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  • a king — SB 1.17.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.1

    Sūta Gosvāmī said: After reaching that place, Mahārāja Parīkṣit observed that a lower-caste śūdra, dressed like a king, was beating a cow and a bull with a club, as if they had no owner.
  • my dear King Dhruva — SB 4.11.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.11.22

    The differentiation among varieties of life and their suffering and enjoyment is explained by some to be the result of karma. Others say it is due to nature, others due to time, others due to fate, and still others say that it is due to desire.
  • my dear King Yudhiṣṭhira — SB 7.10.54-55plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.54-55

    Maya Dānava, the great leader of the demons, prepared three invisible residences and gave them to the demons. These dwellings resembled airplanes made of gold, silver and iron, and they contained uncommon paraphernalia. My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, because of these three dwellings the commanders of the demons remained invisible to the demigods. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the demons, remembering their former enmity, began to vanquish the three worlds—the upper, middle and lower planetary systems.
  • O King (Bali Mahārāja) — SB 8.19.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.19.4

    O King Bali, never in your dynasty has the low-minded King been born who upon being requested has refused charity to brāhmaṇas in holy places or a fight to kṣatriyas on a battlefield. And your dynasty is even more glorious due to the presence of Prahlāda Mahārāja, who is like the beautiful moon in the sky.
  • O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit) — SB 9.6.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.6.5

    Of the one hundred sons, twenty-five became kings in the western side of Āryāvarta, a place between the Himalaya and Vindhya mountains. Another twenty-five sons became kings in the east of Āryāvarta, and the three principal sons became kings in the middle. The other sons became kings in various other places.    , SB 9.20.34plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.20.34

    O King Parīkṣit, Mahārāja Bharata had three pleasing wives, who were daughters of the King of Vidarbha. When all three of them bore children who did not resemble the King, these wives thought that he would consider them unfaithful queens and reject them, and therefore they killed their own sons.    , SB 9.24.21-23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24.21-23

    Punarvasu had a son and a daughter, named Āhuka and Āhukī respectively, and Āhuka had two sons, named Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons, named Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devavardhana, and he also had seven daughters, named Śāntidevā, Upadevā, Śrīdevā, Devarakṣitā, Sahadevā, Devakī and Dhṛtadevā. Dhṛtadevā was the eldest. Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa, married all these sisters.    , SB 10.5.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.5.18

    O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the home of Nanda Mahārāja is eternally the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His transcendental qualities and is therefore always naturally endowed with the opulence of all wealth. Yet beginning from Lord Kṛṣṇa's appearance there, it became the place for the pastimes of the goddess of fortune.    , SB 10.11.20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.11.20

    My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, because of intense love and affection, mother Yaśodā, Kṛṣṇa's mother, considered Kṛṣṇa, who was at the peak of all opulences, to be her own son. Thus she took Kṛṣṇa by the hand, along with Balarāma, and brought Them home, where she performed her duties by fully bathing Them, dressing Them and feeding Them.    , SB 10.13.23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.13.23

    Thereafter, O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, as required according to the scheduled round of His pastimes, Kṛṣṇa returned in the evening, entered the house of each of the cowherd boys, and engaged exactly like the former boys, thus enlivening their mothers with transcendental pleasure. The mothers took care of the boys by massaging them with oil, bathing them, smearing their bodies with sandalwood pulp, decorating them with ornaments, chanting protective mantras, decorating their bodies with tilaka and giving them food. In this way, the mothers served Kṛṣṇa personally.
  • O King — SB 1.9.19plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.9.19

    O King, Lord Śiva, Nārada the sage amongst the demigods, and Kapila, the incarnation of Godhead, all know very confidentially about His glories through direct contact.    , SB 1.12.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.12.28

    After inquiring about proper self-knowledge from the son of Vyāsadeva, who will be a great philosopher, he will renounce all material attachment and achieve a life of fearlessness.    , SB 2.1.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.1

    Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial to all kinds of people. The answer to this question is the prime subject matter for hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists.    , SB 2.1.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.11

    O King, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all material enjoyment, and also those who are self-satisfied by dint of transcendental knowledge.    , SB 2.2.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.2.22

    However, O King, if a yogī maintains a desire for improved material enjoyments, like transference to the topmost planet, Brahmaloka, or the achievement of the eightfold perfections, travel in outer space with the Vaihāyasas, or a situation in one of the millions of planets, then he has to take away with him the materially molded mind and senses.    , SB 2.2.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.2.24

    O King, when such a mystic passes over the Milky Way by the illuminating Suṣumṇā to reach the highest planet, Brahmaloka, he goes first to Vaiśvānara, the planet of the deity of fire, wherein he becomes completely cleansed of all contaminations, and thereafter he still goes higher, to the circle of Śiśumāra, to relate with Lord Hari, the Personality of Godhead.    , SB 2.9.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.9.6

    While thus engaged in thinking, in the water, Brahmājī heard twice from nearby two syllables joined together. One of the syllables was taken from the sixteenth and the other from the twenty-first of the sparśa alphabets, and both joined to become the wealth of the renounced order of life.    , SB 2.9.45plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.9.45

    In succession, O King, the great sage Nārada instructed Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam unto the unlimitedly powerful Vyāsadeva, who meditated in devotional service upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, on the bank of the River Sarasvatī.    , SB 2.10.37-40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.10.37-40

