योगे स्थित्वाहम् अप्य् एतत् परित्यज्य कलेवरम् वाच्यश् च द्वारकावासी जनः सर्वस् तथाहुकः
I too, established in yoga, will now abandon this body; and all the people of Dvaraka, as well as Ahuka, must be informed.
यथेमां नगरीं सर्वां समुद्रः प्लावयिष्यति तस्माद् रथैः सुसज्जैस् तु प्रतीक्ष्यो ह्य् अर्जुनागमः
When the ocean floods this entire city, then, with well-prepared chariots, you must await the coming of Arjuna.
न स्थेयं द्वारकामध्ये निष्क्रान्ते तत्र पाण्डवे तेनैव सह गन्तव्यं यत्र याति स कौरवः
No one should remain in Dvaraka after the Pandava has departed; with him, you must go wherever that Kaurava leads.
गत्वा च ब्रूहि कौन्तेयम् अर्जुनं वचनं मम पालनीयस् त्वया शक्त्या जनो ऽयं मत्परिग्रहः
Go and tell Arjuna, son of Kunti, these words of mine: 'To the best of your ability, you must protect these people, who are under my care.'
इत्य् अर्जुनेन सहितो द्वारवत्यां भवाञ् जनम् गृहीत्वा यातु वज्रश् च यदुराजो भविष्यति
Thus, together with Arjuna, you shall lead the people out of Dvaraka, and Vajra will become king of the Yadus.
इत्य् उक्तो दारुकः कृष्णं प्रणिपत्य पुनः पुनः प्रदक्षिणं च बहुशः कृत्वा प्रायाद् यथोदितम्
Thus addressed, Daruka repeatedly bowed to Krishna, circumambulated him many times, and departed as instructed.
स च गत्वा तथा चक्रे द्वारकायां तथार्जुनम् आनिनाय महाबुद्धिं वज्रं चक्रे तथा नृपम्
He went and did accordingly in Dvaraka, and brought the wise Arjuna, and made Vajra king as well.
भगवान् अपि गोविन्दो वासुदेवात्मकं परम् ब्रह्मात्मनि समारोप्य सर्वभूतेष्व् अधारयत्
The Blessed Govinda, too, placing his supreme self, which is the essence of Vasudeva, in the Supreme Brahman, established it in all beings.
स मानयन् द्विजवचो दुर्वासा यद् उवाच ह योगयुक्तो ऽभवत् पादं कृत्वा जानुनि सत्तमाः
Honoring the words of the sage Durvasa, which he had spoken, he entered into yoga, O best of Brahmins, placing his foot upon his knee.
संप्राप्तो वै जरा नाम तदा तत्र स लुब्धकः मुशलशेषलोहस्य सायकं धारयन् परम्
Then, at that moment, old age arrived there in the form of a hunter, bearing an arrow made from the remaining iron of the club.
स तत्पादं मृगाकारं समवेक्ष्य व्यवस्थितः ततो विव्याध तेनैव तोमरेण द्विजोत्तमाः
He beheld that foot, shaped like a deer’s, and stood firm; then, with that very spear, he struck it, O best of Brahmins.
गतश् च ददृशे तत्र चतुर्बाहुधरं नरम् प्रणिपत्याह चैवैनं प्रसीदेति पुनः पुनः
When he approached, he saw there a man bearing four arms; bowing down, he addressed him again and again, saying, 'Be gracious to me.'
अजानता कृतम् इदं मया हरिणशङ्कया क्षम्यताम् आत्मपापेन दग्धं मा दग्धुम् अर्हसि
Unknowing, I have done this, mistaking you for a deer; forgive me—do not burn me, already scorched by the sin of my own self.
ततस् तं भगवान् आह नास्ति ते भयम् अण्व् अपि गच्छ त्वं मत्प्रसादेन लुब्ध स्वर्गेश्वरास्पदम्
Then the Blessed Lord said to him, 'There is not the slightest danger for you; go, by my grace, O hunter, attain the lordship of heaven.'
विमानम् आगतं सद्यस् तद्वाक्यसमनन्तरम् आरुह्य प्रययौ स्वर्गं लुब्धकस् तत्प्रसादतः
Immediately after those words, a celestial chariot arrived; ascending it, the hunter went to heaven by his grace.
