नद्यो नदाः कंदराश्च तडागाश्च सरोवराः । जलपद्मविहीनाश्च जलहीना धनास्तथा
Rivers, streams, mountain caves, ponds, and lakes are all without water-lilies, and the waters themselves are depleted, as is wealth—
अपत्यहीना नार्यश्च कामुक्यो जारसंयुताः । अश्वत्थच्छेदिनः सर्वे वृक्षहीना वसुंधरा
Women are without children, yet lustful and joined with lovers; all cut down sacred fig trees, and the earth is bereft of trees—
फलहीनाश्च तरवः शाखाः स्कन्धविहीनकाः । फलानि स्वादुहीनानि चान्नानि च जलानि च
The trees are without fruit, branches are missing from trunks, fruits lack sweetness, and so do the grains and waters—
मानवाः कटुवक्तारो निर्दया धर्मवर्जिताः । तदन्ते द्वादाशादित्याः संहरिष्यन्ति मानवान्
People speak harshly, are merciless, and devoid of righteousness; at the end, the twelve suns will consume mankind—
सर्वाञ्जन्तुंश्च तापेन बहुवृष्ट्या व्रजेश्वर । अवशिष्टा च पृथिवी कथामात्रावशेषिता
All living beings will be scorched by heat and excessive rain, O Lord of Vraja; the earth will remain only as a story—
कलौ गते च पृथिवी क्षेत्रं वर्षागते तथा । पुनः सत्यप्रवृत्तिश्च भविष्यति क्रमेण वै
When the Kali age has passed and the earth is like a barren field, then, in due course, the path of truth will arise again—
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं गच्छ तात व्रजं सुखम् । अहं दुग्धमुखो बालःपुत्रस्ते कथयामि किम्
Thus everything has been told; now go, dear one, happily to Vraja. I am but a milk-drinking child—what more can I tell you, my son?
नवनीतं घृतं दुग्धं दधि तक्रं परिष्कृतम् । स्वस्तिकं शुभकर्मार्हं मिष्टान्नं च सुधोपमम्
Fresh butter, ghee, milk, curd, clarified buttermilk, pure and auspicious food, and sweet dishes fit for good deeds—
मिष्टद्रव्यं च यत्किंचित्पितृदेवनिमित्तकम् । भुक्तं बलाच्च तत्सर्व बालानां रोदनं बलम्
Any sweet substance offered for the sake of ancestors or gods, whatever is eaten with strength, all these are the strength of children's cries—
तत्क्षमस्वापराधं मे बालदोषः पदे पदे । त्वं पिता तव पुत्रोऽहं यशोदा जननी मम
Forgive my offense, for childish faults occur at every step; you are the father, I am your son, and Yashoda is my mother—
मदीयं परिहासं च यशोदां रोहिणीं वद । कुमारास्याच्छ्रुतं सर्व सोऽहमित्येवमीप्सितम्
Tell Yashoda and Rohini of my playful acts; let them hear everything from the mouth of this boy, for such is my wish—
कीर्तयिष्यसि तत्सर्व सर्व गोकुलवासिनम् । कालः करोति ससैर्ग बन्धूनां बन्धुभिः सह
You will recount all this to all the residents of Gokula; time brings together friends and also separates them—
कालः करोति विच्छेदं विरोधं प्रीतिमेव च । कालः सृष्टिं च कुरुते कालश्च परिपालनम्
Time causes separation, enmity, and even affection; time creates the world and time also preserves it—
कालः करोति सानन्दं कालः संहरते प्रजाः । सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकं जरां मृत्युं च जन्म च
Time brings joy, time destroys beings; happiness, sorrow, fear, grief, old age, death, and birth—all are caused by time.
सर्वं कर्मानुरोधेन काल एव करोति च । सर्वं कालकृतं तात विस्मयं न व्रजं व्रज
All things are done according to karma, and time alone brings them about; all is wrought by time, dear one, so do not be astonished.
कुतस्त्वं गोकुले वैश्यो नन्दो वैश्याधिपो नृपः । वसुदेवसुतोऽचहं च मथुरायामहो कुतः
How is it that you, a Vaiśya in Gokula, Nanda, lord of the Vaiśyas, and I, son of Vasudeva, am here in Mathurā—how did this come to be?
