वासुदेवेति तन्नाम वेदेषु च चतुर्षु च । पुराणेष्वितिहासेषु यात्रादिषु च दृश्यते
The name Vāsudeva is found in all four Vedas, in the Purāṇas, in the Itihāsas, and in texts concerning rituals.
रक्तवीर्याश्रितो देहः क्व ते वेदे निरूपितः । साक्षिणो मुनयश्चैव धर्मः सर्वत्र एव च
Where in the Vedas is a body supported by blood and semen described for you? The sages are witnesses, and dharma is present everywhere.
साक्षिणो मम वेदाश्च रविचन्दौ च संप्रतम्
The Vedas are my witnesses, as are the sun and the moon at this very moment.
भृगुरुवाच सत्यं वदसि त्वमेव वैष्णवाग्रणीः । स्वागतं कुशलं शश्वत्किंनिमित्तमिहाऽऽगतः
Bhṛgu said: You speak the truth; you alone are the foremost among the Vaiṣṇavas. Welcome! May you always be well. For what reason have you come here?
सनत्कुमार उवाच श्रूयतां मुनयः सर्वे श्रूयतां कृष्ण सांप्रतम् । अहो येन निमित्तेन चातिशीघ्रमिहाऽऽगतः
Sanatkumāra said: Let all the sages listen, let Kṛṣṇa also hear now; for what reason has he come here so very swiftly?
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच भगवन्मर्वधर्मज्ञ किंनिमित्तमिहाऽऽगतः । सर्वं जानासि सर्वज्ञ त्वमेव विदुषां वरः
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O Lord, knower of dharma, for what reason have you come here? You know everything, O all-knowing one, you alone are the best among the wise.
सनत्कुमार उवाच धन्योऽसि भगवञ्छश्वन्मान्योऽसि जगतामपि । सर्वेश्वरेश्वरोऽसि त्वं तत्परो नास्ति विश्वतः
Sanatkumāra said: Blessed are you, O Lord; you are always to be honored, even by the worlds. You are the Lord of all lords; there is none higher than you in all the universe.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच यज्ञानां च व्रतानां च तपस्यानां द्विजेश्वर। सततं फलदाताऽहं दक्षिणाभिः सहेति य
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O best of the twice-born, I am always the giver of the fruits of sacrifices, vows, and austerities, along with the offerings.
इति श्रुत्वा कुमारश्च जवेन प्रययौ वने । मत्वाऽऽश्चर्य च वचनं वारयामास तेऽपितम्
Hearing this, the youth swiftly departed into the forest; considering the words as wondrous, he restrained his father.
ऋषय ऊचुः हे सिद्धेन्द्र महाभाग कुमार करुणामय । का शङ्कितकथा प्रोक्ता भगवत्कृष्णसंनिधौ
The sages said: O Siddhendra, greatly fortunate one, O compassionate youth, what anxious tale has been spoken in the presence of Lord Krishna?
किं पुत्र दृष्टमाश्चर्य श्रुतं किमपि कुत्रचित् । अतीव कृत्वा विस्तीर्णमस्माकं वक्तुमर्हसि
Child, what marvel have you seen, or what have you heard somewhere? Please tell us in detail, making it clear to us.
एत स्मिन्न्नतरे ब्रह्मा पार्वत्या सह शंकरः । अनन्तश्चापि धर्मश्च श्रीसूर्यश्च निशाकरः
Here, in this assembly, Brahma is present with Parvati and Shankara, as well as Ananta, Dharma, Shri Surya, and the Moon.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा दिक्पालाद्याश्च देवताः । श्रीकृष्णः सहसोत्थाय संभाध्य चपृथक्पृथकु
The Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, guardians of the directions, and other deities are here; Shri Krishna, rising suddenly, greeted each one individually.
मधुपर्कादिकं दत्त्वा पूजयामास भक्तितः । प्रणेसुर्ऋषयः सर्वे शेषं शंभुं विधिं शिवाम्
Offering madhuparka and other gifts, he worshipped them with devotion; all the sages bowed to Shesha, Shambhu, Brahma, and Shiva.
परस्परं च संभाषा बभूव द्विजदेवयोः । समुवासाऽऽसने मध्ये कुमारः कनकप्रभः
There was mutual conversation among the twice-born and the gods; the golden-hued youth sat in the midst, upon a seat.
मया गतश्च गोलोको न दृष्टो राधिकापतिः । ततो गतं च वैकुण्ठं तत्र नास्ति चतुर्भुजः
I went to Goloka, but did not see the Lord of Radha; then I went to Vaikuntha, and there was no four-armed one.
