दासीनियुक्ता यद्दास्यो महालक्षमीश्च लक्षीता । गङ्मा यस्य पदाम्भोजान्निःसृता सत्तव रूमिणी
Whose servants are attended by maidservants, and even Mahālakṣmī is marked as his; from whose lotus feet the Gaṅgā issued forth, and who is the source of all existence.
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिहरा त्रिभुवनात्परा । दर्शनस्पर्शनाभ्यां च नृणां पातकनाशिनी
Who removes birth, death, old age, and disease, and is beyond the three worlds; whose sight and touch destroy the sins of men.
ध्यायते यत्पदाम्भोजं दुर्गा दुर्गविनाशिनी । त्रेलोक्यजननी देवी मुलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी
Upon whose lotus feet Durgā, destroyer of difficulties, meditates; the goddess, mother of the three worlds, the primal nature, the sovereign.
लोम्नां कूपेषु विश्वानि महाविष्णोश्च यस्य च । असंख्यानि विचित्राणि स्थूलात्स्थूलतरस्य च
In the pores of whose skin exist countless and wondrous universes of the great Viṣṇu, from the grossest to the subtlest.
स च यत्षोडशांशश्च यस्य सर्वेश्वरस्य च । तं द्रष्टुं यामि हे बन्धो मायामानुषरूपिणम्
And he who is the sixteenfold portion, the Lord of all, O friend, I go to see him, who appears in a human form through his maya.
सर्व सर्वान्तरात्मानं सर्वज्ञं प्रकृतेः परम् । ब्रह्मज्योतिःस्वरूपं च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
He is the inner soul of all, the omniscient, beyond nature, the essence of the Brahman light, and the embodiment of compassion for devotees.
निर्गुणं च निरीहं च निरानन्दं निराश्रयम् । परमं परमानन्दं सानन्दं नन्दनन्दनम्
He is without qualities, without desire, without bliss, without dependence; yet he is supreme, the highest bliss, full of joy, the delight of Nanda.
स्वेच्छामयं सर्वपरं सर्वबीजं सनातनम् । वदन्ति योगिनः शश्वद्ध्यायन्तेऽहर्निशं शिशुम्
He is formed by his own will, supreme over all, the eternal seed of everything; yogis speak of him and meditate on the child day and night.
मन्वन्तरसहस्रं च निराहारः कृशोदरः । पद्मे पाद्मस्तपस्तेपे पुरा पाद्मं तु यत्कृते
For a thousand cycles of Manu, fasting and with a slender belly, Padma performed austerities in the lotus for the sake of the Padma.
पुनः कुरु तपस्यां च तदा द्रक्ष्यसि मामिति । सकृच्छब्दं च शुश्राव न ददर्श तथाऽपि तम्
Again, perform austerity and then you will see me—so he heard the word once, but did not see him even then.
तावत्कालं पुनस्तप्त्वा वरं प्राप ददर्श तम् । ईदृशं परमेशं च द्रक्ष्याम्यद्य तमुद्धव
After performing austerity for such a time, he obtained the boon and saw him; today, O Uddhava, I will see that supreme Lord.
पुरा शंभुस्तपस्तेपे यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः । ज्योतिर्मण्डलमध्ये च गोलोके तं ददर्श सः
Long ago, Shambhu performed austerity for as long as Brahma's lifespan; in the midst of the circle of light, in Goloka, he saw him.
सर्वतत्तवं सर्वसिद्धं ममतत्वं परं वरम् । संप्राप तत्पदाम्भोजे भक्तिं च निर्मलां पराम्
He attained all truths, all perfections, the highest essence of me; at the lotus feet, he obtained pure and supreme devotion.
चकाराऽत्मसमं तं च यो भक्तो(क्तं)भक्तवत्सलः । ईदृशं परमेशं च द्रक्ष्याम्यद्य तमुद्धव
He made him equal to himself, for he is the devotee-loving Lord; today, O Uddhava, I will see that supreme Lord.
सहस्रशक्रपातान्तं निराहारः कृशोदरः । यस्यानन्तस्तपस्तेपे भक्त्या च परमात्मनः
For a thousand Indra cycles, fasting and with a slender belly, Ananta performed austerity with devotion to the Supreme Self.
