नाड्योऽस्य निरभिद्यन्त ताभ्यो लोहितमाभृतम् । नद्यस्ततः समभवन् उदरं निरभिद्यत
His veins were opened, and from them blood was filled. Rivers then came into being, and the abdomen was opened.
क्षुत्पिपासे ततः स्यातां समुद्रस्त्वेतयोरभूत् । अथास्य हृदयं भिन्नं हृदयान्मन उत्थितम्
Then hunger and thirst arose; the ocean became their support. Next, his heart was split, and from the heart, the mind emerged.
मनसश्चन्द्रमा जातो बुद्धिर्बुद्धेर्गिरां पतिः । अहङ्कारस्ततो रुद्रः चित्तं चैत्यस्ततोऽभवत्
From the mind, the moon was born; from intellect, the lord of speech. From ego, Rudra arose; from consciousness, the inner witness was born.
एते हि अभ्युत्थिता देवा नैवास्योत्थापनेऽशकन् । पुनराविविशुः खानि तमुत्थापयितुं क्रमात्
These deities, having arisen, were not able to make him rise. They re-entered their respective places, seeking to awaken him in turn.
वह्निर्वाचा मुखं भेजे नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । घ्राणेन नासिके वायुः नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्
Fire entered the mouth as speech, but the cosmic being did not rise. Air entered the nostrils as smell, but the cosmic being did not rise.
अक्षिणी चक्षुषादित्यो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । श्रोत्रेण कर्णौ च दिशो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्
The sun entered the eyes as sight, but the cosmic being did not rise. The directions entered the ears as hearing, but the cosmic being did not rise.
त्वचं रोमभिरोषध्यो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । रेतसा शिश्नमापस्तु नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्
Herbs entered the skin with hair, but the cosmic being did not rise. Waters entered the genitals with semen, but the cosmic being did not rise.
गुदं मृत्युरपानेन नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । हस्ताविन्द्रो बलेनैव नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्
Death entered the anus with apāna, but the cosmic being did not rise. Indra entered the hands with strength, but the cosmic being did not rise.
विष्णुर्गत्यैव चरणौ नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । नाडीर्नद्यो लोहितेन नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्
Viṣṇu entered the feet with movement, but the cosmic being did not rise. Rivers entered the veins with blood, but the cosmic being did not rise.
क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां उदरं सिन्धुः नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । हृदयं मनसा चन्द्रो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्
The ocean entered the abdomen with hunger and thirst, but the cosmic being did not rise. The moon entered the heart with the mind, but the cosmic being did not rise.
बुद्ध्या ब्रह्मापि हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । रुद्रोऽभिमत्या हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्
Even Brahmā entered the heart with intellect, but the cosmic being did not rise. Rudra entered the heart with ego, but the cosmic being did not rise.
चित्तेन हृदयं चैत्यः क्षेत्रज्ञः प्राविशद्यदा । विराट्तदैव पुरुषः सलिलाद् उदतिष्ठत
When the inner witness, the knower of the field, entered the heart with consciousness, then the cosmic being arose from the waters.
यथा प्रसुप्तं पुरुषं प्राणेन्द्रियमनोधियः । प्रभवन्ति विना येन नोत्थापयितुमोजसा
Just as, in a sleeping person, the life-airs, senses, mind, and intellect exist but cannot awaken him without his vital energy,
तमस्मिन् प्रत्यगात्मानं धिया योगप्रवृत्तया । भक्त्या विरक्त्या ज्ञानेन विविच्यात्मनि चिन्तयेत्
So, with a mind engaged in yoga, one should discern and contemplate within oneself that innermost self, by means of devotion, detachment, and knowledge.
विगतमदस्य इंद्रस्य श्रीकृष्णसन्निधौ क्षमाप्रार्थनम् - श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) गोवर्धने धृते शैले आसाराद् रक्षिते व्रजे । गोलोकादाव्रजज् कृष्णं सुरभिः शक्र एव च
Śuka said: When the mountain was held up and the people of Vraja were protected from the downpour, Surabhi and Indra came to Kṛṣṇa in Goloka.
विविक्त उपसङ्गम्य व्रीडीतः कृतहेलनः । पस्पर्श पादयोरेनं किरीटेनार्कवर्चसा
Approaching him in private, ashamed for his offense, Indra touched Kṛṣṇa's feet with his crown shining like the sun.
दृष्टश्रुतानुभावोऽस्य कृष्णस्यामिततेजसः । नष्टत्रिलोकेशमद इदमाह कृताञ्जलिः
Having witnessed and heard of the power of Krishna, whose energy is boundless, and with the pride of the rulers of the three worlds destroyed, he spoke with joined palms.
