ममापराधं भगवान् क्षमस्व प्रकृतेः पर । यास्यामि न पुनर्गेहं गोकुलं यमुनातटम्
O Lord, forgive my offense, you who are beyond nature; I shall not return again to my home, to Gokula, or to the bank of the Yamuna.
वृन्दावनं तथाऽऽवासं क्रीडावासं गदाग्रज । तत्सर्वं च यशोदाया गोपिकान्तिकमेव च
Nor to Vrindavana, nor to the abode of play, nor to the house of sport, O elder brother of Gadā; all of that, and Yashoda’s presence, and the company of the gopis.
किं ब्रवीमि यशोदां य प्रेयसीं राधिकामपि । प्रेमपात्रं च बालौघं वद भोः कथयामि किम्
What shall I say to Yashoda, or to my beloved Radhika? What can I tell the children, the vessels of love? Tell me, O sir, what shall I say?
इत्युक्त्वा च सभामध्ये मर्च्छां संप्राप नारद । क्रोडे कृत्वा जगन्नाथो बोधयामास तत्क्षणम्
Having spoken thus in the midst of the assembly, Nanda fell unconscious; the Lord of the universe took him into his lap and revived him at that very moment.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवन्नन्दसंo सप्ताशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-seventh chapter, called 'The Exaltation of the Birth of Shri Krishna,' in the dialogue of Narada and the blessed Nanda, in the great Brahmavaivarta Purana.
अथाष्टाशीतितमोऽध्यायः श्रीकृष्णा उवाच चेतनं कुरु हे तात हे तात चेतनं कुरु । जलबुद्बुदवत्सर्वं संसारं सचराचरम्
Now, the eighty-eighth chapter. Shri Krishna said: Awaken, O father, awaken! All this world, moving and unmoving, is like a bubble on water.
त्याज मोहं महाभाग मायां स्तौहि परत्परामा । ब्रह्मस्वरूपां परमां सर्वमोहनिकृन्तनीम्
Abandon delusion, O greatly fortunate one; praise the supreme Maya, the embodiment of Brahman, the highest, who cuts through all delusion.
मुक्तिप्रदां महाभागां विष्णुमायां सनातनीम् । त्रिपुरस्य वधे घोरे महायुद्धे भयाकुले
Praise the great goddess, the eternal Vishnu-Maya, bestower of liberation, who, in the dreadful battle at the destruction of Tripura, brought fear to all.
येन स्तोत्रेण संभुश्च तया दैत्यं जघान सः । स्तोत्रराजं प्रदास्यामि सर्वमोहनिकृन्तनम्
By whose hymn Shiva destroyed the demon with her power in that battle—I shall give you that king of hymns, which cuts through all delusion.
नन्द उवाच सर्वविघ्नविनाशाय दुःखप्रशमनाय च । विभूतये च यशसे नृणां वाञ्छितसिद्धये
Nanda said: For the removal of all obstacles, for the alleviation of sorrow, for prosperity and fame, and for the fulfillment of people’s desires—
स्तोत्रमेकं महादेव्या जगन्मातुर्जगत्प्रभो । परं दुर्गतिनाशिन्या गोपनीयं सुदुर्लभम्
—grant me that one hymn to the great goddess, the mother of the world, O Lord of the universe, the supreme destroyer of misfortune, secret and very rare.
देहि मर्ह्य विनीताय भक्ताय भक्तवत्सल । वेदानां जनकस्त्वं च निर्गुणाश्च परात्परः
Give it to me, O worthy one, to your humble devotee, O lover of devotees; you are the origin of the Vedas, beyond qualities, supreme among the supreme.
श्रीभगवानुवाच श्रुणु वक्ष्यामि दैश्येन्द्र स्तोत्रं यत्परमाद्भुतम् । सर्वविघ्नविनाशार्थं मोहपाशनिकृन्तनम्
The Blessed Lord said: Listen, O chief of the Daityas, I shall declare a hymn that is supremely wondrous, which destroys all obstacles and severs the bonds of delusion.
रणत्रस्तेन विभुना शंकरेण पुरा कृतम् । नारायणोपदेशेन प्रेरितेन च ब्रह्मणा
Long ago, when Lord Śaṅkara was terrified in battle, he composed this hymn, prompted by Nārāyaṇa’s instruction and inspired by Brahmā.
शत्रुग्रस्तं शिवं दृष्ट्वा स ब्रह्माणमुवाच ह । उवाच शंकरं ब्रह्मा रथस्थं पतितं रणे
Seeing Śiva beset by enemies, Brahmā spoke to him—Brahmā addressed Śaṅkara, who had fallen on the battlefield, while he was still in his chariot.
