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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, 1 Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, "The Creative Impetus" Text and Translations by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Table of Contents Chapter One The Activities of Maharaja Priyavrata ...................................................................................................... 2 Chapter Two The Activities of Maharaja Agnidhra ....................................................................................................... 9 Chapter Three Rsabhadeva's Appearance in the Womb of Merudevi, the Wife of King Nabhi .................................. 13 Chapter Four The Characteristics of Rsabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead ............................................ 16 Chapter Five Lord Rsabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons ............................................................................................. 20 Chapter Six The Activities of Lord Rsabhadeva .......................................................................................................... 27 Chapter Seven The Activities of King Bharata ............................................................................................................. 30 Chapter Eight A Description of the Character of Bharata Maharaja ............................................................................ 33 Chapter Nine The Supreme Character of Jada Bharata ................................................................................................ 38 Chapter Ten The Discussion Between Jada Bharata and Maharaja Rahugana ............................................................ 42 Chapter Eleven Jada Bharata Instructs King Rahugana ............................................................................................... 47 Chapter Thirteen Further Talks Between King Rahugana and Jada Bharata ............................................................... 53 Chapter Fourteen The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment .................................................................... 58 Chapter Fifteen The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata ........................................................................... 67 Chapter Sixteen A Description of Jambudvipa ........................................................................................................... 70 Chapter Seventeen The Descent of the River Ganges .................................................................................................. 74 Chapter Eighteen The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambudvipa .................................................. 79 Chapter Nineteen A Description of the Island of Jambudvipa .................................................................................... 86 Chapter Twenty Studying the Structure of the Universe .............................................................................................. 92 Chapter Twenty-one The Movements of the Sun ....................................................................................................... 100 Chapter Twenty-two The Orbits of the Planets .......................................................................................................... 103 Chapter Twenty-three The Sisumara Planetary Systems ............................................................................................ 106 Chapter Twenty-four The Subterranean Heavenly Planets ........................................................................................ 108 Chapter Twenty-five The Glories of Lord Ananta ..................................................................................................... 114 Chapter Twenty-six A Description of the Hellish Planets .......................................................................................... 117 2 TEXT 5, sri-suka uvaca badham uktam Chapter One The Activities of bhagavata uttamaslokasya srimac-caranaravinda- Maharaja Priyavrata makaranda-rasa avesita-cetaso bhagavata- paramahamsa-dayita-katham kincid antaraya- TEXT 1, rajovaca, priyavrato bhagavata, vihatam svam sivatamam padavim na prayena atmaramah katham mune, grhe 'ramata yan- hinvanti. mulah, karma-bandhah parabhavah TRANSLATION TRANSLATION Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: What you have King Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva said is correct. The glories of the Supreme Gosvami: O great sage, why did King Personality of Godhead, who is praised in Priyavrata, who was a great, self-realized eloquent, transcendental verses by such devotee of the Lord, remain in household life, exalted personalities as Brahma, are very which is the root cause of the bondage of pleasing to great devotees and liberated karma [fruitive activities] and which