रत्नेन्द्रराजराजेन क्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जिता । रत्नपाशकराजीभिः पादाङ्गुलिविराजिता
Adorned by the king of gems among anklets, her steps resounded with tinkling bells; her toes shone, decorated with lines of radiant gem-studded designs.
सुन्दरालक्तरागेण चरणाधःस्थलोज्ज्वला । गजेन्द्रगामिनी रामा कामिनी वामलोचना
Her feet, brightened below by beautiful red lac dye, moved with the gait of a royal elephant; Rāma, the lovely woman with enchanting eyes.
मां ददर्श कटाक्षेण रमणी रमणोत्सुका । रासे संभूय रामा सा दधार पुरतो मम
That woman, eager for union, glanced at me with sidelong looks; in the dance, Rāma herself stood before me, joining in the revel.
तेन राधा समाख्याता बुराविद्भिः प्रपूजिता । प्रहृष्टा प्रकृतिश्चास्यास्तेन प्रकृतिरीश्वरी
By that, she became known as Rādhā, honored by the wise and revered by the aged; delighted, her very nature is thus, and she is the sovereign of all nature.
शक्ता स्यात्सर्वकार्येषु तेन शक्तिः प्रकीर्तिता । सर्वाधारा सर्वरूपा मङ्गलार्हा च सर्वतः
She is capable in all undertakings, and thus is called Śakti; she is the support of all, of every form, and worthy of all auspiciousness.
सर्वमङ्गलदक्षा सा तेन स्यात्सर्वमङ्गला । वैकुण्ठे सा महालक्ष्मीर्मूर्तिभेदे सरस्वती
She is skilled in every auspicious act, and thus is called the source of all good fortune; in Vaikuṇṭha, she is Mahālakṣmī, and in other forms, Sarasvatī.
प्रसूय वेदान्विदिता वेदमाता च सा सदा । सावित्री स च गायत्री धात्री त्रिजगतामपि
She is always known as the mother of the Vedas, having given birth to them; she is Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī, and the nourisher of the three worlds.
पुरा संहृत्य दुर्गं च सा दुर्गा च प्रकीर्तिता । तेजसः सर्वदेवानामाविर्भूता पुरा सती
Long ago, after destroying the fortress, she became known as Durgā; she, Satī, manifested from the brilliance of all the gods.
तेनाऽऽद्या प्रकृतिर्ज्ञेया सर्वासुरविमर्दिती । सर्वानन्दा च सानन्दा दुःखदारिद्रयनाशिनी
Therefore, she is to be known as the primordial nature, the subduer of all demons; she is all-blissful, brings joy, and destroys sorrow and poverty.
शत्रुणां भयदात्रौ च भक्तानां भयहारिणौ । दक्षकन्या सती का च शैलजातेति पार्वती
She brings fear to enemies and removes fear from devotees; she is Satī, daughter of Dakṣa, and also Pārvatī, born of the mountain.
सर्वाधारस्वरूपा सा कलया सा वसुंधरा । कलया तुलसी गङ्गा कलया सर्वयोषितः
She is the very form of the support of all; by her portion, she is the earth; by her portion, Tulasī and Gaṅgā; by her portion, all women.
सृष्टिं करोमि च यया तात शक्त्या पुनः पुनः । दृष्ट्वा तां रासमध्यस्थां मम क्रीडा
O dear one, by her power I create the world again and again; seeing her in the midst of the dance, my play—
बभूव सुचिरं तात यावद्वै ब्रह्मणः शतम् । अत्यद्भुतं कौतुकं च महाश्रृङ्गारमीप्सितम्
O dear one, that play continued for a long time, for a hundred years of Brahmā; it was most wondrous, astonishing, and filled with supreme passion.
तयोर्द्वयोर्धर्मराशिः सुस्राव रासमण़्डले । तस्मान्मनोहरं जज्ञे नामनाकारसरोवरम्
From those two, a stream of virtue flowed in the circle of the dance; from that, a most enchanting, formless lake was born.
पपात धर्मधाराऽधो वेगेन विश्वगोलके । बभूव जलबूर्णं च ब्रह्माण्डानां च गोलकम्
A stream of virtue fell below with force into the cosmic sphere; it became filled with water, forming the globe of the universes.
