your end. There is nobody else who is [[83]] of 399
responsible for sustenance of this world. You are the creator, You are the one who does dissolution and You are the one responsible for sustenance of this whole world. We are prostrating unto You.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 53: ****कोपः ****स्र्वल्पो ****अवप ****ते ****नास्स्त ****स्स्थततपािनमेर्व ****ते | ****कारणां ****कालियस्यास्य ****दमने ****श्रूयताां ****र्वचः ****॥ ****५३ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****कोप ****इतत | ****स्स्थततपािनां ****िोकमयािदास्थापनम् | ****श्रूयतामथ ****अथ ****अस्मत् ****र्वचनां ****श्रूयताम् |
***You are not actually angry with this Kaaliya, You are engaged in maintaining the sustenance of this world. When You have controlled this Kaaliya, You are only engaged in the sustenance of this world. Please listen to our prayers. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 54: ****स्स्त्रयो ****अनुकांप्याः ****साधूनाां ****मूढा ****दीनाः ****च ****जन्तर्वः | ****यतः ****ततो ****अस्य ****दीनस्य ****क्षम्यताां ****क्षमताां ****र्वर ****॥ ****५४ ****॥ ***O Lord, who have great compassion. You know that You have to have compassion on women. Wise men always have compassion on women. Any being who is in a pitiable state, and who are ignorant, are to be shown compassion. Please show compassion to Kaaliya.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 55: ****समस्तजगदाधारो ****भर्वान् ****अल्पर्िः ****फणी | ****त्र्वत् ****पाद ****पीडितो ****जह्यान् ****मुहूतािधेन ****जीवर्वतम् ****॥ ****५५ ****॥ ***You are the support of the entire world, and this serpent king Kaaliya is very weak. Being tortured by the stamping of Your feet, within half a second, he will die.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 56: ****क्र्व ****पन्नगो ****अल्पर्वीयो ****अयां ****क्र्व ****भर्वान् ****भुर्वनाश्रयः | ****प्रीततद्र्वेर्षौ ****समेत्कृषट ****गोचरौ ****भर्वतो ****अव्यय ****॥ ****५६ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****क्र्व ****इतत | ****समोत्कृषटयोः ****प्रीततद्िर्वेर्षो ****र्वा ****कायिः | ****न ****तु ****ईदृशे ****तनकृषट ****इतत ****भार्वः |
*** [[84]] of 399
Where is the comparison between this snake who is very weak, who has no strength and You, and where is Your power, who is supporting the entire world? Cannot even compare these two. Your have to show love and hatred only to equals and those who are superior to You. You cannot be angry with such a lowly creature. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 57: ****ततः ****कुरु ****जगत् ****स्र्वालमन् ****प्रसादमर्वसीदतः | ****प्राणाां ****त्यजतत ****नागो ****अयां ****भतृिलभक्षा ****प्रदीयताम् ****॥ ****५७ ****॥ ***We are begging You to give back our husband. Please be pleased, and not be angry with this Naagaraaja who is almost dying, who is leaving his praanaas.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 58: ****भुनर्वेश ****जगन्नाथ ****महापुरुर्ष ****पूर्विज | ****प्राणाां ****त्यजतत ****नागो ****अयां ****भतृिलभक्षाां ****प्रयच्छ ****नः ****॥ ****५८ ****॥ ***O Lord of all the worlds, Jagannaatha, this Kaaliya is dying. Please do give him back. We beg unto You to give back our husband.