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.
अथ वा ते प्रवक्ष्यामि परं हेत्वन्तरं शृणु
Now then, I shall tell you another supreme reason; listen.
राधाषोडशनाम्नां च वृन्दानाम श्रुतौ श्रुतम्
In the scriptures, the names of the sixteen Rādhās and the Vṛndās are heard.
गोलोके प्रीतये तस्याः कृष्णेन निर्मितं पुरा
Long ago, for her delight, Krishna created them in Goloka.
नारद उवाच तानि मे वद शिष्याय श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम
Nārada said: Tell me about them, for I am your disciple and eager to hear.
श्रुतं नाम्नां सहस्रं च सामवेदे निरूपितम्
A thousand names have been heard and established in the Sāma Veda.
अभ्यंतराणि तेषां वा तदन्यान्येव मे विभो
O Lord, are those their inner names, or are there others as well?
नामानि तेषां व्युत्पत्तिं सर्वेषां दुर्लभानि च
The origins of those names, and all of them, are difficult to obtain.
श्रीनारायण उवाच कृष्णप्राणाधिका कृष्णप्रिया कृष्णस्वरूपिणी ।। 4.17.
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: She is dearer to Krishna than life, beloved of Krishna, and of Krishna’s very form.
कृष्णवामांगसंभूता परमानन्दरूपिणी
She arose from Krishna’s left side, embodying supreme bliss.
चन्द्रावती चन्द्रकान्ता शतचन्द्रनिभानना
She is Candrāvatī, Candrakāntā, her face shining like a hundred moons.
राधेत्येवं च संसिद्धा राकारो दानवाचकः
She is perfected as Rādhā; the syllable 'rā' denotes giving.
रासेश्वरस्य पत्नीयं तेन रासेश्वरी स्मृता
She is the wife of the Lord of the Rāsa, and thus is called Rāseśvarī.
सर्वासां रसिकानां च देवीनामीश्वरी परा
She is the supreme goddess, the sovereign of all goddesses and connoisseurs of rasa.
प्राणाधिका प्रेयसी सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
She is the beloved, dearer than life, of Krishna, the Supreme Soul.
कृष्णस्यातिप्रिया कान्ता कृष्णो वाऽस्याः प्रियः सदा
She is Krishna’s most beloved consort, and Krishna is always her beloved.
कृष्णरूपं सन्निधातुं या शक्ता चावलीलया
She is able to manifest Krishna’s form by her playful power.
वामाङ्गार्धेन कृष्णस्य या संभूता परा सती
She, the supreme and virtuous one, was born from Krishna’s left half.
परमानन्दराशिश्च स्वयं मूर्तिमती सती 4.17.
She is herself the embodiment of the ocean of supreme bliss.
कृषिर्मोक्षार्थवचनो न एवोत्कृष्टवाचकः
The word 'kṛṣir' is spoken with the meaning of liberation, but it does not directly denote the highest.
अस्ति वृन्दावनं यस्यास्तेन वृन्दावनी स्मृता
That which possesses Vṛndāvana is therefore called Vṛndāvanī.