जलपूर्ण पुरा सर्व शृष्टिशून्यं व्रजेश्वर । श्रुङ्गारान्ते च तस्यां च वीर्याधानं मया कृतम्
Formerly, O lord of Vraja, when all was filled with water and creation was absent, at the end of the play, I deposited my seed there.
दधार गर्भ सा राधा यावद्वै ब्रह्मणाः शतम् । सुस्राव सा तदन्ते च डिम्भं च परमाद्भुतम्
Rādhā bore the embryo for a hundred years of Brahmā; at the end, she brought forth a most wondrous child.
चुकोप देवी तं दृष्ट्वा रुरोद विषसाद सा । पादेन प्रेरयामास तमधो विश्वगोलके
Seeing that, the goddess became angry, she wept and was distressed; with her foot, she cast it down into the cosmic sphere below.
स पपात जले तात सर्वाधारो महान्विराट् । दृष्ट्वाऽपत्यं जलस्थं च मया शप्ता च सा पुरा
O dear one, the great Virāṭ, the universal support, fell into the waters; seeing her child in the water, she, whom I had formerly cursed—
अनपत्या च सा राथा मच्छापेन पुरा विभो । तेन प्रसूताः क्रमतो दुर्गा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती
That Rāthā, O Lord, was rendered childless by my curse in the past; therefore, in due order, Durgā, Lakṣmī, and Sarasvatī were born from her.
चतस्रः परिबूर्णास्ताः प्रसूताश्च सुनिश्चितम् । देव्योऽन्याश्चापि कामिन्यस्ताः प्रसूता व्रजेश्वर
Those four goddesses were born, each complete in herself; and certainly, other goddesses and desirous women were also born, O king of Vraja.
कलया प्रभवो यासां कलांशांशेन वा व्रज । जज्ञे महान्विराड्येन डिम्भेन कलयाऽऽश्रयः
Of those, some were born from a portion, some from a fraction of a portion, or by a portion of a portion, O Vraja; the great Virāṭ was born by a portion, taking shelter in an egg.
अमृताङ्गुष्ठपीयूषं मया दत्तं पपौ च सः । जले स्थावररूपश्च शेते च निजकर्मणः
He drank the nectar of immortality from the thumb, which I gave; remaining in the water in an immobile form, he lay there according to his own karma.
उपधानं जलं तल्पं तस्य योगबलेन च । तस्य लोम्नां च कूपानि जलपूर्णानि संततम्
By the power of his yoga, the water became his bed and support; from his pores, wells filled with water continually arose.
प्रत्येकं क्रमतस्तेषु शेते क्षुद्रविराट् पुनः । सहस्रपत्रं कमलं जज्ञे क्षुद्रस्य नाभितः
In each of those, in due order, the small Virāṭ lay again; from the navel of the small one, a thousand-petaled lotus was born.
तत्र जज्ञे वरो ब्रह्मा तेनायं कमलोद्भवः । तत्राऽऽविर्भूय स विधिश्चिन्ताग्रस्तो बभूव सः
There, the excellent Brahmā was born; thus, he is called 'lotus-born.' There, manifesting, that creator became absorbed in thought.
कस्माद्देहःक्वा माता मे पिता वा क्व च बान्धवः । दिव्यं त्रिलक्षवर्षञ्च बभ्राम कमलान्तरे
"From where is this body? Where is my mother, my father, or my kin?" For three hundred thousand divine years, he wandered within the lotus.
ततो दिव्यं पञ्चलक्षं सस्मार तपसा च माम् । तदा मया दत्तमन्त्रं जजाप कमलान्तरे
Then, for five hundred thousand divine years, he remembered me with austerity; at that time, he recited the mantra I had given him, within the lotus.
दिव्यवर्षसप्तलक्षं नियतं संयतः शुचिः । तदा मत्तो वरं लब्ध्वा स्रष्टा सृष्टिं चकार सः
For seven hundred thousand divine years, with discipline, restraint, and purity, then, having obtained a boon from me, he became the creator and performed creation.
मायया प्रति ब्रह्माण्डे ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकाः । दिक्पाला द्वादशादित्या रुद्राश्चैकादशापि च
By māyā, within each universe, those of the nature of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva; the guardians of the directions, the twelve suns, and also the eleven Rudras—