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 59: ****र्वेदान्तर्वेद्य ****देर्वेश ****दुषटदैत्यतनर्हिण | ****प्राणाां ****त्यजतत ****नागो ****अयां ****भतृिलभक्षा ****प्रदीयताम् ****॥ ****५९ ****॥ ***O Lord who is known only from the Vedaas, and the Vedaanta. Lord of the gods also. One who controls all the evils. This husband king Kaaliya is almost dying. Please do protect him, let him live.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 60: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****इतत ****उक्ते ****तालभराश्र्वश ****क्िान्तदेहो ****अवप ****पन्नगाः | ****प्रसीद ****देर्वदेर्वेतत ****प्राह ****र्वाक्यां ****शनैः ****शनैः ****॥ ****६० ****॥ ***Sri Paraasharah - When all his wives prayed to Krishna like this, though he was extremely tired, worn out and almost dying, he also started to eulogize Krishna, and he started to tell slowly.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 61: ****कालियः - ****तर्व ****अषटगुणमैश्र्वयं ****नाथ ****स्र्वाभावर्वकां ****परम् | ****तनरस्ताततशयां ****यस्य ****तस्य ****स्तोषयालम ****क्रकन्र्वहम् ****॥ ****६१ ****॥ *** [[85]] of 399
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****तर्व ****इत्याहद | ****क्रकन्नु ****स्तोषयालम ****इतत ****भार्वः | ****अषटौ ****गुणाः ****यस्य ****तत् ****अषटगुणमैश्र्वयिम् | ****ते ****च ****अर्णमादयः | ****स्र्वाभावर्वकत्र्व ****आहद ****वर्वशेर्षणैः ****सनकाहद ****व्यार्वृवत्तः |
***Kaaliya - O Lord Krishna. What can I eulogize You? How can I even pray unto You? You are endowed with all the Anima, etc. Ashta gunaas, and it is natural to You, and not like Sanaka and others who have got it because of You only. Your greatness is unparalleled, how can I even pray unto You? How can I eulogize You? ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 62: ****त्र्वां ****परः ****त्र्वां ****पस्यािद्यः ****परां ****त्र्वत्तः ****परात्मकम् | ****परस्मात् ****परमो ****यः ****त्र्वां ****तस्य ****स्तोषयालम ****क्रकन्र्वहम् ****॥ ****६२ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****त्र्वां ****पर ****इत्याहद | ****प्रकृतेः ****परः ****पुमान् ****त्र्वां | ****परस्मात् ****यः ****परः ****मुक्तः ****स ****त्र्वम् | ****परां ****त्र्वत्तः ****परात्मकम् ****इस्न्द्यादेः ****उत्कृषटां ****प्रधानम् ****अवप ****त्र्वत्तो ****भर्वतत | ****परस्मात् ****परमो ****यः ****त्र्वम् ****उक्तात् ****र्द्ध ****मुक्त ****प्रधान ****रूपात् ****परस्मात् ****परमो ****यः ****सः *****त्र्वम् *, ****तस्य ****तर्व ****क्रकां ****स्तोषयालम *****इतत *
| ****परां ****त्र्वत्तः ****परात्मक ****इतत *****पाठे *, ****हे ****परात्मक ****उत्कृषटस्र्वरूप | ****त्र्वत्तः ****परां ****प्रधानां ****प्रर्वतिते | ****परस्मात् ****यः ****मुक्तः ****स ****त्र्वम् ****इतत ****शेर्षः | ****त्र्वां ****परस्त्र्वां ****परस्मात् ****यः ****परां ****त्र्वत्तः ****परात्मकम् ****इतत ****च ****पाठः |
***You are the chetanaas who are superior to prakruti. Even muktaas are You, they are all Your shareera only. Even the pradhaana is Your shareera, being controlled by You, supported by You, and existing for Your purpose only. You are superior to baddha, mukta, pradhaana, all the three. One who is of great nature. The pradhaana acts because of You only, as You are antaryaami to it.
