यावद् भौममहोत्पातदोषो नाभिभवेद् व्रजम् इति कृत्वा मतिं सर्वे गमने ते व्रजौकसः
Until the great terrestrial calamity does not overtake Vraja, with this thought, all the inhabitants of Vraja resolved to depart.
ऊचुः स्वं स्वं कुलं शीघ्रं गम्यतां मा विलम्ब्यताम् ततः क्षणेन प्रययुः शकटैर् गोधनैस् तथा
They said, 'Let each return quickly to his own family, let there be no delay.' Then, in a moment, they set out with their carts and herds of cows.
यूथशो वत्सपालीश् च कालयन्तो व्रजौकसः सर्वावयवनिर्धूतं क्षणमात्रेण तत् तदा
In groups, the cowherd boys and girls, calling out to one another, in but a moment left behind all their possessions.
काककाकीसमाकीर्णं व्रजस्थानम् अभूद् द्विजाः वृन्दावनं भगवता कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा
O twice-born, the place of Vraja became filled with crows and she-crows; Vṛndāvana was contemplated by the Blessed Kṛṣṇa, whose deeds are unwearied.
शुभेन मनसा ध्यातं गवां वृद्धिम् अभीप्सता ततस् तत्रातिरुक्षे ऽपि धर्मकाले द्विजोत्तमाः
With a pure mind, desiring the increase of their cows, he meditated upon it; therefore, O best of the twice-born, even in that season of great virtue, there—
प्रावृट्काल इवाभूच् च नवशष्पं समन्ततः स समावासितः सर्वो व्रजो वृन्दावने ततः
It became like the rainy season, with fresh grass everywhere; then all of Vraja settled in Vṛndāvana.
शकटीवाटपर्यन्तचन्द्रार्धाकारसंस्थितिः वत्सबालौ च संवृत्तौ रामदामोदरौ ततः
The arrangement of the carts and enclosures was in the shape of a half-moon; and there, the two boys, Rāma and Dāmodara, grew up.
तत्र स्थितौ तौ च गोष्ठे चेरतुर् बाललीलया बर्हिपत्त्रकृतापीडौ वन्यपुष्पावतंसकौ
There, those two remained in the cowherd settlement, wandering about in childish play, adorned with peacock feathers and forest flowers.
गोपवेणुकृतातोद्यपत्त्रवाद्यकृतस्वनौ काकपक्षधरौ बालौ कुमाराव् इव पावकौ
Playing music with cowherds' flutes and leaf-instruments, the two boys, bearing hair like crow's wings, shone like twin fires in their youth.
हसन्तौ च रमन्तौ च चेरतुस् तन् महद् वनम् क्वचिद् धसन्ताव् अन्योन्यं क्रीडमानौ तथा परैः
Laughing and delighting, they wandered through that great forest, sometimes laughing together, playing with each other and with others.
गोपपुत्रैः समं वत्सांश् चारयन्तौ विचेरतुः कालेन गच्छता तौ तु सप्तवर्षौ बभूवतुः
Along with the sons of the cowherds, they herded the calves and wandered about; as time passed, the two reached the age of seven years.
सर्वस्य जगतः पालौ वत्सपालौ महाव्रजे प्रावृट्कालस् ततो ऽतीव मेघौघस्थगिताम्बरः
The two herders of calves became the protectors of the whole world in the great Vraja; then came the rainy season, with the sky thickly covered by masses of clouds.
बभूव वारिधाराभिर् ऐक्यं कुर्वन् दिशाम् इव प्ररूढनवपुष्पाढ्या शक्रगोपवृता मही
There was a downpour of rain, as if uniting all the directions; the earth, covered with fresh-blooming flowers and the red insects called Indra's cows, was resplendent.
यथा मारकते वासीत् पद्मरागविभूषिता ऊहुर् उन्मार्गगामीनि निम्नगाम्भांसि सर्वतः
Just as an emerald is adorned with rubies, so the rivers, flowing out of their courses, carried everything away on all sides.
मनांसि दुर्विनीतानां प्राप्य लक्ष्मीं नवाम् इव विकाले च यथाकामं व्रजम् एत्य महाबलौ गोपैः समानैः सहितौ चिक्रीडाते ऽमराव् इव
The minds of the undisciplined, having attained new fortune, were like that; and in that season, as they wished, the two mighty ones, accompanied by their equals among the cowherds, played in Vraja like immortals.