    O King, know from me that all living entities are created by the Supreme Lord according to their past deeds. This includes Brahmā and his sons like Dakṣa, the periodical heads like Vaivasvata Manu, the demigods like Indra, Candra and Varuṇa, the great sages like Bhṛgu, Vyāsa and Vasiṣṭha, the inhabitants of Pitṛloka and Siddhaloka, the Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, Asuras, Yakṣas, Kinnaras and angels, the serpentines, the monkey-shaped Kimpuruṣas, the human beings, the inhabitants of Mātṛloka, the demons, Piśācas, ghosts, spirits, lunatics and evil spirits, the good and evil stars, the goblins, the animals in the forest, the birds, the household animals, the reptiles, the mountains, the moving and standing living entities, the living entities born from embryos, from eggs, from perspiration and from seeds, and all others, whether they be in the water, land or sky, in happiness, in distress or in mixed happiness and distress. All of them, according to their past deeds, are created by the Supreme Lord.    , SB 3.13.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.13.1

    Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, after hearing all these most virtuous topics from the sage Maitreya, Vidura inquired further on the topics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which he adored to hear.    , SB 3.13.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.13.12

    O King, if you can give proper protection to the living beings in the material world, that will be the best service for me. When the Supreme Lord sees you to be a good protector of the conditioned souls, certainly the master of the senses will be very pleased with you.    , SB 4.12.7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.12.7

    My dear Dhruva Mahārāja, son of Mahārāja Uttānapāda, we have heard that you are constantly engaged in transcendental loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known for His lotus navel. You are therefore worthy to take all benedictions from us. Please, therefore, ask without hesitation whatever benediction you want from me.    , SB 4.13.32plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.13.32

    O King, we wish all good fortune for you. You have no son, but if you pray at once to the Supreme Lord and ask for a son, and if you execute the sacrifice for that purpose, the enjoyer of the sacrifice, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will fulfill your desire.    , SB 4.25.46plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.46

    My dear King, of the nine doors, five led toward the eastern side, one led toward the northern side, one led toward the southern side, and two led toward the western side. I shall try to give the names of these different doors.    , SB 4.25.50plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.50

    The southern gate of the city was known as Pitṛhū, and through that gate King Purañjana used to visit the city named Dakṣiṇa-pañcāla, accompanied by his friend Śrutadhara.    , SB 4.27.13plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.13

    O King! In Gandharvaloka there is a king named Caṇḍavega. Under him there are 360 very powerful Gandharva soldiers.    , SB 4.28.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.2

    Once the dangerous soldiers attacked the city of Purañjana with great force. Although the city was full of paraphernalia for sense gratification, it was being protected by the old serpent.    , SB 4.28.41plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.41

    In this way King Malayadhvaja attained perfect knowledge because in his pure state he was directly instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By means of such enlightening transcendental knowledge, he could understand everything from all angles of vision.    , SB 4.29.39-40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.39-40

    My dear King, in the place where pure devotees live, following the rules and regulations and thus purely conscious and engaged with great eagerness in hearing and chanting the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in that place if one gets a chance to hear their constant flow of nectar, which is exactly like the waves of a river, one will forget the necessities of life—namely hunger and thirst—and become immune to all kinds of fear, lamentation and illusion.    , SB 5.13.25plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.13.25

    After receiving lessons from the great devotee Jaḍa Bharata, King Rahūgaṇa of the state of Sauvīra became completely aware of the constitutional position of the soul. He thus gave up the bodily conception completely. My dear King, whoever takes shelter of the servant of the servant of the Lord is certainly glorified because he can without difficulty give up the bodily conception [[books:cc:madhya:13:80|[Cc. Madhya 13.80]]].    , SB 5.26.33plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.26.33

    Those who in this life are like envious serpents, always angry and giving pain to other living entities, fall after death into the hell known as Dandaśūka. My dear King, in this hell there are serpents with five or seven hoods. These serpents eat such sinful persons just as snakes eat mice.    , SB 5.26.40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.26.40

    My dear King, I have now described for you this planet earth, other planetary systems, and their lands [varṣas], rivers and mountains. I have also described the sky, the oceans, the lower planetary systems, the directions, the hellish planetary systems and the stars. These constitute the virāṭ-rūpa, the gigantic material form of the Lord, on which all living entities repose. Thus I have explained the wonderful expanse of the external body of the Lord.    , SB 6.2.20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.2.20

    Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, having thus perfectly judged the principles of devotional service with reasoning and arguments, the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu released the brāhmaṇa Ajāmila from the bondage of the Yamadūtas and saved him from imminent death.    , SB 6.4.16plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.16

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, after thus pacifying the Pracetās, Soma, the king of the moon, gave them the beautiful girl born of Pramlocā Apsarā. The Pracetās all received Pramlocā's daughter, who had high, very beautiful hips, and married her according to the religious system.    , SB 6.5.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.5.2

    My dear King, all the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa were alike in being very gentle and obedient to the orders of their father. When their father ordered them to beget children, they all went in the western direction.    , SB 6.6.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.6.5

    O King, a son named Deva-ṛṣabha was born from the womb of Bhānu, and from him came a son named Indrasena. From the womb of Lambā came a son named Vidyota, who generated all the clouds.    , SB 6.6.27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.6.27

    My dear King Parīkṣit, from the womb of Surabhi the buffalo, cow and other animals with cloven hooves took birth, from the womb of Tāmrā the eagles, vultures and other large birds of prey took birth, and from the womb of Muni the angels took birth.    , SB 6.6.33-36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.6.33-36

    Vaiśvānara, the son of Danu, had four beautiful daughters, named Upadānavī, Hayaśirā, Pulomā and Kālakā. Hiraṇyākṣa married Upadānavī, and Kratu married Hayaśirā. Thereafter, at the request of Lord Brahmā, Prajāpati Kaśyapa married Pulomā and Kālakā, the other two daughters of Vaiśvānara. From the wombs of these two wives of Kaśyapa came sixty thousand sons, headed by Nivātakavaca, who are known as the Paulomas and the Kālakeyas. They were physically very strong and expert in fighting, and their aim was to disturb the sacrifices performed by the great sages. My dear King, when your grandfather Arjuna went to the heavenly planets, he alone killed all these demons, and thus King Indra became extremely affectionate toward him.    , SB 6.7.2-8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.7.2-8

