सर्वा यशोदया सार्धं विशामो ऽत्र महाह्रदे नागराजस्य नो गन्तुम् अस्माकं युज्यते व्रजे
All of us, together with Yashoda, will enter this great pool; it is not fitting for us to return to Vraja without the lord of the serpents allowing us.
दिवसः को विना सूर्यं विना चन्द्रेण का निशा विना दुग्धेन का गावो विना कृष्णेन को व्रजः विनाकृता न यास्यामः कृष्णेनानेन गोकुलम्
What is a day without the sun? What is night without the moon? What are cows without milk? What is Vraja without Krishna? Without him, we will not return to Gokula.
इति गोपीवचः श्रुत्वा रौहिणेयो महाबलः उवाच गोपान् विधुरान् विलोक्य स्तिमितेक्षणः
Hearing these words of the gopis, the mighty son of Rohini, beholding the cowherds stricken and silent, spoke.
नन्दं च दीनम् अत्यर्थं न्यस्तदृष्टिं सुतानने मूर्छाकुलां यशोदां च कृष्णमाहात्म्यसंज्ञया
He saw Nanda, deeply afflicted, his gaze fixed on his son's face, and Yashoda, faint with distress, thinking only of Krishna's greatness.
किम् अयं देवदेवेश भावो ऽयं मानुषस् त्वया व्यज्यते स्वं तम् आत्मानं किम् अन्यं त्वं न वेत्सि यत्
O Lord of gods, why do you display this human nature? Reveal your true self; do you not know who you truly are?
त्वम् अस्य जगतो नाभिः सुराणाम् एव चाश्रयः कर्तापहर्ता पाता च त्रैलोक्यं त्वं त्रयीमयः
You are the navel of this universe, the refuge of the gods; you are the creator, destroyer, and protector of the three worlds, and you are the embodiment of the three Vedas.
अत्रावतीर्णयोः कृष्ण गोपा एव हि बान्धवाः गोप्यश् च सीदतः कस्मात् त्वं बन्धून् समुपेक्षसे
Here, Krishna, only the cowherds are your kin, since you have descended; the gopis are sitting here—why do you neglect your relatives?
दर्शितो मानुषो भावो दर्शितं बालचेष्टितम् तद् अयं दम्यतां कृष्ण दुरात्मा दशनायुधः
You have shown a human nature and childish behavior; now subdue this wicked, sharp-toothed serpent, Krishna.
इति संस्मारितः कृष्णः स्मितभिन्नौष्ठसंपुटः आस्फाल्य मोचयाम् आस स्वं देहं भोगबन्धनात्
Thus reminded, Krishna, his lips parted in a smile, struck the coils and freed himself from the serpent's bondage.
आनाम्य चापि हस्ताभ्याम् उभाभ्यां मध्यमं फणम् आरुह्य भुग्नशिरसः प्रननर्तोरुविक्रमः
Bending down, Krishna, of great might, climbed with both hands onto the central hood and, bowing his head, danced upon it.
व्रणाः फणे ऽभवंस् तस्य कृष्णस्याङ्घ्रिविकुट्टनैः यत्रोन्नतिं च कुरुते ननामास्य ततः शिरः
Wounds appeared on the serpent's hood from Krishna's stamping feet; wherever he pressed, the serpent's head bent down.
मूर्छाम् उपाययौ भ्रान्त्या नागः कृष्णस्य कुट्टनैः दण्डपातनिपातेन ववाम रुधिरं बहु
Dazed by Krishna's blows and the force of his strikes, the serpent became unconscious and vomited much blood.
तं निर्भुग्नशिरोग्रीवम् आस्यप्रस्रुतशोणितम् विलोक्य शरणं जग्मुस् तत्पत्न्यो मधुसूदनम्
Seeing him with neck and head bent, blood flowing from his mouth, the serpent's wives approached Madhusudana for refuge.
ज्ञातो ऽसि देवदेवेश सर्वेशस् त्वम् अनुत्तम परं ज्योतिर् अचिन्त्यं यत् तदंशः परमेश्वरः
You are known, O Lord of gods, supreme ruler of all, the highest light, inconceivable, that portion of the Supreme Lord.
न समर्थाः सुर स्तोतुं यम् अनन्यभवं प्रभुम् स्वरूपवर्णनं तस्य कथं योषित् करिष्यति
Even the gods are not able to praise that Lord whose nature is beyond all else; how then could a woman describe His true form?