तदा चाऽऽत्मसमं ज्ञानंददौ तस्मै य ईश्वाः । ईदृशं परमेशं च द्रक्ष्याo
Then the Lord gave him knowledge equal to himself; today, I will see that supreme Lord.
सहस्रशक्रपातान्तं धर्मस्तेपे च यत्तपः । तदा बभूव साक्षी स धर्मिणां सर्वकर्मिणाम्
For a thousand Indra cycles, Dharma performed austerity; then he became the witness among the righteous and all doers of action.
शास्ता च फलदाता च यत्प्रसादान्नृणामिह । सर्वेशमीदृशमहो द्रक्ष्याo
He is the teacher and the giver of fruits, by whose grace people here attain; O, I will see that Lord of all.
अष्टाविंशतिरिन्द्राणां पतने यद्दिवानिशम् । एवं क्रमेण मासाब्दैः शताब्दं ब्रह्मणो वयः
During the fall of twenty-eight Indras, day and night, in this way, by months and years, a hundred years is the lifespan of Brahma.
अहो यस्य निमेषेण ब्रह्मणः पतनं भवेत् । ईदृशं परमात्मानं द्रक्ष्याo
O, by whose blink Brahma's fall occurs; I will see that Supreme Self.
नास्ति भूरजसा संख्या यथैव ब्रह्मणां तथा । तथैव बन्धो विश्वानां तदाधारो महाविराट्
There is no count of earth's dust, nor of Brahmas; likewise, O friend, of all worlds, whose support is the great Virat.
विशवे विश्वे च प्रत्येकं ब्रह्म विष्णुशिवादयः । मुनयो मनवः मिद्धा मानवाद्याश्चराचराः
In every world, in each, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and others; sages, Manus, the blessed, humans and all moving and unmoving beings.
यत्षोडशांशः स विराट् सृष्टो नष्टश्च लीलया । ईदृशं सर्वशास्तारं द्रक्ष्याo
That sixteenth portion, the Virāt, was created and destroyed in sport; such is the universal teacher whom you will see.
इत्योवमुक्त्वाऽक्रूरश्च पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहः । मूर्च्छां प्राप साश्रुनेत्रोदध्यो तच्चरणाम्बुजम्
Having spoken thus, Akrura, his body thrilled with joy, fell unconscious, tears streaming from his eyes onto those lotus feet.
बभूव भक्तिपूर्णश्च स्मारं स्मारं पदाम्बुजम् । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं वाऽपि कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
He became filled with devotion, remembering again and again the lotus feet, and after circumambulating the Supreme Soul, Krishna, he departed.
उद्धवश्च तमाश्लिष्य प्रशशंक पुनः पुनः । स च शीघ्रं ययौ गेहमकूरोऽपि स्वमन्दिरम्
Uddhava embraced him and praised him repeatedly; then Akrura quickly went to his own house.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo अक्रूरहर्षोत्कर्षकथनं नाम पञ्चषष्टि,मोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-fifth chapter of the glorious Brahma Purana, called 'The narration of Nārada and Akrura's supreme joy at Krishna's birth.'
अथ षटुषष्टितमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच अथ रासेश्वरीयुक्तो रासे रासेश्वरः स्वयम् । स च रेमे तया सार्धंमतीव रमणोत्सुकः
Now begins the sixty-sixth chapter. Narayana said: Then, united with the mistress of the Rasa, the Lord of the Rasa himself enjoyed with her, eager for delight.
सुखसंभोगमात्रेण ययौ निद्रां च राधिका । दृष्ट्वा स्वप्नं समुत्वाय दीनोवाच प्रियं दिने
Through the pleasure of union, Radhika fell asleep; seeing a dream, she awoke and, distressed, spoke to her beloved in the morning.
राधिकोवाच अहो स्वामिन्निहाऽऽगच्छ त्वां करोमि स्ववक्षसि । परिणामे विधाता मे न जाने किं करिष्यति
Radhika said: Ah, Lord, come here; I wish to hold you to my breast. In the end, the Creator may do as he wills—I do not know what he will do.