SB 12.12.31-33
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXTS 31-33
- damanaṁ kāliyasyāher
- mahāher nanda-mokṣaṇam
- vrata-caryā tu kanyānāṁ
- yatra tuṣṭo 'cyuto vrataiḥ
- prasādo yajña-patnībhyo
- viprāṇāṁ cānutāpanam
- govardhanoddhāraṇaṁ ca
- śakrasya surabher atha
- yajñabhiṣekaḥ kṛṣṇasya
- strībhiḥ krīḍā ca rātriṣu
- śaṅkhacūḍasya durbuddher
- vadho 'riṣṭasya keśinaḥ
SYNONYMS
damanam—the subduing; kāliyasya—of Kāliya; aheḥ—the snake; mahā-aheḥ—from the great serpent; nanda-mokṣaṇam—the rescue of Mahārāja Nanda; vrata-caryā—the execution of austere vows; tu—and; kanyānām—of the gopīs; yatra—by which; tuṣṭaḥ—became satisfied; acyutaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; vrataiḥ—with their vows; prasādaḥ—the mercy; yajña-patnībhyaḥ—to the wives of the brāhmaṇas performing Vedic sacrifices; viprāṇām—of the brāhmaṇa husbands; ca—and; anutāpanam—the experience of remorse; govardhana-uddhāraṇam—the lifting of Govardhana Hill; ca—and; śakrasya—by Indra; surabheḥ—along with the Surabhi cow; atha—then; yajña-abhiṣekaḥ—the worship and ritual bathing; kṛṣṇasya—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; strībhiḥ—together with the women; krīḍā—the sporting; ca—and; rātriṣu—in the nights; śaṅkhacūḍasya—of the demon Śaṅkhacūḍa; durbuddheḥ—who was foolish; vadhaḥ—the killing; ariṣṭasya—of Ariṣṭa; keśinaḥ—of Keśī.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The chastisement of the serpent Kāliya; the rescue of Nanda Mahārāja from a great snake; the severe vows performed by the young gopīs, who thus satisfied Lord Kṛṣṇa; the mercy He showed the wives of the Vedic brāhmaṇas, who felt remorse; the lifting of Govardhana Hill followed by the worship and bathing ceremony performed by Indra and the Surabhi cow; Lord Kṛṣṇa's nocturnal pastimes with the cowherd girls; and the killing of the foolish demons Śaṅkhacūḍa, Ariṣṭa and Keśī—all these pastimes are elaborately recounted.