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, once upon a time, the King of heaven, Indra, being extremely proud because of his great opulence of the three worlds, transgressed the law of Vedic etiquette. Seated on his throne, he was surrounded by the Maruts, Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Ṛbhus, Viśvadevas, Sādhyas, Aśvinī-kumāras, Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas and by great saintly persons. Also surrounding him were the Vidyādharas, Apsarās, Kinnaras, Patagas [birds] and Uragas [snakes]. All of them were offering Indra their respects and services, and the Apsarās and Gandharvas were dancing and singing with very sweet musical instruments. Over Indra's head was a white umbrella as effulgent as the full moon. Fanned by yak-tail whisks and served with all the paraphernalia of a great king, Indra was sitting with his wife, Śacīdevī, who occupied half the throne, when the great sage Bṛhaspati appeared in that assembly. Bṛhaspati, the best of the sages, was the spiritual master of Indra and the demigods and was respected by the demigods and demons alike. Nevertheless, although Indra saw his spiritual master before him, he did not rise from his own seat or offer a seat to his spiritual master, nor did Indra offer him a respectful welcome. Indra did nothing to show him respect.    , SB 6.11.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.11.1

    Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Vṛtrāsura, the commander in chief of the demons, advised his lieutenants in the principles of religion, but the cowardly demoniac commanders, intent upon fleeing the battlefield, were so disturbed by fear that they could not accept his words.    , SB 6.12.23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.12.23

    Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vṛtrāsura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful.    , SB 6.13.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.13.14

    O King, Indra first fled to the sky, but there also he saw the woman of personified sin chasing him. This witch followed him wherever he went. At last he very quickly went to the northeast and entered the Mānasa-sarovara Lake.    , SB 6.13.19-20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.13.19-20

    The horse sacrifice performed by the saintly brāhmaṇas relieved Indra of the reactions to all his sins because he worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in that sacrifice. O King, although he had committed a gravely sinful act, it was nullified at once by that sacrifice, just as fog is vanquished by the brilliant sunrise.    , SB 6.14.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.10

    O King Parīkṣit, in the province of Śūrasena there was a king named Citraketu, who ruled the entire earth. During his reign, the earth produced all the necessities for life.    , SB 6.14.49plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.49

    O King Parīkṣit, hearing the loud crying, all the inhabitants of the palace came, both men and women. Being equally aggrieved, they also began to cry. The queens who had administered the poison also cried pretentiously, knowing full well their offense.    , SB 6.15.17plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.15.17

    Aṅgirā said: My dear King, when you desired to have a son, I approached you. Indeed, I am the same Aṅgirā Ṛṣi who gave you this son. As for this ṛṣi, he is the great sage Nārada, the direct son of Lord Brahmā    , SB 6.17.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.17.9

    Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, after hearing Citraketu's statement, Lord Śiva, the most powerful personality, whose knowledge is fathomless, simply smiled and remained silent, and all the members of the assembly followed the lord by not saying anything.    , SB 6.18.58plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.18.58

    O King Parīkṣit, as the hunter of a deer becomes like a deer by covering his body with deerskin and serving the deer, so Indra, although at heart the enemy of the sons of Diti, became outwardly friendly and served Diti in a faithful way. Indra's purpose was to cheat Diti as soon as he could find some fault in the way she discharged the vows of the ritualistic ceremony. However, he wanted to be undetected, and therefore he served her very carefully.    , SB 6.18.63plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.18.63

    O King, being very much aggrieved, they pleaded to Indra with folded hands, saying, "Dear Indra, we are the Maruts, your brothers. Why are you trying to kill us?"    , SB 7.3.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.3.14

    O King, being thus informed by the demigods, the most powerful Lord Brahmā, accompanied by Bhṛgu, Dakṣa and other great sages, immediately started for the place where Hiraṇyakaśipu was performing his penances and austerities.    , SB 7.14.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.14.26

    O King Yudhiṣṭhira, at the time prescribed for reformatory ritualistic ceremonies for one's self, one's wife or one's children, or during funeral ceremonies and annual death ceremonies, one must perform the auspicious ceremonies mentioned above in order to flourish in fruitive activities.    , SB 7.14.39plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.14.39

    My dear King, when great sages and saintly persons saw mutually disrespectful dealings at the beginning of Tretā-yuga, Deity worship in the temple was introduced with all paraphernalia.    , SB 7.15.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.1

    Nārada Muni continued: My dear King, some brāhmaṇas are very much attached to fruitive activities, some are attached to austerities and penances, and still others study the Vedic literature, whereas some, although very few, cultivate knowledge and practice different yogas, especially bhakti-yoga.    , SB 7.15.66plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.66

    In normal conditions, in the absence of danger, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, a man should perform his prescribed activities according to his status of life with the things, endeavors, process and living place that are not forbidden for him, and not by any other means.    , SB 8.1.23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.1.23

    O King, the third Manu, Uttama, was the son of King Priyavrata. Among the sons of this Manu were Pavana, Sṛñjaya and Yajñahotra.    , SB 8.1.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.1.29

    O King, in the Tāmasa manvantara the sons of Vidhṛti, who were known as the Vaidhṛtis, also became demigods. Since in course of time the Vedic authority was lost, these demigods, by their own powers, protected the Vedic authority.    , SB 8.2.27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.2.27

    By the arrangement of providence, O King, a strong crocodile was angry at the elephant and attacked the elephant's leg in the water. The elephant was certainly strong, and he tried his best to get free from this danger sent by providence.    , SB 8.4.11-12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.4.11-12

