सुधामधुभ्यां पूर्णानि रत्नकुम्भानि नारद
Nārada, jewel vessels filled with nectar and honey.
कोटिकन्दर्पलीलाभं चन्दनेन विभूषितम्
Adorned with sandalwood, possessing the playfulness of millions of Cupids.
पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणम्
Clad in yellow garments, with a cheerful face and gaze.
कौस्तुभेन मणीन्द्रेण वक्षःस्थलसमुज्ज्वलम् 4.15.
His chest shone brilliantly with the Kaustubha gem, the lord of jewels.
शरत्प्रफुल्लकमलप्रभामोचनलोचनम्
His eyes dispelled darkness, radiant like autumn's fully blossomed lotus.
त्रिवंकचूडां बिभ्रन्तं पश्यन्तं रत्नमन्दिरम्
Wearing a threefold crown, gazing at the jeweled palace.
सर्वस्मृतिस्वरूपा सा तथापि विस्मयं ययौ
Though she was the very embodiment of all sacred traditions, even so, she was filled with wonder.
कामाच्चक्षुश्चकोराभ्यां मुखचन्द्रं पपौ मुदा
With longing, her eyes—like those of a cakora bird—joyfully drank in the moon-like beauty of his face.
पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गी सस्मिता मदनातुरा नवसंगमयोग्यां च पश्यन्तीं वक्रचक्षुषा
Her whole body was thrilled with goosebumps, she smiled, overcome with love, gazing with sidelong glances, fit for a new union.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said:
अद्य पूर्णं करिष्यामि स्वीकृतं यत्पुरा प्रिये
Today I will fulfill what I once promised to you, my beloved.
यथा त्वं च तथाऽहं च भेदो हि नावयोर्ध्रुवम्
Just as you are, so am I; truly, there is no real difference between us.
यथा पृथिव्यां गन्धश्च तथाऽहं त्वयि संततम्
Just as fragrance is present in the earth, so am I ever-pervading in you.
कुलालः स्वर्णकारश्च नहि शक्तः कदाचन 4.15.
A potter or a goldsmith is never able to do so, ever.
सृष्टेराधारभूता त्वं बीजरूपोऽहमच्युतः
You are the foundation of creation; I, the imperishable one, am the seed-form.
त्वं मे शोभा स्वरूपाऽसि देहस्य भूषणं यथा
You are the very form of my splendor, just as an ornament is the adornment of the body.
श्रीकृष्णं च तदा तेऽपि त्वयैव सहितं परम्
At that time, even those with Śrī Kṛṣṇa were united with you in the highest way.
सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपासि सर्वरूपोऽहमक्षरः
You are the embodiment of all power; I am the imperishable one of all forms.
न शरीरी यदाहं च तदा त्वमशरीरिणी
When I am without a body, then you too are without a body.
त्वं च शक्तिस्वरूपा च सर्वस्त्रीरूपधारिणी
You are the very form of power, assuming the form of all women.
शक्त्या बुद्ध्या च ज्ञानेन मया तुल्या वरानने
In power, intelligence, and knowledge, you are equal to me, O beautiful-faced one.
तस्य वासः कालसूत्रे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
His dwelling in the thread of time lasts as long as the moon and sun endure.
कोटिजन्मार्जितं पुण्यं तस्य नश्यति निश्चितम्
The merit accumulated over millions of births is certainly destroyed for him.
पच्यन्ते नरके घोरे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ 4.15.
They are tormented in a dreadful hell as long as the moon and sun endure.
धाशब्दं कुर्वतः पश्चाद्यामि श्रवणलोभतः यावजीवनपर्यन्तं या प्रीतिर्जायते मम
When I hear the sound 'Dhā' spoken, out of eagerness to listen, the love that arises in me lasts for my entire life.
सा प्रीतिर्मम जायेत राधाशब्दात्ततोऽधिका
That love which arises in me is even greater when I hear the name 'Rādhā'.
ब्रह्मानन्तः शिवो धर्मो नरनारायणावृषी
Brahmā, Ananta, Śiva, Dharma, and the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa—
लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती दुर्गा सावित्री प्रकृतिस्तथा
Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Durgā, Sāvitrī, and also Prakṛti—
ते सर्वे प्राणतुल्या मे त्वं मे प्राणाधिका सती
All of them are as dear to me as life itself, but you, O virtuous one, are dearer to me than life.
या मे चतुर्भुजा मूर्तिर्बिभर्त्ति वक्षसि प्रियाम्
That four-armed form of mine, which bears my beloved upon its chest—