मालतीचम्पकानां च पुष्पराजिभिरन्वितम्
It was adorned with the king of flowers, jasmine and champaka.
वज्रसारेण खचितैर्मुक्ताजालविलम्बिभिः
It was inlaid with pure diamonds and hung with strands of pearls.
रत्नसिंहासनैर्युक्तं रत्नचित्रेण चित्रितैः
It was furnished with jewel-encrusted thrones, decorated with gem designs.
शीतवासिततोयेन संयुक्तं भोगवस्तुभिः
It was equipped with cool, perfumed water and objects of enjoyment.
यानि येषां मन्दिराणि तन्नामानि लिलेख सः
He inscribed the names of the temples belonging to each of them.
निद्रेशं निद्रितं नत्वा प्रययौ स्वालयं मुने
Having bowed to the lord of sleep, who was asleep, he departed to his own abode, O sage.
नेहाश्चर्यं च नगरं बभूवेशेच्छया भुवि सुखदं पातकहरं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
By the lord's will, a wondrous city appeared on earth, bringing happiness and destroying sin; what more do you wish to hear?
कथं वृन्दावनं नाम काननस्यास्य भारते
How did this forest in Bharata come to be called Vrindavana?
सूत उवाच प्रहस्योवाच निखिलं तत्त्वमेव पुरातनम्
Sūta said: Smiling, he spoke the entire ancient truth.
आसीत्सत्ययुगे ब्रह्मन्सत्यधर्मरतः सदा
In the Satya Yuga, O Brahman, there was one always devoted to truth and righteousness.
पुत्रानिव प्रजाः सर्वाः पालयामास धार्मिकः
That righteous one protected all his subjects as his own children.
कृत्वा नानाविधं पुण्यं फलकाङ्क्षी न च स्वयम्
Performing various kinds of virtuous deeds, he did not seek their fruits for himself.
केदारतुल्यो राजेन्द्रो न भूतो भविता पुनः
The king was like a field; none like him has existed nor will exist again.
जैगीषव्योपदेशेन जगाम तपसे वनम्
By the instruction of Jaigīṣavya, he went to the forest for austerity.
शश्वत्सुदर्शनं चक्रमस्ति यत्सन्निधौ मुने
O sage, the Sudarshana discus is always present there.
केदारं नाम तीर्थं च तन्नाम्ना च बभूव ह
A sacred place called Kedāra arose there, bearing that name.
कमलांशा तस्य कन्या नाम्ना वृन्दा तपस्विनी
His daughter, named Vṛndā, was an ascetic and a portion of Lakshmi.
दत्तो दुर्वाससा तस्यै हरेर्मन्त्रः सुदुर्लभः
Durvāsas gave her the exceedingly rare mantra of Hari.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तेपे सुनिर्जने 4.17.
She performed austerity for sixty thousand years in complete solitude.
प्रसन्नवदनः श्रीमान्वरं वृण्वित्युवाच सः
With a cheerful face, the glorious one said, 'Choose a boon.'
मूर्च्छां संप्राप सा सद्यः कामबाणप्रपीडिता
She immediately fainted, afflicted by the arrows of desire.
ओमित्युक्त्वा च रहसि चिरं रेमे तया सह
Uttering 'Om' in secret, he enjoyed her for a long time.
राधा समा सा सौभाग्याद्गोपीश्रेष्ठा बभूव ह
By her good fortune, she became equal to Rādhā, the foremost among the gopīs.
वृन्दयाऽत्र कृता क्रीडा तेन वा मुनिपुंगव
There, Vṛndā played with him, O best of sages.
येन वृन्दावनं नाम निबोध कथयामि ते
By whom the place is called Vṛndāvana, listen, I will tell you.
तुलसीवेदवत्यौ च विरक्ते भवकर्मणि
Tulasī and Vedavatī, both detached from worldly action,
दैवाद्दुर्वाससः शापात्प्राप्य शङ्खासुरं प्रति
By fate and the curse of Durvāsas, she encountered Śaṅkhāsura.
सा चैव हरिशापेन वृक्षरूपा सुरेश्वरी 4.17.
By Hari's curse, she too, the queen of the gods, became a tree.
तथा तस्थौ च सततं शिलावक्षसि सुंदरी तथाऽपि च प्रसंगेन किंचिदुक्तं मुने पुनः
Thus she remained always, beautiful, on the stone slab; yet, O sage, something more is told again by association.
तस्याश्च तपसः स्थानं तदिदं च तपोधन
This is the place of her austerity, O treasure of austerity.