जरा नाम निषादो ऽसौ प्रथमः स धनुर्द्धरः
Jarā, named Niṣāda, was the first, and he was a wielder of the bow.
पण्डितानां मतं प्राहुर्देवश्रवसमुद्भवम्
The learned declare that he was born from Devaśravas.
निवृत्तशत्रुं शत्रुघ्नं श्राद्धदेवं महाबलम्
Nivṛttaśatru, Śatrughna, Śrāddhadeva, all possessed great strength.
एकलव्यो महाभागो निषादैः परिवर्द्धितः
Ekalavya, greatly fortunate, was raised among the Niṣādas.
चारुदेष्णं च सांबं च कृतास्त्रौ शस्तलक्षणौ
Cārudeṣṇa and Sāmba, skilled in weapons and marked by excellence.
वृकाय वै त्वपुत्राय वसुदेवः प्रतापवान्
To Vṛka, his own son, Vasudeva, mighty in valor, was given.
सृंजयस्य धनुश्चैव विरजाश्च सुताविमौ
Sṛṃjaya's bow and Virajā, these two were his sons.
जुगुप्समानो भोजत्वं राजर्षित्वमवाप्तवान्
Disdaining the status of Bhoja, he attained the rank of royal sage.
श्रावयेद्ब्राह्मणंवापि स महात्सुखमवाप्नुयात्
Whoever recites this to a Brāhmaṇa attains great happiness.
विहारार्थं मनुष्येषु जज्ञे नारायणः प्रभुः
For the sake of play among men, Lord Nārāyaṇa was born.
चतुर्बाहुस्तु संजज्ञे दिव्यरूपश्रियान्वितः
He was born with four arms, endowed with divine beauty and splendor.
अव्यक्तो व्यक्तलिङ्गश्च स एव भगवान्प्रभुः
He is both unmanifest and manifest in form, that very Lord, the master.
देवो नारायणो भूत्वा हरिरासीत्सनातनः
Becoming the god Nārāyaṇa, Hari existed as the eternal one.
अदितेरपि पुत्रत्वमेत्य यादवनन्दनः
Even as the son of Aditi, he became the delight of the Yādavas.
प्रासादयन्यं च विभुं ह्यदित्याः पुत्रकारणे
The Adityas worshipped the mighty one for the sake of obtaining a son.
ययातिवंशजस्याथ वसुदेवस्य धीमतः
Then, of the wise Vasudeva, descendant of Yayati's line,
सागराः समकंपत चेलुश्च धरणीधराः
The oceans trembled, and the mountains shook.
शिवाश्च प्रववुर्वाताः प्रशान्तमभवद्रजः
Auspicious winds began to blow, and the dust settled into calm.
अभिजिन्नाम नक्षत्रं जयन्ती नाम शर्वरी
The star Abhijit arose, and the night was called Jayanti.
अव्यक्तः शाश्वतः कृष्णो हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः
The unmanifest, eternal Krishna—Hari, Narayana, the Lord—
आकाशात्पुष्पवृष्टिं च ववर्ष त्रिदशेश्वरः
The lord of the gods showered a rain of flowers from the sky.
महर्षयः सगन्धर्वा उपतस्थुः सहस्रशः
Great sages and Gandharvas gathered by the thousands.
श्रीवत्सलक्षणं दृष्ट्वा हृदि दिव्यैः स्वलक्षणैः
Seeing the mark of Srivatsa, with its divine features upon his chest,
भीतो ऽहं कंसतस्तात तस्मादेवं ब्रवीम्यहम्
Father, I am afraid of Kamsa; that is why I speak thus.
वसुदेववचःश्रुत्वा रूपं संहृतवान्प्रभुः
Hearing Vasudeva's words, the Lord withdrew his form.
उग्रसेनगृहे ऽतिष्ठद्यशोदायै तदा ददौ
He remained in the house of Ugrasena, and at that time gave her to Yashoda.
यशोदा नन्दगोपस्य पत्नी सा नन्दगोपतेः
Yashoda, the wife of Nandagopa, she was the spouse of Nandagopa.
तामेव रजनीं कन्या यशोदायां व्यजायत
On that very night, a daughter was born to Yashoda.
प्रादात्पुत्रं यशोदायै कन्यां तु जगृहे स्वयम्
He gave the son to Yashoda, but took the daughter himself.
सुतस्ते सर्वकल्याणो यादवानां भविष्यति
Your son will be wholly auspicious and will become the leader of the Yadavas.