एकदा तु विना रामं कृष्णो वृन्दावनं ययौ विचचार वृतो गोपैर् वन्यपुष्पस्रगुज्ज्वलः
One day, without Rāma, Kṛṣṇa went to Vṛndāvana; surrounded by cowherds and radiant with garlands of wild flowers, he wandered there.
स जगामाथ कालिन्दीं लोलकल्लोलशालिनीम् तीरसंलग्नफेनौघैर् हसन्तीम् इव सर्वतः
He then went to the Yamunā, whose waves danced playfully, whose banks were adorned with clusters of foam, as if she were laughing everywhere.
तस्यां चातिमहाभीमं विषाग्निकणदूषितम् ह्रदं कालीयनागस्य ददर्शातिविभीषणम्
There he saw a most dreadful pool, tainted by drops of poisonous fire, exceedingly terrifying, the abode of the serpent Kāliya.
विषाग्निना विसरता दग्धतीरमहातरुम् वाताहताम्बुविक्षेपस्पर्शदग्धविहंगमम्
Burned by the poison-fire that spread, the great trees on the riverbank were scorched, and the birds were singed by the wind-driven spray of the water.
तम् अतीव महारौद्रं मृत्युवक्त्रम् इवापरम् विलोक्य चिन्तयाम् आस भगवान् मधुसूदनः
Beholding that exceedingly terrible scene, like another mouth of Death, the blessed Madhusudana began to reflect.
अस्मिन् वसति दुष्टात्मा कालीयो ऽसौ विषायुधः यो मया निर्जितस् त्यक्त्वा दुष्टो नष्टः पयोनिधौ
Here dwells that wicked-hearted Kāliya, armed with poison, whom I once defeated and who, having been expelled, vanished into the ocean.
तेनेयं दूषिता सर्वा यमुना सागरंगमा न नरैर् गोधनैर् वापि तृषार्तैर् उपभुज्यते
By him, this entire Yamunā, which flows to the sea, has been polluted; neither men nor cattle, nor even the thirsty, can make use of it.
तद् अस्य नागराजस्य कर्तव्यो निग्रहो मया नित्यत्रस्ताः सुखं येन चरेयुर् व्रजवासिनः
Therefore, I must subdue this serpent king, so that the people of Vraja, who are always fearful, may live in happiness.
एतदर्थं नृलोके ऽस्मिन्न् अवतारो मया कृतः यद् एषाम् उत्पथस्थानां कार्या शास्तिर् दुरात्मनाम्
For this purpose, I have taken birth in the world of men: to discipline those evil ones who stray from the right path.
तद् एतन् नातिदूरस्थं कदम्बम् उरुशाखिनम् अधिरुह्योत्पतिष्यामि ह्रदे ऽस्मिञ् जीवनाशिनः
So, I will climb this kadamba tree, with its great branches, not far from here, and leap into this deadly pool.
इत्थं विचिन्त्य बद्ध्वा च गाढं परिकरं ततः निपपात ह्रदे तत्र सर्पराजस्य वेगतः
Thus resolved, fastening his garment tightly, he then leapt swiftly into the pool of the serpent king.
तेनापि पतता तत्र क्षोभितः स महाह्रदः अत्यर्थदूरजातांश् च तांश् चासिञ्चन् महीरुहान्
By his very fall, that great pool was agitated, and he drenched the distant trees with the water.
ते ऽहिदुष्टविषज्वालातप्ताम्बुतपनोक्षिताः जज्वलुः पादपाः सद्यो ज्वालाव्याप्तदिगन्तराः
Those trees, scorched by the heat of the serpent's poisonous flames and the burning water, blazed up at once, their flames filling all directions.
आस्फोटयाम् आस तदा कृष्णो नागह्रदं भुजैः तच्छब्दश्रवणाच् चाथ नागराजो ऽभ्युपागमत्
Then Krishna struck the serpent's pool with his arms, and hearing that sound, the serpent king approached.
आताम्रनयनः कोपाद् विषज्वालाकुलैः फणैः वृतो महाविषैश् चान्यैर् अरुणैर् अनिलाशनैः
His eyes reddened with anger, his hoods blazing with streams of poison, surrounded by other great, red, wind-devouring serpents.