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, after Agastya Muni had thus cursed King Indradyumna, the Muni left that place along with his disciples. Since the King was a devotee, he accepted Agastya Muni's curse as welcome because it was the desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, although in his next life he got the body of an elephant, because of devotional service he remembered how to worship and offer prayers to the Lord.    , SB 8.5.15-16plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.5.15-16

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the asuras, with their serpent weapons, severely attacked the demigods in a fight, many of the demigods fell and lost their lives. Indeed, they could not be revived. At that time, O King, the demigods had been cursed by Durvāsā Muni, the three worlds were poverty-stricken, and therefore ritualistic ceremonies could not be performed. The effects of this were very serious.    , SB 8.8.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.2

    O King Parīkṣit, great sages who were completely aware of the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies took charge of that surabhi cow, which produced all the yogurt, milk and ghee absolutely necessary for offering oblations into the fire. They did this just for the sake of pure ghee, which they wanted for the performance of sacrifices to elevate themselves to the higher planetary systems, up to Brahmaloka.    , SB 8.8.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.5

    Thereafter, O King, eight great elephants, which could go in any direction, were generated. They were headed by Airāvaṇa. Eight she-elephants, headed by Abhramu, were also generated.    , SB 8.9.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.9.22

    O King, since the demons had promised to accept whatever the woman did, whether just or unjust, now, to keep this promise, to show their equilibrium and to save themselves from fighting with a woman, they remained silent.    , SB 8.10.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.10.1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, the demons and Daityas all engaged with full attention and effort in churning the ocean, but because they were not devotees of Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, they were not able to drink the nectar.    , SB 8.10.53plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.10.53

    O King, when the demigods could find no way to counteract the activities of the demons, they wholeheartedly meditated upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the creator of the universe, who then immediately appeared.    , SB 8.10.56plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.10.56

    O King, when the demon Kālanemi, who was carried by a lion, saw that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, carried by Garuḍa, was on the battlefield, the demon immediately took his trident, whirled it and discharged it at Garuḍa's head. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, the master of the three worlds, immediately caught the trident, and with the very same weapon he killed the enemy Kālanemi, along with his carrier, the lion.    , SB 8.11.31plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.31

    O King, when Indra, King of heaven, saw this very powerful spear falling toward the ground like a blazing meteor, he immediately cut it to pieces with his arrows. Then, being very angry, he struck Namuci's shoulder with his thunderbolt to cut off Namuci's head.    , SB 8.11.43plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.43

    O King, when Lord Brahmā saw the imminent total annihilation of the demons, he sent a message with Nārada, who went before the demigods to make them stop fighting.    , SB 8.13.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.13.11

    O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Sāvarṇi will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.    , SB 8.13.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.13.18

    O King, the ninth Manu will be Dakṣa-sāvarṇi, who is born of Varuṇa. Among his sons will be Bhūtaketu, and Dīptaketu.    , SB 8.14.3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.14.3

    O King, I have already described to you various incarnations of the Lord, such as Yajña. The Manus and others are chosen by these incarnations, under whose direction they conduct the universal affairs.    , SB 8.14.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.14.5

    Thereafter, O King, the Manus, being fully engaged according to the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, directly reestablish the principles of occupational duty in its full four parts.    , SB 8.18.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.6

    O King, when the Lord appeared—on dvādaśī, the twelfth day of the moon—the sun was at the meridian, as every learned scholar knows. This dvādaśī is called Vijayā.    , SB 8.18.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.22

    O King, because of Vāmanadeva's bright effulgence, the priests, along with Bali Mahārāja and all the members of the assembly, were robbed of their splendor. Thus they began to ask one another whether the sun-god himself, Sanat-kumāra or the fire-god had personally come to see the sacrificial ceremony.    , SB 8.19.21plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.19.21

    The Personality of Godhead said: O my dear King, even the entirety of whatever there may be within the three worlds to satisfy one's senses cannot satisfy a person whose senses are uncontrolled.    , SB 8.20.25-29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.20.25-29

    My dear King, on the heart of Lord Murāri he saw religion; on the chest, both pleasing words and truthfulness; in the mind, the moon; on the bosom, the goddess of fortune, with a lotus flower in her hand; on the neck, all the Vedas and all sound vibrations; on the arms, all the demigods, headed by King Indra; in both ears, all the directions; on the head, the upper planetary systems; on the hair, the clouds; in the nostrils, the wind; on the eyes, the sun; and in the mouth, fire. From His words came all the Vedic mantras, on His tongue was the demigod of water, Varuṇadeva, on His eyebrows were the regulative principles, and on His eyelids were day and night. [When His eyes were open it was daytime, and when they were closed it was night.] On His forehead was anger, and on His lips was greed. O King, in His touch were lusty desires, in His semen were all the waters, on His back was irreligion, and in His wonderful activities or steps was the fire of sacrifice. On His shadow was death, in His smile was the illusory energy, and on the hairs of His body were all the drugs and herbs. In His veins were all the rivers, on His nails were all the stones, in His intelligence were Lord Brahmā, the demigods and the great saintly persons, and throughout His entire body and senses were all living entities, moving and stationary. Bali Mahārāja thus saw everything in the gigantic body of the Lord.    , SB 8.21.15plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.15

    O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt.    , SB 8.21.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.28

    O King, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāmanadeva, then spoke to Bali Mahārāja, the most liberal and celebrated personality whom He had arrested with the ropes of Varuṇa. Bali Mahārāja had lost all bodily luster, but he was nonetheless fixed in his determination.    , SB 8.23.22-23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.23.22-23