पिता मे कंसभीतेन त्वद्गृहे च समप्रितः । पितु परः पिता त्वं च माता मातुः पराऽपिवा
My father, out of fear of Kaṃsa, entrusted me to your house; you are a father beyond my own father, and your wife is a mother surpassing even my birth mother.
मया दत्तेन ज्ञानेन पार्वत्या च व्रजेश्वर । त्यज मोहं महाभाग गच्छ तात सुखं गृहम्
By the knowledge I have given, and by Pārvatī as well, O lord of Vraja, abandon delusion, O blessed one, and go home happily, dear father.
नन्द उवाच स्मर वृन्दावनं तात रम्यं पुण्यं महोत्सवम् । गोकुलं गोकुलं रम्यं सुन्दरं यमुनातटम्
Nanda said: Remember Vṛndāvana, dear one, delightful, holy, and full of great festivals; Gokula, Gokula, so lovely, and the beautiful bank of the Yamunā.
रमणीनां सुरम्यं च त्वत्प्रियं रासमण्डलम् । गोपालिका गोपबालान्यशोदां रोहिणीं प्रियाम्
The charming circle of the rāsa dance, beloved to you, the lovely women, the cowherd girls and boys, Yaśodā, and dear Rohiṇī.
प्राणाधिकां राधिकां न कथं स्मरसि पुत्रक । वारमेकं स्वल्पदिनं गोकुलं गच्छ वत्सक
And Rādhikā, dearer than life—how do you not remember her, my son? Go, even for a moment, for a few days, to Gokula, dear child.
इत्येवमुक्तवा नन्दश्च क्रोडे कृष्णं चकार सः । नेत्राश्रुणा च पूर्णेन तं सिषेच शुचाऽन्वितः
Having spoken thus, Nanda took Kṛṣṇa into his lap; filled with sorrow, he bathed him with tears from his eyes.
चुचुम्ब तद्गण्डयुगं कृत्वा वक्षसि मोहतः । सानन्दः परमानदो भगवांस्तमुवाच सः
He kissed Kṛṣṇa's cheeks and, overcome, pressed him to his chest; joyful and supremely blissful, the Blessed Lord spoke to him.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवन्नन्दसंo नवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the ninetieth chapter, called 'The Supreme Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa,' in the great Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, in the section of Nārada and the blessed Nanda.
अथैकनवतितमोऽध्यायः श्रीभगवानुवाच निषेकेन परिष्वङ्गो विभेदस्तेन वा भवेत् । क्षणेन दर्शनं तेन निषेकः केन वार्यते
Chapter Ninety-One. The Blessed Lord said: By union comes embrace, and from that may come separation; by a moment's meeting, union arises—who can prevent it?
गमनागमनार्थ चाप्युद्धवः कथयिष्यति । प्रस्थापयामि तं शीघ्रं विज्ञास्यसि ततः पितः
For the sake of coming and going, Uddhava will speak; I will send him quickly, and then, father, you will know.
यशोदां रोहिणीं चैव गोपिकां गोपबालकान् । प्राणाधिकां राधिकां तां गत्वा संबोधयिष्यति
He will go and console Yaśodā, Rohiṇī, the cowherd women, the cowherd boys, and Rādhikā, dearer than life.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र वसुदेवश्च देवकी । बलदेवश्चोद्धवश्च तथाऽक्रूरश्च सत्वरम्
Meanwhile, there arrived Vasudeva and Devakī, as well as Baladeva, Uddhava, and also Akrūra, swiftly.
वसुदेव उवाच नन्द त्वं बलवाञ्ज्ञानी सद्बन्धुश्च सखा मम । त्यज मोहं गृहं गच्छ वत्सस्तेऽयं यथा मम
Vasudeva said: Nanda, you are strong, wise, a true friend and kinsman to me; abandon delusion, go home—this son is yours as he is mine.
दूरीभूता गोकुलाच्च मथुरा नास्ति बान्धव । महोत्सवे सदानन्दे नन्द द्रक्ष्यसि पुत्रकम्
Gokula is far away, and in Mathurā there are no relatives; at the festival, always joyful, Nanda, you will see your son.