Different paathaantaras are mentioned here.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 63: ****यस्मात् ****ब्रह्मा ****च ****रुद्ः ****च ****चन्द् ****इन्द् ****मरुत् ****अस्श्र्वनः | ****र्वसर्वः ****च ****सहाहदत्यैः ****तस्य ****स्तोषयालम ****क्रकन्र्वहम् ****॥ ****६३ ****॥ ***Brahma, Rudra, Chandra, Indra, Maruts, Ashvini devataas, Vasus, Aadityaas are all created by You only. They all exist because of You only. Such a great Supreme Lord, how can I even eulogize You?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 64: ****एकार्वयर्वसूक्ष्माांशो ****यस्य ****एतत् ****अर्खिां ****जगत् | ****कल्पनार्वयर्वस्याांशः ****तस्य ****स्तोषयालम ****क्रकन्र्वहम् ****॥ ****६४ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****एकार्वयर्व ****इतत | ****कल्पनार्वयर्वात्मा ****सांकल्पलसद्धार्वयर्वात्मा | ****इच्छागृहीत ****अलभमतोरुदेह ****इतत ****यार्वत् |
***One subtle part of one part of You is this entire world, which is such a minutest part of You. You take many forms out of Your own willing, Your own sankalpa. Out of Your own sankalpa, You take whatever form, You incarnate in various forms. Such a Supreme Person, how can I eulogize You? What can I pray to You? ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 65: ****सदसद्ूवपणो ****यस्य ****ब्रह्माद्याः ****त्रत्रदशेश्र्वराः | ****परमाथं ****न ****जानस्न्त ****तस्य ****स्तोषयालम ****क्रकन्र्वहम् ****॥ ****६५ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****सदसत्रूवपण ****इतत | ****सदसत्रूवपणः ****मूति ****अमूति ****रूपर्वतः |
***Brahma and others are Your moorta and amoorta forms only - the gross and subtle forms . Brahma, Rudra and others don’t even know Your reality - they do not know Your real nature completely. How can I eulogize You? ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 66: ****ब्रह्माद्यैः ****अच्यिते ****यः ****तु ****गन्धपुषपानुिेपनैः | ****नन्दनाहदसमुद्भूतैः ****सो ****अच्यिते ****र्वा ****कथां ****मया ****॥ ****६६ ****॥ ***You are being worshipped by Brahma and other gods, with gandha, flowers, and the various things which are smeared, sandal paste, which are all taken from the Nandanavana of Indra himself. They are so supreme. How can I worship You?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 67: ****यस्य ****अर्वतार ****रूपार्ण ****देर्वराजः ****सदा ****अचितत | ****न ****र्वेवत्त ****परमां ****रूपां ****सो ****अच्यिते ****र्वा ****कथां ****मया ****॥ ****६७ ****॥ ***Devaraaja Indra is always worshipping Your avataara roopa, Your forms of incarnation, and he also does not know Your real Supreme form. How can such a Supreme Person be worshipped by me?
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*वर्वर्षयेभ्यः ****समार्वृत्य ****सर्वािक्षार्ण ****च ****योथगनः | ****यम् ****अचियस्न्त ****ध्यानेन ****सो ****अच्यिते ****र्वा ****कथां ****मया ****॥ ****६८ ****॥ ***By withdrawing all the sense organs from their sense objects, the yogis themselves, do meditate upon You and worship You through meditation. How can such a Supreme Lord be worshipped by me?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 69: ****हृहद ****सांकल्प्य ****यत् ****रूपां ****ध्यानेन ****अचिस्न्त ****योथगनः | ****भार्वपुषपाहदना ****नाथः ****सो ****अच्यिते ****र्वा ****कथां ****मया ****॥ ****६९ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****हृहद ****इत्याहद | ****यत् ****रूपां ****ध्यानेन ****सांकल्प्य | ****भार्वमयातन ****पुषपार्ण *****अहहांसादीतन *, * ****अहहांसा ****प्रथमां ****पुषपां ****पुषपम् ****इस्न्द्यतनग्रहः | ****सर्विभूतदया ****पुषपां ****क्षमा ****पुषपां ****वर्वलशषयते ****॥ ****शमः ****पुषपां ****दमः ****पुषपां ****ध्यानपुषपां ****च ****सप्तमम् | ****सत्यां ****च ****एर्व ****अषटमां ****पुषपम् ****एलभः ****तुषयतत ****केशर्वः ****॥ ****इतत ****र्वचनात् |