    O King Parīkṣit, Indra was considered the King of all the universe, but the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, wanted Upendra, Lord Vāmanadeva, as the protector of the Vedas, the principles of religion, fame, opulence, auspiciousness, vows, elevation to the higher planetary system, and liberation. Thus they accepted Upendra, Lord Vāmanadeva, as the supreme master of everything. This decision made all living entities extremely happy.    , SB 8.23.26-27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.23.26-27

    Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Lord Kārttikeya, the great sage Bhṛgu, other saintly persons, the inhabitants of Pitṛloka and all other living entities present, including the inhabitants of Siddhaloka and living entities who travel in outer space by airplane, all glorified the uncommon activities of Lord Vāmanadeva. O King, while chanting about and glorifying the Lord, they returned to their respective heavenly planets. They also praised the position of Aditi.    , SB 8.24.7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.24.7

    O King Parīkṣit, at the end of the past millennium, at the end of Brahmā's day, because Lord Brahmā sleeps during the night, annihilation took place, and the three worlds were covered by the water of the ocean.    , SB 9.2.25plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.2.25

    The son of Viviṁśati was Rambha, whose son was the great and religious King Khanīnetra. O King, the son of Khanīnetra was King Karandhama.    , SB 9.9.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.9.4

    Mother Ganges replied: When I fall from the sky to the surface of the planet earth, the water will certainly be very forceful. Who will sustain that force? If I am not sustained, I shall pierce the surface of the earth and go down to Rasātala, the Pātāla area of the universe.    , SB 9.10.6-7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.10.6-7

    O King, the pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra were wonderful, like those of a baby elephant. In the assembly where mother Sītā was to choose her husband, in the midst of the heroes of this world, He broke the bow belonging to Lord Śiva. This bow was so heavy that it was carried by three hundred men, but Lord Rāmacandra bent and strung it and broke it in the middle, just as a baby elephant breaks a stick of sugarcane. Thus the Lord achieved the hand of mother Sītā, who was equally as endowed with transcendental qualities of form, beauty, behavior, age and nature. Indeed, she was the goddess of fortune who constantly rests on the chest of the Lord. While returning from Sītā's home after gaining her at the assembly of competitors, Lord Rāmacandra met Paraśurāma. Although Paraśurāma was very proud, having rid the earth of the royal order twenty-one times, he was defeated by the Lord, who appeared to be a kṣatriya of the royal order.    , SB 9.10.42-43plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.10.42-43

    O King, Lord Bharata carried Lord Rāmacandra's wooden shoes, Sugrīva and Vibhīṣaṇa carried a whisk and an excellent fan, Hanumān carried a white umbrella, Śatrughna carried a bow and two quivers, and Sītādevī carried a waterpot filled with water from holy places. Aṅgada carried a sword, and Jāmbavān, King of the Ṛkṣas, carried a golden shield.    , SB 9.14.42plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.42

    Urvaśī said: "My dear King, seek shelter of the Gandharvas, for they will be able to deliver me to you again." In accordance with these words, the King satisfied the Gandharvas by prayers, and the Gandharvas, being pleased with him, gave him an Agnisthālī girl who looked exactly like Urvaśī. Thinking that the girl was Urvaśī, the King began walking with her in the forest, but later he could understand that she was not Urvaśī but Agnisthālī.    , SB 9.17.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.17.9

    O King Parīkṣit, from Satyaketu came a son named Dhṛṣṭaketu, and from Dhṛṣṭaketu came Sukumāra, the emperor of the entire world. From Sukumāra came a son named Vītihotra; from Vītihotra, Bharga; and from Bharga, Bhārgabhūmi.    , SB 9.20.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.20.6

    Ṛteyu had a son named Rantināva, who had three sons, named Sumati, Dhruva and Apratiratha. Apratiratha had only one son, whose name was Kaṇva.    , SB 9.22.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.22.1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, the son of Divodāsa was Mitrāyu, and from Mitrāyu came four sons, named Cyavana, Sudāsa, Sahadeva and Somaka. Somaka was the father of Jantu.    , SB 10.6.13plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.6.13

    In this way the demon Pūtanā, very much aggrieved because her breast was being attacked by Kṛṣṇa, lost her life. O King Parīkṣit, opening her mouth wide and spreading her arms, legs and hair, she fell down in the pasturing ground in her original form as a Rākṣasī, as Vṛtrāsura had fallen when killed by the thunderbolt of Indra.    , Madhya 6.155plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 6.155

    " 'O King, the kṣetra-jña-śakti is the living entity. Although he has the facility to live in either the material or the spiritual world, he suffers the threefold miseries of material existence because he is influenced by the avidyā [nescience] potency, which covers his constitutional position.    , Madhya 20.114plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.114

    " 'O King, the kṣetra-jña-śakti is the living entity. Although he has the facility to live in either the material or spiritual world, he suffers the threefold miseries of material existence because he is influenced by the avidyā [nescience] potency, which covers his constitutional position.
  • O King Parīkṣit — SB 5.5.35plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.5.35

    O King Parīkṣit, just to show all the yogīs the mystic process, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, the partial expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa, performed wonderful activities. Actually He was the master of liberation and was fully absorbed in transcendental bliss, which increased a thousandfold. Lord Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva, the son of Vasudeva, is the original source of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva. There is no difference in Their constitution, and consequently Lord Ṛṣabhadeva awakened the loving symptoms of crying, laughing and shivering. He was always absorbed in transcendental love. Due to this, all mystic powers automatically approached Him, such as the ability to travel in outer space at the speed of mind, to appear and disappear, to enter the bodies of others, and to see things far, far away. Although He could do all this, He did not exercise these powers.    , SB 6.9.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.9.2

