Srimad Bhagavatam 08.12.17-21 - Do Your Best And Krsna Will Do The Rest (download mp3)
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SB 8.12.17
sri-suka uvaca
iti bruvano bhagavams
tatraivantaradhiyata
sarvatas carayams caksur
bhava aste sahomaya
Translation:
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: After speaking in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, immediately disappeared, and Lord Siva remained there with Uma, looking for Him all around with moving eyes.
SB 8.12.18
tato dadarsopavane vara-striyam
vicitra-pusparuna-pallava-drume
vikridatim kanduka-lilaya lasad-
dukula-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalam
Translation:
Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Siva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.
SB 8.12.19
avartanodvartana-kampita-stana-
prakrsta-haroru-bharaih pade pade
prabhajyamanam iva madhyatas calat-
pada-pravalam nayatim tatas tatah
Translation:
Because the ball was falling down and bouncing up, as She played with it Her breasts trembled, and because of the weight of those breasts and Her heavy flower garlands, Her waist appeared to be all but breaking at every step, as Her two soft feet, which were reddish like coral, moved here and there.
SB 8.12.20
diksu bhramat-kanduka-capalair bhrsam
prodvigna-tarayata-lola-locanam
sva-karna-vibhrajita-kundalollasat-
kapola-nilalaka-manditananam
Translation:
The woman's face was decorated by broad, beautiful, restless eyes, which moved as the ball bounced here and there from Her hand. The two brilliant earrings on Her ears decorated Her shining cheeks like bluish reflections, and the hair scattered on Her face made Her even more beautiful to see.
SB 8.12.21
slathad dukulam kabarim ca vicyutam
sannahyatim vama-karena valguna
vinighnatim anya-karena kandukam
vimohayantim jagad-atma-mayaya
Translation:
As She played with the ball, the sari covering Her body became loose, and Her hair scattered. She tried to bind Her hair with Her beautiful left hand, and at the same time She played with the ball by striking it with Her right hand. This was so attractive that the Supreme Lord, by His internal potency, in this way captivated everyone.
Purport:
In Bhagavad-gita (7.14) it is said, daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya: the external potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is extremely strong. Indeed, everyone is fully captivated by her activities. Lord Sambhu (Siva) was not to be captivated by the external potency, but because Lord Visnu wanted to captivate Him also, He exhibited His internal potency to act the way that His external potency acts to captivate ordinary living entities. Lord Visnu can captivate anyone, even such a strong personality as Lord Sambhu.
