स्वर्णपीठानि च ब्रह्मन्नाजग्मुर्यष्टिसन्निधिम्
And, O Brahman, golden thrones were brought to the place of the sacrifice.
नानाविधानि वाद्यानि चारूणि मधुराणि च
Various kinds of musical instruments, charming and melodious.
छागलानां सहस्राणि महिषाणां शतानि च
Thousands of goats and hundreds of buffaloes.
बालकानां बालिकानां वृक्षाणां वृक्षयोषिताम् 4.21.
Boys, girls, trees, and tree-nymphs.
गायकानां च संगीतं नर्तकानां च नर्तनम्
Singing by singers and dancing by dancers.
रंभोर्वशी मेनका च घृताची मोहिनी रतिः
Rambha, Urvashi, Menaka, Ghritachi, Mohini, and Rati.
चन्द्रप्रभा सुप्रभा च रत्नमाला मदालसा
Chandraprabha, Suprabha, Ratnamala, and Madalasa.
तासां नृत्येन गीतेन स्तनास्यश्रोणिदर्शनात्
By their dancing and singing, and the display of their breasts, faces, and hips.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शीघ्रमाजगाम हरिः स्वयम्
Meanwhile, swiftly, Hari himself arrived.
दृष्ट्वा तं च जनाः सर्वे संभ्रान्ता हर्षविह्वलाः
Seeing him, all the people became agitated, overwhelmed with joy.
क्रीडास्थानात्समायान्तं शान्तं सुन्दरविग्रहम्
He saw him returning from the place of play, serene, with a beautiful form.
सद्रत्नसारभूषाभिर्भूषितं कौस्तुभेन च
Adorned with excellent jewels and the Kaustubha gem.
शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मास्यं पश्यन्तं रत्नदर्पणे
With a face like a lotus at midday in autumn, gazing into a jeweled mirror.
शशाङ्केन यथाऽऽकाशं भालमध्यविराजितम् 4.21.
His forehead shone in the center, as the moon illumines the sky.
बकपङ्क्त्या यथाऽऽकाशं शारदीयं सुनिर्मलम्
Like a spotless autumn sky, clear as a line of cranes.
विभान्तं विद्युता शश्वन्नवनिं नीरदं यथा
Radiant like a new cloud illumined again and again by lightning.
यथेन्द्रधनुषा भाति विभातं भगणैर्नभः
As the sky shines, brightened by the segments of a rainbow.
शरत्प्रफुल्लपद्मं च द्युमणेः किरणैर्यथा
Like an autumn lotus in full bloom, by the rays of the sun.
प्रणम्य वासयामासू रत्नसिंहासने शुभे
After bowing, he seated him on a splendid jeweled throne.
यथा बभौ शरच्चन्द्रो ज्योतिषामन्तरे च खे
He shone like the autumn moon among the stars in the sky.
स्वेच्छामयं गुणातीतं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् सर्वेषां दुर्लभां नीतिं नीतिशास्त्रविशारदः
He was formed of his own will, beyond qualities, of the nature of light, eternal, possessing a conduct rare for all, and an expert in the science of ethics.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said:
आराध्यः कश्च का पूजा किं फलं पूजने भवेत्
Who is to be worshipped, what is the worship, and what is the fruit of worship?
देवे रुष्टे भवेत्किं वा पूजायाः प्रतिबन्धके 4.21.
If the deity is displeased, what obstacle arises for worship?
काचिद्ददात्यत्र फलं परत्रेह न काचन
Does any worship here yield fruit in this world or the next, or not?
अवेदविहिता पूजा सर्वहानिकरण्डिका
Worship not prescribed by the Veda is the cause of all harm.
दृष्टो देवस्त्वया कस्मिन्पूजेयं चानुसारिणी
Which deity have you seen, and to whom should this worship be directed?
साक्षाद्भुङ्क्ते च यो देवः सुप्रशस्तं तदर्चनम्
That worship is highly praised by which the deity himself directly accepts the offering.
ब्राह्मणे परितुष्टे च संतुष्टाः सर्वदेवताः
When the brāhmaṇa is satisfied, all the deities are satisfied.
पूजिता ब्राह्मणा येन पूजिताः सर्वदेवताः
By whom the brāhmaṇas are worshipped, by him all the deities are worshipped.