    O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the demigods were related to Viśvarūpa from his father's side, and therefore he visibly offered clarified butter in the fire while chanting mantras such as indrāya idaṁ svāhā ["this is meant for King Indra"] and idam agnaye ["this is for the demigod of fire"]. He loudly chanted these mantras and offered each of the demigods his proper share.    , SB 6.11.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.11.10

    O King Parīkṣit, the powerful Vṛtrāsura, the enemy of King Indra, angrily struck the head of Indra's elephant with that club, making a tumultuous sound on the battlefield. For this heroic deed, the soldiers on both sides glorified him.    , SB 6.12.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.12.1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Desiring to give up his body, Vṛtrāsura considered death in the battle preferable to victory. O King Parīkṣit, he vigorously took up his trident and with great force attacked Lord Indra, the King of heaven, just as Kaiṭabha had forcefully attacked the Supreme Personality of Godhead when the universe was inundated.    , SB 6.14.31plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.31

    After receiving semen from Mahārāja Citraketu, the King of Śūrasena, Queen Kṛtadyuti gradually developed in her pregnancy, O King Parīkṣit, just as the moon develops during the bright fortnight.    , SB 6.16.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.28

    O King Parīkṣit, after only one week of repeatedly practicing the mantra received from the spiritual master, Citraketu achieved the rule of the planet of the Vidyādharas as an intermediate product of his spiritual advancement in knowledge.    , SB 9.1.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.1.26

    O King Parīkṣit, as soon as Sudyumna, who was expert in subduing enemies, entered the forest, he saw himself transformed into a female and his horse transformed into a mare.    , SB 9.2.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.2.22

    O King, from Agniveśya came a brahminical dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana. Now that I have described the descendants of Nariṣyanta, let me describe the descendants of Diṣṭa. Please hear from me.    , SB 9.8.27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.8.27

    O King Parīkṣit, when Aṁśumān had glorified the Lord in this way, the great sage Kapila, the powerful incarnation of Viṣṇu, being very merciful to him, explained to him the path of knowledge.    , SB 9.14.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.14

    O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, when Lord Brahmā saw that the child was deeply intelligent, he gave the child the name Budha. The moon-god, the ruler of the stars, enjoyed great jubilation because of this son.    , SB 9.14.49plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.49

    O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, at the beginning of Tretā-yuga, King Purūravā inaugurated a karma-kāṇḍa sacrifice. Thus Purūravā, who considered the yajñic fire his son, was able to go to Gandharvaloka as he desired.    , SB 9.15.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.15.1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King Parīkṣit, from the womb of Urvaśī, six sons were generated by Purūravā. Their names were Āyu, Śrutāyu, Satyāyu, Raya, Vijaya and Jaya.    , SB 9.16.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.16.29

    O King Parīkṣit, Viśvāmitra had 101 sons, of whom the middle one was known as Madhucchandā. In relation to him, all the other sons were celebrated as the Madhucchandās.    , SB 9.22.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.22.26

    Dhṛtarāṣṭra's wife, Gāndhārī, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King. The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter's name was Duḥśalā.    , SB 10.11.36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.11.36

    O King Parīkṣit, when Rāma and Kṛṣṇa saw Vṛndāvana, Govardhana and the banks of the River Yamunā, They both enjoyed great pleasure.
  • O King Yudhiṣṭhira — SB 7.4.35plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.4.35

    In any assembly where there are discourses about saints and devotees, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, even the enemies of the demons, namely the demigods, what to speak of you, would cite Prahlāda Mahārāja as an example of a great devotee.    , SB 7.10.67plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.67

    My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, the most powerful Lord Śiva joined the arrows to his bow, and at noon he set fire to all three residences of the demons and thus destroyed them.    , SB 7.10.69plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.69

    O King Yudhiṣṭhira, thus Lord Śiva is known as Tripurāri, the annihilator of the three dwellings of the demons, because he burnt these dwellings to ashes. Being worshiped by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva returned to his own abode.
  • O Mahārāja Parīkṣit — SB 2.2.32plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.2.32

    Your Majesty Mahārāja Parīkṣit, know that all that I have described in reply to your proper inquiry is just according to the version of the Vedas, and it is eternal truth. This was described personally by Lord Kṛṣṇa unto Brahmā, with whom the Lord was satisfied upon being properly worshiped.    , SB 8.22.19plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.22.19

    But Bali Mahārāja's chaste wife, afraid and aggrieved at seeing her husband arrested, immediately offered obeisances to Lord Vāmanadeva [Upendra]. She folded her hands and spoke as follows.    , SB 9.18.45plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.18.45

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In this way, O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the son named Pūru was very pleased to accept the old age of his father, Yayāti, who took the youth of his son and enjoyed this material world as he required.
  • of the King — SB 4.14.3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.3

    It was already known that Vena was very severe and cruel; therefore, as soon as all the thieves and rogues in the state heard of his ascendance to the royal throne, they became very much afraid of him. Indeed, they hid themselves here and there as rats hide themselves from snakes.

nṛpa-arbhakaḥ

  • the boy of the King — SB 4.8.62plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.62

    When Dhruva Mahārāja, the son of the King, was thus advised by the great sage Nārada, he circumambulated Nārada, his spiritual master, and offered him respectful obeisances. Then he started for Madhuvana, which is always imprinted with the lotus footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa and which is therefore especially auspicious.

nṛpa-āsana-āśām

  • hope of the royal throne — SB 3.1.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.1.29

    O my friend, [tell me] whether Ugrasena, the King of the Sātvatas, Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Dāśārhas, is now doing well. He went far away from his kingdom, leaving aside all hopes of his royal throne, but Lord Kṛṣṇa again installed him.

nṛpa-āsanam

  • on the throne of the King — SB 4.8.13plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.13