***Having established Your form in their minds, through meditation, the yogis worship unto You. Through meditation, they establish Your form in their mind. The flowers, which are told, which are the various aatma gunaas. Having cultivated these various aatma gunaas, they worship You with their pure mind, having established Your form in their minds. Such a Supreme Lord, how can I worship unto You? ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 70: ****सो ****अहां ****ते ****देर्वदेर्वेश ****नाचिनादौ ****स्तुतौ ****न ****च | ****सामर्थयिर्वान् ****कृपामात्रमनोर्वृवत्तः ****प्रसीद ****मे ****॥ ****७० ****॥ ***This shloka also comes in Jitante stotra. Such a lowly creature as me, I am incapable of either worshipping You, or even eulogizing You. I am totally incapable. Having pure krupaa, and compassion towards me, please do be pleased towards me, and grace me. Please do anugraha.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 71: ****सपिजाततररयां ****क्रूरा ****यस्याां ****जातो ****अस्स्म ****केशर्व | ****तत् ****स्र्वभार्वो ****अयम् ****अत्र ****अस्स्त ****नापराधो ****ममाच्युत ****॥ ****७१ ****॥ ***I am born as a serpent, in the class of serpents. By nature, they are very cruel. They always bite others and carry poison. That is my very nature. This is not my mistake. I am born in such a class. [[88]] of 399
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 72: ****सृज्यते ****भर्वता ****सर्वं ****तथा ****सांहह्रयते ****जगत् | ****जातत ****रूप ****स्र्वभार्वाः ****च ****सृज्यन्ते ****सृजता ****त्र्वया ****॥ ****७२ ****॥ ***You are the one who creates this whole world, You are the one who withdraws all these unto Yourself. All the forms, classes, their nature, is all created by You only.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 73: ****यथा ****अहां ****भर्वता ****सृषटो ****जात्या ****रूपेण ****चेश्र्वर | ****स्र्वभार्वेन ****च ****साधुत्र्वां ****तथा ****इदां ****चेस्षटतां ****मया ****॥ ****७३ ****॥ ***I am as created by You only. As a serpent in form and class. My nature is also like that only. I am doing all acts according to that.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 74: ****यहद ****अन्यथा ****प्रर्वतेयां ****देर्वदेर्व ****ततो ****मतय | ****न्यय्यो ****दर्णितनपातो ****र्वै ****तर्व ****एर्व ****र्वचनां ****यथा ****॥ ****७४ ****॥ ***If I am doing the wrong way, You have to punish me. If I am going against my nature, then I have to be punished.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 75: ****तथा ****अप्यज्ञे ****जगत् ****स्र्वालमन् ****दर्णिां ****पातततर्वान् ****मतय | ****स ****सोढव्यो ****मया ****दर्णिः ****त्र्वत्तो ****मामेत्ययां ****र्वरः ****॥ ****७५ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****तथा ****इतत | ****स ****सोढव्य ****इतत | ****अयां ****दर्णिरूपो ****र्वरस्त्र्वत्तो *****मामेतत *, ****मया ****सोढव्यः | ****स ****श्िाघ्यो ****अयां ****र्वरो ****दर्णिस्त्र्वत्तो ****मे ****नान्यतो *****र्वरः *, ****इतत ****च ****पाठः |
***I have done wrong here, because of being ignorant. You have punished me. I have to tolerate this, and this is only going to do good to me.
Kaaliya says - Even then, I am one who is ignorant, O Lord of the world. You have punished me. I have to bear that punishment. It is only going to do good to me.
It is only going to do good to me. I have to accept this.
It is only going to do good to me, so I have to tolerate this. There is a paathaantara, which means - It is only going to do good to me, and even the [[89]] of 399
punishment given by You is better than a boon given by others. Even a punishment given by You is good to me. Like this, Kaaliya eulogizes Krishna.
Aachaaryaas say that " Rosho api preetaye syaat", Bhagavaan when He punishes also, it will do some good only.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 76: ****हतर्वीयो ****हतवर्वर्षो ****दलमतो ****अहां ****त्र्वया ****अच्युत | ****जीवर्वतां ****दीयताम् ****एकम् ****आज्ञापय ****करोलम ****क्रकम् ****॥ ****७६ ****॥ ***I have lost all my strength, and also lost all my poison, and have been now controlled by You, O Achyuta. Please grant me my life back, and tell me what I should do.
I have lost all my power and poison, and I have been controlled by You, O Achyuta. I am praying for my life. Do order me. What is the order now? What do I do? Please do order me.
Kaaliya prayed like this. We saw the prayers of Kaaliya’s wives, and also Kaaliya’s prayers. Such beautiful stotra on Krishna, eulogizing Him as a Supreme Lord. We see this further.
