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.
निम्नगासु यथा गङगा तीर्थेषु पुष्करं यथा । वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मो ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्ययः
As the Gaṅgā among rivers, as Puṣkara among holy places, so is dharma established by the Veda; and its opposite is adharma.
वेदो नारायणः साक्षाद्वयं पूज्या व्यवस्थया । तस्माच्छास्त्राणि सर्वाणि पुराणानि च सन्ति वै
The Veda is directly Nārāyaṇa; we are to be worshipped according to order; therefore, all the scriptures and Purāṇas exist.
यस्मान्निरूपितो धर्मश्चेतिहासश्च संहिता । तस्माद्धन्याश्च ते वेदा वदन्त्यत्र मनीषिणाः
Because dharma and itihāsa and saṃhitā are determined from it, therefore the wise say that those Vedas are blessed.
यूयं धन्याश्च मान्याश्चेत्युक्ता वेदा मया ततः । ऊयुस्ते न वयं धन्या यज्ञसंघश्य सांप्रतम्
Therefore, I have said that you are blessed and worthy of honor, O Vedas; they replied, 'We are not blessed, but rather the assembly of sacrifice at present.'
वयं व्यवस्थाकर्तारो यज्ञौघः फलदः स्वयम् । तस्माद्धन्यः स एवापि गच्छ गच्छ महामुने
We are the arrangers, the assembly of sacrifice itself gives fruit; therefore, he alone is blessed—go, go, O great sage.
धन्योऽसि यज्ञसंघोऽसीत्युक्तस्तत्र मया विभो । ऊचुस्ते न वयं धन्या धन्यं कर्म शुभं मुने
I said there, 'You are blessed, you are the assembly of sacrifice, O Lord'; they replied, 'We are not blessed, O sage, blessed is the auspicious action.'
शुभकर्मासि धन्यं त्वं नाहं धन्यमुवाच तत् । कर्मणां फलदाता यः कर्महेतुश्च सांप्रतम्
'You are the doer of auspicious deeds, you are blessed, not I,' thus it was said; the giver of the fruits of actions, the cause of actions at present.
धातुर्विधाता भगवान्सर्वादिः सर्वकारकः । श्रीकृष्णः परमात्मा च धन्यो मान्यश्चनिश्चितम्
The Lord, the creator of the creator, the origin of all, the doer of all, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the supreme self, is certainly blessed and worthy of honor.
धर्मालयं ततो गत्वा न दुष्ट्वा जगदीश्वरम् । मथुरामागतो द्रष्टुं परिपूर्णतम् प्रभुम्
Then, going to the abode of dharma, not seeing the Lord of the world, he came to Mathurā to see the most complete Lord.
यज्ञानां तपसां चैव व्रतानां शुभकर्मणाम् । ईश्वरं फलदातारं परमात्मानमेव च
Of sacrifices, austerities, vows, and auspicious actions, the Lord, the giver of fruits, and the supreme self alone.