इन्द्र उवाच - ( मिश्र ) विशुद्धसत्त्वं तव धाम शान्तं तपोमयं ध्वस्तरजस्तमस्कम् । मायामयोऽयं गुणसम्प्रवाहो न विद्यते ते ग्रहणानुबन्धः
Indra said: Your abode is of pure existence, peaceful, composed of austerity, and free from passion and darkness. This flow of qualities shaped by illusion does not bind you, nor is there any attachment for you.
कुतो नु तद्धेतव ईश तत्कृता लोभादयो येऽबुधलिन्गभावाः । तथापि दण्डं भगवान्बिभर्ति धर्मस्य गुप्त्यै खलनिग्रहाय
How then could there be causes such as greed and others, which arise from ignorance, O Lord? Yet, the Blessed One wields punishment for the protection of righteousness and the restraint of the wicked.
पिता गुरुस्त्वं जगतामधीशो दुरत्ययः काल उपात्तदण्डः । हिताय स्वेच्छातनुभिः समीहसे मानं विधुन्वन् जगदीशमानिनाम्
You are the father, the teacher, the ruler of all worlds, insurmountable time, who has taken up the rod of chastisement. For the welfare of all, you act through your own chosen forms, removing the pride of those who consider themselves lords of the world.
( इंद्रवंशा ) ये मद्विधाज्ञा जगदीशमानिनः त्वां वीक्ष्य कालेऽभयमाशु तन्मदम् । हित्वाऽऽर्यमार्गं प्रभजन्त्यपस्मया ईहा खलानामपि तेऽनुशासनम्
Those like me, who disregard your command and imagine themselves as lords of the world, upon seeing you at the proper time, quickly lose their arrogance and abandon the noble path, acting with disrespect; even for the wicked, your instruction is effective.
( मिश्र ) स त्वं ममैश्वर्यमदप्लुतस्य कृतागसस्तेऽविदुषः प्रभावम् । क्षन्तुं प्रभोऽथार्हसि मूढचेतसो मैवं पुनर्भून्मतिरीश मेऽसती
Therefore, O Lord, please forgive my offense, committed out of ignorance and pride in my own power. O Master, my mind was deluded; may such unworthy thoughts never arise in me again.
तवावतारोऽयमधोक्षजेह भुवो भराणां उरुभारजन्मनाम् । चमूपतीनामभवाय देव भवाय युष्मत् चरणानुवर्तिनाम्
This descent of yours, O Adhokṣaja, is for the removal of the heavy burden of the earth caused by powerful rulers, O God, for the destruction of armies and for the welfare of those who follow your feet.
( अनुष्टुप् ) नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते पुरुषाय महात्मने । वासुदेवाय कृष्णाय सात्वतां पतये नमः
Salutations to you, O Blessed One, the Supreme Person, the Great Soul; salutations to Vāsudeva, to Krishna, to the Lord of the Sātvatas.
स्वच्छन्दोपात्तदेहाय विशुद्धज्ञानमूर्तये । सर्वस्मै सर्वबीजाय सर्वभूतात्मने नमः
Salutations to the one who assumes a body at will, whose form is pure knowledge, to the all-pervading, the seed of all, the soul of all beings.
मयेदं भगवन् गोष्ठ नाशायासारवायुभिः । चेष्टितं विहते यज्ञे मानिना तीव्रमन्युना
O Lord, it was I who, driven by pride and intense anger, acted to destroy this cowherd settlement with storms and winds, after the sacrifice was interrupted by the arrogant.
त्वयेशानुगृहीतोऽस्मि ध्वस्तस्तम्भो वृथोद्यमः । ईश्वरं गुरुमात्मानं त्वामहं शरणं गतः
By your grace, I am freed from pride and my futile effort is destroyed; I have taken refuge in you, the Lord, the teacher, and the self.
श्रीशुक उवाच - एवं सङ्कीर्तितः कृष्णो मघोना भगवानमुम् । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा प्रहसन् इदमब्रवीत्
Śuka said: Thus, Krishna was praised by Maghavan, the Blessed One, who, smiling, spoke with a voice deep as thunderclouds.
श्रीभगवानुवाच - मया तेऽकारि मघवन् मखभङ्गोऽनुगृह्णता । मदनुस्मृतये नित्यं मत्तस्येन्द्रश्रिया भृशम्
The Blessed Lord said: O Maghavan, I broke your sacrifice to show you favor, so that you would always remember me, and not be intoxicated by Indra's glory.
मामैश्वर्यश्रीमदान्धो दण्डपाणिं न पश्यति । तं भ्रंशयामि सम्पद्भ्यो यस्य चेच्छाम्यनुग्रहम्
One blinded by pride in wealth and power does not see the wielder of the rod; I deprive such a person of their prosperity whenever I wish to show them mercy.