defeats persons. One who is attached to the nectarean the mission of human life? honey of the Lord's lotus feet, and whose mind is always absorbed in His glories, may TEXT 2, na nunam mukta-sanganam, tadrsanam sometimes be checked by some impediment, dvijarsabha, grhesv abhiniveso 'yam, pumsam but he still never gives up the exalted position bhavitum arhati he has acquired. TRANSLATION TEXT 6, yarhi vava ha rajan sa raja-putrah Devotees are certainly liberated persons. priyavratah parama-bhagavato naradasya Therefore, O greatest of the brahmanas, they caranopasevayanjasavagata-paramartha-satattvo cannot possibly be absorbed in family affairs. brahma-satrena diksisyamano 'vani-tala- paripalanayamnata-pravara-guna-ganaikanta- TEXT 3, mahatam khalu viprarse, uttamasloka- bhajanataya sva-pitropamantrito bhagavati padayoh, chaya-nirvrta-cittanam, na kutumbe vasudeva evavyavadhana-samadhi-yogena sprha-matih samavesita-sakala-karaka-kriya-kalapo naivabhyanandad yadyapi tad apratyamnatavyam TRANSLATION tad-adhikarana atmano 'nyasmad asato 'pi Elevated mahatmas who have taken shelter parabhavam anviksamanah. of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are fully satiated by the shade of TRANSLATION those lotus feet. Their consciousness cannot Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear possibly become attached to family members. King, Prince Priyavrata was a great devotee because he sought the lotus feet of Narada, his TEXT 4, samsayo 'yam mahan brahman, spiritual master, and thus achieved the highest daragara-sutadisu, saktasya yat siddhir abhut, perfection in transcendental knowledge. With krsne ca matir acyuta advanced knowledge, he always engaged in discussing spiritual subjects and did not divert TRANSLATION his attention to anything else. The Prince's The King continued: O great brahmana, father then asked him to take charge of ruling this is my great doubt. How was it possible for the world. He tried to convince Priyavrata that a person like King Priyavrata, who was so this was his duty as indicated in the revealed attached to wife, children and home, to achieve scriptures. Prince Priyavrata, however, was the topmost infallible perfection in Krsna continuously practicing bhakti-yoga by consciousness? constantly remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thus engaging all his senses in the service of the Lord. Therefore, 3 although the order of his father could not be rejected, the Prince did not welcome it. Thus TEXT 9, tatra ha va enam devarsir hamsa-yanena he very conscientiously raised the question of pitaram bhagavantam hiranya-garbham whether he might be diverted from devotional upalabhamanah sahasaivotthayarhanena saha pita- service by accepting the responsibility of ruling putrabhyam avahitanjalir upatasthe. over the world. TRANSLATION TEXT 7, atha ha bhagavan adi-deva etasya guna- Lord Brahma, the father of Narada Muni, visargasya paribrmhananudhyana-vyavasita- is the supreme person within this universe. As sakala-jagad-abhipraya atma-yonir akhila- soon as Narada saw the great swan, he could nigama-nija-gana-parivestitah sva-bhavanad understand that Lord Brahma had arrived. avatatara. Therefore he immediately stood up, along with Svayambhuva Manu and his son Priyavrata, TRANSLATION whom Narada was instructing. Then they Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: The first folded their hands and began to worship Lord created being and most powerful demigod in Brahma with great respect. this universe is Lord Brahma, who is always responsible for developing universal affairs. TEXT 10, bhagavan api bharata tad- Born directly from the Supreme Personality of upanitarhanah sukta-vakenatitaram udita-guna- Godhead, he dedicates his activities to the ganavatara-sujayah priyavratam adi-purusas tam welfare of the entire universe, for he knows the sadaya-hasavaloka iti hovaca. purpose of the universal creation. This supremely powerful Lord Brahma, TRANSLATION accompanied by his associates and the My dear King Pariksit, because Lord personified Vedas, left his own abode in the Brahma had finally descended from Satyaloka highest planetary system and descended to the to Bhuloka, Narada Muni, Prince Priyavrata place of Prince Priyavrata's meditation. and Svayambhuva Manu came forward to offer him objects of worship and to praise him TEXT 8, sa tatra tatra gagana-tala udu-patir iva in highly qualified language, according to vimanavalibhir anupatham amara-parivrdhair Vedic etiquette. At that time, Lord Brahma, abhipujyamanah pathi pathi ca varuthasah siddha- the original person of this universe, felt gandharva-sadhya-carana-muni-ganair compassion for Priyavrata and, looking upon upagiyamano gandha-madana-dronim him with a smiling face, spoke to him as avabhasayann upasasarpa. follows. TRANSLATION TEXT 11, sri-bhagavan uvaca, nibodha tatedam As Lord Brahma descended on his carrier, rtam bravimi,
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