    If you at all desire to rise to the throne of the King, then you have to undergo severe austerities. First of all you must satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, and then, when you are favored by Him because of such worship, you shall have to take your next birth from my womb.
  • the royal throne — SB 4.12.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.12.14

    The self-controlled great soul Dhruva Mahārāja thus passed many, many years favorably executing three kinds of worldly activities, namely religiosity, economic development and satisfaction of all material desires. Thereafter he handed over the charge of the royal throne to his son.
  • the throne of a king — Ādi 5.141plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.141

    "What is the value of a throne to Lord Kṛṣṇa? The masters of the various planetary systems accept the dust of His lotus feet on their crowned heads. That dust makes the holy places sacred, and even Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Lakṣmī and I Myself, who are all portions of His plenary portion, eternally carry that dust on our heads."    , Madhya 20.306plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.306

    " 'What is the value of a throne to Lord Kṛṣṇa? The masters of the various planetary systems accept the dust of His lotus feet on their crowned heads. That dust makes the holy places sacred, and even Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Lakṣmī and I myself, who are all portions of His plenary portion, eternally carry that dust on our heads.'
  • the throne of the king — SB 6.16.3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.3

    Because you died untimely, the balance of your lifetime still remains. Therefore you may reenter your body and enjoy the remainder of your life, surrounded by your friends and relatives. Accept the royal throne and all the opulences given by your father.

nṛpa-āsane

  • throne (upon which King Hiraṇyakaśipu used to sit) — SB 7.8.34plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.34

    Manifesting a full effulgence and a fearsome countenance, Lord Nṛsiṁha, being very angry and finding no contestant to face His power and opulence, then sat down in the assembly hall on the excellent throne of the king. Because of fear and obedience, no one could come forward to serve the Lord directly.

nṛpa-ātma-je

  • O daughter of the King — SB 3.28.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.28.1

    The Personality of Godhead said: My dear mother, O daughter of the King, now I shall explain to you the system of yoga, the object of which is to concentrate the mind. By practicing this system one can become joyful and progressively advance towards the path of the Absolute Truth.

nṛpa-ātmaja

  • O son of the King — SB 4.8.53plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.53

    O son of the King, now I shall speak unto you the mantra which is to be chanted with this process of meditation. One who carefully chants this mantra for seven nights can see the perfect human beings flying in the sky.

nṛpa-ātmajaḥ

  • son of the King — SB 4.8.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.11

    Queen Suruci told Dhruva Mahārāja: My dear child, you do not deserve to sit on the throne or on the lap of the King. Surely you are also the son of the King, but because you did not take your birth from my womb, you are not qualified to sit on your father's lap.
  • the son of the King — SB 4.8.76plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.76

    By the fifth month, Mahārāja Dhruva, the son of the King, had controlled his breathing so perfectly that he was able to stand on only one leg, just as a column stands, without motion, and concentrate his mind fully on the Parabrahman.    , SB 9.8.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.8.14

    Among the sons of Sagara Mahārāja was one named Asamañjasa, who was born from the King's second wife, Keśinī. The son of Asamañjasa was known as Aṁśumān, and he was always engaged in working for the good of Sagara Mahārāja, his grandfather.

nṛpa-ātmajam

  • the son of the King — SB 6.16.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.1

    Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King Parīkṣit, by his mystic power the great sage Nārada brought the dead son into the vision of all the lamenting relatives and then spoke as follows.

nṛpa-deva

  • O lord of the kings, human beings and demigods — SB 7.15.68plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.68

    O King Yudhiṣṭhira, because of your service to the Supreme Lord, all of you Pāṇḍavas defeated the greatest dangers posed by numerous kings and demigods. By serving the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, you conquered great enemies, who were like elephants, and thus you collected ingredients for sacrifice. By His grace, may you be delivered from material involvement.

nṛpa-indra

  • O Emperor — SB 1.15.20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.15.20

    O Emperor, now I am separated from my friend and dearmost well-wisher, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore my heart appears to be void of everything. In His absence I have been defeated by a number of infidel cowherd men while I was guarding the bodies of all the wives of Kṛṣṇa.
  • O King — SB 2.1.33plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.33

    O King, the rivers are the veins of the gigantic body, the trees are the hairs of His body, and the omnipotent air is His breath. The passing ages are His movements, and His activities are the reactions of the three modes of material nature.
  • O King Parīkṣit — SB 6.11.13plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.11.13

    O King, when the great hero Vṛtrāsura saw Indra, his enemy, the killer of his brother, standing before him with a thunderbolt in his hand, desiring to fight, Vṛtrāsura remembered how Indra had cruelly killed his brother. Thinking of Indra's sinful activities, he became mad with lamentation and forgetfulness. Laughing sarcastically, he spoke as follows.

nṛpa-lāñchanaiḥ

  • who are actually unfit to be kings (although they have somehow taken possession of the government) — SB 9.24.59plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24.59

    Although the demons who take possession of the government are dressed like men of government, they do not know the duty of the government. Consequently, by the arrangement of God, such demons, who possess great military strength, fight with one another, and thus the great burden of demons on the surface of the earth is reduced. The demons increase their military power by the will of the Supreme, so that their numbers will be diminished and the devotees will have a chance to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

nṛpa-lāñchanam

  • the dress of a king — SB 1.17.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.29

    When the personality of Kali understood that the King was willing to kill him, he at once abandoned the dress of a king and, under pressure of fear, completely surrendered to him, bowing his head.

nṛpa-liṅga-dharam

  • one who passes in the dress of a king — SB 1.16.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.16.4

    Once, when Mahārāja Parīkṣit was on his way to conquer the world, he saw the master of Kali-yuga, who was lower than a śūdra, disguised as a king and hurting the legs of a cow and bull. The King at once caught hold of him to deal sufficient punishment.