यस्याखिलमहीव्योमजलाग्निपवनात्मकम् ब्रह्माण्डम् अल्पकांशांशः स्तोष्यामस् तं कथं वयम्
He whose very small portion is the entire universe of earth, sky, water, fire, and air—how could we possibly praise Him?
ततः कुरु जगत्स्वामिन् प्रसादम् अवसीदतः प्राणांस् त्यजति नागो ऽयं भर्तृभिक्षा प्रदीयताम्
Therefore, O Lord of the universe, show mercy to this one who is fainting; this serpent is giving up his life—grant him the boon of a master.
इत्य् उक्ते ताभिर् आश्वास्य क्लान्तदेहो ऽपि पन्नगः प्रसीद देवदेवेति प्राह वाक्यं शनैः शनैः
When they had spoken thus, the serpent, though exhausted in body, was reassured and slowly, slowly spoke these words: 'Be gracious, O God of gods.'
तवाष्टगुणम् ऐश्वर्यं नाथ स्वाभाविकं परम् निरस्तातिशयं यस्य तस्य स्तोष्यामि किं न्व् अहम्
Your eightfold sovereignty, O Lord, is supremely natural and beyond comparison; what praise could I possibly offer to You?
त्वं परस् त्वं परस्याद्यः परं त्वं तत्परात्मकम् परस्मात् परमो यस् त्वं तस्य स्तोष्यामि किं न्व् अहम्
You are the Supreme, the origin of the Supreme, and the essence of the Supreme; You are higher than the highest—what praise could I possibly offer to You?
यथाहं भवता सृष्टो जात्या रूपेण चेश्वरः स्वभावेन च संयुक्तस् तथेदं चेष्टितं मया
Just as I was created by You, O Lord, with my birth and form, and endowed with my own nature, so too have I acted in this way.
यद्य् अन्यथा प्रवर्तेय देवदेव ततो मयि न्याय्यो दण्डनिपातस् ते तवैव वचनं यथा
If I were to act otherwise, O God of gods, then it would be just for You to punish me, according to Your command.
तथापि यं जगत्स्वामी दण्डं पातितवान् मयि स सोढो ऽयं वरो दण्डस् त्वत्तो नान्यो ऽस्तु मे वरः
Still, whatever punishment the Lord of the universe has inflicted upon me, I have endured; let there be no other boon for me than this punishment from You.
हतवीर्यो हतविषो दमितो ऽहं त्वयाच्युत जीवितं दीयताम् एकम् आज्ञापय करोमि किम्
My strength is destroyed, my venom is gone, and I am subdued by You, O Achyuta; grant me life—command me, what shall I do?
नात्र स्थेयं त्वया सर्प कदाचिद् यमुनाजले सभृत्यपरिवारस् त्वं समुद्रसलिलं व्रज
You must not remain here, O serpent, at any time in the waters of the Yamuna; with your attendants and followers, go to the ocean's waters.
मत्पदानि च ते सर्प दृष्ट्वा मूर्धनि सागरे गरुडः पन्नगरिपुस् त्वयि न प्रहरिष्यति
And when you see my footprints, O serpent, on your head in the ocean, Garuda, the enemy of serpents, will not attack you.
इत्य् उक्त्वा सर्पराजानं मुमोच भगवान् हरिः प्रणम्य सो ऽपि कृष्णाय जगाम पयसां निधिम्
Having spoken thus to the king of serpents, the blessed Hari released him; and he, bowing to Krishna, went to the abode of waters.
पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां सभृत्यापत्यबन्धवः समस्तभार्यासहितः परित्यज्य स्वकं ह्रदम्
In the sight of all beings, with his attendants, children, and kin, together with all his wives, he abandoned his own pool.
गते सर्पे परिष्वज्य मृतं पुनर् इवागतम् गोपा मूर्धनि गोविन्दं सिषिचुर् नेत्रजैर् जलैः
When the serpent had departed, the cowherds embraced Govinda, as if returned from the dead, and sprinkled him with tears from their eyes.
कृष्णम् अक्लिष्टकर्माणम् अन्ये विस्मितचेतसः तुष्टुवुर् मुदिता गोपा दृष्ट्वा शिवजलां नदीम्
The cowherds, their minds astonished, joyfully praised Krishna, the doer of flawless deeds, having seen the river restored to auspicious waters.