We are studying Chapter 7 of Amsha 5. Where the serpent king Kaaliya eulogized Krishna, His paratva, etc. in a wonderful way. And he says that he has only done what is natural to his birth, as he is a serpent, and it is Krishna’s order only, that He has established all these things. “Even then, if I have done something wrong, do pardon me”, he requests Krishna.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 77: ****श्री ****भगर्वान् ****उर्वाच - ****न ****अत्र ****स्थेयां ****त्र्वया ****सपि ****कदाथचत् ****यमुनाजिे | ****सपुत्र ****पररर्वारः ****त्र्वां ****समुद्सलििां ****व्रज ****॥ ****७७ ****॥ ***Sri Bhagavaan - You are not to stay here anymore, in this Yamunaa river. With all your children, and all people associated with you, go to the ocean.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 78: ****मत्पदातन ****च ****ते ****सपि ****दृषट्र्वा ****मूधितन ****सागरे | ****गरुिः ****पन्नगररपुः ****त्र्वतय ****न ****प्रहररषयतत ****॥ ****७८ ****॥ ***I have stamped My foot on your hood. Having seen that, O Kaaliya, Garuda who is a natural enemy of serpents, will not do any harm to you. [[90]] of 399
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 79: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****इतत ****उक्त्र्वा ****सपिराजां ****तां ****मुमोच ****भगर्वान् ****हररः | ****प्रणम्य ****सो ****अवप ****कृषणाय ****जगाम ****पयसाां ****तनथधम् ****॥ ****७९ ****॥ ***Sri Paraasharar - The king of serpents, having been told by Krishna to leave that place, paid his obeisance to Krishna and then went to the ocean.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 80: ****पश्यताां ****सर्विभूतानाां ****सभृत्य ****सुत ****र्ान्धर्वाः | ****समस्तभायािसहहतः ****पररत्यज्य ****स्र्वकां ****ह्रदम् ****॥ ****८० ****॥ ***As all of them were looking, he left along with all his relatives and children, and everyone, he left the place, with all his wives, he left the pool in the Yamunaa river.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 81: ****गते ****सपे ****पररषर्वज्य ****मृतां ****पुनररर्वागतम् | ****गोपा ****मूधितन ****हादेन ****लसवर्षचुः ****नेत्रजैः ****जिैः ****॥ ****८१ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****गत ****इतत | ****गोपाः ****नन्दाद्याः ****र्वृद्धाः |
***When the serpent went off, all the gopaas embraced Sri Krishna, with great joy. With tears coming out of their eyes, with joy, they drenched Him with their tears. They were extremely happy and joyous. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 82: ****कृषणमस्क्िषटकमािणम् ****अन्ये ****वर्वस्स्मतचेतसः | ****तुषटुर्वुः ****मुहदता ****गोपा ****दृषट्र्वा ****लशर्वजिाां ****नदीम् ****॥ ****८२ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****कृषणम् ****इतत | ****अन्ये ****श्रीदामहद ****सर्वयसः |
First, the elderly ones embraced Him and felt very happy. After that, all His friends of the same age, were all totally taken by surprise, and they never expected such a thing. They also felt extremely happy, having seen the river which was purified, there was no more serpent there. They were extremely happy. *** [[91]] of 399
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 7, Shloka 83: ****गीयमानः ****स ****गोपीलभः ****चररतैः ****साधु ****चेस्षटतैः | ****सांस्तूयमानो ****गोपैः ****च ****कृषणो ****व्रजमुपागमत् ****॥ ****८३ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****गीयमान ****इतत | ****चररतैः ****हेतुलभः |
***They all sung praises of Krishna, for all the wonderful acts that they had seen. They had never seen such a thing. They had never imagined that a small boy can do such wonders. The gopaas also were praising Him. He went to Vraja along with all of them.
This completes Chapter Seven.
॥* इति श्री विष्णु पुराणे पञ्चमे अंशे सप्िमो अध्यायः ॥ ** ॥ इति श्री विष्णु पुराण व्याख्याने श्री विष्णु चचत्तीये पञ्चमे अंशे सप्िमो अध्यायः ॥ *
*॥ ****अथ ****अषटमो ****अध्यायः *****॥ *
Dhenukaasura Samhaara ***
Now, Chapter Eight.