गते तस्मिन् स भगवान् संयोज्यात्मानम् आत्मनि ब्रह्मभूते ऽव्यये ऽचिन्त्ये वासुदेवमये ऽमले
When he had departed, the Blessed Lord, uniting his self with the Supreme Self—Brahman, imperishable, inconceivable, pure, and filled with Vāsudeva—
अजन्मन्य् अजरे ऽनाशिन्य् अप्रमेये ऽखिलात्मनि त्यक्त्वा स मानुषं देहम् अवाप त्रिविधां गतिम्
In the unborn, ageless, indestructible, immeasurable, all-pervading Self, having abandoned the human body, he attained the threefold path.
अर्जुनो ऽपि तदान्विष्य कृष्णरामकलेवरे संस्कारं लम्भयाम् आस तथान्येषाम् अनुक्रमात्
Arjuna, seeking out the bodies of Krishna and Rama, performed their funeral rites, as well as those of the others, in due order.
अष्टौ महिष्यः कथिता रुक्मिणीप्रमुखास् तु याः उपगृह्य हरेर् देहं विविशुस् ता हुताशनम्
The eight queens, led by Rukmiṇī, having embraced Hari’s body, entered the fire.
रेवती चैव रामस्य देहम् आश्लिष्य सत्तमाः विवेश ज्वलितं वह्निं तत्सङ्गाह्लादशीतलम्
And Revati, the most virtuous, embracing Rama’s body, entered the blazing fire, cooled by the joy of his companionship.
उग्रसेनस् तु तच् छ्रुत्वा तथैवानकदुन्दुभिः देवकी रोहिणी चैव विविशुर् जातवेदसम्
Hearing of this, Ugrasena, Anakadundubhi, Devakī, and Rohiṇī likewise entered the sacred fire.
ततो ऽर्जुनः प्रेतकार्यं कृत्वा तेषां यथाविधि निश्चक्राम जनं सर्वं गृहीत्वा वज्रम् एव च
Then Arjuna, having performed the funeral rites for them according to rule, departed, taking all the people and Vajra with him.
द्वारवत्या विनिष्क्रान्ताः कृष्णपत्न्यः सहस्रशः वज्रं जनं च कौन्तेयः पालयञ् शनकैर् ययौ
The wives of Krishna, by the thousands, departed from Dvārakā; Kaunteya, protecting Vajra and the people, went forth slowly.
सभा सुधर्मा कृष्णेन मर्त्यलोके समाहृता स्वर्गं जगाम भो विप्राः पारिजातश् च पादपः
The Sudharmā assembly hall, which Krishna had brought to the mortal world, O Brahmins, went to heaven, as did the Pārijāta tree.
यस्मिन् दिने हरिर् यातो दिवं संत्यज्य मेदिनीम् तस्मिन् दिने ऽवतीर्णो ऽयं कालकायः कलिः किल
On the very day when Hari departed, leaving the earth for heaven, on that day, it is said, Kali, the embodiment of Time, descended.
प्लावयाम् आस तां शून्यां द्वारकां च महोदधिः यदुश्रेष्ठगृहं त्व् एकं नाप्लावयत सागरः
The great ocean flooded that empty Dvārakā, but did not flood the single house of the chief of the Yadus.
नातिक्रामति भो विप्रास् तद् अद्यापि महोदधिः नित्यं संनिहितस् तत्र भगवान् केशवो यतः
Even today, O Brahmins, the great ocean does not cross that place, for the Blessed Keśava is eternally present there.
तद् अतीव महापुण्यं सर्वपातकनाशनम् विष्णुक्रीडान्वितं स्थानं दृष्ट्वा पापात् प्रमुच्यते
That place is supremely holy, destroyer of all sins, filled with the play of Viṣṇu; seeing it, one is freed from sin.
पार्थः पञ्चनदे देशे बहुधान्यधनान्विते चकार वासं सर्वस्य जनस्य मुनिसत्तमाः
Partha dwelt in the land of the Five Rivers, abundant in grain and wealth, O best of sages, together with all the people.
ततो लोभः समभवत् पार्थेनैकेन धन्विना दृष्ट्वा स्त्रियो नीयमाना दस्यूनां निहतेश्वराः
Then greed arose in Partha, the lone archer, upon seeing women being led away by bandits whose leaders had been slain.