सुरसंकटशान्त्यर्थं दुर्गा दुर्गतिनाशिनीम् । मूलप्रकृतिमाद्यां तां स्तौ(स्तु) हि ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणीम्
For the appeasement of the gods’ distress, praise Durgā, the destroyer of misfortune, the primal source of nature, the original one, who is the very form of Brahman.
हरिणा प्रेरितोऽहं च त्वां वदामि सुरेश्वर । विना शक्तिसहायेन को वा कं जेतुमीश्वरः
I, too, O Lord of the gods, speak to you at Viṣṇu’s urging; for without the aid of Śakti, who indeed can conquer whom, O Lord?
ब्रह्मणश्च वचः श्रुत्वा दुर्गां सस्मार शंकरः । पुटाञ्जलिपरो भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रत्मकंधरः
Hearing Brahmā’s words, Śaṅkara remembered Durgā, joined his hands in reverence, and bowed with devotion and humility.
स्नातःपादौ च प्रक्षाल्य धृत्वा धौते वाससी । आचान्तः कुशहस्तश्च शुचिर्विष्णुं च संस्मरन्
Having bathed, washed his feet, donned clean garments, rinsed his mouth, holding kuśa grass, purified, and remembering Viṣṇu—
महादेव उवाच रक्ष रक्ष महादेवि दुर्गे दुर्गतिनाशिनि । मां भक्तमनुरक्तं च शत्रुग्रस्ते कृपामयि
Mahādeva said: Protect, protect me, O great goddess! O Durgā, destroyer of misfortune, have mercy on me, your devoted and loving servant, beset by enemies.
विष्णुमाये महाभागे नारायणि सनातनि । ब्रह्मस्वरूपे परमे नित्यानन्दस्वरूपिणि
O enchantress of Viṣṇu, greatly fortunate one, O Nārāyaṇī, eternal one, embodiment of Brahman, supreme, whose nature is eternal bliss—
त्वं च ब्रह्मादिदेवानामम्बिके जगदम्बिके । त्वं संहारे च गुणतो निराकारे च निर्गुणात्
You are the mother of Brahmā and the other gods, O Mother of the world; in dissolution you are qualified by attributes, and in formlessness you are beyond all qualities.
मायया पुरुषस्त्वं च मायया प्रकृतिः स्वयम् । तयोः परं ब्रह्म परं त्वं बिभर्षि सनातनि
By your māyā you are the Puruṣa, and by your māyā you are also Prakṛti herself; you, O eternal one, bear the supreme Brahman that is beyond both.
वेदानां जननी त्वं च सावित्री च परात्परा । वैकुण्ठे च महालक्ष्मीः सर्वमंपत्स्वरूपिणी
You are the mother of the Vedas, and Sāvitrī, the most exalted; in Vaikuṇṭha you are Mahālakṣmī, the very form of all prosperity.
मर्त्यलक्ष्मीश्च क्षीरोदे कामिनी शेषशायिनः । स्वर्गेषु स्वर्गलक्ष्मीस्त्वं राजलक्ष्मीश्च भूतले
You are the Lakṣmī among mortals, the beloved of Śeṣa who reclines in the ocean of milk; in the heavens you are the celestial Lakṣmī, and on earth you are the royal Lakṣmī.
नागादिलक्ष्मीः पाताले गृहेषु गृहदेवता । सर्वसस्यस्वरूपा त्वं सर्वैश्वर्यविधायिनी
You are the Nāga-Lakṣmī in the netherworld, the household goddess in homes; you are the essence of all crops, the bestower of all wealth.
रागाधिष्ठातृदेवी त्वं ब्रह्मणश्च सरस्वती । प्राणानामधिदेपी त्वं कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
You are the goddess presiding over passion, and Sarasvatī of Brahmā; you are the ruler of the life-forces, and of Kṛṣṇa, the supreme soul.
गोलोके च स्वयं राधा श्रीकृष्णस्यैव वक्षसि । गोलोकाधिष्ठिता देवी दृन्दा दृन्दावने वने
In Goloka you are Rādhā herself, upon the chest of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; you are the goddess established in Goloka, Vṛndā in the forest of Vṛndāvana.
श्रीरासमण्डले रम्या वृन्दावनविनोदिनी । शतशृङ्गाधिदेवी त्वं नाम्ना चित्रावलीति च
You are the beautiful one in the circle of the rāsa dance, delighting in Vṛndāvana; you are the presiding goddess of Śataśṛṅga, known also as Citrāvalī.
दक्षकन्या कुत्रकल्पे कुत्रकल्पे च शैलजा । देवमाताऽदितिस्त्वं च सर्वाधारा वसुंधरा
You are Dakṣa’s daughter in one age, in another age the daughter of the mountain; you are Aditi, mother of the gods, and Vasuṃdharā, the support of all.