nṛpa-nandana

  • O son of the King — SB 6.14.57plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.57

    My dear son, you have slept a long time. Now please get up. Your playmates are calling you to play. Since you must be very hungry, please get up and suck my breast and dissipate our lamentation.

nṛpa-nandanāḥ

  • O sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat — SB 4.30.13plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.30.13

    O sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat, the heavenly society girl named Pramlocā kept the lotus-eyed daughter of Kaṇḍu in the care of the forest trees. Then she went back to the heavenly planet. This daughter was born by the coupling of the Apsarā named Pramlocā with the sage Kaṇḍu.
  • O sons of the King — SB 4.30.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.30.8

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear sons of the King, I am very much pleased by the friendly relationships among you. All of you are engaged in one occupation—devotional service. I am so pleased with your mutual friendship that I wish you all good fortune. Now you may ask a benediction of Me.
  • the sons of the King — SB 4.24.69plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.24.69

    My dear sons of the King, just execute your occupational duty as kings with a pure heart. Just chant this prayer fixing your mind on the lotus feet of the Lord. That will bring you all good fortune, for the Lord will be very much pleased with you.

nṛpa-rūpiṇam

  • in the form of the king — SB 4.14.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.24

    Those who, out of gross ignorance, do not worship the king, who is actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead, experience happiness neither in this world nor in the world after death.

nṛpa-sadaḥsu

  • in the assembly of great emperors like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira — SB 9.11.21plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.11.21

    Lord Rāmacandra's spotless name and fame, which vanquish all sinful reactions, are celebrated in all directions, like the ornamental cloth of the victorious elephant that conquers all directions. Great saintly persons like Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi still glorify His characteristics in the assemblies of great emperors like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. Similarly, all the saintly kings and all the demigods, including Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, worship the Lord by bowing down with their helmets. Let me offer my obeisances unto His lotus feet.

nṛpa-sattama

  • O best of kings — SB 4.31.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.31.26

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O best of kings [King Parīkṣit], I have now finished telling about the descendants of the first son of Svāyambhuva Manu, Uttānapāda. I shall now try to relate the activities of the descendants of Priyavrata, the second son of Svāyambhuva Manu. Please hear them attentively.

nṛpa-śiraḥ-aṅghrim

  • one whose feet are adored by the heads of kings — SB 1.15.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.15.9

    Your respectable younger brother, who possesses the strength of ten thousand elephants, killed, by His grace, Jarāsandha, whose feet were worshiped by many kings. These kings had been brought for sacrifice in Jarāsandha's Mahābhairava-yajña, but they were thus released. Later they paid tribute to Your Majesty.

nṛpa-śreṣṭha

  • O best of kings (Mahārāja Parīkṣit) — SB 8.12.35plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.35

    O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, best of kings, when Lord Śiva had fully discharged semen, he could see how he himself had been victimized by the illusion created by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he restrained himself from any further māyā.

nṛpa-sthānaḥ

  • the seat of the king — SB 4.14.4plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.4

    When the King ascended to the throne, he became all-powerful with eight kinds of opulences. Consequently he became too proud. By virtue of his false prestige, he considered himself to be greater than anyone. Thus he began to insult great personalities.

nṛpa-vadhūḥ

  • the princess — SB 3.21.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.21.28

    That princess, O holy sage, will be just the type you have been thinking of in your heart for all these long years. She will soon be yours and will serve you to your heart's content.

nṛpa-varya

  • O best of the kings — SB 4.14.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.14

    The great sages said: Dear King, we have come to give you good advice. Kindly hear us with great attention. By doing so, your duration of life and your opulence, strength and reputation will increase.
  • the great ruling kings — SB 1.9.41plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.9.41

    At the Rājasūya-yajña [sacrifice] performed by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, there was the greatest assembly of all the elite men of the world, the royal and learned orders, and in that great assembly Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was worshiped by one and all as the most exalted Personality of Godhead. This happened during my presence, and I remembered the incident in order to keep my mind upon the Lord.

nṛpa-vikriyābhiḥ

  • proud of aristocracy — SB 3.23.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.8

    Kardama Muni continued: What is the use of enjoyments other than the Lord's grace? All material achievements are subject to be annihilated simply by a movement of the eyebrows of Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By your principles of devotion to your husband, you have achieved and can enjoy transcendental gifts very rarely obtained by persons proud of aristocracy and material possessions.

nṛpa-vyāja

  • posing as kings, or the supreme power personified in the state — SB 10.1.17plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.17

    Once when mother earth was overburdened by hundreds of thousands of military phalanxes of various conceited demons dressed like kings, she approached Lord Brahmā for relief.

nṛpa-vyājāḥ

  • posed as the ruler — SB 1.17.27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.17.27

    Now she, the chaste one, being unfortunately forsaken by the Personality of Godhead, laments her future with tears in her eyes, for now she is being ruled and enjoyed by lower-class men who pose as rulers.

vigata-nṛpa-deva-smayaḥ

  • giving up the false pride of being the King and therefore being worshipable — SB 5.10.15plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.10.15

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O best of the Pāṇḍu dynasty [Mahārāja Parīkṣit], the King of the Sindhu and Sauvīra states [Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa] had great faith in discussions of the Absolute Truth. Being thus qualified, he heard from Jaḍa Bharata that philosophical presentation which is approved by all scriptures on the mystic yoga process and which slackens the knot in the heart. His material conception of himself as a king was thus destroyed. He immediately descended from his palanquin and fell flat on the ground with his head at the lotus feet of Jaḍa Bharata in such a way that he might be excused for his insulting words against the great brāhmaṇa. He then prayed as follows.