ततो गतश्च क्षीरोदस्तत्र नास्ति हरिः स्वयम् । परिश्रान्तो विषण्णश्च स्नातं क्षीरोदधेस्तटे
Then I went to the Milk Ocean, but Hari himself was not there; weary and dejected, I bathed at the shore of the Milk Ocean.
विस्तीर्णवालुकामध्ये कच्छपः शतयोजनः । भीतश्च कम्पितस्तत्र दृष्टो दुःखी च शुष्कितः
In the midst of the vast sands, a tortoise a hundred yojanas in size was seen, trembling and fearful, suffering and dried up.
निःसारितो राघवेण मीनेन च महात्मना । धन्योऽसीति मयोक्तश्च नाहं धन्य उवाच सः
Driven out by Raghava and the great-souled fish, I said, 'You are blessed,' but he replied, 'I am not blessed.'
क्षीरोदः सागरो धन्यो जन्तवो यत्र मद्विधाः । मत्तो महत्तराश्चापि ह्यसंख्याश्च महामुने
The Milk Ocean is blessed, for creatures like me dwell there; even greater than me are countless beings, O great sage.
भवान्धन्योऽस्ति क्षीरोद तेनोक्तो नाहमेव च । धन्या वसुंधरा देवी यत्रैव सप्तसागराः
You are blessed, O Milk Ocean, thus he said, but I am not; blessed is the goddess Earth, where the seven oceans reside.
धन्याऽसि वसुधेत्युक्ता नाहमेवेत्युवाच सा । धन्योऽनन्तो ममाऽऽधारः कृष्णांशो नागराड्विभुः
You are blessed, O Earth, thus was said, but she replied, 'I am not'; blessed is Ananta, my support, the lord of serpents, a portion of Krishna.
महस्रमूर्ध्ना मध्येऽहं मूर्ध्नि शूर्पे च सर्षपः । धन्योऽसि शेषेत्युक्तोऽयं धन्यो नाहमुवाच वै
In the midst of the great waters, I am upon his head, like a mustard seed in a winnowing basket; 'You are blessed, O Shesha,' was said, but he replied, 'I am not blessed.'
धन्यः कूर्मो ममाऽऽधारो गच्छ तत्रैव वै मुने । धन्योऽसि कूर्मेत्युक्तोऽयं नारं धन्योऽस्मि वै मुने
Blessed is the tortoise, my support; go there, O sage; 'You are blessed, O tortoise,' was said, but he replied, 'I am not blessed.'
वायुना धार्यमाणोऽहं मत्तो धन्यतमश्च सः । धन्योऽसीत्युक्तः पवनो धन्यो नाहमुवाच सः
I am sustained by the wind, and he is more blessed than I; 'You are blessed,' was said to the wind, but he replied, 'I am not blessed.'
धन्यश्च भगवान्ब्रह्मा विधाता जगतामपि । धन्योऽसि तत्र धाता च धन्यो नाहमुवाचसः
Blessed is Lord Brahma, the creator of the worlds; 'You are blessed,' was said to the creator, but he replied, 'I am not blessed.'
धन्यो महेश्वरो देवो योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः । सर्वाराध्यः सर्वपूज्यो धर्मरूपः सनातनः
Blessed is the great Lord Maheśvara, the guru of the foremost yogis, the guru of gurus; worthy of all worship, worthy of all honor, the very form of dharma, eternal.
कालकालश्च संहर्ता स्वयं मृत्युंजयः प्रभुः । धन्योऽसि तत्र शंभुश्च धन्यो नाहमुवाच सः
He is the time of time, the destroyer, the Lord who has conquered death himself; there, O Śambhu, you are blessed—he said—I am not blessed.
सर्वादौ पूजनं यस्य ज्ञानिनां च गुरोर्गुरुः । धन्यो गणेश्वरो देवो देवानां प्रवरः परः
He whose worship comes first of all, the guru of the wise, blessed is the Lord Gaṇeśa, the foremost and supreme among the gods.
सिद्धेन्द्रेषु मुनीन्द्रेषु देवेन्द्रेषु श्रुतौ श्रुतम् । योगीन्द्रेषु च प्राज्ञेषु न गणेशात्परः पुमान्
Among the perfected, the sages, the lords of gods, and in the Vedas as heard, and among the yogis and the wise, there is no one greater than Gaṇeśa.